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Philly’s got the worst school librarian ratio in the U.S. This group is protesting.

“Why do the students in Philadelphia not have that opportunity? To me, that sounds like discrimination,” said State Rep. Thomas Murt (R., Montgomery County), a former teacher whose district includes part of Northeast Philadelphia.

Lauren Comito, a founder of Urban Librarians Unite, speaks during a rally for more school libraries outside Philadelphia School District headquarters. Philadelphia has the worst school librarian-student ratio in the country, according to the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association.
Lauren Comito, a founder of Urban Librarians Unite, speaks during a rally for more school libraries outside Philadelphia School District headquarters. Philadelphia has the worst school librarian-student ratio in the country, according to the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer