Jackie Nytes

One year since the people kicked out Jackie Nytes: Reflections by union president

Michael TorresAugust 21, 2022November 2, 2023

Michael Torres’s reflections one year after his union and the Indy Liberation Center won their struggle to kick out CEO Nytes.

As tensions heighten at IndyPL, library workers and the community mobilize to make change

Indianapolis Liberation CenterDecember 13, 2021October 24, 2023

After a summer-long struggle to remove racist CEO Jackie Nytes from her leadership over our library, the library workers union–AFSCME Local 3395–and the Indianapolis Liberation…

Indianapolis Public Library CEO resigns after workers, community charges racism

Nigel LisbonSeptember 13, 2021January 7, 2025

Jackie Nytes, CEO of the Indianapolis Public Library, announced that she was resigning August 20 in an email to library workers. Nytes, who was named…

Celebrate the first steps toward an anti-racist library system!

PSL IndianapolisAugust 24, 2021October 24, 2023

Join the Indianapolis Liberation Center as we celebrate the people’s first victory!

A people’s victory: Racist CEO Jackie Nytes resigns!

PSL IndianapolisAugust 20, 2021April 2, 2025

After a summer of struggle, Indianapolis forces racist CEO Nytes to resign.

Library racism fight continues as Nytes, Salinas try to hang on

Indianapolis Liberation CenterAugust 7, 2021October 22, 2023

The July Indianapolis Public Library board meeting had many members of the community, current and former library staff openly express their solidarity with Bree Flannelly…

Library worker speaks before board: We need new leadership!

Indianapolis Liberation CenterJuly 26, 2021October 22, 2023

Read Stephen Lane’s statement to the IndyPL Board at the July 26 meeting.

Leaked Indy Library CEO email tries to “recruit some Black community leaders” to defend her from workers’ criticisms.

Indianapolis Liberation CenterJuly 25, 2021April 2, 2025

In response to worker criticisms of hostile and racist working conditions, a leaked e-mail reveals IndyPL CEO Jackie Nytes asked to “recruit some Black leaders to sign” a letter in support of her. She also dismisses worker criticisms as “personal disagreements”!