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From YouTube: Adams Library Ribbon Cutting
Description
Celebrate the opening of the newly renovated Adams Street Branch of the Boston Public Library with Mayor Janey, city officials, and members of the neighborhood! The library was recently reopened with a mission to culturally and intellectually enrich the community of Dorchester.
A
I'll
be
offering
a
few
opening
comments
and
then
we'll
act
as
your
mc
for
the
next
20
or
30
minutes,
because
we
all
know
what
you
really
want
to
do
is
get
inside
to
see
the
real
star
of
this
morning's
event,
the
branch
itself
we
are
still
dealing
with
the
pandemic
with
covet
19.
So
just
a
reminder
that
when
you
go
inside,
we
will
be
requiring
everybody
to
wear
masks
and
we
will
be
keeping
an
eye
on
the
capacity
limits.
A
A
This
was
the
first
branch
in
the
system
for
20
years
at
the
time,
and
the
neighborhood
was
maybe
a
little
bit
different.
We
discovered
some
notes
in
our
collection
this
week,
actually
telling
us
a
little
bit
of
the
story
of
the
time.
The
neighborhood,
we
think,
was
50
percent
irish,
with
a
substantial
number
of
swedish
and
italian
residents
in
the
neighborhood
that
one
of
the
other
notes
says
the
education
collection
was
really
strong
because
of
the
large
number
of
teachers
in
the
neighborhood.
A
A
A
A
However,
it's
wheelchair,
accessible
computers,
tables
and
borrower
services
stations
and
an
assisted,
assistive
listening
system
in
the
community
room
and
at
borrower
services,
and
also,
let
me
just
remind
us
all
about
what
libraries
are
about
in
the
21st
century.
Four
key
things:
reading
books
and
literacy
remain
at
the
core,
whether
we're
reading
a
physical
book
or
a
digital
book.
A
You
know
we
will
never
be
the
ones
to
tell
you
what
to
believe,
but
we'll
help
you
on
the
path,
so
you
can
find
out
what
your
information
needs
are
and,
finally,
our
role
in
the
preservation
of
cultural
history,
whether
globally,
nationally
or
indeed
locally
as
we
are
here
as
we
exit,
hopefully
soon
dealing
with
this
pandemic.
We
know
that
youth,
engagement
and
workforce
development
are
two
of
the
most
important
ways
that
the
library
can
help
with
the
recovery,
as
we
hopefully
get
to
a
point
where
we're
truly
exiting
the
pandemic.
A
B
Thank
you
so
much
david
for
that
introduction
and
for
all
you
do
every
single
day
what
a
beautiful
day
it
is.
I
am
just
so
pleased
to
be
here
to
celebrate
this
important
milestone.
I
want
to
start
by
recognizing
the
trustees
of
the
boston
public
library
for
their
partnership
and
guiding
bpl's
policies
and
projects.
B
B
B
B
I
am,
I
am
so
thrilled
to
be
attending
today's
ribbon-cutting
for
this
event
to
reimagine
the
adam
street
branch
of
the
boston
public
library.
It
has
been
a
little
over
two
years
with
18
million
dollars
invested,
and
now
this
renovation
is
complete.
This
was
a
joint
effort
by
our
facilities
department,
as
well
as
the
architecture,
firm,
nada
and
j
j
contractors,
but
most
important.
B
B
B
Applause
and
then
finally,
this
rededication
and
this
investment
in
our
libraries
and
all
across
our
city
really
aligns
with
what
I
call
a
joy
agenda
which
helps
us
reimagine
and
reanew,
a
boston
that
invests
in
our
people,
and
I'm
just
so
excited
to
be
here,
and
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
this
investment.
I
also
see
and
have
to
shout
out
pat
brophy,
who
is
over
here,
who
is
also
very
instrumental
in
helping
to
get
this
done.
So.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
being
here,
pat
really
appreciate
you.
B
A
You,
the
role
of
elected
officials
in
support
and
advocacy
for
not
just
the
library
as
a
whole,
but
for
funding
itself
is
incredibly
important.
The
boston
public
library
is
not
only
the
library,
the
first
large
municipal
public
library
in
the
country,
but
is
also
the
library
for
the
commonwealth,
a
role
that
we
play
statewide
and
to
recognize
the
support
at
that
level.
I
would
now
like
to
invite
senator
nick
collins
to
the
podium.
C
Thank
you,
president
leonard.
It's
an
honor
to
be
here.
You
know
it's
a
you
know,
point
of
pride
to
to
be
here
today,
but
particularly
you
know,
after
being
away
from
each
other
largely
over
the
last
year.
This
facility
is
something
that
I
think
speaks
to.
What
what's
great
about
boston
is
when
people
come
together
and
this
investment
prioritizing
our
people.
C
A
The
role
of
the
city
council
is
one
that
approves
our
budget
on
an
annual
basis
once
designed
and
submitted
by
the
mayor,
and
so
we
would
like
to
invite
councillor,
frank
baker
to
say
a
few
words,
and
I
want
to
thank
frank
personally
for
adjusting
his
vacation
schedule.
So
he
could
actually
be
here
and
also
for
leading
the
sponsorship
of
the
dedication
of
the
pat
o'neill
community
room.
D
Thank
you
david
first
I'd
like
to
thank
everybody
for
being
here
today,
especially
the
mayor.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
coming
out
and
spending
this
this
glorious
day
with
with
us
here
today.
I'm
wearing
my
party
dress
here
today
because
we're
in
a
celebration
10
years
in
the
making
the
way
capital
works
in
the
city
is
a
city
council
will
ask
to
put
something
on
a
capital
budget
which,
10
years
ago
we
were
talking
about
closing
libraries.
D
Lower
mills
was
going
to
be
closed
under
a
previous
administration
and
the
change
in
just
the
the
thought
process.
Around
libraries
from
administration
to
administration
was
amazing.
We
went
from
wanting
to
close
libraries
to
open
and
fund
new
libraries
and,
and
in
that
goes
to
my
my
friend,
the
current
secretary
of
labor,
former
mayor
of
boston
marty
walsh.
We
have
to
thank
marty
for
for
this
here
he's
not
here
today,
but
but
but
thank
him
and
back
to
the
capitol
started.
10
years
old,
pat
brophy
and
I
were
walking
on
adam's
corner.
D
He
wasn't
even
a
city
employee
at
that
point,
but
he's
saying
to
me:
you
have
to
get
this
on
capitol.
You
have
to
get
this
on
capital.
You
have
to
get
this
on
capital,
so
I
got
it
on
capital
ten
years
ago
here
at
it
ten
years
ago,
ten
years
later
here
it
is
so
that's
the
role
of
a
city
council
to
make
sure
that
you're
getting
projects
like
this
in
your
capital
budget,
so
we're
able
to
have
places
to
to
connect
and
and
join
as
a
community
the
more
connected.
D
I
think
we
we
are
as
people
on
phones,
I
mean
connected
digitally,
I
think
the
more
disconnected
we
are.
So
that
is
a
reason
why
we
need
community
spaces
like
this.
Why
we
need
libraries
like
this
and
and
how
important
they
play
in
the
role
in
families.
My
family
spent
a
lot
of
time
here.
They
they
were
reading.
Reading
reading,
my
wife
was
active
with
them
up
here
and
they've
become
good
students.
Proud
of
that.
I
want
to
thank
everybody.
D
That's
here,
but
especially,
we
have
a
whole
lot
of
people
that
are
running
running
for
different
offices,
wherever
you
are
with
these
people.
Thank
you
for
putting
your
name
on
the
ballot.
Thank
you
for
caring
about
the
city
of
boston
enough
to
just
put
your
name
on
on
the
ballot.
There's
people
that
are
running
for
mayor
people
that
are
running
for
city
council
community.
Please
use
this
opportunity
to
seek
those
people
out
and
and
find
out
who
they
are
in
in
in
you
know
see
who
you're
voting
for
this
year.
D
I
already
pat,
I
would
just
want
to
thank
a
couple
they're,
not
a
couple
people
that
aren't
in
the
system
anymore.
Pat,
I
already
thank
you
trisha
lyons,
you
were
great
pat
you
and
your
team
trisha
lyons.
You
made
you
made
this
possible,
you
and
all
your
team,
a
lot
of
your
team's
still
there
kerry
took
over
for
you
kerry.
Thank
you
very
much
and
also
the
advocacy
happens,
not
just
with
me
when
it
comes
back
and
people
know
that
that
something
like
this
is
on
capital.
D
It's
on
me
to
go
to
my
colleagues
and
say:
can
you
help
me
with
this?
So
the
at
large
people,
michael
flaherty,
was
helpful.
Anisa
george
was
helpful
in
pushing
on
pushing
this
forward.
Also
dan
hunt
has
always
been
a
great
supporter
of
this
library
and
yes,
yes,
you
can
give
it
up,
and
I
just
want
to
point
out
one
feature
of
one
feature
of
this
arm
of
this
library.
That's
very,
very
important,
and
near
and
dear
to
my
heart,
I
got
a
call
when
we
were
still
in
design
well.
D
Actually,
I
think
we
were
in
construction
at
that
point,
pat
right
and
I
said
pat
we're
having
a
problem.
What's
the
problem,
we
can't
lose
that
tree
you're
kidding
me.
I
said
nope
can't
lose
a
tree
if
we
look
at
the
tree
right
and
that
advocacy
that
advocacy
came
from
this
neighborhood
maureen
panetta
joanne
tranford.
D
Those
are
the
two
that
I
just
have
written
down.
I
apologize
whoever
else
was
there,
but
there
was
a
whole
yep
yep
yell
it
out
grace.
Yes,
so
basically
it
was
a
whole
bunch
of
women
that
started
calling
me
and
sending
me
emails
and
text
messaging,
saying
if
we
lose
this
tree,
then
you're
gonna
have
a
problem
so
but
I'm
a
big
tree
lover,
it's
probably
the
best
tree
in
the
in
the
whole
neighborhood
and
I
would
think
looking
at
it
78
or
80
years
old,
which
would
coincide
with
with
the
original
library.
D
So
this
tree
was
probably
put
here
to
be
part
of
the
design
part
of
the
garden
for
this.
For
this
library,
proud
to
be
part
of
the
team
that
saved
the
tree
and
that's
a
little
bit
my
green
credentials
there,
I'm
just
letting
you
know
that,
but
what
a
good,
what
a
good
day
for
us
and
and
I
had
some
stats
most
used
library-
second,
most
you
whatever,
whatever
it
was,
it
doesn't
matter
how
used
they
are
they're,
all
being
used
now,
they're
all
connecting
us
in
a
personal
way.
D
A
So
who's
following
frank,
oh
sorry,
yeah,
so
the
the
library
is
overseen
by
a
board
of
trustees
that
now
number
15
and
we
have
three
trustees
who
are
present
today
and
someone
who
I
think
is
probably
not
a
stranger
to
many
in
this
neighborhood
will
be
our
next
speaker
wearing
her
hat.
As
trustee
trustee,
linda
dorcina,
fury.
E
Good
morning
really
good
afternoon,
everyone
good
afternoon,
everyone
all
right.
This
is
a
joyous
joyous
day.
Isn't
it
it's
so
wonderful
to
be
here
with
all
of
you.
I
want
to
thank
you,
mayor
jamie
for
being
here
and
for
celebrating
and
sharing
your
story
on
the
importance
of
libraries
in
your
life
right.
I
want
to
thank
david
leonard,
the
president,
so
this
is
the
problem
with
the
sunlight,
so
I'm
going
to
step
back
from
the
mic
right,
so
I
can
read
a
little
bit
of
my
script
again.
E
E
As
you
know,
I'm
linda
dorcina
foreign
and
it's
an
honor
to
serve
as
a
trustee
of
the
bpl
library.
I
want
to
acknowledge
my
fellow
colleagues
and
trustee
joe
berman
who's
here
come
up
joel
and
also,
of
course,
the
one
and
only
dorchester
girl
come
on
joyce
lenahan
right
who
grew
up.
Who
grew
up
going
to
this
library
right
joyce,
which
is
awesome.
E
Good
job
katie,
you
know,
as
I
look
at
this
building
and
I
think
back
to
not
so
distance
pass
right
when
the
libraries
were
seen
as
a
convenient
budget
line
item.
You
all
remember
that
right.
That
could
be
paired
back
to
nearly
nothing
to
balance
the
budget,
but
we
fought
hard
didn't
we
we
did.
We
knew
libraries
were
not
just
buildings
full
of
books
that
cost
money
to
operate.
Libraries
represent
opportunity.
E
E
E
I
see
so
many
people
who
help
make
today
a
reality:
dan
hunt,
frank
baker,
city
clerk,
then
maureen
feeney,
y'all,
remember
maureen,
because
the
tree
was
one
of
the
big
things
during
her
administration
right,
patrick
brophy,
who
got
a
shout
out.
We
now
work
together
at
suffolk,
which
is
awesome,
count
city,
councilor,
anisa,
asabi,
george,
for
her
work
and
her
leadership.
E
I
see
so
many
people
here
and
frank
mentioned
this,
but
as
a
former
elected
I'm
going
to
give
quick,
shout
outs,
real,
quick
right
that
it
is
important,
there's
a
crop
of
people
running
for
office,
in
particular
for
city
council
at
large
and
they're
here
today,
because
they
know
the
importance
of
libraries.
So
it's
important
that
I
want
to
just
name
quickly.
Rootsy
louisiana
is
here:
aaron
murphy,
syed
abba
kareem
james
coleman
will
dickerson
john
spallane,
carla
montero.
E
I
see
the
former
chief
of
economic
development
john
barrows
here
as
well.
There
is
so
much
that
we're
going
to
be
doing
together
and
we
need
to
continue
to
do
it
because
it
doesn't
end
today
because
there's
so
many
more
libraries
right
in
our
great
city
and
that's
going
to
be
built,
and
we
need
you
at
the
table,
working
with
our
city
council
and
our
mayor
and
our
team
to
make
sure
that
it
happens
right.
E
So
it
is
very,
very
important,
but
more
importantly
today-
and
this
is
important-
that
we
take
this
moment
a
moment
to
recognize
and
remember
a
very
special
person
that
loved
this
community
and
had
a
commitment
to
us.
I
can't
believe
I'm
doing
it
and
I
see
my
good
friend
state,
senator
nick
collins,
who
continues
the
fight
and
to
make
sure
we
can
get
the
resources
on
the
state
level
that
libraries
will
never
close,
not
on
our
watch
not
on
our
dime.
It
will
not
happen.
E
An
incredible
incredible,
fierce
fighter
for
our
community
and
this
community
led
and
worked
hard
as
part
of
the
ashmont
adams,
neighborhood
association,
and
I
know
the
members
are
here
right
for
the
electeds
in
the
crowd.
You
know
pat,
would
stand
out
here
for
us
for
several
hours
on
election
day
right,
so
thank
you,
pat
pat
would
be
out
here
for
us
standing,
but
we
are
grateful
for
her
energy
and
her
passion
and
I
know
she's
smiling
down
on
us.
E
We
are
joined
today
by
cat
cindy
faden,
president
of
the
aswan
adams,
civic
association
and
its
treasurer
mary
kelly.
I
want
to
thank
you
both
for
carrying
on
pat's
legacy,
which
imbues
this
beautiful
place,
and
what
an
in
appropriate
space
to
name
the
community
room,
a
place
to
gather
and
to
continue
the
work
that
she
started,
and
so,
as
you
pass
through
this
beautiful
branch
today
take
a
moment
to
notice
the
community
room
in
her
honor.
E
Some
of
you
may
not
know
the
naming
of
spaces
in
the
boston,
public
library
requires
the
vote
of
the
trustees.
Thank
you
david,
and
I
know
you
said
that
earlier,
but
it
comes
to
us
to
vote
on
it.
It's
our
responsibility
and
I
have
to
tell
you
when
pat
o'neil's
name
came
up
for
us
to
vote
right
joyce,
you
know
overwhelmingly.
E
People
said
yes,
yes
to
naming
the
community
community
room
after
pat
o'neil,
because
she
embodies
what
we
want
our
young
people
to
know
when
they
come
in
this
space,
not
just
our
young
people,
but
our
older
citizens
as
well,
that
we
can
come
together
as
individuals
with
everything
aside
and
work
together
to
uplift.
Our
communities
doesn't
matter
if
you're,
whatever
your
persuasion
right,
whether
you're
a
deer
or
ir,
we
can
come
together
and
let's
start
doing
that
in
moving
our
community
forward.
So
again,
what
an
honor
awesome
to
all
of
you,
guys!
A
And
just
to
let
you
know,
we
have
two
more
very
important
speakers
and
then
we'll
get
to
the
ribbon,
cutting
and
be
able
to
see
the
branch
inside.
It
really
takes
a
village
to
pull
off
a
project
like
this
and
within
the
city
government.
There
is
a
strong
collaboration
between
many
departments,
but
our
main
champions
in
moving
projects
like
this
forward
are
the
public
facilities
department,
and
so
I
would
like
now
to
welcome
to
the
podium.
The
new
director
of
public
facilities,
kerry,
griffin,.
F
Good
morning
and
thank
you
mayor
janie
for
being
here
today
and
for
your
continued
commitment
to
investing
in
our
neighborhoods
and
in
our
libraries
across
the
city.
Thank
you,
president,
david
leonard
for
the
introduction
and
your
partnership
on
this
project,
and
so
many
others.
I
also
want
to
welcome
our
elected
officials,
who
are
here
today,
as
well
as
my
awesome,
boss,
chief
of
operations,
dion,
irish
and
last
but
not
least,
the
community
members
who
are
here
today.
F
I
am
so
proud,
humbled
and
full
of
gratitude
to
stand
before
you
today,
as
not
only
the
director
of
public
facilities,
but
as
your
neighbor
and
your
friend,
it
is
my
honor
to
be
here
today
as
the
daughter
of
dorchester
in
the
neighborhood
where
I
was
raised
and
where
my
I
raised
my
son.
This
was
our
library,
this
library
and
its
staff
were
my
portal
of
discovery
and
possibility
and
is
responsible
for
my
joy
of
reading.
F
The
adams
branch
library
was
an
18
million
dollar
project
that
doubled
the
square
footage
of
the
building.
The
building
itself
is
stunning,
from
its
fluted
terracotta
panels
to
its
large
single
pitch
roof,
whose
geometry
creates
a
sustainable
stormwater
system
for
the
entire
site.
The
virtual
storefront
creates
a
transparent
connection
between
the
library
and
the
street
that
was
never
there
before.
F
I
would
submit
to
you.
The
aesthetics
are
gorgeous,
but
what
makes
a
great
library
is
a
great
community
because
of
the
community's
input
and
imagination,
and
yes,
even
their
dogmatic
refusal
to
allow
us
to
remove
the
oak
tree
that
has
stood
on
the
north
end
of
the
site
for
many
decades.
We
ended
up
with
a
better
building
by
incorporating
this
natural
feature
to
ensure
its
centrality
into
the
future,
creating
an
open
public
reading
area
for
many
decades
to
come.
F
F
That
was
the
daily
eyes
and
ears,
both
pats
and
jim's
passion.
Dedication
humor
made
this
project
a
success
and
often
entertaining
our
assistant
directors
for
construction,
tom
leahy,
tom
reese
tom,
recently
retired
after
30
years
of
service
to
the
city
in
pfd
in
mary
sylveria,
the
other
adr
on
this
project.
F
Our
visionary
designer
nadar
and
their
principal
nader
tahani
and
associate
architect
amin
taj,
who
took
our
ideas
and
input
and
developed
a
beautiful
and
inclusive
design
that
reflects
the
needs
of
the
community.
Our
general
contractor
j
contractors
did
amazing
work,
building
the
state
of
the
art
library,
principal
cam,
patel
rob
st
arge,
the
the
superintendent
and
project
managers,
tile
burst
and
pamel
patel.
We're
a
pleasure
to
work
with,
and
j
j
continues
to
do.
Excellent
work
with
us
across
the
city.
F
There
is
thank
you
to
we
are.
We
have
a
lot
of
thank
you
to
all
our
design,
consultants
and
subcontractors
who
played
a
critical
role
in
this
project.
So
many
people
touch
a
project
and
it
has
been
my
experience
that
these
type
of
projects
reflect
city
government
at
its
best.
Thank
you
to
our
partners
at
the
office
of
budget
management,
and
I
see
chief,
our
cfo
and
justin
starrett
and
jack
hanlon
deputy
director
of
obm.
Nothing
happens
in
the
city
without
obm,
so
thank
you.
F
F
I
want
to
thank
secretary
walsh
and
former
chief
of
staff
of
operations,
pat
patrick
brophy,
for
their
advocacy
support
for
this
project
without
their
lead
leadership,
their
commitment
to
the
city
and
their
vision.
This
project
would
not
have
happened.
We
often
joked
during
construction
that
we
were
building
the
brophy
branch
library,
not
the
adams
branch.
F
Thank
you
again.
Thank
you
again,
mayor
janie,
for
your
leadership.
It
has
truly
been
a
pleasure
working
with
you
on
these
projects
and
I
look
forward
to
future
collaborations
in
the
words
of
albert
einstein.
The
only
thing
that
you
absolutely
have
to
know
is
the
location
of
the
library
welcome
dorchester
to
your
new
library.
Please
give
yourself
and
the
project
team
a
round
of
applause.
A
Until
we
have
our
own
dedicated
custodian
here
and
to
round
out
our
speaking
program,
we've
heard
how
vital
the
community
has
been
to
be
part
of
this
process.
We
are
here
to
serve
you.
This
is
your
library
we're
just
the
custodians
of
it
and
so
a
voice
that
is
critical
in
that
dialogue.
Is
the
friends
of
the
branch
and
so
welcome
to
the
podium
grace
hubbard,
the
president
of
the
friends.
G
Thank
you
so
much.
It's
such
a
pleasure
to
be
here
with
everybody,
especially
mayor
janie
and
bpl
president
david
leonard
and
all
the
other
elected
officials
and
people
that
helped
make
this
happen.
Everybody
that
I
was
going
to
thank
has
already
been
thanked
more
than
once
so
I
just
want
to
say.
I
agree
with
what
everybody
else
said,
but
really
the
staff
which
was
just
mentioned
is
really
the
key
we're
just
so
happy
to
have
most
of
the
staff
back
a
few.
G
So
he
really,
I
feel,
like
got
us
started
in
our
advocacy
for
the
libraries
and,
of
course,
mayor
walsh
was
supportive
in
getting
this
and
mayor
janie,
also,
but
there's
so
many
people
to
thank,
but
the
people
I
want
to
mention.
Besides
the
staff
are
the
the
other
people
in
the
friends
group,
which
is
mary,
o'brien,
joanne,
tranford,
madeleine
cahill
and
donna
mcgarrigal.