Little Gardeners

DC Central Kitchens Farm Truck

made a special visit to the
Southwest Library on October
20 to teach local children about
seeds, the plant life cycle, and
healthy eating. Children also got
the opportunity to help water the
librarys garden and participate in
a garden scavenger hunt.

Executive Directors
Report
DC Public Library

November 19, 2014

Getting Crafty
The Creative Class, a series of
DCPL crafts workshops that use
library materials for inspiration,
participated in the Crafty Bastards
arts fair at Union Market on
September 27 and 28. Attendees
created origami flowers from
used books, duct tape wallets,
and buttons.

Spooky Story Time

Some of the Librarys youngest
patrons participated in a
Halloween Costume Parade
and Story Time at the Bellevue
Neighborhood Library on
October 29. Sixty-four kids and
ten adults, representing four local
pre-kindergarten classes, took
part.

Document # 8.1
Board of Library
Trustees Meeting
November 19, 2014

Looking Back
DC Tech Meetup: Digital DC Tech Fund Edition
Over four hundred innovators, investors, and technology enthusiasts
joined the DC Tech Meetup on Monday October 6 to celebrate the vibrant
community of local and international tech-based businesses that are thriving
in the District. Mayor Gray was on hand to announce the recipients of the
2014 Digital DC Tech Fund. Administered by the Office of the Deputy Mayor
for Planning and Economic Development, the fund awards grants of $25,000
to $200,000 to support the growth of DCs tech industry specifically the
Digital DC Tech Opportunity Corridor, which runs roughly from Petworth to
the Convention Center.

DC Punk Archive
In support of the Washingtoniana Divisions mission to collect, preserve,
and provide access to primary source materials that document the history
and culture of the local city, DCPL has established a DC Punk Archive. A year
after initiating planning and community outreach, DCPL received donations
of several collections, secured grant funding to design an online portal for
access to collections, and began engaging the public through programming,
volunteer training, and an exhibition. 200 people somehow found their way
down to the A-Level of the MLK Library for a celebratory punk concert on
October 2.

Firm Selected to Design Interim Library Service

INTERIM

In early November, DCPL awarded Perkins+Will the contract to provide

architectural/engineering services in connection with temporary space the
Library will use while the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library is being
renovated. The Freelon Group, a North Carolina-based firm with vast amounts
of library experience, merged with Perkins+Will earlier this year. Over the
next few months, the architect team will work with DC Public Library staff
and other stakeholders to determine the services for the interim library and
select a site or sites for their delivery.

November

November

November 22

November is National Novel

Writing Month!

DC Health Link Open

Enrollment

My School DC Ed Festival

Each year, over 300,000 people

worldwide participate in National
Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)
by taking on the challenge of writing
a 50,000 word first draft of a novel
in only 30 days. DCPL is supporting
local NaNo Writers, by providing
space and incentives for registered
participants.

DCPL has partnered with DC Health

Link to connect patrons with the
tools and resources needed to make
well-informed health care choices.
The DC Health Link open enrollment
period begins November 15 with an
Enrollment and Information Fair at
the MLK Library. The MLK enrollment
center will be open 7-day a week
thorugh February 15, 2015.

Learn more about NaNoWriMo at

dclibrary.org/nanowrimo

Learn more at
dclibrary.org/healthcare

December

December 2

Cleveland Park Design/Build

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Love DCPL? Give!

15

In early December, DCPL will release

an RFP to solicit an architecture firm
to design and build the Cleveland
Park Neighborhood Library.
Follow the rennovation at
dclibrary.org/news/
constructionupdates

Youve heard of Black Friday and

Cyber Monday. Now we have
Giving Tuesday a movement to
encourage charitable giving to
kick off the holiday season. On
Tuesday December 2, the DCPL
Foundation launches its year-end
appeal for financial support with the
#LoveDCPLGive campaign.

DCPL will be at the My School DC

EdFEST 2014 to highlight the variety
of library resources that support
students, caregivers, and teachers.
The festival will be held at the DC
Armory, 2001 East Capitol Street SE
from 11am to 3pm.

Upcoming

Events
December 4
MLK Renovation
Information Presentation to
National Capital Planning
Commission (NCPC)

Please donate at
DCPLFoundation.org

NCPC Offices,
401 9th Street NW

January 11-18

January 21-31

January 28

MLK Week

Orwellian America:
Government Transparency
and Personal Privacy in the
Digital Age

Board Meeting

DC Public Library honors the life

and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. with a series of programs that
promote reflection, engagement
and service.

DCPL will explore the themes

of
surveillance,
government
transparency, and personal privacy
through the lens of George Orwells
classic novel 1984. Patrons, library
staff, and notable guests will kick off
the program with an all-day reada-thon of the book on January 21.
This series will run through January
31 and is funded through the LSTA
grant program from IMLS.

The annual meeting and election

of officers will take place at 6pm at
the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Library, 901 G. St. NW

New to DCPL
Meet Danielle Zoller
As the librarian to the DC Jail, Danielle Zoller
is assisting with the planning, coordination,
and implementation of library service to
the incarcerated population throughout
the 18-unit DC Jail Facility. Danielle has
over two years of experience working as
a librarian in the Correctional Treatment
Facility adjacent to the jail. Her experience
is proving invaluable as we work with the
Department of Corrections on policies and
procedures for the new library.

Looking Ahead
Meet Anne Ledford
As the School Liaison in the Programs and
Partnerships department, Anne Ledford, is
working to build meaningful relationships
and coordinate outreach with the Districts
public, private and charter schools. Anne
is a Kentucky native who has been living
in DC for the past six years. Since joining
the Programs & Partnerships team in
September, Anne has already worked with
DCPS to host over 100 DCPS librarians
for a professional development day at
the MLK Library, and she is developing
a partnership with the DC Prep Benning
Elementary charter school to pilot offering
and evaluating library services in a charter
school setting.