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Supporting library staff

By
Ed Paquin
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 — Issue 225

SAXTONS RIVER — When Célina Houlné was terminated by the current, secretive board of trustees of the Rockingham Free Public Library [“Former library director envisions lawsuit,” Sept. 25], the overall citizenry was up in arms, knowing of no possible reason the hard-working, efficient librarian was at fault. No excuse given! A personnel matter?

We - members of the Friends of the Library and others - wish to support the staff through this crisis and also through another move. The first one was proven unnecessary - and a costly, time-consuming waste!

Voices

We’ve become a business with a community problem

By
Hannah Sorila

Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...

What has the U.S. done?

By
Kate Kenner

GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...

Keeping faith in ‘interesting times’

By
The Beloved Community VT

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Election results: obvious, but still shocking

By
M.N. Scherbatskoy

WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...

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