Library Director Should Share the Wealth

The following is a letter to the editor that appeared in the Akron (OH) Beacon Journal. It\’s about the library Board\’s desire to \”keep\” the current director in place, rather than see him go away. They offered him a huge raise (he earns well over six figures) and they guaranteed him a 5% raise each year for the next several years in addition to a $72K retirement bonus. The staff, it appears weren\’t so lucky. They\’ve had their raises slashed, their benefit costs increased and have no retirement or guarantee of an annual raise. The board\’s decision doesn\’t seem to be a real popular one. It\’s all the buzz around the state listservs. Read It.