LISNews: Librarian News

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.

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.

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!

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.