Indy’s first Black librarian: Recovering the history of our struggle
Photo: Stephen Lane, a former Indianapolis Public Library worker and current member of the Board of Trustees, delivers a presentation on the history of racism…
Jose Salinas
People protest IMPD cop Eric Huxley’s trial despite postponement
After he pled guilty to federal civil rights charges, organizers continue protesting outside every scheduled court appearance for criminal cop Eric Huxley’s state trial.
“The search was rigged:” IndyPL search committee member addresses City-County Council
As a member of the CEO Search committee, I personally feel the search was rigged. The committee was for show.
Rapidly changing excuses in Library CEO search will not fool Indianapolis
The reasons given by Jose Salinas and Hope Tribble of the Indianapolis Public Library Board for their antidemocratic decisions in the CEO search are misleading and self-contradicting, and they continue to change in a flagrant and desperate effort to avoid giving Hayes the job.
People power forces Morley out, struggle for Nichelle Hayes to lead IndyPL continues
After a heated battle, the community forces Morley out. But the struggle for Hayes continues.
Statement regarding Indianapolis Public Library’s CEO search
IBLN stands with the choice the people of Indianapolis have made: Nichelle M. Hayes.
As tensions heighten at IndyPL, library workers and the community mobilize to make change
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…
Library racism fight continues as Nytes, Salinas try to hang on
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…
Leaked Indy Library CEO email tries to “recruit some Black community leaders” to defend her from workers’ criticisms.
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”!
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