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To: Town Councilor Dan Bouchard
Remove Library Trustees Liz Thomas, Christine Fitzgerald, Jan McLaughlin, and Moira Ryan
Dear Councilor Bouchard,
As you already know, the Leach Library board of trustees is riddled with incompetence, unethical behavior, and frankly, malicious intent. Liz Thomas, Jan McLaughlin, Christine Fitzgerald, and Moira Ryan have launched a targeted campaign against the library and the community it serves. These individuals have participated in illegal meetings, violated financial procedure, and have proven to be inept at working as a group and running functional meetings. The Leach Library is a valued resource to our community, and it cannot continue to provide services, programs, and information if this behavior continues. We cannot wait until the next election. Please initiate removal procedures (or urge them to resign) so that new trustees, ones who can uphold the law and ethical values, can take over.
As you already know, the Leach Library board of trustees is riddled with incompetence, unethical behavior, and frankly, malicious intent. Liz Thomas, Jan McLaughlin, Christine Fitzgerald, and Moira Ryan have launched a targeted campaign against the library and the community it serves. These individuals have participated in illegal meetings, violated financial procedure, and have proven to be inept at working as a group and running functional meetings. The Leach Library is a valued resource to our community, and it cannot continue to provide services, programs, and information if this behavior continues. We cannot wait until the next election. Please initiate removal procedures (or urge them to resign) so that new trustees, ones who can uphold the law and ethical values, can take over.
Why is this important?
The Leach Library provides vital services to the public such as free information, databases, and educational programming. The current board of trustees has proven to disregard these fundamental resources by mismanaging the library and its staff. The board is pushing for more oversight and less programming. If this continues, the library will not be able to provide the same quantity or quality of services it currently offers. This will impact our whole community, with devastating effect.