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

Meeting, Board of Library Trustees

AGENDA
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

The regular meeting of the Board of Library Trustees will be held at 6:00 pm Wednesday, March
17, 2010 at the Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library, 1547 Alabama Avenue, SE

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

6:00 pm 1. Welcome and Call to Order – John Hill, President, presiding
2. Roll call to establish a quorum
3. Introduction of those attending
4. Adoption of Agenda*
5. Approval of January 27, 2010 Board Meeting Minutes*
Document #5

6:15 – 6:45 6. Public Comments

6:45 7. President’s Report – John Hill

7:00 8. Chief Librarian’s Report – Ginnie Cooper

Report to the Board Document #8

Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library Report and

Introduction of Staff – Chang Liu, Associate Director, Neighborhood
Libraries, and Margaret Dorsey-Jones, Neighborhood Library Manager

Big Read 2010 – Pamela Stovall, Associate Director, MLKML

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.

7:20 9. Board Committee Reports

A. Contracts Review Committee – Myrna Peralta, Chair
This Committee has not met since the last Board meeting.

B. Finance Committee – Bonnie Cohen, Chair

FY 2010 Year-to-Date Report and Budget Update -
Tammie Robinson, Agency Fiscal Officer, and Eric Coard,
Chief Business Officer Document #9B
Overview of FY 2011 Budget, Tammie Robinson
and Eric Coard No Document
DCPL Budget Allocation Review – Eric Coard and
Nancy Davenport, Director, Library Services ** Document #9B.1
 C. Facilities Committee Report – Richard Levy, Chair
Facilities Report – Edward Hampton, Director,
Facilities Management Document #9C

Capital Improvements Reports – Jeff Bonvechio,

Director of Capital Construction
Capital Construction Report Document #9C.2
Neighborhood Library Openings 2009-2011 Document #9C.3

7:50 10. Public Services Report – Nancy Davenport, Director of

Library Services
New Library Openings and Activities – Joi Mecks,
Director of Communications No Document

Library Services Highlights – STAR Program

Demonstration, Nancy Davenport and Micki

Freeny, Coordinator Youth Services No

Document

8:00 11. Foundation President’s Report – Gregory Chernack

12. Federation of Friends President’s Report – Susan Haight

8:15 13. 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 **= Document to be distributed on-site

Next meeting: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 – Anacostia Neighborhood Library. 1800
Good Hope Road, SE.