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Pryor Creek library seeks four part-time assistants, council approves AV upgrade bid
Summary
Council authorized the library to recruit four part-time library assistants (up to 25 hours/week) and accepted a bid to equip the library meeting room with audio-visual equipment; both moves aim to restore hours and support summer programming.
The Pryor Creek City Council on April 1 approved two library-related measures: the library may recruit and fill four part-time library assistant positions, and the council accepted a bid for audio-visual equipment for the library meeting room.
Why it matters: Library leadership said restoring part-time staffing will help return morning hours and support an expanded summer program schedule. The AV upgrade is meant to improve meeting-room capability for programs and community events.
Staffing: Library director Carrie (last name not specified) explained the library is down staff compared with prior fiscal years and that four part-time positions at 25 hours per week would allow the library to regain operating hours and handle summer program demands. At the $10.11 hourly rate the council authorized for the positions, Carrie estimated a full year for a part-time employee at that schedule would cost roughly $14,279.87, and she told the council that four part-time hires would represent roughly $1,571.05 more annually than keeping a single full-time employee (after accounting for the full-time employee previously removed in a severance package). Council members debated budget timing but ultimately supported the hires, noting the library’s summer program workload and use of Cherokee Nation summer employees for temporary assistance.
AV equipment: The council accepted a bid from Signal Communications ($34,852.59) to equip the library meeting room; a competing bid from Video Revolution was slightly lower but did not include an optional third display the library requested. Carrie explained the third display is a non-touch TV; the library avoided touchscreen displays to reduce future obsolescence and cost.
What’s next: The library can recruit and interview candidates for the part-time positions; individual hires will follow city hiring procedures. Procurement will move forward with Signal Communications to install the meeting-room audio-visual system.
