File #:

Int 0595-2014    Version: *

Name:

Establishing a public library commission.

Type:

Introduction

Status:

Filed (End of Session)

Committee:

Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations

On agenda:

12/17/2014

Enactment date:

Law number:

Title:

A Local Law in relation to establishing a public library commission.

Sponsors:

Brad S. Lander, James G. Van Bramer, Costa G. Constantinides, Deborah L. Rose, Margaret S. Chin, Andrew Cohen, Mathieu Eugene, Vincent J. Gentile, Vanessa L. Gibson, Peter A. Koo, Donovan J. Richards, Ritchie J. Torres, Mark Levine, Jumaane D. Williams, Helen K. Rosenthal, Carlos Menchaca, Eric A. Ulrich

Council Member Sponsors:

17

Summary:

The bill would establish a temporary commission to evaluate opportunities for innovation and continued operation of New York City’s public library systems—the New York Public Library, the Brooklyn Public Library, and the Queens Public Library. The commission would meet quarterly and by April 1, 2016, submit a report to the Mayor and Council on its findings and recommendations.

Attachments:

1. Summary of Int. No. 595