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Sunshine open public meeting principles. Public Library Department Board.

a.
Is it a violation of sunshine open public meeting principles for
the board of the Public Library Department
appointing a search committee without holding a public meeting
for that purpose?...

References
minutes
http://bpl.org/general/trustees/meetings.htm

sunshine open public meetings
http://tinyurl.com/2ahm7f

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TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE CITY OF BOSTON
For Immediate Release
December 7, 2007

For More Information Contact:
Press Office, 617 635-4461

Mayor Menino and Library Trustees Announce Search Committee for
New Boston Public Library President
http://www.bpl.org/bpl%20president.pdf

Mayor Thomas M. Menino today joined Jeff Rudman, Chairman of the
Trustees of the Boston Public Library (BPL), to announce the formation
of a search committee to assist in the search for a new BPL President.

The search committee will be co-chaired by
1. James I. Cash, Professor Emeritus of the Harvard Business School and
2. John H. McArthur, former Dean of Harvard Business School.

"Boston's public library system is one of the oldest in
the nation and serves thousands of residents with free books and
services," Mayor Menino said.

"Serving Boston's residents and scholars with the most innovative
programs and quality materials is our highest priority.

Finding the best possible leader for the Boston Public Library is
critical to achieving this mission, and I am thankful that this group
of individuals has volunteered their time to this process."

"The trustees look forward to working with the search
committee to find the very best person to lead a very great library,"
Jeff Rudman, Chairman of the Trustees, said.

The next president of the Boston Public Library will lead
a strong organization that includes the central library in Copley
Square and 28 neig hborhood branches across the city.

With an annual operating budget in excess of $36 million, the Boston
Public Library provides free access to educationa l materials and
programs for people of all ages, representing the language and
cultural diversity of the City of Boston.

The City of Boston is dedicated to providing quality
library services to all of its residents and is committed to working
closely with all city agencies from Boston Public Schools to the
Elderly Commission to ensure quality programs, such as children's
story hours, book clubs and author talks.

The new president will shape the future vision of the BPL, from
maintaining the research resources at the main Copley branch to
ensuring quality services to local communities at the branch
libraries.

In addition to co-chairs Cash and McArthur,
the committee will include:
3. Trustee Zamawa Arenas, principal of Argus Communications
4. Jeff Rudman, Chairman of
the Trustees of the Boston Public Library
5. Elissa Cadillic, president of Local #1526 of AFSCME
6. Michele Cloonan, Dean and Professor,
Graduate School of Library Science at Simmons College
7. William Kennedy, Nutter, McClellan & Fish, LLP
8. May Lo, children's librarian, Copley branch
9. Carol Mahoney, Director of Neighborhood Services,
Boston Public Library
10. Mary O'Brien, Friends of the Adams Street Library
11. Ron O'Hanley, Chair of the Boston Public Library Foundation
12. Marta Pardee-King, Curator of Social Sciences, Research Library
13. Pamela Seigle, former Boston Public Library Trustee and
14. Meredith Weenick, Associate Director,
Administration and Finance, City of Boston

The search committee will select a professional
search firm to assist in candidate outreach and screening.

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