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St. Helens library to close Thursdays after city orders staff furloughs; board urges outreach on $24 ballot fee
Summary
The St. Helens Public Library will begin weekly Thursday closures in April after the city ordered full-time staff to take eight-hour weekly furloughs as part of addressing a budget shortfall. Library Director Suzanne told the board the $24 ballot fee on May 19 would cover only part of the gap and the board discussed advocacy and attending budget meetings.
The St. Helens Public Library will close one day each week — Thursdays — beginning in April because citywide staff furloughs have reduced library staffing, Library Director Suzanne said at the board’s March meeting.
Suzanne said the city administration “has decided to furlough all full time employees, 8 hours a week,” and that the library is already short-staffed; the board was told the furloughs reduce full-time schedules by 20 percent. She said the library will close Thursday afternoons this week for an unexpected staff shortage and then adopt regular Thursday closures to preserve core…
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