SLC Library Staff Are Getting Paid To Quit. Why?
When news broke that hundreds of Salt Lake City Public Library were being incentivized to leave their jobs, questions quickly followed. Are layoffs coming? Is the library OK? Executive producer Emily Means talks with SLC Public Library CEO Noah Baskett about the decision and what it means for the library’s future.
Listen to our episode where we first discussed the SLC public library staff buyouts. [City Cast Salt Lake]
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