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		<title>Friends of the South End Library (FOSEL) Will Hold Its Annual Meeting at the South End Branch on Tuesday, May 31, 6:30 PM</title>
		<link>http://www.friendsofsouthendlibrary.org/2011/05/friends-of-the-south-end-library-fosel-will-hold-its-annual-meeting-at-the-south-end-branch-on-tuesday-may-31-630-pm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 20:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Glyn Polson, president of the Friends of the South End Library, will chair the Annual Meeting at the South End Library on May 31. The agenda includes updates on fundraising, events, library news, developments at the BPL, and a possible redesign of Library Park starting next year. All are invited.]]></description>
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		<title>On an Upward Swing, Library Board Trustees Meet for Strategic Planning Session and Hire a New (and Experienced) Director for its Foundation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 01:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The upward swing at the Boston Public Library is continuing apace with the recent hiring of David McKay, an experienced fundraiser to head the anemic Boston Public Library Foundation, and the brainstorming at the committee level of a group of trustees and library luminaries about how to make the BPL &#8220;better than anyone,&#8221; as trustee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BPL Trustees to Meet Tomorrow, March 23rd, 8:30 AM, for Bi-Monthly Meeting at Copley Library</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BPL&#8217;s trustees will meet for their regular bi-monthly meeting at Copley Library tomorrow morning, starting at 8:30 AM, in Rabb Lecture Hall. On the agenda are a discussion of the FY12 BPL recommended operational budget, an update on the Strategic Planning Committee&#8217;s efforts to produce a coherent and informed plan by the end of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Were We Just Dreaming or Did the BPL Actually Reach Out To Us? A Report on Wednesday&#8217;s Strategic Planning Session at the South End Library</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 19:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a difference a good BPL trustee makes. Since South End resident and State Representative Byron Rushing was named to the Library Board in September, remarkable changes have taken place on the BPL planet and, by extension, ours. Instead of the stone-faced resistance to pleadings by Boston&#8217;s library supporters to keep their libraries open, BPL [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heartfelt Handwringing But No New Fundraising at BPL Trustees Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BPL President Amy Ryan told the library&#8217;s board of trustees last Tuesday that the elimination of 80 positions would cause &#8220;tremendous upheaval&#8221; and &#8220;miscalculations&#8221; as the pared-down institution developed a &#8220;new service model&#8221; to cope with the increased demand for library services. Of the 80 positions, 17 are vacant. Of the remaining 63, 41 will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BPL Trustees Meeting Scheduled  for Tuesday, September 14, 8:30 AM at Copley Library&#8217;s McKim Building</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 02:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next BPL trustees meeting is scheduled to take place Tuesday, September 14 at 8:30 AM in the Copley Library&#8217;s McKim&#8217;s Building Orientation Room on the first floor. The public is cordially invited. On the agenda is an item called &#8220;Preliminary Plan for Community Outreach Process,&#8221;  which follows &#8220;The Review of the Boston Library Compass: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Save Our Library Events Coming Up Include BPL Trustees&#8217; Votes April 7 &amp; 9 on Closings/Layoffs/Program Reductions</title>
		<link>http://www.friendsofsouthendlibrary.org/2010/04/save-our-library-events-coming-up-include-bpl-trustees-votes-april-7-9-on-closingslayoffsprogram-reductions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BPL trustees will be discussing and voting on the BPL budget to be sent to the Mayor&#8217;s Office next Wednesday April 7 at 8:00 AM and Friday April 9 at 8:30 AM. Both meetings will be held at Rabb Hall in Copley Library. At the April 7 hearing, trustees will be presented with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BPL Trustees Can&#8217;t Stop &#8220;Listening,&#8221; But Are They &#8220;Hearing?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.friendsofsouthendlibrary.org/2010/03/bpl-trustees-cant-stop-listening-but-are-they-hearing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.friendsofsouthendlibrary.org/2010/03/bpl-trustees-cant-stop-listening-but-are-they-hearing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though Boston residents have said loudly and clearly at two packed Central Library meetings that they don&#8217;t want their libraries closed, BPL trustees have scheduled six more &#8220;listening&#8221; meetings, ostensibly to hear more of the same and make sure they&#8217;ve heard it right. Rumors have it that in some bars bets are being placed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Next &#8216;Special&#8217; BPL Trustees Meeting Scheduled for March 24 at Copley Library</title>
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		<comments>http://www.friendsofsouthendlibrary.org/2010/03/next-special-bpl-trustees-meeting-scheduled-for-march-24-at-copley-library/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next  &#8217;Special&#8217; BPL Trustees meeting will be held Wednesday, March 24 at 3:00 PM at Copley Library&#8217;s Rabb Auditorium. No meeting agenda was issued with the announcement. As soon as one will be available, it will be posted here.]]></description>
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		<title>South End State and City Reps to Attend March 24 Save Our Libraries meeting at South End Library</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Friends of the South End Library has organized a public meeting with the South End&#8217;s city and state representatives on Wednesday, March 24 at 6:30 PM at the South End Library. Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz, Representatives Byron Rushing and Aaron Michlewitz, and Boston District Councillors Chuck Turner and Bill Linehan all have agreed to attend. [...]]]></description>
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