THERE’S STILL NO WORD FROM THE CONWAY PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES ON HOW THEY WILL DEAL WITH COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR.
A SMALL GROUP OF TRUSTEES MET AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THE LIBRARY IN ANOTHER SO-CALLED “EMERGENCY MEETING” – SPENDING MORE THAN AN HOUR IN A NON PUBLIC CLOSED SESSION – AND A BOARD MEMBER TOLD SEVERAL PEOPLE WAITING OUTSIDE THE HAM COMMUNITY ROOM AROUND 4:15 P.M. NO PUBLIC STATEMENT WOULD BE MADE.
THE BOARD WAS FACING AN OCT. 14 DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT MADE BY FOUR LIBRARIANS AGAINST LIBRARY DIRECTOR TARA THOMAS.
ED ALKALAY – THE LAWYER REPRESENTING THE FOUR LIBRARIANS – WHO COMBINED HAVE WORKED AT THE LIBRARY FOR MORE THAN 75 YEARS – SAYS THAT DEADLINE HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL OCT. 22 AFTER THE BOARD REQUESTED MORE TIME TO RESPOND THROUGH ITS LAWYER, DIANNE GORROW.
