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Wed, July 22nd: DC Public Library Board of Library Trustees Mtng

This email just came over from the District Library Dynamos. Posting the email in part.

Good DC Library Advocates:

This Wednesday, July 22, The Board of Library Trustees (BoLT) will bemeeting. This is an independent agency that is supposed to help set theobjectives and guide the leadership of DC's Public Library system.

The Board meets every other month and DC residents and library users are invited to comment and ask questions at the end of the meeting.

For more information about the BoLT, visit the DC Public Library websitehere >> http://tinyurl.com/dcpl-bolt

* Please let the District Dynamos know if you plan to come to this Boardmeeting. There may be carpooling opportunities. 202-536-4065 / dclibrarydynamo@rushpost.com

DC Public Library Board of Library Trustees
Bi-Monthly meeting (every two months)
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Starts at 6PM;
Community comment after 7PM

Location:Woodridge Public Library (Ward 5)
Red Line; buses up/down Rhode Island Ave
1801 Hamlin Street, NE, (202) 541-6226

During the community comment portion of the meeting, you can ask questions that you might be finding hard to get answers to. For example:

Perhaps you live in Ward 7...
* Will the Board help Benning residents decide what collections go intotheir new library? What happened to the quotes idea for inside andoutside of the building?
http://tinyurl.com/dcpl-benning

* What's the latest in regards to Francis Gregory? Is the designprocess working in that community... why was there no design charette? http://tinyurl.com/dcpl-frangreg

* Anacostia's construction has started, but what is taking so long...are the walls up yet? http://tinyurl.com/dcpl-anacostia

Perhaps you live in Ward 8...
* Clearly the community is not happy with the proposed WashingtonHighlands library designs. How will the Board direct DCPL leadership towork with the local ANC's to help them get to a solution the whole Wardcan appreciate?

* What is the timeframe for moving the Parklands-Turner kiosk across thestreet into storefront that neighbors Giant and will the Board ask DCPLto keep the kiosk open until the move happens?

Perhaps you are a Friends of the Library groupor want to start one...
* How is the Board directing DCPL to help reinvigorate and promote thework of the Friends groups? Is there a way to streamline the process tohelp get Friends groups off the ground quickly at all the libraries?

Perhaps you are want to know about ourcentral library, King Memorial Library...
* Will the Board seek to put an active effective literacy trainingprogram into our central library and get help to use the wide base ofliteracy agencies in the City to foster this program using thespace/materials resources in the King Memorial Library?
http://www.dclibrary.org

ASK YOUR QUESTIONS EXPECT FEEDBACK FROM THEBOARD THAT REPRESENTS YOUR LIBRARY


For more Congress Heights and River East news visit The Congress Heights Examiner website, http://www.examiner.com/x-13507-Congress-Heights-Community-Examiner



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