ANNUAL REPORT / FISCAL YEAR 2015
1 BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Mission Vision It is the mission of Brooklyn Brooklyn Public Library will be Public Library to ensure the a vital center of knowledge preservation and transmission for all, accessible 24 hours a of society’s knowledge, day, and will be a leader in history and culture, and to traditional and innovative provide the people of library services which reflect Brooklyn with free and open the diverse and dynamic spirit access to information for of the people of Brooklyn. education, recreation and reference.
2 CONTENTS
Letter from the Chair ...... 4 Letter from the President & CEO ...... 5 FY 2014/2015 Highlights ...... 6 BPL by the Numbers...... 18 FY 2015 Donor List ...... 21 FY 2015 Board of Trustees ...... 26 Branches ...... 27
3 LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
What a dierence a year makes. Inside our branches, thanks in part to increased support from When the year began, the average thousands of generous donors, Brooklyn Public Library branch patrons continued to find new oered approximately 42 hours ways to improve their lives and of service per week. Just over engage with the community. Our one-third of our libraries were New Americans Corners helped open six days per week; the Brooklynites from all over the world majority were only open five. access Library, city and federal With additional support from services. Beginning readers and Mayor de Blasio and the New writers contributed works of prose York City Council, and with the and poetry to New Expressions, implementation of a number of a new annual anthology of writing NICHOLAS A. GRAVANTE, JR. operating eciencies, we were from the Library’s Adult Learning able to expand our hours in Centers. And the Summer Reading October 2014 and undertake our program helped thousands of largest hiring in nearly a decade. students stay engaged with As a result, BPL oered six- or literature while school was not seven-day service at two-thirds in session. of our branches by the end of It was a great year for Brooklyn the year. Public Library, and on behalf of This laid the foundation for the the entire Board of Trustees, thank Invest in Libraries campaign, a you, as always, for your part in it. citywide eort waged by our Sincerely, supporters in 2015 to increase the city’s funding for libraries. Months of advocacy by librarians and patrons ultimately resulted in a funding increase that allowed Nicholas A. Gravante, Jr. us to oer at least six days of Chair, Board of Trustees service at every Brooklyn branch, increasing our average weekly hours of service to 49.
4 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO
With new partnerships and through of mobile WiFi devices to the continued generosity of our Brooklynites on the wrong supporters, Brooklyn Public Library side of the digital divide. reached more people in more With the opening of Spaceworks ways this year than ever before. at Williamsburgh Library, patrons We were proud to serve as a were able to access new program registration center for idNYC, and event spaces in a historic New York City’s new municipal Carnegie branch. Community identification card. Central Library organizations oering free was one of the city’s busiest sites, programs included El Puente, issuing IDs to more than 20,000 L’Ecole des Beaux Arts and New Yorkers through June 30. 826NYC. Meanwhile, three As a first stop and a trusted libraries, Park Slope, Bedford LINDA E. JOHNSON resource for immigrants from and Bay Ridge, provided all over the world, we were Brooklynites with transit options particularly eager to participate through a new partnership in a program that is open to all with Zipcar. New Yorkers, regardless of their We’re grateful to the many patrons, immigration status. donors, trustees, elected ocials Culture in Transit, a joint project and volunteers who make it with Queens Library and the possible for the Library to serve Metropolitan New York Library every community in this diverse Council, shared BPL’s archiving and growing borough. With your technology and expertise with continued support, we look institutions and individuals forward to many successful throughout the borough. Funded years ahead. by the John S. and James L. Knight Very truly, Foundation, Culture in Transit was one of several initiatives that connected patrons with technology. Another, the Library HotSpot program, a partnership Linda E. Johnson with Google, loaned thousands President & CEO
5 EDUCATION
Skillshare6 2015 EDUCATION
GOOGLE TRANSLATE TRAINING CITY’S FIRST READERS SKILLSHARE DIGITAL PRIVACY & DATA LITERACY PROJECT SUMMER READING
GOOGLE TRANSLATE TRAINING SEPTEMBER 2014 Google volunteers host a workshop on Google Translate, a free online translation tool, at Sunset Park Library. The company donates tablets for patrons to use at the training.
CITY’S FIRST READERS NOVEMBER 2014 BPL participates in the New York City Council’s First Readers initiative, introducing children to the many joys and benefits of reading.
SKILLSHARE MAY 2015 BPL patrons and sta share their skills with the community, oering free classes on website development, breakdancing, urban gardening and more.
DIGITAL PRIVACY & DATA LITERACY PROJECT MAY 2015 BPL earns a $240,729 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grant Program for a two-year professional training project.
SUMMER READING JUNE 2015 The 2015 Summer Reading program launches at every BPL branch. The program aims to prevent “summer slide” by encouraging students to read while school is out of session. Lead supporter: the National Grid Foundation.
Clockwise from top: Google Translate, Summer Reading, Skillshare 7 ACCESS
Culture8 in Transit ACCESS
SERVICE EXPANSION IDNYC LIBRARY HOTSPOT INVEST IN LIBRARIES ELITE 100 INFORMATION WEEK CULTURE IN TRANSIT BOOKMOBILE REFRESH
SERVICE EXPANSION SEPTEMBER 2014 Funding from the mayor and city council, along with the implementation of various operating eciencies, allows BPL to expand its hours and oer six- or seven- day service at two-thirds of its branches.
LIBRARY HOTSPOT DECEMBER 2014 BPL, New York Public Library and Queens Library launch the Library HotSpot program to reduce NYC’s digital divide through the free lending of 4G WiFi devices to patrons who do not have home internet access.
IDNYC JANUARY 2015 CULTURE IN TRANSIT BOOKMOBILE REFRESH Central Library opens its idNYC oce. MAY 2015 JUNE 2015 The new municipal ID program is BPL, Queens Library and the Metropolitan Brooklyn’s Bookmobiles hit the road available to all New Yorkers, regardless of New York Library Council partner to with a colorful new design by illustrator immigration status. preserve New York City’s rich history and Adam J. Kurtz. cultural heritage. Culture in Transit delivers INVEST IN LIBRARIES digitization equipment and expertise MARCH 2015 throughout the city to help neighborhoods NYC’s three library systems kick o Invest catalog their histories. in Libraries, a major—and ultimately successful—campaign to convince the city government to increase its financial support of libraries. Library INFORMATION WEEK ELITE 100 APRIL 2015 HotSpot The Library is recognized as one of the Check Out the Internet! 2015 InformationWeek Elite 100, a ranking of the top business technology innovators in the United States. SIGN UP CHECK OUT GET CONNECTED
Clockwise from top: Bookmobile, Library HotSpot, idNYC 9 CULTURE
Evangeline10 Lilly CULTURE
LINCOLN CENTER LIVE CHIE NISHIO EXHIBIT MIXING IT UP WITH HERVÉ TULLET SQUICKERWONKERS AT BPL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE FICTION EXHIBIT
LINCOLN CENTER LIVE AUGUST 2014 A new partnership with Lincoln Center brings free musical, theatrical and dance performances to Brooklyn libraries.
CHIE NISHIO EXHIBIT OCTOBER 2014 BPL hosts photographer Chie Nishio’s The Hasidim of Crown Heights, Brooklyn: A Community Study.
MIXING IT UP WITH HERVÉ TULLET OCTOBER 2014 Artist Hervé Tullet invites kids and families to Central Library to collaborate on a giant, colorful mural.
THE SQUICKERWONKERS AT BPL NOVEMBER 2014 Actress Evangeline Lilly reads her children’s book, The Squickerwonkers, to elementary schools students at Central Library.
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE FICTION EXHIBIT FEBRUARY 2015 The Museum of Science Fiction, the world’s first such institution, displays the winners of its architectural design competition at BPL.
Clockwise from top: Mixing it Up with Hervé Tullet, Chie Nishio’s The Hasidim of Crown Heights, Museum of Science Fiction 11 INCLUSION
Saluting Our Veterans INCLUSION
CITIZENSHIP INSTRUCTION CLASSES SALUTING OUR VETERANS NEW AMERICANS CORNERS HERMAN’S HOUSE NEW EXPRESSIONS LITERARY JOURNAL
CITIZENSHIP INSTRUCTION CLASSES SEPTEMBER 2014 BPL launches two year citizenship instruction program at four branches with funding from United States Citizenship & Immigration Services.
SALUTING OUR VETERANS NOVEMBER 2014 The Library observes Veterans Day with a Veterans Resource Fair at Central. The event features a read-aloud and book signing with bestselling author Captain Luis Montalvan and his trusty service dog, Tuesday.
NEW AMERICANS CORNERS FEBRUARY 2015 BPL establishes New Americans Corners at every branch, displaying multilingual resources—such as citizenship brochures and naturalization test study aides—in easily accessible, well-tracked areas.
HERMAN’S HOUSE APRIL 2015 BPL’s centerpiece spring exhibition, #76759: Featuring the House That Herman Built, showcases artist Jackie Sumell’s work and correspondence with the late Herman Wallace, who spent over four decades in solitary confinement at Angola Prison.
NEW EXPRESSIONS LITERARY JOURNAL JUNE 2015 The Library’s five Learning Centers host receptions to celebrate the accomplishments of their students. BPL also unveils New Expressions, a collection of fiction, memoir, poetry and essays from beginning adult readers and writers.
Clockwise from top: New Americans Corner, Herman’s House, New Expressions 13 EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE FROM THE CORNER OF NORMAN AND LEONARD
EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE FROM THE CORNER OF NORMAN AND LEONARD
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OVERALL AXONOMETRIC VIEW
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Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center
BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY - GREENPOINT LIBRARY + ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER COMMUNITY BOARD 1 - PRELIMINARY DESIGN PRESENTATION ARCHITECT: marble fairbanks
BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY - GREENPOINT LIBRARY + ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER COMMUNITY BOARD 1 - PRELIMINARY DESIGN PRESENTATION ARCHITECT: marble fairbanks SPACE
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS LIBRARY GREENPOINT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER SPACEWORKS @ WILLIAMSBURGH BRANCH IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS LIBRARY SEPTEMBER 2014 The Brooklyn Heights redevelopment project successfully completed the City’s comprehensive land use approval process. The new, state-of-the-art library is scheduled to open in 2020. The branch will be the largest neighborhood library, with more space available for collections and programming.
GREENPOINT LIBRARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER DECEMBER 2014 The Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund awards BPL a $5 million grant for the Greenpoint Library and Conceptual rendering of the new Brooklyn Heights Library Environmental Education Center. Opening in 2018, the center will be a model of sustainable development, oering programming spaces for environmental organizations and increasing awareness of the neighborhood’s unique, ongoing environmental challenges.
SPACEWORKS @ WILLIAMSBURGH JUNE 2015 BPL partners with Spaceworks to renovate the second floor of Williamsburgh Library, creating new community programming space and aordable studios for artists.
BRANCH IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR More than a dozen branches benefit from renovations and repairs, including Arlington and Leonard.
Clockwise from top: Brooklyn Heights Library, Arlington Library, Spaceworks @ Williamsburgh 15 STEWARDSHIP
Bike16 the Branches participant STEWARDSHIP
BROOKYLN EAGLES SUMMER ROOFTOP PARTY BROOKLYN CLASSIC ZIPCAR AT THE LIBRARY POWERUP! AWARDS IMLS NATIONAL MEDAL BIKE THE BRANCHES
BROOKLYN EAGLES SUMMER ROOFTOP PARTY JULY 2014 With generous support from Sixpoint Brewery and Brooklyn Winery, over 130 friends join the Brooklyn Eagles on the roof of Central Library to celebrate BPL and enjoy a stunning sunset over Grand Army Plaza.
BROOKLYN CLASSIC SEPTEMBER 2014 The second annual Brooklyn Classic raises funds for BPL’s programs for children and youth. The Classic is the signature annual event of the Brooklyn Eagles, young and engaged supporters who volunteer, raise funds and advocate IMLS NATIONAL MEDAL for the Library. FEBRUARY 2015 ZIPCAR AT THE LIBRARY Brooklyn Public Library is named a finalist NOVEMBER 2014 for the Institute of Museum and Library Zipcars make their debut at Bedford, Services National Medal, the nation’s Bay Ridge and Park Slope libraries. BPL’s highest honor given to libraries for service partnership with Zipcar raises funds to the community. to support programming at the host BIKE THE BRANCHES branches. MAY 2015 POWERUP! AWARDS Brooklynites pump their tires, buckle their DECEMBER 2014 helmets and hit the streets for the third The 11th annual PowerUP! Business Plan annual Bike the Branches ride through the Competition awards financing and other neighborhoods of BPL’s 60 libraries. prizes to the borough’s most promising NYC NEIGHBORHOOD business ideas, including first-place LIBRARY AWARDS winner JestGreen, a street vendor serving MAY 2015 locally sourced greenery and juices. New Lots Library receives the 2015 NYC Neighborhood Library Award, the largest cash prize awarded directly to branch libraries in the country. Clinton Hill and Windsor Terrace earn richly deserved nominations.
Clockwise from top: Brooklyn Classic, PowerUP! winner Vander Carter 17 BPL BY THE NUMBERS
FISCAL YEAR 2015 FISCAL YEAR 2014
$145,715 $154,232 $136,469 $144,590$144,590
FY 2015 TO TAL EXPENSES FY 2015 TO TAL REVENUE FY 2014 TO TAL EXPENSES FY 2014 TO TAL REVENUE in thousands & SUPPO RT in thousands in thousands & SUPPO RT in thousands ° 22% Central Library ° 64% City of New York ° 22% Central Library ° 61% City of New York ° 66% Neighborhood Libraries ° 8% State and Federal Govt. ° 66% Neighborhood Libraries ° 6% State and Federal Govt. ° 6% Special Programs ° 2% Contributions ° 6% Special Programs ° 2% Contributions ° 4% Management and General ° 22% Contributed Facilities ° 4% Management and General ° 23% Contributed Facilities ° 2% Fundraising & Utilities ° 2% Fundraising & Utilities ° 0% Net Investment Income ° 4% Net Investment Income ° 4% Other ° 3% Other
FINANCIAL RATIOS
Fiscal Year 2015 Fiscal Year 2014 Fiscal Year 2013
Total Operating $ in 000s % $ in 000s % $ in 000s % Expenses
Central Library 31,972 22% 30,122 22% 29,163 22%
Neighborhood 97,060 66% 90,670 66% 87,136 67% Libraries
Special Programs 8,236 6% 7,710 6% 7,425 6%
Management and 6,195 4% 5,887 4% 5,463 4% General
Fundraising 2,252 2% 2,079 2% 1,629 1%
$ 145,715 100% $136,469 100% $ 130,621 100%
Total Revenue & Support
City of New York 98,691 64% 88,398 61% 85,705 59%
State and Federal 11,855 8% 9,278 7% 12,055 8% Govt
Contributions 3,732 2% 3,008 2% 3,786 3%
Contributed 33,413 22% 33,721 23% 33,041 22% Facilities & Utilities
Net Investment 633 0% 5,252 4% 4,255 3% Income
Other 5,908 4% 4,933 3% 7,491 5%
$ 154,232 100% $144,590 100% $ 146,333 100%
The accompanying statement of financial position was taken from the audited financial statements as of and for the year ending June 30, 2015, for Brooklyn Public Library. For a complete copy of the audited financial statements, please write to: Finance Department, Brooklyn Public Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238
18 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINAN CIAL POSIT ION in thousands
June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014
Assets
Cash And Cash Equivalents $ 15,604 $ 14,938
Receivables, Net 11,229 6,543
Investments 43,032 39,942
Property And Equipment, Net 30,205 27,775
Other Assets 102 77
100,172 89,275
Liabilities and Net Assets
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and advances $ 9,307 $ 5,393
Accrued wages and related liabilities 12,884 11,284
Deferred revenue 902 1,585
Total liabilities 23,093 18,262
Commitments and contigencies (Note 1)
Net assets:
Unrestricted
Corporate 56,145 53,540
Board-designated for 7,900 5,000 building renovation
Board-designated for use in subsequent fiscal year 5,439 5,939
Total Unrestricted 69,484 64,479
Temporarily restricted 5,079 4,026
Permanently restricted 2,516 2,508
Total net assets 77,079 71,013
$100,172 $89,275
19 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITI ES in thousands
Unrestricted Temporarily Permanently Total Unrestricted Temporarily Permanently Total Unrestricted Unrestricted June 30, Unrestricted Unrestricted June 30, 2014 2015
Operating support and revenues:
City of New York $ 98,691 $ 98,691 $ 88,398 $ 88,398
State of New York 7,393 7,393 7,066 7,066
Federal government 1,180 1,180 1,136 1,136
Contribution income 786 2,938 3,724 1,198 1,804 3,002
Purchase discount 1,407 1,407 1,169 1,169 reimbursement contribution
Contributed facilities and utilities 33,327 33,327 33,301 33,301
Net investment income 1,375 168 1,543 1,345 157 1,502
Contributed goods and services 86 86 420 420
Special events, net of direct ben- 425 425 406 406 efit to donors of $178 and $97 in 2015 and 2014, respectively
Fines, royalties and other revenue 4,076 4,076 3,277 3,277
148,746 3,106 151,852 137,716 1,961 139,677
Net assets released from 1,957 (1,957) 0 2,267 (2,267) 0 restrictions for operations
Total operating revenues and 150,703 1,149 151,852 139,983 (306) 139,677 support
Operating expenses:
Program services:
Central library 31,972 31,972 30,122 30,122
Neighborhood libraries 97,060 97,060 90,670 90,670
Special programs 8,236 8,236 7,710 7,710
Total program services 137,268 137,268 128,502 128,502
Supporting services:
Management and general 6,195 6,195 5,888 5,888
Fund-raising 2,252 2,252 2,079 2,079
Total supporting services 8,447 8,447 7,967 7,967
Total operating expenses 145,715 145,715 136,469 136,469
Change in net assets from 4,988 1,149 6,137 3,514 (306) 3,208 operating activities
Non-operating activities:
Grants and contributions 3,282 1 3,282 1,076 1 1,077
Permanently restricted 8 8 5 5 contributions
Insurance Proceeds 165 165
Loss on disposal of fixed assets (102) (102) (84) (84)
Depreciation (2,349) (2,349) (2,013) (2,013)
Investment gains (losses) not (814) (96) (910) 3,356 394 3,750 designated for current operations
Net assets released from 719 (719) 0 restrictions for capital expenditures
Change in net assets from 17 (96) 8 (71) 3,219 (324) 5 2,900 non-operating activities
Change in net assets 5,005 1,053 8 6,066 6,733 (630) 5 6,108
Net assets – July 1 64,479 4,026 2,508 71,013 57,746 4,656 2,503 64,905
Net assets – June 30 $69,484 $5,079 $2,516 $ 77,079 $ 64,479 $4,026 $2,508 $ 71,013
20 Donors FISCAL YEAR 2015 DONORS
$1,000,000 + ELSAM Fund Marvel Architects PLLC Martha A. & Robert S. Rubin Friends of Brooklyn Heights Library NSP Enterprises, Inc. Goldman Sachs Barry M. Okun $100,000+ Jacqueline & Nicholas A. Gravante Jr. Joey O’Loughlin The Altman Foundation* Hudson Companies Lady Booth Olson & Theodore B. Olson Carnegie Corporation of New York Stephanie & Timothy Ingrassia Los Blancos Charles H. Revson Foundation Linda E. Johnson Open Society Foundations Citi Foundation Karen A. and Kevin W. Kennedy Foundation Park Avenue Building & Roofing The David Berg Foundation, Inc. Leon Levy Foundation Supplies LLC FINRA Investor Education Foundation* Maimonides Medical Center Peck Stacpoole Foundation The Hearst Foundation, Inc.* Kim-Thu Posnett & Michael Pastor Penguin Random House The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund* Denise & Mike Reiss Pharos Systems International Inc. The Pinkerton Foundation Sandra & Peter Schubert Hillary Richard & Peter E. McCabe The Robin Hood Foundation* David Solomon Robert K. Steel Family Foundation Stavros Niarchos Foundation* Dr. Lucille C. Thomas Jennifer & Sean Rodgers Time Warner Cable Sheep-Shore Realty Corp. $50,000+ Two Trees Management Co. LLC Jennifer & Jonathan Allan Soros Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP Maureen & Thomas Wipf Christine A. Spadaro & Rick Lodewick Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, Inc. Stop & Stor Charitable Fund The Joseph LeRoy and $5,000+ Kimberly Throm Ann C. Warner Fund* Pamela Brier & Peter Aschkenasy Toshiko Mori Architect PLLC National Grid Foundation Baker & Taylor U3 Advisors Beatty Harvey Coco Architects, LLP Venable LLP $25,000+ BerlinRosen Public Aairs Williams Ambrose Monell Foundation Mary & David Boies Amelia & James Wilson Anonymous Andrea R. Bozzo & John Martinez Xerox Bloomberg Philanthropies Neil S. Calet Con Edison Mary Dixie Carter & Stephen Kempf $2,500+ The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Constance & Henry Christensen III Rebekah & Jonathan Ambjor Foundation, Inc.* Citibank, N.A. The Arthur and Patricia Hill Foundation Blake W. & Andrew Foote Anthony W. Crowell & David Rohde Martine Beamon & Edward Joyce John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Elizabeth G. Crowell & Robert Wilson Erich R. Bechtel Susan & David Marcinek Crystal & Company Jenny & Michael Best The Starr Foundation Dan Dees Virginia & Jake Blair Doul Construction Corp. Lisa Melmed Cohen & Steven Cohen $15,000+ Kathy & Henry B. Elsesser The Honorable Alice Fisher Rubin & The Achelis Foundation* Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Mr. Lowell Rubin Astoria Bank Eliza & Jason Factor Friends of Bay Ridge Library The Durst Organization Michael J. Festa & Family Friends of Cortelyou Library Epstein Teicher Philanthropies Jaimie & David J. Field Friends of Park Slope Library Henry B. & Karoly S. Gutman Forest City Ratner Companies Friends of Sheepshead Bay Library Miriam Katowitz & Arthur Radin Friends of Clinton Hill Library Jerey M. Gennette Michael & Jeanine Liburd Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP The George Backer Family Foundation, Inc. Macy’s & Bloomingdale’s Elaine Golin Saul Goldhamer Janet & David Oensend The Gretchen V. & Samuel M. Feldman Sharon Horowitz Robin Shanus & Stephen Merkel Private Foundation, Inc. Katherine L. Hosford & Christopher Welch Sills Family Foundation Alice Henkin & John Nicolich Infogroup Zipcar, Inc. Infor Innovative Investors Bank Barbara R. & Michael Kaufman $10,000+ The J.M. Kaplan Fund The Laura B. Vogler Foundation Anonymous (2) Jackson Lewis P.C. Krista & Jay Leahy BET Networks John P. and Anne Welsh McNulty Lay Cheng Lee Clarissa & Edgar Bronfman Foundation Cindi Leive & Howard Bernstein Cantor Fitzgerald/BGC Partners George C. Lee, III Amanda Lin & Nathan Thomas Nina Collins & Cli Perlman Virginia Lovejoy & Carl Podwoski Michael Tuch Foundation, Inc. The Edith Glick Shoolman James Marlas & Marie Nugent-Head Marlas Robin Michaelson & David Mack Children’s Foundation 21 Donors
Moses L. Parshelsky Foundation Melissa Faas National Cyber Security Alliance Elyse Newman & Ben S. Dolnick Nicola & Andrew Fabens Laura Nelsen & Michelle Adams Christina M. Norman & Charles R. Hunt Erika L. Faust & Colin Gardner Eliot Nolen & Tim Bradley Benet O’Reilly Michael D. Fleisher Norman Foundation James J. O’Toole Katherine Flynn OverDrive Stuart I. Post & Christopher Kelley Lizanne Fontaine & Bob Buckholz Lise L. Porter Robert and Toni Bader Charitable Polly Fossey PRADA USA Foundation Harold Foster Anna Quintana & David Von Spreckelsen Tamar Sagher Friends of Greenpoint Library Julie Raskin Janet A. Schumacher Friends of Kings Bay Library Kristin Kubiak Ratner & Austin G. Ratner The Shen Family Foundation Friends of Mill Basin Library Rachel M. Ratner & Richard Greenspan Sixpoint Brewery Samantha K. Garbus Neil Readwin Heidi & Scott Smith Barbara Germack Tucker Reed St. Francis College Linda Gibbs & Thomas L. McMahon Ridgewood Savings Bank Philip Strongin Lara Gruber Susan & William Ri·in Robert J. Sweeney Linda Hacker Erminia Rivera Rosabel A. Wang Margaret L. Hagen Stephen I. Sadove Kathy & Gordon Weil, III Mariet J. Hamrah Sagalyn Family Fund Kristin & David Harman Irving Sandorf $1,000+ Jerey D. Henigson Teresa Scanlon 3M Library Systems Marlene Hess & James D. Zirin Elizabeth Scheines & Ron Elton Albert Penick Fund Cate & Laurence Holt Jennifer & Andrew Schenker Alyssa Alpine Margie & Je Honickman Elizabeth H. Schmidt & Eric Liftin Anonymous (3) Yong-Ja Howery Christie A. Seaver Aquila Theatre Company Melissa Hsiung & David Packer Dr. Tamer & Mrs. Elif Seckin Liz Alter & Charles Duhigg Patricia Isen Glen T. Senk Diane Archer & Stephen Presser Ivy Rose Foundation Inc. Dr. Paula Silver Leslie & Alan Beller JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Dr. Loren Skeist Pamela & Joshua Berick Michael Jackson Joyce S. Peggy & Peter Smith Abbe Bershatsky Natalie & Peter Jaros Mimi & Richard A. Somerby Best of Brooklyn, Inc. Katya Jestin & Kit Roane Laurence T. Sorkin Laura Blady & Barinder Singh Betty & Stephen Kahn Tracey & Shanin Specter Mary & Thomas Boast Samantha & Allen Katz Krista Stack & Neal Pawar Ambriel Bostic Phyllis & Edward Kwalwasser Anna Stetsovskaya Nancy & Anthony Bowe David N. Lafleur Ellen & Bill Taubman Brooklyn Hospital Center Carrie & Michael Lamb TerraCRG Lewis Burke Jonathan Lazzara Josephine & Philip Teverow Butler’s Hole South Lemberg Foundation, Inc. Beverly G. Thomas Eliza Byard & Eva Kolodner Gregg Lemkau Allison Thrush & Arthur C. Chang Becky & Matt Carpenter LEVENBETTS Laura Trevelyan & James Goldston Bevin & William R. Cline, Jr. Karen A. Levine Helen Tsanos Elizabeth A. Comerford Magdalena & Brian Levy Charles Tse Margery Cooper & Neil M. Corwin Robin K. & Jay L. Lewis Tienne Vu Jodie & Eric Corngold LiRo Group Kathleen G. & William Weigel Corwin Family Charitable Foundation Jack S. Lusk Charles A. Weiss, Esq. John Coyne Leslie Marshall & Mauro Premutico Victoria Westhead & John Levy Carla E. Craig & Stuart D. Freedman Lexy Mayers & David Lesser Wendy & Robert Wetstone Katharine & Peter Darrow Dr. Therese McGinn Joanne Witty & Eugene Keilin Louise de la Fuente & Mace Rosenstein Medco Electrical Contractors, Inc. Allison & David M. Womack Lisa Detwiler & Jim Cramer Dr. Amit Mehta & Ms. Marci Lucia Yoswein New York Gilles DeVoe & Rob G. Simon Carol & Gino P. Menchini Francesca Zaccheo & David Shaw Joseph I. Douek Ronay & Richard Menschel Zeldin Family Foundation Eastern DataComm, Inc. Metzger-Price Fund Elisa Zuritsky & Jordan Barowitz Jennifer & Steven Eisenstadt Midwest Tape EisnerAmper LLP Michelle & Maziar Minovi $500+ Hallie Eng Lori & David Moore Sarah & David Abramowitz Jane Brody Engquist Elizabeth A. Morrow Ryan J. Agius
22 Cherylyn & Chris Ahrens Alexes Hazen Marilyn Singer & Steven Aronson Alexandra Alger & Dan Chung David Held Ravi Sitwala Cecilia Z. & Sundeep B. Amrute Lisa E. Heller & Orlando Bagwell Sarah & Peter Steinberg Christina & Steven J. Armieri Foster N. Henry Adam Sternbergh George Arzt Jill A. Herzig Matthew Striebel Jami Attenberg Suzette C. Hewitt Alexandra Styron & Ed Beason Victoria B. Bailey Victoria R. Hill Margaret Sullivan Frank K. Bamberger Richard W. Hulbert Anne & Joseph Taranto Kristen & Daniel Barile Humanscale Ellen Tarlow Baumrind & Baumrind Impact Events Group Inc. Eve Teipel & Josh Engelman Susan S. & Benjamin Baxt Barbara A. Janowitz & Peter Entin William Thomas Kristin & Peter Becker Laura R. Johnson Grace & John Timberlake Sarah E. Benesch Katherine Jollon Paul Torchia Sara Bennett Amelia Josephson Sherman Tsui James D. Berry Winston Lam Ellen P. & Donald G. Weir Yelena Bide & Jeremy Robbins Lectorum Publications Sam Weisenberg Leon J. Bijou Nadine C. Legros Galen & Michael Weiser Ellen Bogolub & Neil Friedman Robin E. Lester-Kenton & William Kenton Betsy & Edward Wheeler Dr. Michael & Mrs. Shelley Brody Irina Likhtina Jennifer R. Williams The Brooklyn Montessori Ltd Nancy Lipsey Catherine L. & Thomas A. Wornom Brownstone Tutors Je Little Mandy & James Wynn Eleanor & Ted Bukowsky Robert Longo Derek Yi Carver Federal Savings Bank Maureen E. Mahon Kate Zuckerman & Simon Lipskar Albert X. Chiu Robin K. Marshall Katherine & Timothy Cliord Carolyn & Mark Mason $250+ Ellen & Chris Covas Jerri & Tom Mayer Adedayo Adedeji Ramon Cruz Elizabeth G. & Michael Mayers Noreen & Derek Adler Peter D. Dechiara Yolanda McBride Judith Altreuter JoAnne K. & Duane K. Devries Lori McGlinchey & Eric Vieland Gabrielle Anderson Edward Diaz Dana & Trey Muldrow III Denise Andreu Staley W. Dietrich Asha & Devdutt Nayak Ellen & Enrique A. Arana Marth Bakos Dietz & Stephen E. Dietz Madeline Nelson Nicole Asquith EBSCO Information Services Karen Nelson & Daniel L. Greenberg Alexandra Atkins & Michael Poole Susie O. & Tony Ellis Doris M. Ohlsen Anne Feigus & Alan Aviles Camilla Enders & James Bernfield Tammy Oler Janet S. Axelrod & Tim Plenk Ivy Beth Epstein & Joshua Levine Donald S. Owings Dorothy J. Barnhouse & John S. Bales Louise Forsyth & Howard Stein Evelyn & Norman Padnos Marcia & Michael Beck Elizabeth A. Franks Rosamund Palmer & Miles H. Portek Jana & Thomas W. Bergdall Mary & Robert Frenzel-Berra Ami Paradise Sheri Berman & Gideon Rose Ellen Freudenheim & Daniel Wiener Katherine L. Patton Nancy & Michael Black Friends of Dyker Heights Library M. Kristina Peterson Allegra Blackburn-Dwyer & John O’Neill Friends of New Utrecht Library Diana M. Plunkett & Patrick Colimon Kristie Blase Diane & Eric Fung Robert Potter Daniel Bloomberg Stephen Furnstahl Leslie & David Puth Louis H. Blumengarten Emma Fusco-Straub Rochelle & Ron Rauchberg Emma Boast Mary Rose Gasner Angela M. Reed Christopher Boies Stuart Glasser Susan & Peter Restler Pamela & Jack Bolen Virginia P. Gliedman Julie & Joseph J. Romano Kathryn Borgatti & Dr. Daniel Evans Marilyn Go & Richard H. Dolan Mitchell Rothzeid Alyssa Boyer Dr. Margaret Clark Golden Donna M. Rubens Park Bramhall Johanna Goldfeld & Bradley M. Rank Ansley Samson & Dennis Gephardt Leigh Holliday Brannan & Peter W. Goldstein Julia Saunders & Governor Tipton Justin Brannan Rachel Goodman & Michael Reifman Ann Schaetzel & Richard Bogart Barber Jocelyn Brown Roberta & Michael Gordon Marcia Schorr Susan Buchsbaum & Jerey Gratz Sharon Greenberger & Jonathan Fried Carlo A. Scissura Conway A. Burbank Amy Habie Jane A. & Anthony P. Scotto Margaret Burns Elizabeth Hansen Sentrum Marketing, LLC Mary Byrne Susannah & Spencer Harrington Kate Shaw Walter Cain & Paulo Ribeiro Nancy & Dozier Hasty Susan & Lawrence I. Sills Martha F. Cameron & Gary A. Go
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Officers Ex-Officio Members & Members Nicholas A. Gravante, Jr., Chair Designated Representatives Jordan Barowitz Miriam Katowitz, Vice Chair Hon. Bill de Blasio Mayor of the City of New York Michael Best Kyle Kimball, Vice Chair Nina Collins Peter Aschkenasy, Treasurer Hon. Eric Adams President of the Borough of Brooklyn Anthony W. Crowell Robin Shanus, Secretary Represented by Ingrid Lewis-Martin Joseph I. Douek Hon. Melissa Mark-Viverito Speaker of the New York City Council Jeff Gennette Represented by Reginald D. Shell Hank Gutman Hon. Scott M. Stringer Comptroller of the City of New York Cindi Leive Represented by Gregory Davidzon Michael Liburd
Susan Marcinek
Gino P. Menchini
Kim-Thu Posnett
Lisa Price
Hon. Alice Fisher Rubin
Sandra Schubert
Christina Tettonis
Dr. Lucille C. Thomas
Antonia Yuille Williams
Linda E. Johnson President & CEO
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