The Public Library of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC Meeting, Board of Library Trustees AGENDA Wednesday, September 21,

2011 The regular meeting of the Board of Library Trustees will be held at 6:00 pm Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at the Deanwood Neighborhood Library, 1350 49th Street, NE Mr. John Hill, Jr., President Welcome and Call to Order John Hill, President, presiding Roll call to establish a quorum Introduction of those attending Adoption of Agenda* Approval of July 27, 2011 Board Meeting Minutes* Document #5

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6. Public Comments 7. Presidents Report John Hill Welcome to Councilmember Tommy Wells, Chair, Committee on Libraries, Parks and Recreation, and Remarks from Councilmember Wells Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Board of Trustees Meeting Schedule 2012* Document #7 Document #8

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8. Chief Librarians Report Ginnie Cooper Report to the Board Customer Satisfaction Surveys/Secret Shopper How Do You Like Me Now Report Nancy Davenport, Director of Library Services and Joi Mecks, Communications Director

DC Reads: One Book. One City. One Good Read. Report Kandace Foreman, Deputy Director of Marketing & Communications and Kathy Jenkins, Division Manager, MLKML Deanwood Neighborhood Library Report and Introduction of Staff Winnell Montague with introduction of Bettye Smith, New Manager, by Jennifer Giltrop

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. 7:30 9. Board Committee Reports A. Contracts Review Committee Myrna Peralta, Chair B. Finance Committee Bonnie Cohen, Chair FY 2011 Year-to-Date Report as of August 31 and preliminary Year-End Information Tammie Robinson, Chief Financial Officer and Eric Coard, Chief Business Officer Document #9B FY 2012 Budget Update Eric Coard Document #9B.1 FY 2013 Budget Process Eric Coard No Document C. Facilities Committee Richard Levy, Chair Facilities Report Edward Hampton, Director, Facilities Management Document #9C Capital Construction Report Jeff Bonvechio, Director of Capital Construction Program Document #9C.1 Neighborhood Library Openings 2009-2011Jeff Bonvechio Document #9C.2 FY 2012 Capital Budget Update Jeff Bonvechio Document #9C.3 8:00 10. Public Services Report Nancy Davenport, Director of Library Services Summer Reading Report Micki Freeny, Coordinator, Youth Services Document #10** 11. Foundation Presidents Report Gregory Chernack 12. Federation of Friends Report Susan Haight 8:30 13. New Business

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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. ** = To be distributed on-site Next Meeting: Wednesday, November 16, 2011, Southwest Neighborhood Library, 900 Wesley Place, SW