Richard Reyes-Gavilan, the chief librarian of the Brooklyn Public Library, will take on that role in D.C. this spring.

Reyes-Gavilan will replace Ginnie Cooper, the former D.C. chief librarian who retired in October after seven years. Under Cooper’s lauded tenure, D.C. public libraries have seen increased hours, the renovation and construction of several branches and the introduction of an amazing 3-D printer to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. His appointment was first reported by The Current.

“Since 2006, the D.C. Public Library system has gone from something overlooked by far too many District residents to being a vital part of communities across our city,” Mayor Vince Gray said in a release. “With Richard taking the helm in March, I’m confident that this transformation will continue, and District residents are going to be impressed and amazed by what their libraries have to offer.”

Reyes-Gavilan was named chief librarian of the Brooklyn Public Library in 2011. According to a release, he “spearheaded the Open Libraries Initiative, an organizational capacity assessment that resulted in 440 additional hours of public service per week across the system.” He also defended his library’s policy to allow people to watch pornography inside branches. You shouldn’t do that here in D.C.