Comptroller Scott M. Stringer And Queens Borough President Melinda Katz Blast Queens Borough Public Library Board’s Rejection Of Cooperation With Comptroller’s Audit

New York, NY – On Thursday evening, the Board of Trustees of the Queens Borough Public Library voted 9-7 to reject a resolution submitted by members of the Board to have the library fully comply with Comptroller Scott M. Stringer’s audit of the library.

“What happened last night at the Queens Borough Public Library was a disgrace,” Comptroller Stringer said. “It is a shame that the members of the Queens Library board who voted against their own colleagues’ resolution have continued to embrace library management’s anti-transparency policies. No public entity is above the law. Parliamentary maneuvers may buy them some time, but rest assured that I am determined to make sure that taxpayers know how their money is being spent at this library system.”

“Once again the Queens Borough Public Library board has raised questions about the execution of their fiduciary responsibility,” Borough President Katz said. “By failing to pass this resolution, this board has put itself firmly on the wrong side of any resident of Queens who wishes to see their library run properly. This institution continues to move further and further away from accountability at the exact moment it should be embracing transparency. The Comptroller is acting in the best interest of New Yorkers by trying to find out how taxpayer money is spent. This board is hiding the Queens Library from necessary sunlight and I am committed to making sure that a bright light is shone on this issue.”

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