Downers Grove library trustees support removal of controversial board member – Shaw Local

The book may soon be closed for a tenure on the board of Downers Grove Library Trustee Bill Nienberg.

Library trustees voted on Wednesday to recommend the removal of Nienburg from the board, a step that requires the approval of Downes Grove Guld Council.

The Gram Parishad is expected to discuss the recommendation in its meeting on Tuesday.

The library board trustees are appointed by the trustee mayor, and the appointments are approved by the Gram Parishad.

The Library Board initially planned a draft policy document to a resident on 17 February to “leak or leak or try or try to leak or leak, according to a resolution. The draft document was considered confidential as it was sent only to trustees for reviews.

According to the resolution, Nienburg failed to separate the personal opinion separate from its position as a trustee on at least one occasion. ,

Nienburg made those comments on X, in the east TwitterOn December 28, about the new law of Illinois on the book ban.

Trustee David Humphrees asked the library board to remove Nenberg at Wednesday’s meeting.

“I will ask him,” Why are you serving in this board? Do you have to share in this library and community work or this is because you are on a mission to resume the library and make it fashion in this way that you fit and agree with your own world attitude and agree, which can share the values ​​shared in our broad community or not, “Humphris said.”

“I don’t believe that he should continue to represent the community as a member of this board,” he said.

Nienburg did not attend Wednesday’s Library Board meeting.

Humphrees were not alone in their criticism of Nenberg, who was appointed on the board in a six -year tenure in June 2022.

Trustee Barnali Khuntia said, “I am very upset with misunderstandings, reluctance to work with others, creating false narratives, disrespect for fellow trustees and specifically disregard for employees.” “I am sad that it was to come on it because we are a board and we want to work together, but Trustee Nienberg will not accept me even by my name. Therefore, even his reluctance to accept me is difficult for me to be able to work with him on any issue. ,

Trustee Carrisa Dauberti said the board’s action against Nienbberg is not politically motivated.

“He is the only person who disrupts the chairman of our board and insults him and he is only one of us who has attempted to leak confidential draft documents … for a person who takes an oath on one of our staff members after our previous meeting,” Dofter said.


“None of these facts have to be done with differences. It is all what to do with that basic need of trustees according to our Baylos: to work in the best interest and to maintain the objectives, values ​​and services of the library, ”said Dafri. “In my mind, it is neither a political thing or the first amendment, it is a matter of moral behavior …”.

Downers Grove resident Jim Wool, the person who attempted to send a draft policy documents, opposed the sensor to Nenberg.

Wool said during the public comment part of the meeting, “The irony is that you want to censor Bill Nienberg to make me aware of a public document: a long -awaited window painting policy.” “Why don’t you want the residents of Downers Grove to see a public documents, before they vote? This (library director) is Julie (Milavek) and is just another fraudulent behavior from this board. ,

Wool, a frequent critic of the library board, accused the trustees of “moving towards Julie” with the exception of Nenberg. He then compared the board meetings to the Nurse Ratcher, the novel in the novel, compared to the board meetings, with the Nest of “One Flave Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”.

“It is humor how you all bow to Julie with the exception of the bill. The rest of you take steps for the commandments of director Julie, ”said Wool.

Wool repeatedly violated Milavek during his comment, violating the rules controlling public comments. Library Board Chairman Swapna Gigani asked Wool to fulfill his comments, but he ignored his request and continued to speak.

Gigani said, “Now you can leave,” some of the meetings objected to the meeting.

“Why don’t you stop it?” stop them. I am talking, “Wool asked Milavek.

“I am not going to the rules again. I do not want to hear anything from anyone. I need to follow the rules that I have further determined. This is not difficult, ”Gigani said.

A member of the audience shouted, “Take a Valium.” Gigani responded by asking the person to remain silent. He later apologized for behavior during the public comment part of the meeting.

“First of all I want to apologize for the way of public comment this evening,” she said. “I am proud of someone who always likes to move forward with respect and idea and is very important, and it is very disappointing when he does not return. I find it interesting that people are allowed to shout and attack, but I am a problem when I get disappointed. ,

Trustee Martie Sledack again betrayed individuals who criticize Library Board members, Directors and Library Employees’ meetings, social meetings and in some cases, while facing them on the road.

Sladeck said, “There are people who come to these meetings who are contributing to many problems that they complain about the lack of decency and good etiquette.”

“Well, how about employees and trustees who cannot go down on the road because Dave (Humphs) said oral abuse, oppression, said without danger on the road, sometimes on our homes, social media. How about LGBTQ (community) about minorities and (members) who have heard the month of abusive language after month in these meetings. In this library or any other public institution, there is no place for the sense of entitlement in the civil discourse and we have enough. ,

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