Daily News | This Philly school worked to reopen its library in a district with only four librarians
the district employed 176 librarians. It’s unclear when Jenks’ library was last open.Prather O’Donnell, parent of three children who attend Jenks, spearheaded the effort to reopen the library. It’s a vital resource, not just for kids at Jenks, but children citywide, said O’Donnell, who’s also the children’s librarian at the Chestnut Hill branch of the Free Library.
“That is always the conversation — the school district says, ‘Principals are able to do it.’ The principals say, ‘There’s absolutely no way,’” O’Donnell said. “How do we change that conversation so that it doesn’t just stop right there?” “We are so very fortunate here at John Story Jenks Academy for Arts and Sciences to have such a committed community that is willing to come together, roll up its sleeves, and make magic happen,” said Scioli.
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