Boston Public Library Trustees Special Collections Committee Meeting

I.    Call to Order

Joe Berman and Elliot B. Davis, Committee Co-Chairs

A.    Acknowledgement of EDI statement

B.    Roll Call of Committee members

C.    Approval of Meeting Minutes from May 11, 2023

II.    Review of Upcoming Meeting Schedule

•    February 29, 2024, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Central Library

•    April 11, 2024, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Central Library 

III.    Overview of Special Collections Department  

Beth Prindle, Head of Special Collections 

A.    Scope of Collections

B.    Recent Acquisitions

IV.    Review of Committee Charter and Role of the Committee

V.    Three-Year Plan for the Special Collections Committee  

VI.    New Business 

VII.    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 in advance.

VIII.    Adjournment

Special Collections Committee

Joe Berman and Elliot B. Davis, Co-Chairs

Ben Bradlee Jr, Charles Cooney, K. Matthew Dames, Juan Enriquez, 

Jeff Hawkins, Lillie Johnson, David Leonard, and Beth Prindle

Pamela Carver, Clerk of the Board

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