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From YouTube: Committee on Ways & Means FY23Budget: BPL
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Dockets #0480 - 0486 - Fiscal Year 2023 Budget: Boston Public Library
Held on June 6, 2022
A
Good
afternoon,
for
the
record,
my
name
is
tania
fernandez
anderson,
the
district
7
city
councillor.
I
am
the
chair
on
ways
in
boston
city,
council
committee
on
ways
and
means
this
hearing
is
being
recorded.
It
is
being
live
streamed
at
boston.gov
for
slash,
city-council
dash
tv
and
broadcast
on
xfinity
channel
8,
rcn,
channel
82
and
files
channel
964..
A
The
council's
budget
review
process
will
encompass
a
series
of
public
hearings
beginning
in
april
running
through
june.
We
are
strongly
incur.
We
strongly
encourage
residents
to
take
a
moment
to
engage
in
this
process
by
giving
testimony
for
the
record.
You
can
do
this
in
several
ways
attend
one
of
our
hearings
and
give
public
testimony.
A
We
will
take
public
testimony
at
each
departmental
hearing
and
also
at
two
hearings
dedicated
to
public
testimony.
The
full
hearing
schedule
is
on
our
website
boston.gov
for
slash
council
dash
budget,
our
scheduled
hearings
dedicated
to
public
testimony
war
on
april
26
at
6,
pm
and
june,
2nd
at
6
pm.
You
can
give
testimony
in
person
here
in
the
chamber
vert
or
virtually
via
zoom
for
in-person
testimony.
Please
come
to
the
chamber
and
sign
up
on
the
sheet
near
the
entrance
for
virtual
testimony.
A
You
can
sign
up
using
our
online
form
on
our
council
budget
review
website
or
by
emailing
the
committee
at
ccc
dot
wm
at
boston.gov,
when
you
are
called
to
testify.
Please
state
your
name
and
affiliation
and
or
residence
and
limit
your
comments
to
two
minutes
to
ensure
that
all
comments
and
concerns
can
be
heard.
Email.
Your
written
testimony
to
the
committee
at
ccc
dot
wm
at
boston.gov,
submit
a
two-minute
video
of
your
testimony
through
the
form
on
our
website
for
more
information
on
the
city
council
budget
process
and
how
to
testify.
A
Please
visit
the
city
council's
budget
website
at
boston,
dot
gov
for
slash
council
dash
budget.
The
hearing
today's
hearing
is
on
dockets
zero.
Four,
eight
zero,
two
zero
four
eight
two
orders
for
the
fy
23
operating
budget,
including
annual
appropriations
for
departmental
operations
for
the
school
department
and
for
other
post-employment
benefits:
opeb
docket
0483
orders
for
capital
fund
transfer
appropriations,
docket
to
0484-0.8
orders
for
the
capital
budget,
including
loan
orders
and
lease
purchase
agreements.
Our
focus
for
this
hearing
will
be
boston.
A
Public
library,
our
panelists
for
today's
hearing
are
eamon,
shelton,
director
of
operations,
david
leonard
president
of
boston,
public
library,
ellen
donaghy,
chief
financial
officer,
boston,
public
library,
michael
colford,
director
of
library,
services,
boston,
public
library.
I
am
joined
today
by
my
colleagues,
counselor
ruthie
louisian
at
large
counselor
bach,
counselor,
braden,
counselor,
murphy
and
counselor
president
ed
flynn.
A
For
our
format,
the
panelists
will
be
allowed
20
minutes
to
present
and
then
we'll
go
to
our
first
line
of
questions.
Given
eight
each
colleague
will
be
given
eight
minutes
for
questions
and
answers
and
then
to
public
testimony
if
time
permits
a
second
round
and
then
closing
remarks
without
further
ado,
you
have
the
floor
for
your
presentation.
Welcome.
B
Thank
you
good
afternoon,
madam
chairperson
council,
president
and
councillors.
It's
our
privilege
to
be
with
you
to
present
on
the
boston,
public
library
and
our
operating
and
capital
budget
as
part
of
the
the
mayor's
proposed
budget
for
fy23,
I'm
joined
by
my
colleagues
here
at
the
table,
but
also
a
number
of
colleagues
in
in
the
audience
who
will
be
on
hand.
Should
we
have
particular
questions
pertinent
to
their
expertise.
B
B
Okay,
thanks
I'll
I'll
cue
them
up
verbally,
so
just
to
situate
our
context.
Our
mission,
currently
is
the
boston
public
library
provides
educational
and
cultural
enrichment
free
to
all
for
the
residents
of
boston
massachusetts
and
beyond
through
its
collections,
services,
programs
and
spaces
next
slide.
Please,
the
boston
public
library
is
both
a
city
department
and
also
responsible
to
our
board
of
trustees.
15
individuals
appointed
by
the
mayor
and
we're
excited
to
welcome
two
new
trustees
to
that
group
who
have
just
been
appointed
lynn,
perry
wooden.
B
B
Within
mayor
marawu's
administration.
The
library
now
exists
as
part
of
the
human
services
cabinet,
although
I
should
note
that
we
don't
stop
being
an
arts
and
culture
organization
just
because
we
have
moved
from
one
cabinet
to
the
other,
but
we're
particularly
excited
about
the
opportunity
to
engage
with
other
partners
and
other
city
departments
that
are
deeply
engaged
in
work
that
affects
the
life
of
the
residents
of
the
city
of
boston.
B
Next
slide,
please
and
again
just
a
little
historical
context.
We
are
over
170
years
old
as
an
institution
first
chartered
in
1848,
the
first
library,
the
first
large
municipally
funded
public
library
in
the
us
first
to
have
a
branch
first
to
have
a
dedicated
children's
library
and
a
founding
member
of
the
association
of
research
library.
B
Our
collections
are
estimated
at
between
21
and
23
million
objects,
one
of
the
top
three
largest
library
collections
in
the
united
states
and
our
total
staff,
if
fully
fully
filled,
would
be
about
541,
active,
full-time
and
part-time
positions.
At
the
time
of
this
presentation,
we
had
gotten
back
up
to
about
415
positions
and
we're
actively
working
on
closing
that
gap.
B
We
are
especially
focused
on
four
areas:
reading
and
literacy,
yes,
books
are
still
part
of
the
core
of
what
a
library
is,
but
more
and
more
our
physical
spaces
and
the
programs
that
occur.
There
are
part
and
parcel
of
the
expression
of
our
mission,
as
well
as
deep
services
and
outreach
to
the
community,
which
is
led
by
our
incredibly
dedicated
and
qualified
staff,
and
then
we
are
also
have
a
responsibility
for
the
activation
of
history,
cultural
heritage,
preservation,
digitization
and
activation
coming
out
of
kovid
covid.
B
B
B
During
this
year,
we
were
also
able
to
offer
4
300
programs
across
our
in-person,
both
at
central
and
branches
as
well
as
online,
and
saw
more
than
117
000
attendees,
perhaps
not
all
unique,
but
who
regularly
took
advantage
of
of
those
programs,
and
our
use
of
our
wi-fi
digital
infrastructure
throughout
the
city
of
boston
was
also
pretty
high.
Next
slide,
please,
and
then
we
have
continued
to
make
good
on
our
commitment
to
matters
of
racial
equity
and
equity,
diversity
and
inclusion.
More
broadly,
we've
hired
our
first
equity
programs
officer
who's
with
us
in
our
staff.
B
We
have
a
team
working
on
our
new
collections
development,
our
acquisition
process
and
procedures
that
will
also
be
informed
by
equity
principles
and
the
library
as
a
city
department,
was
very
encouraged
to
participate
in
the
first
two
phases
of
the
racial
equity
and
leadership.
Training
program
of
the
city
of
boston
and
at
least
at
the
beginning,
were
one
of
the
highest
and
fastest
participating
agencies
in
that
program.
B
We're
deeply
engaged
with
the
chinatown
and
upton's
corner
planning
processes
for
projects
that
are
expected
to
deliver
a
housing
with
public
assets,
a
version
of
a
branch
renovation,
as
will
indeed
the
west
end.
We
hope,
which
is
listed
on
the
next
bullet
point
and
we're
completing
a
programming
study
at
codman
square
fields.
Corner
is
scheduled
to
go
formally
into
design.
B
The
design
process
has
started
administratively,
but
we'll
be
engaging
with
the
community
to
begin
that,
formally
in
a
public
way
in
the
august
september
time
frame,
and
then
we
have
programming
studies
at
the
south
end
north
end
and
south
boston
pending
next
slide.
Please
just
a
high
level
divisional
org
chart.
B
My
colleagues
here
at
the
table
plus
beth
prindle
who's.
The
head
of
special
collections
represent
the
major
divisions
of
the
library
in
library,
services,
operations
and
technology,
administration
and
finance
and
special
collections,
and
then
my
final
slide
just
talks
about
our
critical
next
steps.
As
we
see
them
operationally,
we
are
heavily
focused
on
filling
our
existing
vacancies
returning
to
full
hours,
which
were
very
close
to
and
continuing
to
return
to
in-person
programming
really
at
scale,
which
we
haven't
seen
for
two
years
due
to
the
covet
19
pandemic.
A
C
Thank
you
and
thank
you
to
the
administration.
Thank
you,
david
sorry,
for
for
your
presentation.
I
just
have,
and
I
I
I
apologize,
because
I
think
you,
the
public
library,
submitted
responses
to
rfis,
and
I
don't
have
them
right
now
but
mike.
Why
have
one
question
related
to
that
big
support
of
the
libraries
I
you
know
done
an
exaggeration
say
that
I
would
not
be
here
without
my
libraries,
both
lower
mills,
public
library
and
high
park
public
library.
C
I
lived
in
the
basement
of
central
public
library
my
senior
year
getting
help
applying
to
scholarships
applying
to
schools,
because
my
parents
were
first
generation
immigrants
who
had
the
vision
of
me
going
to
college
but
didn't
know
sort
of
how
that
would
happen,
and
literally
financially
it
was
a
lot
of
that
was
made
possible
via
the
resources
that
I
got
from
bpl.
So
big
fan
question
I
have
is
regarding
your
the
contracting
services
who
bpl
contracts
with
and
what
that
looks
like
and
apologies.
C
If
this
is
in
the
rfi,
I
don't
have
it
in
front
of
me
and
my
staffers
in
a
meeting.
What
does
that
look
like
in
terms
of
diversity?
In
mbwe
businesses
and
our
ability
to
really
lean
into
that
racial
equity
work
that
that
bpl
seems
to
want
to
do
how
we
leaning
into
it
with
our
dollars
and
also
our
staff.
What
what
senior
leadership
looks
like
at
vpn.
D
D
D
Our
process
to
find
people
is
we
we
talk
to
and
submit
a
list
of
what
we're
going
out
to
bid
for
what
we're
trying
to
contract
for
to
the
city
supply
diversity
program
we
reach
out
to
anyone
on
that
list,
make
sure
they
have
the
information
we
also
go
to
any
vendor
fairs
that
are
out
there.
We
just
did
promote
internally
fill
a
long
standing
backfill
for
a
contract
person
in
our
office.
D
So
I
think
that'll,
add
us
a
little
bit
of
capacity,
and
we
also
always
make
sure
that
we
check
the
state
procurement
list,
the
state
minority
certified
list,
because
oftentimes
we
find
vendors
there
that
are
not
registered
with
the
city
and
we
try
to
get
them
registered
more
recently.
Just
in
the
last
couple
of
weeks,
we
did
just
award
a
200
000
contract
to
do
some
work
at
kblic,
christine
business
library.
D
Excuse
me
to
do
glass,
enclosures
of
all
the
alcoves
there,
so
that
people
have
more
privacy
when
they're
doing
the
types
of
things
that
you
were
talking
about
meeting
with
our
folks
that
help
people
find
students,
loans
and
that
sort
of
thing
and
grants
are
down
there.
So
we
we
do
go
through
the
process
and
we
do
try
to
take
it
to
the
next
level
by
talk
by
looking
at
the
state
and
also
with
vendors
that
we
think
may
be
eligible
to
be
certified
asking
them
if
they
would
try
to
certify.
D
B
Yeah,
I
would
just
add,
I
think
that
the
percentage
of
the
dollar
spend
is
not
yet
where
we
would
like
it
to
be.
But
when
you
add
in
the
individual
contract
doors,
people
who
participate
in
our
programming
spends,
which
michael
can
certainly
talk
to
we're
looking
at
every
opportunity
to
solicit
more
either
companies
or
individuals
who
fit
the
criteria
for
the
diversity
procurement
work
that
the
city
overall
is
trying
to
do,
and
we
do
find
in
some
cases
that
they're
they're
not
registered.
B
C
You
it's
something
that
the
council
cares
about
deeply,
so
I
I
I'd
love
to
see
bpl
continuing
to
lean
into
that
work
and
also
when
it
comes
to
senior
leadership,
I'm
going
to
pivot
to
another
topic:
it's
not
really
budget
related,
but
you
know
I
was
at
the
roslindale
farmers
market
on
saturday
and
the
former
librarians.
They
would
talk
about
how
great
a
career
librarians
are.
C
B
E
In
the
past,
we
have
worked
with
simmons
university,
which
is
we
still
work
with
simmons
university,
who
has
the
locally
the
only
master's
degree
program
for
library,
library
and
information
sciences.
We
are
about
to
embark
on
a
partnership
with
them
that
we're
working
through
on
a
way
to
diversify
our
librarian
workforce.
The
library
workforce
is
not
a
very
diverse
profession
nationally,
so
we
are
working
on
with
two
tracks,
one
to
promote.
E
So
one
of
the
tracks
would
be
to
work
with
simmons
to
have
a
work
study
program
where
we
could
select
one
person
internally
and
then
one
person
externally
who
has
applied
to
simmons
both
diverse
candidates,
to
do
a
work
study.
So
they
would
work
full-time
at
the
library
and
then
also
take
courses
at
simmons
halftime.
So
that's
one
way
we're
hoping
to
diversify
the
the
work
pool.
E
As
I
mentioned
in
the
past,
we
have
worked
with
teens
in
high
schools
across
bps
talking
about
the
work
that
librarians
do
we
do
this
through
our
teen
volunteer
program,
which
is
a
very
robust
program
where
we,
it
is
a
volunteer
program
where
they
do
some
work
to
support
the
library,
but
they
also
are
learning
and
going
through
professional
development.
So
they
learn
how
to
create
their
resumes.
How
to
join
the
workforce
and
part
of
that
job
is
to
find
out
some
of
the
kinds
of
work
that
librarians
do
in
the
library.
C
Great,
thank
you
michael,
and
then
I
just
one
last
thing
is
that
I
know
a
lot
of
our
library.
Our
a
lot
of
our
libraries
have
a
lot
of
you
know
unfortunate
security
incidents,
and
so
I'm
thinking
about
roxbury
about
lower
mills
high
park,
especially
around
anti-vaxxer.
So
what
are
we
doing
on
that
front
to
make
our
library
secure.
B
So
there
are
a
number
of
of
the
branches
have
dedicated
security
personnel
or
our
officers
are
an
extension
of
our
of
our
own
workforce
and
we've
certainly
not
seen
the
same
level
of
activity
on
that
particular
topic.
Since
we
moved,
along
with
the
rest
of
the
city
of
boston,
from
mandatory
mask
wearing
to
our
current
position,
which
is
that
masks
are
recommended-
and
I
would
personally
say,
they're
highly
recommended,
but
that
has
given
some
people
at
least
their
their
personal
choice,
about
what
their
comfort
and
risk
level
is.
C
F
G
Cancer
bach
for
your
indulge
for
your
courtesy,
I'm
going
to
try
and
make
it
quick,
because
I
have
a
one
o'clock
meeting
time
to
listen
to
your
answers
on
austin
library
is
an
absolute
beautiful
gem,
very
architecturally,
interesting
with
the
wonderful
central
space
with
trees
and
all
the
rest.
It
does
look
like
it
needs
a
little
bit
of
tender,
loving
care
at
the
moment
I
was
wondering:
do
we
have
it
lined
up
in
a
maintenance
plan?
G
H
Hi
counselor
yeah,
so
we
are
looking
to
we've,
actually
retreated
the
the
wood
or
the
stain
outside
on
the
wood.
I
think
about
two
years
ago.
We
can
take
another
look
and
see
how
it's
holding
up.
I
know
that
it
is
supposed
to
patina
in
a
certain
way,
and
I
think
not
everyone
was
was
comfortable
with
that,
but
it's
possible
that
we
missed
some
spaces
during
that
re-treatment
that
we
did
a
couple
years
back.
G
And-
and
you
know,
the
courtyard's
wonderful
space
open,
look
at
the
furniture
as
well,
it's
a
little
old.
Thank
you,
and
then
I'd
also
like
to
ask
about
your
bpl
collaboration
with
bps
and
and
other
other
other
schools
and
and
day
cares.
Really
thinking
about.
Early
literacy,
like
one
of
the
biggest
challenges,
is
to
make
sure
that
our
kids,
by
the
time
they
get
to
third
grade
that
they're
proficient
readers
at
grades.
B
We
agree
that
the
third
grade
reading
indicator
is
probably
the
most
important
metric
for
reading
level
for
our
young
people.
We
just
had
a
briefing
for
our
management
team
this
morning
on
the
summer
reading
program
that
we're
heavily
engaged
in
for
this
upcoming
summer,
which
spans
0
to
18
as
the
targeted
age
groups,
whether
it's
our
early
literacy
program,
our
children's
programming
or
teen
programming,
but
michael,
can
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
partnership
aspect
of
that
work
as
well.
Thank.
E
You
counselor
yes,
so
we
early
literacy
is
actually
something
I
feel
very
strongly
that
the
library
does
a
really
good
job
with
we
see
a
lot
of
preschool
children
coming
in.
We
have
something
called
the
future
readers
club,
which
is
funded
by
our
boston,
public
library
fund,
very
generously
that
supports
this
effort,
where
we
it's
basically
an
educational
campaign
focused
at
caregivers
and
parents,
about
the
importance
of
early
literacy,
but
at
the
same
time
also
does
work
directly
with
children.
E
E
We
work
very
closely
with
the
school,
the
school
libraries
and
we're
very
pleased
to
hear
that
going
forward
that
all
of
the
boston,
public
schools
will
get
a
new
library
and
a
librarian
in
every
school.
So
that's
going
to
be
expanding
our
work
with
the
metro,
boston
library
network,
which
is
the
connected
interface
that
we
run
at
the
boston
public
library
that
connects
all
of
the
libraries
now
in
all
of
the
boston
public
schools
to
the
larger
inventory
system.
E
G
Yeah,
I'm
glad
to
hear
that-
and
you
know
I
think
also
in
terms
of
because
we
have
a
very
multilingual
community
and
early
literacy
doesn't
have
to
be
in
english,
necessarily
so
having
having
kids
books
available
in
other
languages
as
well.
So
parents
who
speak
portuguese
or
whatever
having
that
be
an
option
as
well
is,
is
something
that
reflects
the
flavor
of
our
wonderful
city.
G
B
We
were
very
happy
to
see
our
trustees
accept
the
recommendation
of
the
council
for
the
naming
of
the
children's
space
there
at
the
faneuil
branch
in
oak
square
jj's
room.
So
we
we
absolutely
commend
and
thank
the
council
for
its
work
and
that
moving
that
topic
forward
with
the
roslindale
opening
and
with
the
rare
books
department
projects,
we
did
see
supply
chain
issues
affect
the
tail
end
of
these
projects.
So
I
think,
certainly
by
the
fall
we'll
be
we'll
have
those
behind
us.
B
B
F
Council
bach,
you
have
before
thank
you,
so
thank
you
so
much
madam
chair
and
I'll
actually,
first
start
with
a
question
that
I
said,
I
would
ask
on
behalf
of
council
president
flynn,
who
had
to
go.
He
just
wanted
to
know
where
we
are
on
the
south
end
library.
You
obviously
had
it
in
your
list
as
something
for
sort
of
a
future
study,
but
I
think
he
feels
that
that
could
use
accelerating.
So
can
you
comment
on
that.
B
Yeah,
there's
there's
also
an
operational
issue
with
the
south
end
branch,
as
it
currently
exists
due
to
some
systems
failures
in
the
basement.
So
it's
currently
closed
until
we
can
resolve
those.
We,
we
have
three
programming
studies
which
I
noted
in
my
opening
remarks,
which
are
pending
capacity
at
the
public
facilities
department.
So
it's
on
their
list
as
soon
as
they're
ready
to
go
with
project
managers.
H
Yeah,
so
we
don't
have
a
date
that
we've
been
able
to
share
publicly
yet
it
was
the
end
of
april
early
may.
We
had
a
significant
flood
in
the
basement.
Unfortunately,
all
of
the
mechanical
systems,
electrical
systems,
plumbing
systems,
everything
was
submerged
in
water
and
effectively
destroyed,
and
so
we've
been
using
the
last
month
or
so
to
clean
up
to
get
temporary
power
restored
to
the
building,
and
so
our
next
step.
H
F
And
obviously,
on
in
my
district,
you
know
really
excited.
I
know.
We've
got
the
community
meeting
on
west
end
library,
I
think,
coming
up
either
this
week
or
next
week.
Obviously,
the
opportunity
to
put
housing
above
the
library
is
really
exciting
and,
and
also
I
really
appreciated
the
opportunity
to
be
involved
in
the
programming
study
that
we
had
the
last
year
and
so
looking
forward
to
the
next
steps.
F
On
that
I
I
wanted
to
ask
you
a
question
about
kind
of
where,
where
you
feel
like
we
are
on
access
for
library
users,
to
kind
of
like
research,
like
databases
and
such
like.
I
still,
I
still
am
very
concerned
about
the
number
of
just
like
articles
and
sort
of
jstor
type
world
stuff
that
if
somebody
isn't
affiliated
with
a
university,
they
don't
have
access
to
and
kind
of
curious.
B
Yeah,
so
we're
continuing
to
move
forward
with
our
plans
for
digitization
of
existing
materials
that
live
at
the
boston,
public
library.
We
continue
to
invest
in
our
online
database.
Subscriptions
we're
not
seeing
you
know
some
some
year
over
year
we
may
make
some
changes,
but
we're
we're
not
seeing
an
inability
on
our
part
to
keep
up
with
that.
The
other.
I
think
major
development
that
will
occur
this
summer
will
be
the
reopening
of
our
rare
books
and
manuscripts
department,
which
will
be
the
service
point
for
all
of
our
special
collections
for
right
now.
B
So
that's
we
have
been
able
to
do
that
in
about
three
or
four
years,
so
that
I
think,
is
another
access
point.
So
access
can
be
in
person
or
online
and
the
of
course
the
the
holy
grail
for
the
library
in
terms
of
maximum
accessibility
will
include
the
deferred
renovation
of
the
mckim
building
in
copley
square
in
the
90s
and
2000s
about
70
percent
of
the
building
was
renovated
and
brought
up
to
to
standards.
B
But
there's
another
part,
and
we
we
believe
that
the
third
floor
of
the
mckim
building
should
be
reimagined
as
a
research
center.
For
the
for
for
the
21st
century,
in
a
way
that's
accessible
to
everybody,
not
not
just
your
the
scholarly
researchers
who
we
love,
but
basically
anyone
who
wants
to
come
and
work
and
engage
with
with
our
with
our
materials.
There's
ongoing
conversations
within
the
library
world,
more
generally,
about
accessibility
of
articles
and
the
more
scholarly
or
academic.
F
Yeah,
well,
I
would
love
to
continue
to
be
a
partner
on
that.
I
think
it's
a.
I
think
we
want
to
be
like
best
in
class
and
specifically
what
you
referenced
like
being
a
bridge
for
folks
who
are
not
professional
researchers
into
the
world
of
research,
and
I
think
for
our
young
people.
You
know
as
well
being
able
to
come
and
just
have
a
really
excellent
research
experience
when
you're
in
high
school
makes
a
huge
difference.
For
you
know,
people's
ability
to
hit
the
ground
running
in
college.
I
think.
F
I
H
F
My
impression
is
that
some
of
our
sort
of
this
came
up
in
the
conversation
about
the
200th
that
some
of
our
materials
are
like
that
are
kind
of
maybe
in
a
proper
sense.
City
of
boston,
archive
materials
are
still
held
by
the
library
but
are
maybe
off-site
because
of
the
mckim
building,
and
so
I
just
would
like
to
understand
all
that
a
little
bit
better
and
make
sure
that
those
things
are
accessible.
B
Yeah
now,
with
the
return
of
materials
in
concert
with
the
reopening
of
our
books
manuscripts
department,
all
those
materials
that
might
have
been
referenced
in
that
question
are
back
on
site
and
we
have
a
an
agreement
with
the
archives
department
for
increased
collaboration,
so
that
you
know
whether
we
hold
it
or
they
hold
it.
We
we
don't
need
to
bother
the
public
with
that
distinction.
It's
really
about
access.
At
the
end
of
the
day,.
F
I
Thank
you
chair.
Thank
you,
love
libraries,
my
favorite
quote
is
always
the
one.
I
know
everyone
says
it
around
you,
but
the
albert
einstein,
one.
The
only
thing
that
you
absolutely
know
it
to
know
is
the
location
of
the
library.
I
grew
up
in
the
library
and
growing
up
in
the
70s.
There
was
no
internet.
So
you
definitely
when
your
teacher
assigned
a
project,
you
would
run
up
to
the
branch
to
make
sure
you
got
a
book
on
the
topic,
because
you
couldn't
just
google
it
and
kids
these
days.
I
Some
of
the
topics
have
been
touched
upon,
but
I'll
just
go
through.
Some
of
my
questions
can
you
give
me
some
insight
on
the
housing,
with
public
asset
initiative
with
the
newly
rehab
boston,
libraries
and
I'm
hearing
some
mixed
response
in
different
neighborhoods
as
an
at
large
counselor,
you
all
around
the
city.
So
how
is
the
overall
community
response
to
this
initiatives
and
how
many
libraries
will
be
part
of
it?
Do
you
think.
B
Those
are
the
three
that
we
are
taking
forward
to
the
next
stage
and
in
each
of
those
cases
the
com,
the
communities
are,
there's,
never
universal.
There's
never
100
unanimity
right,
but
but
in
in
general,
all
of
those
communities
are
incredibly
supportive
of
moving
forward
with
housing
with
public
assets,
which
is
our
way
of
saying
yeah
there'll
be
a
great
library
but
it'll
likely
have
some
housing
or
other
civic
civic
uses
on
the
same
property.
The
eggleston
square
exploration.
B
The
decision
was
made
based
on
community
input
there
to
go
forward
with
a
standalone
library
which,
in
that
particular
case,
will
be
able
to
celebrate
a
new
branch.
The
the
structure,
not
unlike
the
challenges
of
the
adam
street
location
that
you
mentioned,
but
there's
tremendous
green
space
opportunity,
which
I
think
we
all
have
a
new
appreciation
for.
So
I
think
we'll
do
something
really
important
there.
B
So
the
civic
use
in
some
ways
will
be
the
green
space
rather
than
rather
than
housing,
and
then
the
codman
square
programming
study
we're
not
complete
with
yet
so
that's
still
under
review,
and
I
think
that
there's
there's
a
variety
of
voices
in
that
community
both
pro
and
concerned
about
about
housing.
So
we're
taking,
you
know
pretty
thorough
exploratory
approach
in
each
of
these
cases.
I
Okay,
thank
you,
and
this
is
tied
into
the
relationship
with
bps.
I
was
a
former
bps
teacher
for
20
something
years,
always
early
childhood,
so
the
children
libraries
are
wonderful
and
wondering
how
what
is
the
plan
to
improve
the
youth
literacy
through
the
libraries
and
engaging
with
bps
the
relationship?
There
has
not
always
been
great.
I
B
Yeah,
I
mean,
I
think,
the
the
the
role
of
the
public
lab
public
librarian,
particularly
our
children,
teen
or
youth
librarians,
is,
is
different
than
the
school
librarian.
So
we
we
see
those
as
different
roles
and
will
continue
to
do
so,
but
with,
as
michael
said,
the
new
investment
by
bps
in
its
library,
librarians,
libraries
and
collections.
I
think,
there's
increased
opportunity,
certainly
the
library.
B
Now,
several
years
ago,
the
boston
public
library
took
the
step
with
the
consent
of
of
the
mayor
and
our
board
of
trustees
to
eliminate
fines,
initially
just
for
youth
and
then
for
everyone.
So
that's
a
burden
that
we
we
we're
in
the
business
of
promoting
people
reading
and
not
the
bureaucracy
that
needs
to
become
another
barrier
for
for
access.
I
Great
one
more
so
last
week,
I
have
to
admit
my
daughter
brought
me
to
the
north
end
library.
I've
walked
by
it
many
times
I
admire
the
marble
outside
and
the
chess
table,
but
had
never
walked
in
and
it's
beautiful
and
she
showed
me
the
scale
model.
I
don't
pronouncing
her
palooza
ducal
in
venice
there
and
she
brings
several
times
a
week-
students
she
babysits
to
do
their
homework
there
and
that
ties
into
something
counselor
bach
already
questioned.
B
J
You,
madam
chair,
thank
you
everybody
for
coming
out
this
afternoon
good
afternoon
david.
Thank
you
for
your
leadership
in
2010.
We're
talking
about
closing
libraries
and
some
people
are
looking
at.
Libraries
is
just
books
on
shelves
where
I've
always
looked
at
them.
I'm
sure
you
have
always
looked
at
them
as
more
communal
spaces
and
places
for
people
to
gather
so
to
change,
to
be
able
to
be
in
the
position
to
change
it
from
libraries
being
closed
to
an
investment
in
the
libraries.
Thank
you
for
adam's
corner.
J
Thank
you
for
your
work
on
field's
corner.
We're
also
talking
about
mixed
use,
which,
if
I
were
in
charge,
would
never
build
another
single
story.
Library
ever
again,
west
end
is
big.
I
was
I
was.
I
don't
want
to
say
upset,
but
I
was
a
little
dismayed
when
failed
quarter
came
out,
it
was
basically
the
housing
advocates.
That
said,
we
don't
want
housing
above
the
the
library
which
again
kind
of
conflicting
conflicting.
J
There
was
some
conflict
there,
but
the
thought
of
being
able
to
deliver
senior
housing,
I
think
especially,
is
what
we
should
be
doing
in
those
places.
So
now
we're
moving
forward
on
ephem's
corner.
I
don't
know
how
far
along
that
is.
It
seems
to
be
kind
of
caught
in
a
log
jam,
but
I
do
think
that
we
will
end
up
with
something
there
and
it
seemed
like
that
the
community
was
on
board
with
housing,
another
area
that
needs
the
housing.
So
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
for
the
last.
J
J
E
Sure
I'll
be
very
quickly:
counselor
baker
we've
always
focused
on
workforce
development
through
our
christian
business,
cyber
innovation
center
at
central
library,
and
we
we
view
that
space
as
kind
of
a
destination.
So
people
who
know
that
they're
we've
been
focusing
on
small
business
development
entrepreneurship.
E
People
who
do
want
to
help
find
a
job
and
they
know
of
the
kirsten
they'll
come
there
and
they
get
great
top-notch
service
through
amazing
partnerships
that
we
have.
But
we
recently
in
the
last
couple
of
years
created
a
new
department
called
community
learning
and
our
community
learning
department's
focus
is
really
to
be
out
in
the
community
teaching
people,
an
array
of
skills
that
are
all
intrinsically
vital
to
success
in
the
workforce
and
those
include
esl
competency.
It
includes
digital
equity
technology
training
and
then,
of
course,
the
workforce
development
piece.
E
So
this
team
we
just
hired
a
second
workforce
development,
librarian
and
a
career
counselor,
so
our
we've
always
done
a
good
job,
as
david
has
mentioned,
preparing
people
for
the
interview
process,
helping
them
to
apply
for
a
job,
helping
them
with
their
resume,
helping
them
with
mock
interviews.
Now
we're
taking
it
to
the
next
level,
where
we're
helping
them
actually
get
the
job.
B
Right
and
and
doing
so
in
conjunction
with
the
other
city
departments
that
have
more
formal
responsibility
for
workforce
development,
economic
development.
So
this
is
not
something
where
we're
reinventing
the
wheel,
but
rather
doing
doing
this
work
in
partnership
with
others.
But
my
predecessor
used
to
say
books
are
just
the
beginning
as
the
way
to
describe
the
library's
work,
and
I
think
that
speaks
to
your
point
very
much.
So.
E
To
your
other
question,
though,
about
internally
there
are,
we
are
looking
at
potential
internship
possibilities
both
with
the
library
staff,
but
also
possibly
with
we
have
our
major
caterer
contract.
So
maybe
we
can
have
some
people
come
in
and
actually
with
our
nutrition
lab
in
roxbury,
but
also
with
our
catering
company
to
find
places
for
internal
internships.
So
people
can
learn
hands-on
work.
J
B
B
While
we
work
through
that
number
we're
now
down
to
about
40
of
that
of
that
category
of
position,
so
we've
made
great
progress,
but
we
have
a
ways
to
go.
You
know
something
in
the
20
to
30
range
is
our
normal
churn
and
that
doesn't
include
say
some
of
the
part-time
positions
and
others
that
we
need
to
account
for
as
well.
They
are
across
the
entirety
of
the
enterprise.
B
So
it's
it's
librarians,
it's
library,
assistants,
it's
technical,
folk,
it's
managers
and
all
of
our
positions,
as
I
think
you
you're
aware,
do
get
posted
on
the
city
of
boston,
career
center
and
so
are
all
available.
We
we
have
been
getting
good
applicants
and
we've
had
some
amazing
new
people
join
our
staff,
so
we're
optimistic,
but
with
that
volume
of
positions
it
just
takes
time
to
work
through
the
process.
J
H
J
H
H
Currently
closed
to
the
public,
like
I
said
it
was
the
end
of
april
or
early
may
we've
what
we
sort
of
have
said
it's
several
weeks
over
the
next
couple
of
weeks.
While
we
have
the
engineering
team
cleanup
is,
is
complete,
we
will
be
able
to
strategize
and
understand
how
long
it's
going
to
take,
but
I
will
say
that
we
are
already
hearing
about
supply
chain
issues
for
some
of
that
equipment
that
electrical
equipment,
unfortunately,
was
all
all
destroyed.
Yeah.
J
And
last
comment,
david
with
the
adams
corner
library.
Thank
you
for
being
flexible.
We
were
able
to
to
save
that
tree,
which
was
which
which
produced
amazing
outdoor
space
and
and
it's
one
of
the
better
trees,
probably
in
adam's
corner,
and
I
think
it
would
have
been
a
shame
if
we
lost
it.
So
thank
you
for
that.
Also,
thank
you.
Thank
you
guys.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
A
E
Yeah,
I
think
we
will
I
can.
I
can
get
that
information
and
send
it
to
you.
We
we
do
one
of
the
pieces
of
the
early
literacy
program
is
we
have
it's
based
on
a
program
called
a
thousand
books
before
kindergarten,
so
the
goal
is
to
read
a
thousand
books
to
your
child
before
they
reach
kindergarten,
and
so
there's
this
app
that
parents
and
caregivers
can
obtain
through
the
boston
public
library
website.
So
we
do
have
some
information
about
the
users
there
and
we.
A
E
It's
it's
called
future
readers
club
on
our
website.
So
if
you
go
to
our
future
readers
club
page
on
the
bpl.org
website,
you
can
find
the
app
there
and
then
we
also
have
the
information
about
the
families
who
come
to
the
virtual
future
reader
club
story
times.
But
we
don't
generally
collect
demographic
information
at
the
library.
So
it's
very
hard
for
us
to
pin
that
down
we're
trying
to
think
of
ways
to
do
that
in
the
future.
It's
just
something
with
libraries.
Traditionally
privacy
has
been
a
very
big
thing
about
library,
users.
E
A
Thank
you.
You
mentioned
that
you're
going
into
the
next
steps
with
uplands
corner
library
and
then
pending
community.
I
guess
process
with
the
housing
plans
for
codman
square.
Can
you
tell
me,
can
you
send
me
a
list
of
all
of
the
libraries
that
you
actually
have
housing
plans
for
and
then
also?
Can
you
tell
me
what
is
the
next
stage
for
album's
corner
yeah.
B
B
Rfp
at
that
time,
the
bid
that
is
out
right
now
is
for
this
library
site
alone,
with
housing
above
it
so,
and
we
do
have
indication
of
interest
from
the
developer
community.
I
believe
that
is
due
back
within
this
month.
Yes
with
this
month,
so
we'll
know
at
that
point
in
time.
If
there's
a
developer,
who
is
bidding
on
that
project
and
then
driven
by
the
bpda
process,
as
we
have
done
with
chinatown,
we
will
engage
with,
hopefully
a
good
developer
and
see
that
move
forward.
H
A
B
I'll
defer
to
ellen
in
a
moment,
and
some
of
those
categories
are
legacy
or
chart
designations
within
within
the
budget
book.
The
individual
line
items
are
are
100,
accurate
and
the
overall
roll-up
is
is
accurate,
but
the
split
between
I
think
it's
community
services,
research
services
administration
is
not
really
a
completely
up-to-date
reflection
of
how
we
operate
today.
B
I
am
you
know.
I
would
say
that
overall,
this
budget
is
essentially
a
maintenance
budget.
What
it,
what
will
take
us
to
do
this
year,
what
we,
what
we,
what
will
take
us
to
do
next
year,
what
we
did
this
year,
plus
the
investment
in
seven
new
positions,
one
of
which
is
in
rit
department
for
cyber
security,
expertise
and
six
additional
positions
that
are
front-line
staff
across
the
branches
that
have
the
greatest
need
ellen.
Did
you
want
to
add
to
this
distinction
of
where
those
percentages
are
reflected?
Absolutely.
D
And
actually,
michael-
and
I
were
talking
about
this
this
morning-
so
david
is
100
right.
It's
a
function
of
the
fact
that
we've
changed
the
way
we
we
have
our
cost
displayed
in
the
city
accounting
system
not
to
and
have
not
updated
that
for
how
we
actually
serve
the
community.
So,
for
example,
under
the
100
fund,
which
is
administration,
it
says
that
includes
all
the
back
of
house
functions:
the
custodians,
the
laborers,
the
I.t
folks.
D
It
includes
all
the
collections
costs.
It
includes
the
folks,
the
technical
services
folks,
the
people
who
get
the
books
get
them
ready
to
be
put
on
the
shelf,
and
it
includes
project
management,
which
is
the
the
folks
that
are
actually
working
to
update
the
libraries.
Once
we
pull
those
costs
out,
which
I'm
hopeful
we're
almost
at
the
end
stage
of
our
most
recent
reorg
and
we'll
be
able
to
to
change
how
we
show
our
cost.
That
would
bring
it
down
dramatically.
D
If
I
I
looked
at
it
friday,
just
to
get
an
idea
and
if
I
looked
yet
a
date
on
our
costs
for
salary
alone
under
what's
called
administration,
20
of
that
is
actually
collection
staff
and
it
also
includes
all
the
costs
associated
with
the
books.
So
we
we
just
have
to
go
back
and
true
up
our
organizational
structure,
really
because
it
does
not
appropriately
match
what
how
we
do.
Business.
A
D
I'm
sorry,
no,
I
don't
think
so
because,
for
example,
the
200
for
community
services
has
all
the
branches,
but
then
other
things
in
it.
So
it
depends
a
lot
of
this.
The
openings
we
have
are
direct
library
services.
Some
of
those
are
in
each
of
these
categories
and
they
shouldn't
be.
We
need
to
true
that
up.
I
think,
if
we
finish
this
over
the
summer,
we
could
reap
work
with
obm
and
represent
the
budget
more
accurately
in
the
fall.
Thank
you.
A
Of
your
of
10,
your
top
10
salary
earners,
nine
are
white,
one
is
asian,
can
you-
and
I
know
that
this
has
been
the
issue
with
every
single
department
in
the
city
of
boston,
except
one
so
far
that
I've
heard,
whereas
it's
disproportionately
just
inequitable,
not
diverse,
and
then
the
top
salary
earners
again
being
majority
white
and
then
sometimes
majority
male
1?
Can
you
speak
to
that.
B
B
We
also
look
at
five
years
ago
to
today,
so
when
we
look
at
our
leadership
group
as
a
whole,
which
I
know
is
a
different
number
than
the
top
earners,
I'm
not
saying
those
are
equivalent,
because
I
think
the
the
equity
work
at
the
end
of
the
day
has
to
show
up
in
terms
of
of
earning
equity.
But
our
our
next
level
of
leadership
team
is
a
bit
more
diverse.
B
D
Thank
you.
If
I
may
too
counselor,
one
of
the
things
that
we
have
had
success
in
for
management
positions
is
promoting
from
within.
So,
for
example,
in
the
hr
department,
we
have
three
managers.
Two
of
them
are
people
of
color
both
have
been
promoted
from
within
both
have
been
with
the
library
for
less
than
three
years.
I
guess.
A
You
know
just
looking
at
it
overall
what
whites
in
boston
are
the
minority
and
then,
when
you
take
the
bipoc
diluted
combination
of
one
bucket,
I
guess,
where
my
majority
and
then
just
to
end
that
and
then
you're
the
demographics
in
your
depart
in
the
library
does
not
reflect
that.
Even
your
colleagues
today
does
not
reflect
that
so
happy
to
have
conversations
about
whatever
we
can
do
and
if
it's
not
a
policy
issue,
if
it's
not.
B
Happy
to
have
conversations
about
that,
particularly
as
vacancies
at
all
level
of
the
organizations
occur,
so
that
we
can
over
time
continue
to
move
the
needle
so
that,
ultimately,
the
goal
is
that
we're
closer
to
at
every
level,
and
we
heard
we
heard
from
michael
earlier
that
this
is
also
a
challenge
within
the
library
profession
as
a
whole.
But
I
don't
want
to
give
you
a
list
of
excuses.
I
want
to
give
you
a
commitment
to
continue
to
work
on
this.
A
B
Our
preference
is
for
the
majority
of
branches
to
have
two
evenings
where
they
are
open
to
the
public
to
that
8
p.m.
Time
frame
we're
not
fully
back
to
that
post
covert,
given
the
staffing
levels
that
we
have
and
so
and
then
we
we
were
able
to
successfully
return
to
nine
to
two
on
saturdays
at
all
branch
locations.
B
They're
they're
not
so,
for
example,
the
west
end,
which
at
least
traditionally
and
any
example
you
know,
there's
a
mileage
will
vary,
but
the
west
end
certainly
has
traditionally
seen
more
usage
during
the
week,
and
you
know
somewhere
like,
like
jp,
has
seen
really
heavy
usage
on
weekends.
So
we've
tried
to
continue
to
match
the
hours
and
the
priorities
to
what
the
community
is
asking
for
and
what
the
community
usage
level
is.
B
K
K
I
represent
custodians,
carpenters,
drivers,
library,
assistants,
clerical
workers
and
much
more.
These
are
often
the
first
people
that
our
communities
interact
with
when
they
walk
through
our
doors
or
they
pick
up
the
phone.
Our
doors
are
open
to
all.
We
provide
a
safe
haven
for
many
populations
across
the
city,
as
well
as
resources
to
protect
and
educate
our
communities.
K
K
Many
of
our
buildings
are
old
and
outdated
and
they
have
outdated
hvac
systems
even
before
the
pandemic.
We
identified
air
quality
issues
throughout
the
pandemic.
We've
also
been
asking
for
help
with
filters
and
plans
to
upgrade
these
systems.
We
regularly
bring
this
issue
up
in
our
health
and
safety
committee
and
to
the
director
of
operations.
K
In
the
short
term,
the
city
could
use
the
arbor
funds
to
invest
in
hepa
filters
across
the
boston
public
library
locations.
The
standard
for
air
change
rates
is
six,
but
even
with
a
minimum
of
three,
the
majority
of
our
locations
fail
that
criteria
and
therefore
the
city
is
failing,
both
its
workforce
and
its
community
populations.
By
refusing
to
provide
at
least
this
one
layer
of
protection,
I
do
have
numbers
if
the
counselors
would
like.
K
K
You
can
make
recommendations
to
allocate
fund,
reallocate
funding
to
the
budget
for
developing
and
implementing
a
plan
to
update
and
improve
our
existing
systems
is
an
easy
way
to
start
fixing
a
long
overdue
problem
and
the
new
askme
positions
in
the
budget
are
also
not
enough.
We
need
additional
positions,
such
as
our
welcome
services,
library,
assistants,
who
greet
patrons
walking
into
central,
and
yet
those
positions
were
not
added
to
the
fy
23
budget.
K
These
positions,
they
reflect
the
diversity
of
our
neighborhoods
by
having
staff
able
to
speak
a
variety
of
languages,
thus
making
our
patrons
feel
welcome
and
seen
and
with
increased
services
and
hours.
We
do
not
have
enough
bodies
to
support
the
needs
of
our
communities.
This
is
not
due
solely
to
the
vacancies
across
the
system.
We
need
more
afscme
staff
to
provide
frontline
services
instruction
resources.
K
K
So
now
is
the
time
to
demonstrate
that
to
the
aspen
1526
workers,
by
using
your
new
legislative
tools
that
you
have
that
were
voted
in
by
the
community
to
amend
the
mayor's
proposed
budget,
the
budget
you
have
before
you
or
simply
vote
no
and
send
a
message
that
more
needs
to
be
done
to
support
the
workers
that
I
represent.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
just
as
an
aside,
I
was
at
the
archival
center
the
other
day.
L
A
A
M
I
have
two
concerns
I
wanted
to
talk
about
and
they
have
been
brought
up
in
today's
meeting,
and
so
I'm
grateful
for
that.
First,
I'd
like
to
say
thank
you
to
amon
shelton
for
having
added
a
little
more
clarity
about
the
closure
of
the
staffing
branch
and
the
understanding
that
after
this
week,
we
should
have
more
information
about
the
reopening
plans
etc.
At
least
I'm
hopeful
around
that
getting
a
lot
of
questions
from
people
in
the
community.
M
So
I'm
reflecting
that,
as
I
speak
to
you,
my
other
concern
has
to
do
with
the
programming
study
for
evaluating
the
south
end
branch
and
the
needs
of
the
community
for
a
new
library
which
has
been
allocated.
I
think
a
programming
study
budget
has
been
allocated
for
the
southland
branch
for
a
number
of
years
now,
and
it
has
rolled
over
at
least
in
my
time,
knowing
about
it.
M
It's
just
not
enough
space
for
people
to
meet
with
one
another,
and
there
are
you
know
just
general
issues
around
people
wanting
to
use
the
library,
but
it
not
being
large
enough
to
to
meet
the
needs.
So
we're
very
anxious
to
have
the
programming
study
and
we'd
like
to
know
how
do
we
get
priority
for
the
assignment
of
a
project
manager
from
city
facilities
to
start
that
process?
F
B
B
I
do
understand
that
public
facilities
is
in
the
process
of
hiring
both
new
staff,
as
well
as
filling
vacant
positions
that
they,
like
other
city
departments,
have
certainly
had
their
challenges
with
retirements
and
departures.
So
I'm
I
will
remain
optimistic
and
confident,
but
it's
beyond
my
control
to
give
a
date
certain.
F
Okay
and
yes,
I'll
I'll,
tell
counselor
flynn
we're
all
dealing
with
challenges
about
project
manager
assignment
to
capital
projects,
but
that
this
is
something
you
may
want
to
follow
up
with
pfd
on
and
then,
when
we
talk
about
returning
to
full
hours
and
obviously
the
connection
to
staffing,
I
mean
just.
What
do
you
think
is
the
prognosis
for
that
like?
When?
Could
we
reasonably
expect.
B
And
you
know
those
numbers
don't
take
account
of
the
many
internal
changes
and
promotional
opportunities
that
existing
staff
have
taken
a
taken
advantage
of
too.
I
think
you
know
we
we
are.
We
are
weeks
to
months
away
from
being
back
to
where,
where
we
believe
that
the
current
level
should
be
that's
separate,
then
I
think
some
of
the
chairperson's
questions
about
longer
term
changes
to
operating
hours,
and
certainly
you
know
if
the
budget
is
approved
for
us
as
currently
proposed.
B
B
Some
of
the
positions
are,
you
know,
subject
to
collective
bargaining
agreements
as
well,
and
so
I
don't
want
to
shortchange
any
process
on
that
front
as
well
we're
seeing
a
large
volume
of
applicants
for
the
existing
positions,
so
we
probably
would
have
to
get
back
to
you
on
more
specifics.
If
there
are
particular
positions
that
we
have
any
any
data
to
suggest
or
not
graded
appropriately.
F
F
At
the
same
time,
I
think
that
we're
struggling
the
council
is
struggling
across
all
departments
with
the
idea
of
approving
more
personnel
budget
authority
for
our
departments
when
they
have
so
many
vacancies
right,
because
it
just
feels
like
the
chances
that
it
will
just
not
get
utilized
in
this
coming
fiscal
year
and
then
sort
of
go
back
into
reserves
at
the
end.
Just
as
it's
a
tricky
thing
to
make
judgments
about.
B
D
G
F
And-
and
can
you
just
quickly
tell
me
on
the
and
I
I
think
this
is
different,
but
it
could
be
the
same
as
the
question
that
the
chair
asked
about
just
sort
of
this
is
how
things
get
rolled
up,
but
in
in
the
categories
that
we
get,
the
budget
proposal
in
you've
got
sort
of
supplies
going
up
by
18
and
equipment
going
down
by
ten
percent.
I
think
those
are
the
only
kind
of
multi-digit
deltas.
Do
you
know?
What's.
D
F
F
D
Lease
purchase
is
the
equipment,
typically,
the
equipment,
the
compute
equipment
that
we
use
for
public
service
those
hit
at
a
regular
period
of
time.
So
I
think,
if
you're
lumpy,
by
the
time
we
get
to
the
end
of
the
year,
it
should
be
fine.
We
are
down
we're
going
to
have
a
significant
surplus
in
the
salary
account.
We've
already
moved
about
400
000
of
that
down
to
pay
for
books
current
charges.
D
D
F
A
E
Michael
sure,
I
believe
they
are
doing
a
three-year
phase-in
process
and
I
believe
this
coming
fiscal
year,
they're
adding
it's
either
nine
or
thirteen.
I
can't
remember
the
number:
it's
either
nine
or
thirteen
new
librarians
and
new
libraries.
So
we
are
in
the
process
of
working
with
them
as
the
as
their
collections
come
in
to
get
their
collections
into
our
system
and
then
we're
looking
to
make
sure
that
when
the
librarians
come
in
towards
the
end
of
the
summer
that
we'll
have
training
for
them.
B
Yeah
that
that
exists
today,
so
the
overall
collections
budget,
which
I
think
that's
principally
in
reference
to,
is
managed
centrally.
But
then
each
location
has
discretionary
spending
for
exactly
those
reasons
to
ensure
that
there's
a
balanced
approach
at
the
end
of
the
day
and
then
on
the
programming
front,
which
is
where
we
engage
with
you
know,
partners
come
in
and
do
a
performance
or
musical
performance
or
whatever
other
program
is
involved.
B
So
we
track
the
top
languages
spoken
in
the
boston
public
school
system,
as
our
index,
for
which
collections
may
be
of
most
interest
to
the
residents
of
boston
and
in
some
for
some
languages,
it's
relatively
easy
to
procure
books
in
those
languages.
For
others
it
is
more
challenging,
and
so
that
that
is
an
ongoing
effort
and
then,
with
respect
to.
B
Staff
languages
there's
a
variety
of
ways
to
to
do
that
in
particular.
The
ask
me
staff,
for
example,
that
are
we
had
public
comment
on
earlier,
get
a
stipend
for
a
particular
languages
that
we
need
at
particular
locations
and
that
that
is
that.
That
is
something
we
review
when
vacancies
occur
as
to
whether
to
add
or
add
a
particular
language
or
add
the
differential
for
for
those
languages.
If
I
might.
E
Add
madam
chair,
as
well
with
regard
to
the
collections
david
referenced,
the
equity
working
groups
that
we
had
put
together
and
in
the
collection
working
group
that
I'm
working
on
with
my
colleague
rodney
world
language
collections
are
one
of
the
top
conversations
that
we've
been
having
in
this
working
group.
So
we're
putting
together
a
process
by
which
we
can
make
sure
that
we
can
address
the
needs
of
the
city
through
our
language
collections.
B
I
would
further
add
that
we
are
increasing
from
trustee
funds
our
allocation
for
translating
our
major
program,
flyers
and
other
information
into
multiple
languages,
so
we're
making
an
additional
investment
there
as
well.
As
I
think
we
have
asked
for
an
increase
in
our
city
allocation
for
the
same
line.
A
B
So
the
roxbury
branch
has
a
defined
which
it
has
had
traditionally
and
which
was
refreshed
during
the
renovation
african-american
collection,
which
is
heavily
used,
and
the
staff
there
were
were
very
active
in
ensuring
that
that
refresh
happened
responsibly.
I
think
different
neighborhoods
have
different
holdings
peplum's.
B
So
all
of
our
positions
are
listed
on
the
city
of
boston
website,
and
so
those
are
open
to
any
resident
of
boston
to
apply
to
this
coming
summer.
We're
expanding
our
use
of
the
youth
engagement
opportunity
plan
to
ensure
there
are.
You
know
internships
basically
available
to
to
the
youth
of
the
city,
to
test
out
what
it
might
be
like
to
work
at
the
boston,
public
library.
B
So
our
homework
assistance
program,
to
which
I
think
you're
referring
this,
was
very
difficult
during
covet
and
michael
can
talk
more
specifically
to
this.
We
also
think
that's
a
program
that
has
some
beautiful,
brilliant
and
truly
responsive
elements
to
it,
but
we
think
we
think
it
could
be
better.
E
Yes,
thank
you.
It's
a
great
question.
It's
it's
a
very
valuable
one,
because
we
do
hire
high
school
mentors
to
help
younger
students
with
their
homework
we
have
found.
There
are
some
neighborhoods
that
have
a
much
larger
group
of
students.
Looking
for
this
kind
of
help,
and
as
david
mentioned
during
the
pandemic,
when
we
weren't
seeing
as
many
people
come
into
the
library,
we
saw
our
numbers
for
homework,
assistance
go
down
so
we're
hoping
to
next
year
next
fiscal
year
really
do
a
larger
publicity
push
to
make
sure
people
are
aware
of
it.
E
We're
looking
at
partnerships
so
we're
going
to
be
providing
homework.
Assistance
in
other
spaces,
like
the
community
centers
with
a
bpl
homework
mentor
going
there
to
help,
because
so
many
organizations
provide
the
homework
assistance.
So
it
seems
like
there's
a
little
of
redundancy
here
so
really
and
we're
trying
to
focus
in
on
the
neighborhoods
where
we've
seen
better
capacity.
E
So
if
we
can
build
those
numbers
up,
we'll
be
able
to
justify
moving
out
into
back
into
some
of
the
other
neighborhoods
we're
also
looking
at
potentially
a
snack,
a
snack
component,
because
when
kids
come
out
of
school
and
they
come
to
the
library
for
homework
assistance
by
then
they're
pretty
hungry,
because
they've
only
had
the
one
meal.
So
we're
trying
to
we're
trying
to
look
at
some
innovative
ways
to
build
the
numbers
with
the
homework
assistants.
E
A
Yeah
I
like
that
I
did
a
research
a
few
years
ago
and
it's
still
consistent
today,
high
schoolers
don't
actually
have
access
to
homework
help,
especially
in
disenfranchised
communities.
So
I
filed
a
hearing
order
to
explore
the
possibilities
of
partnering
college
students
and
high
school
students
making
turning
that
into
a
job
for
both.
So
I
look
forward
to
getting
more
from
you
or
if
you
wanted
to.
A
Yeah,
that's
that
sounds
great.
This
would
actually
ask
colleges
to
put
some
money
to
actually
create
jobs
for
their
students,
as
well
as
us,
finding
money
to
pay
stipends
to
high
school
students,
especially
black
boys,
having
the
highest
dropout
rate
in
boston
and
so
employing
them.
It
would
be
a
job,
but
you
would
be
going
to
get
tutored.
B
B
A
It's
a
win-win,
I
think
so
I
don't
I
I
do
have
like
a
thousand
questions,
because
I
love
the
idea
of
supporting
our
youth
and
obviously
library.
I
think
you're
doing
tremendous
work
and
I
really
appreciate
you.
I'm
gonna
go
to
my
counselor
colleague,
kenzie
bach,
for
final
statements
and
then
we'll
call
us
out.
F
F
E
Sure
so,
as
you
mentioned,
council
block,
we,
we
have
hired
now
a
social
worker
for
the
library
which
is
the
start
of
an
expanded
program
where
we'll
be
working
with
we're.
Now,
a
field
placement
office,
a
field
placement
location
for
graduate
students
at
simmons
in
the
social
work
program,
and
we
are
working
on
becoming
a
field
placement
for
bu
to
place
social
work
students.
So
as
a
social
worker,
she
can
oversee
these
social
work
students.
E
You
need
more
than
one
social
worker
to
do
this
and
she's
been
finding
out
that
every
program
starts
with
the
job
split
between
direct
client
service
and
support
for
the
staff,
and
they
all
have
moved
to
more
supporting
the
staff
to
better
be
able
to
work
with
people
in
need
of
social
services.
So
it's
just
been
a
very
educational
process
that
she's
been
going
through.
So
we're
really
relying
on
her
needs
assessment
to
figure
the
direction
that
we're
gonna
head
in.
H
And
then
I'll
just
add
the
partnership
with
pine
street
and
has
continued
in
terms
of
a
clinician
dedicated
to
the
to
the
library
and
actually
stationed
at
the
central
library
or
meeting
patrons
and
visitors
directly,
and
we
also
continue
to
participate
in
a
lot
of
the
task
forces
around
the
community,
particularly
the
one
in
the
back
bay,
which
actually
just
started
last
week
or
restarted
in
in
the
the
group
in
the
west.
End.
F
F
We
mentioned
it
before
the
hearing
started,
but
dory
klein
on
your
team's
been
fantastic
and
we're
really
looking
forward
to
the
library's
collaboration
in
the
commemoration
commission-
and
I
think,
just
in
general,
like
I'm,
excited
that
the
library
has
taken
on
this
partnership
with
kind
of
like
local
organizations
to
help
chronicle
our
boston
history.
20Th
century,
you
know,
help
neighborhood
collections.
F
You
know,
I
know,
there's
a
special
focus
to
date
on
kind
of
the
south
end
and
a
bunch
of
different
communities
where
we've
got
really
rich
history,
but
it
hasn't
always
reached
like
received
the
kind
of
collection
dollars
to
help
support
it.
So
I
just
want
to
flag.
You
know,
that's
something
I
want
to
see
grow
even
more,
and
you
know
that
I
I
want
to
the
chair's
point
about
collections.
I
also
want
us
to
be
having
exhibits
in
every
local
library
branch.
B
Yeah,
thank
you.
Counselor.
There's
no
question
that
today,
over
the
last
two
years
through
the
pandemic,
you
know
that
the
difference
that
we
made
in
the
lives
of
residents
of
boston
and
beyond
was
a
tribute
to
the
entirety
of
the
staff,
and
so
I
couldn't
be
prouder
of
the
work
that
that
that
our
team,
our
team,
was
able
to
do.