RooFriends Funds 50% of the Roosevelt Librarian

RooFriends funds 2 days/week of librarian time

$40,000

Next year’s cost for RooFriends’ share of the librarian (2 days/week)

25%

Cost increase for RooFriends’ share of the librarian between the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years

2

Number of library days per week students would lose without RooFriends’ funding

Why We’re Asking

San Diego Unified funds a school librarian at Roosevelt one day per week. One day for 800 students.

For the past several years, RooFriends has funded two additional days, and the school has used Title I funds to cover a fourth. That’s how every student gets:

Library lessons integrated into their learning

Bi-weekly class visits instead of once every other month

Access to the library during tech-free lunch

Next year, the cost of those two RooFriends-funded days is rising from $30,000 to $40,000—a 25% increase due to rising benefit costs and cost-of-living adjustments.

The district provides the foundation.

Our community builds the experience.

How to Give

Our Giving Day is Monday, March 2nd—Read Across America Day. But you can give anytime.

$25 – Support a student’s library access
$50 – One week of library for a classroom
$100 – Two weeks of library for a classroom
$250 – The full Roosevelt experience for one student

Every gift is tax-deductible. RooFriends is a registered 501(c)(3). Tax ID: 38-3933254.

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