Overview
- The walkout, which began Thursday across 68 municipal libraries, drew about 1,300 staff members.
- Workers cite chronic understaffing, crowded branches and rising incidents with patrons as reasons for the action.
- The dispute centers on the 2025–2029 'Lire à Paris' plan that, according to unions, expands hours and outreach without matching hires or funding.
- Union demands include restarting hiring for managers, adding front-line posts and mediators, restoring security staff and indexing budgets to inflation.
- City Hall said it will meet union representatives to discuss the claims, and workers say the strike could continue into Saturday, May 9.