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

Meeting, Board of Library Trustees

AGENDA
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Time: 6:00 pm
Place: West End Neighborhood Library, 1101 24th Street, NW

Mr. John Hill, Jr., President

6:00 pm 1. Welcome and Call to Order – Bonnie Cohen, Vice President,
presiding
2. Roll call to establish a quorum
3. Introduction of those attending
4. Adoption of Agenda*
5. Approval of Minutes* Document #5

6:20 6. President’s Report

6:30 7. Chief Librarian’s Report

Introduction of West End Friends President, Susan Haight –
Lucy Thrasher, Branch Manager
West End Library Report and Introduction of Staff –
Lucy Thrasher, Branch Manager
Summer Reading Program 2008 – Yvette Davis,
Community Youth Services Coordinator and
Nancy Davenport, Interim Director of Library Services

Please Note: Documents under Board Committee Reports and Public Services and
Business Services 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.

6: 50 8. Board Committee Reports

A. Contracts Review Committee – Myrna Peralta, Chair
Procurement Update Document #8A

B. Finance Committee – Bonnie Cohen, Chair

FY 2008 Year-to-Date Report – Keith Fletcher, Agency Fiscal
Officer Document #8B
FY 2009 Budget Update – Keith Fletcher

C. Facilities Committee – Richard Levy, Chair

1. Facilities Report – Ed Hampton, Facilities Management
Document #8C.1
2. Capital Improvements Report – Jeff Bonvechio, Director
Of Capital Construction Program
 3. Multi-Year Multi-Source Funds for Neighborhood
Capital Projects Document #8C.2
4. Capital Construction Report Document #8C.3
5. Capital Construction Cost Tracking Document #8C.4

D. Program Committee - Guitele Nicoleau and Brenda Richardson,

Co-Chairs
1. Privacy Policy*-Nancy Davenport, Interim Director
of Library Services Document #8D.1
2. Meeting Room Policy* – Pamela Stovall, Associate Director,
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Document #8D.2
3. Community Outreach Update – Archie Williams,
Intergovernmental Relations Officer

7:15 9. Public Services Report – Nancy Davenport, Interim Director of

Library Services
Library Performance Measures – Second Quarter, FY 2008
Document #9

7:25 10. Business Services Report – Eric Coard, Chief Business Officer
Public Safety Report Document #10
Business Services Update – Council Committee Hearings

7:35 11. Foundation President’s Report – Thomas Susman

12. Federation of Friends President’s Report – Richard Huffine

7:55 13. New Business

8:00 14. Public Comments

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

Next Meeting: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, Southeast Neighborhood Library, 403 7th
Street, NE.