This Atlanta Journal-Constitution article says a report on Fulton County’s libraries finds employees see the system as rife with discrimination and mismanagement and failing under a director who refuses or is unable to lead.
The 37-page document casts considerable doubt on whether Mary Kaye Hooker should continue to head the $32 million-a-year operation. It paints a picture of library staff torn apart by mistrust, paralyzed by fear and lacking confidence in Hooker.
“In order to get things done, you must have the confidence of the majority of the fair-minded individuals in your organization,” said Commissioner Emma Darnell, who sits on the 17-member library board. “We’ve got problems there. . . . I’m disturbed by the report.”
Mary Kaye Hooker, Librarian
http://www.afplwatch.com/OldGossip.html The employees website dedicated to her ouster.
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA371064 Story in LJ.
http://deadmarian.blogspot.com/ Comments about this case have disappeared from the blog but are cached at Google.
Intimidation. Cities’ public libraries.
At our Boston Public Library, staff are deterred from blogging because there is a fear of retribution. Library staff should be encouraged to blog especially about their respective expertise with library collections, experience and interests. Other cities’ public libraries also intimidate their staffs.