Erie County Public Library Director Karen Pierce resigns
Pierce, who was named director in June 2022, faced a wave of public backlash in recent months over controversial decisions.
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Pierce, who was named director in June 2022, faced a wave of public backlash in recent months over controversial decisions.
Pierce, who served as interim assistant director of the library system, will be the first permanent director since May 2021.
Dessy, 69, informed Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper Sunday evening that he planned to retire. "I'm leaving the role because I'm getting much older and in reviewing what I want to accomplish with my life, I just realized I had other goals I needed to address, I had other adventures to pursue," said Dessy, who succeeded former director Erin Wincek on April 15, 2019. "I thought about this long and hard, and I talked to Kathy Dahlkemper and (Director of Administration) Gary Lee about it and that's what I decided to do." Dessy, who will be 70 in August, told the Erie Times-News Thursday...