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re: Sid Edwards continuing to push his plan
Posted on 2/26/25 at 9:03 am to Galactic Inquisitor
Posted on 2/26/25 at 9:03 am to Galactic Inquisitor
quote:
. I voted for a library tax.
Why?
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Posted on 2/26/25 at 9:31 am to doubleb
public libraries are a good thing in general but my goodness some folks have to be living well off $65 million
Posted on 2/26/25 at 9:32 am to Pelican fan99
quote:how are they living well when it’s in the bank?
some folks have to be living well off $65 million
Posted on 2/26/25 at 9:50 am to GreenRockTiger
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And unless they’ve hired tons of employees since I left, most of the branches were understaffed.
Someone posted there’s over 400 FT library workers. Everytime I go, it’s just people sitting behind a desk. They don’t check out, just answer questions. Not sure how much staff you need for that.
Posted on 2/26/25 at 10:02 am to jizzle6609
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ou have 5-6 people making 6 figures at your libraries,
its amazing what a librarian can make.
"But I have a masters dgree in uselessness! I've earned the right to make 6figures!"
Posted on 2/26/25 at 10:04 am to whoa
quote:according to the library they have over 550 full and part time workers - there are 14 branches - plus departments like Human Resources, cataloging and technical services that don’t see the public
Someone posted there’s over 400 FT library workers.
quote:correct the reference department is for asking questions - circulation is where you check out books
They don’t check out, just answer questions
At most branches, the Reference department is also in charge of keeping an eye on the computers - so they don’t really have time to check out books
Plus most departments are responsible for programming. Each branch has to have a certain amount of programs from each department each month.
This post was edited on 2/26/25 at 10:11 am
Posted on 2/26/25 at 10:08 am to Turnblad85
quote:I have a master’s degree in library science - I never made over $42,000 and I worked at the library for 8 years
"But I have a masters dgree in uselessness! I've earned the right to make 6figures!"
Is that really an argument when only 5 or 6 employees out of 550 make six figures? Not every librarian can become deputy director - or whatever it’s called nowadays
And ftr most master’s degrees are useless
Average salary is around $51,000
This post was edited on 2/26/25 at 10:13 am
Posted on 2/26/25 at 10:09 am to GreenRockTiger
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And ftr most TD posters are useless
fify
Posted on 2/26/25 at 10:11 am to Deep Purple Haze
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fify
Posted on 2/26/25 at 10:12 am to TheSadvocate
Exhibit A on why we should defund 75% of their budget
Posted on 2/26/25 at 10:12 am to doubleb
quote:
Sid Edwards continuing to push his plan
it's kind of what he was elected to do
Posted on 2/26/25 at 11:21 am to doubleb
Posted on 2/26/25 at 11:26 am to Fewer Kilometers
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Please stop posting memes without any citation or reference.
Its a graph not a meme, and the references are public records for each county/parish.
Do you doubt the accuracy?
This post was edited on 2/26/25 at 11:26 am
Posted on 2/26/25 at 1:32 pm to GreenRockTiger
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according to the library they have over 550 full and part time workers - there are 14 branches - plus departments like Human Resources, cataloging and technical services that don’t see the public
Most people have no clue how many people it takes to effectively run something the size of a library system. They think it’s just checking out and shelving books and don’t give any thought to HR, Finance, Marketing, IT, Facilities, etc. A lot of people just don’t know how the world works and think everything (aside from what THEY do) is just easy peasy.
Posted on 2/26/25 at 1:38 pm to doubleb
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And when I said we can’t afford what they are doing now is how we are funding a Cadillac of a Library System while other important needs (cops, DA, prisons, drainage, etc.) get neglected.
I’m currently opposed to using library money for these things…key word being currently…until someone can make a real plan on how this is going to realistically fix the broken police department and solve the crime problem. Money is a start, but it takes way, way more than that to fix a culturally ingrained crime problem that’s been festering for 20-30 years. It gives me pause when they play on our emotions to get plans like this across (e.g., aren’t you AFRAID of crime, why don’t you want us to be SAFE again, etc.) I want us to have a Cadillac PD and PL. But I’m not swayed to put one on the chopping block if I don’t yet trust the other to be a good steward of the funds.
This post was edited on 2/26/25 at 1:41 pm
Posted on 2/26/25 at 1:45 pm to Shorts Guy
So how do you want to address the crime problem in BR? If you don't want to raise pay in an effort to hire more police officers and attract better officers, what would you like to do?
same question to you on the "broken" police department. How do you suppose it get fixed?
again, how do you want to fix it? Your world class library doesnt seem to be doing the trick, does it? Should we give the money to the culture who is ingrained with a festering problem? We've been doing that indirectly for years with "programs" and institutions. LIke libraries. So what is your solution?
same question to you on the "broken" police department. How do you suppose it get fixed?
quote:
fix a culturally ingrained crime problem that’s been festering for 20-30 years
again, how do you want to fix it? Your world class library doesnt seem to be doing the trick, does it? Should we give the money to the culture who is ingrained with a festering problem? We've been doing that indirectly for years with "programs" and institutions. LIke libraries. So what is your solution?
Posted on 2/26/25 at 1:48 pm to Martini
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Because Falon Brown who up until 2 months ago was directing traffic on the morning news tells you so?
This.
Why do we hate working hard, doing a good job, and earning a promotion based upon the merits?
Her daddy doesn’t own the corporation. She worked a lot of hours paying her dues and when the opportunity arose she took it. So yeah, she has the bonafides to give her the benefit of the doubt.
Posted on 2/26/25 at 2:02 pm to doubleb
Given that about half of the parish cant read the King's english, shouldn't they be able to perform the same level of service for about half the money they currently receive?
Posted on 2/26/25 at 2:03 pm to slidingstop
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So how do you want to address the crime problem in BR? If you don't want to raise pay in an effort to hire more police officers and attract better officers, what would you like to do?
Y’all need to be asking SID and the leaders of the department who you’re jumping up to hand all this money to. Give these guys a pay raise, absolutely. Put it on the ballot as its own thing and I’ll vote for it. Better yet, do the work to get the public on board with their own dedicated tax. Same way the library did the work 30 years ago. But doing it under the guise of moving this money to his boosters as some kind of magic solution to the crime problem is foolish. They can’t run a press conference but they want us to believe they can pull this off. We’re going to look back in 4 years with similar crime stats and a library that once again looks like it did back in the 80’s. Mark my words.
Posted on 2/26/25 at 2:06 pm to glassart
Unfortunately, only special interests show up and bully law makers and council reps to pass these ridiculous taxes because the silent majority is too busy having a life and working to pay their taxes and raise a family.
Meanwhile, the only people showing up at these public feel good meetings or the metro council meetings are library workers or nerds sent by Jill Stein to push for her unlimited piggy bank.
The damn library still gonna get like $38 million.
$18 million will cover their worker salaries who do nothing all day and still give them $20 million to pay for other crap we don't need like free 80 cent pens and free phone chargers being thrown from their Mardi Gras Float.
Also that $20million can be used to host more Drag Queen Reading Hour for six and seven year olds. Nevermind all the old lonely people in nursing homes who would appreciate a drag queen reading a book to them. Seems like drag queens only want to read to children.
Meanwhile, the only people showing up at these public feel good meetings or the metro council meetings are library workers or nerds sent by Jill Stein to push for her unlimited piggy bank.
The damn library still gonna get like $38 million.
$18 million will cover their worker salaries who do nothing all day and still give them $20 million to pay for other crap we don't need like free 80 cent pens and free phone chargers being thrown from their Mardi Gras Float.
Also that $20million can be used to host more Drag Queen Reading Hour for six and seven year olds. Nevermind all the old lonely people in nursing homes who would appreciate a drag queen reading a book to them. Seems like drag queens only want to read to children.
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