2023 HISD NES Libraries - Before and After

#HoustonFederationofTeachers. “This place used to be nicer.” Facebook, 16 Aug 2023. Photos of Furr HS Library as Team Ctr a la NES Model. BEFORE https://tinyurl.com/FurrHSbef-aft

Hall, Debbie. Here is a before and after shot of a libraryThese are the saddest pics I’ve seen yet of our now-shuttered libraries in #HISD before the TEA takeover. Facebook, 12 Aug 2023. 2 photos https://tinyurl.com/HISD-ES-BefAft

Check out the library at @ForestBrookMS. 100s of desks squeezed in. Miles says there is misinformation about libraries being closed. Where is the misinformation in this picture? https://twitter.com/houstonisdwatch/status/1686167227072974848?s=43&t=RzrngHq_Ep5mvn6NtG_WUg

#HoustonFederationofTeachers. “This place used to be nicer.” Facebook, 16 Aug 2023. Photos of Furr HS Library as Team Ctr a la NES Model. AFTER https://tinyurl.com/FurrHSbef-aft

Hall, Debbie. Here is a before and after shot of a libraryThese are the saddest pics I’ve seen yet of our now-shuttered libraries in #HISD before the TEA takeover. Facebook, 12 Aug 2023. 2 photos https://tinyurl.com/HISD-ES-BefAft

https://twitter.com/HFT2415/status/1690781660931842049 Shelves pushed to the wall eliminating book access. #BossLibrarian Carolyn Foote: It makes me angry. Not only is it a harm to kids’ education but it is a colossal waste of taxpayer money. A library is one of the biggest capital investments in a school with collections built over time. To destroy them like this is shocking.