Overview
- Fourteen part-time librarians who were told last week their jobs were eliminated returned to work after the system reversed the decision.
- At a crowded Tuesday board meeting, staff and residents denounced the handling of the terminations and union leaders urged the CEO’s removal.
- CEO Sonia Alcántara-Antoine apologized, said she takes responsibility, and told staff that Human Resources Director Robin Linton is no longer employed, saying Tuesday that Linton resigned.
- The Board of Library Trustees, which appoints the CEO, closed part of its meeting to discuss a personnel matter following public comments.
- Library officials say part-time librarian roles were to be phased out through attrition with funding through June 30, a plan critics say was undermined by the sudden dismissals and escorts from workplaces.