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Heidi Dolamore’s resignation as director of library services for the Berkeley Public Library was announced by the Board of Library Trustees on Monday, less than a year after Dolamore entered the position.
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Berkeley Public Library’s Board of Library Trustees selected Heidi Dolamore as the new director of library services, filling a roughly three-month vacant seat that has been shrouded in community outcry.
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Roughly 20 people gathered on the front steps of the Berkeley Public Library on Tuesday afternoon to protest the alleged termination of Berkeley Public Library staff for revealing the extent to which the library had reduced its collections.
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On Monday, the former city manager of Albany began her first day as the Berkeley Public Library interim director after former library director Jeff Scott resigned in August amid controversy.
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Protesters called for an independent investigation into ex-library director Jeff Scott’s alleged mishandling of a library book-weeding process in order to ensure that similar situations would not be repeated.
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Berkeley Public Library was nominated Thursday for an annual national library award, allowing for the possibility of future grants and funding.
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Jeff Scott, the director of library services for the Berkeley Public Library, announced his resignation Monday after multiple protests related to the removal of thousands of books from the library’s inventory.
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At a special meeting Wednesday night, the Berkeley Board of Library Trustees decided not to take action to potentially amend the review process of the Berkeley Public Library’s director position.
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Community members, including several former librarians, rallied Tuesday to protest book-weeding practices at the Berkeley Public Library and encourage participation at upcoming city Board of Library Trustees meetings.
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Berkeley community members, former librarians and a Berkeley City Council member rallied Wednesday in response to documents that revealed thousands more books have been weeded from the Berkeley library system than revealed in previous estimations.
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