Employment & Work Stories

Castleton Village Residents Wants to Know: Why Was Their Library Director Fired?

According to Albany NY's Times Union, backers of the Castleton Village Library director Darlene Miller who was fired last month came to a Town Board meeting Thursday seeking answers but did not get any.

Miller was fired from the $40,000 post by the library board of directors on Sept. 18. Library board members have called the matter a personnel issue and have said they won't comment. They could not be immediately reached Thursday.

Miller's supporters have said the move was made as a result of a long-standing disagreement between the board of trustees and Miller over programs. Supporters have started a blog "We Want Our Librarian Back!"

Fury as Gardener is Appointed Assistant Librarian

Library hiring can be problematic no matter the location.

In South Africa, concerned residents of Tzaneen in Limpopo have called for an investigation into the municipality’s decision to appoint a gardener as library assistant.

The residents claim the gardener was appointed at the Haenertzburg library though she does not have a matric certificate.

The gardener, whose name is known to Sowetan [ed- why aren't they reporting it?] reportedly attended interviews but did not qualify for the position.

But, the chief librarian of Haenertzburg, Mienie de Villiers, allegedly recommended that she be appointed. More from Sowetan.

Out go librarians, in come "libraries customer service officers" in the UK

Camden LIBRARIANS face job cuts after council chiefs announced at least 14 posts are set to be cut.
The Town Hall finally announced the exact number of potential job losses on Friday after months of speculation as part of the "Growing Your Library" overhaul of the service.

[Update] I was off by a couple thousand Miles, this has nothing to do with NJ! Sorry.

50 Exercises You Can Do At The Library Without Looking Foolish

All kinds of workouts...pilates, desk workouts, ab workouts, even a jump rope workout you can do without a jump rope, etc., should you feel inspired to exercise while on the job.

Courtesy of Accredited Online Degrees via Peter Scott's Library Blog. Thanks Peter.

Texas Library Director Dumped...Explanation TBA

Here's a preview of a story that's still in the works: Nancy Clarke, director of the Sam Fore Jr. Wilson Cty Library in Floresville, Texas was terminated by the county commissioners, but we won't know why until tomorrow.

Strange teaser from the Wilson County (TX) News:

The Wilson County Commissioners Court soon will have to begin the search for a new head librarian for the Sam Fore Jr. Wilson County Public Library as a result of their unanimous Aug. 10 vote to terminate Head Librarian Nancy Clarke’s employment.

The vote followed a nearly 90-minute executive session, in which County Judge Marvin Quinney and commissioners Albert Gamez Jr., Leonard Rotter Jr., Bobby Lynn, and Larry Wiley discussed a grievance brought against Clarke by a library employee.

Gamez made the motion to “terminate Nancy Clarke’s employment effective today, based on what we heard in executive session,” which was seconded by Rotter.

Afterward, Quinney said he was unable to comment about the nature of the grievance or about what the commissioners heard from witnesses who gave statements during the executive session.

For more on the commissioners court meeting, read the Aug. 12 print edition of the Wilson County News.

new Facebook group: Library Layoffs

Library Layoffs on Facebook:
"To show support for those laid off or to post your story or to network and find where the jobs are right now."

I'm currently the sole member, so I'm a little lonely. Please join. I made a mix tape if you want to hear some music when you get there. You like Styx?

Library Day in the Life...

What do librarians do all day? You probably know, but others would like to know as well. Why not participate in the Library Day in the Life project?

1.Post your activities on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, start one at p b wiki (it's free)!
2. Add your name, your job title (so we can see what you do at a glance) and a link to your blog.
3. Start blogging.
4. Tag your posts with librarydayinthelife.
5. After your first blog post come back and edit this page to change your blog link to a link to your tagged posts.
6. Add your Flickr photos or videos to the Group on Flickr.

Thank you to Bobbi Newman for this wonderful idea! You can read the post that inspired librarydayinthelife on Bobbi's site Librarian by Day.

...and thanks to Trevor A. Dawes for the tip!

A Suspension Reversed in Louisiana

The problem started on May 29 when Bayou Library Branch Manager Patrize Stuart received a call letting her know that there was a discrepancy of one hour between her sick leave sheet and her time sheet, both of which she signed.

Stuart had sick leave for four hours on May 20 while her pay sheet stated she only used three hours. LeBouef changed Stuart’s time sheet to reflect the sick time. Stuart was later suspended by her boss.

A Lafourche Parish councilman’s (Jerry Jones) intervention in the suspension resulted in a special meeting of the Library Board Monday, after which the suspension was overturned.

But Lafourche Library Director Susanna LeBouef has questions whether councilman Jerry Jones, who said he was involved only as a private citizen, overstepped his authority by becoming involved in a personnel matter.

“I never could figure out how you were involved in this,” LeBouef said to Jones at the meeting of the Library Board of Control on Monday. “You have the authority to investigate but you also have a process and that process is not just picking up the telephone and interrogating the administrator of a political subdivision.” Houma Today.

Fired For Too Much Leave

The former head of children's programs at the Stonington (CT) Free Library is suing the library, saying officials fired her in part because she was the victim of domestic violence.

Heather Gillies, who worked at the library from 2001 until 2007, has filed the suit in New London Superior Court. She is asking the court to reinstate her to her former job and for the library to pay her lost wages and benefits as well as damages and attorneys' fees. She has also asked the court to order the library to stop discriminating against her.

According to The Day, the lawsuit maintains that library officials consistently praised Gillies as the children's librarian and assistant director. The suit details the time from Dec. 1, 2006, when Gillies took the first of several approved leaves, until March 30, 2007, when she was fired.

Identity Theft at the Library of Congress

Report from The Washington Post:

A 35-year-old Southeast Washington woman was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for using the purloined identities of Library of Congress employees to purchases nearly $40,000 in goods.

Federal prosecutors said Labiska Gibbs enlisted a relative, a Library of Congress worker, to access an internal database and give her the names, birth dates and Social Security numbers of at least 10 employees, prosecutors said. Gibbs used that information to open credit accounts at retailers, including Target and Victoria's Secret. In court papers, Assistant U.S. Attorney Glenn S. Leon said Gibbs made a living selling gift cards she fraudulently purchased.

Gibbs's second cousin, William Sinclair Jr., 27 (who worked in HR at the LOC), was sentenced to three years of probation for his role in the scam. Prosecutors said Gibbs approached Sinclair and that he did not receive any money for his participation.

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