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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 19. AMUSEMENTS, PARKS, AND RECREATION |
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Chapter 19-8. PUBLIC LIBRARY |
Section 19-808. NAMING OF PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDINGS
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808.1Library buildings shall be named by action of the Board of Library Trustees upon the written recommendation of the Director of the Public Library.
808.2No library building shall be named in honor of any living persons.
808.3No library building shall be named in honor of any deceased person until at least two (2) years after that person’s death.
808.4The official name of a library building that is named in honor of any person shall include the given name of that person as well as the surname of that person.
808.5Upon the receipt of a recommendation from the Director of the Public Library for the naming of a library building, the Board of Library Trustees shall refer the recommendation to the proper committee for consideration in public session and recommend to the full Board.
808.6Upon receipt of the recommendation from the committee, the Board shall take proposed action to name or rename the library building.
808.7Notice of proposed action shall be published in the D.C. Register for a period of not less than thirty (30) days prior to final action to name or rename the library building.
808.8Additional notice shall be given to the organized community in the area of the library buildings and shall be delivered to the press and media.
808.9The existing name of any library building may be changed upon the written recommendation of the Director of the Public Library and the action of the Board of Library Trustees pursuant to the procedures set forth in this section.
808.10Any person or organization may submit a proposed name or change of name of any library building to the Director of the Public Library for consideration; however, the Director shall not be required to submit any particular name or recommendation for change of name to the Board of Library Trustees.