TODAY'S MOST RECENT UPDATE FROM SAMANTHA CORWIN:

Wow - This has grown... Thank you for all of your support for our local librarians (and library!). The saga continues. Fact: The library board didn't issue an apology for anything. Opinion: The meeting was an unproductive, opaque, appeasement in hopes of placating those of us who are concerned with this issue. My opinion can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=3484429401819639&set=a.1458609831068283. If you would like to help with this cause send me a message. GRATITUDE does not begin to explain it.

These are the main issues that continue to arise in my own opinion: Overextension of power by the library board on the basis of discrimination, blatant and inconspicuous "under the table" book banning, inaccessibility issues. These issues came about through the public firing of Kari and Brandy which happened on the same day, July 5th in the open portion of a board meeting.
(Original "Petition text" still below as of 7/26/23).

Media coverage about the Sterling Carnegie Library terminations of Kari Wheeler and Brandy Lancaster. KWCH and Wichita Eagle news articles and videos on the issue can be viewed here:

WICHITA EAGLE/KANSAS CITY STAR

https://www.kansas.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/dion-lefler/article277199513.html

KWCH VIDEOS and ARTICLES:

https://www.kwch.com/2023/07/19/sterling-leaders-called-out-lack-transparency-after-library-directors-controversial-firing/

https://www.kwch.com/2023/07/07/former-sterling-library-director-claims-board-fired-her-censor-decisions-books-displays/

https://www.kwch.com/2023/07/08/sterling-petition-circulates-save-jobs-library-director-assistant/

GO FUND ME: https://www.gofundme.com/f/x55hh4-donate-to-help-k...

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ORIGINAL POST

A petition to reinstate Kari Wheeler and Brandy Lancaster to their library positions as Director and Assistant. Both have expressed interest in getting their positions back.

ADDITION AS OF 7/19/23:
Here is a link to the third or fourth news article that’s come out about this. There have been three run through KWCH channel 12 news. Most recent one, linked here: https://www.kwch.com/2023/07/19/sterling-leaders-called-out-lack-transparency-after-library-directors-controversial-firing/?fbclid=IwAR0mZlDXKXs52-crGLRjeU6wkldXpm58cmMk6bN3sTfnxPoohbJogwpaHDM_aem_ASyxd-wYTY4dTdAAycwxYk_0MgNZSZTt5d6Hs3UHdMmDExrBoFhOgzCYT18k8act7e0#lk9xrn1chjvllymeuk

And one from the Wichita Eagle here: https://amp.kansas.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/dion-lefler/article277199513.html