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Trustees authorize overtime, vetted county volunteers or temporary Monday morning closure as library faces staffing shortfall

5083796 · June 27, 2025
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Summary

With only one full-time staffer scheduled on Mondays, the board authorized use of vetted county volunteers or staff overtime to maintain two-person coverage; if those options fail, staff may temporarily close Monday mornings (7 a.m.–noon).

The Churchill County Library is short-staffed and may not be able to maintain two-person coverage on Monday mornings, the child services librarian told trustees.

To keep operations safe and maintain service, trustees authorized library staff to use one of three measures: assign vetted county volunteers to back up a library employee, approve overtime for staff to provide two-person coverage, or — if neither option is available — temporarily close Monday mornings (7 a.m.–noon). The authorization is temporary and will be revisited at the board's regular meeting on July 24.

Why it matters: Library policy and staff…

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