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Library staff and residents urge council to restore original Greenville County Library budget and raises
Summary
Multiple library employees, patrons and residents told council the system is understaffed and that many hourly employees are paid below a living wage; speakers asked council to restore the director's originally proposed budget and pay increases.
Residents, library employees and library managers urged Greenville County Council to restore the Greenville County Library System’s originally proposed budget and to adopt pay increases for hourly staff during public comments on April 22.
The push centered on staffing and wages. Heather Shockey, a 20-year librarian, told council, "Most library staff are not paid a living wage." She said an independent wage study completed nearly two years ago showed pay lagging comparable systems and that the board’s newer proposal would delay or…
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