On Thursday, June 15, 2006, Councilmember Kathy Patterson, Chairperson of the Committee on Education, Libraries and Recreation, will hold a public hearing on Bill 16-734, the “Library Transformation Act of 2006.” This legislation represents the Mayor’s proposal to finance and construct a new Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library at the old convention center site. [...]
On Thursday, May 18, 2006, the Board of Library Trustees for the District of Columbia Public Library System met and voted unanimously to hire Ginnie Cooper, Executive Director of the Brooklyn (NY) Public Library as the new Executive Director of the DC Public Library System. Mrs. Cooper will start her new position by August, 2006.
The Federation of Friends of the DC Public Library has mailed copies of a candidate survey to all 58 declared candidates for public office in the 2006 election season. The survey can be downloaded at: http://www.dclibraryfriends.org/candidate survey final.doc Candidates are asked to limit their responses to each question to 250 words or less and to [...]