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Major items highlighted: the main library’s air-handling and elevator cab upgrades are largely complete; the roof (25 years old) has a $1.5 million allocation for replacement if needed; Johnson Controls HVAC upgrades are ~95% complete; the courtyard renovation is awaiting artist selection and final design with work targeted to start this summer and finish in approximately 8–10 months. Susan said the courtyard’s art design affects the broader renovation and the selection process had been narrowed to two finalists.

Branches and large projects: Green Hills renovation is in design (architect of record: Barge) with community meetings to follow; Hadley Park has a capital allocation (reported at $5 million to start) and staff are pursuing adjacent property acquisition before design and construction; Hermitage and other branch renovations are planned but contingent on scheduling and capacity. Old Donelson is in design with Gresham Smith as architect of record for a planned kneecap studio build-out; the project will require additional CSP funding before construction.

Security upgrades and accessibility: Susan reported an \"Armor Corps\" installation to make staff doors and some glassed public areas more resistant to forced entry; the treatment is described as bullet resistant (not bulletproof) and intended to provide staff extra time in an active threat. The system has installed ADA elevator communication panels at the main library to aid deaf and hard-of-hearing users, and several branch elevators and AC replacements are in progress.

Funding and grants: Susan and staff outlined capital funding sources: city 4% property tax capital allocations (the library received $2 million in December and the mayor/finance recommended an additional $2.5 million for collections, which would total $4.5 million if approved by council); a capital spending plan approved in December included $5 million for Hadley Park and other allocations including $3.4 million for facility repairs. Susan also detailed state grants for items such as adult changing tables and ongoing state funding for deaf and hard-of-hearing services; the system’s federal funding was limited to a small materials allocation ($10,000) tied to the state library services grant.

Project risks and dependencies: several projects depend on third-party timelines or approvals — e.g., NES electrical pole work affecting Pruitt roof completion, and property acquisition needed to finalize Hadley Park design. Susan said schedule and capacity constraints at General Services and other city departments affect sequencing of large renovations.

Ending: The board thanked staff for the detailed update and noted plans for community outreach and continued reporting as designs and procurement progress.

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Linda said the library will recruit childcare centers for two research cohorts and a pilot implementation cohort. Dr. Cynthia Osborne and the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at Peabody will lead the evaluation. Linda explained the approach: a pilot implementation of about 10 sites beginning in late May; cohort 1 (research) will launch in August with roughly 11 implementation sites and 11 control sites; cohort 2 will follow in August 2026. The plan includes pre- and post-tests and child-level assessments of pre-literacy skills, plus teacher and parent focus groups.

Sean, representing the library foundation, reported fundraising progress: “We started in February of 2024. We ended up raising our initial 20,000,000 inside 11 months.” He said the foundation’s stated long-term goal is to build an endowment to sustain the program.

Why it matters: Begin Bridal aims to place small libraries, curriculum kits and a digital learning platform in early-childhood settings across the city. The planned research cohorts are designed to test implementation quality and student outcomes and to inform wider rollout to all 400 childcare centers in Nashville.

Research and selection details: Dr. Osborne’s team will recruit centers that are not extremely large or extremely small; sites such as MNPS or Head Start will not be included in the research cohorts because of existing resources and structured curricula, though they remain eligible for other program services. The research cohort will target sites with 3- and 4-year-old classrooms. Staff said recruitment for cohort sites should be complete by June.

Timeline and deliverables: pilot implementation in late May; cohort 1 in August (school year start) with pretests and post-tests and child-level assessments by Dr. Osborne’s team; preliminary results from cohort 1 expected fall 2026; cohort 2 results expected fall 2027 with full reports to follow.

Staffing and funding: Linda said work continues to hire a literacy coach and to coordinate fundraising. Sean said the foundation raised an initial $20 million and will continue fundraising to create an endowment. Staff said some implementation components have been scaled back pending additional funding but that coaching for partner staff and lower-cost project implementations remain possible.

Ending: Board members expressed enthusiasm and requested future updates as cohorts are recruited and as preliminary findings emerge.

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The board approved the MOU unanimously. The agreement, Anna said, is pro bono: “They are not asking for any monetary investment through this partnership. It's all pro bono work,” and Lipscomb will use its institutional review board (IRB) to handle research with minors.

Why it matters: the Youth in Action initiative is entering its fifth year and staff want external evaluation to measure program impact and inform sustainability and funding efforts. Anna described Youth in Action as a youth-led leadership and service-learning model that has been run since 2019 and stressed that outside evaluation is timed to the program’s five-year mark.

Under the MOU the library will provide access to internal program data and allow Lipscomb researchers to collect additional quantitative and qualitative information, including focus groups with participating youth and parents. Anna said Metro Legal reviewed the agreement and provided feedback. Tessa of Metro Legal was identified as having reviewed the MOU.

Board members asked about intellectual property and data use. Anna and a Metro Legal representative told the board the MOU provides for shared access: the library retains rights to its data for Metro use, and the Lipscomb researchers retain intellectual property in research outputs (presentations or publications) consistent with the MOU language and IRB rules. Anna summarized: the product is “property of both” in that the library can use the data and the university can publish its research.

Board members pressed on whether the program can continue without additional funding. Anna said the library has reduced some implementation components because grant funding has ended and described a plan to keep core work going by converting one formerly grant-funded full-time youth coordinator to a part-time position funded through the library operating budget (Terry agreed to pursue adding that position). Staff emphasized that implementation with youth is still possible in a scaled form through coaching of partner program staff.

Board action: a board member moved to approve the MOU; another member seconded. The board voted “aye” and the motion carried unanimously.

What happens next: staff said Lipscomb will proceed with IRB approvals and begin evaluation work that will continue through fall 2026. Anna offered to return to the board with an update after the IRB process and when data collection begins.

Ending: The board thanked staff and said they look forward to seeing the evaluation findings.

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Approval of minutes — A motion to approve the minutes from the Feb. 18 meeting was made and seconded. The chair called the question; the motion carried unanimously.

Approval of Lipscomb MOU — The board voted unanimously to approve a memorandum of understanding with Lipscomb University to evaluate the Youth in Action program. The MOU is pro bono, allows Lipscomb doctoral teams to access library data and collect IRB-approved qualitative and quantitative data, and staff said Metro Legal reviewed the agreement.

Notes: Neither motion included a named mover or seconder in the transcript excerpt. Vote tallies were recorded as unanimous; no roll-call vote with individual member names was recorded in the transcript.

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