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NYC Schools Have a Librarian Shortage, New Figures Show Original

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By Jessica Shuran Yu
| The 74 Verified
Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Does your child’s public school have a library? The City Council now requires New York City’s Education Department to report data on school librarians and library access. The first-ever report of public school library data was released last month, and revealed that across 1,614 public schools, 1,016 have a library. Yet, there were only 273 full-time librarians and 12 part-time librarians.
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Less than 15% of NYC schools have a librarian. Is your child’s school one of them?

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By Jessica Shuran Yu
| Chalkbeat Verified
Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. Does your child’s public school have a library? The City Council now requires New York City’s Education Department to report data on school librarians and library access. The first-ever report of public school library data was released last month, and revealed that across 1,614 public schools, 1,016 have a library.
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Albany’s 2026 education agenda: Will lawmakers buy into Mamdani’s child care dreams?

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By Jessica Shuran Yu, Amy Zimmer Verified
| Chalkbeat Verified
Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. As lawmakers head back to Albany this month for the state’s new legislative session, several big ticket education issues are expected on the agenda, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s push to bring universal child care to New York City.
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