Federation of Friends

The final schedule has been released for the “listening sessions” of the Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on Libraries. Everyone is encouraged to attend and rally their friends and neighbors to attend the sessions in their Ward. There are also two sessions planned at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library if there is not a session convenient for you.

Tuesday, January 17, 2006, 5:30 PM
Washington Highlands (Ward 8 )
115 Atlantic Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20032
202.645.5880

Wednesday, January 25, 2006, 6:30 PM
Woodridge (Ward 5)
1801 Hamlin Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20018
202.541.6226

Saturday, January 28, 2006, 1: 30 PM
Martin Luther King Memorial Library
901 G Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001
202.727.0321

Tuesday, January 31, 2006, 6:30 PM
Cleveland Park (Ward 3)
3310 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008
202.282.3080

Tuesday, February 7, 2006, 6:30 PM
Martin Luther King Memorial Library
901 G Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
202.727.0321

Wednesday, February 15, 2006, 6:30 PM
Petworth (Ward 4)
4200 Kansas Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20011
202.541.6300

Tuesday, February 21, 2006, 6:30 PM
Mt. Pleasant (Ward 1)
3160 16th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20010
202.671.0200

Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 6:30 PM
West End (Ward 2)
1101 24th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037
202.724.8707

Saturday, February 25, 2006, 12: 30 PM
Northeast (Ward 6)
330 7th Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002
202.698.3320

Monday, February 27, 2005, 6:30 PM
Francis A. Gregory (Ward 7)
3660 Alabama Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20020
202.645.4297

The future of the District of Columbia Public Library system will be highlighted at the fourth citywide Citizen Summit to be held on Saturday, November 19, from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm at the Washington Convention Center. Citizens will learn more about DCPL through information in their Summit Participant’s Guide and from a summary report and a video produced by the “Mayor’s Task Force on the Future of the District of Columbia Public Library System.” Citizens attending the summit will be asked to express their expectations of the library system. You may register online at www.neighborhoodaction.dc.gov.

DCPL, in partnership with the DCPL Foundation and the DCPL Federation of Friends, has been encouraging staff, Friends, and citizens to register and become a Library volunteer at the summit. The Library, Foundation and Friends will have an exhibit at the summit where citizens can learn more about the Library, its programs and resources. Materials and sign-up sheets will be available for citizens who want to support the Library in a
variety of ways: by becoming a Friend of the Library, by serving at the Library as a volunteer, by visiting Books Plus, the Library’s store, or by making a donation to the Library through the DCPL Foundation. There will also be an opportunity for summit participants to sign up for a DCPL Library card.

Volunteer Schedule:

• Friday, November 18, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at the Convention Center to set-up the exhibit
• Saturday, November 19, from 8:30 to 9:30 am at the Library exhibit at the Convention Center
• Saturday, November 19, from 4:00 to 5:00 pm to tear down the exhibit and pack materials

On Tuesday, November 8, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, will host The Old Convention Center Site: Masterplan Alternatives for a New Downtown Neighborhood.

This is the first community workshop to solicit input into the master planning for the city’s Old Convention Center Site. After an initial project overview, participants will visit stations organized by issues. These stations will provide information on affordable housing, jobs, traffic, parking, open space, retail, the new central library project, green building, and environmental issues, as well as alternatives for the overall layout of the site.

WHAT: Community Design Workshop

WHEN: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Tuesday, November 8, 2005

WHERE Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street NW