Some community members have voiced dissatisfaction with Sonia Alcántara-Antoine in wake of controversy

In a cramped meeting room on the ground floor of the Baltimore County Public Library’s Towson branch, CEO Sonia Alcántara-Antoine sat stone-faced.

For 40 minutes — as community members questioned her leadership, character and even her belief in democratic values — she laced her fingers in her lap and listened without expression during the library’s board of trustees meeting on Tuesday.

“You’re all complicit,” Nicole Dvorak, a former staffer, told the library’s leader and its board of trustees.

Last week, Alcántara-Antoine fired 14 part-time librarians only to rehire them two days later following a massive public backlash.

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What’s next?

Despite outcry from Baltimore County officials — including Councilmen Julian Jones, Izzy Patoka, Mike Ertel and David Marks — the only entity with the power to terminate Alcántara-Antoine is the board of trustees.

Read full article: Baltimore County Public Library CEO faces backlash after abrupt librarian layoffs and rehiring – The Baltimore Banner