By Sarah Halzack, The Washington Post: January 22, 2013
Economic recovery has led to growing voluntary turnover among highly skilled employees who are seeking greater pay and professional opportunities with other employers. The result: employers – who once could rely on dissatisfied workers to accept long hours and pay freezes – now grapple to retain star employees.
Communities matter @ your library is the theme of 2013 National Library Week, April 14-20. Join Honorary Chair Caroline Kennedy, your colleagues and fellow library supporters in celebrating and promoting libraries’ role in the community. People of all backgrounds come to libraries for homework, academic research and job searches. They come for help with citizenship issues, finances, adult education classes or to find the best books for young readers. During this week and throughout April, libraries of all types … Read the rest
National Library Workers Day (NLWD), is Tuesday, April 16, 2013.
National Library Workers Day is a day for library staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. The ALA-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) established the special day in 2003. NLWD is now celebrated each year on the Tuesday of National Library Week (April 14-20 in 2013).
The National Library Workers Day webpage encourages friends, patrons, employers and co-workers to “… Read the rest
By Margaret Munro, Postmedia News, published on Canada.com: March 19, 2013
A new code of conduct for Canada’s federal libraries is proving controversial. The code, which is being presented in training sessions to federal library employees across Canada, stresses a “duty of loyalty” to the government that some say extends beyond professionalism and into censorship.
Among the more controversial sections of the code is the warning to “use caution when making public comments, expressing personal opinions or … Read the rest
By David Trayner, Echo News (United Kingdom): March 21, 2013
In international news, United Kingdom union Unison claims that the city council of resort town Southend-on-Sea is “blackmailing” the community to staff library branches with volunteers.
The Southend-on-Sea Council has proposed removing paid staff from several library branches, and thus leaving the branches unstaffed – and thus closed – unless members of the community choose to volunteer their services to keep the branch open.… Read the rest
By Dustin Gardiner and Amy B. Wang, The Arizona Republic: February 27, 2013
On February 27, the Phoenix City Council voted to ban discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Phoenix residents. The legislation, which passed 5-3, prohibit discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations. Non-compliant businesses and individuals can face misdemeanor charges punishable by a $2,500 fine.… Read the rest
National Library Workers Day (NLWD), is Tuesday, April 16, 2013. How will your library celebrate?
NLWD is a day for library staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. The ALA-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) established the special day in 2003. NLWD is now celebrated each year on the Tuesday of National Library Week (April 14-20 in 2013).
The ALA-APA website features a range of creative suggestions from individuals and institutions (see … Read the rest
The Department of Labor (DOL) might be considering a new rule that would require all employers to provide each exempt employee with a written analysis of that employee’s classification and of the employee’s rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The DOL would require companies to keep this analysis on file in the event of a DOL audit.
For more information, see Vedder Price‘s article on the DOL’s past “Right to Know” rule proposal, and view the … Read the rest
By Molly Hayes, The Spec (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada): February 11, 2013
An academic librarian faces a $3.5 million lawsuit over a personal blog post criticizing the prices and scholarship of international academic publisher.
Edwin Mellen Press, Ltd, claims that associate librarian Dale Askey and his employer, McMaster University, have “pursued an Internet campaign to put The Press out of business.”
The blog post in question was published three years ago. According to Askey, the entire blog receives 50 hits a … Read the rest
By Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press: February 1, 2013
A contractor with the Detroit Public Library may have paid an unnamed library official $600,000 in bribes in exchange for help securing an information technology contract.
The allegations come on the heels of two years of controversy over alleged misspending in the face of unprecedented fiscal crisis. Last year the Detroit Public Library closed two branches and laid off 20 percent of its workforce. In the same year, the library … Read the rest
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