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Staffing numbers at each library system
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Council Member Justin Brannan inquires about the total number of active employees at each of the library systems, including full-time and part-time staff.
- Brooklyn Public Library reports 1,008 full-time and 299 part-time employees, with a budgeted projection of 1,466 total employees.
- Queens Public Library has a total of 1,438 employees, including union, non-union, and hourly staff.
- New York Public Library reports 2,161 full-time salaried, 43 part-time salaried, and 744 part-time hourly employees.
- The libraries note that these numbers represent progress in rebuilding staff after previous budget cuts, but challenges remain in meeting desired staffing levels.
Justin Brannan
0:47:39
Okay.
0:47:41
What's the total number of active employees at each of the systems including full time and part time?
Linda Johnson
0:47:49
In Brooklyn we have currently full time 1,008, part time two ninety nine employees of which 81% are union employees, but the budgeted projected head count that we should be at is 1,167 employees and 300 part time employees for a total of 1,466.
Dennis Walcott
0:48:18
Total we have in Queens Fourteen Hundred And Thirty Eight, union 857, non union 125, and 456 hourly rates.
0:48:30
And again, I think for the three of us, we're reversing the trend even though we have not met our desired max need of prior budget cuts as well, but we're at fourteen thirty eight.
Anthony "Tony" Marx
0:48:44
At the New York Public Library, as of 03/3125, full time salary was 2,161, part time 43, part time hourly 744 of our salaried staff, 68%, proudly union members.
0:49:05
I do wanna note, these are all amazing colleagues, but just to put it in context, in f y twenty four, we lost three hundred and twenty six hours of public service due to existing staff shortages, let alone what we need going forward.