Politics & Government

Supporters of Library Worker Take Battle to Social Media Sites

Using Facebook and a Change.org petition, backers of Larry Sapienza hope to get reversal.

Change.org has proven an effective tool for many causes—think Trayvon Martin or Bank of America's dropped plans for a $5 debit card fee. Now, the friends of , are employing the website to try and get officials to reverse the decision.

The group launched the Change.org effort and opened a Facebook page to keep attention on Sapienza's plight.

"I would like to express my deepest thanks to everyone who is fighting to keep this matter from disappearing into the shadows," Sapienza said about the efforts.

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He added he has not heard from the Somerset County Library System Commission regarding the next step in the appeal he filed regarding his dismissal.  

"I am fairly sure that the Whistleblower Law is in my corner on this termination," he said.

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Sapienza attributes his dismissal to his having "reported the lies of (SCLS Deputy Director) Mr. Keith McCoy to my director Brian Auger and I was fired to keep me silent regarding Library Administration's involvement in the volunteer duty changes."

"There is a fair amount of intrigue for a place generally considered to be a bastion of peace...a library," he quipped. 


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