Libraries
BREAKING: University To Offer Voluntary Retirement Program to Library Employees
The University will offer a Voluntary Early Retirement Incentive Program to library employees 55 years and older with 10 years of service under their belts, according to a University spokesperson.
Faust and Garber Send Community Messages on Library Restructuring
After weeks of silence from top administrators about their plans to restructure the University’s library system, University President Drew G. Faust and Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 sent emails to the Harvard community that provided some details on future plans but left questions on staff reorganization unanswered.
Protesters March Against Potential Library Layoffs
A crowd of more than 100 protesters gathered outside the Holyoke Center Thursday night in response to plans to reorganize Harvard University Library that could include involuntary staff reductions.
Library Staff Cuts
Harvard University officials announced last week plans to reduce the size of its 930-person library workforce, which resulted in protests by staff.
Harvard Library Plan Under Review
Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 and Executive Vice President Katherine N. Lapp are reviewing “aspects of organizational design” in the University’s restructuring of its library system, according to a statement from a University spokesperson.
Cambridge Library Celebrates Diversity
Speaking before a crowd Sunday afternoon at the city of Cambridge’s 37th annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Dean of Harvard College Evelynn M. Hammonds recalled an experience in which she and a professor overcame their differences in pursuit of science.
Occupy 2.0 Changes Tack
In Occupy Harvard’s latest attempt to maintain visibility on campus, approximately 40 students, University employees, and locals accelerated the movement’s next phase, known as Occupy 2.0, with a march around Harvard Yard on Wednesday.
University Library Workers Protest Layoffs
Since Harvard University Library announced last week that its upcoming reorganization would include downsizing staff, workers have circulated several petitions against the layoffs and picketed on Wednesday outside of a regularly scheduled meeting for library staff members.
Proposed Staff Cuts Anger Library Workers
The University’s plans to reduce the size of the Harvard University Library workforce drew criticism Tuesday from library workers and the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers.
No Layoffs for Harvard Libraries
An announcement about library layoffs is sparking a new wave of worker-led protests on the Harvard campus.
Library System Seeks to Reduce Staff
The Harvard University Library system will seek to reduce the size of its approximately 930 person workforce as part of the ongoing restructuring of the world’s largest academic library, according to a transcript of remarks made by Harvard University Library Executive Director Helen Shenton at one of three town hall meetings held Thursday.
