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 Document #5Board of Library TrusteesMarch 19, 2008
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAMEETING, BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEESMINUTESMOUNT PLEASANT LIBRARY, JANUARY 23, 2008
The regular meeting of the Board of Library Trustees was held at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday,January 23, 2008, at the Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16
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Street, NW, John W. Hill, Jr.,President, presiding.
PRESENT:
John W. Hill, Jr., President, James Lewis, Guitele Nicoleau, Myrna Y.Peralta, Donald F. Richardson, Ginnie Cooper, Chief Librarian and Secretary-Treasurer
ABSENT:
Vice President, Bonnie Cohen, Richard H. Levy, Brenda Richardson.
GUESTS AT THE BOARD TABLE:
Tom Susman, President, DCPL Foundation andRichard Huffine, President, Federation of Friends of the Library.The meeting was called to order at 6:05 pm. There was no quorum at that time. GuiteleNicoleau arrived at 6:25 pm and a quorum was reached.
MINUTES APPROVAL
A motion was made and adopted to approve the minutes. Minutes were approved when aquorum was reached.
MOUNT PLEASANT LIBRARY
Chris Wright, Project Manager, Capital Projects, reported that $1.1 million was spent onthe renovation of the exterior of the Mount Pleasant Library. The building is now muchcleaner, broken stones were patched and the windows were restored. The second-phaseof the renovation includes restoration of library furniture and replacing the carpet on thefirst floor.The selection process has begun for the design firm to renovate the interior of the MountPleasant library. The library will be closed for a year and a half while renovations aretaking place. Richard Huffine noted that the carpet on the second floor was donated bythe Friends of the Library.Helen Hiltz, Manager at the Mount Pleasant Library, said it is a very busy location andthere has been an increase in children’s services. Adult services are also popular andmeeting rooms are high in demand. The library will co-host an Arts Fair on May 6
th
. Thefair consists of a children’s art contest in association with the Friends of the MountPleasant Library.
 
 Document #5Board of Library TrusteesMarch 19, 2008
NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT
Donald Richardson, Nominating Committee Chair, presented the slate: John Hill, forPresident and Bonnie Cohen for Vice President. John Hill asked if there were any othernominations, there were none. Jim Lewis moved to accept the nominations and GuiteleNicoleau seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. The elected officerswill serve for one year, until the first meeting in 2009.In the event of the absence of both the President and the Vice President, the most seniormember of the Library Board of Trustees, Jim Lewis, will preside at meetings.
CHIEF LIBRARIAN’S REPORT
 
Ginnie Cooper devoted most of her report to MLK programming and technology basedLibrary materials, inviting Pam Stovall and Michael Ciccone to make presentations.Pam Stovall, Associate Director for Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, reportedon the Martin Luther King, Jr. Week of Activities. The week of events focused on theinfluence of the philosophies of Ghandi and Jesus Christ on the life of Martin LutherKing, Jr. A staff breakfast was held at the beginning of the week entitled “RememberingKing”. A partnership was formed with
Teaching Malcolm
, who facilitated thedocumentary series during the week. There were also Gospel Music performances duringthe week and a visit from the President and the First Lady on Martin Luther King Day inaddition to volunteers who helped clean books during the day.Michael Ciccone, Associate Director for Collection Development, provided a report onthe downloadable materials that are available to library users. The library providesdownloadable audio books, e-books, music and video for library users. All products havebeen available since September and usage has increased by approximately 60% andcontinues to grow. There was also a demonstration of the Amazon Kindle e-book and“Play Away” media players.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
John Hill noted that the library is still moving forward with the construction on theBenning Library at the original location. Currently, the Martin Luther King, Jr.Memorial Library is being assessed to determine what administrative functions may bemoved to another location.Special reference was made to the documents under the Board Committee Reports,Public Services and Business Services Reports. Those reports not in bold type font on theagenda will be discussed only if Board members have questions or comments.
FOUNDATION PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Tom Susman, President of the DCPL Foundation reported that the Foundation has a newlibrary website that is more user friendly. Jim Lewis and Betsy Harvey-Kraft have left theFoundation Board and Don Richardson along with Anna Furman are now members of theFoundation Board.
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