The Public Library of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC

Meeting, Board of Library Trustees

AGENDA
Wednesday, February 9, 2011

The regular meeting of the Board of Library Trustees will be held at 6:00 pm,
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library,
901 G Street, NW
Meeting will take place in the Great Hall. The Library will not be open for business that
evening although it will be open to any members of the public wishing to attend the
Board Meeting.
Note: For this meeting only, Public Comments will be held following the Board’s
discussion of the DC Public Library Services and Facilities Plan.

Mr. John W. Hill, Jr., President, presiding

6:00 pm 1. Welcome and Call to Order – John Hill, President

2. Roll call to establish a quorum
3. Introduction of those attending
4. Adoption of Agenda*
5. Approval of November 17, 2010 Board Meeting
Minutes* Document #5

6:15 6. DC Public Library Services and Facilities:

A Framework for Continuing Success –
John Hill and Ginnie Cooper
Draft Executive Summary Document #6
Draft Report
Document #6.1

6:30 – 7:00 7. Public Comments on Library Services and Facilities Plan and
Other Matters

7:00 8. Call for Approval: DC Public Library Services

and Facilities: A Framework for Continuing Success*

7:10 9. Nominating Committee Report – Donald Richardson, Chair

Presentation of Slate and Election of Officers* **Document #9

7:20 10. President’s Report – John Hill

7:30 11. Chief Librarian’s Report – Ginnie Cooper

Report to the Board Document #11

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Report and

Introduction of Staff - David Robinson, Administrative

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 Librarian, MLKML
Black History Month Plans – Paul Mills, Arts and Humanities
Division Manager, MLKML Document #11.1

Please Note: Documents under reports that are in bold text will be discussed. Others are
presented for your information and will be discussed only if Board members have
questions or comments.

7:45 12. Board Committee Reports

A. Contracts Review Committee – Myrna Peralta, Chair
Procurement Report – First Quarter 2011 Document #12A

B. Finance Committee – Bonnie Cohen, Chair

FY 2010 Preliminary Year-End Report –
Tammie Robinson, Agency Fiscal Officer
and Eric Coard, Chief Business Officer Document #12B

FY 2011 Year-to-Date Report and Budget Update -

Tammie Robinson and Eric Coard Document #12B.1
FY 2012 Budget Update and Timeline–
Eric Coard Document #12B.2

C. Facilities Committee – Richard Levy, Chair

Facilities Report – Edward Hampton, Director,
Facilities Management Document #12C
Capital Construction Report – Jeff Bonvechio, Director,
Capital Construction Program Document #12C.1
FY 2010-2017 Capital Budget Submission
Eric Coard and Jeff Bonvechio Document #12C.2

8:00 13. Public Services Report – Nancy Davenport, Director, Library Services
Library Performance Measures – First Quarter
FY 2011 Document #13
DCPL Summer Reading Program No Document

8:15 14. Foundation President’s Report – Gregory Chernack

15. Federation of Friends’ Report – Susan Haight

8:30 16. New Business

Note: All documents are provided a few days in advance of the meeting on the DC
Public Library web-site: www.dclibrary.org
* = Requires Board action. ** = Will be distributed on-site
Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 23, Tenley Neighborhood Library, 4450
Wisconsin Avenue, NW