Who is Fontayne Holmes?Ms. Holmes is the City Librarian who oversees The Los Angeles Public Library, whose mission is "to provide free and easy access to information, ideas, books and technology that enrich, educate and empower every individual in the city's diverse communities." From their press releases:
The Los Angeles Public Library serves the largest urban population of any library in the country. Its Central library, 71 branch libraries,six million books, and state-of-the-art technology provide everyone with free and easy access to information and the opportunity for life-long learning.
In 2004 when Holmes was selected to lead the Department, she was "a 30-year LAPL veteran, who served as assistant director of branches, central library director, and director of library facilities before becoming assistant city librarian [LibraryJournal.com]" where she oversaw $317-million bond-funded program that renovated or replaced 61 libraries in the City. This was considered the largest library construction program in the country. She was credited with running the program (with BOE) that was so efficient with the bond money that two additional, unplanned libraries were built.
She's in the lead today, Friday, in the poll at the right. The poll will be up for one more week; let's see if she holds her lead.
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Is there anywhere I an go to find out more about the respective GM's in LA?
If you act like a jackass, Laura Chick and her staff will give you a private briefing at her home.
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