Meeting of the Trustees Special Collections Committee
The Boston Public Library meeting of the Trustees Special Collections Committee will be held on May 11 at 8:30 a.m.
This meeting is open to the public and will be recorded.
- Webinar ID: 895 5930 7253
- Call in: 1-305-224-1968, 1-309-205-3325, or 1-312-626-6799
Discussion Topics
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Agenda
- Committee Chair Report
Ben Bradlee Jr, Committee Chair
- Welcome Statement
- Roll Call of Committee members
- Approval of Meeting Minutes from November 29, 2022
- Review of Engagement with Special Collections Statistics since Reopening
Beth Prindle, Head of Special Collections
- Discussion of Reparative Language in Collection Description
Beth Prindle, Head of Special Collections
- Common Practices
- BPL Harmful Language Statement
- New Business
- Public Comment
- Please sign up for public comment the first 30 minutes of the meeting to support effective time management. On occasion, additional public comments on matters formally on the agenda may be allowed at the discretion of the Chair, and time permitting. Comments may alternatively be submitted in writing to the Clerk of the Board for distribution to the Trustees up to 24 hours in advance.”
- Adjournment
Ben Bradlee Jr, Committee Chair
- Special Collections Committee
Ben Bradlee Jr, Chair, K. Matthew Dames, Vice Chair,
Jabari Asim, Joe Berman, Charles Cooney, Elliot B. Davis, Juan Enriquez,
Jeff Hawkins, Lillie Johnson, David Leonard, and Beth Prindle
Pamela Carver, Clerk of the Board