At this past Thursday’s finance committee meeting, we heard about the library staff restructuring plan, which would result in staffing cuts of $278, 240. Immediately following the announcement of these cuts, a staff member quit without notice.
Two important meetings take place this week:
Monday, August 19th at noon via Zoom–Library Advisory Board
Please email dcooper@eriecountypa.gov if you intend to speak during public comment.
Tuesday, August 29th at 6pm at the Erie County Courthouse–Erie County Council Meeting
If you have not signed up to be on the agenda for the council meeting, you have 3 minutes to speak.
We were promised no cuts because of the Gannon lease, and at the end of 2023, several positions were barely saved from a line-item veto by the county executive. Despite claims that the lease will bring more library visitors, now there are cuts–because that’s what they are no matter what they are called–in staff that are supposed to serve those alleged higher numbers of library users. Even if you aren’t speaking, please plan on attending both of these meetings to let elected officials know we are watching and supporting our library and the library staff.
And don’t forget to email Erie County Council: Stay Engaged.
“A rose, by any other name, would smell as sweet.”
~William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet (Spoiler Alert: Did not have a happy ending.)
Keep Our Library Public! 