Mayor Williams has inserted language into the Budget Support Act of 2007 that would allow the current home of the main DC Public Library to be leased to a private entity for 99 years. Councilmember Kathy Patterson has scheduled a “Town Hall Meeting” on the specific provisions of the Mayor’s legislation for Saturday, April 22 [...]
Testimony on the District of Columbia Public Library FY2007 Operating Budget April 6, 2006 To the DC Council Committee on Education, Libraries and recreation By Richard Huffine, President, Federation of Friends of the DC Public Library Councilmember Patterson, members of the Committee, esteemed guests, and fellow members of the general public; I am here today [...]