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Union members vote no confidence in Rockford library director. (Rockford Register-Star, 3/23/2012)

Excerpt:    Union members of the Rockford Public Library delivered a 31-1 vote Friday of no confidence in Director Frank Novak. 

The members gathered behind union President Karla Janssen as she read from a prepared statement inside the downtown South First Street Carpenters Local Union hall: 

“Frank Novak’s lack of concern for the community that employs him and his blatant disrespect of services the library staff provides has created an unnecessary threat to the quality library services our city deserves. For these reasons, we have taken a vote of no confidence in Mr. Novak.” 

Janssen spoke critically of proposed plans to close library locations, eliminate Sunday hours and devote a significant portion of the library’s budget toward digital collections, which, she said. currently make up 3 percent of the total circulation.  

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