Saturday, August 1, 2009

Budget cuts leave Marin's school librarians in the lurch

ContraCostaTimes.com: 2009 August 1
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_12976949?nclick_check=1

"This fall, school librarian Jane Ritter will guide a group of fourth- and fifth-graders through a Web site devoted to the preservation of the endangered Pacific Northwest tree octopus.

The site is well-crafted, with ample links to scientific and environmental groups, photos and descriptions of tree octopus sightings, and posters and cartoons detailing the creature's history."