The James Prendergast Library in Jamestown
JAMESTOWN – The James Prendergast Library board of trustees heard from a local resident during monthly meeting on Thursday, urging the library to establish an anti-bullying in the workplace policy.
Jamestown resident and former library employee Pat Anzideo explained to the board that such a policy is already being considered and may soon be approved by the New York State legislature, and urged members to be proactive in establishing a similar local policy for the library.
Anzideo also presented the board with 270 signatures from library patrons and local residents, which also called for such a policy to be installed. She said she first contacted the library board earlier in June, urging members to discuss and take action on the anti-bullying policy during this month’s regular monthly meeting.
In addition, Anzideo voiced her disappointment that the board did not take up the issue and at least discuss it during yesterday’s meeting.
After yesterday’s meeting, Board President Tom Price said that he appreciated Anzideo’s comments and her request for an anti-bullying policy to be established. However, he also explained that before such a policy could be implemented, the library would have to do first do extensive research to know all the legal ramifications associated with having such a policy put in place. He said that is the main reason why the current policy being proposed in the state legislature has failed to be to be enacted, despite being proposed each of the past several years.
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