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Dallas Municipal Library Board adopts city report, reviews Friends’ 75th plans and winter shelter role
Summary
The Municipal Library Board voted to adopt its annual report to the City of Dallas with edits to outreach language, discussed the Friends of the Dallas Public Library’s 75th-anniversary events and reviewed how library facilities served during recent inclement weather and emergency shelter operations.
The Municipal Library Board of the City of Dallas adopted its annual report to the city and spent its planning-session meeting discussing outreach goals, the Friends of the Dallas Public Library’s 75th-anniversary activities and the library system’s role during recent inclement weather.
Board members voted to adopt the report with the edits discussed at the meeting. Pam (board member) moved to adopt the report and Donna (board member) seconded; the board chair called for the ayes and announced, “The ayes have it.”
The adopted report updates the board’s stated outreach to council members. Anne Burbank, serving as temporary chair for the meeting, said it is acceptable for board members to be politically active but cautioned about using board titles: “It is okay to help campaign. It’s okay to endorse a candidate. Just don’t use your title of Municipal Library Board.” Burbank also noted recent city council term-limit amendments and said those changes prevent Council Member Atkins from running again.
The board discussed two suggested edits before the…
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