Monday, December 10, 2012

LibraryGate . . .

The OD has an editorial today: Our view: New Hartford library board must try again

It made me wonder what New Hartford Online has been up to.

Looks like Cathy has been up to her eyeballs in e-mails from New Hartford Town Library Trustees ... FOILed e-mails that is ... and many are the kind that certain trustees and officials won't be too happy to have meet the public's eye.  New Hartford Online is posting some of the juicier ones, some juxtaposed with what was coming out contemporaneously in the newspaper.

Probably most shocking was : "He was not aware that he was on camera and being videoed..." Where the library director acknowledges videotaping a library trustee (who came to review records) without his knowledge.

There's more of the Library Board e-mail expose posted at New Hartford Online and it's my understanding that a LOT more is coming.

The shenanigans of our elite running a small town library makes some pretty interesting reading ... and makes one wonder how long will town residents put up with it?

3 comments:

Edmund J. Wiatr, Jr. said...

RECOMMENDED HOURS OF OPERATION BY NHPL TRUSTEE EDMUND J. WIATR, Jr.

N H LIBRARY - HOURS OF OPERATION (PROPOSED)

Monday - 10:00 A.M. thru 8:00 P.M. 10.00

Tuesday - 11:00 A.M. thru 7:00 P.M. 8.00

Wednesday - 11:00 A.M. thru 8:00 P.M. 9.00

Thursday - 11:00 A.M. thru 7:00 P.M. 8.00

Friday - 11:00 A.M. thru 7:00 P.M. 8.00

Saturday - 12:00 Noon thru 6:00 P.M. 6.00

Sunday - CLOSED

TOTAL HOURS 49*
*NYS Minimum = 40 hrs. weekly
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I would be happy to provide a detailed budget as proposed, however, NOT considered by the NHPL Trustees. Only ONE Budget was acceptable to the NHPL Trustees. This Budget was put together WITHOUT the assistance nor oversight of the NHPL Finance (Budget) Committee that was put together to provide guidance and input.

Please e-mail me at: ewiatrjr@roadrunner.com for a comprehensive analysis of my 2013 Budget for the NHPL, one which includes INCREASED Hours, Volunteers and a reduced library staff together with support being made available by the Town of New Hartford.

Anonymous said...

Mr. Wiatr was video taped on a security camera. This camera is installed in the ceiling, always on, and activated by motion sensors.

There was no pre-planning involved in video taping Mr. Wiatr. He is embarrassed because he was snooping into library business and it did not occur to him he was being video taped bt a security camera in plane site.

Strikeslip said...

"Snooping" into library business? He's a TRUSTEE! Library Business is HIS Business.

Guess some people want library business kept out of the public eye!