My journey as an "archivist" has come to an end after 1 year and 1 month. We started working at the archives, getting it ready to be open once again from March to July.
So much work to clean it up, refile stuff and what.co-not.
We had 14 months of doing things the way we wanted (within reason). The minute we get a huge donation of $10,000 for the room, we now have to be micromanaged??
The library director is a controlling narcissist who was being SHOWN UP in THE library. NOT his library as it is paid for by the taxes.
Anyway, through out 14 months, I made a few videos. It wasn't quick to do. We did a lot of work FOR FREE. Now in April or May we have to get permission to talk to people, get permission to access the room on other days when it is not open to the public.
Permission to use the display case upstairs. We need to go to the director if we need supplies. Mind you, he is the most laziest person. Instead of being able to go down to the dollar tree, get a pencil within a day, we would have to wait a week or two. FOR A DAMN PENCIL.
We didn't rely on them for anything. Since the $10,000 donation the director treated me like crap. We needed a phone, so we used the donation money. He didn't like that, so we went to the board meeting. The board made a motion to let us use the donation money.
After this the director with the president of the board had us in the office telling us what we can and cannot do. Smells exactly like retaliation.
So we resigned on Tuesday. We heard through the grapevine that the director paid $900 for a Ramadan party for food. He made a group that supports the LIBRARY to pay for half. Sleeze ball.
Did the library have a Christmas party for Christians? Nope. Did the library have a Hanukkah party for the Jewish faith? Nope.
Only a Ramadan party because the Library Director is the First MUSLIM Library Director in the county I live in. . Apparently its HIS library. He lives in the richest town, has a $1,400 phone.
We heard that the library group that supports the library holds book sales to earn money for the library. YET the library director never helped set up. The ladies have to do EVERYTHING.
The library director puts HIMSELF first over the library. He dresses like crap. You would not know he was the director. He looks more like the janitor. The library looks like trash. Broken water fountain, COVID 19 signs still up on the stairs, holes in the ceiling. Yet, he spends $900 on FOOD. What is wrong with this picture?












