The “Un”Retirement of Danny Gillane 12 December 2022 After Lafayette library Director Danny Gillane’s announcement in November that he would be retiring, speculation ran high regarding how the board would go about replacing him. At the November Board of Control meeting, Robert Judge announced an ad hoc search committee that now it appears we don’t […]
Director Announces Retirement 09 November 2022 November’s first story came on November 9th, when news broke that our Director, Danny Gillane, had suddenly announced his retirement after only a year and a half in the position. The announcement came just a couple of weeks after Robert Judge was re-elected President of the LPL Board of Control. This
New Board Appointment 04 October 2022 First up in October was the appointment by the Lafayette Parish Council of a new board member to replace Vice President Landon Boudreaux, who resigned in the wake of the attempted firing of librarian Cara Chance in July. After the call for applications, the Council met on October 4
LPL Board of Control Regular September Monthly Meeting 19 September 2022 Agenda HERE Minutes HERE Meeting Audio HERE The biggest free speech issue with this month’s Board of Control meeting wasn’t even on the agenda. Upon arriving at the meeting, attendees were greeted with this sign hung at the main entrance: This is part of
LPL Board of Control Monthly Meeting 15 August 2022 On the Agenda: NE Library AGENDA SPEAKER FORM MINUTES Pre-Meeting Analysis The August regular meeting agenda was released after 2pm on Friday, just at the board’s usual time of just under the legal deadline. The agenda was significant for our purposes mostly because of what was
LPL Board of Control Monthly Meeting 25 July 2022 SPECIAL BOARD MEETING AGENDA SPEAKER FORM July Was Supposed to be Quiet The board of control frequently doesn’t even meet during July, due to many folks taking vacation during the summer. This year an Executive Session was planned, which I had been told by more than
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The Ban on Library Displays 01 June 2022 FULL PRESS COVERAGE (WITH LINKS) OF THE DISPLAY BAN CONTROVERSY CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Sign the Petition to Restore the Displays On May 27, I spoke with library Director Danny Gillane about a new policy he had recently announced to his employees. This
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LPL Board of Control Monthly Meeting 12 May 2022 On the Agenda: Board Bylaws Budget AGENDA SPEAKER FORM MINUTES LISTEN TO MEETING AUDIO HERE Post-Meeting Analysis In comparison to April’s Board of Control meeting, the May meeting was relatively quiet. Most of the discussion centered around the library’s proposed 2023 budget, however, one important piece
LPL Board of Control Monthly Meeting 05 August 2024 On the Agenda: Millage Recommendation Director’s Search AGENDA SPEAKER FORM MINUTES Pre-Meeting Analysis The agenda for April’s LPL Board of Control regular monthly meeting was released, as usual, at the last possible legal moment – 3:30pm on Thursday, April 14th (Friday was a state and local holiday).
LPL Board of Control Monthly Meeting 05 August 2024 On the Agenda: Millage Recommendation Director’s Search AGENDA SPEAKER FORM MINUTES 9 – 16 March 2022: Open Meetings & Reconsideration Committee After the February 21st board meeting, local journalists began to look more closely at the Collection Development Policy. Legal experts weighed in and determined that the system