[00:00:01] LET ME LET EM SEE YOU HIT RECORD. HAVE YOU STARTED, OK? ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO CALL TO [Library Advisory Board on March 25, 2024.] ORDER. UH, THE MARCH 25TH ME OF THE WHITE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING. UH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND HAVE OUR STAFF SPOTLIGHT. UH, BRIGHT AND EARLY, UH, MISS ELIZABETH TATES FROM OUR ADULT SERVICES. BEFORE WE GET ELIZABETH TALKING. WILL YOU JUST MENTION REAL QUICK, EVERYBODY WHO'S ACTUALLY JUST WHO'S NOT HERE? IRENE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT'S NOT HERE. JUST FOR THE RECORD. WELCOME, ELIZABETH. I'M SO SORRY. I'M GONNA POP MY PEAS. HI, EVERYBODY. HI I'M ELIZABETH. I AM THE PUBLIC SERVICES SUPERVISOR. I AM IN CHARGE OF THE ADULT SERVICES DEPARTMENT OVER AT OUR BEAUTIFUL LIBRARY. I STARTED BACK AT, UH, THE OLD BUILDING. IF ANYBODY REMEMBERS IT BACK IN 2010, I WAS HIRED AS THE ELECTRONIC SERVICES LIBRARIAN TO HELP SET UP THE NEW BUILDING BE IN CHARGE OF ALL THE TECHNOLOGY AND, UM, CUT TO 2020. I WAS PROMOTED TO THE PUBLIC SERVICES SUPERVISOR. SO UM, I'M GONNA THROW SOME NUMBERS AT YOU REALLY QUICK, BECAUSE I'M UH, A LITTLE PROUD OF THESE FOR US. SO OUR ADULT SERVICES OR JUST THE, UH, ADULT COLLECTION? UH, CIRCULATED, UH, WELL KNOW WHERE I LOST THE NUMBER. I WAS UP THERE, UH, ABOUT 100 AND 86,000 ITEMS LAST YEAR, AND THAT'S JUST THE ADULT PART ADULT DEPARTMENT. WE UH, SO FAR OUR FISCAL DATE TO YEARS AT ABOUT 98,000. SO I'M HOPING WE BREAK THAT. YEAH. UM OUR PROGRAM ATTENDANCE, SO WE HAD 77 EVENTS LAST FISCAL YEAR. WE HAD 909 PEOPLE ATTEND. GENTLE IMPROVEMENT OVER 2022 BY ABOUT 10 PEOPLE, BUT STILL MORE PEOPLE . UM ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, I'M MOST PROUD OF IS WE DO SOME REALLY GREAT, UH, SERVICES JUST FOR SENIORS. UH, WE DO A WONDERFUL, UH, PROGRAM CALLED SILVER LININGS, WHERE THEY DO DELIVERIES TO PEOPLE'S DOORSTEPS WITH MOBILITY ISSUES, AND, UM, LAST YEAR, THEY DELIVERED A TOTAL THEY DID A TOTAL OF 82 DELIVERIES. AND THAT IS ACTUALLY RUN BY OUR WONDERFUL UM ADULT SERVICES. REP ASSISTANT UM MISS MEGAN, AND SHE ALSO HELPS ME RUN THE SENIOR BOOK CLUB, WHICH HAS ABOUT NINE PARTICIPANTS PER MEETING. AND, UM THE OTHER THING WE DO. THAT'S ON HIATUS. RIGHT THIS SECOND IS THE DEVICE DROP IN BECAUSE WE WERE DOING IT OVER AT THE SENIOR CENTER, AND SINCE THEY'RE RE IN THE MIDDLE OF REMODELING IT. WE'VE HAD TO PUT IT ON HOLD, BUT WE'RE HOPING TO GET THAT LAUNCHED BACK IN APRIL, AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GONNA SEND. UH, HE'S OUR ACTUALLY OUR NEWEST HIRE TRAVIS OVER TO THE SENIOR CENTER, AND HE'S GONNA JUST SIT WITH SENIORS AND HELP THEM USE THEIR DEVICES. IT'S A REALLY POPULAR, UH EARLY POPULAR THING THAT WE DO THEY GET A LOT OF ONE ON ONE ATTENTION. THEY COME OVER AND ASK ABOUT THEIR SMARTPHONES. AND UH, YOU KNOW THINGS LIKE THAT, AND IT'S REALLY THEY THEY LOVE HIM. THEY THE FORMER, UH, ADULT SERVICES LIBRARIAN, DAVID WAS IN CHARGE OF IT, AND THEY WOULD JUST WAIT FOR DAVID. UM, IT'S OK. I'LL JUST WAIT FOR DAVID TO COME AND HELP ME WITH THIS. UM IT'S ACTUALLY SOMEBODY MENTIONED THAT , UM, OUR CULTURE FEST WAS THIS PAST WEEKEND. UH, NINA DAVIS, OUR OTHER ADULT SERVICES LIBRARIAN, WORKED REALLY CLOSELY WITH COL. COLLEGE LIBRARY PUT ON A LOT OF WONDERFUL EVENTS FOR THE DAY AND, UH, HAD AROUND 200 PEOPLE, WHICH WASN'T BAD. UM, LET'S SEE. OH, YEAH, YEAH. SO, UM OK, I'LL I'LL SAY THAT FOR A LAST TIME, UH ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT WE DO OVER THERE IS ONE OF OUR MORE POPULAR SERVICES IS OUR STUDY ROOMS. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OVER THERE WE HAVE TWO STUDY ROOMS. UH, WE MADE 1453 RESERVATIONS LAST YEAR JUST FOR THOSE TWO ROOMS. AND, UH, WE'RE PRONE TRACK TO BEAT THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS ACTUALLY INITIALLY, UH BACK IN 2017. WE LAUNCHED OUR 3D PRINTING SERVICE. IF YOU'VE NEVER COME OVER TO SEE A 3D PRINTER, PLEASE, PLEASE DO. I LOVE TO SHOW IT OFF? UH, LAST YEAR, WE DID 87 ORDERS. I DON'T HAVE EXACTLY HOW MANY, UH, ITEMS WE PRINTED WITH THAT. AND, UM SO THE OTHER OTHER THING THAT WE DO. THIS IS MY FAVORITE THING TO TALK ABOUT. IS OUR READ MORE. IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT, WE DO A YEAR LONG READING CHALLENGE JUST FOR ADULTS, 18 AND UP. IT'S LIKE A YEARLONG SCAVENGER HUNT. YOU HAVE 20 CATEGORIES AND YOU HAVE TO PICK A BOOK FOR EACH CATEGORY. NO, YOU CAN'T USE THE SAME BOOK TWICE. UM WE'VE HAD PEOPLE TRY AND, UM, OUR FIRST YEAR WE DID IT. WE DID IT IN 2017 WE HAD ABOUT 30 PARTICIPANTS. LAST YEAR WE HAD 73. AND UH, THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE HAD A REALLY COOL THING. I'M SURE OPHELIA'S TOLD YOU ABOUT IT CALLED BEANS. STACK IT LIKE GIF, UH, READING, AND, UH, I CAN SEE [00:05:04] RIGHT NOW THAT 45 PEOPLE HAVE REGISTERED FOR READ MORE ON IT. I'M REALLY EXCITED. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE UH HOW WELL, THAT DOES SO AND WE'VE ALREADY HAD OUR FIRST LOG TURNED IN FOR THE FOR THE WHOLE YEAR. I SAID, I THINK THAT'S YEAH. BUT YEAH, WE'VE YEAH, SHE'S ALREADY SHE TURNED IN ACTUALLY, A MONTH AGO. SO SHE'S SPEEDY, RIGHT? YEAH, AND I TALK REALLY FAST. SO OR GILMORE GIRLS, FANS, LIFE SHORT TALK FAST. SO, UM DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ELIZABETH? YEAH. ELIZABETH. HOW MANY, UM LIBRARIANS OR OTHER STAFF WORK WITH YOU. OH OK. WE ARE SEVEN OF US IN THE ADULT SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THERE'S ME, THERE'S NINA DAVIS AND TRAVIS. UH VOL. VOLVO OUR HE'S A HE'S OUR BRAND NEW HIRE. THERE ARE TWO ADULT SERVICES LIBRARIANS. UH, WE HAVE MEGAN, OUR WONDERFUL MEGAN IS OUR FULL TIME. ADULT SERVICES. UH, REF ASSISTANT. WE HAVE TWO PART TIME. REP ASSISTANTS BOTH AT 24 HOURS, AND, UH, WE HAVE A COMBINATION OF ASSISTANT THAT WE SHARE WITH THESE SERVICES DEPARTMENT. FOR THE, UH, LIKE THE LIKE THE SILVER LININGS THAT DELIVERY UH UH, BOOKS? UH, IS THERE LIKE A SORT OF DEDICATED STAFF MEMBER THAT MAKE AND, UH IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S UH, OUR WONDERFUL UH UH, FOLKS AT THE SENIOR CENTER THE DEVICE DROP IN . HEY YOU GOT THE NEW APP ON YOUR NEW DEVICE. PUT A HOLD. WE'LL COME BRING IT TO YOU. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT ROLLING OUT THAT TYPE OF SERVICE WHERE WE TAKE HOLD OVER TO THE SENIOR CENTER FOR THEM, UM, JUST KIND OF LOGISTICS AND STAFFING, BUT WE HAVE DEFINITELY TALKED ABOUT THAT. BUT YEAH, ON MY LIST. HE'S GOOD. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT, UM , THAT YOU'VE HAD? THAT'S BEEN PART OF YOUR PROGRAMS THAT YOU'RE GONNA ADD ADDITIONAL. UH I'M ACTUALLY LOOKING AT ADDING A LIKE A STANDING CRAFTING PROGRAM . UM BECAUSE WE HAVE A DEDICATED AREA. WE IT'S BEEN MANY THINGS, UH, AGES AGO. I USED TO RUN THE COMPUTER CLASSES SO WE WOULD HAVE TEACHERS COME IN. SO IT WAS CALLED THE COMPUTER LAB. NOW WE'RE KIND OF CALLING IT THE MAKER SPACE, AND THAT'S WHERE THE THREE THE 23 PRINTERS LIVE AND A COUPLE OF CRICKETS THAT THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BROUGHT US. AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO OPEN THAT UP AND MAKE IT LIKE A COME AND GO LIKE, HEY, FEEL FREE TO COME IN HERE. USE THESE THINGS, YOU KNOW. I'LL BE STAFFING HERE. THERE'S ALSO JUST LOTS OF ROOM AND GOOD LIGHT SPREAD OUT. AND UH, THAT'S ONE THING I'M HOPING I CAN, UH, GET LAUNCHED THIS YEAR. BUT, UM AND THEN MY MIND WENT BLANK. I HAD ANOTHER ONE. YEAH BUT WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO ADD DIFFERENT THINGS EVALUATING PATRON NEEDS AND YEAH. YOU WANT TO GIVE THEM THE SUMMER READING THEME FOR ADULTS? WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. WE ACTUALLY ARE A LITTLE BIT EXCITED ABOUT IT. SO UH, EVERY YEAR, UH, ADULT SERVICES STAFF GOES ROGUE, AND WE DO OUR OWN SUMMER READING THE SO THIS YEAR WE'RE DOING ONLY MURDERS IN THE LIBRARY. I KNOW, RIGHT? SO IT'S A TAKE ON THE SHOW IN THE BUILDING, AND, UM WE HAVE A COUPLE. WE HAVE AT LEAST TWO BIG THINGS. WE'RE WORKING ON PULLING TOGETHER. ONE I WON'T TALK ABOUT YET BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T KNOW THE STATUS OF IT. BUT THE OTHER ONE IS WE'RE GONNA DO LIKE AN ESCAPE ROOM FOR ADULTS. SO WE WORK WITH A LOCAL TROOP THAT COMES IN AND THEY'RE WRITING A BUNCH OF PUZZLES AND STUFF FOR US, AND IT'S GONNA BE REALLY CUTE AND WE'RE LOOKING AT HAVING SOME DIFFERENT SPEAKERS COME IN, AND, UM, TALK ABOUT JUST DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT THERE'LL BE MORE ON THAT. NEXT WEEK SOMETIME YEAH, WE'LL HAVE A FULL SUMMER PREVIEW FOR Y'ALL NEXT MONTH AT OUR NEXT MEETING. I WISH I'D BROUGHT THE POSTER BECAUSE IT'S REALLY CUTE. DOES SEE IT NEXT. BUT YEAH, IT'S GONNA BE REALLY FUN. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR ELIZABETH? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. LISTEN, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UH IF WE CAN MOVE INTO OUR, UH SO WE'RE CONSENT AGENDA REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FEBRUARY 26TH MEETING MINUTES. HM? EXCUSE ME. [00:10:13] KNOW A FAIRLY SHORT MEETING LAST MONTH. WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENT. CONCERN ABOUT THE MINUTES FROM LAST MONTH. NO, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO, UM TRY TO HAVE THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY COME BACK. THEY'RE UP NEXT, PO. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND TOSHA. ALRIGHT WELL, THEN, IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM LAST MONTH, WE CAN HEAR FROM OUR WONDERFUL FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY. I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. CHECK. VERY COOL. THE MOTION PASSES 6 TO 0. THANK YOU, SENIOR. ALL RIGHT, AND, UH, TASHA PREDICTED IT. HERE WE GO. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MISS ALLISON STOWE. SHE'S OUR CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, AND WE'RE GONNA SEED CONTROL OVER TO HER. SO IS GONNA GIVE HER THE SHE'S GOT THE POWER. SHE'S GONNA GET THE POWER OVER HERE. AND THEN WE'LL FOLLOW ALONG WITH HER PRESENTATION. WELCOME, ALISON. AL WILL YOU TURN ON YOUR MIC? I'M SO SORRY IT NEEDS TO THAT LITTLE TOGGLE SWITCH. THERE YOU GO. UM LIKE A PHILLY SAID. I JUST RECENTLY BECAME PRESIDENT BACK IN JANUARY. I THINK SO, UM, I'M SUPER EXCITED. UM I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR ABOUT A YEAR. BUT, UM ANYWAY, SO I JUST WANNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE DO HAVE COMING UP. I THINK ARE IN HERE, TOO. OK? SEE HERE. OBVIOUSLY WE ARE THE NON ADVISORY BOARD. UM I LIKE TO THINK OF THE FRIENDS AS SORT OF LIKE THE EXTRA FUN STUFF THAT THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE FUNDS FOR. SO THAT'S WHAT I LOVE ABOUT . IT IS DOING ALL THE EXTRA STUFF THAT PEOPLE COME TO THE LIBRARY AND ARE SHOCKED THAT THE LIBRARY HAS AVAILABLE OR YOU KNOW THAT THEY THEY THINK IS FUN. SO THAT'S WHAT I LOVE ABOUT BEING ON THIS BOARD. LIKE. OK SO WE JUST HAD THE BOOKMARK CONTEST . SO THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OLD, BUT, UM, WE HAD A LOT OF PARTICIPANTS AND I WILL SAY LAST YEAR THEY WERE REALLY GOOD. THIS YEAR I WAS BLOWN AWAY. I DIDN'T EVEN PICK IN SOME CATEGORIES BECAUSE THEY WERE SO MANY GOOD ONES. I WAS LIKE, I CAN'T CHOOSE BETWEEN THESE. UM BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN DOING EVERY YEAR AND GIVING OUT. UM YOU KNOW THE GIFT FOR THE WINNERS OF THOSE I DO HAVE SOME PICTURES OF THE WINNERS FROM LAST YEAR. SO BUT I THINK YOU'RE GONNA SEE THE WINNERS FROM THIS YEAR, SO THAT WILL BE EXCITING. YEP. OK, SO THE PEDAL CAR RACE WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR? UM THIS IS OUR CURRENT CAR. WE ARE IN TALKS OF BUYING A NEW CAR FOR NEXT YEAR AND REDOING IT TOTALLY. BUT I THINK WE'RE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME THIS YEAR, BUT, UM, THAT IS SOMETHING ELSE. WE'LL BE DOING PURCHASING A NEW CAR. MAYBE WRAPPING IT. MAYBE HAVING, UM, LIKE AN ART STUDENT DESIGN, THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, UM, THEY DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. WELL OK, SO LAST YEAR , WE DID THE MURDER MYSTERY NIGHT AND THEN SHE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER. WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO. THIS YEAR IS ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING. UM I VOLUNTEERED THAT DAY. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. EVERYBODY LOVED IT. UM IT WAS JUST FUN WATCHING, WALK AROUND AND ASK ALL THESE CHARACTERS QUESTIONS AND THEY WERE IN FULL, LIKE COSTUME AND FULL CHARACTER MODE, AND IT WAS JUST REALLY GREAT TO SEE. SO I HOPE THIS YEAR I'M SURE IT'LL BE JUST AS GREAT BUT I LOVE TO SEE A LOT MORE PEOPLE SHOW UP AND ENJOY IT. UM OH, YEAH, THERE'S SOME PHOTOS. IT WAS FUN. YEAH. WELL, MOTHER GOOSE. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAD A LITERARY THEME LAST YEAR. THERE'S SOME MORE PEOPLE ASKING A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS. OK SO THE SUMMER KICKOFF. I'M SURE YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH ANOTHER ONE THAT WE TEND TO VOLUNTEER AT EVERY YEAR AND HELP OUT WITH THAT. SO THAT'S YEAH, IT'S ON JUNE 7TH THIS YEAR. SO THAT'S OBVIOUSLY A FUN ONE. MORE PHOTOS. AND THEN ONE OF MY PERSONAL FAVORITES IS THE ANNUAL BOOK SALE. UM I LOVE GOING FRIDAY BEFORE SINCE I'M A [00:15:06] FRIENDS MEMBER ALSO TO PURCHASE BOOKS. AND THEN LAST YEAR. I ALSO WORKED ON SATURDAY, UM, TO HELP OUT I KNOW IT'S A VERY POPULAR EVENT FOR PEOPLE AND, UM, WHAT I ALSO REALLY LIKE ABOUT IT IS THERE'S A LOT OF NEAT BOOKS LIKE LAST YEAR, I FOUND A BOOK OF POEMS THAT HAD LIKE A POSTCARD FROM LIKE, I WANNA SAY THE LIKE EARLY 19 HUNDREDS JUST RANDOMLY IN THE BOOK. I MEAN, THERE WAS A LOT OF COOL STUFF THAT I FOUND AT, UM THE SALES. SO I. I PERSONALLY LOVE IT. UM UM, BUT, YEAH, IT'S A LOT OF THINGS. BOOKS MAGAZINES DVD S. THERE'S KIDS GAMES THAT WERE REALLY POPULAR. UM YEAH, AND WE ALSO SELL THE SHIRTS IN THE BAGS AT THAT EVENT. YEAH, THERE'S JUST SOME OF THE BOOKS. THAT'S OUR BIGGEST FUNDRAISER FOR THE FRIENDS IS THE ANNUAL SO ANOTHER THING THAT WE DID LAST YEAR WAS, UM, PURCHASE ALL OF THE BOOK CLUBS FOR THE SENIORS CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THEM AND TRYING TO GET THAT MANY BOOKS ESPECIALLY LIKE IN THE FORMAT THEY NEED, LIKE LARGE PRINT OR WHATEVER WOULD IT IT IS WAS HARD TO COME BY. SO WE, UM, PURCHASED ALL OF THE BOOKS. THIS IS THE 11 OF THE 12 THE 12 BOOKS THAT THEY HAD CHOSEN FOR THE YEAR. UM, SO WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT FOR THEM. AND THEN WHEN THEY'RE DONE WITH THE BOOKS, THERE'S LIKE A LITTLE NOTE IN THERE THAT SAYS THEY CAN EITHER GIVE IT TO SOMEBODY ELSE OR DONATE BACK TO THE LIBRARY SO IT CAN COME BACK TO. MAYBE OTHER PEOPLE CAN HAVE THOSE BOOKS. ENJOY THEM. UM THE STEAM KITS. I THINK WE PURCHASED THOSE YEARS AGO, BUT WE JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT MORE STUFF FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE VERY POPULAR ITEM. KIDS LOVE THEM. SOME PARTS GET DESTROYED OR LOST OR BROKEN. SO WE PURCHASED ADDITIONAL STUFF FOR THAT. AND THE TEEN ROOM FURNITURE. I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE BEEN OVER THERE, BUT WE HAVE NEW FURNITURE. AND IT LOOKS GREAT. IT'S GORGEOUS. YES IT IS. YEAH, ESPECIALLY THOSE OFFICE CHAIRS. I'M GLAD TO SAY THEY'RE THEY'RE GONE SO YEAH. UM SO THIS IS JUST WAYS YOU KNOW THAT WE LET ANYBODY CAN SUPPORT. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN JUST MAKE A DONATION OUTRIGHT. YOU CAN BECOME A MEMBER. UM YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS. SO A P A PERCENTAGE OF YOUR PURCHASE. EVERY TIME GOES TO THE FRIENDS. WALMART HAS SPARKED GOOD. SO ANYTIME YOU PURCHASE ONLINE, YOU CAN HAVE A PORTION OF THAT. GO TO THE FRIENDS AS WELL, UM, VOLUNTEER AT OUR EVENTS THAT'S ALWAYS HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY LIKE THE LARGER ONES LIKE THE BOOK SALE. IS ONE THAT WE NEED A LOT FOR, UM, BUYING T-SHIRTS AND BAGS. OR EVEN THE BOOKS AT THE FRONT OF THE LIBRARY. THAT ALL GOES TO YOU KNOW, THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, UM, ARE JUST ATTENDING THE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE, UM, THAT ALSO HELPS AS WELL. MM. AND HERE'S THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES. WHICH ARE NOT MUCH SO. IT'S A BARGAIN. YEAH ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIKE BOOKS. IT'S WORTH IT JUST TO GO ON FRIDAY TO GET THE BOOK THE GOOD BOOKS, THE FREE SALE. YEAH. AND THEN THERE'S OUR INFORMATION. I THINK THAT'S IT. YEAH. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ALISON? UH, YES, IT IS MEET ON THE THIRD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 630. YES ANYBODY IS WELCOME TO COME, AND THAT'S HERE AT THE LIBRARY. IT IS AT THE LIBRARY. YEP MHM AND, UH, IF SOMEONE HAS A LIBRARY TO DONATE TO THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, WHERE CAN THEY TAKE LIKE A BOOK? YEAH. SO AT THE FRONT, THERE'S A BOX. LIKE WHEN YOU WALK AND RIGHT BEFORE. I THINK THE SECURITY UM LITTLE THINGS. YOU CAN DONATE IT RIGHT THERE. AND THEN WE HAVE A COMPANY THAT COMES IN AND PICKS THROUGH THE BOOKS AND THINGS WHICH FIGURES OUT WHAT THEY CAN RESELL, AND THEY WILL CUT US A CHECK FOR THAT THOSE PORTIONS OF THE BOOKS AND EVERYTHING ELSE GETS SET OFF TO THE SIDE. FOR WHEN THE ANNUAL BOOK COMES OUT, THEN IT GETS ALL THEY ALL GET BROUGHT OUT. SO YOU DONATING BOOKS HELPS TOO. YEAH. YEAH. AND IF YOU EVER HAVE A BIG DONATION, LIKE MORE THAN YOU CAN CARRY IN, JUST LET ME KNOW. WE'LL FIGURE OUT A TIME WE'LL MEET YOU RIGHT THERE AT THE STAFF ENTRANCE. WE'LL BRING OUT A DOLLY AND BRING IT ALL IN. MHM. YOU HAVE A QUESTION? UM, ONE IS UM, BACKING UP. TO THE PEDAL CAR RACE. IT'S NOT CLEAR TO ME WHAT THAT IS. IS THIS CAR ACTUALLY LIKE A SMALL CHILDREN'S CAR THAT THEY PEDAL? EXACTLY WHAT IT IS? YES LET ME GO BACK UP THERE. UM SO YEAH, IT'S AN ANNUAL EVENT IN WILEY. IT'S DOWNTOWN, AND I THINK THEY GO LIKE 100 INCHES OR SOMETHING. IT'S NOT VERY FAR. I THINK IT'S 500 INCHES MAKES MORE SENSE. 505 100 INCHES AND THEY CALL IT THE WILEY 500 BECAUSE IT'S 500 INCHES, OK, YES, AND THE CHILDREN ARE GETTING PICK OUT THEIR CAR AND THEN THEY GET IN IT AND THEY RACE DOWN. SO WE [00:20:02] WANNA YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO GET A NEW CAR SO EVERYONE WANTS TO PICK OUR CAR. SO THIS IS THE ONE WE'VE HAD FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS. OK ALL RIGHT. AND THAT HELPS. I WAS TRYING TO ENVISION WHAT THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS, UM I'VE OFTEN WONDERED WITH THE, UM REWARD THINGS LIKE KROGER'S WALMART. I'M NOT SURE IF AMAZON STILL DOES IT THEY USED TO, UM, HOW MUCH DO YOU ACTUALLY MAKE? I MEAN, IS IT IS IT SIGNIFICANT? THROUGH THESE OUTSIDE, I WOULD SAY SIGNIFICANT , BUT I THINK IT DOES HELP. I THINK KROGER ABOUT EVERY QUARTER WE GET ABOUT $85. I THINK I THINK IT IS A QUARTERLY IS IT MONTHLY QUARTERLY MONTHLY. OK, EVEN MORE. YEAH. YEAH, IT'S ABOUT 100 AND 50, 100 AND 60. FOR ME. IT'S WORTH IT AND THE WALMART WE JUST SIGNED UP FOR SO THAT ONE'S YEAH. WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY NUMBERS FOR IT, BECAUSE, UM, AMAZON DOESN'T DO IT ANYMORE. AMAZON DOESN'T DO IT, AND I DON'T THINK TARGET DOES IT ANYMORE, YOU KNOW, BUT THE MORE PEOPLE THAT SIGN UP THE MORE MONEY WE GET, SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING IS, YOU KNOW, SIGNING UP GETTING OTHER PEOPLE TO SIGN UP? YEAH. WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT ON THAT MORE TOO, BECAUSE WE FIND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IT. AND SO WE'VE BEEN DOING MORE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, AND WHEN WE'RE OUT AND DOING OUTREACH EVENTS, LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT'S ANOTHER WAY TO GIVE YEAH. UM, I WAS JUST GONNA ADD ON THE PEDAL CAR AND THIS IS MORE INFORMAL. DO DO WE KNOW HOW MANY WINS THIS CAR HAS BECAUSE UH, MY SON'S DOING IT AGAIN THIS YEAR AND I. I WANT THE BEST CAR. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I DO NOT KNOW. DO YOU KNOW? I DON'T KNOW. I CAN TELL YOU. OUR CAR IS NOT THE POPULAR CAR BECAUSE, UH, YOU KNOW, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS THE FLAMES AND THEN THE POLICE HAS THE SIREN OR WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY I WAS TELLING THEM. WE NEED TO STEP UP OUR GAME. Y'ALL THIS IS NOT I WANT, LIKE, YOU KNOW THINGS FLYING OFF OF IT, WHICH THEY TOLD ME WE CAN'T HAVE. IT'S AGAINST THE RULES, BUT ANYWAY WE HAVE JAZZ THIS UP SOMEHOW. PUT A DRAGON ON IT. I DON'T KNOW. WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT. BUT IT WE NEED TO. YEAH I. I WOULD WATCH SEVERAL RACES ONE TIME AND IT WAS JUST SITTING THERE. NOBODY PICKED IT. SO, YEAH, IT WOULD BE FUN, THOUGH. ONCE WE GET THE NEW CARD AND KEEP UP WITH THE STATS TO SEE YEAH, HOW MANY TIMES WE WENT? YEAH. SO FOR, UM THE MONEY THAT YOU RAISED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THEN YOU'RE ABLE TO GIVE TO THE LIBRARY. YES SO THAT A LOT OF THESE PROGRAMS I TALKED ABOUT IS THE WAYS THAT WE DO IT. UM LIKE THE MURDER MYSTERY NIGHT IS ONE OF THEM THAT WE DID WE PAY FOR THEM TO COME IN AND DO IT. THE STEAM KITS, REPLACEMENT PARTS, THE SENIOR CITIZEN, THE BOOKS WE PAID FOR ALL OF THEIR BOOKS. WE'RE BUYING THE NEW PEDAL CAR. WE BOUGHT THE TEAM ROOM FURNITURE. SO THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE DO IS DO ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS THAT AREN'T IN THE BUDGET THAT THE LIBRARY NEEDS, YOU KNOW? THE TEAM ROOM FURNITURE ALONE. WHAT WAS THE BILL ON THAT? 16,000 ALMOST $17,000 FURNITURE IS NOT CHEAP, ESPECIALLY DURABLE FURNITURE. SO UM, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS DEFINITELY NOT IN THE BUDGET. I WASN'T SURE HOW WE WERE GOING TO GET IT APPROVED AND THEN THE FRIEND SAID, WELL, HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED AND THAT'S THEY PAID FOR IT SO YEAH. ONE LAST QUESTION ON THE FAMILY MEMBERSHIP. HOW MANY DOES THAT ENTAIL? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW. IT'S JUST HOUSEHOLD. SO AS LONG AS YOU'RE IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A SET NUMBER. IS THAT CORRECT? LISA YEAH. WOW, THAT'S REALLY GOOD. THANK YOU. AND CORRECT ME. IF I'M WRONG, THE MEMBERSHIP. NOT ONLY DOES IT GO TO SUPPORT THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, BUT SHE ALSO GETS, UH OF A PREVIEW OF THE BOOK SALE EACH YEAR. YES SO YOU GET TO GO ON FRIDAY. IT'S JUST FOR THE MEMBERS ONLY BEFORE SATURDAY BEFORE EVERYBODY ELSE COMES IN. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG PARTS OF IT. YES YOU ALSO GET NEWSLETTER. AT LEAST IT IS A NEWSLETTER TO ALL THE FRIENDS MEMBERS, LETTING THEM KNOW WHAT'S COMING UP AND WHAT'S HAPPENING. SO THAT'S EXCITING, TOO. IF YOU WANNA BE IN THE KNOW . ASIDE FROM, UH A MEMBERSHIPS AND DONATIONS AND BUYING SWAG. IS THERE ANYTHING ANY OTHER WAY THAT, UH WE OR MAYBE THE COMMUNITY CAN HELP THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY. FOR ME. I THINK IT'S JUST TELLING OTHER PEOPLE LIKE I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT YOU CAN JUST SIGN UP. YOU KNOW FOR KROGER AND JUST HAVING YOUR A LITTLE PORTION COME OUT. THEY YOU KNOW OF THEIR THEIR BILL. THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT IT'S HAPPENED. YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU SIGN UP LIKE YOU DON'T EVEN IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S ADDED ON. SO JUST TELLING OTHER PEOPLE WAYS THAT THEY YOU KNOW THEY COULD SIGN UP TO DO THIS OR, YOU KNOW, JUST EXPANDING BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ALL THE WAYS THEY CAN HELP THEIR LIBRARY. YEAH EVERY TIME YOU GO TO THE GROCERY STORE EXACTLY, YEAH, MHM. AWESOME. WELL, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL. AND JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR US. YEAH, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ALISON. ALL [00:25:06] RIGHT. GREAT JOB. ALISON. THANKS SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. WE'RE GONNA SENIOR SEED CONTROL. THERE WE GO. THANKS, SENIOR. ALL RIGHT. UH, LET'S GO AND TAKE A LOOK AT OUR, UH, MONTHLY REPORT BEFORE WE LOOK AT OUR UPCOMING PROGRAMS. OK? HERE WE GO. MONTHLY REPORT. UH, SO AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, THIS CURRENT REPORTING PERIOD IS FEBRUARY 22ND THROUGH MARCH 20TH. THAT WAS WEDNESDAY OF LAST WEEK. UM STORYTIMES IN FULL, SWAYING ALL OUR, UM, EVENTS ARE BACK AND GOING, UM SPRING BREAK PROGRAMS. THEY WE DID PRETTY GOOD WE HAD ABOUT 50 AT THE, UM, ASK ME ANYTHING TEEN PROGRAM THAT IF YOU RECALL THAT WAS WHERE WE HAD ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS HERE AND PEOPLE COULD COME IN AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT IT IS YOU DO FOR THE TEENS CAN COME AND TALK TO THEM. YOU KNOW ABOUT WHAT EDUCATION IS REQUIRED. YOU KNOW THAT KIND OF STUFF AND JUST DAY TO DAY WHAT HAPPENS AND THEN, UM, FOR THE KIDS, WE DID AN INDIAN DANCE PROGRAM. IT WAS A BOLLYWOOD STYLE DANCE AND THAT WAS REALLY FUN. AND AT THE END, THEY INVITED US UP TO LEARN TO. WE GOT TO LEARN TO BE PEACOCKS AND SENIOR AND I WERE UP THERE WE WERE PEA. SO UM, THAT WAS A REALLY FUN WE RIDE AT ABOUT 65, I THINK CAN COME TO THAT. SO UM IT WAS VERY NICE. UH BOTH PROGRAMS, I THINK WENT WELL, THE WEATHER KINDA GOT YUCKY THERE TOWARDS THE END OF SPRING BREAK, AND THAT SOMETIMES ALWAYS AFFECTS OUR NUMBERS, YOU KNOW? AS FAR AS PEOPLE IN THE LIBRARY BUT AND I THINK WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE TRAVELING, TOO, BUT THAT SO THAT WAS REALLY GOOD, CONSIDERING THAT PEOPLE WERE OUT OF TOWN, SO THAT WAS NICE. I DON'T KNOW. IT JUST FELT KIND OF EMPTY. DID ANYBODY FEEL THAT? I WAS DOWNTOWN THAT WEEK, AND I'M LIKE, WHERE IS EVERYBODY ANYWAY? UH, SO, UM, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE NUMBERS AT THE TOP THERE WITH THE PROGRAMS AND THE CIRCULATION DRIVE THROUGHS? ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. OK? MOVING ON TO OUR DATABASES. I WAS GONNA ASK THIS IS, UM I CAN'T REMEMBER IF THIS IS THE THIRD OR FOURTH MONTH THAT WE'VE HAD THIS KIND OF FORMAT IS THIS ARE YOU GUYS HAPPY WITH THIS? IS THIS TOO MUCH INFORMATION? Y'ALL TELL ME IF I NEED TO SIMPLIFY OR REMOVE OR WHAT, YOU NOT IF THIS WASN'T WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR. I KNOW THAT, UM, THE LIBRARY APP INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED. THAT'S ON THE BACK PAGE ON THE BACK PAGE AS WELL. I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF THEM. THAT WAS REQUESTED. UH, IF ANY OF THESE OTHER ONES ARE SOMETHING THAT Y'ALL ARE INTERESTED IN OR OR IF IT'S JUST TOO MUCH, JUST LET ME KNOW. I'M HAPPY TO ADD A REMOVER. WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO SO UM, APPS STILL GROWING STRONG. UM PEOPLE ARE STILL DISCOVERING IT LOVING IT. THEY'RE LOVING THE, UM THAT YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR CARD. YOU CAN JUST SHOW YOUR PHONE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE PEOPLE FORGET THEIR CARDS ALL THE TIME. SO THAT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE THAT THEY CAN JUST SCAN IT ON YOUR PHONE. FOR THE LIBRARY APP ARE THOSE NEW DEVICES THAT ARE ENROLLED OR ARE THOSE JUST RIGHT. I BELIEVE THAT'S THE WAY THAT IS THAT THE WAY THAT WORKS, LISA YEAH. SO THAT'S E EACH MONTH. YEAH. SO WE GET 500 NEW PEOPLE IN DECEMBER ANOTHER 680 IN JANUARY. CORRECT AND THEN THE LAUNCHES IS HOW MANY TIMES THEY OPEN IT, OBVIOUSLY SO OH, WAIT, NO. SEE IT SAYS NEW DEVICES. YEAH I WAS LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE. THERE'S SOMETHING YEAH, SO THAT THAT'S THE TOTAL NEW IS 198. AND THAT DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? IT'S LIKE I KNOW WE PULLED IT OUT SOMEWHERE. YEAH. AND THEN A QUICK QUESTION BECAUSE WITH THE WITH THE LIBRARY APP, I WAS ASSUMING MORE HOLDS ARE BEING PROCESSED. DOES THAT PUT ANY EXTRA BURDEN ON SORT OF STAFF GETTING MORE HOLES GONE THROUGH, OR IS THERE IS THERE A NEED FOR A LARGER LITTLE HOLDING STATION AT THE FRONT OF THE LIBRARY? WE ALWAYS RUN OUT OF ROOM IN THE SUMMER. THE SUMMER IS ALWAYS A CHALLENGE. IT'S OUR BUSIEST SEASON AND WE KIND OF HAVE TO SPILL OVER INTO THE STEAM KIT AREA BECAUSE THE STEAM KITS ARE ALL CHECKED OUT ANYWAY, SO WE END UP USING THOSE SHELVES FOR HOLDS. UM WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT REMODELING THAT AREA AT SOME POINT, BECAUSE REALLY THAT WHOLE BOTTOM PART. I THINK WE STORE ONE THING IN THOSE CABINETS DOWN THERE. IT'S KIND OF WASTED SPACE, SO IT WOULD BE NICE. IT WAS SHELVES ALL THE WAY DOWN. UM BUT THOSE WERE CUSTOM BUILT INTO THAT SPOT, SO I HATE TEARING THEM OUT. SO IT'S KIND OF ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE'RE AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO WORK WITH IT. MOST OF THE TIME. IT WORKS. FINE UM, WHAT WE'VE SEEN WITH THE APP IS THE, UH MORE CLICK AND COLLECT, WHICH WE LOVE. UM, THAT SURFACE IS GETTING USED MORE WHICH IS THE IN THE APP WHEN YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY, AND YOU WANNA USE THE WINDOW. YOU JUST LET US KNOW YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY TO PICK UP YOUR HOLD, AND THEN THEY HAVE THEM READY FOR YOU. THEY'RE AT THE WINDOW AND WE HAVE A BIG SCREEN NOW IN OUR WORK ROOM THAT SHOWS WHEN THE PERSON SAYS THEY'RE COMING WHEN THE ITEMS HAVE BEEN PULLED, AND THEY'RE READY TO GO AND WHEN THE PERSON'S ARRIVE, IT'S GREAT. IT'S REALLY NICE. IT'S LIKE AD. YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE A REAL DRIVE. AT A RESTAURANT OR SOMETHING. IT'S VERY EXCITING ANYWAY. UM SO I THINK THAT'S UH THE VISIBILITY OF THAT HAS GONE UP. YOU KNOW, WITH US TALKING ABOUT THE APP AND LETTING PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THAT SO UM, EXCUSE ME. FEBRUARY WE DID DO A LOVE YOUR LIBRARY MONTH WHERE THEY HAD TO COME SHOW THE APP AT THE [00:30:06] CHECK OUT DESK AND THEY GOT A LITTLE PRIZE FOR DOING THAT, AND THAT WAS VERY POPULAR. WE DID THAT THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF FEBRUARY. EXCUSE ME. I'M SO SORRY. SO JUST TRYING TO, UH, RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE APP AND LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT. SO AND WE'LL KEEP DOING IT THIS SUMMER. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT ALL SUMMER LONG. CAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT THAT'S WHEN WE SEE THEM IS IN THE SUMMER. WE DON'T SEE THEM DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, SO. AND THEN WE WILL KEEP MOVING ON DOWN TO OUR DIGITAL RESOURCES. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, LIBBY, YOU KNOW IS OUR, UM, USED TO BE OVERDRIVE OF ALL THE DIFFERENT INFORMATION FOR LIBBY THERE. AND THEN HOOPLA CANOPY ON THE NEXT PAGE. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THOSE NUMBERS. OK? MOVING ON TO MEETINGS, TRAININGS HIGHLIGHTS AND THEN MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THOSE THINGS ON PAGE 28 OF THE PACKET. AND LOOKING AT THE MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. UH THE FIRST OF MARCH LIBRARY CLOSED FOR ACTIVE ATTACK OR SAFETY TRAINING, WHO PUT ON THAT THAT TRAINING AND CAUSE I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE WAS THE ISSUE WITH THE WITH HAVING LOCKS AND STUFF FOR THE DOOR IN CASE AN EMERGENCY. UH, CAN YOU JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SORT OF WHAT THAT TRAINING WAS WAS LIKE AND SORT OF, UH, WHO IT WAS PUT ON FOR AND SORT OF WHAT SECURITY MEASURES ARE IN PLACE FOR OUR LIBRARIANS? SURE UM, I CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. I'LL BE HONEST. I HAD TO MISS IT BECAUSE IT WAS THE WEEK THAT I WAS SICK, BUT, UM, LISA WAS THERE SO WE MIGHT HAVE HER COME UP AND JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. SHE'S ALSO OUR, UM, SAFETY LIAISON. SO SHE WAS INTEGRAL IN GETTING IT, UH, BROUGHT TO THE LIBRARY. UH IT'S OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT. BASICALLY UM, OUR HEAD OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, DEBBIE BUCCINO. UM SO SHE DID THAT WITH, UH, PLANNED IT WITH US. SHE WAS WE WERE HOPING TO HAVE AN ACTUAL ACTIVE ATTACKER LIKE DRILL LIKE WERE PRETENDING THIS IS HAPPENING. SOMEBODY WAS GOING TO BE THE SHOOTER. THE WHOLE NINE YARDS. UM, THE AMOUNT OF STAFF IT TAKES TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IS ASTOUNDING. I HAD NO IDEA SO IT JUST IT JUST DIDN'T WORK THIS AT THIS TIME. SO WE'RE HOPING TO STILL DO THAT AT SOME POINT. UH BUT FOR NOW, WHAT WE DID, THEY DID TABLETOP SCENARIOS RUNNING DIFFERENT. MM. DIFFERENT UH, SCENES. SO WHAT HAPPENS IF IT SOMEBODY COMES IN THROUGH HERE? WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO IF YOU'RE COMING THROUGH KIND OF MAKING STAFF THINK ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE IN RELATION TO WHERE THAT PERSON IS. AND A LOT OF TIMES, I THINK PEOPLE THINK. OH WELL, OBVIOUSLY, THEY'D COME IN THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR. WELL NOW, WHAT IF THEY WERE IN THE BACK OF THE LIBRARY AND GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT WITH SOMEONE OR YOU KNOW, JUST BROUGHT IN? WE DIDN'T KNOW THEY HAD IT. YOU KNOW, THEY WERE ARMED AND CAME IN, AND THEY'VE BEEN USING A STUDY ROOM FOR TWO HOURS AND THEN GOT MAD ABOUT SOMETHING. AND YOU KNOW, YOU JUST DON'T KNOW ARE ARE COMING OUT OF THE TEEN ROOM, SO SHE RAN A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT SCENARIOS. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. IS THAT RIGHT? LISA, AND THEN, UM ALSO TALKED ABOUT KIND OF DIFFERENT STRATEGIES. I THINK AS FAR AS LIKE ONE OF THE THINGS I REMEMBER YOU SAID SHE TOLD STAFF WAS PULL THE FIRE ALARM. YEAH. YOU WANT TO COME TALK ABOUT THIS REAL QUICK BECAUSE SHE WAS LIKE I SAID SHE WAS ACTUALLY THERE. UNFORTUNATELY, I. I COULDN'T BE THERE. SO, LIKE OPHELIA SAID WE HAD DEBBIE PACINO THERE. UM, BUT WE ALSO HAD, UM, TWO FRITTER FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND SO HE GAVE A COUPLE OF TIPS AS WELL . UM, HE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT GO ON BEHIND THE SCENES THAT WE DON'T THINK ABOUT. SO, UM LIKE WE ALL HAVE A LOT OF US SUBSCRIBE TO NICKEL NICKEL ALERTS, HE EXPLAINED. BUT THAT REALLY KIND OF LOOKS LIKE WHAT THE RESPONSE TIME IS WITH THAT, HE EXPLAINED. YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ANSWERING THE PHONES [00:35:05] OVER IN? WHAT'S THAT DEPARTMENT AGAINST DISPATCH? YEAH, SO AND HE'S VERY JUST STRAIGHT UP WITH US TELLING US LIKE, YOU KNOW, IN THE REAL SCENARIO. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE ABRUPT. THEY'RE GONNA BE DIRECT. UM SO JUST KIND OF REALLY KIND OF PUTTING THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE. STAFF WHEN THAT WHEN THAT ALL HAPPENS, AND THEN WE GOT A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK FROM STAFF, SO I THINK IT'S ALMOST KIND OF A BLESSING IN DISGUISE THAT WE DIDN'T DO THE FULL OUT. DRILL BECAUSE I THINK NOW WE'LL HAVE MORE TIME. A KIND OF REVIEW THING, REVIEW DIFFERENT SCENARIOS. YOU KNOW WHETHER IT'S A FIRE TORNADO. BOMB THREAT. YEAH. SO BUT STAFF WERE THEY WERE PRETTY VOCAL ABOUT LIKE, OH, WE WANT WE WANT MORE DRILLS. WE WANT MORE OF THIS AND THAT AND SO I'LL BE WORKING TO KIND OF SET SOME STUFF UP. UM, BECAUSE THE CITY DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB OF PROVIDING TRADING. IT'S JUST REALLY HARD FOR OUR STAFF TO GET TO THE EMERGENT, THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING DURING THE WORK DAY BECAUSE WE'RE ALL NEEDED IN THE BUILDING, WHETHER IT'S STORY TIME OR PROGRAMMING OR PLANNING, BUYING BOOKS. UM IT'S JUST IT'S REALLY HARD FOR THEM TO LEAVE, SO HOPEFULLY I CAN GET SOME TRAINING TO COME IN WHEN WE DO OUR MONTHLY STAFF MEETING ALL STAFF MEETINGS. YEAH SO WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE THAT CONVERSATION . I THINK ANOTHER THING THAT YOU KNOW, THEY JUST BROUGHT UP THINGS THAT YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT. SO YOU'RE AT YOUR DESK WORKING OR, YOU KNOW, WHEREVER YOU ARE IN THE LIBRARY WORKING, YOU HEAR THE SHOTS, YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO LEAVE. BUT YOU'RE THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU IS FROZEN. THEY DON'T WANNA GO. WHAT DO YOU DO? AND IT'S LIKE YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT YOU'RE GONNA LEAVE THEM THERE AND YOU'RE GONNA LEAVE. YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANNA THINK THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO THINK THAT WAY. BUT YOU HAVE TO PREPARE YOURSELF. UM AND WE ALL KNOW WE GO OVER THOSE EMERGENCY DRILLS. WE HAVE A MEETING PLACE WHERE EVERYBODY MEETS. YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT HOW YOU DON'T LEAVE YOU LET US KNOW THAT YOU'RE HERE THAT YOU'RE OK, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S FOR ANYTHING THAT THE SPOT WHERE WE ALL MEET, IF, IF WE HAVE TO EVACUATE THE BUILDING IS FOR ANY REASON THAT'S WHERE WE WOULD GO. SO, UM THEY JUST HAD THEM THINKING THROUGH SCENARIOS LIKE THAT, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I RECALL THAT YOU SAID THAT STAFF REALLY WANTED TO KNOW WAS WHAT WOULD A GUNSHOT SOUND LIKE LIKE THEY WANNA KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD? HOW ALLOWED IS IT LIKE, IF YOU IF IT HAPPENS IN A MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM, ARE YOU GONNA BE ABLE TO HEAR IT AT THE BACK OF THE LIBRARY? PROBABLY NOT IN THE TEEN ROOM WITH THE MUSIC BLARING, YOU KNOW, SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE, HOW DO YOU KNOW? SO YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL THAT COMMUNICATION TOO? HOW DO WE LET EVERYBODY KNOW? IT'S GET OUT. GET OUT. GET OUT, AND THAT'S WHY SOMEBODY SAID PUSH THE FIRE. YOU KNOW THE FIRE ALARM. EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU HAVE TO GET OUT. IT WAS A LOT OF GOOD BACK AND FORTH SO THE TRAINERS HAD A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION, BUT STAFF HAD A LOT OF GOOD QUESTIONS, AND THEY BROUGHT THINGS OUR ATTENTION. WE HAVE A PATIO RIGHT OUTSIDE OUR MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM WITH CHAIRS AND TABLES, BUT IT'S RIGHT OUTSIDE THE EMERGENCY EXIT. SO WE PUT UP SIGNS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW THE PUBLIC KNEW. HEY THIS IS AN EMERGENCY EXIT. PLEASE DON'T BLOCK IT, AND I THINK IT'S MADE A DIFFERENCE. IT'S MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. SO I HADN'T EVEN THOUGHT OF THAT. THAT YOU KNOW THAT DAY THAT THEY WERE THERE. THERE WERE CHAIRS BLOCKING THAT EXIT. SO IF SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT OF THAT EXIT. UM AND SO NOW, YEAH, UH, SENIOR AND LISA PUT UP SOME JUST SIMPLE. THAT SAY, HEY, DON'T BLOCK HERE, AND EVERY TIME I WALK BY IT, I'VE BEEN KEEPING AN EYE ON IT, AND IT'S BEEN CLEARER. SO I THINK THE BEST PART, TOO, IS AFTER TWO FRITTER HAD LEFT DEBBIE PACINO WALKED AROUND WITH THE STAFF AND EVERYONE KIND OF WENT TO THEIR DEPARTMENTS AND COULD KIND OF, YOU KNOW. IN THEIR HEAD. KIND OF PLAY OUT LOOKING LIKE IF I'M HERE, WHERE DO I GO? WHAT DO I DO? YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A STAFF PERSON WHO'S IN A WHEELCHAIR LIKE EVERYONE WAS JUST THINKING, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST ABOUT THEMSELVES, BUT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, TOO, SO IT WAS REALLY BENEFICIAL. I THINK AND I THINK TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. IF YOU DON'T THINK IT THROUGH, YOUR FIRST THOUGHT IS WELL, I CAME IN. I HAVE TO GO OUT THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE DOOR IS. BUT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW FOUR DIFFERENT EMERGENCY EXITS MUCH CLOSER THAN THE FRONT DOOR. GO OUT THAT DOOR TRYING TO JUST GET PEOPLE TO REMEMBER. YOU KNOW , THERE IS A DOOR BACK THERE YOU CAN. YOU CAN GO OUT THAT DOOR. IF IT'S AN EMERGENCY. THERE ARE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS EVERYWHERE. THERE'S YOU KNOW. SMOKE ALARMS AND LIKE WATER WATER, UM, SPRINKLERS, SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AND, YEAH, ALL THE STUFF WE DON'T THINK ABOUT. SO IT'S JUST A GOOD REMINDER IN GENERAL. AND THEN IF YOU CAN'T GET OUT WHERE DO YOU GO? SO WE TALKED ABOUT THAT KIND OF STUFF, TOO. WHAT ROOMS WOULD BE MORE SECURE? YOU KNOW THAT KIND OF THING. YEAH. SO THERE'S GONNA BE CONTINUED TRAINING ON THAT, AND WE HOPE TO DO THAT. I MEAN, THAT'S UNFORTUNATELY SOMETHING YOU JUST HAVE TO DO CONSTANTLY, SO YEAH. BUT LUCKILY WE HAVE A VERY SUPPORTIVE PUBLIC SAFETY. YEAH, THEY'RE ALWAYS WILLING TO COME OUT AND POPS OUT. SO THANK YOU, LISA. I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE I COULD NOT BE HERE. I HAD A QUESTION FROM, UM SINCE [00:40:06] YOU WEREN'T HERE LAST TIME, UM WELL, SOMETHING YOU COULD MAYBE GIVE A FEW BULLET POINTS ON. UH, YOU ATTENDED A WEBINAR ADDRESSING THE ROOTS OF THE BOOK BAND CRISIS. YOU I. I KNOW I DON'T WANNA TAKE UP TOO MUCH TIME. BUT COULD YOU KIND OF GIVE US THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT? IT WAS REALLY FASCINATING. IT PUT IT IN THE LIGHT OF A OF A CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE. SO HE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE LEGALITIES OF CENSORSHIP AND HOW IT YOU KNOW. HE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT IT IN A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. SO HOW YOU KNOW IN THE SIXTIES IT WAS ALL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, RACE AND NOW WE'RE MOVING MORE INTO THE ISSUE IS THE LGBT Q ISSUE. UM BUT HE'S YOU KNOW, HE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE LIVE IN A WORLD THAT'S WE'RE IN A POST GAY MARRIAGE SOCIETY. SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT BECOMES A LEGAL ISSUE. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GONNA BE GOING TO COURT COURT SAYING THIS IS LEGAL. BUT YOU'RE SAYING YOU WANT THIS OUT OF YOUR COMMUNITY? THAT MEANS YOU'RE DISCRIMINATING AGAINST SO IT'S REALLY INTERESTING. IT GOT IT. IT WAS I. IT WAS NOT AT ALL WHAT I EXPECTED. I THOUGHT THEY WERE GONNA TALK MORE ABOUT, I GUESS, MAYBE BOOK BANNING IN IN THE GENERAL SENSE, BUT IT WAS REALLY MORE OF A FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT, AND HIS ORGANIZATION , THE ORGANIZATION THAT WAS PROVIDING THE WEBINAR, THEY PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE, I GUESS TO, UM I DON'T KNOW IF THEY PROVIDE OR LEGAL COUNSEL. I'M NOT SURE TO, UM, ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE BEING CHALLENGED IN THAT WAY. SO FOR CENSORSHIP, SO, UM, IT WAS A VERY ENLIGHTENING I. IT'S IT MADE ME THINK OF IT IN A WAY, I'D NEVER THOUGHT OF IT BEFORE. SO IT WAS. IT WAS VERY INTERESTING. DID IT. HELP THAT? ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, OK? NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I NOTICED THAT THERE'S A MEETING ABOUT THE STAR PARTY PLANNING AND I'D LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT THE UPCOMING PROGRAM WITH THE STAR PARTY. ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE'LL KICK IT OFF WITH THE STAR PARTY. SO UM, UH, SPEAKING OF PUBLIC SAFETY WHEN WE FIRST OBVIOUSLY KNEW ABOUT THE ECLIPSE, WE STARTED PLANNING . UH, LAST YEAR WE'RE THINKING ABOUT HOW DO WE WANT TO DO THIS? WHAT DO WE WANT TO DO? UNFORTUNATELY THE ECLIPSE IS ON A MONDAY. UM WE THOUGHT MAYBE SCHOOL WILL BE CANCELED. BUT NO, THEY DIDN'T CANCEL SCHOOL, WHICH IS GREAT, BECAUSE THEN YOU GUYS CAN DO STUFF IN THE SCHOOL. I'M HAPPY FOR THAT. SO UM, LEAVE IT TO JUSTIN. WE'LL LEAVE IT UP TO HIM. UH, SO WE WERE LIKE, WELL WE CAN DO SOMETHING, BUT WE ONLY HAVE THIS MANY PARKING SPOTS. UM WE TALKED TO PUBLIC SAFETY BECAUSE ANY TIME WE'RE GONNA DO A BIG PROGRAM, THERE ARE FIRST PEOPLE WE TALKED TO TALK ABOUT. WHAT KIND OF BACKUP WE'RE GONNA NEED. WHAT DO WE NEED BARRICADES? YOU KNOW ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF AND THEY WERE LIKE YOU WANNA DO YOU WANNA DO WHAT ON A WHAT OR WHAT? YOU KNOW I THINK THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT? THE UNKNOWN RIGHT EVERYONE SAYS IT'S GONNA BE KIND OF CRAZY. THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. WE HAVE ALL THESE PEOPLE COMING INTO TOWN, SO THEY WERE NOT VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE IDEA OF THE CITY SPONSORING A BIG EVENT ON THAT DAY BECAUSE THEY JUST DIDN'T THINK THEY HAD ENOUGH PEOPLE TO HAVE SOMEBODY HERE IN CASE SOMETHING WENT DOWN AND FIGURE OUT WHATEVER IS GOING ON EVERYWHERE ELSE WITH ALL THIS IN ALL THE INCOMING VISITORS. SO WE STARTED TALKING AND BRAINSTORMING AND WE DECIDED TO DO A STAR PARTY. UM THE WEEKEND BEFORE INSTEAD. SO ON SATURDAY, APRIL 6TH, UM WE ARE DOING A STAR PARTY. WE HAVE ASTRONOMER MIKE BRADSHAW. HE IS IN, UH, HE BUILDS TELESCOPES THAT HE OWNS HIS OWN COMPANY. THAT'S WHAT HE DOES. AND UM, SO HE'S COMING, AND AT TWO O'CLOCK ON THAT SATURDAY, HE'S GOING TO BE DOING A TELESCOPE TALK AT THE LIBRARY. IT'S SUITABLE PROBABLY FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS OLD, OLDER KIDS AND UP. UM, AND HE SAYS HE'LL REALLY JUST TALK ABOUT ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN DOING BUT HIS EXPERTISE ARE TALKING. UH, IS EXPERTISE IS IN TELESCOPES AND HE WILL TALK TOUCH ON THE ECLIPSE AS WELL. UM BUT HE'LL DO IT, UH, TALK ABOUT THAT. AND THEN HE'S BRINGING FIVE SUPER FANCY TELESCOPES WITH HIM, AND WE'RE SETTING THOSE UP OUT IN THE GARDEN. AND SO STARTING AT SEVEN, WE'RE GONNA BE DOING UH, CRAFTS OUTSIDE IN BETWEEN THE REC CENTER AND THE LIBRARY. THE REC CENTER HAS ALL KINDS OF GLOW IN THE DARK SOCCER BASEBALL. I MEAN, NOT BASEBALL. FOOTBALL UM, DON'T GLOW IN THE DARK ITEMS TO PLAY FOR THE KIDS TO PLAY AND, UH, WE WERE MAKING CREATING OUR OWN AIR ROCKETS, SO THEY GET TO DESIGN THEM AND IT'S A WOMAN A LITTLE STRAW THAT YOU BLOW, YOU KNOW, SO YOU CAN SEE HOW FAR YOUR AIR ROCKET GOES, AND WE'LL HAVE ALL SORTS OF GLOW ITEMS AND THINGS FOR THE KIDS TO WEAR. UM THE ASTRONOMERS BRINGING HIS FIVE TELESCOPES. WILY ISD IS BRINGING TWO AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THEM ALL POINTING AT DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE SKY AND THEN STARTING AT EIGHT. ONCE IT STARTS GETTING DARK. PEOPLE CAN COME OUT AND CHECK IT OUT AND COME SEE THE ALL THE COOL STUFF OUT THERE, AND THAT'S WHERE WE'LL BE FROM 7 TO 10 ON SATURDAY, APRIL 6TH. SO UM, [00:45:01] THEY'RE GONNA HAVE SOME FOOD TRUCKS AS WELL. I BELIEVE IT'S ONE OF THE BARBECUE ONES. I WANNA SAY BOLDS, DON'T DON'T CALL ME ON THAT. I COULD BE WRONG ABOUT THAT. THE W SET UP THE FOOD TRUCKS, BUT SO WE'LL HAVE SOME BARBECUE. I KNOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE KONA ICE OUT, AND, UM THERE'S A NEW COOKIE TRUCK WE HAVE THAT'S COMING UP SO IT'LL BE FUN. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND THAT WAS A JOINT VENTURE. LIKE I SAID, BETWEEN US AND THE RECREATION CENTER. UM AND, UH, OF COURSE, ALL THE DEPARTMENTS WHEN IT'S SOMETHING BIG LIKE THIS ARE INVOLVED SOMEHOW. BUT UH, THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY WE DECIDED TO GO. UM OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A GIANT LAWN. IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO COME OUT AND WATCH THE ECLIPSE FROM HERE, THEY CERTAINLY CAN, BUT WE'RE JUST NOT DOING ANYTHING. BIG AND OFFICIAL THAT DAY. WEATHER WEATHER PERMITTING. I KNOW. WOULDN'T THIS BE HORRIBLE IF IT'S GONNA BE CLOUDY? AND THERE'S GONNA BE LIKE TORNADOES OR OH, MY GOSH, IT WOULD JUST BE TERRIBLE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO THINK THAT WAY. WE'RE GOING TO THINK POSITIVE. IT'S GONNA BE SUNNY AND GORGEOUS. UM SPEAKING OF THE GARDEN. UM I DON'T KNOW. IF YOU GUYS HAVE NOTICED, THERE'S A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY BACK THERE NOW, UM, THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARY IS ON APRIL 13TH. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT TOO CAME FROM. I'M SO SORRY. UM IT'S AT 9 A.M. THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARY WAS DONATED AND BUILT AND PAINTED THE WHOLE NINE YARDS BY THE, UM UH, DELTA KAPPA GAMMA, NEW GAMMA LIONS CLUB AND ROTARY CLUBS. UM, SO WE'RE DOING A LITTLE DEDICATION CEREMONY THAT MORNING . UM VERY SHORT, VERY, UM, SIMPLE, BUT WE JUST KIND OF WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. AND UM, ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THOSE FOLKS FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DID SO AND THEN THE OTHER BIG PROGRAM THAT'S HAPPENING IN APRIL IS OUR NORTH TEXAS LITERACY. FAIR UM, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE IT. WE'RE PARTNERING WITH BYU TO DO THAT. ONE OF OUR, UM PATRONS IS, UH, ON THEIR BOARD THEIR EARLY LITERACY BOARD, SO SHE WAS TASKED WITH DOING A COMMUNITY EVENT PROMOTING LITERACY. SHE'S GIVEN UP A STIPEND TO DO SO. MOST PEOPLE, SHE SAID, USE THE STIPEND ON RENTING SOMEPLACE. AND SO SHE DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT, BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO USE IT TO BUY BOOKS FOR THE KIDS. SO SHE ASKED IF WE WOULD PARTNER WITH HER SO THAT SHE CAN USE SPACE AND I WAS LIKE THIS WILL BE FUN. LET'S DO THIS. SO SHE'S DOING. UM, WE HAVE A LITTLE BOOTH SET UP FOR DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS. WE'VE GOT, UM UH, STORY TIME WITH LOCAL HEROES LIKE MAYOR PORTER IS KICKING THINGS OFF FOR US. HE'LL BE READING A STORY AT 1015. AND THEN WE HAVE A FIREFIGHTER AND A POLICE OFFICER IN A LIBRARIAN AND A LOCAL AUTHOR. SO WE HAVE LOTS OF PEOPLE COME IN TO READ DIFFERENT THINGS. SO IT'LL BE. I THINK A REALLY FUN DAY AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A LITTLE MINI CLASSES FOR ADULTS AS WELL AS WELL ON, UM, LITERACY, SO AND THEN FROM THERE ON, I THINK IT'S JUST KIND OF THE USUAL STUFF. BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING THERE THAT YOU ALL HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER IT. AND JUST A QUICK QUESTION. THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARY IS THAT, LIKE WHAT I'M IMAGINING WHERE IT'S LIKE A LITTLE MAILBOX SIZE THING. TAKE A BOOK, LEAVE A BOOK AND THAT'S IT EXACTLY. WE HAVE A VOLUNTEER WHO HAS, UM SHE'S ALREADY VOLUNTEERING, BUT SHE'S VOLUNTEERED TO SET ASIDE. UM ANY GARDENING BOOKS WE GET IN THE DONATION BIN SINCE IT'S IN THE GARDEN AND PUT THOSE OUT THERE SO PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT THERE GARDENING CAN KIND OF BE LIKE, OH, THERE'S A GARDENING BOOK AND SEE IF THEY'LL TAKE SOME GARDEN BOOKS. SO THAT'LL BE FUN. I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD NAME IT. BUT I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WHICH IS WHAT WE WOULD NAME IT. MHM. WE'RE ALSO GETTING A PAVILION ON THAT. THERE'S THAT BIG SQUARE PIECE OF CONCRETE BACK THERE. IT'S NOT GONNA BE LIKE THAT FOREVER. THERE IS A PAVILION COMING, SO WE'RE WAITING FOR IT, BUT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THE ONE. HE TOLD ME. IT WAS LIKE THE ONE AT A WOODBRIDGE PARK, SO IT'S KIND OF TO TWO DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS, HE SAID. IN THE SLANTED, HE SAID, IT WAS REALLY PRETTY SO. OK? THE, UM PARKS DEPARTMENT PAID THAT FOR THAT FOR US, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. DIDN'T COME OUT OF OUR BUDGET. YAY! ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE PROGRAMS COMING UP? OH, YES, SIR. SO ON THE VERY LAST THING THAT WE'RE REVIEWING TODAY IS THE, UH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOKMARK CONTRAST WINNERS WE HAD OVER 200 ENTRIES THIS YEAR. THAT'S MORE THAN WE'VE EVER HAD. UM AND THESE ARE YOUR WINNERS, SO THE FIRST ONE IS THE PRE K WINNER. THEN WE HAVE THE KIDS, THE TWEEN THE TEEN AND THE ADULT. SO YEAH, SOME REALLY HIGH QUALITY. STUFF [00:50:06] SO IT WAS LIKE ALISON SAID. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT. LIKE YOU KNOW, WE, UM LISA AND I DON'T GET TO VOTE. BUT WE WOULD WE WOULD BE LIKE, PICK THAT ONE. PICK THAT ONE. THEY DIDN'T LISTEN TO US. THEY DID THEIR OWN THING, BUT THAT'S OK. THESE ARE PRETTY AMAZING. AND THE WINNERS CORRECT ME. IF I'M WRONG, THEY GET ONCE THEIR THEIR OWN PERSONAL LOOK, BOOKMARKS PRINTED OFF AND RIGHT. SO RIGHT NOW WE'VE ALREADY SENT THEM TO THE PRINTER. UM WE PRINT 200 OF EACH DESIGN. WE SET ASIDE 10 FOR EACH , UH, WINNER AND THEN, UH, LAST YEAR, THE FRIENDS ALSO PROVIDED THEM WITH A TARGET GIFT CARD, WHICH WAS REALLY NICE. UM I'M SURE THEY'LL DO IT AGAIN THIS YEAR. THEY HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT IT AS FAR AS I KNOW, BUT, UM THEN THEY COME AND THEY CAN PICK IT UP, YOU KNOW, SHARE ALL THEIR BOOKMARKS WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. AND YOU KNOW, THEN THEY'LL BE THESE ARE GONNA ACTUALLY BE POSTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA TOMORROW. SO YOU GUYS ARE GETTING A SNEAK PEEK BEFORE ANYBODY ELSE. MM. ALL RIGHT, UH, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS CONCERNS QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOTION TO ADJOURN. AWESOME. WELL, IF WE CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN, THEN WE CAN BUCK OUT OF HERE. I MOVED TO JOIN SECOND. MOTION TO ADJOURN PASSES, 60. THANK YOU. THANKS. EVERYBODY HAVE A GREAT EVENING. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.