Posted October 13, 2003.

Advocacy Group Calls for Ouster of Atlanta PL Officials

Upset that residents may have to foot the bill for a multimillion-dollar legal settlement of a racial discrimination lawsuit involving the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, the Fulton County Taxpayers Association has threatened to sue county commissioners if library Director Mary Kaye Hooker and board member William McClure, who formerly served as chairman, are not removed from their positions.

“There is no room in Fulton County for racial discrimination,” Attorney David Hungeling wrote in a letter to the board, according to the October 9 Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Moreover, Ms. Hooker and Mr. McClure’s actions have caused unnecessary expense, embarrassment, and liability to the county.”

John Sherman, who heads the advocacy group, said although the money has been awarded, “the injustice continues. We feel this is so egregious a case, there should be the dismissal of both of them.”

Posted October 13, 2003.