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From YouTube: Dudley Library Renovation Announcement
Description
Mayor Walsh offers remarks at the kick-off celebration for a $14.7 million renovation project at the Dudley Branch of the Boston Public Library located in Roxbury.
Highlights of the renovation include redoing the branch's entrance to create a more prominent welcome area with an awning and terrace facing Dudley Street that will overlook a full redesigned plaza.
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A
A
I'll
emcee,
through
the
program
this
morning
introduce
our
main
speaker
and
then
it
will
be
back
up
to
conclude
the
program
at
the
end.
There
are
many
partners
who
have
made
today
possible
both
from
the
community
people
who
participated
in
over
a
dozen
community
meetings
to
discuss
what
they
wanted
to
see.
What
you
wanted
to
see
in
the
renovation
to
our
colleagues
at
the
city's
public
facilities,
Department
the
mayor's
office
and
of
Arts
and
Culture,
and
the
project's
architecture
and
design
team
at
utile.
Thank
you
all
for
everything.
You've
done
so
far.
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Additionally,
part
of
the
funding
comes
from
our
state
partners
at
the
Massachusetts
Board
of
Library
Commissioners,
through
a
grant
from
the
Massachusetts
public
library
construction
program.
I'd
also
like
to
acknowledge
from
our
own
board
of
trustees.
This
morning,
Priscilla
Douglas,
representing
the
trustees
of
the
library,
and
there
are
several
very
important
friends
community
members
who
I
also
want
to
call
out
Sarah
and
Shaw,
who
is
here.
A
Mimi
jones
and
larry
cobb
and
Candelaria
silva,
who
runs
our
Fellows
program
now.
I'm
also
was
reminded
that
we
had
a
brief
visit
this
morning
from
Cheryl
gelser.
She
is
Francine,
Gauss's,
daughter
and
Francina
was
the
librarian
who
opened
the
Dudley
branch
on
65
Warren
Street
here
in
1978.
She
was
one
of
few
at
the
time
handful
of
black
female
branch
heads
in
the
Boston
Public
Library.
She
led
cluster
of
our
branches
and
is
fondly
remembered
by
the
larger
community,
both
by
staff
and
patrons
alike.
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During
the
upcoming
closure,
all
our
branch
will
be
helping
out
other
nearby
locations
while
we're
under
renovation.
Now
libraries
today
need
to
be
places
of
welcome
safety
and
discovery
with
books.
Reading
and
literature
at
the
core
space
is
animated
by
engaging
programs.
The
21st
century
is
a
trusted
source
of
information
and
a
way
to
learn
from
our
history.
A
This
revitalized
branch
will
be
a
place
for
books
and
movies,
a
place
for
free,
Wi-Fi
and
movies
at
whim
computers,
a
place
for
story
times
for
children,
homework,
help
for
teens
classes,
for
adults,
from
chess
to
stress,
reduction
and
other
wellness
program
a
place
for
the
community
to
gather.
Thank
you
to
all
who've
made
today
possible.
At
this
time.
I
would
like
to
welcome
to
the
podium
someone
without
whom
this
project
would
not
be
possible.
A
In
the
last
three
years,
the
library
has
seen
that
the
mayor
commits
first
to
the
second
large
phase
of
renovation
at
the
Central
Library
and
now
followed
by
the
largest
investment
in
branch
libraries
in
decades,
leading
that
slate
of
branch
investments.
Is
this
full
renovation
of
the
Dudley
branch
at
fourteen
point?
Seven
million?
We
want
to
make
this
not
just
the
first
and
oldest
library
system
in
the
country,
but
the
best
branch
library
system
in
the
country.
Please
join
me
in
welcoming
to
the
podium
mayor,
Martin,
J,
Walsh,.
B
Thank
you
very
much,
David
and
I
wonder
why
I
want
to
thank
you
and
the
board
of
trustees
for
the
the
great
work
at
the
library.
I
also
want
to
thank
the
local
branches
in
our
city.
Thank
all
the
people
who,
who
put
so
much
love
and
care
into
our
libraries
I
appreciate
that
I
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
our
two
other
people
that
are
here
with
us
today
that
joined
us
one
is
she
got
elected.
B
The
House
of
Representatives
is
her
first
term
and
she's
done
an
incredible
job
of
diving
in
and
making
sure
that
you
know
keep
staying
on
top
of
the
city
and
staying
on
top
of
the
state
to
make
sure
the
services
are
being
brought
to
the
community
and
that
state
representative
chana
Tyler.
So
thank
you
very
Senna
for
being
here
and
also
the
representatives
was
helpful
during
the
budget
process
and
helping
us
I
get
some
funding
for
for
libraries
as
a
whole
across
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that
as
well.
B
This
is
the
exciting
day
for
Laurel
Roxbury.
The
Dudley
branch
has
been
as
David
said,
well
well-loved
here
for
over
40
years
in
this
community
people
have
grown
up
in
this
library
and
grown
up
in
this
neighborhood
members
of
all
ages
use
the
programming
here.
The
renovation
that's
going
to
happen
here
is
going
to
allow
us
the
opportunity
to
expand
the
reach
into
the
community.
So
much
more
and
it'll
be
around
for
so
many
more
years
to
come.
B
This
new
library,
as
David
said,
has
new
windows
coming
to
it,
as
you
can
see,
sustainable
features,
new
jit,
digital
resource
labs
and
much
more
and
really
allowing
people
to
have
the
21st
century
learning
right
here
in
the
Dudley
neighborhood,
and
it's
something
that
that
is
so
important
as
much
as
we
like
concrete
buildings
in
Boston,
and
you
know,
I,
certainly
love
being
in
my
concrete
building
in
City
Hall.
This
is
going
to
be
transformed
and
you
can
already
see
in
the
in
the
set
I
think
there's
a
second
picture.
B
What
what
the
books
and
what's
going
to
happen
in
that
room
when
people
can
see
light
in
there
and
I
think
that
that's
important
will
bring
a
state
of
the
art
building
to
this
community.
This
new
and
open
interior
exterior
is
going
to
reflects
our
beliefs
that
everyone
and
everyone
is
welcome,
and
I
mean
that
to
this
library
when
we
say
everyone's
welcome,
a
child
who's
coming
in
to
read
a
teenager
who
needs
a
place
to
do
homework
or
an
immigrant
looking
for
a
resource
in
our
city.
B
Libraries
are
the
center
of
our
civic
activities
in
our
neighborhoods.
They
bring
people
together
in
a
very
special
way,
we're
investing
close
to
fourteen
million
dollars
in
this
in
this
renovated
library,
and
that's
important
and
we've
made
the
commitment
in
our
city
to
make
those
investments
across
all
of
our
libraries
in
our
neighborhood,
something
that's
really
important
than
something
that
we've
changed.
B
I
just
want
to
give
a
shout
out
so
I
just
need
man,
city,
council,
Tito,
Jackson
to
say,
Thank,
You,
councillor
Jackson
as
well,
because
it's
important
to
make
sure
that,
as
we
made
the
big
investment
in
the
downtown
library,
we
make
the
investments
in
the
local
branches
and
not
too
long
ago.
Ten
years
ago,
or
so,
there
was
a
move
in
the
City
of
Boston
to
close
branches
and
it
got
contentious
and
was
ugly
and
it
happened
and
different
neighborhoods.
B
And
what
was
happening
was
that
the
the
participation
library
is
going
down
and
thank
all
we
didn't,
because
what
was
seen
today
is
a
resurgence
in
libraries
and
even
though
we
have
the
computer
and
Internet
and
people
think
have
access
to
books
online.
The
participation
libraries
is
going
up
and
we
want
to
continue
to
do
that.
But
so
by
making
these
renovations
and
opening
up
these
doors,
we're
gonna
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
do
that
in
the
city
of
Boston.
We
also
have
an
additional
14
million
here.
B
Additional
hundred
and
two
million
dollars
planned
for
our
library
projects
throughout
the
whole
city
of
Boston,
from
fiscal
19
to
22,
one
of
those
gonna
be
the
reconstruction
of
upins
corner
library.
I
know
if
anyone's
familiar
up
a
corner,
but
that
library,
for
a
long
time,
has
not
had
there's
not
any
love
to
it.
So
we're
gonna
be
doing
that
as
well.
The
new
Central
Library
has
set
a
vision
for
what
the
BPL
system
should
look
like
we're
committed
to
making
sure
we
work
on
that.
B
We
also
working
with
arts
and
culture
to
bring
new
ways
of
having
arts
and
culture
come
into
the
into
our
libraries
in
our
space.
The
new
deadly
library
is
part
of
the
city's
new
percent
for
the
arts
program
money
that
we
set
aside
to
be
able
to
put
into
our
arts
program
in
the
city
other
cities
around
America
do
this
Chicago
does
in
New
York.
Does
it
and
Boston
didn't
do
it
into
last
year's
budget?
So
now
we're
working
on
creating
more
opportunities
for
money
into
our
arts
into
our
arts
plan.
B
It's
part
of
our
citywide
cultural
plan,
chief
Julie
barrows
gonna
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
that.
The
last
thing
I
want
to
say
just
exciting
about
the
library
is
that
for
years,
the
Library
System
was
downtown
in
the
neighborhoods
neighborhood
on
their
own
and
if
it
weren't
for
the
Friends
of
the
different
libraries
in
the
different
communities,
there
was
no
love
or
attention
given
to
the
libraries.
There
is
a
different
new
day
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Today
the
downtown
branch
is
an
extension
of
the
local
libraries
in
the
neighborhood.
B
It's
no
longer
the
other
way
around
and
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you.
They
were
mentioned
earlier
about
your
involvement
here
at
this
library
in
particular.
Thank
you
for
your
support.
Thank
you
for
sticking
with
this
library
and
we're
proud
to
be
able
to
say
we're
coming
out
here
today
to
break
ground
on
something
that's
going
to
be
truly
special
for
the
community.
B
C
Thank
you,
mayor,
Walsh
and
good
morning.
Everybody
thank
you
for
coming
out
here
on
this
beautiful
day.
How
lucky
did
we
get
I'd
like
to
start
just
really
quickly
on
behalf
of
our
team,
at
the
public
facilities
Department
by
thanking
Mayor
Walsh
for
the
honor
of
delivering
projects
funded
through
his
imagine
Boston
capital
plan?
We
are
making
investments
in
our
public
buildings
across
our
great
city
and
it's
incredibly
gratifying
to
be
part
of
projects
like
this
one
that
are
truly
making
a
difference
in
our
neighborhoods.
C
This
Dudley
library
project
is
a
shining
example
of
how
Mayor
Walsh's
plan
will
positively
impact
our
neighborhoods
and
you
our
neighbors
for
years
to
come.
I'd
also
like
to
add
my
thanks
to
our
partners
at
the
Massachusetts
Board
of
Library
Commissioners,
for
their
generous
contribution
to
this
project.
As
David
in
the
mayor
said,
this
building
will
be
completely
transformed
into
a
welcoming
bright
space,
with
added
capacity
for
the
library
to
offer
exciting
new
programming.
C
C
So
as
we
reach
this
exciting
milestone
on
this
project,
I'd
also
like
to
take
this
opportunity
to
update
you
on
some
of
the
other
projects.
Mayor
Walsh
is
investing
in
in
the
Dudley
square.
In
Greater,
Roxbury
neighborhood,
you
may
have
noticed
we're
making
great
progress
on
our
new
73
million
dollar
Dearborn
STEM
Academy
across
the
way
on
Greenville
Street.
If
you
have
a
chance
to
walk
by
I
highly,
encourage
it
I,
don't
think
you'll
just
be
disappointed
in
how
it's
shaping
up.
C
We've
also
started
construction
on
a
5.3
million
dollar
renovation
at
the
Vine
Street
community
center.
The
project
is
progressing
very
well
and
we
look
forward
to
turning
over
a
wonderfully
refreshed
facility.
Early
next
fall
we're
also
completing
construction
on
three
million
dollars
worth
of
new
windows
at
the
David
Ellis
School,
and
if
you've
gone
by
that
building
on
Walnut
Street
you'll
see
the
great
impact
that
work
has
had
on
our
children's
learning
environment.
C
In
addition,
we've
also
completed
a
new
1.5
million
dollar
welding
shop
at
the
Madison
Park
Vocational
Technical
High
School,
which
is
allowing
the
school
to
teach
valuable
career
skills
to
our
bps
students.
We're
also
working
through
a
program
and
design
to
build
the
first
new
fire
station
in
the
city
in
20
years
at
engine
42
on
Columbus
F
and
just
up
the
way
on
Tremont
Street
we're
in
construction
with
2.4
million
dollars
in
upgrades
to
the
Parker
Hill
library.
C
The
project
is
also
progressing
nicely
and
we're
on
schedule
for
opening
back
up
in
this
next
summer.
Finally,
we're
completing
construction
on
a
wonderful
new
outdoor
space,
950
thousand
dollars
worth
of
outdoor
programming
space
at
the
Tobin
community
center.
The
mayor
Walsh
will
be
opening
that
space
to
the
public
with
a
great
event
on
Tuesday
October
31st
at
4
p.m.
so
please
come
on
and
join
us
for
some
great
Halloween
fun.
C
As
you
can
see,
there
are
a
lot
of
great
things
going
on
in
this
area
through
the
mayor's
capital
plan,
but
we're
here
today
to
celebrate
this
project
and
so
before.
I
end
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
I
acknowledge
some
of
the
folks
who
have
worked
so
hard
to
get
us
here
from
the
public
facilities
Department
guided
by
our
boss,
chief
of
the
mayor's
chief
of
operations,
Patrick
Brophy.
Thank
you
to
our
project
team
of
Jim
McGough,
again
Maureen
Anderson
and
Evan
Brinkman.
C
C
And
a
special
thank
you
to
our
partners
at
the
Boston
Transportation
Department,
especially
commissioned
the
Gena
fee
and
akka,
and
her
project
manager
Pat
Hoey.
We
listened
to
you,
our
community,
who
encouraged
us
to
work
together
to
coordinate
our
building
project
with
BT
DS
Complete
Streets
project
for
this
area.
C
I
think
that
what
you'll
find
in
the
end
is
that
we
will
transform
this
area
in
front
to
work
for
both
the
library
and
the
transportation
needs
in
a
much
better
way,
and
we've
worked
with
many
of
our
city
partners
that
have
had
incredible
input
into
this
project
so
very
quickly.
I
just
like
to
thank
the
Boston
planning
and
development
agency,
Neighborhood
Services,
Arts
and
Culture
property
management
and
the
Office
of
Budget
management.
C
But
most
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
you,
our
community,
and
especially
our
friends
group,
for
your
partnership,
your
perseverance
and
for
your
love
for
this
library.
I
cannot
wait
to
celebrate
the
final
results
with
you
when
all
is
said
and
done,
and
so
with
that
I'd
like
to
turn
the
microphone
over
to
the
mayor's
chief
of
Arts
and
Culture
Julie
burrows,
who,
when
this
project
is
done,
we'll
be
adding
the
final
jewel
to
this
wonderful
crown.
D
Thank
you
so
much
Tricia
and
president
Leonard,
and
thank
you
mayor
Walsh,
for
your
leadership
in
recognizing
the
value
of
investing
in
our
cultural
infrastructure.
We
know
how
important
roads
and
transit
and
water
and
sanitation
is,
and
we
also
really
recognize
that
libraries
are
part
of
our
infrastructure.
They
need
investment,
they
need
support.
The
mayor
also
recognized
how
important
it
is
to
invest
in
our
larger
cultural
strategy.
D
Just
about
a
year
ago,
we
issued
a
cultural
plan
called
Boston
creates,
and
this
really
embraces
the
concept
that
all
of
us
have
this
desire
to
engage
in
creative
expression
and
that
the
city
of
Boston
powerfully
believes
in
the
transformational
power
of
the
Arts.
A
lot
of
people
today
have
used
the
word
transformation
and
this
extraordinary
design
is
going
to
transform
not
only
this
building,
but
this
whole
entire
section,
which
I'm
really
seeing
as
a
new
anchor
for
the
Roxbury
cultural
district.
D
This
area
was
just
designated
at
a
cultural
district,
and
this
will
be
an
incredible
anchor
for
that.
As
was
also
mentioned,
we
are
investing
in
arts
and
culture
as
part
of
the
way
we
design
our
public
realm
and
our
public
buildings.
So
a
portion
of
the
city's
capital
construction
budget
is
now
allocated
for
permanent
public
art
as
part
of
the
way
we've
designed
for
the
people
of
Boston,
so
we'll
be
creating
permanent
public
art
for
this
structure.
D
We're
also
doing
so
at
the
Jaypee
Public
Library
we're
doing
it
in
the
roundabout
in
height
Square,
in
North
Square
by
the
Paul
Revere
house,
at
the
Vine
Street
bcy
F.
So
we've
been
really
busy,
collaborating
with
our
sister
agencies
to
really
invest
in
our
cultural
infrastructure
of
permanent
public
art
and
we're
inspired
by
the
process
that
was
followed
for
the
bold.
The
bully
building
right
down
the
street
several
pieces
of
major
new
public
art
and
I
know
that
there
are
many
creative
people,
many
artists
today.
D
Here
we
have
a
fabulous
crowd
and
so
I
want
to.
Let
you
know
that
the
call
for
artists
for
the
several
pieces
of
public
art
will
be
creating
for
this
building
will
be
issued
within
the
next
month
or
two.
We
have
a
couple
that
come
in
front
of
this,
and
the
best
way
to
find
out
about
these
opportunities
is
with
our
newsletter,
so
follow
us
on
social
media
subscribe
to
our
newsletter,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
these
opportunities
are
available
to
you.
D
I
also
would
be
remiss
if
I
did
not
mention
that
the
current
call
for
artists
for
our
next
phase
of
Boston
air,
our
artist
residency
project,
is
out.
Now
we
have
a
webinar
next
week,
so
please
do
engage
with
us.
We
would
love
to
support
you
and
have
local
artists
be
shown
in
this
building
with
that,
I
want
to
thank
you
so
much
for
this
opportunity
and
we
look
forward
to
collaborating
with
the
community
on
this
fantastic
project
thanks
so
much
I.
A
Just
want
to
recognize
a
couple
of
additional
special
guests
that
have
joined
us
as
imamo
arenas,
also
from
the
board
of
trustees
and
councilor
asabi
George
City
Councilor.
Thank
you.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
these
projects
are
about
the
community
and
so
to
say
a
few
words
I'm
going
to
invite
up.
Larry
Cobb
Larry
has
been
playing
chess
at
the
Dudley
branch
with
a
dedicated
group
for
years.
A
E
First
I'd
like
to
thank
God
for
all
of
us
showing
up
and
I,
got
about
three
minutes
now.
I'm
gonna
try
to
do
this
thing
quick,
but
this
is
for
all
the
ladies
that
in
audience-
and
it's
called
was
pleased
since
you
came
into
our
lives
on
nights
and
days,
ain't
the
same
heaviness
where
you
used
to
live
becoming
a
gift
to
us.
Only
God
can
give
sending
you
to
earth
like
autumn
leaves
floating
on
a
cool
cool
breeze.
I've
come
to
believe
with
the
makings
of
all
of
you.
God
Himself
was
pleased.
E
B
E
One
sky
now
lives
unemployment,
homelessness
and
one
more
soup
line
the
rich
get
richer,
leaving
behind
poor
bills.
More
digs
deeper,
the
ditch
here's,
the
electric
chair,
some
say,
hit
the
switch
cuz
living
in
America
the
days
of
itch
hunger
and
pain,
locks,
mines
and
the
constant
strain
good
people
and
good
sense
have
a
way
of
going
down.
The
drain
say
face
it
eyeball
to
eyeball
living
beyond
it.
That's
game
hopes
not
seen
on
the
block,
because
confusion
and
illusion
stop
the
youth
on
the
spot.
E
Curtis
Mayfield
said
at
all
future
shock,
say:
dreams
come
to
be
broken.
God's
own
repair
shop,
open,
Marvin
gave
what's
going
on
politicians,
keep
saying
hold
on
be
strong.
This
stuff
won't
last
long,
Sam
Cooke
wasn't
more
be
taken
after
what's
been
took,
stop
listening,
looks
at
changes
got
to
come,
can't
you
see
what's
being
done
from
midnight
to
the
Morning
Sun.
What's
the
problem
is
a
genocide?
Oh
my
god.
Another
suicide
solution
is
not
buck.
Wild
homicide.
Why
I
cry?
Try
hear
the
future
cry
for
betterment,
always
try
cuz.
E
A
So
just
a
few
final
closing
words.
Thank
you
for
everybody
who
has
come
today.
The
branch
will
be
open
for
a
couple
more
weeks
and
then
on
Friday
November
17th.
We
will
close
for
construction
formally
and
then
the
plan.
As
you
heard,
we
will
be
reopening
for
business
here
in
2020
in
the
spring
of
2020.
In
the
meantime,
our
library
staff
will
be
hosting
several
programs,
for
example
at
The
Frugal
bookstore,
on
Warren
Street
and
through
the
fellows
Athenaeum
trust.
A
Other
programming
will
continue
in
other
parts
of
the
neighborhood
and
we'll
be
keeping
everybody
apprised
of
what
all
of
those
plans
are,
as
we
get
closer
to
the
actual
closing
date.
We
also
invite
you,
of
course,
to
visit
any
of
the
other
Boston
Public
Library
branches
around
the
city
and
online,
while
this
branch
is
closed
and
so
at
this
point,
I'd
like
to
close
the
ceremony
and
invite
our
speakers
up
and
elected
officials
and
BPL
trustees
to
the
podium
for
a
first
photo
couple
more
photos
and
then
we'll
continue
inside
with
a
little
reception.