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Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston meeting

The meeting of the Trustees as a Corporation and Administrative Agency will take place on March 8 at 5 p.m.

The public can offer testimony.

Discussion Topics

  1. Chairman’s Call to Order and Report

    Robert Gallery, Chair

    • Introduction and Welcome Remarks
      Rebecca Manos, Branch Librarian
      Christine Cignoli and Amy Gitlin, Co-Presidents of the Friends of the Roslindale Branch
    • Review and Approval of Minutes for the Trustees Meeting held on January 30, 2018
  2. President’s Report

    David Leonard, President

    • Briefing on Roslindale Branch Renovation and Design

    Eamon Shelton, Director of Operations

    Alison Ford, Special Projects Manager

    • Discussion of FY19 Updated Revenue Assumptions and Anticipated Operating Costs

    Ellen Donaghey, Chief Financial Officer

    Justin Sterritt, Budget Director, City of Boston Office of Budget Management

    • Trust Funds Initiatives FY19

    Ellen Donaghey, Chief Financial Officer

    Michael Colford, Director of Library Services

    • Review of Website Launch Timeline

    Melina Schuler, Chief of Communications

    Scot Colford, Online and Web Services Manager

    • Vote to accept the BPL’s 2018 Action Plan for the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners  (MBLC) Action Plan

    Michael Colford, Director of Library Services

    VOTED: "that, the Trustees of the City of Boston approve to accept the Boston Public Library’s Action Plan for the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.”

  3. New Business
  4. Public Comment
  5. Adjournment (Robert Gallery, Chair)
    2018 Trustee Meeting Schedule
    • Tuesday May 8, 2018, 8:30 a.m., Annual Meeting, Central Library

    *All meetings are subject to change

    Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston

    Robert E. Gallery, Chair; Evelyn Arana-Ortiz, Vice Chair, Zamawa Arenas, Ben Bradlee, Jr., Cheryl Cronin, Priscilla Douglas, John Hailer, Paul A. La Camera, Representative Byron Rushing

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