Foundational unease: Fontana library board struggles amid increasingly tense atmosphere
The seeds of chaos sown into the fertile soil of the embattled Fontana Regional Library system over the last few years have sprouted.
The FRL Board of Trustees has struggled to function over the last year, but things have come to a head the last couple of weeks as trustees, local media and a former librarian all received anonymous emails riddled with misinformation and threats. All the while, the board is still without an attorney, and now, that lack of representation is holding up crucial decisions.
Local media won’t bow to threats, lies
The Sylva Herald and The Smoky Mountain News last Friday received anonymous emails threatening both publications if the papers, specifically The Herald, do not report on the Fontana Regional Library kerfuffle the way the author of the email wants.
