2022-05-02T08:34:03-05:00 2021-06-30 871353108 EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC 733 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 100172703 990 2020-07-01 111904261 BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY BROO 7182302165 10 GRAND ARMY PLAZA BROOKLYN NY 11238 KAREN SHEEHAN EVP FINANCE/CFO 7182302165 2022-04-25 1 KAREN SHEEHAN 999009999 CANDICE METH P01306891 2129498700 2022-04-25 3 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z LINDA E JOHNSON 10 GRAND ARMY PLAZA BROOKLYN NY 11238 188760731 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. 31 31 1426 269 66588 0 163688562 157901293 1988144 441769 1410919 7994956 970836 602166 168058461 166940184 0 0 0 0 103643808 100698489 0 0 4700174 41577419 38178971 145221227 138877460 22837234 28062724 174473766 190713807 53858632 48709567 120615134 142004240 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 89948105 817009 NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARIES:NEARLY ALL OF BROOKLYN'S 2.6 MILLION RESIDENTS LIVE WITHIN A MILE OF A LIBRARY BRANCH. FOLLOWING A TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF ALL PHYSICAL LOCATIONS LAST YEAR TO MITIGATE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS REINSTITUTED IN-PERSON SERVICES IN PHASES, BEGINNING WITH THE REOPENING OF A PORTION OF LOCATIONS FOR GRAB-AND-GO SERVICE IN JULY 2020, FOLLOWED BY THE GRADUAL EXPANSION OF SERVICE AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS. BPL HAS EXPANDED AND MAINTAINED SERVICES AS CIRCUMSTANCES ALLOWED WHILE MAINTAINING THE ROBUST VIRTUAL RESOURCES OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC. NEARLY 812,000 PATRONS VISITED OUR LOBBIES IN FY2021. HOURS AT NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARIES VARIED WIDELY AS THE STATE OF THE PANDEMIC CHANGED. ON MAY 10, 2021, LIBRARY SERVICE EXPANDED TO BROWSING AND COMPUTER USE AT 13 LOCATIONS WITH 14 MORE FOLLOWING A MONTH LATER, AND YET ANOTHER 15 BRANCHES BY THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR. AS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF FREE WI-FI IN BROOKLYN, BPL BRANCHES HOSTED 431,804 FREE WI-FI SESSIONS IN FY21. TO HELP CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE, BPL MADE ITS INTERNET AVAILABLE TO PATRONS 24 HOURS A DAY, WHETHER PEOPLE ARE IN THE LIBRARY OR NOT. AT SELECT BRANCHES, THE LIBRARY EXTENDED ITS OUTDOOR WIRELESS INTERNET SIGNAL TO REACH UP TO 300 FEET IN ALL DIRECTIONS, EVEN INTO NEARBY HOMES AND BUSINESSES.DESPITE PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS ON INDOOR PROGRAMMING, BPL FOUND NEW WAYS TO DELIVER THE EXPANSIVE RANGE OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ON WHICH OUR PATRONS RELY. WITH THE PARTNERSHIP OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, BPL CREATED OUTDOOR LIBRARY SPACES WHERE BROOKLYNITES COULD READ, USE FREE WI-FI, LISTEN TO A MULTI-LINGUAL STORY-TIME, OR RECONNECT WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS. THE LIBRARY BROADENED ITS OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING OFFERINGS AND WELCOMED PATRONS OF ALL AGES TO GARDENS, PLAZAS, AND PARKS. BEGINNING IN AUGUST 2020, BRANCHES OPEN FOR LOBBY SERVICE DISTRIBUTED GRAB-AND-GO PROGRAM KITS. SIMULTANEOUSLY, BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY LIBRARIANS AND STAFF CONTINUED TO PRODUCE THOUSANDS OF VIRTUAL PROGRAMS, FROM ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUPS TO COOKING CLASSES TO PERSONALIZED RESUME HELP. BPL HOSTED NEARLY 750,000 PATRONS FOR APPROXIMATELY 16,000 PROGRAMS.IN FY21, THE SYSTEM CIRCULATED 5 MILLION MATERIALS IN TOTAL. E-CHECKOUTS FOR YOUNG ADULT MATERIALS INCREASED BY 63 PERCENT COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR, AND NEARLY TRIPLED FOR CHILDREN'S MATERIALS. BPL ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW SERVICE, DIAL A STORY, TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH FREE STORIES AND POEMS VIA A PHONE LINE. STORIES AND POEMS ARE SELECTED AND VOICED BY LIBRARIANS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE BOROUGH WHO SPECIALIZE IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, OUTREACH AND ADULT SERVICES, SCHOOL OUTREACH AND BUSINESS AND CAREER PROGRAMS. DIAL A STORY IS PART OF A SUITE OF PROGRAMS BY PHONE, DESIGNED TO PROVIDE LIBRARY SERVICES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS THE INTERNET AND RISK SOCIAL ISOLATION DURING THE PANDEMIC. THESE INCLUDE A TELEPHONE BUDDY SERVICE FOR OLDER ADULTS WHO LIVE ALONE, AND THE CONTINUED SERVICE OF THE LIBRARY'S CALL CENTER WHICH ANSWERS PATRONS' QUESTIONS ABOUT ONLINE RESOURCES. FOUR BPL BRANCHES OPERATED AS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION LEARNING BRIDGES SITES. WHILE SCHOOLS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS OPERATED ON A BLENDED LEARNING MODEL, LEARNING BRIDGES PROVIDED FREE CHILDCARE OPTIONS FOR CHILDREN FROM 3-K THROUGH 8TH GRADE ON DAYS WHEN THEY ARE SCHEDULED FOR REMOTE LEARNING. IN OCTOBER 2020, THE NEW GREENPOINT LIBRARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER OPENED TO THE PUBLIC. THE NEW BUILDING IS TWICE THE SIZE OF THE PREVIOUS BRANCH, ENCOMPASSING MORE THAN 15,000 SQUARE FEET, WITH SIGNIFICANTLY ENLARGED INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPACES FOR BOTH EVERYDAY LIBRARY SERVICES AND EXPANDED ACTIVITIES FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT. BPL HIRED ITS FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COORDINATOR TO LEAD EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. 19600033 178000 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 TOTAL PHYSICAL PLANT. WITH PANDEMIC LIMITATIONS ON PUBLIC USE OF THE BUILDING, BPL OPERATED GRAB-AND-GO LIBRARY SERVICE WHILE COMPLETING THE FIRST PHASE OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE RENOVATION IN CENTRAL LIBRARY'S 80-YEAR HISTORY.IN MAY 2021, BPL UNVEILED THE RENOVATION TO THE PUBLIC. MANY OF THE BUILDING'S ICONIC FEATURES WERE RESTORED, INCLUDING THE APTLY NAMED GRAND LOBBY, AND SEVERAL NEW PUBLIC SPACES WERE CREATED INCLUDING: A CIVIC COMMONS FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, INCLUDING A PASSPORT OFFICE AND CITY SERVICES; THE NEW & NOTEWORTHY BOOK GALLERY WITH LIBRARIAN-CURATED TITLES; A CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS & CAREER CENTER FOR JOB SEEKERS, ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS; AND THE MAJOR OWENS WELCOME CENTER, DEDICATED TO BROOKLYN'S OWN "LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS," MAJOR ROBERT ODELL OWENS.IN ADDITION TO THESE NEW SPACES, CENTRAL IS ALSO HOME TO THE SHELBY WHITE AND LEON LEVY INFORMATION COMMONS, A PUBLIC TECHNOLOGY CENTER AND WORKSPACE WITH A RESERVABLE RECORDING STUDIO AND MEETING ROOMS, SOPHISTICATED DESIGN SOFTWARE, AND A DIGITAL TRAINING LAB FOR COMMUNITY CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS. IN FY21, CENTRAL LIBRARY WELCOMED BACK OVER 127,000 PATRONS AND CIRCULATED OVER 317,337 ITEMS, PRIMARILY THROUGH THE TEMPORARY GRAB-AND-GO LIBRARY. 12042680 109385 SPECIAL PROGRAMS:BPL OFFERS PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND AGES. IN FY21, BPL HOSTED 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: .BOOKMATCH PROVIDES PATRONS WITH READING LISTS SPECIALLY CURATED FOR THEM 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 PROGRAM AWARD-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 AIR 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 TECHIES TEACHES 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. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH & HOSPITALS TEST & TRACE CORPS, BPL 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. 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 HOW TO USE LIBRARY RESOURCES TO SPARK CURIOSITY FOR STEM THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPERIMENTS AND HOW TO CONTINUE PROJECTS AT HOME.IN FY21 THERE WERE 55 SCHOOL-YEAR INTERNS WHO CONTRIBUTED 7,260 VOLUNTEER HOURS, AND 15 SUMMER INTERNS WHO CONTRIBUTED 1,500 VOLUNTEER HOURS. IN COLLABORATION WITH TODAY'S TEENS TOMORROW'S TECHIES AND THE BEST BUY TEEN TECH CENTER, INTERNS ORGANIZED A LARGE "WELCOME BACK" TEEN EVENT WITH OVER 100 TEENS FROM ALL FIVE BOROUGHS, WHICH INCLUDED A COOKING DEMONSTRATION, MUSIC, COLLEGE READINESS, AND PROGRAM KITS. IN OCTOBER 2020, BPL ANNOUNCED THE CREATION OF THE CENTER FOR BROOKLYN HISTORY (CBH), A COMBINATION OF THE FORMER BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY (BHS) WITH BPL'S BROOKLYN COLLECTION AT CENTRAL LIBRARY. ON JUNE 19, 2021, THE CENTER FOR BROOKLYN HISTORY LAUNCHED THE BROOKLYN RESISTS PROJECT, AN ONGOING, MULTIFACETED PUBLIC HISTORY INITIATIVE EXPLORING RACIAL PROTEST IN BROOKLYN FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA TO THE PRESENT. 121590818 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 1 400 0 1 1426 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 31 31 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 TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 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 TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ABE GEORGE TRUSTEE (UNTIL 2/2021) 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CASSANDRA METZ TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN O'NEIL TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LISA PULEO TRUSTEE (UNTIL 2/2021) 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BARATUNDE THURSTON TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY J INGRASSIA TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID WOMACK TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BECKY FRUIN TRUSTEE 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 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MILOVAN BLAIR TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS A GRAVANTE JR TRUSTEE (UNTIL 6/2021) 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LINCOLN RESTLER TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/2020) 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHAD DICKERSON TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 INGRID LEWIS-MARTIN TRUSTEE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALI DAVIS TRUSTEE - 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2016 AMOUNT: $ 39,353. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 39,354. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 188,090. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 567,875. 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, MEMBERS 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 DIRECT CONTACT WITH VARIOUS LEGISLATORS. X X X 0 3977235 4000 1072136 206364 4847007 4086226 26626 60542 196159 3977235 3983511 85575 212409 195269 4086226 3935809 5505 233149 190952 3983511 3796364 20303 301112 181970 3935809 0.56500 0.43500 0 0 40343427 7819730 32523697 7197802 5682354 1515448 49461370 8179804 41281566 75320711 X 204278227 4068051 30584342 2861561 37513954 166764273 175911 175911 166940184 181101180 30584342 11815289 42399631 138701549 175911 175911 138877460 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, IRVING UNDERHILL, AND 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 XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: REVENUES RELATED TO BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 2,861,561. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS ON DISPOSAL 476,950. REIMBURSABLE CAPITAL GRANT EXPENDITURES 10,264,719. EXPENSES RELATED TO BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1,073,620. GALA 632026 618226 13800 56650 7500 75635 BROOKLYN CLASSIC 25955 21890 4065 4400 727 657981 640116 17865 61050 7500 76362 144912 -127047 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 LINDA E JOHNSON PRESIDENT & CEO 496534 0 77500 0 5382 0 37240 0 11500 0 628156 0 0 0 KAREN M SHEEHAN EVP FINANCE/CFO 258449 0 2500 0 0 0 36807 0 25544 0 323300 0 0 0 LASZLO J ORSOS VP OF ARTS AND CULTURE 240118 0 2500 0 0 0 29711 0 10439 0 282768 0 0 0 NICHOLAS L HIGGINS CHIEF LIBRARIAN 217136 0 2500 0 0 0 32508 0 25274 0 277418 0 0 0 DAVID WOLOCH EVP OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 225988 0 2500 0 0 0 19594 0 25253 0 273335 0 0 0 SELVON SMITH VP OF INFORMATION TECHNOLO 204717 0 2500 0 0 0 32508 0 23492 0 263217 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA MAYERS CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 211173 0 2500 0 0 0 19301 0 24433 0 257407 0 0 0 AMADU WAGIE VP OF FINANCE 214404 0 2500 0 0 0 32508 0 1832 0 251244 0 0 0 LACHONNE P WALTON VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES 223057 0 2500 0 0 0 18011 0 1832 0 245400 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A THE LIBRARY REIMBURSES ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES FOR ALLOWABLE EXPENSES INCURRED IN CARRYING OUT THE MISSION OF THE LIBRARY. EXPENSES ARE REIMBURSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LIBRARY'S TRAVEL AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT POLICY. 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. ALL OF THE LIBRARY'S EXEMPT EMPLOYEES RECEIVED A DISCRETIONARY BONUS OF $2,500 IN LIEU OF AN ANNUAL COST OF LIVING SALARY ADJUSTMENT. X 13 111992 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 IV, LINE 12B ON OCTOBER 1, 2020, THE LIBRARY ENTERED INTO AN AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH THE BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY (THE "SOCIETY") WHEREBY THE SOCIETY RE-ORGANIZED ITS CORPORATE STRUCTURE AS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION AND WHEREBY THE LIBRARY BECAME THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY ON THE DATE OF THE AFFILIATION AGREEMENT. IN ADDITION, THE LIBRARY HAS THE RIGHT TO ELECT ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SOCIETY. THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS SHALL CONTINUE TO OPERATE AS SEPARATE AND DISTINCT CORPORATIONS, WITH SEPARATE TAX FILINGS, AND THE LIBRARY IS NOT LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SOCIETY'S OPERATIONS, AT ANY TIME. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ("U.S. GAAP") THE LIBRARY MUST ACCOUNT FOR THIS TRANSACTION AS THOUGH THE LIBRARY ACQUIRED THE SOCIETY, AND IN DOING SO, THE LIBRARY RECOGNIZED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ON THE DATE OF THE AFFILIATION AGREEMENT AT FAIR VALUE. 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 -10,264,719. LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF VARIOUS PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT -476,950. 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 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.