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From YouTube: Committee on Ways & Means on May 1, 2018
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Dockets #0566-0565 - Fiscal Year 2019 Budget: Boston Public Library
A
Like
to
remind
you
that
this
is
a
taped,
excuse
me
brought
and
broadcast
both
on
our
CN
channel
82
Comcast
channel
8,
Verizon
1964
and
streamed
at
Boston
God
gov,
backslash
city
Council,
TV
I'd,
ask
folks
in
the
chamber
to
silence
their
electronic
devices.
At
the
conclusion
of
the
departmental
presentation
and
questions
from
my
colleagues,
we
will
take
public
testimony.
There's
a
sign-in
sheet
to
my
left.
A
We
ask
that
you
check
the
box
if
you
wish
to
testify
state
your
name
and
the
affiliation
and
residence
I'd
like
to
encourage
our
residents
to
engage
in
this
process,
whether
it
is
here
in
the
chamber
or
at
home
to
take
a
few
minutes
and
by
giving
testimony
for
the
record-
and
you
can
do
this
in
several
ways
you
can
come
to
a
hearing
and
sign
up
to
testify.
You
can
come
to
a
hearing
scheduled
for
June
5th
between
2:00
and
6:00
p.m.
which
we
will
take
exclusively
public
testimony.
A
We
are
here
in
order
of
their
arrival
with
my
colleagues,
city,
councilor,
district
city,
councillor,
ed
Flynn
city,
councillor,
at-large,
Michael
Flaherty,
and
to
my
immediate
left,
City
Council,
at-large,
Aneesa,
sabe,
George
and
district
city
councillor
Josh
sake
is
joining
us
as
well
with
that
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
the
president
Leonard.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
want
to
just
say.
As
I
said,
we
love
our
libraries.
You
guys
do
a
great
job
and
it's
a
tribute
to
you
and
your
team.
Thank
you.
A.
B
Good
afternoon,
mr.
chairman,
thank
you
for
your
welcome
good
afternoon.
Members
of
the
City
Council
Ways
and
Means
Committee
and
other
council
members
in
attendance
are
joining
us
later.
We
are
here
today
for
the
hearing
on
the
city
of
Boston
budget
appropriation
for
the
Boston
Public
Library
as
a
department
of
the
city
of
Boston.
B
Let
me
begin
by
introducing
my
colleagues
here
at
the
table
and
then
I'd
like
to
offer
some
opening
remarks
to
my
immediate
left
is
Ellen
Donahey,
chief
financial
officer
and
then
Michael
Cole,
fir'd,
director
of
library
services
to
my
right,
Eamonn,
Shelton,
Director
of
Operations
and
my
far
right,
Laura
ermm
sure
chief
of
collections,
so
I'm
happy
to
report
that
as
I
near
completion
of
my
second
full
year.
In
this
position
as
president
of
the
Boston
Public
Library,
the
library
is
strong.
B
Our
collections
and
services
remain
in
demand
across
the
city
and
state
and
in
particular
the
most
recently
renovated.
Spaces
are
the
most
used
spaces
as
they
are
inviting
warm,
welcoming
and
dynamic
and
open,
while
the
library
marked
170
years
last
month
since
the
Charter
was
signed
into
law
by
this
body.
B
The
library,
however,
is
strongest
when
it
holds
all
aspects
of
its
mission
in
perfect
balance,
services
of
the
Central
Library
Services
at
branches,
services
to
scholars
and
researchers,
but
services
to
those
most
in
need
in
our
society
as
well,
services,
online
and
in
digital
form,
as
well
as
via
the
printed
word
and
in-person
collections.
That
span
the
rarest
of
the
rare,
the
most
popular
reading
materials
of
the
day.
B
While
you
have
a
13
page
document
in
your
packets,
covering
a
range
of
accomplishments
for
FY
18
and
the
list
of
priority
goals
for
FY
19
I
would
like
to
reference
some
major
highlights
of
the
last
year.
First,
the
new
Chinatown
branch,
a
temporary
location
which
opened
in
February
of
this
year
and,
of
course,
the
first
full
year
of
the
completed,
renovated
and
reopened
to
make
a
plain
branch
which
shaft
right
to
the
top
of
the
most-used
branch
in
the
system.
B
New
initiatives
also
include
the
addition
of
an
outreach
worker
who
is
a
social
worker
funded
by
the
Boston
Public
Library
and
the
Department
of
Neighborhood
Development.
That
person
is
an
employee
of
Pine
Street
in
addressing
the
needs
of
patrons
in
crisis,
particularly
those
experiencing
shelter
and
housing
challenges
with
new
demand
and
expectations.
B
Many
of
our
internal
departments
would
like
to
see
increased
support,
which
is
the
largest
driver
behind
our
overhaul
of
the
film
through
and
fundraising
capacity
for
the
library,
though
last
year
has
been
taken
up
with
assessment
and
planning,
and
in
the
coming
months
we
will,
through
our
trustees,
move
from
strategy
to
implementation.
All
with
the
goal
of
increasing
the
amount
of
private
donations
that
go
to
support
the
library
which
is
supplemental
to
the
budgets
that
you
have
in
front
of
you
today,
switching
back
to
capital
projects.
B
Work
is
currently
ongoing
for
the
branches
of
Parker,
Hill
and
Dudley,
as
well
as
the
next
project
of
the
central
library,
a
renovation
of
the
rare
books
department
in
the
Johnson
building.
We
have
also
completed
a
programming
study
at
the
Adam
Street
branch
and
are
proceeding
to
the
design
stage.
In
fact,
the
kickoff
meeting
for
that
projects
design
is
this
evening.
B
We
are
near
the
end
of
the
design
process
for
the
rasa-lila
branch
and
should
be
able
to
proceed
into
construction
forthwith.
We
are
continuing
to
do
joint
planning
with
the
city's
office
of
economic
development
and
the
BPD
a
imagine
Boston.
Regarding
improvements
in
the
upins
corner
neighborhood,
which
include
an
anchor
project
for
a
new
library
space.
B
We
will
shortly
begin
a
programming
study
for
the
fields,
corner
branch
and
more
minor,
but
nonetheless
substantial
interior
and
exterior
projects
at
lower
Mills,
South,
Boston,
South,
End
and
West
Roxbury
branches,
for
which
we
have
just
selected
as
a
designer,
and
this
work
will
continue
in
the
next
fiscal
year
as
we
look
ahead
to
next
year's
FY
19
capital
budget.
The
one
currently
before
the
council,
in
addition
to
work
in
progress
that
I
have
mentioned.
B
In
particular,
project
expenditures
for
FY
19
in
the
capital
budget
are
now
projected
at
just
over
26
million
dollars
with
a
five-year
projection.
Now
totaling
128
million
dollars
again
an
increase
over
this
time
last
year,
and
we
are
grateful
to
the
mayor
and
the
senior
staff
for
that
commitment
to
the
library.
These
increased
amounts
include
significant
additions
for
the
Adams
Street
and
Roslindale
branch
projects
to
take
account
of
recent
programming
and
design
work,
as
well
as
updated
cost
estimates
in
other
areas.
B
The
library
will
launch
its
redesign
of
a
public
web
site
later
this
month,
the
first
major
overhaul
in
in
over
10
years.
Our
work
continues
on
bringing
our
historical
and
special
collections
under
intellectual
control
and
continuing
to
make
those
collections
accessible
online
at
digital
Commonwealth
org,
a
statewide
project
of
the
Boston
Public
Library.
B
Counselor,
you
have
great
stuff.
Thank
you
thank
you
and,
as
we
now
turn
to
the
operating
budget
before
you
today,
what
you
will
see
is
a
2.3
percent
increase
in
the
city
of
Boston
allocation
for
the
library.
This
is
effectively
a
maintenance
budget
with
two
specific
areas
of
increase.
A
hundred
and
fifteen
thousand
dollar
increase
to
the
collections
budget
and
a
hundred
and
eighteen
thousand
dollar
increase
to
our
IT
and
equipment.
Lease
purchase
allocation.
B
Additional
changes
at
the
line-item
level
reflects
some
minor
changes
and
reclassification
of
some
expenses.
These
maintenance
commitments
and
increases
build
on
the
FY
18
additions
in
the
areas
of
security,
Neighborhood
Services,
specifically
with
the
addition
of
Chinatown
collections
and
facilities.
We
look
forward
to
your
comments
and
questions
and
hope
for
an
ultimate
vote
in
favor
of
passing.
This
year's
FY
19
budget
Thank
You.
Mr.
chairman,
thank.
A
You
very
much
president
Leonard
we've
since
been
joined
by
district
city,
councilor,
Kim
Janey,
as
well
as
council
president
and
aundrea
Campbell.
You
mentioned
in
your
opening
remarks
about
an
outreach
worker.
I
first
is
that
the
only
added
staff
and
B?
What
does
the
outreach
worker
do
and
how
are
they
deployed
all.
B
In
addition,
we've
repurposed
a
vacant
librarian
to
work
on
Health
and
Human
Services
issues
more
broadly
and
continue
to
offer
resources
to
to
those
communities
in
need
and
to
your
question
about
additional
staff.
Our
personnel
levels
are
essentially
flat
from
last
year
into
this
year,
although
we
continue
to
look
for
vacancies
that
have
occurred
and
repurposed
them
where,
where
possible,
in
many
cases,
upon
completion
of
bargaining
obligations
with
our
with
our
labor
colleagues,
great.
A
D
A
D
The
services
we
contract
out
are
are
eight
the
larger
contracts
of
the
HVAC
system
and
the
security
guards
I
would
suggest
you
look
at
the
last
one,
two,
three
four
numbers
together.
Some
of
that
is
less
an
increase.
It's
not
as
large
of
an
increase,
as
you
would
think
simply
because
we're
reallocating
some
costs
that
we
had
up
higher
in
repair
of
buildings
down
to
contracted
services.
A
E
We
had
a
need,
and
so
most
recently
we've
deployed
security
officers
out
at
the
Dudley
I
mean
I'm,
sorry,
not
the
Dudley,
the
uplands
corner
branch
and
what
we
try
to
do
is
based
on.
When
we
have
a
rise
in
incidents
or
issues,
we
rotate
the
guards
in
and
out.
We've
also
more
recently
allocated
some
of
those
additional
hours
to
Mattapan,
where
we've
increased
security
and
brought
in
a
second
guard
for
certain
hours.
D
A
B
Correct
the
all
of
the
legislative
steps
required
to
allow
us
to
increase
the
board
up
to
15
members
from
nine
were
completed
over
the
course
of
the
last
year,
and
our
board
has
formed
a
nominating
subcommittee.
Its
full
title
is
development,
governance
and
nominating
and
is
in
close
collaboration
with
the
mayor's
office
regard
to
how
to
proceed
on
filling
those
seats.
Appointment
is
at
the
discretion
of
the
mayor.
F
Thank
You
council,
co-moh,
Thank
You
president
minute
I
know:
we've
talked
several
times
about
the
Public
Library
in
Chinatown
it
opened,
as
you
know,
February
2018.
It
was
the
first
time
the
neighborhood
has
had
a
library
in
50
years
and
I
believe
it's
about.
10,000
people
have
gone
there
since,
what's
the
latest
on
I
know,
it's
temporary.
You
guys
have
done
a
great
job
as
as
has
the
mayor
in
locating
the
library
there,
but
what's
the
status
of
a
permanent
library
for
the
for
the
neighborhood,
so.
B
B
The
existing
space
at
the
China
trade
center
is
a
three
to
five
year
lease
with
the
BPD,
a
and
in
the
capital
budget
for
FY
19
in
front
of
you,
you
see
a
project
to
conduct
site
selection
for
a
for
a
new
permanent
home
for
for
the
branch
library
in
Chinatown.
There
are
a
couple
of
sites
that
have
been
under
consideration
in
including
one
that
was
strongly
reported
in
the
press
as
a
development
led
initiative.
B
B
F
You
and
I
I've
been
in
contact
several
times
with
the
Friends
of
the
South
End
library
and
have
been
there
several
times
talking
to
them.
They
are
asking
for
our
support
for
the
allocation
of
$350,000
to
complete
the
second
phase
of
the
renovation
of
the
branches
downstairs
interior.
It
does
need
a
lot
of
work.
It's
an
excellent
library.
It's
a
lot
of
people,
use
it.
People
from
that.
The
role
people
from
villa
victoria,
it's
very
diverse-
is
there
any
chance
that
we
could
get
that
funding
for
the
second
phase,
so.
B
The
current
status
of
the
two
projects
that
are
now
listed
in
the
capital
budget,
with
respect
to
the
South
End,
includes
the
132
thousand
dollar
allocation
for
the
phase.
One
interior,
renovations
and
Emin
can
give
us
an
update
on
the
specifics
of
that
in
a
second,
but
we
have
just
completed
designer
selection
and
that
project
will
will
kick
off
in
the
coming
months.
B
Additionally,
there
is
now
$100,000
allocation
for
a
programming
study
to
plan
out
exactly
what
the
long-term
best
path
for
renovation
of
the
full
library
should
be.
We
are
certainly
not
closed
to
the
idea
of
additional
early
actions
such
as
the
Phase
two
items,
if
you
will
that
you
have
referenced,
and
the
Friends
of
the
South
End
library
in
particular
are
to
be
commended
for
their
additional
local
fundraising
that
they
have
done
to
supplement
the
the
numbers
that
we've
already
talked
about
at
this
point
in
time.
B
B
F
South
End
in
South
Boston
have
two
of
the
oldest
libraries
across
across
the
city,
so
I
hope
that
we
can
put
them
on
a
plan
for
a
new
library,
sometime
and
I
think
both
communities
deserve
it
then.
My
final,
my
final
point
is
I,
see
the
the
workers.
A
lot
of
them
asked
me
workers
and
they're
dedicated,
they're,
hardworking,
very
professional.
F
G
You
mr.
chairman,
and
thank
you,
president
and
your
team
job
you've
been
doing
over
the
last
couple
years
how
to
believe
it's
been
two
but
really
from
the
programming
perspective
in
I.
Remember
sort
of
talking
you
when
you
were
going
through
the
process
for
the
position.
It's
not
just
about
the
bricks
and
mortar
libraries
are
like
in
the
Millat.
G
So,
in
the
partnerships
that
are,
there
have
been
tremendous,
particularly
through
the
programming,
whether
it's
you
know,
the
adult
literacy,
the
storytimes,
the
arts
and
crafts,
the
baking
classes
bringing
in
guest
speakers
authors
to
hopefully
inspire
the
next
generation
of
writers,
so
so
kudos
to
the
job
that
you're
doing
we're
lucky
to
have
you
here
in
Austin
and
as
well
as
your
team.
So
just
what?
G
If
I'm,
the
one
says
like
you
know,
I
think
you're
doing
a
tremendous
job
in
and
I
see
it
because,
as
a
citywide
council
I
go
to
a
lot
of
the
events
across
the
city
and
libraries
are
a
big
focal
point
of
of
all
of
our
neighborhoods.
So
so
we
keep
up
the
great
work.
Thank
You
councillor,
I
want
to
touch
base
on
happens
with
my
kids,
so
my
boys
are
over
PCI
and
they
no
longer
have
the
books.
They
have
iPads.
So
that's
all
you
know
hardcover
softcover,
converting
to
iPad
phenomenon.
B
H
H
If
you
compare
that
to
the
previous
12
months,
our
digital
collections,
the
circulation,
grew
16%
and
what's
even
more
interesting
as
the
unique
users
continue
to
grow,
that
we
have
over
18
percent,
more
people
that
are
coming
in
using
the
collections
and
when
I
talk
about
our
digital
or
econ
tent,
it
includes
ebooks
and
downloadable
audio
books
and
streaming
video
and
music.
The
the
highest
category
is
ebooks,
but
a
close
second
is
downloadable.
H
Audiobooks,
that's
and
that's
continuing
to
grow
a
lot
of
people
as
they
are
on
the
move
in
transit
are
tending
to
listen
to
their
audio
books
along
with
podcasts
and
other
digital
media.
So
we're
continuing
to
see
demand
far
outpace.
What
we
have
in
our
collections
budget
and
the
increase
to
our
budget
is
going
right
to
our
digital
content.
That
was
the
foundation
of
one
of
our
request
for
the
increase
we
see
year
after
year.
As
more
people
are
learning
about
our
collections,
we
have
a
harder
time
being
able
to
keep
up
with
the
demand.
H
So
right
now,
if
you
went
on
to
our
website
and
requested
an
e-book
you'd
you'd
have
anywhere
from
2
to
58
day,
wait
on
what
you're,
what
you're
looking
for.
So
we're
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
manage
the
scope
of
what
everyone
is
asking
for.
So
we
can
deliver
the
the
content
and
the
collections
and
as
fast
as
possible,
managing
how
fast
it's
growing,
I
think.
B
The
pattern
we're
seeing
is
that
it's
it's
not
purely
a
move
to
digital
instead
of
the
printed
or
the
physical,
but
it's
in
addition
to,
and
so
that's
part
of
the
challenge
that
Laura
had
and
our
team
has
in
terms
of
of
keeping
that
balanced.
The
other
components
of
the
technological
aspects
of
our
services
then
are
obviously
in-person
for
many
of
our
population.
The
library
is
the
place
where
they
go.
To
use
a
computer
learn
how
to
use
an
iPad
get
online.
G
G
We
got
the
safe
needle
disposals,
coinciding
with
just
colleague,
city
councilor,
our
sake,
and
we
just
had
the
council
passed,
making
registration
voter
voter
registration
forms
available,
so
libraries
are
sort
of
that
melting
part
of
our
communities,
but
which
raises
the
issue
around
security
and
safety
they're.
Also
those
that
use
libraries
to
prey
on
children
and
to
to
be
purveyors
of
poison
and
to
use
technology
to
to
you
know
sort
of
perpetrate.
You
know
you
know
their
their
bad
behavior,
I
guess
on
others.
So
what
are
we
doing?
G
Interns
are
and
I
know
we
sort
of
the
central
which
is
sort
of
the
mothership,
which
is
over
the
copper
II
and
the
issues
that
we
deal
with
over
there.
But
individual
branch,
libraries
in
our
neighborhoods
parents
need
the
assurances
that
their
children,
while
going
there
after
school
and
we
had
miss
Fleming
who
I
saw
this
morning,
actually
voting.
G
She
was
to
throw
the
Flint
kids
out
of
the
South
elibrary
priority
kids
out,
but
she
was
a
stickler
for
making
sure
that
if
you're
there
you're
there
paying
attention
you're
there
to
do
your
homework
you're
there
to
learn
she's
there
to
help
you
and
if
someone's
up
there
coming
in
to
goof
around
or
to
be
involved
in
some
other
type
of
activity.
You
know
she
threw
a
straight
out
on
Broadway.
Is
that
still
happening
in
our
local
branch,
libraries
and
and
do
we
have
a
secure
facilities?
Yeah.
B
I
think
a
couple
of
points
one.
This
is
always
a
concern.
How
do
we
balance
being
welcoming
and
free
to
all
and
making
that
every,
but
at
the
same
time
ensuring
that
both
our
staff
and,
where
necessary,
a
contracted
guard
service
are
present
so
that
any
inappropriate
behavior
by
patrons
just
isn't,
isn't
tolerated
and
we
recently
hired
a
position
that
had
been
vacant
for
some
time,
which
was
a
manager
of
system-wide
security?
Who
is
taking
a
new
look
at
many
of
the
procedures
and
processes
that
we
have
in
place
to
ensure
that
they
are
current?
B
They
are
up-to-date
that
we
can
say
with
certainty.
We
have
the
right
resources
in
place
where
they
need
to
be.
You
know.
The
notion
of
a
library
is
a
safe
space
is
one
that
is
precious
to
us
and
one
that
we
must
continue
to
to
see
maintained.
We
have
recently
reengaged
with
some
staff
groups
around.
Do
they
have
the
skills?
Are
they
trained
on
all
of
the
procedures
to
ensure
that
they
can
do
what
in
what
today
would
be
the
equivalent
of
what
miss
Fleming
did
and
in
in
the
example
that
you
reference.
G
An
answer
is
probably
more
opining
that
just
give
some
thought
to
ways
that
you
could
be
sort
of
a
creative
partner
or
a
problem.
Solver
with
you
know,
when
a
facility
that
has
an
adjacent
parking
lot,
maybe
we
can
make
that
a
two-level
parking
lot
or
maybe
we
can
allow
folks
to
use
it.
You
know
at
night
and
weekends
when
the
library
hours
are
not
there
to
help
with
the
parking
crunch,
maybe
putting
a
second
level
on
for
some
affordable
residential
indoor,
maybe
a
local
business
that
could
fit
on
the
first
floor.
G
Maybe
a
coffee
shop,
or
something
like
that.
So
so
again,
just
thinking
out
like
that's
what
all
you
know
with
the
development
boom
that
we're
experiencing
in
the
city
and
the
number
of
it's
you
know
we,
the
city
we
own.
A
lot
of
you
know
key
property
that
could
could
play
a
role
and
all
that
and
we
could
also
derive
a
revenue
stream
to
help
fund
the
programming
as
well.
So
I
just
want
us
to
sort
of
think
strategically
and
think,
like
a
sort
of
a
real
estate.
Brain
would
I
guess
around
our
facilities.
G
Not
just
you
guys.
It's
it's
our
health
centers
outside
community
centers,
it's
all
the
property
that
the
city
owns.
We
should
be
thinking
a
little
bit
outside
the
box
as
to
how
we
could
sort
of
maximize
that
potential,
around
parking
and
affordable
housing
and
job
creation
and
small
local
businesses
to
again
continue
the
great
work
that
that
libraries
do
for
our
city
in
our
neighborhoods.
We.
B
Would
call
that
mixed-use
development
and
we're
grateful
for
your
encouragement
and
councillor
Baker's
encouragement
on
that
front.
The
most
likely
projects
to
explore
that
at
a
in
the
near
term,
are
the
uplands
corner
and
the
possible
new
Chinatown
site.
So
we
think
that
absolutely
has
a
role
as
a
model,
the
model
but
a
model
for
future
library
development,
and
we
know
that
other
city
departments
are
interested
in
further
exploring
that
too,
both
with
us
and
with
the
with
the
community
at
large.
So
we
will
very
much
stay
close
to
those
ideas.
Thank.
G
I
You
cheering
thank
you
all
for
being
here,
there's.
Actually
a
I
was
interviewed
for
speaking
to
councillor
Flaherty's
point
about
the
mixed
use
and
future
development.
There
was
a
design
competition,
a
competition
through
the
Federal
Home
Loan
Bank
of
Boston
and
working
with
the
South
Boston
and
DC,
as
well
as
the
library
on
developing
some
creative
ideas
there.
So
it's
exciting
that
people
are
actively
thinking
about
it
and
participating.
I
am
just
curious
with
a
couple
questions.
Just
follow-up
questions.
Just
some
stuff,
that's
been
asked
already:
the
security
contract
for
the
library
system,
that's
contract.
I
And
then
there
was
I
know
looking
through
some
of
my
notes
from
the
last
two
budget
hearings
with
with
the
library
services,
there
was
some
training
that
was
happening
with
security
services
as
it
relates
to
vulnerable
populations.
You
know,
we've
talked
a
little
bit
about
those
experiencing
homelessness
and
those
an
act
of
addiction.
You
talked
a
little
bit
more
about
that
training,
how
it
has
been
rolled
out
to
staff
system-wide
and
then
specifically
about
needle
pickup
and
disposal.
I
know
some
staff
at
one
point
was
changed
trained
and
I'm
wondering
if
that's
changed
over
time.
I
E
Sure
so
let
me
just
take
the
the
needle
pick
up
specifically.
So,
as
as
you
mentioned,
we
had
a
voluntary
training
for
our
staff
on
narcan,
on
the
use
of
narcan,
and
at
that
training
they
were
given
narcan
and
they
they
could,
at
their
discretion,
use
it
in
locations
and
that's
something
we
look
to
continue
to
do
more.
Recently.
E
As
of
around
December
of
last
year,
January
of
this
year,
we've
actually
installed
needle
pick
up
boxes
at
each
of
our
locations
at
all
of
our
sharps
containers
at
all
of
our
locations
in
all
restrooms
in
Central
Library,
we
still
have
staff
trained,
specifically
custodial
staff
trained
in
picking
up
and
disposing
of
needles
safely,
but
this
also
gives
another
avenue
where
there's
actually
an
outside
vendor
that
come
in
and
pick
up
the
sign
and
empty
these
needles
for
patrons
to
use
them
directly
in
order
to
dispose
of
them
directly.
So
there's.
E
E
So
it's
its
initial
I'll
have
to
get
the
figures
for
you
after
the
meeting
today,
but
it's
an
initial
pilot
program,
we've
just
rolled
out
and
basically
the
cost,
there's
an
upfront
cost
in
the
installation
and
then
the
cost
is
in
the
annual
pick
up
and
so
far
we've
had
sort
of
a
limited
annual
pick
up
because
it's
just
started.
I.
E
Sorry,
it's
based
on
the
pickup
so
on
right
now,
we've
we
initiated
as
a
annual
pick
up
and
we're
gonna
increase
it
as
needed
at
the
various
locations.
We
have
some
locations
where
we
haven't
had
any
pickups
at
all,
since
we
haven't
had
to
empty
them
at
all
since
December,
and
then
we've
had
a
couple
of
locations
where
we've
had
to
clean
them
out
more
more
frequently
and.
E
I
J
E
E
We,
the
new
program
installed
all
of
these
sharps
containers
in
the
public
restrooms,
but
prior
to
that
we've
had
sharps
containers
in
our
facilities,
but
in
the
back
of
house
and
we're
as
custodians
or
others
would
pick
them
up
and
dispose
of
them,
and
we
work
closely
with
the
various
city
agencies
to
come
and
replace
them
now
that
we
have
them
in
all
the
public.
Restrooms
we've
moved
over
to
a
contract
service,
I'd.
I
E
K
Broadly
sure,
so
for
staff
training,
we've
recently
launched
several
initiatives.
We've
been
providing
more
volunteer,
narcan
training
for
all
staff
system-wide.
We
have
initiated
some
active
bystander
training
for
all
staff.
We
are
bringing
in
conflict
de-escalation,
training
which
we've
also
extended
to
our
contract
security
officers,
so
they
will
be
participating
in
that
training
as
well,
and
also
some
youth
mental
health
workshops
for
our
youth
services.
Staff.
We've
also
updated
our
appropriate
library
use
policy
and
posted
that
as
a
tool
for
staff
to
be
able
to
visually.
K
Let
people
know
if
they
are
breaking
the
appropriate
use
policy
and
we
are
continuing
to
update
our
incident
report
process
and
our
incident
report.
We
are
continuing
to
provide
instant
report,
training
to
all
staff
and
especially
new
staff.
We
created
a
video,
so
they
can
watch
it
online,
but
also
to
do
in-person
trainings
and
we've
improved
the
response
time
to
any
incident
report
so
that
more
managers
are
involved
in
receiving
the
incident
reports
and
are
responding
faster
and.
K
The
I
can
get
you.
The
exact
percentages
at
a
certain
point
of
the
narcan
training
is
volunteer
and
we've
been
having
good
response
to
that.
The
active
bystander
training
we
have
in
large
groups
and
those
are
all
largely
filled.
The
trainings
we
have
scheduled
so
I
think
we're
doing
a
very
good
job
and
there's
a
lot
of
interest
there
and
the
conflict.
The
escalation
trainings
are
a
smaller
group,
but
they
have
all
been
filled
as
well,
so
we'll
be
adding
some
of
those
so
you'd,
like
numbers.
L
Thank
You
mr.
chairman
David
team,
great
to
see
you
all
I
have
a
couple
questions
that
I've
been
touched
on
a
little
bit
already
number
one
on
the
central
branch
in
Copley
and
Eamon.
This
may
be
best
to
you,
but
whoever
around
security
I
know
you
mentioned
that
you've
added
the
outreach
worker,
which
is
great,
and
it's
been
very
well
received
in
the
neighborhood.
So
thank
you
for
that.
But
you
know
I
regularly
get
calls
emails
visits
to
my
office
hours
in
the
neighborhood
about
activity,
particularly
on
a
Blagdon
Street.
L
You
know
on
the
side
at
all
hours
of
the
day,
but
particularly
at
night,
not
just
loitering,
but
drug
use,
drug
sales,
so
I'm
curious.
What
the
protocol
is
for
our
contracted
security
there
on
you
know,
are
they
patrolling
on
the
outside?
It's
just
the
inside.
At
what
point
are
they
calling
the
Boston
Police
for
assistance
to
remove
people
on
trespassing
issues?
That
sort
of
thing
sure.
E
So
yeah,
so
we
have
security.
The
contracted
security
in
the
building
their
primary
responsibility
is
the
inside
of
the
building,
although
they
do
patrol
outside.
That's
less
so
at
night
in
regard
to
their
collaboration
or
coordination
with
BPD
its
daily.
Our
contract
manager
has
a
great
relationship
with
d4
police,
I
would
say:
we've
actually
worked
quite
a
bit
with
them
on
efforts
to
clean
up
and
clear
up
some
of
the
issues
that
we've
been
having
overnight.
E
E
L
Think
that's
and
I
don't
know
if
that's
a
contract
or
a
funding
issue
or
whatever
it
is,
but
I
certainly
think
you
know
during
the
day
and
making
sure
our
patrons
and
everyone
inside
the
library
you
know
as
having
a
safe
environment
is
certainly
important,
but
you
know
if
we
do
have
a
staff
available.
Obviously
the
doors
are
locked.
You
know
walking
around
you
know
I
think
would
be
very
helpful.
I
live
a
few
blocks
away
and
walking
through
you
know
not
just
a
couple
nights
ago.
L
You
know
I
certainly
don't
feel
unsafe,
but
I
can
see
why
some
of
my
more
elderly
neighbors
sometimes
do
and
why
it
can
be
an
issue.
So
if
it
is
feasible
under
the
current
contract,
I
would
certainly
encourage
that
after-hours.
If,
obviously
the
inside
the
doors
are
locked,
go
around
and
I
know
what
and
I've
seen
d4
out
there
a
lot
to
us
so
I,
don't
think
there's
necessarily
a
steam
blame,
but
it
is.
It
continues
to
be
an
ongoing
problem,
not
just
during
there
I
mean.
B
L
Thank
you
and
one
more
question,
a
completely
different
subject
on
capital
improvements.
You
know
I
want
to
talk
about
the
Parker
Hill
branch
in
Mission
Hill
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
responding,
I,
think
so
promptly
and
effectively
when
we
did
have
a
lot
of
neighbors
concerned
about
the
simultaneous
closure
of
Parker,
Hill
and
Dudley,
which
was
the
next
closest
facility
and
particularly
to
the
staff
and
the
librarians
at
that
branch
who
really
I
think
advocated
to
keep
some
services
going
nearby
and
partnering
with
other
organizations
in
the
neighborhood
and
I.
E
L
Great
and
I
just
say:
I
think
it's
you
know.
Perhaps
a
lesson
learned
I
understand
it's
unusual
for
the
two
branches
that
are
closest
to
each
other
to
be
closed
at
the
same
time,
but
you
know
moving
forward
if
we
are
in
situations
like
this
again,
I
think
it
sort
of
caught
everyone,
particularly
people
in
the
neighborhood
off-guard
and
again,
it's
probably
an
unusual
occurrence
that
to
such
geographically
close
branches
are
going
to
be
closed
for
the
same
period,
but
I
do
think
for
staff
for
patrons.
You
know
we
need
to
be
proactive
about
that.
L
It
was
a
little
bit
of
a
scramble
this
time
and
the
everyone
once
we
realized.
What
was
going
on
was
more
than
willing
to
help
and
it
worked
out,
but
I'd
be
nice.
We
can
avoid
that
going
forward
and
certainly
appreciate
now
what
is
going
on
in
Parker,
hell
I'm,
looking
forward
to
the
reopening?
Thank
you
Thank.
M
You
mr.
chair
and
thank
you
David
thank
you
to
your
team.
I,
really
appreciate
the
work
that
you
all
do
for
me.
Libraries
are
so
important,
certainly
was
a
big
part
of
my
childhood
and
certainly
my
adulthood,
but
as
a
child
very
much
a
safe
haven.
It's
where
I
had
to
go
every
day
after
school
was
to
my
local
branch
library
and
so
the
librarians
and
all
those
who
staff
our
libraries
are
amazing.
I'd
love
to
just
give
a
quick
shout
out
to
recent
retiree
Joyce
kill,
go.
M
Ask
and
hope
that
there
is
an
opportunity
within
this
budget
to
move
some
things
around
to
make
sure
that
we
get
that
I
was
very
encouraged.
This
morning
hearing
the
mayor
talk
about
our
libraries
at
the
Coffee
Hour
in
the
South
End.
Talking
about
how
you
know,
people
look
at
the
Copley
branch
and
then
they
look
at
all
that
the
neighborhoods
down
here,
but
there
really
shouldn't
be
a
difference
and
that
we
want
all
of
our
libraries
to
be
up
here
and
so
I
certainly
support
that
and
would
hope
that
we
could
fund.
E
So,
as
you
know,
the
Dudley
branch's
is
closed
for
construction.
The
contractors
on
board
and
they're
in
the
demolition
phase
I've
seen
some
pictures.
We
should
actually
it'd
be
great
to
share
them
that
the
building's
completely
cleaned
out
and
ready
for
a
beautiful
renovation
also
some
of
the
exterior
art
that
a
lot
of
the
community
members
had
some
concerns
about,
has
now
been
taken
down
and
stored
safely
and
we
are
set
for
a
spring
2020
reopening
of
the
Dudley
branch
library
and.
M
That's
wonderful,
I'm,
certainly
looking
forward
to
the
opening.
It
is
a
long
time
from
now,
though,
and
you
know
want
to
know
what
plans
are
in
place
in
terms
of
partnerships
in
terms
of
pop-ups
for
services.
According
to
this
fact
sheet
here,
we
know
that
the
Dudley
branch
had
the
most
Wi-Fi
session
and
a
lot
of
our
seniors
a
lot
of
residents
who
don't
have
access
to
Internet,
who
don't
have
computers,
who
cannot
read
email
without
going
to
a
library,
can't
print
something
out,
we're
utilizing
the
dudley
branch,
library
and
so
I'm.
Just
wondering.
B
Like
to
ask
Priscilla
Foley
who's
here
today,
who's
our
director
of
Neighborhood
Services,
she
oversees
all
of
the
branches
to
join
us
at
one
of
the
microphones
and
be
able
to
respond
to
that
question.
I
think
there
has
been
some
programming
similar
to
the
Parker
Hill
experience,
where
staff
and
the
Friends
group,
and
indeed
partners
in
the
community,
have
have
continued
doing
on
a
limited
basis.
Some
of
the
service
offerings
for
soul,
good.
N
Afternoon
we
were
actually
have
seen
an
increase
in
computer
usage
at
our
echo
student
branch
and
our
Grove
Hall
branch
was
just
actually
already
pretty
had
a
pretty
high
computer
usage,
and
so
we
have
seen
the
shift
of
that
to
other
branches.
In
addition,
we
have
staff
that
are
in
the
neighborhood,
still
teaching
computer
classes
and
having
book
talks
and
doing
storytime
so
using
all
of
those
amazing
services
that
are
in
the
in
the
neighborhood
still
and
staff
are
connecting
on
a
weekly
basis
with
those
with
those
community
organizations.
M
M
As
the
fourteen
point,
seven
million
dollar
project
there
were
concerns
raised
about
the
diversity
of
the
workers
there
and
also
the
MBE
and
WBE,
and
that
this
site
this
project
was
not
meeting
the
goals
and
I
was
just
hoping
that
there
was
a
plan
in
place
to
make
sure
that
we
hit
those
goals.
Can
you.
E
O
H
You
Laura,
so
most
of
our
special
collections
are
held
either
at
the
Central
Library
in
Copley
Square
or
at
our
off-site
storage
facility
in
West
Roxbury
at
the
archival
center,
and
so
we
we
address
the
preservation
of
the
material
through
the
climate
so
and
that's
the
driving
force
of
our
renovation
to
our
rare
books
just
Department.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
they're,
in
a
climate
where
the
temperature
and
humidity
is
controlled,
that
it's
steady
and
that
it's
at
the
appropriate
level
so
that
there's
no
degradation
to
the
material.
H
We
also
address
it
through
the
housing
and
the
materials.
So
if
it's
documents,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
they're
in
acid-free
folders
that
they're
in
the
appropriate
containers
that
are
going
to
protect
the
material
from
any
fluctuations
or
changes.
We
want
to
think
about
light
exposure
again
if,
depending
on
the
type
of
material,
if
it's
books
we'll
think
about
the
shelving
that
it's
on
to
make
sure
that
it's
it's
shelved
in
the
appropriate
way.
So
it's
not
breaking
the
bindings
of
the
books.
H
So
there
are
things
we've
had
for
hundreds
of
years
that
have
deteriorated
over
time,
and
so
we
have
staff
that
are
working
on
that,
whether
it's
through
paper
conservation
through
bindings,
addressing
any
damage
that
has
occurred
and
preserving
it,
and
we
also
contract
with
outside
services.
If
it's
something
that's
either
beyond
our
expertise
or
just
the
size
and
scope,
that's
something
we
need
to
address
that
way.
B
We'd
be
happy
to
consult
at
least
on
what
your
concerns
are.
I
also,
as
of
my
role,
have
happened
to
serve
on
the
city's
records
and
Archives
Commission,
and
so
there
are
other
resources
that
can
be
brought
to
bear,
depending
on
what
your
needs
are
and
and
depending
on
what
the
records
retention
obligations
are
for
the
for
the
items
in
question.
O
No
thank
you.
This
is
extremely
helpful
and,
lastly,
some
of
these
books
have
been
electronic,
like
they're,
starting
to
electronically
upload
some
of
the
materials
as
well
to
preserve
them.
That
way,
I'm
curious
as
to
what
you
do
on
your
end,
with
respect
to
sort
of
for
creating
digital
forms
of
these
books
or
your
special
collections.
So.
H
We
have
a
digitization
program,
so
we
have.
We
have
staff
within
our
within
content,
discovery
department
that
work
on
the
digitization
of
our
own
collections,
and
we
also
have
a
statewide
program
through
the
library
for
the
Commonwealth,
where
we
digitize
other
library's
materials
and
those
are
all
hosted
on
digital
Commonwealth,
which
is
a
website
that
is
accessible
freely,
where
libraries
across
the
state
have
their
collections
available
to
the
public.
So
you
can
search
across
institutions
and
find
things
depending
on
the
copyright
status.
H
O
I
You
Sharon,
so
a
couple
of
questions
now
about
library
services,
as
opposed
to
all
the
other
work
that
you
no
doubt
do
and
I
think
has
just
demonstrated
a
change
in
times.
Could
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
relationship
between
the
central
library,
the
flagship
and
the
branch?
Libraries
I
think
there's
often
sometimes
a
disconnect
between
the
two,
but
we
want
to
be
able
to
celebrate
both
both
equally.
I
K
But
the
managers
who
oversee
the
services
that
we
provide
are
generally
thinking
about
services
system-wide.
So
while
we
have
a
staff
in
neighborhood
services
that
oversee
the
staff
that
work
in
the
branches,
we
have
our
youth
services
manager,
who
is
actually
thinking
about
the
delivery
of
youth
services
across
the
entire
system
and
our
literacy
services
and
again
it's
across
the
system.
So
we
think
of
the
services
we
deliver
uniformly
across
the
entire
system
in
all
locations.
K
The
Central
Library
has
an
incredible
amount
of
resources.
With
regard
to
collections
and
some
of
the
fancy,
the
lab
and
team
central,
we
have
there,
but
it
is
a
destination
for
many
people
for
wherever
they
live
in
the
city
or
even
outside
of
the
city,
and
we
have
found
particularly
for
teens,
that
Copley
Square
is
a
bit
of
a
hub
when
they're
coming
back
from
whatever
neighborhood
school
they're
attending
they
often
land
in
Back,
Bay
station
or
comple
station
before
they
head
home
to
their
neighborhood.
K
So
they
often
we
see
them
coming
in
the
afternoon
and
use
the
resources
we
have
at
the
central
library.
But
when
we
have
our
meetings
around
services,
we
bring
our
branch
staff
and
our
central
staff
together,
so
they
can
share
their
ideas
and
share
their
the
special
resources.
We
have
at
Central
Library
with
our
branch
colleagues
and.
I
H
We
we
have
a
bit
of
a
hybrid
system,
so
we
have
a
collection,
development
department
that
manages
the
collection,
system-wide
and
so
they're
ordering
a
lot
of
the
materials.
And
then
there
are
a
library,
ins
at
every
location,
also
order
materials
for
their
locations
so
and
then
we're
in
regular
communication
with
the
staff
at
each
branch
to
talk
about
general
trends.
As
far
as
the
the
subject
matter
of
the
types
of
material
that
their
community
is
asking
for
the
language
of
the
material
that
they
might
see.
H
So
it's
a
combination
of
talking
with
the
staff
hearing
from
the
community.
Looking
at
the
data
of
where
we're
seeing
materials
moving
around
the
system
and
then
we
also
have
some
collections
that
aren't
permanently
assigned
to
any
location.
So
they
float
from
location
to
location.
If
you
check
it
out
at
Adams,
Street
and
return
it
at
West,
Roxbury
they'll
stay
there
until
it
moves
along.
So
then
we
track
that
data.
The
data
that
way
to
see
how
people
are
moving
the
collections
around
the
system.
There's.
K
So
each
each
branch
location
does
have
a
budget
to
do
their
own
programming,
especially
in
the
youth
services
area,
but
but
all
across
the
ages.
And
then
we
have
two
positions
who
work
out
of
the
Central
Library.
But
one
is
in
charge
of
adult
programming
and
the
other
is
in
charge
of
youth
programming
and
they
work
very
closely
with
the
bridge
just
to
provide
blocked
programming.
K
It
saves
us
money
and
it
also
gives
us
the
opportunity
to
bring
in
people
at
a
whether
it's
authors
or
musicians
or
whatever
program
we're
doing
and
they
can
visit
multiple
locations
and
then
it
can
be
coordinated
through
our
central
block
programming
team
and
then
send
them
out
to
all
the
individual
branches.
So.
D
D
D
D
Is
some
given
to
each
branch
both
for
programming
and
programming
support,
so
they
can
buy
the
materials
that
they
need?
Then
we
have
a
few
specific
ones
or
specialty
ones.
For
example,
over
the
last
number
of
years
through
the
foundation,
we've
received
read
your
way
to
Fenway
money,
so
the
Red
Sox
give
us
those
tickets
and
they
give
us
voters
for
hot
dogs
and
sodas,
but
we've
also
had
some
money
to
do
some
programming
around
that.
As
Michael
said,
we
do
youth
programming
and
that
I
think
was
fifty
thousand
dollars.
D
Reports,
so
if
you
look
in
the
operating
budget-
and
you
see
trust
fund
income,
that
would
tell
you
how
much
we
expect
to
spend
out
of
the
trust
funds.
We
don't
spend
all
of
the
distribution.
Every
year
we
have
approximately
just
under
two
hundred
district
trusts
about
80%
of
them
are
restricted.
Is
it
that.
I
D
I
Thing
the
central,
the
the
way
that
the
schools
budget
is.
There
are
certain
items
that
are
centrally
funded
and
that's
shows
up
in
their
budget
and
then
everything
else
goes
into
the
the
one
page
or,
if
you
could
for
our
purposes
it's
a
one
page
or
I-
think
it's
probably
a
little
bit
longer
than
that.
But
I
would
imagine
that
each
branch
librarian
has
some
autonomy
and
some
authority
over
his
or
her
budget.
So.
B
I
Which
we're
all
very
excited
about,
and
then
I
know
that
some
some
of
our
branches
are
closed
right
now
for
renovations,
which
everyone's
very
excited
about.
Do
we
have
any
libraries
that
are
cut
that
are
open
currently
that
our
understaffed
or
have
legitimate,
open
openings,
not
openings,
that
we've
decided
not
to
ever
fill
but
legitimate
openings.
There.
B
B
I
And
then
my
very
last
question
that
counsel
Jeannie's
talked
a
little
bit
about
your
handout
on
the
use
of
Wi-Fi
at
the
Dudley
branch.
We
just
generally
talk
about
the
quality
of
Wi-Fi
in
that
system
across
the
system,
knowing
that
so
many
of
our
residents
utilize,
the
public
library
to
access
the
Internet
so.
B
I
I
know
my
colleagues
advocated
for
it,
but
I
do
know
that
we've
received
a
while
here
public
testimony
about
the
desire
for
a
greater
investment
in
the
Southend
branch
and
then
there's
lots
of
excitement
around
the
renovation
at
all
the
libraries
that
are
having
work
done,
but
the
rondell
library
in
particular
I
just
want
to
I've,
told
my
constituents
that
I
would
advocate
for
that
continued
support
and
investment.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you
and.
A
I
Auction,
which
is
a
whole
lot
of
fun
I've
been
to
that
last
few
years,
and
you
know,
and
for
this
is
my
third
budget
now-
is
that
on
the
council
and
the
last
two
years,
there's
been
a
great
deal
of
of
advocacy
around
the
Chinatown
library.
So
there's
a
lot
of
happiness
that
that
is
underway,
and
this.
I
I
A
E
A
Okay,
listen.
Thank
you
very
much.
You
could
yep!
Thank
you
again
for
your
time,
testimony
for
the
panel
for
your
team
members
and
the
audience,
and
especially
for
the
staff
out
in
the
field,
the
friends
groups.
I
think
this
has
been.
You
know
a
wonderful
growth
in
the
library
system
from
where
we
were
seems
like
not
that
long
ago,
and
it
wasn't
about
eight
years
ago
we
were
talk
about
closing
branches
and
and
such
so
I
want
to.
Thank
you,
president
Leonard
and
your
team
I'm
going
to
go
to
public
testimony.
J
P
Say
this
is
much
easier,
so
chairman
CEO
mo
city
councilors.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Reviewing
the
FY
19
Boston
Public
Library
budget.
My
name
is
Alissa
cadelec
I'm,
the
president
have
asked
me.
Local,
1526
and
I
represent
the
hard-working,
asked
me
members
at
the
Boston
Public
Library.
These
are
the
library,
assistants,
the
carpenters,
the
painters,
the
laborers,
the
custodians
and
the
clerical
workers
who
show
up
every
day
to
service
the
needs
of
the
public.
P
They're
asked
to
help
everyone
who
walk
through
our
doors,
regardless
of
the
situation,
and
they
do
sometimes
it
risks
to
themselves.
You
heard
about
the
needle
pickup
I
had
one
of
my
members
who
was
stuck
by
a
needle
and
had
to
go
through
the
protocols
for
that
we
don't
ever
want
that
to
happen
again.
We
are
the
face
of
public
service
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
I.
Stand
here
today
to
ask
you
to
continue
to
support
the
work
that
we
do.
P
You've
always
shown
support
for
the
library,
and
we
ask
when
we
thank
you
for
that.
It's
not
enough.
I'll
be
the
one
to
say
it.
We
are
understaffed.
We
do
not
have
enough
staff
to
staff
our
current
facilities
as
we
talk
about
renovations.
We
don't
have
enough
staff
for
that
either.
We
are
still
understaffed
at
the
Jamaica
Plain
branch
and
we're
still
understaffed
at
the
East
Boston
branch
and
I
expect.
Unless
something
changes
in
terms
of
budget
and
advocacy,
we
will
be
understaffed
when
we
reopen
but
Dudley
when
we
open
Parker
Hill.
P
When
we
open
other
branches
in
the
future,
we
don't
have
enough
staff
to
perform
basic
maintenance
on
our
buildings,
nevermind
the
renovations
that
are
coming
through
public
facilities
last
year,
I
stated
this
or
I
sent
it
in
rather
last
year,
then
in
2009
and
2010
we
took
one
of
the
hardest
hits
in
the
City
of
Austin
for
budget
and
staffing
levels,
and
we
still
have
not
recovered
so
again.
I.
Ask
you:
ask
the
library
ask
the
mayor's
office
to
put
back
in
the
budget
more
positions
needed
for
frontline
staff.
P
Our
neighborhoods
deserve
better.
They
deserve
to
have
somebody
dedicated
to
helping
when
we
put
in
maker
spaces,
like
we
did
at
the
Jaypee
branch.
We
shouldn't
have
to
use
floaters
to
cover
that
are
rotating,
so
they
don't
get
to
know
the
neighborhoods
on
a
regular
basis
so
that
the
neighborhoods
come
in
and
they
can
see
the
same
people
day
in
and
day
out.
P
We
are
still
closing
branches
for
lunch
hours
again,
because
we
don't
have
enough
bodies
and
external
funding
should
not
be
used
to
fund
these
positions
that
are
essential
to
core
overall
functional
library.
They
should
be
paid
by
department
funding.
If
you
look
at
the
budget,
that's
put
before
you,
we
have
departmental
budgets
and
we
have
external
and
external
or
those
trustees
are
those
citywide.
Friends
are
those
other
trust
funds.
P
The
strategic
partnerships
I
think
you
heard
about
that
they'll
be
looking
for
funding,
but
our
external
funding
shouldn't
be
used
for
these
frontline
positions
and
by
frontline
I
mean
the
people
you
see
when
you
first
walk
in
the
door,
so
I
do
I.
Ask
you
to
go
back
to
the
mayor's
office
specifically
to
ask
for
the
Welcome
Services
positions
to
ask
that
they
me
moved
into
the
departmental
budget.
These
are
the
people
who
sit
at
our
front
desks
brand
new
in
the
johnson
building.
We
have
a
brand
new
welcome
services
desk
then.
P
Unfortunately,
we
cannot
staff
most
of
the
time
because
we
don't
have
enough
people
to
fill
it
or
hours
in
the
day
to
cover
that,
and
these
are
external
positions.
These
are
the
folks
who
figure
it
out.
We
need
a
sign
that
say
we
speak
Spanish
and
we
speak
other
languages
which
is
significantly
helped
with
the
visitors
that
walk
through
the
door
to
know.
Oh
I
can
just
start
speaking
to
you
in
Spanish
and
get
that
information
that
I
need.
P
We
hear
it
all
the
time,
and
yet
we
can't
fund
that,
and
we
forget
sometimes
I
think
that
these
positions
are
funded
externally.
Our
affiliates
can
decide
they
no
longer
want
to
fund
it,
and
that
will
lead
to
layoffs.
So
these
people
are
in
temporary
jobs
year
after
year.
This
was
going
I
believe
on
the
second
year
of
this,
where,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
if
those
affiliates
pull
that
funding
they'll
go
back
to
their
original
positions
and
somebody
at
the
end
of
the
day
will
walk
out
the
door
without
a
job.
P
We
can't
forget
that,
and
with
today's
city
budget
we
shouldn't
even
be
considering
that
we've
had
great
success.
Lately,
still
plenty
of
work
to
do
you
heard
about
upins
Corner,
we
can't
wait
for
a
new
uplands
Corner
branch.
We
need
temporary
space
now
the
people
who
were
working
that
building
are
doing
the
best
that
they
can,
but
they
are
suffering
and
the
neighborhood
is
suffering
I.
P
Also
we
had
we
heard
from
councillors
a
command
some
others
to
not
close
branches
that
are
adjacent
to
each
other
in
the
same
neighborhoods
going
forward
for
renovation,
it
is
a
detriment
to
the
neighborhood
and
again
our
neighborhood
communities
do
not
deserve
that
from
the
Boston
Public
Library
and
just
lastly,
again
I
asked
you
to
look
at
the
staffing
levers
for
staffing
levels.
For
the
ask
me
members
across
the
library
we
are
the
people,
as
I
said
you
see
in
painting,
you
see
them
when
you
walk
in
the
door,
they
seem
servicing.
P
A
Q
That
was
sobering,
I
guess
we're
still
in
the
honeymoon
stage.
We
are
really
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
the
friends
of
the
Chinatown
library,
and
you
know,
I'll
be
happy
to
report
to
the
rest
of
our
board.
You
know
how
many
times
the
Chinatown,
the
new
Chinatown
branch
was
mentioned.
Here
we
are
really
thrilled
with
the
new
interim
space.
You
know
it's
small,
but
it's
it's
beautiful,
it's
being
utilized.
Q
People
are
just
you
know
so
happy
to
have
library
services
in
the
community
again-
and
you
know
we're
looking
forward
to
we
hope
in
the
future
some
evening
hours
and
really
looking
forward
to
working
together
with
BPL
on
citing
and
happy
to
see
the
citing
study
in
the
capital
budget,
so
that
we,
you
know,
even
as
we
are
still
celebrating
the
new
space
that
were
continuing
to
move
the
long
term
vision
forward.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
A
R
Hello,
everyone,
Marleen
een,
hives
of
the
friends
of
the
south,
end
library
and
ten
or
eleven
years
ago.
I
was
here,
and
there
was,
and
every
year
since
this
delegation
from
Chinatown
asking
for
funding
and
just
not
getting
it
I.
This
is
where
I
met
my
co-conspirator
in
the
library
advocacy
business,
Don
Hebert,
who
was
asking
for
money
for
the
library
in
JP
and
Jonathan,
has
its
library
JP
has
its
library
and
the
South
End
library
is
on
its
way
to
a
really
nice
renovation
as
well.
R
We
first
of
all
I
really
want
to
thank
the
mayor
and
his
administration
for
making
this
extraordinary
commitment
to
the
improvement
of
the
Boston,
Public
Libraries
system
and
its
branches.
It
is
so
important.
It
is
one
of
the
few
civic
spaces
that
are
left
in
our
neighborhoods,
where
you
don't
have
to
buy
something
to
be
there.
It
libraries
are
also
places
that
rejuvenate
neighborhoods
people
want
to
move
where
libraries
are.
R
They
make
the
neighborhoods
better,
more
valuable
and
so
I
really
think
the
mayor
for
this
I
also
think
our
councillors
for
standing
up
for
their
libraries,
councillor
Janey
councillor,
Flynn
I'm,
sure
I,
know
that
councillor
Baker
is
in
full
support
of
what
we're
doing
as
well
so
IND.
Unless
and
I
want
to.
Thank
as
well.
R
R
So
the
first
phase,
as
you
may
have
heard,
was
for
there
was
an
allocation
in
the
previous
fiscal
year
of
$132,000
be
pledged
to
base
50,
and
we
raised
ninety,
and
apparently
still
some
money
is
coming
in.
What
this
shows
is
that
there
is
an
extraordinary
commitment
and
ability
to
pay
privately
for
a
great
resource
in
the
neighborhood,
such
as
a
library.
The
second
phase
of
our
two
phase
renovation
for
the
interior
is
a
more
expensive
one.
The
total
project
of
the
two
phases
would
be
is
estimated
to
be
at
about
$650,000
the
hundred
$82,000.
R
That,
for
the
first
phase,
is
on
its
way.
What
we
need
is
$350
from
the
city
in
the
budget.
It
doesn't
have
to
be
the
FY
19.
It
can
be
the
FY
2021.
The
reason
why
is
that
we
want
to
continue
raising
money
privately
this
time
from
the
business
community
that
is
I
can
guarantee
you're
ready
to
assist
in
this.
R
They
need
to
see
that
there
is
a
public
commitment,
and
this
is
what
we
would
like
you
to
insert
the
additional
three
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars
into
the
budget.
For
so
I
can
talk
endlessly
about
libraries
and
how
excited
I
am
about
what
is
happening
in
the
south
end.
But
if
you
have
any
questions,
I'd
be
glad
to
answer
it.
A
A
The
system,
so
there
is
a
commitment
from
all
of
us
to
continue
to
fund
our
libraries
and
make
them
the
safe,
welcoming
spaces
that
that
we've
grown
to
get
be
used
to.
So.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
It's
good.
Thank
you
again.
Thank
you.
David
your
team
staff
out
in
the
field,
especially
the
Honan,
danuel
and
Brighton
Library
staff,
and
this
hearing
is
adjourned.