Personnel problems Bob Watson 2008-11-21T01:08:00Z 2008-11-21T01:08:00Z

Likely fewer problems in the long run anyway. This seems to be an issue of unstated &#040;assumed&#041; expectations that should have been handled early on &#040;and why facilities sharing can pose enormous problems&#041;.<br /><br />Good luck!

Bob Watson 2008-11-21T01:08:00Z Carole Adams 2008-09-28T01:41:59Z 2008-09-28T01:41:59Z

As I am the only one working at the Runnells Community Library there is no problem with any staff. However, I have had problems with the Runnells Elementary School librarian. She told me not to buy anymore books because my shelves were full and she was not going to give me any more room. I was not taught how to weed materials or how enter new books or could I even look up circulation statistics. She even changed my patrons numbers to the school numbers and I had no way of finding out the summer library circulation. There were other problems with the school in general. I was constantly being asked when we were going to move, my library shelves were never dusted by the custodians, there was no air&#045;conditioning in the summer, and the PTA held their meetings in the library when we were open and that caused a conflict. Finally I felt things piling up and took my concerns and complaints to the Library Board. They went over them and decided something needed to be done. I wrote a letter outlining the problems and they were taking it to the city council which would then forward them on to the S.E. Polk School Board. A library board member who is friendly with the principal sent him a copy of the letter and a big flare&#045;up is going on at the present time. The principal is trying to straighten things out with guidance from the superintendent and we hope to have everything settled soon. I guess if I had taken a few of the small complaints to the board instead of letting them pile up we would not have had so many things to complain of all at once. Carole Adams

Carole Adams 2008-09-28T01:41:59Z