2 Longtime CPS Librarians Fought Against Cuts For Years.
Then They Were Fired:
Leslie Westerberg of Nixon Elementary and Nora Wiltse of Coonley Elementary are devastated their jobs were eliminated and worry their schools' libraries will sit empty next school year.
Nixon Elementary’s longtime librarian Leslie
Westerberg has spent years meeting with
elected officials, writing essays for the Chicago Teachers Union and
researching district budget cuts for her master’s degree outside of school
hours — all in an effort to keep school libraries strong and librarians
employed.
Across town, Nora Wiltse has taken a similar approach as
Coonley Elementary’s librarian for 14 years, criticizing Chicago Public Schools
in news stories and at news conferences for failing to invest in school
libraries, particularly on the South and West sides. The American Library Association
recognized Wiltse for her advocacy in 2020 with the Futas Catalyst for Change Award
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