[Library Advisory Board on June 23, 2025.]
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ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS NOW. 7 P.M. ON JUNE 23RD, 2025. CALLING TO ORDER THE WILEY LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING. ALL OUR CONSENT AGENDA. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A HALF AND A HALF MINUTE LOOK AT THE MINUTES FROM APRIL 28TH. IT WAS OUR LAST MEETING.
AND IF I CAN GET A MOTION, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THOSE MINUTES AS PRESENTED. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. SECOND. I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE TO HIT ENTER MEETING ON YOUR SCREEN AND THEN IT'LL ASK YOU TO VOTE. THANK YOU.
THE MOTION TO APPROVE PASSES 6 TO 0, WITH ONE BOARD MEMBER ABSENT. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU.
MOVING ON TO TODAY'S WORK SESSION. ITEM NUMBER ONE, PRISCILLA'S PLAY WALL OPENING.
SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE Y'ALL JUST A HEADS UP. I PUT IN SOME PICTURES FROM THE PLAY WALL. IT WAS A REALLY NICE RECEPTION. WE HAD A REALLY NICE GROUP OF PEOPLE. A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME PATRONS, A LOT OF HER FAMILY. THAT VERY FIRST PICTURE THERE AT THE TOP, THOSE ARE HER PARENTS CAME, AND YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE PLAQUE THERE ON THE RIGHT, THE PLAQUES BEEN REMOVED TEMPORARILY. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO LIGHT UP. THERE WERE SOME ISSUES WITH IT, SO THE VENDOR TOOK IT BACK. WE'RE HOPING TO GET IT BACK TO WHERE IT'S WORKING. IF NOT, WE MIGHT NEED A LITTLE BIT OF A REDESIGN, BUT IT WAS REALLY NICE TO JUST THANKED THE FAMILY AND THE FRIENDS FOR PROVIDING IT. AND AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES UNDERNEATH, THE KIDS WERE PLAYING WITH IT. AND LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER TODAY, THERE WAS JUST A MOB AT THE PLAY WALL THIS MORNING ABOUT THREE KIDS DEEP. SO THEY'RE DEFINITELY USING IT. THEY'RE HAVING A BALL WITH IT AND IT WENT REALLY WELL.
SO IT WAS A VERY NICE CELEBRATION. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT OKAY, GREAT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY UPCOMING EVENTS. SO IF YOU LOOK OVER ON PAGE SIX YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE FLIER. LAST YEAR THERE WERE SOME LICENSED I BELIEVE IS THE CORRECT TERM. VENDORS AT THE FIREWORKS CITY FIREWORKS SHOW SELLING GLOW IN THE DARK ITEMS. AND SO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER FOR THE CITY APPROACHED US AND SAID, HEY, WOULD THE FRIENDS LIKE TO TAKE THIS ON AND DO IT AS A FUNDRAISER? THAT WAY YOU GUYS CAN MAKE SOME MONEY. AND I WAS LIKE, YEAH, LET'S DO THAT. SO WE'RE DOING THAT. SO IF YOU'RE OUT AT THE FOUNDER'S PARK FROM 730 TO 930 IS THE BIG FIREWORKS CELEBRATION. 4TH OF JULY PARTY FOR THE CITY AND THE FRIENDS ARE GOING TO HAVE A TABLE THERE, BE SELLING ALL KINDS OF FUN THINGS FOR FIVE BUCKS. THERE. EVERYTHING GLOWS IN THE DARK OR LIGHTS UP. THERE'S A LIGHT UP FANS AND HEAD BANDS WITH STARS ON THEM AND, YOU KNOW, ALL KINDS OF PATRIOTIC, FUN THINGS. SO EVERYTHING'S FIVE BUCKS. SO COME OVER ON, COME ON OVER AND SPEND SOME MONEY AND BUY SOME FUN THINGS AND CELEBRATE THE FOURTH. SO THAT'S COMING UP A COUPLE WEEKS. SO THAT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE THAT. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND THEN THE ANNUAL BOOK SALES COMING UP. OH MY GOSH IT'S GOING SO FAST. SO FRIDAY JULY 18TH IS THE PRESALE FROM 5 TO 7. YOU DO HAVE TO BE A FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY MEMBER IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE PRESALE. THAT'S LIKE THE HUGE BENEFIT OF BECOMING A FRIEND OF THE LIBRARY TO DO THAT. AND WE DON'T ALLOW SCANNERS. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH BUSINESSES WANT TO COME IN AND SCAN OUR BOOKS TO SEE IF THEY'RE WORTH ANYTHING, WHICH IS KIND OF FUNNY TO ME BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE SOMEBODY THAT COMES AND DOES THAT TO HELP BENEFIT THE LIBRARY. HE GETS FIRST DIBS ON EVERYTHING BEFORE IT GOES OUT ANYWAY, BUT OKAY. ANYWAY, ONE YEAR THEY WERE VERY AGGRESSIVE. THEY CAME TO THE PRESALE AND THEY WERE VERY AGGRESSIVE. SO
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NOW WE DON'T ALLOW THEM IN THE PRESALE ANYMORE. THEY CAN COME SATURDAY BUT THEY CAN'T COME FRIDAY. SO ANYHOW, SO THAT'S COMING UP THE PRESALE FRIDAY JULY 18TH AND THEN THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE FROM 9 A.M. TO 3 P.M. ON THE 19TH. AND THIS YEAR, SHOEMAKER AND HART IS GOING TO BE OUT FRONT SELLING COFFEE AND PASTRIES AND ALL KINDS OF DELICIOUS THINGS. SO WE LIKE TO HAVE SOMEBODY LOCAL TO, YOU KNOW, COME OUT AND GET SOME SUPPORT, SOME LOVE AS WELL. SO AND THEN IF YOU'LL MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH FROM 6 TO 9, IT'S THE MINI GOLF IN THE LIBRARY. SO THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME WE DID IT. FIRST TIME WE DID IT WAS LAST YEAR. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN AND EVERYBODY WAS LIKE, WHEN ARE YOU DOING THIS AGAIN? AND WE'RE LIKE, NEXT YEAR. SO BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF WORK, SO WE'LL SEE IN A YEAR. BUT THE GENTLEMAN THAT DOES IT IS ACTUALLY FROM THE EAST COAST, AND HE BRINGS ALL THE STUFF, AND HE SETS UP THESE ELABORATE LITTLE COURSES IN THE STACKS AND THEY ROUND CORNERS AND THEY GO ALL OVER THE PLACE AND THERE'S ALL KINDS OF OBSTACLES, LIKE THERE'S A STUFFED ANIMALS FOR EACH HOLE IS A DIFFERENT STUFFED ANIMAL. SO THERE'LL BE A GIRAFFE ONE AND THERE'LL BE LIKE, YOU KNOW, STINGRAYS ON ONE, OR THEY'LL BE LIKE, IT'S REALLY CUTE. IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE. IT'S REALLY CUTE. SO ANYWAY, THAT WAS REALLY FUN. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THAT. THAT'S THE WEEKEND RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL STARTS. SO IT'S KIND OF A WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL. LET'S HAVE A LITTLE AND IT'S INDOOR BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE LIKE IT'S TOO HOT TO BE OUTSIDE. I'M LIKE GIRL WE'RE NOT OUTSIDE.WE'RE INSIDE. THAT'S GOOD. NO, LIBRARIANS ARE INSIDE CATS. WE DON'T DO OUTSIDE THINGS. SO ANYWAY, SO WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU IF YOU CAN BE THERE. AND FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE THIS FRIDAY, JULY 18TH. AND THEN SATURDAY IT SAYS FRIDAY ON OUR I'M SO SORRY. IT IS SATURDAY, JULY 19TH. I APOLOGIZE, AND I BELIEVE IT WAS FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY HELPED FUND ALL THE ALL THE WONDERFUL ADDITIONS THAT PRISCILLA'S PLAY WALL, THE CENTURY STUFF THAT WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY. SO YEP, THEY PUT UP HALF THE MONEY FOR THAT. SO LET'S SUPPORT THEM. MY GIRLS ATTENDED THE MINI GOLF LAST YEAR AND HAD A BLAST. IT WAS REALLY, REALLY FUN AND VERY CREATIVE AND IT WAS AWESOME. WE DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WE DID ALL OF THEM. IT WAS PACKED. YEAH, YEAH, WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AND IT WAS ACTUALLY REALLY GREAT. WE HAD A GOOD TIME AND GOOD TURNOUT. SO YEAH, AND PEOPLE KEEP ASKING ABOUT IT. SO I THINK THEY WANT TO DO IT AGAIN. DO IT AGAIN. IT'LL BE FUN. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. ON OUR AGENDA. UPDATE ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 26. SO I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY PAPERWORK FOR THIS. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE STAND. SO WE HAD OUR BIG YOU'RE NOT GOING HOME UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT THE BUDGET MEETING LAST WEEK OR THE WEEK BEFORE WITH THE CITY MANAGER. ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS DID, AND IT DIDN'T LAST QUITE THAT LONG. IT WASN'T TERRIBLE, BUT WE TALKED ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM EVERY DEPARTMENT HAD TO BASICALLY SACRIFICE SOMETHING IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BUDGET WORK. JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE SHORT ON FUNDS, THEY DON'T EXPECT TO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY THIS YEAR. SO WE GAVE UP. I HAD ORIGINALLY THE TWO BUDGET REQUEST I MADE WAS A $4,000 TO CONTINUE THE INTERLIBRARY LOAN SERVICE BECAUSE OF THE DISSOLUTION OF THE INSTITUTE FOR MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES, THE FEDERAL ORGANIZATION IS HOW WE USED TO FUND THAT. THEY GAVE US A GRANT FOR THAT, AND THEY'RE NO LONGER WELL, THEY'RE KIND OF IN LIMBO. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, BUT THEY BASICALLY SAID WE PROBABLY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FUND INTERLIBRARY LOAN NEXT YEAR, SO WE NEED TO DO IT OURSELVES. SO I ASKED FOR $4,000 FOR THAT, AND THEN I ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN OUR DATABASE BUDGET, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT. IT WAS LIKE $8,000 BECAUSE THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION TYPICALLY SUBSIDIZES OUR DATABASES TEXSHARE DATABASES, BUT THAT CONTRACT IS SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE IN APRIL OF 2026. AND SAME THING. THEY ARE FUNDED BY THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES, SO THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO. THEY DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE MONEY. THEY DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE JUST GOING TO BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE A DEAL WITH US ON BEHALF OF THE VENDORS. SO IT'S STILL KIND OF CLOUDY AS TO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. SO I HAD JUST ASKED FOR EXTRA, EXTRA MONEY IN THAT BUDGET IN CASE WE DID HAVE TO GO OUT AND DO INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS WITH THESE VENDORS BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW. AND MY BOSS SAID THAT WAS GREAT. DO IT. YOU KNOW, GO AHEAD AND DO THAT. ASK. THE WORST THEY COULD SAY WAS SAY NO. SO BASICALLY THEY THEY SAID I COULD PUT FORTH THE INTERLIBRARY LOAN, BUT NOT THE 8000 FOR DATABASES. THAT WAS. SO THEY CUT THAT. SO WE'LL SEE WHAT T SLOT COMES UP WITH. IF THEY COME UP WITH SOMETHING. IF NOT, THEN DATABASES MAY LOOK VERY DIFFERENT NEXT YEAR. WE'LL HAVE TO SEE. WE ALSO HAD TO CUT CREATIVE BUG, WHICH DOESN'T GET MUCH USAGE ANYWAY. WHEN WE ADVERTISE IT, PEOPLE GO TO IT, BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE THAT STAYING POWER. SO WE JUST DECIDED IT WASN'T REALLY WORTH IT. PLUS IT JUST JOANN'S, YOU
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KNOW, IT WAS A JOANN'S CREATION AND NOW JOANN'S GONE BANKRUPT. SO NOW IT'S A DIFFERENT ENTITY THAT'S GOING TO BE RUNNING IT. SO WE'RE NOT REALLY SURE IF IT'S GOING TO CHANGE IT. SO IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD TIME TO GO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WALK AWAY IF IT TURNS OUT TO BE EVEN BETTER THAN IT EVER WAS. WE CAN ALWAYS TRY AND GET IT BACK. BUT WE JUST THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THOSE CHOOSE SOMETHING TO CUT BEFORE IT GETS CHOSEN FOR YOU.SO I WANTED TO BE SURE AND HAVE CONTROL OVER WHAT THAT WAS. SO IT LOOKS LIKE ON PAPER THAT WE GAVE OUT $10,250. SO WE WERE GOOD TEAM PLAYERS, MADE SURE THAT EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, GAVE UP SOMETHING AND PARTICIPATED. SO THAT WAS GOOD. LIKE I SAID, IT'S GOING TO BE A TIGHT BUDGET YEAR. IT ALWAYS IS A TIGHT BUDGET YEAR. OUR. FINANCE DIRECTOR HAS BEEN TELLING US FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS THAT ALL OF THIS IS GOING TO CATCH UP TO US, BECAUSE THE CITY COUNCIL LIKES TO ALWAYS ADOPT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE RATE, BUT THINGS KEEP BECOMING MORE AND MORE EXPENSIVE, AND WE KEEP BRINGING MORE AND MORE THINGS IN-HOUSE, SUCH AS THE AMBULANCE SERVICES RECENTLY. SO AT SOME POINT SOMETHING'S GOT TO GIVE. AND SO WE'RE HOPING THEY GO WITH THE VOTER APPROVED RATE, WHICH I THINK IS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THE LOWEST THAT THEY CAN DO. IF THEY DON'T GO WITH THAT ONE, THEN THERE MIGHT BE MORE CUTS, I DON'T KNOW. SO WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE. YEAH. AND THEN I WANTED TO ALSO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, I THINK I TOLD YOU ALL LAST TIME ABOUT THE HOUSE BILLS THAT WERE GOING THROUGH. SO HOUSE BILL 3225, WHICH WAS THE ONE THAT WAS GOING TO KIND OF CHANGE THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS, THAT ORIGINALLY ASKED FOR WALLS TO GO UP AND ALL THIS KIND OF STUFF TO TRY TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM ADULT MATERIALS. THAT ONE GOT GREATLY CHANGED. THERE WAS STILL ASKING US TO CHANGE SOME THINGS, JUST SUCH LIKE CREATING A JUVENILE ONLY CARD WHERE THEY CAN ONLY CHECK OUT FROM THE JUVENILE SECTION. WE WOULD STILL NEED TO DO A INVENTORY OF EVERYTHING ONCE A YEAR, REVIEWING EVERYTHING TO BE SURE IT WAS IN ITS PROPER PLACE THAT IT WAS IN THE APPROPRIATE LOCATION. THERE'S SOME OTHER THINGS HERE AND THERE, BUT. SO THE FINAL VERSION THAT END UP ENDED UP IN FRONT OF THE SENATE WAS MUCH, WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH EASIER TO IMPLEMENT THAN THE ONE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY, WHICH WHEN I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO BUILD WALLS, WHICH I'M NOT SURE HOW I WOULD HAVE DONE THAT, BUT ANYWAY. BUT THEY NEVER VOTED ON IT, SO IT'S KIND OF AS OF RIGHT NOW. THE GOVERNOR'S EMAIL, I THINK, WENT OUT THIS MORNING ABOUT A SPECIAL SESSION COMING UP IN JULY. IT'S NOT ON THE LIST. SO FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM THE LIBRARIANS THAT ARE PLUGGED IN AT THE STATE LEVEL HAVE SAID THAT THEY THINK HE'S GOING TO CALL ANOTHER SPECIAL SESSION AFTER LABOR DAY, AND THEY THINK THAT'S WHEN IT'S GOING TO COME UP. BUT I DON'T KNOW. SO WE'LL JUST HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT AND SEE. SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT'S STATUS QUO. BUT WE'LL SEE IF THAT CHANGES, IF THAT HAS ANY EFFECT OR CHANGES ANYTHING. SO. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THAT. IF, IF THESE BILLS ARE BROUGHT UP. SORT OF IN A SPECIAL SESSION OR, OR APPROVED THROUGH THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE, I WOULD IMAGINE THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE SOME KIND OF CHANGE TO THE COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY, OR POSSIBLY.
YEAH, AT LEAST IT WOULD AT LEAST HAVE TO MENTION THAT IT WOULD DEFINITELY CHANGE THE BORROWER POLICY. SO OUR BORROWER POLICIES, WHAT EXPLAINS THE TYPE OF CAR YOU KNOW, THE CARD AND WHAT THE PRIVILEGES OF THE CARDS ARE. SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO ADD THE INFORMATION THAT BECAUSE OF HOUSE BILL 3225, THERE IS NOW A JUVENILE OPTION THAT ONLY ALLOWS YOU TO CHECK OUT OF THE JUVENILE COLLECTION. I BELIEVE THE BILL STATES THAT A PARENT HAS TO SIGN A SPECIFIC FORM THAT SAYS THAT THEY CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THE ENTIRE LIBRARY. SO IN OTHER WORDS, HAVING A REGULAR LIBRARY CARD. BUT THAT WOULD REQUIRE A PARENT TO SIGN SOMETHING SPECIFIC, AND WE'D HAVE TO WAIT ON THE VERBIAGE ON THAT BECAUSE IT'S VERY SPECIFIC. SO TSLAC, THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION IS WORKING ON GUIDELINES ONCE THAT IF THAT BILL GOES THROUGH, THEN THEY'LL START WORKING ON GUIDELINES. AND THEY HAVE UNTIL NEXT SEPTEMBER. IF THE BILL ENDS UP GOING THROUGH, THEY'LL HAVE UNTIL NEXT THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, A LITTLE BIT LATER, NEXT TIME THIS YEAR TO COME UP WITH THOSE GUIDELINES. LIKE, WHAT SHOULD THAT FORM SAY? WHAT ARE BEST PRACTICES, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE KNOW WHAT'S WITHIN THE PARAMETERS AND WHAT'S NOT. SO WE STILL HAVE SOME TIME, YOU KNOW. BUT YES, IT WILL CHANGE FOR SURE. IT WILL AT LEAST ADD SOMETHING, IF NOT CHANGE IT IN SOME WAY. WHICH I DON'T THINK WE JUST DID. COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT NOT TOO LONG AGO. I BELIEVE THE MEETING ROOM POLICY IS COMING UP. DO WE'LL HAVE TO REVIEW THAT NEXT YEAR? I THINK BORROWER, WE JUST DID TWO PRETTY RECENTLY. BUT AGAIN IF THAT'S YOU KNOW, IF THAT CHANGES THEN WE HAVE TO CHANGE IT. THE OTHER THING THAT NOW THAT I'M THINKING ABOUT IT, THERE WAS A CHANGE IN ONE OF THE ONE OF THE BILLS AFFECTED THE CHANGES IN POSTING FOR BOARD
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MEETINGS. SO THEY HAVE TO POST. IT USED TO BE 72 HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING. SO IN OTHER WORDS, I COULD TURN IN THE AGENDA AND THE PACKET THE FRIDAY BEFORE OUR MEETING AND IT WAS FINE. NOW IT'S 72 BUSINESS HOURS, SO I HAVE TO TURN IT IN ON THE TUESDAY BEFORE OUR MEETING. SO THAT'S GOING TO KIND OF AFFECT THE WAY OUR STATS LOOK. AND THAT STARTS IN SEPTEMBER. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A WEIRD LITTLE MINI PERIOD WHERE WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF SHORTEN EVERYTHING. IT'S GOING TO LOOK STRANGE AND THEN WE'LL EVEN IT BACK OUT. BUT JUST TO WARN YOU ALL THAT THAT'S COMING UP. SO I HAVE TO MOVE EVERYTHING UP A WEEK. SO WE'RE GOING TO MISS OUT ON A WEEK OF, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO LOOK WEIRD, LIKE I SKIPPED A WEEK, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAD TO POST IT SO EARLY. SO I'M SURE YOU'RE DEALING WITH THAT WITH TWO. TASHA. YEAH. SO I KNOW STEPHANIE SENT THAT EMAIL OUT TODAY AND I WAS LIKE, WHAT? I'M LIKE, OH NO, THIS IS THIS IS GOING TO MESS WITH MY BRAIN. OKAY. GOT IT. BUT I GOT IT ON MY CALENDAR. WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE GOOD. SO ANYWAY, THAT'S THE ONLY THINGS THAT ARE PENDING WITH THE LEGISLATURE THAT I KNOW OF. SO WE'LL SEE HOW HOW THAT GOES. AND I'LL KEEP YOU GUYS POSTED ON BUDGET. THE NEXT BUDGET REVIEW I DON'T BELIEVE, IS UNTIL JULY. SO THERE YOU GO. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, I CAN LET YOU KNOW WHEN THE WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT. THEY DID THE OVERVIEW THE LAST MEETING, BUT IT WAS VERY HIGH LEVEL. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET INTO THE NITTY GRITTY UNTIL THEY GET SOME OF THE MORE FIRM NUMBERS FROM THIS COUNTY AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. ON THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT HAS ALL THAT INFORMATION. SO ONCE THEY GET ALL THAT, THEN THEY START GETTING INTO THE ACTUAL NUMBERS OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND HOW TO CREATE THAT BALANCED BUDGET. BUT THE CITY MANAGER ALWAYS COMES WITH THE WITH WHAT HE PROPOSES IS WHAT WE NEED. THIS IS WHAT YOU KNOW, AND IT'S ALWAYS BALANCED. SO IT'S UP TO THE COUNCIL TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO APPROVE THE RATE THAT WOULD SUPPORT THAT BUDGET. IF THAT MAKES SENSE. YEAH OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON.LET'S GO AND TAKE A LOOK AT OUR MONTHLY REPORTS OKAY. SO THIS IS ON PAGE SEVEN. THIS IS THE REPORT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN SEPTEMBER. THE PART THAT I LOOK DIFFERENT IS THE TOP BECAUSE I DO THESE BASED ON THE WEEKLY REPORT THAT WE SEND TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. IT'S DUE EVERY THURSDAY AND IT COVERS LIKE THE FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SO ANYWAY, THAT WITH IT BEING A WEEK EARLIER THAT I HAVE TO TURN THAT IN. WE'RE GOING TO BE SHORT A WEEK THAT SEPTEMBER, BUT THEN IT'LL ALL WORK ITSELF OUT. SO THAT'S JUST WHAT'S IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. YOU SEE THE LITTLE NOTE AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT FIRST COLUMN THAT THAT JUNE 17TH SHOULD HAVE BEEN JUNE 18TH, BUT THAT WAS JUNE 19TH WAS HOLIDAY.
SO WE WEREN'T HERE. SO I COULDN'T GET THE JUNE 18TH NUMBERS AND I HAD TO HAVE IT POSTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. SO WE JUST CUT IT SHORT TODAY. SO WHEN WE SEE THESE STATS NEXT MONTH, THEY'RE GOING TO BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO INCLUDE THE 18TH. SO THEY'LL BE A LITTLE HIGHER. SO THESE ARE ALL THE STATS MINUS THE DAY. SO YOU CAN SEE BY THE NUMBERS EVEN IN MARCH APRIL WHERE WE HAD 658 AT KIDS EVENTS. AND THEN MAY 22ND THROUGH JUNE 17TH, THERE WERE 3186 KIDS OR PEOPLE AT THE EVENTS. NOW THAT INCLUDES OUR KICKOFF, WHICH WAS 2423, I BELIEVE PEOPLE THAT CAME 2423. SO THAT WAS A BIG DEAL. THAT WAS A LOT OF THAT NUMBER. BUT IT'S JUST BEEN I MEAN, USUALLY LIKE THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL, IT'S KIND OF QUIET. IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM. OH, NO SCHOOL LET OUT. AND IT WAS LIKE, WOW. AND I'M LIKE, OH, OKAY, THEY'RE ALL COMING HERE. GREAT. OKAY. THAT'S COOL, I LOVE IT. SO IT WAS JUST KIND OF WE JUST DIDN'T EXPECT IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT USUALLY THAT WAY. BUT IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN. AND ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS, THE TUESDAY MORNING PROGRAMS FOR KIDS HAVE SOLD OUT BOTH WEEKS. SO THAT'S REALLY EXCITING. AND THE THURSDAY ONES HAVE BEEN REALLY FULL TOO. SO WE'RE ALL THE TWEEN PROGRAMS HAVE SOLD OUT. SO IT'S BEEN GREAT. IT'S LIKE IT FEELS LIKE PRE-PANDEMIC AGAIN FOR A WHILE. YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A LITTLE WHILE TO BUILD UP AND I THINK WE'RE FINALLY THERE. SO THE NUMBERS WILL TELL, I'M SURE. BUT ANYWAY, THOSE ARE THE REST OF THOSE NUMBERS. FROM BUSINESS EXCHANGE TO CIRCULATION, VISITORS, NEW BORROWERS, ALL THAT. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE FIGURES? OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON DOWN THEN TO THE DATABASES. SO THESE ARE THE DATABASES WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. CREATIVE BUG IS THAT SECOND ONE THAT I WAS SHOWING YOU. LIKE WHEN WE PROMOTE IT LIKE IN THE MONTH OF MAY. OH IN THE MONTH OF MAY OF 2255. OBVIOUSLY THAT'S A TYPO. SORRY ABOUT THAT. WE PROMOTED IT. YOU CAN TELL BECAUSE THOSE SESSIONS WENT UP.
BUT USUALLY WHEN WE DON'T SAY ANYTHING IT GETS JUST DOESN'T REALLY GET USED. SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD. AND WE WERE ALREADY LOOKING AT KIND OF MAYBE LOOKING AT SOMETHING ELSE. BUT
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SINCE WE'VE HAD TO CUT IT, WE'RE JUST NOT GOING TO REPLACE IT WITH ANYTHING. NOW, DO THESE INCLUDE THE DATABASE? ARE THESE THE DATABASES THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SORT OF BE CUT BECAUSE OF THE SORT OF SLACK NOT BEING ABLE TO SOME OF THEM? SO FOR EXAMPLE, UDEMY ON THE NEXT PAGE, THAT'S A DATABASE. AND UDEMY IS GOT NAME RECOGNITION. A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW UDEMY FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IF YOU SIGN UP FOR UDEMY SUBSCRIPTION PERSONALLY VERSUS AT THE LIBRARY, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENCE. LIKE MAYBE YOU DON'T GET AS MUCH CONTENT AT THE LIBRARY BECAUSE IT'S FREE, BUT YOU KNOW, HEY, WE THE LIBRARY CARD, IT'S FREE. BUT IT IS VERY POPULAR. SO WE GET PEOPLE THAT CALL AND SAY, YOU HAVE UDEMY. WE'RE LIKE, YES. SO THEN THEY WANT TO COME IN AND GET A CARD. SO THAT'S EXCITING. I THINK THAT'S THE ONLY ONE OF THIS LIST BECAUSE GALE COURSES IS A SEPARATE PRONUNCIATIONS. SEPARATE DATA. YEAH. THAT'S THE ONLY ONE OUT OF THIS LIST. OTHER ONES THAT FOR EXAMPLE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS IS PART OF THE TSLAC GRANT. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OTHER ONES? LISA, CAN YOU THINK OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD IS PROQUEST. I CAN NEVER REMEMBER LIKE ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIER. THOSE ARE ALL NO, NONE OF THOSE. OH YEAH. LEARNING EXPRESS LIBRARY. THAT'S A BIG ONE BECAUSE IT'S GOT GED TESTS ON IT. IT'S GOT PSAT PRACTICE TESTS. IT HAS STAAR TESTS, ALL OF THAT KIND OF STUFF. SO THAT ONE WOULD BE ANOTHER ONE THAT PEOPLE WILL MISS. THERE'S A I MEAN IT'S A HUGE LONG LIST. SO SOME OF THEM NO ONE'S GOING TO NOTICE. BUT THINGS LIKE UDEMY LEARNING, EXPRESS LIBRARY, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS, THOSE ARE THE ONES WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GO, HEY, WHY CAN'T I GET TO THIS ANYMORE? SO ANYWAY, I WAS TRYING TO PREPARE IN CASE WE NEEDED TO GO TO THOSE ENTITIES INDIVIDUALLY AND TRY AND GET A SUBSCRIPTION, BUT WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS. TSLAC SAYS THEY'RE TRYING TO HAVE SOME SORT OF SOME SORT OF BUNDLE. IT MAY NOT BE ROBUST AS IT'S BEEN IN THE PAST, BUT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING, SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED AND STAY POSITIVE THAT THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. YEAH. STAY POSITIVE. SO ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THESE THINGS, WILL THERE BE ANY TYPE OF FUNDRAISING DONE, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT COULD POSSIBLY HELP WITH SOME OF THE SO THAT MIGHT COME UP? YEAH, WE COULD DO THAT. I'M VERY HESITANT TO HAVE THE FRIENDS PAY FOR DATABASES. THAT'S A REALLY SLIPPERY SLOPE BECAUSE THEN COUNCIL SAYS, OH, WHY DON'T THEY PAY FOR ALL OF THE DATA, YOU KNOW, SO RIGHT NOW, FOR EXAMPLE, THE WILEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PAYS FOR GAIL COURSES FOR US. I COULD ASK THEM TO PICK UP ANOTHER ONE IN LIGHT OF THE YOU KNOW, I WOULD BE MORE COMFORTABLE DOING THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE MONEY, THEY MAKE MONEY. THEY COULD DO THAT POSSIBLY OR MAYBE SWITCHING IT OUT FOR SOMETHING THAT'S USED MORE. ALTHOUGH GAIL COURSES IS VERY POPULAR, THEY ARE I KIND OF THINK OF THE FRIENDS AS KIND OF A TO ENHANCE. THEY SHOULDN'T BE PROVIDING BASIC LIBRARY SERVICE. YEAH. BUT THEY COULD, YOU KNOW, IF WE DECIDED THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED TO DO, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S SOMETHING LIKE SUPER FUN, LIKE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY LOVES THAT. SO. ALL RIGHT. SO THOSE ARE THE DATABASE STATS. NEXT IS THE DIGITAL RESOURCE USAGE. NOW THIS ONE GOES BY MONTH. SO THIS WON'T CHANGE IN SEPTEMBER. IT'LL LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME. SO YOU'LL SEE THE DIFFERENT CHECKOUTS BY MONTH LIBBY. THAT'S THE OVERDRIVE LIBBY. APP EBOOKS DIGITAL AUDIOBOOKS ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT WORKS JUST LIKE THE LIBRARY. SO IF SOMETHING'S CHECKED OUT, YOU HAVE TO PUT A HOLD ON IT, THAT WHOLE THING. BUT WHEN YOU FLIP THE PAGE, YOU WILL SEE HOOPLA. AND HOOPLA IS KIND OF THE OPPOSITE OF THAT. EVERYTHING ON HOOPLA IS AVAILABLE ALL THE TIME. OUR USAGE OF HOOPLA HAS GONE UP SIGNIFICANTLY, SO WE'VE HAD TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT WHICH TITLES WE INCLUDE. THE WAY YOU LIMIT HOOPLA IS BY PRICE, SO WHEN WE'RE NOT, WHEN NO ONE'S USING IT, WE'RE LIKE, YEAH, IT DOESN'T MATTER. LET ANYBODY BUY ANYTHING OR RENT ANYTHING. AND THEN WHEN THEY START USING IT, WE'RE LIKE, OH, THAT'S LET'S LOWER THAT PRICE POINT, YOU KNOW? BUT WE ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE HARRY POTTER, THE POPULAR STUFF. SO WE CAN ALWAYS THAT THEY'RE REALLY NICE ABOUT LETTING US PICK AND CHOOSE THAT STUFF. AND LISA IS REALLY GOOD AT KEEPING TRACK OF THAT AND SEEING WHAT'S GOING AND WHAT'S NOT AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO ADJUST IT. BUT WE HAVE A GOAL OF HOW MUCH WE WANT TO SPEND A MONTH. SO THE CIRCULATION ON THAT MAY NOT CHANGE MUCH, BUT IT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE WE HAVE IT CAPPED AT A CERTAIN LEVEL, OR ELSE WE RUN OUT OF CREDITS AND PEOPLE CAN'T USE IT, AND WE DON'T WANT THEM TO DO THAT. THERE ARE SOME LIBRARIES THAT SAY, WE'RE GOING TO PURCHASE THIS MUCH CONTENT AND RELEASE IT ON THE FIRST OF THE MONTH, AND WHEN IT'S GONE, IT'S GONE. AND LITERALLY THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH IT'S GONE. AND THEN NOBODY CAN USE HOOPLA FOR THE REST OF THE MONTH. SO I JUST DON'T THINK[00:25:02]
THAT'S VERY FUN OR FAIR. SO THIS WAY IT'S A LITTLE BIT BETTER WHERE THERE'S AT LEAST SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY ON IT. AND THEN THE OTHER DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOOPLA AND LIBBY IS WE DON'T HAVE REALLY ANY CONTROL OVER THE TITLES THAT ARE ON HOOPLA. THEY HAVE WHAT THEY HAVE. WE CAN PICK AND CHOOSE, BUT WE CAN'T SAY, WE WANT YOU TO BUY THIS. THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT WORKS, BUT ON BE.THAT IS OUR COLLECTION. WE HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THAT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CONSORTIUM TITLE. SO WE ARE PART OF A CONSORTIUM IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO USE THE PLATFORM PART OF THE COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT MONEY FUNDS THAT WE GIVE HAVE TO GO TO THE CONSORTIUM TITLES, WHICH MEANS ALL OF THE LIBRARIES CAN USE THEM. WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER WHAT OTHER LIBRARIES BUY, BUT WE DO HAVE CONTROL OVER WHAT WE BUY. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? MAYBE OFF THE CUFF A LITTLE BIT, BUT HOW'S THE BOOK MACHINE DOING? I REMEMBER IT USED TO BREAK DOWN AND THEN WE GOT THE ORDER. THE ORDER. I WAS LIKE LOOKING FOR THE WORD I CAN'T FIND. THIS ORDER'S BEEN WORKING GREAT. WE HAVE. THIS SEASON HAS BEEN VERY STORMY. SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF POWER OUTAGES. AND ANYTIME THE POWER WOULD GO OUT, IT WOULD KILL THIS ORDER. IT WOULD JUST SHUT DOWN. AND SO WE WERE LIKE, OKAY, WE'VE GOT TO GET A WORKAROUND ON THIS.
AND IT WAS RIGHT ON IT. THEY CAME OUT AND BROUGHT US A LITTLE BATTERY PACK THING AND PLUGGED IT INTO THAT. AND SINCE THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING, THE POWER CAN GO OUT, BUT THE ORDER KEEPS BECAUSE IT'S PLUGGED INTO THIS BATTERY BACKUP. SO BECAUSE USUALLY THE POWER COMES BACK WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS, IT'S NOT A BIG YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S OUT FOR DAYS AND DAYS. SO IT'S NO PROBLEM AT ALL. AND THEN WHEN THE BATTERY WHEN THE POWER COMES BACK, I GUESS IT CHARGES THE BATTERIES.
HONESTLY, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW IT WORKS, BUT IT WORKS BEAUTIFULLY. SO IT HAS NOT SHUT DOWN SINCE THEN. SO WE'RE GOOD. SO THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT. BUT YEAH, IT'S STILL WORKING BEAUTIFULLY. IT'S NICE AND QUIET. I DON'T HEAR SAWYER DOWN FROM MY OFFICE EVERY FIVE MINUTES, SO THAT'S GOOD. SO WE'RE LOVING IT. YEAH. WE'LL MOVE ON DOWN TO CANOPY. CANOPY IS OUR STREAMING SERVICE KIND OF ART HOUSE TYPE STUFF. DOCUMENTARIES. SO THAT ONE'S BEEN GETTING MORE POPULAR, AS YOU'LL SEE IN MAY. THAT KIND OF TICKED UP A LITTLE BIT. AND THEN I'M ALWAYS CURIOUS ABOUT HOW PEOPLE WATCH THINGS, AND IT FLUCTUATES EVERY MONTH AS TO WHETHER THEY'RE USING A TABLET OR DESKTOP, THEIR THEIR PHONE OR THE TV. SO. THE NEXT SECTION HERE IS MEANING TRAININGS AND HIGHLIGHTS. SO I'LL GIVE YOU SOME TIMES. EXCUSE ME MEETING TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS I'LL GIVE YOU SOME TIME TO LOOK OVER THOSE. IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OVER ANY OF THAT HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT.
ON THE 1ST OF MAY, THE UPDATES ON STATEWIDE INTERLIBRARY LOAN PROGRAM AND OUR OTHER LIBRARIES KIND OF DEALING WITH THAT SAME SORT OF MONEY ISSUE WITH, WITH, WITH GRANTS NOT BEING PROVIDED AND LIKE, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CUT OUR PROGRAM AS WELL. AND THEN HOW ARE THEY KIND OF THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THE EVERY LIBRARY SEEMS TO BE DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT. SOME OF THEM ARE JUST NOT GOING TO DO IT. SOME OF THEM ARE CHARGING PATRONS, YOU KNOW, FOR THE MAILING, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT IS. IT'S FOR THE COURIER. SO SOME OF THEM ARE PASSING THE CHARGE ON TO THE PATRONS. THE PROBLEM IS, IT'S NOT JUST THE COURIER, BECAUSE YOU ALSO HAVE TO HAVE THE SUBSCRIPTION TO THE SOFTWARE TO BE ABLE TO DO THEM, SO THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE GOING TO WORK THAT OUT, BUT THEY ARE. SO SOME ARE GOING TO BASICALLY START CHARGING FOR THAT SERVICE WHERE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY FREE. SOME OF THEM ARE JUST NOT GOING TO DO IT AT ALL. SOME OF THEM ARE JUST ABSORBING THE COST, KIND OF LIKE WHAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING IN THE HOPES THAT IT COMES BACK. BUT JUST KIND OF, I GUESS DEPENDS ON HOW MANY ILLS THEY DO AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT SERVICE IS TO THEM. BUT I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THIS IS ONGOING, IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT ENDS UP JUST GOING AWAY EVENTUALLY, WHICH IS SAD BECAUSE IT'S NICE TO THINK YOU COULD GET ANYTHING, YOU KNOW? DO YOU SEE TEXSHARE CONTINUING AS A I MEAN, TSLAC SAID IT IS A PRIORITY FOR THEM TO KEEP IT GOING. SO I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO POSSIBLY KEEP THAT FOR SURE. BUT I MEAN, YEAH, BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING WITH TEXSHARE IS. THE ONUS IS ON THE PATRON TO GO TO ANOTHER LIBRARY AND CHECK IT OUT. SO THERE REALLY ISN'T A MONETARY EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE LIBRARIES, AM I CORRECT? SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TEXSHARE CAR? I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT YOU MEANT THE TEXTURE DATABASES. MY MIND SOMEWHERE ELSE. SORRY. TEXTURE DATABASES THEY HAVE SAID WAS A PRIORITY. THE TEXTURE CARDS. I HAVEN'T HEARD OF THEM. YEAH. DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY WITH THAT. WE ON OUR END WE'RE KIND OF THE
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ODD MAN OUT WITH TEXTURE. WELL NOT REALLY. WE'RE KIND OF THE EASY LIBRARY WHEN IT COMES TO TEXTURE, BECAUSE SOMEONE WILL COME IN AND SAY, I WANT TO GET OR I HAVE A TEXTURE CARD TO USE YOUR LIBRARY. AND WE'RE LIKE, WE DON'T HAVE A RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT. HERE'S A LIBRARY CARD, YOU KNOW? SO IT'S REALLY EASY FOR US. SO THEY REALLY NEED IT FROM US TO GO TO OTHER LIBRARIES MAINLY. BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANYTHING ABOUT THE DISSOLUTION OF THAT. SO THAT LIBRARIES MAY SEE THAT AS AN INCREASING ALTERNATIVE TO FOR INTERLIBRARY LOAN. SO IN OTHER WORDS, THEY DON'T BEAR THE BURDEN OF THE COST. THEY JUST TELL THE PATRON, USE TEXSHARE TO GO TO XYZ LIBRARY AND GET IT DIRECTLY. THAT'S TRUE. THEY COULD SAY, HERE'S A TEXTURE CARD, GO TO DALLAS AND GET IT. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE REALITY OF THAT IS, BUT YEAH, THEY COULD. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. AFFILIATE. WITH SUMMER HAPPENING AND ALL THAT. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY STUDENTS VOLUNTEERING OR MENTORING THAT WANT TO BE FUTURE LIBRARIANS? DO YOU ALL GET THINGS LIKE THAT? WE HAVE TEEN VOLUNTEERS, SO OUR TEEN VOLUNTEER SWELLS TEEN VOLUNTEER PROGRAM REALLY SWELLS IN THE SUMMER. WE HAVE MAINTENANCE VOLUNTEERS. THOSE ARE VOLUNTEERS THAT COME AT THE SAME TIME AND DAY EVERY WEEK AND HELP US BASICALLY CLEAN UP AND KEEP UP WITH ALL OF THE BOOKS EVERYWHERE AND ALL OVER THE LIBRARY. PARTICULARLY, THEY'RE WORKING IN THE CHILDREN'S SECTION. THEN WE ALSO HAVE PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS. THOSE ARE KIDS THAT COME AND HELP OUT WITH THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS. SO LIKE WE HAVE 3 OR 4 THAT ARE THERE ON TUESDAY MORNINGS TO HELP WITH CROWD CONTROL AND GIVING OUT STICKERS, AND THEN BEING IN THE ROOM WHEN THE PRESENTER'S HAPPENING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE EMERGENCY DOORS STAY CLEAR, THAT KIND OF STUFF. THERE'S A STAFF MEMBER IN THERE TOO, BUT IT'S JUST EASIER TO HAVE IN CASE THE STAFF MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, NEEDS BACKUP OR HELP OR SOMETHING TO HAVE OTHER KIDS IN THERE AS WELL. AND THEN OF COURSE, WE HAVE. OH, I GUESS THAT'S DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, THE BOOK CLUB. SO BUT THEY'LL HELP OUT AT THE TWEEN PROGRAMS AND EVEN THE TEEN PROGRAMS, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO YES, LOTS OF TEEN VOLUNTEERS. AND THEN USUALLY EVERY SUMMER WE HAVE A PRACTICUM STUDENT AND THIS YEAR IT'S JUSTIN. SO JUSTIN IS OUR PRACTICUM STUDENT. THIS YEAR HE'S FINISHING UP HIS MASTER'S IN LIBRARY SCIENCE. SO POOR JUSTIN MAN. YOU KNOW USUALLY WE HAVE LIKE THE FIRST WEEK TO KIND OF LIKE GET YOU ACCLIMATED MAN. IT WAS LIKE, OH GOOD. YOU'RE HERE. THERE'S A DESK. GO HELP THOSE PEOPLE BECAUSE IT'S CRAZY. IT'S CRAZY. AND HE'S REALLY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND JUST GONE WITH IT. AND HE'S BEEN GREAT. I DON'T I'M NOT SURE HOW WE WOULD HAVE SURVIVED THIS FAR WITHOUT HIM. SO THANK YOU, JUSTIN, FOR BEING HERE. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. AND LET ME JUST SAY IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. AND EVERYONE I'VE MET, ALL THE LIBRARY STAFF IS HELPFUL, KNOWLEDGEABLE. IT'S BEEN GREAT. THEY'VE CERTAINLY HELPED ME OUT BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH I DON'T KNOW ABOUT HOW LIBRARY OPERATES, BUT IT'S BEEN A REAL TREAT. AND IT'S JUST A TESTAMENT TO SORT OF THE AMAZING THINGS Y'ALL DO HERE AND Y'ALL'S LEADERSHIP TEAM. AND IT'S JUST BEEN AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE SO FAR. OH, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, BEING A PRACTICUM STUDENT, I TEASE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S FREE LABOR. AND I MEAN IT TO SOME EXTENT IT IS. BUT WE ALSO HAVE THEM DOING A COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. AND HE'LL GET TO SPEND, YOU KNOW, SOME TIME IN THE ADULT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, HOPEFULLY IN CIRCULATION AS WELL, JUST SO HE CAN KIND OF SEE HOW ALL THOSE DEPARTMENTS FIT TOGETHER AND WHAT TECHNICAL SERVICES DOES AND ALL THAT KIND OF THING. DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, IT'S A LOT EASIER BECAUSE YOU HAVE SO MUCH TIME IN THE SUMMER. EVERYTHING'S SO CONDENSED AND SO BUSY. IT'S A LITTLE CRAZIER. SO IT MAY NOT BE A WHOLE DAY, IT MAY JUST BE AN HOUR OR TWO. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE TRY TO EXPOSE THEM TO EVERYTHING AND YEAH, GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY. IT'S GREAT THOUGH, SUMMER AS WELL, BECAUSE YOU GET TO SEE ALL THE THINGS THAT GO INTO DOING THAT. SO YEAH, I GET TO RUN INTO A LOT OF MY, MY STUDENTS THAT COME INTO THE TEEN ROOM WHILE I'M, WHILE I'M ON DESK. SO THAT'S BEEN FUN.THEY'RE LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? HE'S LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? IT'S GREAT. BUT YES, WE DO. DO ALWAYS TRY TO LINE UP A PRACTICUM STUDENT FOR THE SUMMER BECAUSE IT'S VERY HELPFUL. HONESTLY, I'D HAVE A PRACTICUM STUDENT EVERY SEMESTER, BUT I'M NOT USUALLY THE ONE THAT'S IN CHARGE OF HAVING TO, YOU KNOW, GRADE THEM. SO MY LIBRARIANS MIGHT THINK DIFFERENTLY. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HAVE TO DO THE WORK. SO. AND THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE, I SAID, YOU GAVE A TOUR TO EMPLOYEES FROM THE CITY OF ANNA. IS THAT THE. YES. THOSE NEW LIBRARIAN EMPLOYEES? YES. SO THE CITY OF ANNA IS GETTING A LIBRARY. THEY DON'T HAVE ONE.
IT'S GOING TO BE THEIR VERY FIRST ONE AND IT'S 33,000FT■!S.O IT'S ABOUT 10,000FT■!S SMALLER THAN OURS. AND THEY HAVE FOUR FULL TIME STAFF. YEAH, I KNOW THEY WERE LIKE, HOW MANY STAFF DO YOU HAVE? AND I WAS LIKE, THEY'RE LIKE, WHAT? AND I'M LIKE, YEAH, GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE VERY EXCITED AND THEY'RE THE ONLY THEY'RE LIKE GOING TO BE THE ONLY COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE THERE. THERE IS NO WAY THEY'RE NOT GOING TO START GIVING THE MONEY
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FOR STUFF. IT'S GOING TO BE CRAZY. IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT FOR THEM. I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THEM. BUT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY'VE DELIBERATELY PLANNED, DESIGNED THE LIBRARY WITH SHORTER SHELVING SO THAT THEY WOULD HAVE SIGHT LINES TO BECAUSE TO EACH OF THEM, I GUESS THEY'RE EACH IN A CORNER OF THE BUILDING. THERE'S ONLY TWO OF THEM THAT ARE DEGREED LIBRARIANS, THE OTHER TWO ONES ASSISTANT AND ONES THE CIRCULATION PERSON. SO IT'S GOING TO BE AN EYE OPENER FOR THEM, I THINK, HOW BUSY THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE MOMENT THEY OPEN. BUT, YOU KNOW, THE ONLY LIBRARY THAT'S THE CLOSEST TO THEM IS THE JOHN AND JUDY GAY LIBRARY IN MCKINNEY. AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE CLOSED DOWN FOR RENOVATIONS WHEN THIS LIBRARY OPENS. SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG DEAL. IT'LL BE IN THE FALL. AND SO I CAN'T WAIT TO GO AND TOUR THEIR LIBRARY. BUT THEY WERE TELLING ME THAT THEY HAD A LOT OF SIMILAR ELEMENTS LIKE WE DID. THEY HAVE THE, YOU KNOW, THE INDUSTRIAL STUFF, THE PIPES AND THINGS WHERE YOU CAN SEE THEM. AND THEY HAD A WOOD CEILING. AND SO SOME OF THE ELEMENTS WERE SIMILAR. SO YEAH, THEY WERE THEY WERE A JOY TO TALK TO. THEY WERE VERY EXCITED. AND YOU KNOW, THEY JUST LOVED EVERYTHING. AND SO THEY WERE REALLY FUN. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THAT BUILDING THOUGH. ALL RIGHT.WELL THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS ABOUT ANY OF THE ITEMS WE'VE COVERED TODAY. IF I COULD GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN, WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE, RIGHT? RIGHT BEFORE WE DO THAT MOTION. I'M SO SORRY. BECAUSE THIS IS ROBERTA AND IRENE'S LAST MEETING. WE HAVE A FEW LITTLE REFRESHMENTS. IF YOU GUYS JUST WANT TO COME AND SAY GOODBYE. AND WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND IT'S JUST BEEN A JOY AND A PLEASURE HAVING YOU.
WE REALLY ENJOYED IT. YEAH. AND ANYTIME, IF YOU'RE EVER BACK, BY ALL MEANS, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU BACK. THANK YOU. BY ALL MEANS, GO AHEAD. I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I SECOND.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.