{"id":5703,"date":"2009-10-27T18:30:47","date_gmt":"2009-10-27T22:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/?p=5703"},"modified":"2009-10-27T18:30:47","modified_gmt":"2009-10-27T22:30:47","slug":"halifax-library-board-meeting-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2009\/10\/27\/halifax-library-board-meeting-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATED: Halifax Library Board meeting recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to our roving reporters in the field for the updates!<\/p>\n<p>The library board started their meeting at 4:30 PM today. Let&#8217;s see what went on using our famous random notes.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The public comment section was first up.<\/li>\n<li>Curtis Waskey gave each board members a list of questions that he wanted answered (we&#8217;re trying to get that list of questions).<\/li>\n<li>Liz McGurty OfferedInformation and <del datetime=\"2009-10-28T21:41:43+00:00\">read a statement that supported the library director<\/del>. (Gee, what a surprise that she is totally wrong on a topic yet again). See her response in the comment section below.<\/li>\n<li>Betty Covington said that Woodson Hughes served the interests of senior citizens.<\/li>\n<li>There&#8217;s a letter signed by all(?) of the other library workers supporting Rhonda Griffin?<\/li>\n<li>Rhonda Griffin sent an email out saying that $1400 of overdue fines had been waived over a three-month period. Hughes has said that the amount he waived was nowhere near that amount.<\/li>\n<li>Only 30 minutes was allotted for the public comment section with each speaker limited to three minutes.<\/li>\n<li>The board went into executive session to discuss a &#8220;personnel matter&#8221; at the end of the session.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So that happened. We just talked to Curtis Waskey and we hope to have his list of questions tomorrow. ABC-13 News covered the library board meeting and we&#8217;ll be linking Ashley Singh&#8217;s report as soon as WSET posts it on their website. Keep the calls coming to the library board!<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATED:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wset.com\/news\/stories\/1009\/672742.html\" target=\"_blank\">Here&#8217;s the link to the Woodson Hughes story on WSET&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to our roving reporters in the field for the updates!<\/p>\n<p>The library board started their meeting at 4:30 PM today. 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Or really it's about the lack of fines... South Boston Library Manager\u2019s Resignation Stirs Controversy It's about time that Halifax County got in the news for a stupid-ass decision. We all know that (Library Director) Rhonda Griffin can't comment since\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Halifax County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Halifax County","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/category\/locations\/halifax-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5666,"url":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2009\/10\/22\/the-case-of-the-let-go-librarian\/","url_meta":{"origin":5703,"position":1},"title":"The Case of the Let-Go Librarian","author":"SouthsideCentral","date":"October 22, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"(Now updated at this permalink.) Well, Fine! Or really it's about the lack of fines... 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