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Josie Parker

Director Unsure About Handling and Disposal of Suspected Drugs and Paraphernalia Found in Downtown Library Since 2011

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 30, 2014 0

JOSIE PARKER HAS been the Executive Director of the Ann Arbor District Library system for a dozen years. A native of Mississippi, she earned a BA in English from Auburn University. She holds a Masters in Information and Library Studies from…

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In 2013 Ann Arbor Library Security Team Documented Over 1,000 Incidents Ranging From Weapon and Drug Crimes to “Flatulation”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 9, 2014 0

In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, AADL officials turned over 1,307 pages of incident reports generated by library staff during 2013. A total of 160 of the incidents involved patrons sleeping on library premises. ON…

Crime

“Scary to think of the effect if the public knew there was heroin dealing in the building.”—January 2011 Trustee Email To AADL Director

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 3, 2014 0

ON MARCH 17 Ms. Josie Parker, Director of the Ann Arbor District Library, spoke before Ann Arbor City Council and confessed that “over the past 36 months” there have been “five heroin overdoses” at the main branch of the public library. In…

Crime

A2POLITICO: Trustees & Director Keep Mum On Library’s Drug Crime Problem

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 31, 2014 0

by P.D. Lesko THE DIRECTOR OF the Ann Arbor District Library (AADL) has a heroin problem. It’s not only her heroin problem, exactly, except that it is. On March 17, AADL Executive Director Josie Parker went before City Council to tell…

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Did AADL Officials Keep Knowledge Of Serious Crimes From Public and Library Trustees?

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 25, 2014 0

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Ann Arbor District Library Surveys Patrons As Part Of Beefed Up Communications Plan

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 6, 2014 0

IN FEBRUARY 2014, Lansing-based EPIC-MRA began contacting 500-600 Ann Arbor District Library (AADL) residents about their satisfaction with the library. EPIC-MRA will be paid $25,000 to conduct the survey. According to Nancy Kaplan, who…

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Josie Parker

Director Unsure About Handling and Disposal of Suspected Drugs and Paraphernalia Found in Downtown Library Since 2011

In 2013 Ann Arbor Library Security Team Documented Over 1,000 Incidents Ranging From Weapon and Drug Crimes to “Flatulation”

“Scary to think of the effect if the public knew there was heroin dealing in the building.”—January 2011 Trustee Email To AADL Director

A2POLITICO: Trustees & Director Keep Mum On Library’s Drug Crime Problem

Did AADL Officials Keep Knowledge Of Serious Crimes From Public and Library Trustees?

Ann Arbor District Library Surveys Patrons As Part Of Beefed Up Communications Plan

A2Politico: AADL Bond Proposal #2?

MLive Prez (Accidentally) Confims That AnnArbor.com Unique Visitor Count Has Plummeted By 643,000 Since July 2011

Library Tax Proposal Goes Down In Flames—And the Political Firmament Trembles

AADL Executive Director’s Fuzzy Math and Alleged Violations of Patrons’ Privacy Raises Red Flags