[Library Advisory Board on June 24, 2024.]
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ALL RIGHT. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS NOW. 702. LET'S CALL TO ORDER THE WILEY LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD. REGULAR MEETING FOR JUNE 24TH, 2024, ABSENT SINCE, WE ARE MISSING IS JUST IRENE. JUST. YES. JUST IRENE. ALL RIGHT, OUR STAFF SPOTLIGHT, FOR THIS WEEK, MISS MEGAN. GOOD. OUR REFERENCE ASSISTANT FOR ADULT SERVICES. HELLO, MEGAN. COME ON UP. MEGAN HIT THAT RED BUTTON. MISS MEGAN. GOOD HAS BEEN WITH US NOW FOR. REMIND ME SINCE 2013. THAT'S RIGHT. SO 11 YEARS? YEAH. YEAH. BIG HIT HER BIG MILESTONE LAST YEAR AT TEN YEARS. SO 11 YEARS THIS YEAR, I OFTEN REFER TO MEGAN AS OUR SUNSHINE OF THE LIBRARY BECAUSE SHE IS JUST SO BRIGHT AND PLEASANT AND POSITIVE ALL THE TIME, AND WE LOVE HER. AND SHE DOES SOME OF THE MOST INTERESTING WORK IN MY OPINION, THAT OF ALL THE WORK THAT WE DO. SO TELL THEM ABOUT WHAT YOU DO.
MEGAN. CERTAINLY FIRST, I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO MEET THE NEW BOARD, TO SEE ALL OF YOU. SOME OF YOU I HAVE MET IN THE LIBRARY ALREADY OR OUT AND ABOUT. SO, VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE, BUT MY NAME IS MEGAN. I HAVE BEEN A FULL TIME REFERENCE ASSISTANT FOR THE ADULT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS NOW, AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE WORKING AT THE LIBRARY. ONE OF THE REASONS IS WE GET TO DO SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS. IT'S LIKE YOUR JOB IS NOT THE SAME OLD THING EVERY SINGLE DAY, LIKE THERE'S DIFFERENT PROJECTS OR THERE'S DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY LOVE IS LEADING THE SENIOR BOOK CLUB. THAT'S A REALLY FUN GROUP OF LADIES. WE HAVE ABOUT 20, AND OUR LITTLE DISCUSSIONS CAN GET QUITE EXCITING AT TIMES. I HEATED. YEAH. YES, YES, SO I, I LEAD SENIOR BOOK CLUB. I ALSO DO THE OUTREACH FOR THE SILVER LININGS PROGRAM, WHICH STARTED DURING COVID AND IT HAS PROGRESSED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. AND SO IT STARTED OUT BEING JUST FOR SENIORS WHO COULDN'T GET OUT DURING THAT TIME. BUT NOW IT'S REALLY FOR ANY WILEY CITIZEN WHO HAS ANY KIND OF MOBILITY IMPAIRMENT. AND THAT CAN INCLUDE, YEAH. YES. WE ACTUALLY DELIVERED TO MISS ROBERTA, BUT THAT CAN THAT HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, CITIZENS WHO'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH CHEMOTHERAPY OR CITIZENS WHO, LIKE ROBERTA, YOU HAD AN ACCIDENT AND, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T GET OUT. YOU'RE YOU'RE HEALING FROM SOME TYPE OF TRAUMA, OR YOU'VE GOT THE LITTLE SHUT INS, THE LITTLE, YOU KNOW, ELDERLY SHUT INS. AND SO WE BRING ITEMS TO THEIR HOME, AND WE DO THAT ONCE A MONTH, AND IT'S LISA AND I, WE HEAD OUT IN THE CAR, LISA DRIVES AND I POP OUT AND MAKE THE DELIVERIES. BUT IT'S REALLY GREAT HOW YOU BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR COMMUNITY, WITH, YOU KNOW, THE CITIZENS. AND YOU REALLY GET TO LOVE THESE PEOPLE. AND YOU'RE SAD WHEN THEY LEAVE THE AREA, YOU KNOW, OR THEY GO FOR OTHER REASONS. BUT IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM AND I HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE BUILDING IT. AND KEEP IT GOING, BECAUSE IT IT'S REALLY BROUGHT A LOT OF POSITIVITY AND LIGHT TO A LOT OF OUR CITIZENS, THEY LOVE THEIR BOOKS. ABSOLUTELY. BUT I ALSO AM THE INTERLIBRARY LOAN DEPARTMENT. IT IS. I ME, MYSELF AND I. YEAH. SO I DO THE LENDING AND THE BORROWING, WE HAVE OTHER LIBRARIES WHO BORROW OUR MATERIALS AND THEN WE HAVE OUR PATRONS WHO REQUEST ITEMS THAT WE DON'T OWN, AND WE GET THEM SENT OVER FROM OTHER LIBRARIES.
AND THAT'S BEEN THAT'S BEEN A REALLY POPULAR SERVICE EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN WORKING AT THE LIBRARY, THE PATRONS LOVE IT. SO, YEAH. AND I LOVE TO DO DECORATING AND BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND DO DISPLAYS AND POSTERS AND JUST ALL THE CREATIVITY THAT WE GET TO DO. AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S NEVER IT'S NEVER A DULL DAY AT THE LIBRARY. THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING DIFFERENT. MEETING THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHEN YOU'RE AT THE HELP DESK OR AT THE CHILDREN'S DESK, YOU KNOW, JUST HAVING THAT INTERACTION WITH THE WILY CITIZENS. I LOVE THAT, AND IT'S AMAZING WHO YOU MEET AND WHO USES THE LIBRARY. AND IT'S EVERYONE FUN. I MEAN, WE ARE A MIXTURE OF ALL COUNTRIES. I MEAN, I HEAR SO MANY DIFFERENT LANGUAGES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. IT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE. AND I'VE LIVED IN WYLIE SINCE THE EARLY 80S, AND I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW ABOUT HOW DIVERSE OUR COMMUNITY WAS UNTIL I STARTED WORKING AT THE LIBRARY . IT WAS JUST IT'S REALLY AMAZING. THAT'S VERY COOL. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MEGAN? HI, MEGAN, I LIKE YOUR NAME BECAUSE IT'S THE A CELEBRITY NAME MATCH WITH IT. SO YOU'RE LIKE SUPER EXTRA SPECIAL.
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THIS IS TRUE. IT'S LIKE JUST MAKING GOOD WORK AT THE LIBRARY. OH MY GOSH, SHE'S IN WYLIE, LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT. SO FOR THE SENIOR LADIES BOOK CLUB, HOW DO YOU DECIDE? LIKE WHAT BOOKS Y'ALL READ? AND WELL, BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, LIKE, WE LET THE LADIES, THEY WOULD EACH GET TO GIVE US IDEAS, LIKE, THEY WOULD SAY, I WOULD LIKE TO READ THIS BOOK AND WE WOULD TAKE, YOU KNOW, SUGGESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS. BUT THE COVID KIND OF STOPPED THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE LARGE PRINT COPIES. SO WHAT WE DO IS WE PICK OUT LIKE 20 BOOKS THAT WE KNOW WE CAN GET IN ALL FORMATS. WE CAN GET THE LARGE PRINT WE CAN GET BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME AUDIO ONLY LISTENERS. AND THEN OF COURSE, REGULAR PRINT. AND SO WE COMPILE, YOU KNOW, POPULAR ITEMS, THINGS THAT WE THINK THE LADIES WOULD BE INTERESTED IN WITH THE WIDE VARIETY. AND THEN THEY VOTE ON THEIR TOP 11. SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE NOW JUST BASED ON, YOU KNOW, HAVING TO GET TRYING TO GET THE MATERIALS BECAUSE LARGE PRINT, NOT EVERY BOOK IS PUBLISHED IN LARGE PRINT. SO IT KIND OF NARROWS, IT NARROWS OUR CHOICES JUST A LITTLE BIT. BUT WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE REALLY KEY, INTERESTING, ENGAGING AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF READS. AND THE LADIES REALLY SEEM TO LIKE IT. SO AND I'LL JUST INTERJECT THAT THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY HAVE NOW STARTED PURCHASING THE BOOKS FOR THIS BOOK CLUB, BECAUSE SINCE COVID, LARGE PRINT HAS GOTTEN MORE RARE AND MORE EXPENSIVE. AND SO IT WAS REALLY HARD FOR US TO BUY MULTIPLE COPIES. AND THEN ONLY TO HAVE THEM USED AT BOOK CLUB. AND THEN THEY KIND OF WERE LIKE, WHAT DO WE DO WITH THESE NOW? SO WE KIND OF GOT THE FRIENDS INVOLVED, AND NOW THEY PURCHASE THEM. AND, LIKE MEGAN SAID, WE ALSO TRY TO HAVE A DIGITAL FORMAT TO FOR THOSE THAT PREFER E-READERS OR AUDIO. YEAH. AND HOOPLA IS REALLY GOOD FOR THAT. YEAH. WE HAVE SEVERAL LADIES WHO DO THE ONLINE DIGITAL VERSION, EITHER E-BOOK OR DOWNLOADABLE AUDIO, SO THEY ARE TECH SAVVY. THAT'S RIGHT. I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT THE LARGE PRINT IS AWESOME BECAUSE WHEN I CHECKED OUT BOOKS, I'M LIKE, DO YOU GUYS HAVE THAT SECTION? WHEN YOUR EYES START TO GO, IT'S HARD TO READ UP CLOSE.AND I'M LIKE, THEY HAVE A SECTION. SO IT IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED. JUST SO YOU KNOW.
YEAH YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MEGAN, FOR THIS, LITTLE BOOK CLUB ABOUT WHAT'S THE AVERAGE ATTENDANCE ATTENDANCE ON THAT? WE'VE GOT ABOUT USUALLY IT'S BETWEEN, 15 AND 20, USUALLY ABOUT 15 AND 20. ALL WOMEN. ALL WOMEN. YEAH INTERESTING. YEAH. AND THEY'VE BEEN A LOT OF THEM HAVE BEEN, ATTENDING THIS BOOK CLUB FOR PROBABLY EIGHT YEARS. 8 OR 9 YEARS, SO THEY'RE A REALLY CLOSE KNIT LITTLE GROUP. IS THIS THE BOOK CLUB THAT MEETS AT THE SENIOR CENTER? THEY USED TO. WE ACTUALLY, WE SINCE THE SENIOR CENTER TRANSFORMED INTO THE NEW COMMUNITY CENTER, THEY DECIDED TO LET US FULLY TAKE IT ON. SO WE HAD BEEN PROVIDING THE MATERIALS, BUT NOW THEY ARE MEETING HERE OR AT THE LIBRARY AND THEY WILL SIGN UP THROUGH US AND NOT THROUGH THE COMMUNITY CENTER. SO IT IS NOW OURS FULLY. YEAH AND WHEN WE ANNOUNCED THAT, WE WERE KIND OF NERVOUS, WE'RE LIKE, OH, THE LADIES ARE GOING TO WANT US TO GO BACK. BUT WE ANNOUNCED THAT THIS IS THE DECISION AND THEY ALL CHEERED. SO IT'S LIKE, YAY! YEAH. SO THEY WERE EXCITED TO GET TO STAY. I THINK THEY LIKED THEIR SPACE, THEIR LITTLE SPACE THEY NEED IN. SO YEAH, THE COMMUNITY CENTER IS BEAUTIFUL, BUT THERE'S NOT REALLY A ROOM. IT'S ALL OPEN. SO IT WOULD BE REALLY LOUD I THINK.
RIGHT. AND WHERE WE WERE BEFORE IN THE SENIOR CENTER WAS VERY CRAMPED. IT WASN'T. WE HAVE A LOT MORE SPACE NOW, SO IT FEELS MORE OPEN BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE THE ZOOM HAPPENING TOO. SO WE'VE GOT PARTIAL ZOOM STILL, AND MOST, MOST LADIES ARE COMING IN PERSON. BUT WE DO HAVE, YOU KNOW , 2 OR 3 THAT STILL LIKE THE ZOOM. AND SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEONE'S NOT FEELING WELL, IT'S A GREAT OPTION. THEY STAY HOME AND THEY JUST ZOOM IN. THAT IS NICE. YEAH. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU MEGAN SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU HAVING ME. AND AGAIN WE ALL AT THE LIBRARY APPRECIATE OUR LEADERS ON THIS BOARD. EVERY ONE OF YOU. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR FOR SUPPORTING US. THANK YOU. WILL YOU TURN THAT OFF MEGAN FOR ME, PLEASE? THANK YOU MA'AM.
APPRECIATE IT. OH, NO. I'M SORRY . I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU THAT. I'M SORRY YOU GOT A LITTLE WORKOUT FOR YOUR FINGER. YOU'RE GOOD. THANKS, MEGAN. OH, AND LET'S JUST LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT IRENE IS HERE NOW. YAY! HI, IRENE. THAT'S OKAY. ALL RIGHT, COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. AT PRESENT, THERE ARE NO VOLUNTEERS TO COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS IN FRONT OF US, SO, LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA TO, REVIEW AND APPROVE THE APRIL 22ND, TWO MONTHS AGO,
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MEETING MINUTES.EXCUSE ME. THIS IS A SMALL TECHNICALITY, BUT. BRIAN, IT SAYS HERE BRIAN ASKED HOW THINGS ARE LOOKING FOR SUMMER KICKOFF. WE DO NEED THAT CORRECTED. OH, MAN. WHERE IS THAT? IT'S THE THIRD BIG DIAMOND. I SAW THAT, BUT THAT WAS COOL. THERE'S A SECOND AT THE TOP. YEAH, OKAY.
THERE'S A SECOND ONE. THERE'S A THIRD ONE, TOO. OH, I SEE AT THE TOP. THAT'S AUTOCORRECT. I BET YOU IT IS AUTOCORRECT. AND ON PAGE THREE OKAY. OH THERE IT IS. OKAY. YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE THAT'S THAT ONE'S COPIED AND PASTED EVERY TIME. SO I GUESS IT DOESN'T CATCH IT. THERE. WE GOT IT RIGHT ONCE THERE'S THREE. SENIOR. DID YOU GET THEM ALL? WE CAN FIND AND REPLACE THOSE. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT, BRIAN. YOU'RE LIKE PINKY AND THE BRAIN. YOU'RE THE BRAIN. OKAY.
I'LL FOUNDER. GERM BRAINS. DEFINITION WE GOT THAT ONE. YEAH THIRD ONE. YES.
WHEN IT SAYS. ON PAGE FOUR, ZACH ASKED HOW THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARY. WHEN IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE? A QUESTION MARK? OKAY. OKAY OKAY. AND THEN ZACH ASKED WHAT THE PRO TECH TRUCK IS. NO QUESTION MARK THERE. OKAY, OKAY. THANKS OKAY.
I THINK WE'RE ALL SET ON A MINUTES. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES WITH THOSE, CHANGES AS REQUESTED, I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. I SECOND.
MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. ALL IN FAVOR? EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ONTO OUR REGULAR WORK SESSION. REVIEW THE MONTHLY REPORT, FOR UPCOMING PROGRAMS. YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YES.
SO OUR REPORT THIS MONTH INCLUDES JUST THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER, STARTING OUR SUMMER. AND OUR SUMMER STARTED WITH A BANG, Y'ALL. THAT CRAZY STORM HIT RIGHT AFTER THE WEEK AFTER SCHOOL LET OUT AND NOBODY HAD ELECTRICITY. SO EVERYBODY CAME TO THE LIBRARY TO COOL OFF AND TO CHARGE THEIR DEVICES. SO OUR NUMBERS THAT WEEK WERE CRAZY. IT WAS HUGE, AND THEY'D STAY ALL DAY BECAUSE I DON'T BLAME THEM. IT WAS HOT. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GO HOME. SO IT KIND OF TRICKLED AS AS PEOPLE STARTED GETTING THEIR ELECTRICITY BACK. BUT YEAH, WE HAD A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE LIBRARY REALLY FAST. USUALLY IT'S KIND OF LIKE A, YOU KNOW, A SLOW BURN. AND
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THIS WEEK, THIS TIME THIS YEAR WAS JUST ALL AT ONCE. THAT'S OKAY. WORKED OUT WELL. SO, WE ALSO HAVE UNDER OUR KID EVENTS, YOU'LL SEE THE BIG 3244 NUMBER. THAT'S BECAUSE THAT INCLUDES THE SUMMER KICKOFF, THAT WHICH WENT VERY WELL THIS YEAR. WE HAD SOME CHALLENGES WITH TRANSPORTATION, AS YOU ALL ARE PROBABLY WELL AWARE, THERE'S A BUNCH OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON AT WYLIE HIGH SCHOOL, AND THAT KIND OF AFFECTED OUR SHUTTLE BUSSES A LITTLE BIT. AND DESPITE ME REACHING OUT TO THEM AND GETTING TALKING TO LIKE THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE GOING, YES, THIS IS GOING TO WORK, IS THIS GOING? THEY WERE LIKE, YES, YES, YES. AND THEN OF COURSE DAY OF THEY WERE LIKE, NO, WE GOT TO CHANGE THIS. I'M JUST LIKE, OH, SO IT WAS THERE WAS A LITTLE SNAFU, BUT WE GOT IT. WE GOT IT FIGURED OUT, BUT THAT WAS A THAT WAS A FUN LITTLE THING TO HAPPEN LAST MINUTE, SO WE HAD ABOUT I THINK IT WAS A LITTLE OVER 2200 PEOPLE ATTEND THIS YEAR, WHICH IS STILL A HUGE TURNOUT, WE HAD VARIOUS FOOD TRUCKS THIS YEAR THAT WAS NEW AND THAT WAS VERY POPULAR, WE HAD DINOSAURS. THAT WAS A BIG HIT. THE DINOSAUR WAS A BIG HIT, SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BRING BACK THE DINOSAUR NEXT YEAR, BUT YES. SO IT WENT REALLY WELL. IT WAS A VERY HOT MORNING, BUT I THINK EVERYBODY HAD HAD A GOOD TIME. SO THAT'S WHY THAT NUMBER IS SO ESCALATED THERE IN THAT COLUMN, OTHER THAN THAT, EVERYTHING'S PRETTY STEADY. AS YOU CAN SEE, BUT WE DO YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER IN MARCH, APRIL OF THE, CIRCULATION COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAVE IN APRIL, MAY. AND THEN MAY, JUNE. AND MY GUESS IS THAT THE NEXT ONE WILL BE PRETTY, PRETTY LARGE AS WELL, AND YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER OF VISITORS IN THAT MARCH, APRIL IS 15,000, WHEREAS IN MAY, JUNE IT WAS 22,000. SO THAT'S QUITE AN INCREASE. AND AGAIN THAT'S JUST SUMMER. YOU KNOW EVERYBODY COMING IN WHICH IS GREAT. WE LOVE THAT, AS FAR AS OUR DATABASES, YOU'LL NOTICE EVERYTHING'S DOING WELL. EVERYTHING'S EITHER GROWING OR STAYING STEADY. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THAT OR IF Y'ALL ARE, SEE ANYTHING ODD, LET ME KNOW. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT, WHERE IT SAYS THE NEW BORROWERS. ARE THOSE NEW NEW LIGHT OR LIBRARY CARDS ISSUED TO LOVELY? YES SIR. WE HAVE BEEN ISSUING LIBRARY CARDS LEFT AND RIGHT. YES, SIR. THAT'S HOW MANY? 875. JUST IN THAT PERIOD ALONE. SO, YES. HOW'S THE BUSINESS EXCHANGE GOING? YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY GOTTEN QUIETER . IT QUIETS DOWN IN THE SUMMER, IT QUIETS DOWN USUALLY AROUND THE HOLIDAYS. AND IN THE SUMMER, IT'S, YOU KNOW, USUALLY WE WERE GETTING LIKE 40, 35, 40 PEOPLE.AND NOW I THINK LAST WEEK WE HAD 24, 25 PEOPLE. SO, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S BUSY AND DOING VACATIONS AND STUFF, BUT THEY USUALLY ALL COME BACK IN THE FALL. SO I'M NOT WORRIED. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE FIRST, THE , THE PROGRAMING AND THEN THE, DATABASES. YES. OKAY. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO DIGITAL RESOURCES. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, LIBBY STILL HOLDING STRONG. EVERYBODY LOVES LIBBY DOING WELL THERE, YOU'LL TURN OVER TO HOOPLA. WE'VE HAD TO PUT HOOPLA HAS GOTTEN SO BIG, WE'VE HAD TO PUT A COUPLE OF RESTRICTIONS IN. SO WE STARTED OUT WITH TEN CREDITS FOR EVERYBODY AND WE'VE HAD TO GO DOWN. WE WENT DOWN TO EIGHT. AND I THINK FOR SUMMER WE HAD TO EVEN LIMIT IT MORE. WE HAD TO LIMIT IT TO SIX BECAUSE IT'S JUST COSTING US. WE JUST CAN'T KEEP UP WITH IT, SO THAT'S THE ACTUALLY THE ONE THING WE ASKED FOR IN THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.
WE ASKED FOR AN INCREASE IN DIGITAL, IN HOOPLA CANNABIS STREAMING SERVICES BECAUSE, WELL , NOT JUST STREAMING BECAUSE I GUESS HOOPLA HAS ALSO GOT OTHER THINGS. BUT ANYWAY, BECAUSE WE JUST CAN'T KEEP UP. WE TRIED TO CUT IN OTHER PLACES OF THE BUDGET, MOVE MONEY AROUND, AND IT STILL WASN'T ENOUGH. SO WE DID ASK FOR A SMALL INCREASE IN THAT. AND SO FAR THAT HAS STAYED IN THE BUDGET. SO YAY, HOPEFULLY THAT'LL STAY THAT WAY BECAUSE OTHERWISE I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO KEEP UP WITH HOOPLA. IT'S VERY, VERY POPULAR. AND I MEAN, I LOVE IT TOO, BECAUSE EVERYTHING'S AVAILABLE ALL THE TIME, WHICH JUST MAKES ME HAPPY. SO THAT'S GOOD, CANOPY'S DOING REALLY WELL. WE'VE GOT OUR SUPER USERS THERE, AND, THEY KEEP COMING UP WITH A LOT OF GREAT CONTENT, A LOT OF NEW STUFF COMING IN ON KANOPY. SO THAT'S REALLY NICE. AND I'M ALWAYS FASCINATED BY HOW EVERY MONTH, THE HOW PEOPLE USE KANOPY IS DIFFERENT. LIKE SOMETIMES THE TABLET WILL BE THE THING, SOMETIMES IT'S THE DESKTOP, SOMETIMES IT'S THE MOBILE. I FIND THAT SO INTERESTING. LIKE IT'S NOT EVER THE SAME THING, YOU KNOW? IT'S JUST I GUESS IT JUST DEPENDS IF PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING OR IF THEY'RE AT HOME OR. ANYWAY, I FIND THAT REALLY INTERESTING. ANY, QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THOSE SERVICES NUMBERS? OKAY BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T MET IN A LONG TIME. THERE'S LOTS OF MEETINGS AND TRAININGS AND HIGHLIGHTS, I WENT BACK AND TRIED TO TAKE OUT ALL THE DUPLICATES. SO YOU GUYS DIDN'T HAVE QUITE AS MUCH TO GO THROUGH , BUT IT'S BEEN A BUSY COUPLE OF MONTHS, AS YOU CAN SEE. SO, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THOSE OR SEE SOMETHING THAT STANDS OUT THAT YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT, I'M HAPPY TO TRY AND PROVIDE THAT. AND THEN UNDER OUR MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION, JUST SOME KIND OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WERE HAPPENING, IN THE LIBRARY AND WITH OUR STAFF.
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WHEN YOU SAY YOU GAVE A TOUR TO THE TOWN OF PROSPER, I ASSUME THEIR LIBRARY STAFF OR LIBRARY? MAYOR, CITY MANAGEMENT, THEY'RE LOOKING AT BUILDING A NEW LIBRARY. SO THEY WERE TOURING SEVERAL OTHER LIBRARIES TO KIND OF GET IDEAS AND KIND OF GET FEEDBACK ON WHAT WE WISH WE WOULD HAVE DONE, KIND OF THINGS LIKE THAT, THEY WERE A REAL FUN GROUP, AND THEY WERE JUST, THEY WERE THINKING ABOUT DOING A LIBRARY REC COMBO, KIND OF LIKE RIGHT NEXT DOOR, LIKE WE HAVE.AND SO I COULD TELL THAT THEY WANTED INFORMATION. WELL, THEY ACTUALLY ASKED FOR INFORMATION ON WHAT ARE THE PROS AND CONS FOR THAT. AND SO WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT. BUT WE DID CERTAINLY SHOW THEM AROUND. AND YOU KNOW, TOLD THEM, YOU KNOW, SOME THINGS WE DO DIFFERENTLY LIKE STORAGE STORAGE, STORAGE. YOU ALWAYS NEED MORE STORAGE. YOU THINK YOU'VE GOT ENOUGH. YOU DON'T, YOU KNOW, PLUGS EVERYWHERE AND WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PLUGS, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF STUFF, SO BUT THEY WERE YEAH, THEY WERE A LOVELY GROUP. AND, THEY, THEY SAID THEY GOT SOME GREAT IDEAS. SO GLAD TO HELP THEM. YEAH ANY UPDATES ON THE GARDEN, HOW IT'S DOING. AND THE LIBRARY? GARDEN SO IT'S OKAY? YES. IT'S SURVIVING, THESE ARE THE DAYS WHERE IT'S GOING TO START GETTING A LITTLE TRICKY WHEN IT STARTS GETTING REALLY, REALLY HOT, A LOT OF THAT, BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR GARDEN VOLUNTEERS, ARE OLDER AND THERE'S SENSITIVE TO THE HEAT. IT'S HARD FOR THEM TO COME OUT. SO THEY'LL COME OUT REALLY, REALLY EARLY IN THE MORNING, WHICH ALWAYS WORRIES ME BECAUSE I'M LIKE, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AND THERE'S NOBODY THERE, YOU KNOW? SO I'M CONSTANTLY TELLING THE REC, YOU KNOW, REC STAFF, HEY, MAKE SURE TO LOOK OUT OF THE GARDEN, MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S OKAY, BUT WE HAVE THEM ALL ON, I MEAN, THERE ARE WATERING SCHEDULES, BUT THEY STILL JUST HAVE TO WATER MORE BECAUSE IT'S JUST SO HOT. YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS, BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE USED TO IT. SO SO, SO FAR, SO GOOD. WE'LL SEE HOW WE MAKE IT THROUGH. SOME OF THOSE PLANTS LOVE THE HEAT. BUT YOU KNOW, THERE IS A LIMIT. WE TRIED USING THOSE COVERS LAST YEAR WITH KIND OF MIXED RESULTS, IT WAS HARD KEEPING THEM ON, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CRAZY WEATHER WE GET HERE IN THE WINDS, YOU KNOW, BUT SO WE DID HAVE TO REPLACE OUR GARDEN SHED BACK THERE. IT IT WAS RIGHT AFTER THE STORM. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT MAYBE THE STORM HAD DONE IT, BUT IT'S PRETTY WELL PROTECTED. I'M AFRAID THAT SOMEONE MAY HAVE TRIED TO GET IN IT, THINKING THERE WAS SOMETHING EXCITING IN THERE, AND THERE'S REALLY NOT. IT'S LIKE POTTING SOIL. AND I MEAN, POOR CYNTHIA HAD TO PUT THIS NEW SHED TOGETHER. IT'S REALLY NOT EXCITING AT ALL. BUT WE GOT A NEW SHED AND MY WONDER WOMAN SENIOR, LISA AND ANNA ALL WENT OUT THERE IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY AND THEY PUT THAT NEW THING TOGETHER AND IT WAS JUST GORGEOUS. SO THE NEW ONES OUT THERE, IT'S LOOKING GOOD.
EVERYTHING FITS IN IT. SO WE'RE GOOD. AND TWO QUESTIONS ON THE FIRST, LISA MET VIRTUALLY WITH THE HOOPLA REP, IS THAT KIND OF GOING OVER SORT OF THE USAGE AND BUDGETING AND. YEAH, SO SHE, SHE MET WITH HIM TO SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO IN THESE SITUATIONS? BECAUSE WE'RE AT THE WE'RE KIND OF AT A BREAKING POINT WHERE WE CAN'T KEEP PAYING THIS. WE CAN'T KEEP UP WITH IT. AND SO THAT'S WHEN HE SUGGESTED LOWERING CREDITS. THERE'S ALSO OPTIONS TO LIKE LIMIT THE MORE EXPENSIVE ITEMS. THAT COME UP. SO WE TRIED TO DO A COMBINATION. SO THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING RID OF EVERYTHING YOU KNOW. AND THEN, B AND B THEATERS AT THE, AT THE END OF APRIL. OH MY GOSH, THAT WAS SO FUN. SO DEBBIE AND I WENT OUT. THEY INVITED US OUT FOR THE MOVIE. IF THEY WERE LIKE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU CAN COME OUT AND HAVE A TABLE. MAYBE YOU CAN DO SOME STORIES ABOUT IMAGINARY FRIENDS. WE WERE LIKE, SURE, LET'S GO DO THAT. SO WE WENT OUT, IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. WE TALKED TO SO MANY PEOPLE. I WAS SO SHOCKED THAT COME ALL THE WAY FROM ROYSE CITY, FROM ROCKWALL, FROM GREENVILLE, THEY WERE COMING FROM EVERYWHERE TO SEE THIS MOVIE. AND KNEW WE WERE HERE AND KNEW ABOUT THE LIBRARY, BUT THEY WOULD SAY, LIKE, OH, WELL, I LIVE IN ROYSE CITY AND WE'D SAY, WELL, WE DON'T HAVE A RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT. YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME. AND THEY'D BE LIKE, REALLY? LIKE, YES, REALLY. AND SO THEY'D BE LIKE, OKAY. SO THEY WOULD KIND OF TAKE OUR STUFF. LIKE YOU COULD TELL THEY DIDN'T REALLY BELIEVE ME, BUT BUT IT WAS SO FUNNY. ANYWAY THEY WERE VERY SHOCKED BY THAT. BUT EVERYBODY WAS SO NICE. WE HAD A COUPLE PEOPLE THAT CAME JUST BECAUSE THEY KNEW WE WERE GOING TO BE THERE, WHICH WAS REALLY, YOU KNOW, OUR STORY TIME FAMILIES THAT WERE LIKE, WE KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO BE HERE. SO WE CAME AND WE WERE GIVING OUT LITTLE STICKER SHEETS AND STUFF WITH ALL THE SUMMER INFORMATION ON IT, AND WE JUST HAD THE BEST TIME, DEBBIE HAD HER LITTLE, SHE HAS A PUPPET THAT SHE USES ALL THE TIME, ROGER. AND SO ROGER WAS TALKING TO ALL THE KIDS AND GREETING ALL THE KIDS, AND THEY WERE INTO IT. THEY LOVED IT. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. WE HAD A REALLY FUN TIME. WE TOLD THE LADY THERE, I'M LIKE, ANYTIME YOU WANT US TO COME OUT HERE, WE'LL GO. IT WAS JUST SO FUN TALKING TO PEOPLE, YOU KNOW? IT WAS IT WAS SOMETHING OUT OF THE BOX. I NORMALLY IT WOULDN'T HAVE OCCURRED TO ME TO GO TO B AND B THEATER, YOU KNOW, BUT IT WAS SUCH A GOOD IDEA, LIKE, BECAUSE WE DID, I THINK, MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT EITHER DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE LIBRARY OR DIDN'T KNOW
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THEY COULD COME TO THE LIBRARY. AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS REALLY NICE. SO I THINK WE MADE SOME GOOD CONNECTIONS THERE. AT THE VERY END OF MAY, ON THE 29TH, LISA AND SHERYL MET WITH THE VENDOR REGARDING THE SMART SHOOT AND PEOPLE COUNTERS. YES. SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE INSIDE BOOK DROP, THE ONE THAT ONE AT A TIME THAT'S IN THE WALL, THAT'S THE SMART SHOOT. SO IT'S CALLED A SMART SHOOT BECAUSE IT'S LITERALLY JUST A SHOOT, BUT IT'S CONNECTED TO A COMPUTER AND IT AUTOMATICALLY CHECKS IN YOUR ITEMS. IT READS OFF THE RFID TAG, WHICH IS GREAT EXCEPT THAT THE COMPUTER THAT IT'S CONNECTED TO ISN'T SO GREAT, AND IT'S STARTING TO, FAIL. WELL, THEY WANT TO UPGRADE US TO THE NEW THING, AND IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE. AND OUR IT DEPARTMENT DOES NOT LIKE IT. AND SO THE IT DEPARTMENT FEELS LIKE IT'S NOT SECURE ENOUGH, AND IT'S NOT NEW ENOUGH FOR WHAT THEY'RE ASKING. SO WE BROUGHT THIS OTHER VENDOR OUT TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO, WHAT OPTIONS THEY HAD, THE PEOPLE COUNTER RIGHT NOW, EVERYTHING LIKE THOSE NUMBERS THAT I GIVE YOU FOR VISITORS, IT'S BASED ON THOSE GATES, YOU KNOW, THOSE GATES THAT YOU WALK THROUGH IN THE LIBRARY. THOSE GATES ALSO CATCH WHEN, SOMEONE DOESN'T CHECK SOMETHING OUT, YOU KNOW, IT GOES OFF. WELL ESPECIALLY IN SUMMER. WE SEE PEOPLE COME IN, GO STRAIGHT TO THE SUMMER PROGRAM AND COME OUT, AND THEY DON'T EVER GET THROUGH THOSE GATES. SO THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE WE'RE NOT COUNTING. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT GETTING A PEOPLE COUNTER RIGHT OVER THAT FRONT DOOR. SO EVERYBODY THAT COMES IN GETS COUNTED, SO THAT'S WHY WE HAD THEM COME OUT TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO FOR US. SO, OKAY. AND THEN LAST QUESTION, TELL US ABOUT THE TASTE OF WYLIE. THE TASTE OF WYLIE. SO ACTUALLY, SENIOR CAN PROBABLY TELL YOU MORE THAN I CAN. SHE VOLUNTEERED FOR IT. SHE ACTUALLY GOT A SHOUT OUT FROM, THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER. OFFICER? WHAT'S HER TITLE? EVENT COORDINATOR. LILLIAN'S EVENT COORDINATOR. SO SHE'S ACTUALLY THE ONE IN CHARGE OF EVERYTHING. SHOUTED OUT TO THE WHOLE CITY ABOUT HOW GREAT SENIOR WAS BECAUSE SHE WAS SUCH A HARD WORKER THAT DAY, IT'S ALWAYS AN AMAZING EVENT. IT'S SOLD OUT AND THEY'VE GOT FOOD FROM ALL THESE DIFFERENT VENDORS. AND I KNOW SENIOR GOT TO TRY SOME. I'M SURE SHE'LL BE ABLE TO TELL YOU SOME OF THAT, BUT THEY GO THEY HELP SET UP.THEY HELP, PASS OUT THE PLATES BASICALLY WHATEVER THEY NEED, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE KIND OF THERE TO HELP OUT. AND, SENIOR, DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT AT ALL? SURE. PUT YOU ON THE SPOT RIGHT, AND BASICALLY, I GOT THERE EARLY AND HELPED SET UP AS FAR AS THE VENDORS HADN'T ARRIVED YET, WE JUST BASICALLY THERE WERE JUST TABLES UNDER TENTS, AND WE WERE ASSIGNING POSITIONS TO WHERE THE VENDORS WOULD BE. AND THEN ONCE PEOPLE STARTED COMING, IT WAS REALLY FANTASTIC BECAUSE THERE WAS MUSIC PLAYING THE WHOLE TIME. AND I WAS LUCKY IN THAT I GOT TO WORK OVER AT THE BACK GATE IN THE LITTLE GROUP THAT I'M WITH. NONE OF US HAD EVER DONE IT BEFORE. AND SO YOU HAVE YOUR YOUR, EVENTBRITE ON YOUR PHONE SO THAT YOU CAN SCAN PEOPLE IN. AND WE HAD ONE PERSON WHO KIND OF FIGURED IT OUT. SO THEY WERE LIKE OUR PERSON FOR THAT. BUT IT WAS FANTASTIC BECAUSE YOU WOULD SEE PEOPLE WHO LIVED NEARBY AND THEY WERE JUST, YOU KNOW, WALKING UP. WE WERE LIKE, HEY. AND THERE WAS ONE WOMAN, SHE SHOWED UP PROBABLY 15 MINUTES EARLY, CAME ON IN, AND THEN I SAW HER TWO HOURS LATER AND SHE WAS MUCH OLDER. I WAS SURPRISED THAT SHE WAS THERE AS LONG AS SHE WAS. SHE'S LIKE, NO, I HAD TO COME EARLY. SO I COULD SEE WHO ALL IS HERE AND PLAN MY PLAN, MY PATH FOR WHEN SHE WAS GOING TO EAT. BUT I MEAN, IT WAS JUST GREAT. THE BACK GATE IS THE PLACE TO BE BECAUSE YOU CAN TALK TO PEOPLE. IT'S NOT LIKE SO CROWDED AND YOU CAN HELP THEM KNOW WHERE THEY NEED TO GO, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING IN PARTICULAR. BUT IT WAS IT WAS A LOT OF FUN AND EVERYONE IS JUST SO GENUINELY NICE TO EACH OTHER. LIKE AND IT'S I LIVE IN ROCKWALL, THE WAY PEOPLE INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER AT BIG EVENTS IN ROCKWALL VERSUS HERE IS JUST SO DIFFERENT. THEY'RE JUST EVERYBODY IS COURTEOUS AND YOU KNOW. OH YEAH.
OH, HERE, LET ME GET YOU KNOW, THERE'S JUST ALL THAT. LET ME HELP YOU. LET ME HELP YOU. YOU KNOW. AND SO IT WAS REALLY IT WAS REALLY COOL JUST TO SEE BECAUSE THAT'S MY FIRST EVENT DOING ANYTHING FOR THE CITY. SO GOT ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT WAS THE BEST THING YOU ATE? OH IT WAS THIS BURGER THAT HAD POPPY SEEDS ON IT. AND I WANT TO SAY IT WAS LIKE JAKE'S OR IT WAS, IT WAS LIKE A GUY'S NAME, BUT IT WAS. AND IT HAD A CHEESE SAUCE, BUT IT WAS REALLY. IT WAS IT WAS REALLY GOOD. THE POPPY SEED AND THE CHEESE SAUCE TOGETHER WAS LIKE THAT. THAT WAS THAT WAS THE BOMB. SO THANK YOU, SENIOR. FOR THE, FOR 25 BUDGET INPUT, ANYTHING EXCITING TO TALK ABOUT UPDATE. LET ME THINK ANYTHING EXCITING, YOU KNOW, IT'S A TIGHT BUDGET. IT'S ALWAYS A TIGHT BUDGET YEAR. IT'S A TIGHT BUDGET YEAR, THEY THEY PRETTY MUCH SAID, YOU KNOW, PUT IN WHAT YOU NEED. WE WERE PRETTY GOOD ON EVERYTHING, LIKE I SAID, EXCEPT WITH THE DIGITAL RESOURCES. SO WE DID ASK FOR A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THAT. EXCUSE ME. I DON'T FEEL LIKE ANYBODY'S ASKING FOR ANYTHING OVER THE TOP OR CRAZY THIS YEAR. SO, I ALWAYS TEASE THAT I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A PONY, AND, YOU KNOW, THEY ALWAYS TAKE IT OUT OF THE BUDGET, BUT. BUT ANYWAY. BUT I DIDN'T ASK FOR
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IT THIS YEAR, SO. THEY'RE ACTUALLY TOMORROW IS THE COUNCIL PRESENTATION FOR BUDGET. SO IF YOU WANT TO GET THE NITTY GRITTY DETAILS WATCH THAT. I HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS. WE CAN MOVE ON TO, CHECKING OUT OUR UPCOMING LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR JULY OF 24. WE HAVE A LOT, SO I'M NOT GOING TO READ THEM ALL. I'M GOING TO LET YOU GUYS LOOK THROUGH THEM, OBVIOUSLY THE BIGGIES ARE, THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE COMING UP, THE PRE-SALE ALSO ON FRIDAY, JULY 12TH FOR, FRIENDS MEMBERS. YOU CAN BECOME A FRIEND ONLINE. IT'S ONLY $10 FOR AN INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP. I THINK $20 FOR A FAMILY MEMBERSHIP, IT'S PRETTY AFFORDABLE AND YOU CAN GET IN EARLY. WE ARE NOT ALLOWING BOOK SCANNERS THIS YEAR AT THE PRESALE. THEY WERE KIND OF A PROBLEM LAST YEAR, SO, WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO COME ON. WE'RE GOING TO COME ON, ALLOW THEM TO COME ON BOOK SALE DAY, JUST NOT ON PRESALE DAY TO MAKE IT KIND OF A MORE CHILL AND RELAXED ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYBODY. SO THAT'LL BE NICE. AND THE, THE BOOK SCANNERS WHERE PEOPLE COMING IN TO RESELL CORRECT. AND THEY WERE PRETTY AGGRESSIVE AND THEY WERE KIND OF, KEEPING PEOPLE FROM LOOKING AT THINGS AND KIND OF HOARDING THINGS AND PUTTING THINGS UNDER TABLES TO HIDE THEM. AND IT WAS THAT NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. SO WE WERE KIND OF LIKE, WHAT'S GOING ON? THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, AND IT TURNS OUT BECAUSE WE WENT TO THAT, SUMMIT WITH THE FRIENDS, FROM ALL OVER THE CITY, AND IT TURNS OUT EVERYBODY HAD THAT EXPERIENCE LAST YEAR, BUT A LOT OF THEM HAVE ALREADY HAD THEIR BOOK SALE THIS YEAR, AND THEY DIDN'T GO THIS YEAR. SO WE JUST THOUGHT TO BE SAFE, WE'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND SAY NO SCANNERS AT THE PRESALE. SO JUST TO MAKE IT MORE, LIKE I SAID, JUST TO MAKE IT MORE RELAXING ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYBODY, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE NICE AND FUN AND KIND OF A TREAT FOR OUR FRIENDS. NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, HAVING TO ELBOW PEOPLE TO GET TO. SO, ANYWAY, SO THAT'S THE PRESALE.AND THEN ON BOOK SALE DAY ON SATURDAY, WE'VE GOT SOME GOING TO HAVE SOME FOOD TRUCKS, IN THE PARKING LOT IN THE MORNING. WE'LL HAVE, SMOKED DONUTS, MINI DONUTS, AS WELL AS TRAVEL AND TOM'S COFFEE TRUCK, AND THEN IN THE AFTERNOON, THE FOOD TRUCK, WHICH IS A LOCAL WILY FOOD TRUCK, WILL BE HERE. SO THAT'S REALLY NICE, THE OTHER BIG THING, YOU KNOW, THE BIG KICKOFF IS IN JUNE, WHICH IS KIND OF THE START OF EVERYTHING. AND THEN WE WRAP IT ALL UP WITH WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR, WHICH IS THE HARRY POTTER PARTY. IT'S MY FAVORITE THING, ON FRIDAY, JULY 26TH FROM 2 TO 4. AND WE JUST HAVE A GREAT TIME, THE OWLS ARE BACK THIS YEAR. I'M SO HAPPY THE BLACKLAND PRAIRIE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE OWLS THIS YEAR. SOMETIMES THEY DON'T HAVE OWLS, SOMETIMES THEY JUST CAN'T MAKE IT. AND THIS YEAR THEY WERE LIKE, WE GOT IT.
I WAS LIKE, YES. SO THE STORYTIME ROOM GETS TURNED INTO THE OWL TREE SO THE KIDS CAN COME AND WRITE A BIRTHDAY MESSAGE TO HARRY OR TO NEVILLE TO GET HAVE THE OWLS SEND. IT'S REALLY CUTE. AND THEY GET TO SEE THE OWLS AND LEARN ABOUT OWLS. SO THAT'S PRETTY NEAT. LIVE OWLS, TAKE AND MAKE KIT FOR ONES. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE WE HAVE THE SORTING HAT, SO WE'LL SORT THEM INTO THEIR HOUSES AND THEY MAKE THEIR TIES AND, WE HAVE TATTOOS AND, THE MINISTER OF MAGIC, ERIC HOGUE, ALSO KNOWN AS ERIC HOGUE, HE'S A FORMER MAYOR. HE'S HERE EVERY YEAR.
MINISTER OF MAGIC AND HE ACTUALLY DOES MAGIC TRICKS AND HANDS OUT STICKERS TO THE KIDS.
AND THEN HE, LEADS THE TEAM OF PEOPLE THAT, BECAUSE WE HAVE A COSTUME CONTEST, THEY HAVE TO DECIDE THE COSTUME CONTEST. AND IF YOU'VE NEVER COME TO A HARRY POTTER PARTY, THE COSTUMES ARE CRAZY. LIKE THEY GO ALL OUT. IT'S VERY FUN. THE KIDS GET REALLY, REALLY CREATIVE. AND SO IT'S REALLY HARD TO CHOOSE. SO I'M ALWAYS SO GLAD I DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION. I'M LIKE, I'M NOT ON THAT TEAM. I JUST LINE THEM UP. SO AND THE OTHER REALLY INTERESTING THING THAT WE'RE DOING IN, FOR EVERYONE IN JULY IS THE MARIACHI HARP. SO YOU DON'T TEND TO THINK OF HARP AS A MARIACHI MARIACHI INSTRUMENT. AND MINDA KEANE, WHO HAS PERFORMED HARP FOR US BEFORE, THAT'S HOW KIND OF HOW SHE STARTED IN HARP. SO IT'S A REALLY INTERESTING STORY. SO SHE'S GOING TO COME AND PLAY MARIACHI HARP FOR US. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND THEN ALL OF OUR USUAL, YOU KNOW, STUFF FOR ADULTS, LOTS OF THINGS FOR ADULTS, LOTS OF THINGS FOR OUR PRESCHOOL. OUR STORY TIME IS BACK, AND THEN ALL OF OUR KIDS PROGRAMS, IF YOU GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, KIDS PROGRAMS ARE ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS, TUESDAYS AT TEN AND 11 A.M, AND THEN THURSDAYS AT 6 P.M. TWEENS, WHICH ARE THOSE, FOURTH THROUGH SIXTH GRADERS, ARE AT 2 P.M. ON MONDAYS. AND OUR TEEN SEVENTH THROUGH 12TH GRADERS ARE THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS AT 2:00.
WE SURVIVED OUR FIRST CUPCAKE WARS, SO WE DID GOOD. THAT'S A TRADITION FOR THE TEENS. WE DO TWO CUPCAKE WARS PROGRAMS EVERY SUMMER. AND SAY NOW THAT, SUMMER'S IN FULL SWING, WHAT'S THE ATTENDANCE LIKE FOR THE, LIKE, THE TEEN PROGRAMS AND KIND OF.
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ARE THERE A LOT OF TEEN PATRONS COMING THROUGH, YEAH, WE'VE GOT A VERY ROBUST TEEN PROGRAM, I THINK PROBABLY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A TEEN LIBRARIAN THAT'S VERY WELL CONNECTED WITH THEM. SHE WENT TO ALL THE SCHOOLS, BEFORE THEY LET OUT AND SPEND A DAY THERE MAKING BUTTONS AND TALKING TO EVERYBODY ABOUT SUMMER READING. AND SO THAT WAS REALLY COOL. AND, YOU KNOW, THE KIDS REMEMBER THAT, AND THEY WANT TO COME AND SAY HI TO HER AND SEE HER AND, YOU KNOW, INTERACT WITH HER. SO SHE JUST DID, DAD PART ONE LAST WEEK. AND LIKE I SAID, CUPCAKE WARS, WHICH IS A BIG ONE. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REST OF THE SUMMER. SHE'S GOT SOME GOOD STUFF HAPPENING. THEY HAD A 3D, PRINT WORKSHOP. THEY ALREADY HAD ONE. NOW THEY'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE COMING UP IN JULY, TRYING TO DO SHE STILL DOES LIKE THE BIG THINGS WHERE EVERYBODY CAN COME LIKE THE EARLY AUGHTS PARTY THAT YOU SEE ON JUNE 28TH, BUT SHE'S TRYING TO DO MORE KIND OF SMALLER THINGS LIKE THE THREE, BECAUSE 3D PRINTING, THERE'S ONLY SO MANY KIDS YOU CAN HAVE IN THERE, THAT'S WHY SHE OFFERS THEM TWICE, CUPCAKE WARS. WE HAVE A TON OF KIDS IN THERE, BUT WE STILL DO IT TWICE BECAUSE IT'S THAT POPULAR, BUT DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS, TOO. BUT AGAIN, A LOT OF THAT IS JUST THAT. THEY CAN. IT'S A QUALITY THING, RIGHT? YOU WANT THE QUALITY OF THE PROGRAM TO BE HIGH. SO WE'RE LIKE DIAMOND PAINTING WHERE IT'S KIND OF LIKE, YOU KNOW, ANYBODY CAN COME. IT'S FUN. YEAH. IS CHESS NIGHT GOING TO BE LIKE A CHESS TOURNAMENT OR IS IT. YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK SO. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE EVER DONE IT, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE MORE OF A. WELL, I GUESS IT COULD BE IF EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING. I THINK, SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE ASKED ABOUT IT ARE JUST KIND OF CURIOUS ABOUT IT.THEY'VE NEVER PLAYED BEFORE, SO IT MIGHT BE PART OF IT MIGHT BE A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE TO KIND OF GET INTO IT AND SEE HOW IT HOW IT'S PLAYED. BUT THERE MAY BE A COUPLE OF OTHER PLAYERS THAT GO OFF TO THE SIDE AND DO THEIR OWN THING IF THEY ALREADY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, YOU KNOW? SO YEAH, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF INTEREST IN THAT. AND THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT ENDS UP BEING A MONTHLY THING. IF WE GET A LOT OF INTEREST IN THAT. YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. SO BUSY SUMMER FOR ALL, SO THOSE ARE ALL THE UPCOMING PROGRAMS. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR ADVISORY BOARD MEETING DATES, FOR THE REMAINDER OF 24 THROUGH 25. THANK YOU.
JUSTIN, SO, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE . ALL THREE OF OUR MEMBERS THAT EXPIRED THIS YEAR WERE PUT RIGHT BACK ON THE BOARD. SO THANK GOODNESS FOR JUSTIN, TASHA AND BRIAN. WE GET TO HOLD ON TO THEM. SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT, SO WHAT WE'LL DO NEXT MONTH IS WE'LL HAVE TO RE, VOTE ON A CHAIR AGAIN BECAUSE YOU JUST HAVE TO DO THAT EVERY YEAR. SO, JUSTIN, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN CONTINUING, THAT'S GREAT. OR IF SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO TRY, YOU KNOW, JUST LET ME KNOW, SO I WENT AHEAD AND LISTED ALL OF THOSE DATES. THE ONLY ONE I'M KIND OF, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT IS NOVEMBER 25TH, BECAUSE THAT'S THANKSGIVING WEEK. THANKSGIVING FALLS REALLY LATE THIS YEAR. SO IF WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE OUT OF TOWN THAT WEEK, BECAUSE I KNOW PEOPLE DO TAKE THE WHOLE WEEKS AND SCHOOLS OUT AND TRAVEL, WE DON'T HAVE TO MEET THAT WEEK. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, UNLESS WE'VE GOT SOMETHING REALLY PRESSING, WHICH I CAN'T IMAGINE WE WOULD. SO SO IN DECEMBER, WE DON'T HAVE A MEETING BECAUSE THAT'S LITERALLY THE DAY BEFORE. IT'S THE 23RD.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, DAY BEFORE THE HOLIDAY. SO NOVEMBER, WE CAN JUST PLAY IT BY EAR AND Y'ALL CAN LET ME KNOW HOW YOU WANT TO DO THAT. SO BUT THIS WILL BE FOR THE NEXT BASICALLY FOR THE NEXT YEAR STARTING IN JUNE. SO IF THAT MAKES SENSE. AND THEN ON OUR NEXT PAGE HERE. SO WE HAVE STARTED OUR SURVEYS FOR OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT FIVE NEW FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN. AND WE NEED YOUR HELP. SO YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE POSTERS ALL AROUND THE LIBRARY FOR PATRONS. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SPECIFIC SURVEY FOR STAKEHOLDERS , WHICH YOU GUYS ARE CONSIDERED STAKEHOLDERS BECAUSE OF ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO FOR THE LIBRARY , ALL THE VOLUNTEER WORK. SO, QUESTIONS ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. PROBABLY A LITTLE MORE IN DEPTH. YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO BOTH. BUT THIS ONE WOULD BE, PROBABLY MORE OF A THINKER THAN THE OTHER ONE. THE OTHER ONE IS A LOT MORE LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHICH SERVICES DO YOU LIKE BEST, WHICH THINGS DO YOU USE MOST? AND THAT KIND OF STUFF. THIS IS MUCH MORE LIKE, WHERE COULD WE BE? YOU KNOW, WHAT COMMUNITY PARTNER SHOULD WE BE SEEKING? WHAT ARE WE DOING GOOD AT? WHAT ARE WE NOT DOING GOOD AT? THAT KIND OF THING. SO, THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME TO FILL IT OUT. WE DON'T NEED IT TILL THE END OF AUGUST.
WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE EVERYBODY TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT. SO IF YOU WANTED TO LOOK AT THE QUESTIONS, THINK ABOUT IT. GO BACK. YOU KNOW, ANSWER LITTLE BY LITTLE. THEY'RE ALL OPTIONAL.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS IF YOU ONLY WANT TO ANSWER TWO. THAT'S GREAT. YOU KNOW, WHATEVER. YOU HAVE AN OPINION ON WE WANT TO HEAR IT. SO AND IT'S ALL ANONYMOUS SO I WON'T KNOW WHO SAYS WHAT. SO I THINK IT'S A REALLY GREAT IDEA. THANK YOU OUT THERE. YEAH YEAH WE REALLY NEED YOUR HELP. SO AND THEN I KNOW INSIDE THE LIBRARY, THERE'S LITTLE POSTERS JUST LIKE
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THESE WITH THE QR CODES AND LINKS. YEAH, LIKE I SAID, THE ONE, THE ONE INSIDE THE LIBRARY FOR THE PATRONS IS A LITTLE SIMPLER. IT'S MORE JUST OF, KIND OF GETTING AN IDEA OF WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE. WHAT ARE WE MISSING? YOU KNOW WHAT SERVICES DO YOU USE AT OTHER LIBRARIES THAT WE SHOULD HAVE THAT KIND OF THING, SO IF YOU WANT TO DO BOTH, FEEL FREE. THAT ONE WILL BE A LOT EASIER MAYBE TO WARM UP WITH AND THEN GO INTO THIS ONE. THIS ONE'S A LITTLE MORE OF A THINKER. YEAH AND GREG, THE LAST STRATEGIC PLAN WAS KIND OF A RESPONSE TO COVID AND YEAH, LAST STRATEGIC PLAN WE DID IT A THREE YEAR BECAUSE IT WAS LITERALLY COMING RIGHT OUT OF COVID. AND WE JUST DID NOT KNOW WHAT. AND WE HAD JUST COME OUT OF BEING CLOSED FOR SIX WEEKS. WE WEREN'T SURE WHAT TO EXPECT. WERE THINGS GOING TO SHUT DOWN AGAIN? WAS THIS THING GOING TO GET WORSE? YOU KNOW, SO WE KIND OF WERE VERY CONSERVATIVE AND VERY KIND OF CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO. SO NOW WE REALLY KIND OF YOU KNOW, FEEL MORE CONFIDENT ABOUT WHERE WE ARE.AND, READY KIND OF TO TAKE ON WHATEVER'S NEXT. SO. ALL RIGHT. LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. FINE. FREE DISCUSSION. OKAY SO, AT OUR LAST PLANT MEETING, THIS IS THE PUBLIC LIBRARY ADMINISTRATORS OF NORTH TEXAS. WE HOSTED IT HERE, ROYSE CITY WAS ABOUT TO GO UP. SHE WAS ABOUT TO PRESENT TO HER CITY COUNCIL A FINE FREE PLAN. SO WE ARE NOW ONE OF FOUR LIBRARIES IN THE ENTIRE METROPLEX THAT STILL CHARGES FINES. NOBODY ELSE DOES, SO FINES ARE KIND OF A HOT TOPIC RIGHT NOW, THIS IS JUST LATE FEES. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT LOST OR DAMAGE. NOTHING LIKE THAT. WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT GETTING CHARGED FOR WHEN YOU BRING SOMETHING BACK LATE, SO I WASN'T SURE SINCE WE'VE NEVER REALLY GOTTEN A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT THAT, WHAT Y'ALL'S THOUGHTS WERE ON THAT, IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE INTERESTED IN EXPLORING, IF SO, WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO BRING, I CAN BRING YOU ARTICLES THAT SAY, YOU KNOW WHY IT'S FOR AGAINST, YOU KNOW, NUMBERS AS FAR AS HOW MUCH WE TAKE IN, IN FINES IF THIS IS EVEN SOMETHING YOU CARE ABOUT, IF YOU AREN'T FEELING IT. YOU KNOW, I JUST KIND OF I WOULDN'T BE COMFORTABLE GOING TO CITY COUNCIL AND SAYING, WE WANT TO GO FIND FREE IF I DIDN'T HAVE YOUR SUPPORT. SO IF YOU'RE NOT INTO IT, GET IT, NO WORRIES, BUT WE ARE WE ARE BECOMING A DINOSAUR IN THIS, KIND OF ARENA HERE, ALMOST EVERY OTHER LIBRARY. THE ONLY ONES I KNOW OF THAT STILL CHARGE FINE ARE ALLEN, ROCKWALL IS A COUNTY LIBRARY, BUT THEY STILL CHARGE FINES IN AZLE. SO THOSE ARE THE ONLY OTHER THREE THAT I KNOW OF THAT CHARGE. FINES BASICALLY ALL THE OTHER LIBRARIES, THEY KIND OF DO REMEMBER THE OLD NETFLIX MODEL WHEN YOU WOULD GET YOUR THREE DVDS IN THE MAIL, BUT IN ORDER TO GET MORE, YOU HAD TO SEND THOSE BACK. YOU KNOW, IT'S THE SAME IDEA. SO YOU WOULD CHECK OUT WHATEVER YOU WANT, BUT AND THEY STILL HAVE DUE DATES, THEY HAVE TO BE BACK BY A CERTAIN DATE. BUT IF YOU'RE DON'T BRING IT BACK. IF SOMETHING'S OVERDUE, YOU CAN'T CHECK OUT ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL THAT COMES BACK AND IT'S ALL THE SAME THINGS AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIMES, IT GOES, IT GOES TO LOST. ALL OF THAT STUFF STAYS THE SAME. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS YOU DON'T GET FINED FOR BRINGING IT BACK LATE. SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO COUNCIL. AND OH YES, THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE TO COUNCIL BECAUSE THEY WOULD AFFECT THE BUDGET. THAT'S THE OTHER THING TO KEEP IN MIND. FINES DO NOT COME BACK TO THE LIBRARY. IT GOES INTO THE GENERAL BUDGET. SO IT IT GOES TO THE CITY. IT DOESN'T COME BACK TO US. I THINK IT WOULD BE A BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PRESENT THIS TO GET THE BACKGROUND TO GET THE STATISTICS. SURE. SO THAT WAY YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SPEAK TO. SURE. AND THEN YOU KNOW, LET US REVIEW AND JUST KIND OF TALK IT THROUGH WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION TO SAY, OKAY, THIS IS WHAT CURRENTLY IS GOING ON. HERE'S SOME ARTICLES THAT HAVE HAPPENED . THIS IS HOW MUCH WE COLLECT IN THE PAST. YOU KNOW, 2 TO 3 YEARS TO KIND OF GIVE A LEEWAY PRE-COVID. AND JUST IT'S EASIER TO WORK THINGS THROUGH WHEN YOU CAN SEE IT. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. AND TALK THROUGH IT. I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE IT WAS SOMETHING YOU GUYS WERE INTERESTED IN OR EVEN, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WERE LIKE, I'M NOT INTERESTED IN DOING THAT RIGHT NOW, THEN I WOULD JUST BE LIKE, OKAY, WE'RE DONE. SO SO YEAH. ANYBODY ELSE? ANY. YEAH. MONICA, PLEASE. OR WHOEVER'S NEXT. OH, ZACK, I WAS JUST. YEAH, I SECOND THE IDEA. I THINK I'D BE INTERESTED TO HEAR WHAT THE RATIONALE FOR GOING FINE FREE IS. SURE, I'LL WITHHOLD MY GUT REACTION, BUT, I'M CERTAINLY BE MORE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE AND KIND OF MAKING A DECISION. OKAY. BASED ON THE I CAN TELL YOU, THE MAIN THING IS IT'S A BARRIER TO SERVICE AS FAR AS IT TENDS TO DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT, LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC AND FAMILIES BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE, CHECKING OUT THE MOST STUFF. SO IT TENDS TO BE, OH, WE HAVE A FINE NOW, WE CAN NEVER GO BACK TO THE LIBRARY, WHICH IS HORRIBLE, AND IT'S JUST BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE IN THE SENSE THAT WE'RE KIND OF CREATING A COMBATIVE SITUATION. YOU KNOW, AT THE FRONT DESK WHERE IT'S LIKE, WELL, YOU HAVE,
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YOU KNOW, AND IT'S NOT LIKE THEY OWE $100. IT'S LIKE $1.50 OR THREE BUCKS. BUT PEOPLE GET VERY UPSET. SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE, IS THAT REALLY HOW WE WANT TO START THIS RELATIONSHIP OR HOW WE WANT TO, YOU KNOW, DO WE WANT TO HAVE THAT KIND OF NEGATIVE IMAGE OR NEGATIVE NEGATIVITY? BUT YES, I CAN BRING YOU ALL THE JUSTIFICATIONS AND THE INFORMATION. ABSOLUTELY. WE'LL GO WITH USING STAFF. A TOMATO ON THE WAY. THAT'S RIGHT. I MEAN, IT'S IN THE STOCKADES FOR. I'LL WRITE THAT DOWN. YEAH, I GUESS A COUPLE THINGS. ONE IS I THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO KNOW, HOW MUCH MONEY COMES IN EVERY YEAR. I MEAN, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT GOING BACK TO THE LIBRARY, WHICH I FIND APPALLING, BUT. AND THAT'S ON. I AGREE WITH YOU. AND ALSO, SINCE WE'RE ONLY ONE OF FOUR LIBRARIES IN THE AREA, I MEAN, PATRONS FIGURE THAT OUT REAL QUICK. THAT'S THE OTHER THING. WE'RE STARTING TO HEAR THAT. ARE YOU STARTING? IF YOU. YES, WE ARE STARTING TO HEAR THAT. ESPECIALLY LIKE AT SUMMER, BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME FAMILIES OR, USERS THAT ONLY COME IN SUMMER AND THEY'LL BE LIKE, YOU'RE STILL CHARGING FEES, LIKE I USE ALL THESE OTHER LIBRARIES AND NO ONE CHARGES, YOU KNOW? SO YOU START, YOU KNOW, YOU START TO HEAR THAT. YEAH MONICA, I THINK YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING. SO I DON'T MEAN TO BE LONG WINDED, BUT I WILL SHARE WITH THIS THAT, I CAME FROM SAN FRANCISCO, AND I'M ALWAYS BEEN A BIG FAN OF THE LIBRARY. AND THEN WE LIVED IN NEW MEXICO, AND THEN WE MOVED OUT HERE. SO THAT JOURNEY BROUGHT ME TO, ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, I WAS ALWAYS AFRAID OF WHEN I WOULD HAVE. I ALWAYS WAS KNOWN FOR BRINGING BOOKS IN LATE AND THEN, MOVED TO NEW MEXICO AND UNBEKNOWNST TO ME WHEN I MOVED THERE, IT'S A POOR STATE, SO UTILIZE THE LIBRARY. AND I WOULD GO IN AND I WOULD HAVE BOOKS THAT WERE LATE, JUST THAT KIND OF SEEMED TO BE THE ROUTINE THAT I HAD HAD. AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WERE NO, THERE WERE NO, WE DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANY FINES. AND I WAS LIKE, ARE YOU SURE? LIKE I DOUBTED THEM BECAUSE I WAS SO ACCUSTOMED TO THAT. AND THAT WAS BACK IN 2005. SO THAT'S ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO. SO IF I'M BEING HONEST, I THINK HEARING THIS IS KIND OF A BREATH OF FRESH AIR, I GET WHY FINES ARE IMPORTANT, AND SO AS YOU'RE TALKING, I WAS ALSO TRYING TO PROCESS THE, WE WANT FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO READ BOOKS. WE WANT THAT LITERACY. THERE HOWEVER, THERE STILL HAS TO BE SOME SORT OF CONSEQUENCE FOR NOT HAVING TURNED IN THOSE BOOKS. SO TO YOUR POINT, TOO, LIKE YOU HAD SAID, THAT THEY'RE AFRAID TO COME BACK IN OR THEY OWE A FINE, SO THEY STAY AWAY. BUT I THINK THAT I STILL THINK THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME SORT OF CONSEQUENCE. LIKE IF YOU ALREADY HAVE SOMETHING ON YOUR RECORD, YOU CAN'T GET MORE BOOKS OUT. ABSOLUTELY, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I, I, I AGREE THAT IF YOU, IF WE ARE OF THE MINORITY OF LIBRARIES , THEN WE PROBABLY NEED TO GET ON BOARD WITH WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING. SO THAT'S MY TAKE . I THINK THE, THE GENERAL FEEL IS THAT IF IT'S ANY KIND OF SORT OF BARRIER TO ACCESS AND IF IT'S IF WE'RE ONE OF FOUR, THEN, YOU KNOW, I WOULD SUPPORT GOING FINE FREE, I THINK MY BIGGER QUESTION IS SORT OF HOW MUCH IN FINES ARE WE ACTUALLY BRINGING IN, AND HOW IS THE CITY OF WILEY SPENDING THAT LITTLE THAT LITTLE SLICE OF THE PIE IF IT'S NOT GOING TO THE LIBRARY, IF YOU KNOW, IF I'M SUPPORTING A PROGRAM AND I'M RELYING ON LIBRARY FINES TO FUND IT AND THOSE GET TAKEN AWAY, HOW IS THAT GOING TO AFFECT SORT OF THE OTHER ASPECTS, BUT I, I AGREE, I THINK THAT WITHOUT WITHOUT FINES, I THINK THAT THAT BARRIER FOR A LOT OF FAMILIES, WOULD BE REMOVED. AND I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF, HEY, HERE'S YOUR FIVE BUCKS AT A TIME. YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE NOT BRINGING THEM BACK, THEN I CAN'T LET YOU HAVE MORE. THAT'S THE I ALWAYS JOKE. I ACTUALLY MET SOMEONE NEW, IN THE LAST WEEK, AND AS SOON AS THEY FOUND OUT I WAS A LIBRARIAN, THEY WERE LIKE, OH MY GOSH, I HAVE A FINE, YOU KNOW? AND I SAID, IT'S ALWAYS WITH LIBRARIANS AND PRIESTS, AND I'M ALWAYS LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ABSOLVED. IT'S OKAY. DON'T WORRY. YOU KNOW, I FORGIVE YOU. YOU'RE OKAY. YOU KNOW? DID YOU AT LEAST READ IT? I KNOW, AND SO IT'S SO FUNNY THAT TO ME THAT THAT, ALWAYS SEEMS TO COME UP, BUT, YOU KNOW, THE THOUGHT IS, WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF FINES? THE PURPOSE OF FINES IS SO PEOPLE BRING THINGS BACK ON TIME, BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY WORK THAT WAY. YOU KNOW? AND WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A FINE THEY JUST KEEP IT AND THEY DON'T COME BACK. AND WE WOULD RATHER HAVE THAT STUFF BACK EVEN IF IT'S LATE, SO ANYWAY, BUT YES, I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOU GUYS ARE OPEN TO IT. I WILL BRING A BUNCH OF INFORMATION NEXT TIME AS WELL. ARTICLES AS WELL AS, THE FINANCIALS, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN FIND OUT EXACTLY HOW THOSE[00:50:02]
FUNDS ARE USED, BECAUSE IT GOES INTO THE GENERAL FUND. BUT LET ME LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN DO. I IMAGINE IF IT'S A BIG ENOUGH PIECE OF THE PIE, THEN, I MEAN, I DOUBT LIBRARY FINES MAKE UP A MAJORITY OF THE BUDGET, BUT NO, NO, I DON'T THINK SO. YEAH I'D ALSO BE REALLY INTERESTED FOR SOME OF THE LIBRARIES AROUND THAT HAVE RECENTLY GONE WITHOUT FINES, SORT OF HOW THEY'RE ADJUSTING IN THE 12, 24 MONTHS OF NOT HAVING FINES, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE THIS COMES UP AT EVERY PLANT MEETING, BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEBODY WORKING ON GOING, FINE, FREE, AT LEAST THERE HAS BEEN OVER THE LAST YEAR THERE. WE'RE DOWN TO JUST FOUR NOW. BUT ANYWAY, IT'S GOING REALLY WELL AND MOST OF IT IS BECAUSE OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ASPECT OF IT. THEY FIND THAT THEY'RE GETTING A LOT OF THEIR STUFF BACK, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY WOULDN'T NORMALLY GET THEIR STUFF BACK, WHICH IS KIND OF WHAT ULTIMATELY WE WANT BECAUSE WE'RE MAKING AN INVESTMENT IN THESE ITEMS. SOMEBODY CHECKS THEM OUT AND THEY DON'T WANT TO BRING IT BACK BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A $5 FINE. THEY JUST DON'T AREN'T GOING TO COME TO THE LIBRARY EVER AGAIN. AND THAT JUST SEEMS SO EXTREME. BUT THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS. IT'S KIND OF CRAZY. BUT IF THEY KNOW, THEY CAN JUST BRING IT BACK AND THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A FINE AND THEY CAN STILL CHECK OUT AGAIN, IT'S JUST KIND OF A HAPPY, YOU KNOW, HAPPY THING ALL AROUND. BUT ANYWAY. BUT YES, I WILL I WILL BRING ALL THAT INFORMATION IN, I WAS JUST GOING TO JUMP IN AND SAY SO ROCKWALL AND WILEY ARE THE LIKE THE MAIN TWO THAT I, I, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT FINE FREE WAS AN OPTION. SO IT'S TOTALLY AWESOME. IT'S LIKE BLOWING MY MIND. IT WOULD STOP A LOT OF ARGUMENTS IN MY HOUSEHOLD, SINCE WE ALREADY HAVE LITTLE ONES THAT TEAR UP BOOKS, SO I'M GETTING FINED THERE AND THEN WE'RE CONSTANTLY BEHIND. SO GOOD. IT'S I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS A THING. YEAH AND IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL ANY BETTER, I'M A HORRIBLE LIBRARY PATRON. I TURN EVERYTHING IN LATE AS WELL, SO IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY. WE'RE BUSY PEOPLE. IT'S ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON FINE FREE DISCUSSION BEFORE WE SEEK A MOTION TO ADJOURN? ALL RIGHT, WELL, IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN, THEN WE CAN MAKE OUR WAY OUT OF HERE. I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I SECOND.MOTION TO ADJOURN PASSES 7 TO 0. ALL RIGHT. THANK
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