The seed program is back at the Indianapolis Public Library.

Roughly 22 percent of Black library employees reported receiving offensive comments or harassment from their colleagues related to their race in the past year, according to the climate study.

A new diversity, equity, and inclusion officer is working to improve Indianapolis Public Library's working environment amid complaints of discrimination and inequality.

A new diversity, equity, and inclusion officer has been hired in response to complaints in 2020 of racism and discrimination at the Indianapolis Public Library.

The Indianapolis Public Library board of trustees named chief public information officer Jack Helling as interim CEO during a regular board meeting Monday. The board will conduct a national search for a CEO.

The move comes after months of accounts from current and former employees who said they experienced instances of racism, sexism and ableism from library leadership, including Nytes.

Indianapolis Public Library CEO Jackie Nytes addressed charges of racism from staff at a City-County Council committee Wednesday night.

Indianapolis Public Library staff called on IndyPL CEO Jackie Nytes during a trustees meeting July 26.

A former IndyPL board member, who was appointed to the position by the council, said councilors never asked about her experiences on the board, but when she told them about mistreatment involving racism and sexism from IndyPL leadership, nothing happened.

Black women who have worked as employees or board members of the Indianapolis Public Library describe a "taxing" and discriminatory atmosphere within the organization.