2023-05-05T08:05:20-05:00 2022-06-30 871353108 EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC 733 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 100172703 990 2021-07-01 111904261 BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY BROO 7182302165 10 GRAND ARMY PLAZA BROOKLYN NY 11238 KAREN SHEEHAN EVP FINANCE/CFO 7182302165 2023-05-04 1 KAREN SHEEHAN 999009999 CANDICE METH P01306891 2129498700 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z LINDA E JOHNSON 10 GRAND ARMY PLAZA BROOKLYN NY 11238 239939331 0 X WWW.BKLYNLIBRARY.ORG X 1902 NY IT IS THE MISSION OF THE LIBRARY TO ENSURE THE PRESERVATION AND TRANSMISSION OF (SEE SCHEDULE O) SOCIETY'S KNOWLEDGE, HISTORY AND CULTURE, AND TO PROVIDE THE PEOPLE OF BROOKLYN WITH FREE AND OPEN ACCESS TO INFORMATION FOR EDUCATION, RECREATION AND REFERENCE. 29 29 1361 610 451682 0 157901293 175167543 441769 888865 7994956 1789577 602166 1571105 166940184 179417090 0 0 0 0 100698489 103086715 0 0 5424925 38178971 40843102 138877460 143929817 28062724 35487273 190713807 192375966 48709567 50981683 142004240 141394283 X IT IS THE MISSION OF THE LIBRARY TO ENSURE THE PRESERVATION AND TRANSMISSION OF SOCIETY'S KNOWLEDGE, HISTORY AND CULTURE, AND TO PROVIDE THE PEOPLE OF BROOKLYN WITH FREE AND OPEN ACCESS TO INFORMATION FOR EDUCATION, RECREATION AND REFERENCE. 0 0 93214750 1813489 NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARIES:NEARLY ALL OF BROOKLYN'S 2.6 MILLION RESIDENTS LIVE WITHIN A MILE OF A LIBRARY BRANCH. THROUGHOUT FY 2022, BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY WORKED DILIGENTLY AND CREATIVELY TO RESTORE LIBRARY SERVICES TO ITS COMMUNITIES. BPL HAS EXPANDED AND MAINTAINED SERVICES AS CIRCUMSTANCES ALLOWED WHILE MAINTAINING THE ROBUST VIRTUAL RESOURCES OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE REINSTATEMENT OF IN-PERSON VISITS TO OUR BRANCHES. OUR BRANCH LOBBIES EXPERIENCED ROUGHLY 3,066,000 PATRON VISITS IN FY 2022, UP 277.6% FROM FY 2021LARGELY DUE TO THE MODIFIED COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS AND RETURN OF INDOOR PROGRAMMING.IN FY 22, BPL OPENED THE FOLLOWING NEW BRANCHES: ADAMS STREET LIBRARY, THE FIRST NEW ADDITION TO THE SYSTEM SINCE 1983, AND BROOKLYN HEIGHTS LIBRARY. AT OVER 26,000 SQUARE FEET, BROOKLYN HEIGHTS LIBRARY IS NOW THE SECOND-LARGEST LIBRARY IN THE SYSTEM AFTER THE CENTRAL LIBRARY. KEY FEATURES OF THE LIBRARY INCLUDE A CHILDREN'S AREA, A TEEN LIBRARY, A MULTIPURPOSE ROOM WITH A CAPACITY OF 225, PUBLIC MEETING ROOMS, AND PLENTY OF BRIGHT, AIRY SPACES TO BROWSE, READ, WRITE, CREATE, WATCH, AND THINK. IN FY 2022, THE POP-UP VACCINE EVENTS FOR KIDS TOOK PLACE AT BROWNSVILLE, CONEY ISLAND, FLATBUSH, NEW LOTS, AND CENTRAL (ALL AGES). THESE POP-UPS FOSTERED STRONG COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. 20325673 323940 CENTRAL LIBRARY:CENTRAL LIBRARY IS THE LARGEST PUBLIC LIBRARY IN BROOKLYN. AT 352,000 SQUARE FEET, THE BUILDING ACCOUNTS FOR ONE-THIRD OF BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY'S (BPL) TOTAL PHYSICAL PLANT. WITH PANDEMIC LIMITATIONS ON PUBLIC USE OF THE BUILDING, BPL OPERATED A GRAB-AND-GO LIBRARY SERVICE WHILE COMPLETING THE FIRST PHASE OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE RENOVATION IN CENTRAL LIBRARY'S OVER 80-YEAR HISTORY.IN FY 2022, THE CENTRAL LIBRARY LAUNCHED A VINYL COLLECTION OFFERING WITH ABOUT 400 RECORDS WHICH HAVE CIRCULATED OVER 1200 TIMES SINCE AUGUST 2022 AND HOSTED "HOW TO DJ," "MUSIC PRODUCTION" CLASSES FOR ALL AGES, ALONG WITH A SERIES WE CONTINUE TODAY CALLED "LUNCH BEATS" WHERE STAFF DJ IN THE GRAND LOBBY DURING THE LUNCH HOUR.HOME TO THE SHELBY WHITE AND LEON LEVY INFORMATION COMMONS, THE CENTRAL LIBRARY CONTINUES TO OFFER A PUBLIC TECHNOLOGY CENTER AND WORKSPACE WITH RESERVABLE RECORDING STUDIOS AND MEETING ROOMS, DESIGN SOFTWARE, AND A DIGITAL TRAINING LAB FOR COMMUNITY CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS.IN FY 2022, CENTRAL CIRCULATED 9,322,741 ITEMS - AN 86.3% INCREASE FROM FY 2021. 12469789 198737 SPECIAL PROGRAMS:BPL OFFERS PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND AGES. IN ADDITION TO THE BRANCH PROGRAMS DESCRIBED ABOVE, BPL HOSTS TEEN TECH TIME AND HOMEWORK HELP SESSIONS, CITIZENSHIP AND HSE TEST PREPARATION, CAREER AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES, FREE CULTURAL EVENTS, AND MUCH MORE. A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF OUR SPECIAL PROGRAMS: BOOKS UNBANNED: BPL OFFERS A FREE E-CARD TO TEENS NATIONWIDE, PROVIDING ACCESS TO OUR COLLECTION OF E-BOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS, AND DATABASES. YOUNG ADULTS LIVING IN CITIES AND TOWNS OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK WERE INVITED TO SEND US AN ESSAY, VIDEO, STORY, OR OTHER FORMS OF CREATIVE EXPRESSION THAT SPOKE TO WHAT IMPACT BANNING BOOKS HAS ON THEM OR WHY THEY SUPPORT THE FREEDOM TO READ IN LIBRARIES. THESE COMMUNICATIONS SERVED AS THEIR "APPLICATION" FOR A FREE BPL OUT-OF-STATE E-CARD. WE HAVE CREATED ALMOST 4,000 NEW CARDS THROUGH OUR INITIATIVE TO COUNTER BOOK BANS AND LIMITS ON INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM FOR TEENS NATIONWIDE. BOOK-MATCHPROVIDES PATRONS WITH READING LISTS SPECIALLY CURATED BY BPL LIBRARIANS. BKLYN INCUBATOR SUPPORTS AND FUNDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW INITIATIVES BY LIBRARIANS AND STAFF, WITH TRAINING AND MENTORING ON PROGRAM DESIGN, PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT. BROOKLYN CULTURAL ADVENTURES PROGRAMAWARD-WINNING SUMMER DAY CAMP FOR CHILDREN 7-12; CULTURAL IMMERSION AT BPL, BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN, BROOKLYN MUSEUM, BROOKLYN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, PROSPECT PARK, AND PROSPECT PARK ZOO. BARD AT BPL PROVIDES A FULLY ACCREDITED, FULL SCHOLARSHIP TRADITIONAL LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION TO NONTRADITIONAL STUDENTS WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN DETERRED, DISCOURAGED, OR EXCLUDED FROM HIGHER EDUCATION. UNIVERSITY OPEN AIRA SERIES OF OUTDOOR COURSES IN PROSPECT PARK TAUGHT BY PROFESSORS AND RESEARCHERS TRAINED OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. WHO MAY FACE OBSTACLES TEACHING IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS. TODAY'S TEEN'S, TOMORROW'S TECHIESTEACHES DIGITAL SKILLS TO STUDENTS 14 TO 18 AND PREPARES THEM TO SERVE ON BPL'S VOLUNTEER TEAM, WHERE THEY HELP PATRONS MAKE USE OF THE LIBRARY'S MANY FREE TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES.THIS FISCAL YEAR, BPL LAUNCHED A YEAR-LONG CIVIC ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE, THE 28TH AMENDMENT PROJECT, TO DISCUSS, DEBATE, AND PROPOSE THE NEXT AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION THROUGH A SERIES OF TOWN HALL MEETINGS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION AND THE NEW YORK CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION.THE OUTREACH SERVICES DEPARTMENT SERVES BROOKLYNITES WITH UNIQUE AND OFTEN OVERLOOKED NEEDS, INCLUDING VETERANS, IMMIGRANTS, THE HOMEBOUND, AND PEOPLE TRANSITIONING INTO AND OUT OF THE CITY'S CORRECTIONAL AND SHELTER SYSTEMS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH & HOSPITALS TEST & TRACE CORPS, OUTREACH SERVICES DISTRIBUTED THOUSANDS OF MASKS AND REACHED OUT TO BROOKLYNITES WITH INFORMATION ABOUT ESSENTIAL RESOURCES SUCH AS FREE TESTING AND VACCINATION SITES AND EMERGENCY FOOD RELIEF.OUR YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO OFFER INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AROUND STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH). THROUGH OUR LIBRARY LAB PROGRAM SERIES, A DYNAMIC LEARNING ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN (AGES 6 TO 10) AND THEIR FAMILIES, OVER 4,600 PATRONS RECEIVED TIPS ON USING LIBRARY RESOURCES TO SPARK CURIOSITY FOR STEM THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPERIMENTS AND HOW TO CONTINUE PROJECTS AT HOME.IN FY 2022, THE CENTER FOR BROOKLYN HISTORY (CBH) EXPANDED ITS PROGRAMMING, ACCESS TO COLLECTIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AS THE BUILDING REOPENED, BY APPOINTMENT, FOR THOSE SEEKING TO ACCESS OUR COLLECTIONS AND SERVICES. IN JANUARY OF FY 2022, THE OTHMER LIBRARY WHICH HOUSES WORLD-RENOWNED COLLECTIONS THAT DOCUMENT THE HISTORY OF BROOKLYN FROM THE 17TH CENTURY TO PRESENT DAY REOPENED BY APPOINTMENT. THE DEMAND FOR ACCESS TO CBH ARCHIVES HAS BEEN STRONG AND STEADY, AND THE COLLECTIONS TEAM IS SERVING RESEARCHERS DAILY. IN ADDITION, CBH HAS BEGUN TEACHING IN SCHOOLS ONCE AGAIN, WITH SOME COVID PROTOCOLS LIFTED, AND THE EDUCATORS ARE NOW REACHING HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS WEEKLY THROUGH ON-SITE AND REMOTE LEARNING THROUGH A SIGNATURE EDUCATION PROGRAM, BROOKLYN CONNECTIONS. THE TEAM ALSO HOSTED ITS FIRST NEW YORK CITY HISTORY DAY, HAVING TAKEN ON THIS LOCAL COMPETITION THAT IS PART OF A YEAR-LONG NATIONAL PROGRAM. 126010212 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 463 0 1 1361 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X AMADU WAGIE 7182302165 VP OF FINANCE 10 GRAND ARMY PLAZA BROOKLYN NY 11238 SUSAN MARCINEK CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MIRIAM E KATOWITZ TREASURER 2.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER ASCHKENASY VICE CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JORDAN D BAROWITZ VICE CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ANTHONY CROWELL ESQ VICE CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 NINA COLLINS VICE CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 HONORABLE ALICE FISHER RUBIN TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL LIBURD VICE CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SANDRA J SCHUBERT TRUSTEE 2.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA TETTONIS TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MADELINE CARSON TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HANK GUTMAN TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BEST TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK TRAIN-GUTIERREZ TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BLAKE FOOTE VICE CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CASSANDRA METZ SECRETARY 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN O'NEIL TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BARATUNDE THURSTON TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY J INGRASSIA VICE CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID WOMACK TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BECKY FRUIN TRUSTEE - UNTIL 2/2022 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES DUHIGG TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN TEXEIRA TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE WOODSON TRUSTEE - UNTIL 2/2022 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MILOVAN BLAIR VICE CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CHAD DICKERSON TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 INGRID LEWIS-MARTIN TRUSTEE - UNTIL 1/2022 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALI DAVIS TRUSTEE - UNTIL 1/2022 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WES JACKSON TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA REYNA TRUSTEE- UNTIL 1/2022 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD LANDER TRUSTEE - FROM 1/2022 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DOMINIC WILLIAMS TRUSTEE - FROM 10/2021 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOSE CLAXTON TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA E JOHNSON PRESIDENT & CEO 35.00 0.00 X 577422 0 48665 NICHOLAS L HIGGINS CHIEF LIBRARIAN 35.00 0.00 X 221929 0 61134 KAREN M SHEEHAN EVP FINANCE/CFO 35.00 1.00 X 252542 0 65433 DAVID WOLOCH EVP OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 35.00 0.00 X 217167 0 44926 LASZLO J ORSOS VP OF ARTS AND CULTURE 35.00 0.00 X 233624 0 43044 SELVON SMITH VP OF INFORMATION TECHNOLO 35.00 0.00 X 198508 0 62773 ALEXANDRA MAYERS CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 35.00 0.00 X 205835 0 50204 AMADU WAGIE VP OF FINANCE 35.00 2.00 X 208587 0 39380 LACHONNE P WALTON VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES 35.00 0.00 X 220270 0 19895 2335884 0 435454 64 0 1 0 GILBANE BUILDING CO JACKSON WALKWAY PROVIDENCE RI 02903 CONSTRUCTION MGMT 6021935 OVERDRIVE INC ONE OVERDRIVE WAY CLEVELAND OH 44125 LIBRARY MATERIALS 4989636 BENCHMARK BUILDERS INC 469 SEVENTH AVE NEW YORK NY 10018 CONSTRUCTION 4901895 NY PUBLIC LIBRARY 576 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10016 LOGISTICS 3296523 SHAWNMUT WOODWORKING 500 HARRISSON AVENUE BOSTON MA 12118 CONSTRUCTION 3218528 67 1240736 165389157 8537650 294058 175167543 FINES AND FEES 519100 577020 577020 PRINT AND COPY 519100 220193 220193 BOOK SALES 519100 53374 53374 MISCELLANEOUS 519100 38278 38278 888865 1650584 1650584 304459 0 304459 304459 304459 60235286 60031799 64494 203487 -64494 138993 138993 98070 1240736 425948 -327878 -327878 PASSPORT INCOME 900099 451682 451682 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 411684 411684 GRANT INCOME PASS-THROUGH 900099 343629 343629 387529 387529 1594524 179417090 2336166 451682 1461699 1332414 286051 775199 271164 62115235 55172963 4714156 2228116 10895667 9523803 942670 429194 23699538 20715181 2050689 933668 5043861 4408783 436390 198688 151858 151858 119175 119175 132000 132000 184124 184124 8354338 6243791 1654866 455681 517600 478542 9489 29569 3627425 2896739 334946 395740 3153231 2974305 91625 87301 3697006 3280826 396128 20052 87219 82337 2840 2042 114532 114532 3422204 3384506 37698 1065482 976270 89212 BOOKS AND PUBLIC LIBRAR 11257963 11257963 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 3819417 3624206 106954 88257 OTHER EXPENSES 484500 163626 40117 280757 STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRA 392954 281833 106887 4234 262074 258487 3125 462 143929817 126010212 12494680 5424925 51151 51125 45345647 49356366 16388913 35611198 40380 0 391191 404226 82701647 20701550 75320711 62000097 53174594 43792184 1220 1160770 190713807 192375966 38405753 31496230 7083492 5487426 3220322 13998027 48709567 50981683 X 110451264 98809374 31552976 42584909 142004240 141394283 190713807 192375966 X 35487273 -10976750 -25120480 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 136329921 154240345 163688562 157901293 175167543 787327664 34146375 34432731 33837437 30093126 32328683 164838352 170476296 188673076 197525999 187994419 207496226 952166016 952166016 1480445 1713400 1332311 1515172 1955043 7996371 366808 493139 30706 890653 39354 188090 567875 1142842 1938161 962991201 9609706 0.98880 0.99000 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT FEES AND CAFETERIA INCOME - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 39,354. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 188,090. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 567,875. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,142,842. SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10 THE AMOUNT REPORTED INCLUDES REFUND OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AMOUNTS FROM A REBATE PROGRAM, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES AND REVENUE GENERATED FROM A CAFETERIA OPERATED AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY FOR THE BENEFIT OF PATRONS AND STAFF. THE CAFETERIA CEASED OPERATION IN 2018. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 132000 0 0 132000 0 PART II-B, LINE 1G THE LIBRARY'S LOBBYING CONSISTS OF COORDINATED EFFORTS AT THE CITY, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS TO PORTRAY THE LIBRARY IN THE BEST POSSIBLE LIGHT TO ENSURE CONTINUED FUNDING FOR ITS OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS. THE LIBRARY LOBBIES THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE STATE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY TO ENSURE THAT IT GETS ADEQUATE FUNDING FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TO SEEK FUNDING FOR SPECIAL CAPITAL INITIATIVES AND FOR MEMBER ITEMS FOR PROGRAMS AT THE BRANCH LEVEL. IN ADDITION, IT LOBBIES THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE NEW YORK CITY GOVERNMENT, MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE NEW YORK CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE, TO ENSURE THAT THE LIBRARY IS ADEQUATELY FUNDED FOR ITS OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS. THE LIBRARY HIRED VARIOUS CONSULTANTS TO FACILITATE THE GRANT PROCESS WITH THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND TO DIRECTLY CONTACT VARIOUS LEGISLATORS. X X X 0 4847007 52805 -777116 206298 3916398 3977235 4000 1072136 206364 4847007 4086226 26626 60542 196159 3977235 3983511 85575 212409 195269 4086226 3935809 5505 233149 190952 3983511 0.71000 0.29000 0 0 57023617 8789517 48234100 17419580 11912033 5507547 8258450 8258450 62000097 X 201014456 -10976750 32758240 21781490 179232966 184124 184124 179417090 201624413 32758240 25120480 57878720 143745693 184124 184124 143929817 PART III, LINE 1A: THE ORGANIZATION'S COLLECTIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION. ITEMS WITHIN THE COLLECTIONS ARE CATALOGUED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. THE ORGANIZATION'S MAINTAINS A POLICY WHEREBY ITEMS PURCHASED FOR THE COLLECTIONS ARE RECORDED AS EXPENSES IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE PURCHASED. THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS ITS COLLECTIONS ON AN ONGOING BASIS AND MAY PERIODICALLY ACQUIRE OR DE-ACCESS COLLECTION ITEMS. PROCEEDS RECEIVED FROM DEACCESSIONS ARE EITHER USED TO ACQUIRE FUTURE COLLECTION ITEMS OR HELD FOR THE DIRECT CARE, MAINTENANCE, OR PRESERVATION OF THE COLLECTIONS. THE LIBRARY'S COLLECTIONS ARE COMPRISED OF NON-CIRCULATING LIBRARY MATERIALS. THESE COLLECTIONS ARE MAINTAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION UNDER CURATORIAL CARE AND ARE HELD FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC EXHIBITION, IN FURTHERANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE. THE LIBRARY'S NON-CIRCULATING MATERIALS ARE INSURED FOR A TOTAL VALUE OF $130,000,000. PART III, LINE 4: BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY OWNS AND HAS MADE ACCESSIBLE SEVERAL IMPORTANT SPECIAL COLLECTIONS THAT INCLUDE THE HUNT COLLECTION OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE 7,000 JUVENILE BOOKS DATING BACK TO THE MID-18TH CENTURY THE CIVIL WAR COLLECTION - A 6,000 VOLUME COLLECTION PURCHASED IN 1908; AND A CIRCULATING ORCHESTRAL SCORE COLLECTION. ALSO, THE LIBRARY'S LOCAL HISTORY UNIT, THE BROOKLYN COLLECTION, MAINTAINS NUMEROUS IMPORTANT COLLECTIONS, NONE MORE IMPORTANT THAT THE ENTIRE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE PHOTOGRAPHY ARCHIVES: OVER 200,000 IMAGES OF NEWSWORTHY LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS. THE BROOKLYN COLLECTION'S GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION COMPRISE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHS, PHOTOGRAVURES, PORTFOLIOS, PHOTO ALBUMS, STEREO VIEWS, AND CYANOTYPES. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY WELL-KNOWN PHOTOGRAPHERS SUCH AS BERENICE ABBOTT, ALVIN LANGDON COBURN, THOMAS ROMA, ALFRED STIEGLITZ, AND IRVING UNDERHILL. IN ADDITION, THE BROOKLYN COLLECTION MAINTAINS A NUMBER OF SMALLER COLLECTIONS, INCLUDING SOME EPHEMERAL COLLECTIONS SUCH AS THE BROOKLYN DODGERS MEMORABILIA COLLECTION. THE LIBRARY'S SPECIAL COLLECTIONS FURTHER ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE IN THAT THEY PROVIDE THE PEOPLE OF BROOKLYN FREE AND OPEN ACCESS TO A WELL-PRESERVED RECORD OF SOCIETY'S KNOWLEDGE, HISTORY, AND CULTURE. PART V, LINE 4: THE INTENDED USES OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. BOOKS - INCOME FROM THESE ENDOWMENTS ARE TO BE USED TO BUY BOOKS THAT FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE LIBRARY 2. BRANCH HUMANITIES PROGRAMS 3. STAFF WELFARE 4. YOUTH AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAM 5. WILLENDORF LECTURE SERIES 6. PLAZA AND AUDITORIUM CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 7. THE UPKEEP OF TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT AND ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF THE CENTRAL LIBRARY INFORMATION COMMONS 8. ADULT LITERACY PART X, LINE 2: THE LIBRARY IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD'S ("FASB") ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") TOPIC 740, "INCOME TAXES", RELATING TO ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. FOR THE LIBRARY, ASC TOPIC 740 IS POTENTIALLY APPLICABLE TO THE INCURRENCE OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, ATTRIBUTABLE TO PASSPORT SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC. BECAUSE THE LIBRARY HAS ALWAYS ACCRUED A TAX LIABILITY FOR THIS SERVICE AND BECAUSE OF THE LIBRARY'S GENERAL TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES ASC TOPIC 740 HAS NOT HAD, AND IS NOT ANTICIPATED TO HAVE, A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE LIBRARY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: REIMBURSABLE CAPITAL GRANT EXPENDITURES 25,120,480. GALA 1308311 1210241 98070 109762 3800 311695 BROOKLYN CLASSIC 30495 30495 691 1338806 1240736 98070 109762 3800 312386 425948 -327878 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 LINDA E JOHNSON PRESIDENT & CEO 499005 0 75000 0 3417 0 37240 0 11425 0 626087 0 0 0 KAREN M SHEEHAN EVP FINANCE/CFO 252542 0 0 0 0 0 36807 0 28626 0 317975 0 0 0 NICHOLAS L HIGGINS CHIEF LIBRARIAN 221929 0 0 0 0 0 32508 0 28626 0 283063 0 0 0 LASZLO J ORSOS VP OF ARTS AND CULTURE 233624 0 0 0 0 0 30932 0 12112 0 276668 0 0 0 DAVID WOLOCH EVP OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 217167 0 0 0 0 0 19594 0 25332 0 262093 0 0 0 SELVON SMITH VP OF INFORMATION TECHNOLO 198508 0 0 0 0 0 37440 0 25333 0 261281 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA MAYERS CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 205835 0 0 0 0 0 21578 0 28626 0 256039 0 0 0 AMADU WAGIE VP OF FINANCE 208587 0 0 0 0 0 37440 0 1940 0 247967 0 0 0 LACHONNE P WALTON VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES 220270 0 0 0 0 0 17955 0 1940 0 240165 0 0 0 SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B, III THE LIBRARY PROVIDES LINDA E. JOHNSON (PRESIDENT & CEO) WITH A BPL VEHICLE FOR OFFICIAL BUSINESS. THE AMOUNTS REPRESENT THE VALUE ASSESSED FOR THE PERSONAL USE OF THE VEHICLE. SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C RETIREMENT AND OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION - VALUE OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM (NYSLRS) OR NEW YORK VOLUNTARY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION (VDC) PENSION PLANS. SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7 LINDA E. JOHNSON, THE LIBRARY'S PRESIDENT & CEO, RECEIVED A MINIMUM GUARANTEED CONTRACTUAL BONUS OF $75,000 FOLLOWING A REVIEW BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. X 20 294058 PUBLISHED MARKET QUOTES 0 1 1 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTED ITEMS REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF STOCK DONATIONS RECEIVED FROM DONORS DURING THE YEAR. PART I, LINE 32B: THE BROKER HIRED BY THE LIBRARY SELLS ALL THE DONATED STOCKS UPON RECEIPT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LIBRARY'S BY-LAWS, THE GOVERNING BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MANAGE AND CONTROL THE AFFAIRS OF THE LIBRARY. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL CONSIST OF NO MORE THAN THIRTY-EIGHT MEMBERS. BY VIRTUE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICES, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE SPEAKER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN ARE EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEES OF THE LIBRARY. EACH EX-OFFICIO MAY APPOINT A REPRESENTATIVE TO SERVE ON HIS OR HER BEHALF AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD. EACH REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED BY AN EX-OFFICIO SHALL BE COUNTED AS PART OF THE QUORUM, MAY VOTE AND HAVE ALL THE SAME RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE EX-OFFICIO OR ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE BOARD, EXCEPT IN CASES WHERE THIS IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN MAY EACH APPOINT ELEVEN TRUSTEES TO HOLD OFFICES FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS OR UNTIL THEIR RESIGNATION OR THEIR SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY MANAGEMENT, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OUR AUDITORS, EISNERAMPER LLP. ONCE A FINAL DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS RECEIVED FROM THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE CONDUCTS A FIRST LEVEL REVIEW WITH THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO). PENDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR CORRECTIONS, THE CFO AND VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE THEN REVIEW THE DRAFT RETURNS WITH THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. AFTER REVIEWING THE DRAFT WITH THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS FORWARDED TO THE MEMBERS OF AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEES IN PREPARATION FOR A FORMAL REVIEW AT A JOINT MEETING OF THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEES ATTENDED BY THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS, SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE LIBRARY'S EXECUTIVE TEAM ALONG WITH THE CFO AND VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE. AT THIS MEETING, STAFF REVIEW THE REPORTS WITH THE ATTENDEES. QUESTIONS ARE FIELDED AND IF NECESSARY, CORRECTIONS ARE MADE. ONCE THE REVIEW IS COMPLETED, THE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE VOTE TO ACCEPT THE REPORT FOR FILING BY THE LIBRARY'S EXTERNAL AUDITORS. PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN (AMENDED IF REQUIRED) IT IS FORWARDED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE LIBRARY HAS A CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY WHICH IS SIGNED ANNUALLY BY EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND KEY (SENIOR) MEMBERS OF THE LIBRARY'S MANAGEMENT TEAM. A COPY OF THE LIBRARY'S CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE LIBRARY'S WEBSITE AT: HTTPS://WWW.BKLYNLIBRARY.ORG/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/DOCUMENTS/TRUSTEES/CONFLIC OFINTEREST.PDF FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS BASED ON A NEGOTIATED WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, WHICH INCLUDES A YEARLY ADJUSTMENT FOR COST OF LIVING INCREASES. IT ALSO INCLUDES A PROVISION FOR A DISCRETIONARY BONUS DECIDED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES' EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE CONTRACT IS RENEWABLE EVERY THREE YEARS. THE SALARIES OF THE OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE BASED ON A COMPENSATION PROGRAM DESIGNED BY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, ERNST & YOUNG. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES SALARY GRADES. IT IS REVIEWED REGULARLY AND UPDATED, AS NEEDED, TO ADJUST THE SALARY STRUCTURE AND RANGES TO ENSURE COMPETITIVE SALARY RANGES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE LIBRARY HAS A CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND KEY MEMBERS OF STAFF. THIS POLICY IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW ON THE LIBRARY'S INTRANET AND TRUSTEE WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, THE POLICY IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE LIBRARY'S WEBSITE. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: IT IS THE POLICY OF BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY TO MAKE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. COPIES OF ITS MOST RECENT AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE FOLLOWING LINK HTTPS:WWW.BKLYNLIBRARY.ORG/ABOUT/REPORTS-PUBLICATIONS COPIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: REIMBURSABLE CAPITAL GRANT EXPENDITURES INCURRED BY THE LIBRARY -25,120,480. BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 128 PIERREPONT STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 111630813 PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVIC DIALOGUE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT NY 501(C)(3) LINE 7 BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 SCHEDULE R, PART IV BPL PROVIDES MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO BHS. THE COST OF THESE SERVICES TO THE AFFILIATE IS REPORTED UNDER CATEGORY L ON SCHEDULE R.