Adler added that he feels the University has not done enough to incorporate employees in this undertaking.
“I feel like we have not been listened to—and the results are showing,” Adler said, referencing the low morale of his coworkers. “If we had been allowed into the process much earlier, I think it would have been a better process.”
Despite these concerns, Adler said that he and other library workers support the University’s creation of a more modern library system.
“There are two visions here,” Adler said. “The library of the 21st century is one vision. Also, there’s the nightmare of layoffs. It’s impossible for the staff to see past the first nightmare and see the vision.”
—Staff writer Dan Dou can be reached at ddou@college.harvard.edu.
—Staff writer Samuel Y. Weinstock can be reached at sweinstock@college.harvard.edu.