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Morris City places library director on paid administrative leave after investigators identify nearly $5,000 in purchases shipped to her home
Summary
City officials say an investigator identified about $4,997 in materials purchased with the library card that were shipped to the director’s residence over five years; the director says most items were located in library storage or her office and that only one item now remains uncataloged.
MORRIS CITY — The Morris City hearing on March 27 focused on library purchases and internal controls after investigators identified nearly $5,000 in library materials shipped to the director’s residence over a five-year period.
City attorneys introduced exhibits showing purchases from Dec. 18, 2019, through Dec. 13, 2024, that the investigator tied to the library’s Amazon account and said had been shipped to the director’s home. Counsel told the panel the investigator’s ledger lists $4,997 in items shipped to the residence; separate pages identify $1,376.88 worth of items the investigator said were not found in the library catalog.
The director, identified in the record as Ann Barber, testified she found most of the questioned items in her office, in storage and on library shelves after returning to the building and that she retrieved and cataloged items to “clear my name.” She told the panel she had eight items shipped to her home during the…
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