Sometimes there is justice.

Linda Mielke, who thought libraries were about DVD collections when she ran the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library, was canned as director of the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System and the James Prendergast Library Association in New York.

This is old news; the local newspaper reported it Sept. 7.

http://www.post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/609740/Library-Director-Shelved.html?nav=5192

On another bright note, another former Indy library chief just lost his job in Peoria, Ill. That would be Ed  Szynaka, who for six years headed the Peoria Public Library in Illinois. He was fired Dec. 4.

Neither of these individuals had any business running libraries or even calling themselves librarians. Although a friend points out that Szynaka did build new branches here, and bravo for that, he was a troubled individual whose time in Indianapolis was very uneven. Too much drama.

Mielke is of the ilk who dismantles libraries. She treated books and collections with contempt; she wasn't good with human beings, either.

Here's the link on Ed's termination:

http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1156351471/Peoria-Public-Library-director-relieved-of-duties-Tuesday