JUST LET ME RESTART. LET'S. LET'S TAKE THEM ALL AGAIN. YEAH. TAKE TWO. ALL RIGHT. THE TIME
[Library Advisory Board on August 25, 2025.]
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IS NOW. 703. AUGUST 25TH, 2025. CALLING TO ORDER THE WILEY LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING. FOR COMMENTS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING AN ITEM THAT IS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA. PLEASE ALLOW THE RECORD TO SHOW THAT NO ONE HAS COME FORWARD DURING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. WILL YOU GO AHEAD AND MENTION THE TWO? YES. ABSENT OUR VICE CHAIR, TASHA CAMPBELL AND BOARD MEMBER SARAH SPONCIL. THANK YOU.EXCELLENT. MOVING ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA, REVIEWING AND APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM THE JULY 28TH MEETING.
AND IF I COULD GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. I SECOND. THAT. THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES PASSES 5 TO 0 WITH TWO BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON TO THE FIRST ITEM IN OUR REGULAR AGENDA. EXCUSE ME. OUR WORK SESSION, OUR STAFF SPOTLIGHT LIBRARY DIRECTOR. ACTUALLY, NO. WE DO HAVE A REGULAR AGENDA TODAY. OH, SNAP. MY APOLOGIES, MY APOLOGIES. RIVERVIEW LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING DATES. MY APOLOGIES. IT'S TOTALLY MY FAULT BECAUSE I CAUGHT YOU OFF GUARD. I MOVED EVERYTHING AROUND, SO USUALLY STAFF SPOTLIGHT SHOULD BE THE FIRST THING UNDER WORK SESSION. BUT USUALLY OUR STAFF HAVE TO RUN TO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO I JUST PUT THEM AT THE TOP SO THEY CAN BE THERE. BUT TONIGHT YOU'RE STUCK WITH ME. SO? SO YOU GET TO JUST HAVE THINGS IN PROPER ORDER THIS EVENING. SO THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING DATES, IF YOU LOOK AT PAGE FIVE IN YOUR PACKET, YOU'LL SEE THE DIFFERENT DATES. WE MEET THE FOURTH MONDAY OF THE MONTH IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THERE'S AUTOMATICALLY TWO MONDAYS THAT THAT NEVER WORKS FOR. THAT'S DECEMBER AND MAY BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAYS. SO WE TYPICALLY MEET TEN TIMES A YEAR. THE OTHER ONE THAT'S OFTEN KIND OF A IS NOVEMBER. FOR EXAMPLE. THIS YEAR, NOVEMBER 24TH, DOES FALL ON THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING. IN MY EXPERIENCE, EVERYONE ALWAYS SAYS WE CAN MEET THAT WEEK. IT'S GREAT. AND THEN IT COMES AROUND AND NOBODY CAN COME. SO I JUST WANTED TO FLOAT THE IDEA OF POSSIBLY NOT JUST GOING AHEAD AND SAYING, WE'RE NOT MEETING THAT WEEK. THAT WAY I CAN LET THE CITY SECRETARY KNOW AND WE CAN JUST ELIMINATE THAT ONE. BUT IT'S UP TO YOU GUYS. IF YOU WANT TO MEET, WE CAN MEET. SO I WOULD NEED A MOTION TO SAY WHETHER YOU DO OR YOU DO NOT WANT TO MEET. OUR DISCUSSION. YOU'RE WELCOME TO DISCUSS. YEAH, YEAH. MY FEELING IS THAT UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING URGENT THAT COMES UP DURING OUR OCTOBER 27TH MEETING WHERE WE FEEL THAT WE NEED TO RECONVENE THAT FOLLOWING MONTH, I AM I MOVE THAT, YEAH. NOVEMBER 24TH. WE DO NOT HAVE A MEETING. I WOULD AGREE OR SECOND WITH A CLAUSE THAT IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT DOES COME UP THAT WOULD REQUIRE US TO COME IN, THAT WE JUST BE FLEXIBLE, KNOWING THAT IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD NEED US TO COME IN. EVERYBODY OKAY WITH THAT? OKAY. WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO VOTE ON IT ANYWAY. OFFICIALLY. BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE JUSTIN WHO MADE THE FIRST.
MONICA MADE THE SECOND. SO THANK YOU. SENIOR WILL BRING IT UP FOR YOU ALL TO VOTE THERE ON THE. I'M GOING TO GO DOWN TO THE. THE MOTION TO FOREGO THE NOVEMBER MEETING PASSES 5 TO 0 WITH TWO BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING NOW INTO OUR WORK SESSION, OUR STAFF SPOTLIGHT TONIGHT IS ON OUR WONDERFUL LIBRARY DIRECTOR. THANK YOU. I REALIZED I SENT
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OUT THE MEETING DATES TO MY STAFF AND WAS LIKE, SIGN UP FOR A STAFF SPOTLIGHT, SIGN UP FOR STAFF SPOTLIGHT. AND I THOUGHT, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR HOW LONG? AND I'VE NEVER BEEN THE STAFF SPOTLIGHT. I WAS LIKE, OH, I SHOULD PROBABLY DO THIS IF I'M MAKING THEM DO THIS. SO I JUST FEEL LIKE YOU GUYS ALREADY TALKED TO ME ALL THE TIME. YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR FROM ME ANYMORE, BUT HERE I AM. SO JUST SO YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN I HAD MY 18 YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH THE CITY OF WYLIE LAST WEEK, AND SO IT'S GOT ME A LITTLE TEARY EYED, YOU KNOW, THINKING BACK ON THE DAYS, YOU KNOW, WHEN I FIRST STARTED SO AND HOW DIFFERENT EVERYTHING WAS, HOW SMALL THIS TOWN WAS, THE AMOUNT OF GROWTH THAT WE'VE HAD, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE. BUT I ACTUALLY STARTED IN LIBRARIES AT THE PLANO PUBLIC LIBRARY BECAUSE I LIVE IN PLANO, AND I STARTED THERE IN THEIR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT, SO I WORKED IN CIRCULATION, THEN I WORKED IN PERIODICALS AND THEN THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARIAN AT THE TIME, JEANNIE HAMILL, WHO IF YOU'VE EVER MET JEANNIE HAMILL, SHE IS A FORCE. SHE'S AMAZING. AND SHE KEPT SAYING, COME WITH ME AND COME DO THESE OUTREACH THINGS WITH ME BECAUSE I SPEAK SPANISH AND WE LIVE. WE WERE IN A VERY HARRINGTON LIBRARY, A VERY HISPANIC, BIG HISPANIC COMMUNITY. SO I WOULD GO WITH HER AND IT WAS ALWAYS SO MUCH FUN. AND SHE'D BE LIKE, YOU NEED TO GO TO LIBRARY SCHOOL.AND I WAS LIKE, NO, I CAN'T DO THAT. YES YOU CAN. YOU NEED TO GO TO LIBRARY SCHOOL. SO NEXT THING I KNOW, I'M IN LIBRARY SCHOOL AND I'M STUDYING TO BE A YOUTH SERVICES LIBRARIAN. SO IT'S ALL HER FAULT. AND EVERY TIME I SEE HER, I TELL HER THAT. SO SHE'S WONDERFUL. BUT ANYWAY, SO I STARTED IN PLANO, AND WHEN I GRADUATED WITH MY MASTER'S DEGREE, I HAD A JOB OFFER FROM THEM AS A LIBRARIAN POSITION. AND THEN I INTERVIEWED HERE AS WELL. AND IT WAS JUST SOMETHING SPECIAL HERE. AND IT WAS SMALL, AND THEY WERE ABOUT TO BUILD THESE BUILDINGS, AND IT WAS KIND OF EXCITING AND LOTS OF CHANGE. AND I THOUGHT, WELL, I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE IN PLANO.
THEY'RE PRETTY ESTABLISHED, YOU KNOW, LET ME TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT. SO I WENT, OKAY, LET'S TRY THIS. SO I CAME OVER HERE AND HAVEN'T LOOKED BACK. IT'S BEEN GREAT, I LOVED IT.
THE OLD BUILDING I STARTED IN, THE OLD BUILDING, WHICH IS NOW THE SENIOR CENTER, NO COMMUNITY PARK CENTER. THEY CHANGED THE NAME OF IT. COMMUNITY, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. COMMUNITY.
OH, CARMEN'S GOING TO KILL ME. COMMUNITY PARK CENTER IS, I THINK, WHAT IT'S CALLED. SO IT'S A SENIOR CENTER DURING THE DAY, BUT THEN IN THE EVENING, IT CAN BE USED BY OTHER. THAT'S WHY THEY DID THAT. SO IT CAN BE USED BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ANYHOW. BUT THAT WAS THE LIBRARY, LITTLE TINY 7000 SQUARE FOOT LIBRARY. AND I HAD MY LITTLE KINGDOM OVER IN THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT, AND IT WAS JUST PRETTY MUCH ME. AND I DID EVERYTHING TEENS, KIDS, STORYTIMES, WHATEVER. I DID IT ALL. IT WAS GREAT, I LOVED IT, IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. AND AND ALL THE WHILE WE WERE, YOU KNOW, PLANNING FOR THIS BIG EXPANSION AND TO DO THIS. AND SO WE WENT FROM 7000FT■!S TO WHERE WE ARE , WHICH IS ALMOST 44,000FT■!S. OUR OLD LIBRARY ACTUALLY FITS IN THE STAFF WORK ROOM IN THE BACK STAFF WORKROOM. IT'S 7000FT■!S,O OUR ENTIRE OLD LIBRARY WOULD FIT BACK THERE. SO IT'S KIND OF FUN TO THINK ABOUT. BUT IT'S FUNNY, WHEN I DREAM ABOUT WORK OR BEING AT WORK, I DON'T DREAM ABOUT THIS BUILDING. I DREAM ABOUT THE OLD BUILDING. I'M BACK AT THE OLD BUILDING, SO IT'S KIND OF MY LITTLE HAPPY PLACE. I THINK EVERYTHING SEEMS SO SIMPLE AND IT'S JUST ME, SO I'D GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION TO DO THINGS. IT WAS GREAT. ANYWAY, WE WERE VERY TIGHT KNIT GROUP BACK IN THE OLD BUILDING BECAUSE THERE WAS ONLY TEN OF US TOTAL STAFF. THAT WAS IT. THERE WAS TEN OF US AND WE ALL DID EVERYTHING. YOU KNOW, IF CIRCULATION NEEDED HELP, YOU'D JUMP UP AND HELP CIRCULATION. IF I NEEDED HELP, SOMEBODY WOULD COME OUT AND HELP ME AND, YOU KNOW, OR IF I NEEDED HELP IN STORYTIME OR WHATEVER. SO THAT WAS KIND OF A GOOD TRAINING GROUND, AND IT WAS GOOD THAT I HAD ALREADY HAD EXPERIENCE IN PERIODICALS, EXPERIENCE AND DOING ALL THAT STUFF IN PLANO, BECAUSE I KIND OF ALREADY KNEW HAD A GOOD IDEA OF HOW THAT WORKED. AND OUR DIRECTOR, RACHEL, WAS ALWAYS VERY GAME. I WOULD COME UP WITH THESE CRAZY IDEAS, LET'S DO THIS CRAZY THING, AND SHE'D BE LIKE, OKAY, IF YOU THINK YOU CAN DO IT, GO AHEAD. YOU KNOW, SHE PRETTY MUCH, YOU KNOW, LET ME TRY ANYTHING, WHICH WAS REALLY FUN. SO I TRY TO DO THE SAME NOW WITH MY STAFF WHEN WE CAN. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE A LOT BIGGER AS A COMMUNITY. WE SERVE A LOT MORE PEOPLE AND THE MONEY HASN'T INCREASED ALL THAT MUCH. SO WE DO HAVE SOME LIMITATIONS. BUT SO I WAS THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARIAN FROM 2007 TO 2011. THEN I BECAME THE YOUTH SERVICES SUPERVISOR. NO.
2009 SORRY, I BECAME THE YOUTH SERVICES SUPERVISOR IN 2009 BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN WE STARTED HIRING PEOPLE TO GET READY FOR THE MOVE. WE MOVED AND OPENED THE BUILDING IN 2011, AND I WAS THE YOUTH SERVICES SUPERVISOR UNTIL 2020 WHEN I GOT THE DIRECTOR JOB. SO I'VE BEEN IN THIS POSITION FOR FIVE YEARS NOW, AND I FEEL LIKE I'M JUST KIND OF NOW GETTING. ALTHOUGH THINGS CHANGE CONSTANTLY. SO BUT THAT'S JUST THE NAME OF THE GAME, RIGHT? I THINK THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS JOB, BOTH IN THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT AND YOUTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND WHERE I AM NOW. EVERY DAY IS DIFFERENT. YOU NEVER HAVE, YOU KNOW, AND THE CALENDAR MIGHT SAY, THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BUT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK OUT THAT WAY. THINGS COME UP ALL THE TIME. I KNOW WE'RE, YOU KNOW, PORCINA I'LL COME IN AND BE LIKE, OKAY, PLAN B, HERE WE GO. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO INSTEAD, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THINGS POP UP, THINGS CHANGE, AND WE'RE HERE TO SERVE. SO THAT'S WHAT WE DO. BUT THAT'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW? BURNING. JUST WANTING TO ASK. IT'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY. YOU'VE GOT ME ON THE RECORD. I'VE GOT
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TO ANSWER OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. OKAY. PUT ME ON THE SPOT. CONGRATULATIONS.18 YEARS. THANK YOU. WHAT DO YOU THINK IN THOSE IN THOSE 18 YEARS HAS BEEN YOUR PROUDEST MOMENT, EITHER SORT OF PERSONALLY AND DEALING WITH THE LIBRARY OR JUST FOR THE LIBRARY AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY? WHAT'S THE ONE THING OVER 18 YEARS THAT KIND OF STICKS OUT THE MOST? OH, WOW, THAT'S A REALLY GREAT QUESTION. MOST RECENTLY, I THINK THIS LAST YEAR WAS OUR FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW TO GET THE LIBRARY OF EXCELLENCE AWARD, WHICH WAS A BIG MILESTONE FOR ME BECAUSE THOSE WERE MY FIVE YEARS AT THE HELM. SO I FELT REALLY VERY PROUD OF THAT. ANOTHER MOMENT THAT STICKS OUT JUST AGAIN, PERSONALLY. IN 2012, I WAS NAMED LIBRARIAN OF THE YEAR FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS. SO THAT WAS A BIG DEAL. YEAH, THAT WAS A BIG YEAR. 2012 WAS A BIG YEAR, AND I KEPT ASKING THEM FOR A SASH AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T GIVEN TO ME. I'M LIKE, COME ON. I JUST WANT, YOU KNOW, TEXAS LIBRARY IN 2012 THAT I CAN WEAR EVERYWHERE. BUT SO THAT KIND OF STICKS OUT TO ME AS WELL. BUT AS FAR AS BEING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, IT'S KIND OF THOSE LITTLE MOMENTS, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GET THE LIKE.
TODAY, FOR EXAMPLE, I HAVE A YOUNG MAN, HE'S NINE AND IS VERY INSISTENT THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A COMIC BOOK CLUB. SO I'VE TALKED TO HIM LIKE THREE TIMES ALREADY, AND EVERY TIME HE COMES TO THE LIBRARY, HE HAS TO SEE ME AND I GO OUT THERE AND HE SAYS THAT HE CAN TEACH IT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, HE'S BEEN DOING COMICS SINCE HE WAS FIVE, SO HE KNOWS EVERYTHING AND HE CAN. AND I WAS LIKE, I HAVE NO DOUBT, BUT YOU HAVE GOT THIS. BUT THAT WOULD BE VIOLATING CHILD LABOR LAWS. AND I CANNOT, YOU KNOW, I CANNOT DO THAT. I'M WORKING ON IT. AND I AND HE SAID, WELL, WHO DO YOU KNOW THAT CAN TEACH THIS? AND I SAID, WELL, YOU'D BE SURPRISED, BUT ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES IS A PUBLISHED AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR, AND HE CAN ACTUALLY DRAW, YOU KNOW, HE'S REALLY GOOD, BUT CAN HE DRAW COMICS? OH, WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
I'LL HAVE TO ASK HIM. I SAID WE MIGHT HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, OPEN THIS CLASS UP TO JUST A DRAWING CLASS, NOT JUST COMICS. AND HE WAS A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF OKAY, BUT, YOU KNOW, THOSE LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT JUST MAKE YOUR DAY, YOU KNOW? SO ANYTIME THE STAFF CALLED ME AND SAY, LEO'S HERE, I'M LIKE, I'M ON MY WAY. GOT TO GO TALK TO MY FRIEND. YOU KNOW, I USED TO HAVE A LITTLE PATRON THAT WOULD COME EVERY SATURDAY WHEN I WAS IN THE YOUTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND I USED TO CALL HIM MR. QUESTIONS BECAUSE HE WOULD COME IN EVERY SATURDAY AND I'D SAY, OH, HERE COMES MR. QUESTIONS. AND HE WOULD JUST STAND RIGHT HERE. RIGHT. YOU KNOW HOW KIDS DO. THEY STAND RIGHT NEXT TO YOU AND LITTLE KIDS, AND THEY JUST ASK ME A MILLION QUESTIONS AND WE WOULD JUST LOOK EVERYTHING UP AND HE'D BE THERE WITH LIKE 15 MINUTES, 20 MINUTES MOST. AND THEN HE'D BE LIKE, OKAY, BYE. AND I'M LIKE, OKAY, BYE. MR. QUESTIONS. YOU KNOW, IT'S THOSE LITTLE THINGS THAT JUST KIND OF STICK OUT. SO THAT'S WHAT I REMEMBER. AND THAT'S WHAT MY FAVORITE MOMENTS ARE USUALLY WITH KIDS BECAUSE THEY'RE GREAT.
YES. MISS MALLORY. OH, IT'S ME. I THOUGHT SOMEBODY ELSE WOULD. I HAVING MET YOU, I CAN ANTICIPATE THAT YOU HAVE BIG DREAMS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE LIBRARY. SO, 18 YEARS IN, WHAT'S AN ASPECT OF YOUR GRAND VISION THAT YOU HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO TAP INTO, THAT YOU'RE EXCITED TO MAYBE START GIVING SOME ENERGY TOWARDS? OH, THAT IS AN INCREDIBLE QUESTION.
WELL, ONE THING THAT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO EXPLORE MORE, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT WE'RE GROWING AND THAT SOME RULES HAVE CHANGED IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS I'M SURE YOU ALL ARE AWARE, AND WE DON'T HAVE SO MUCH ACCESS AS WE USED TO. SO I WAS JUST TELLING MONICA, WE USED TO DO A BLUEBONNET BOOK CLUB AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS DURING LUNCH. WELL, THAT'S NOT ALLOWED ANYMORE. SO WE'RE SHIFTING IT TO AFTER SCHOOL, WHICH IT'S FINE, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SOME SORT OF OUTREACH, ACTUAL STAFF PERSON, THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY DO AND THAT THEY'RE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY'RE OUT. AND I'M KIND OF UNOFFICIALLY USING YOU IN A WAY. AND I'LL LET HER EXPLAIN THAT MORE A LITTLE LATER, JUST BECAUSE OF WHO SHE KNOWS AND HER ENERGY AND HER ENTHUSIASM, BUT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET FOR THAT. WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME SORT OF OUTREACH VEHICLE THAT WE COULD GO SO WE CAN GO TO THESE EVENTS THAT EITHER THE CITY OR WHOEVER IS PUTTING ON. AND WE COULD BE LIKE, OH, HEY, THE LIBRARY'S HERE AND WE CAN HAVE A LITTLE POP UP LIBRARY, OR WE CAN HAVE, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. FOR A LONG TIME, I WANTED A BRANCH, BUT THAT'S NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN. SO I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE THE NEXT BEST THING. SOMETHING WHERE I COULD. WE COULD GO OUT AND MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE. BECAUSE I THINK INCREASINGLY WITH TECHNOLOGY AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE SEEING, IT'S GREAT HAVING THE BRICK AND MORTAR AND HAVING PEOPLE COME HERE. BUT SOME PEOPLE, IT JUST ISN'T GOING TO WORK FOR THEM HOURS WISE.
WHATEVER YOU KNOW IS GOING TO WORK FOR THEM. AND AS MUCH AS I WOULD LOVE TO BE OPEN 24 HOURS, THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN EITHER, YOU KNOW? SO THAT WOULD BE THE BEST WAY. I ALWAYS THINK OF A MIDNIGHT LIBRARY, A LIBRARY THAT OPENS FROM LIKE MIDNIGHT TO SIX. WOULDN'T THAT BE COOL ANYWAY? OKAY, THAT'S THE VAMPIRE IN ME. I'LL STOP. THAT'S THE LITTLE GOTH GIRL INSIDE ME. I WILL STOP, OKAY? YOU KNOW, BUT THAT WOULD BE KIND OF WHAT I WOULD BE HOPING TO SOON BE ABLE TO CONCENTRATE ON. AND A LITTLE BIT OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING IS KIND
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OF HEDGING IN THAT DIRECTION. SO. THAT'S THE THAT'S THE MANAGEABLE DREAM. THE BIG DREAM, OF COURSE, IS TO TAKE OVER THE CITY, YOU KNOW, AND HAVE BRANCHES EVERYWHERE AND INVADE EVERYWHERE. BUT, YOU KNOW, MONEY AND STAFFING. SO. YEAH. WELL, I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. I DO HAVE A COMMENT TO SHARE BECAUSE OF THE HISTORY THAT YOU AND I DO HAVE TOGETHER.AND JUST KIND OF GOING BACK AND REMINISCING, BECAUSE I WAS A BRAND NEW RESIDENT HERE 18 YEARS AGO, PREGNANT WITH MY SECOND BABY, AND I WAS OVER AT THE PORTABLE AND YOU WEREN'T, YOU WELCOMED US WITH WARM HEARTS AND YOU WERE JUST AMAZING. SO THANK YOU. AND THEN TO STAND HERE, SITTING HERE NOW, IT'S JUST WONDERFUL. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO AND THAT I'VE KNOWN YOUR BABY SINCE THEY WERE BABIES. YES, LITERALLY. YOU WATCHED THEM GROW. YOU WATCHED THEM. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. YOU'VE WATCHED THEM GROW. AND WE'VE WATCHED THE LIBRARY GROW. WE'VE WATCHED YOU GROW. AND YOU HAVE JUST GOT THE MOST PRECIOUS HEART. AND YOU ARE JUST RIGHT WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE. AND THEN SOME. SO I AM PROUD OF YOU. I'M HAPPY FOR YOU. I'M EXCITED FOR YOU, FOR YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANK YOU. SO SORRY I'M BEING A BABY.
NO, I'M GOING TO CRY TOO NOW. NO, WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT GOING TO CRY. IT'S GETTING EMOTIONAL UP IN HERE. YES, I DEFINITELY SECOND ALL OF THAT THOUGH. SO WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE BOOK AND IS IT CAN WE CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY IF IT'S AT THIS LIBRARY. OH MY GOSH. THAT IS LIKE THE HARDEST QUESTION TO ASK A LIBRARIAN. PROBABLY SEEN MORE BOOKS THAN I WILL EVER SEE IN MY LIFETIME. OKAY, SO MY FAVORITE BOOK AND I'LL TELL YOU THIS BECAUSE IT'S BEEN MY FAVORITE BOOK SINCE I WAS ABOUT EIGHT YEARS OLD, IS CALLED IMOGENE'S ANTLERS BY DAVID SMALL. AND YES, YOU CAN STILL CHECK IT OUT IN THE LIBRARY. AND IT'S ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL THAT WAKES UP ONE DAY WITH ANTLERS, AND I REMEMBER READING IT AS A KID. I WAS ON READING RAINBOW WITH LEVAR LEVAR BURTON LOVE HIM AND I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUNNIEST. LIKE JUST ROLLING DOWN LAUGHING BOOK AND TELLING MY MOM, WE HAVE GO TO THE LIBRARY AND GET THIS BOOK.
AND WE WOULD I WOULD CHECK IT OUT ALL THE TIME. AND I THINK FINALLY, MOM JUST BOUGHT IT AT THE BOOK FAIR. SHE'S LIKE, OKAY, THIS KID'S OBSESSED. LET ME JUST GET HER THIS BOOK, YOU KNOW? AND I WOULD READ IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER, AND I STILL JUST GO OVER THERE AND READ IT. SOMETIMES IT JUST MAKES ME HAPPY. IT'S IMOGENE'S ANTLERS BY DAVID SMALL. AND CHECK IT OUT. IMOGENE'S ANTLERS IMOGENE'S ANTLERS BY DAVID SMALL I ACTUALLY GOT TO MEET DAVID SMALL ONE TIME AT A LUNCHEON AT ONE OF THOSE LIBRARIAN CONFERENCE LUNCHEONS THINGS, AND I TOLD HIM I SAID IMOGENE'S ANTLERS HAS BEEN MY FAVORITE BOOK SINCE I WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD. HE GOES, OR I SAID WAS MY FAVORITE BOOK. HE GOES, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WAS HE'S BRITISH? WHAT DO YOU MEAN WAS? I WAS LIKE, OH, SORRY, YOU'RE RIGHT. NO IT IS. IT IS MY FAVORITE BOOK. SORRY. SO IT WAS VERY FUNNY, BUT. WELL, AND I DO HAVE TO ELABORATE ON A GOOD NOTE TOO. I ACTUALLY AM SURPRISED YOU DIDN'T SAY HARRY POTTER WAS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK.
YEAH, AND MY BOYS, WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE AND WISE BEYOND THEIR YEARS, WERE READING HARRY POTTER AND I. AND MY SECOND ONE, IT WAS LIKE, HOW DO HE CAN'T REALLY READ THESE? MY OLDEST COULD, AND I REMEMBER YOU SHARING THAT WHEN YOU CLEAN YOUR HOUSE, YOU LISTEN TO THE AUDIOBOOKS OF HARRY POTTER. AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY INSPIRATIONAL. YES, BECAUSE JIM DALE NARRATES THEM AND HE'S THE MOST AMAZING NARRATOR. AND IF I HAD ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD, I'D JUST HAVE HIM FOLLOW ME AROUND AND NARRATE EVERYTHING I DO. HE'S THAT GOOD? YEAH. I COULD LISTEN TO HIM ALL DAY LONG, FOR SURE. NOW I WANT TO GO BACK AND LISTEN TO HIM AGAIN.
THANKS, MONICA. YES? I THINK I SPEAK FOR EVERYONE. YOU'RE DOING INCREDIBLE WORK AND WE APPRECIATE YOU. OKAY, THAT WASN'T THE PURPOSE OF THIS, BUT THANK YOU. I'M JUST GOING TO STAY UP HERE. THAT WAY WE CAN DO THESE THINGS UP HERE. IT'S ALL GOOD. ALL RIGHT. SECOND ITEM ON OUR WORK SESSION, REVIEWING OUR MONTHLY REPORT. ALL RIGHT, SO OUR MONTHLY REPORT, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT FIRST COLUMN STORY TIME THAT'S ZERO. AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE TAKE A BREAK THE MONTH OF AUGUST TO PREPARE FOR ALL OF OUR GOOD FALL STUFF. SO DON'T LET THAT ALARM YOU. WE DO STILL HAVE THE KIDS EVENTS. THAT'S INCLUDED IN THAT IS THE HARRY POTTER PARTY. AND THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE WE DID THERE AT THE END OF JULY, BECAUSE HARRY POTTER THIS YEAR WAS 607, SO THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE IN THAT NUMBER. BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S WHY YOU'VE GOT ZERO AT STORY TIME AND ZERO AT TEEN EVENTS. WE HAD A COUPLE OF ADULT EVENTS THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IN JULY, AND THEN WE'VE DONE SOME OUTREACH. I THINK JUST WITH TOURS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I THINK THAT'S WHY THAT'S THERE. BUSINESS EXCHANGE IS STILL GOING STRONG. IT'S GETTING MORE AND MORE POPULAR. THEY'RE SUCH A FUN, ENERGETIC, POSITIVE
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GROUP THAT COMES WITH THE CHAMBER. AND IT'S JUST IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN, YOU SHOULD COME IF YOU CAN. IT'S WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING AND THEY'RE JUST REALLY SUPPORTIVE AND IT'S REALLY FUN. ANYWAY, IT'S NICE TO HAVE THEM THERE AND WE ENJOY THEM. AS YOU CAN SEE, CIRQUE HAS GONE DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT WITH THAT 81. SEEMS A LITTLE SUSPECT AS WELL , BUT ANYWAY, JUST A LITTLE BIT WITH THINGS AND GETTING UP GEARING UP FOR SCHOOL AGAIN, THAT'S JUST PERFECTLY NATURAL. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS DURING THAT TIME OF YEAR. SO NOT ANYTHING UNUSUAL. I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT NEXT MONTH THIS IS GOING TO LOOK EVEN STRANGER, BECAUSE STARTING SEPTEMBER 1ST, WE HAVE THE NEW TIMELINE WHERE WE HAVE TO TURN IN OUR AGENDA PACKET A WEEK AHEAD OF THE MEETING. RIGHT NOW, I JUST HAVE TO TURN IT IN THE FRIDAY BEFORE, SO I HAVE TO ADJUST HOW WE'RE DOING OUR WE'RE GOING TO BE MISSING A WEEK. IN OTHER WORDS, WE'LL CATCH UP THE VERY NEXT MONTH, BUT IT'LL LOOK A LITTLE WEIRD NEXT FOR THE FIRST ONE. BUT EVERYTHING ELSE SHOULD BE THE SAME. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT TOP PART? BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE DATABASES? OKAY, SO DATABASES, AS YOU CAN SEE WE'RE STILL DOING ALL RIGHT. CREATIVEBUG WILL BE GOING AWAY HERE SOON. THAT'S THE ONE WE DECIDED NOT TO RENEW AGAIN JUST TO SAVE MONEY FOR THE CITY. WE STILL HAVE. IF YOU TURN IT OVER, GAIL COURSES IS STILL OKAY.ANNUNCIATOR IS OUR NEW LANGUAGE LEARNING ONE. WE'RE GOING TO START PROMOTING THAT ONE HERE PRETTY HEAVILY IN THE FALL. WE WANTED TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT TO KIND OF GIVE PEOPLE TIME TO GET USED TO. THEY WERE KIND OF USED TO OUR PREVIOUS DATABASE, MANGO LANGUAGES. SO BUT WE'VE BEEN TALKING THIS ONE UP A LOT, AND I'M HOPING TO KIND OF DO A LITTLE SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN AND THINGS ABOUT IT. SO TRY TO GET INTO THE MORE PEOPLE AWARE OF IT SO THAT WE CAN GET MORE USAGE IN THAT UDEMY IS STILL REALLY POPULAR. AND THEN OF COURSE, OUR LIBRARY APP IS STILL GOING REALLY WELL. WELL, ANY QUESTIONS OVER ANY OF THOSE DATABASE STATS? OKAY. MOVING ON TO THE DIGITAL RESOURCE USAGE. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE STILL DOING REAL WELL WITH LIBBY.
STILL OUR MOST POPULAR PLATFORM AS FAR AS DIGITAL RESOURCES GO. LOTS OF CHECKOUTS. YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE FIRST WITH THE UNIQUE USERS AND THE CHECKOUTS, THE TOP NUMBER IS TOTAL. SO WE'RE PART OF A CONSORTIUM. I THINK IT'S ALMOST 30 LIBRARIES THAT SHARE THE COST OF THAT PLATFORM BECAUSE IT'S SO EXPENSIVE. BUT WE ARE BY FAR THE HIGH OUR LIBRARY IS THE BIGGEST USERS. LIKE WHEN I RUN A REPORT WITH ALL OF THEM, THE BAR GRAPH FOR US IS WAY OVER HERE AND EVERYBODY ELSE IS LIKE OVER HERE. SO IT'S ALL OUR PEOPLE. THAT'S REALLY THE BIG ONES, THE BIG SUPER USERS, IF YOU WILL. LOTS OF HOLDS, LOTS OF, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WAITING FOR THINGS THERE. LIBBY IS THE ONE THAT WORKS JUST LIKE THE LIBRARY. SO WE BUY LICENSES FOR CERTAIN TITLES. THEY CAN ONLY HAVE BE CHECKED OUT ONE AT A TIME. UNLIKE HOOPLA, WHERE EVERYTHING'S AVAILABLE ALL THE TIME. SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. AND WE DON'T CURATE THAT COLLECTION. THAT'S JUST STEALS THAT HOOPLA MAKES WITH THE PUBLISHER. SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE AVAILABLE ALL THE TIME. AND IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT PAGE, YOU'LL SEE THE HOOPLA.
CIRCULATION COUNTS THERE FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. AND THAT'S STILL, LIKE I SAID, GOING, WELL, WE'VE HAD TO TWEAK IT A LITTLE BIT. WE HAD IT'S SO HIGHLY USED IN THE SUMMER THAT WE WERE GETTING VERY, VERY CLOSE TO OUR BUDGET CAP ON THAT. SO WE WERE KIND OF LIKE, OH, WE NEED TO TAKE AWAY SOME OF THESE LITTLE PRICIER TITLES SO THAT WE CAN STILL AFFORD TO HAVE IT THROUGH SEPTEMBER. AND THEN OUR BUDGET RENEWS IN OCTOBER AND WE'RE GOOD TO GO. SO WE HAVE PUT IN A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY IN HOOPLA FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR TO HOPEFULLY HELP US GET OVER THAT LITTLE SUMMER HUMP THERE. I WE KNOW WE ALWAYS THINK WE'VE GOT IT COVERED AND THEN WE'RE LIKE, OH MY GOSH, EVERYBODY USES HOOPLA. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT BACK A LITTLE BIT. SO KANOPY, I'M ACTUALLY SURPRISED THAT, WELL, ACTUALLY MAYBE THIS IT'LL BE NEXT MONTH'S NUMBERS.
THAT'LL BE EFFECTIVE. WE HAD A BIT OF AN OUTAGE WITH KANOPY IN AUGUST. WE HAD AGAIN, AN ISSUE WITH THE THERE'S SOMETHING IT'S KIND OF THE SAME IDEA. SO KANOPY, EVERYBODY GETS TICKETS AND EACH WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE IS SO MANY TICKETS AND THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED BUDGET GUARD ON IT. SO IF WE GET DOWN A CERTAIN AMOUNT IN OUR ACCOUNT, IT KIND OF SUSPENDS ANYBODY FROM WATCHING IT. WELL, ANYTIME WE GET CLOSE, WE USUALLY JUST GO IN, SAY WE'RE SENDING YOU A CHECK FOR THIS. WE ADD THE CREDIT, SHOW THEM A PURCHASE ORDER, NO PROBLEM. AND FOR SOME REASON THIS TIME IT DID NOT WORK. THEY WERE LIKE WAITING FOR THAT CHECK TO CLEAR OR SOMETHING. I'M LIKE, WHAT IS GOING ON? SO WE WENT ALMOST TO THINK A WEEK WHERE KANOPY DIDN'T WORK. I'M NOT REAL HAPPY WITH THAT. AND I LET THE. REP KNOW HE'S NOT SURE WHY IT DIDN'T. HE SAID, THAT'S THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO WORK. I'M LIKE, WELL, IT DIDN'T, SO I NEED YOU
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TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED THERE. BUT I ALWAYS LIKE TO SEE HOW KANOPY IS BEING USED BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A VERSATILE APP. YOU CAN DO IT ON YOUR TABLET, ON YOUR DESKTOP, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER ON YOUR MOBILE PHONE. AND I'D ALWAYS SURPRISED BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO JUMP AROUND A LOT THESE LAST FEW MONTHS. IT'S BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT. BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S WHY I PUT THAT OTHER ONE DOWN THERE AFTER THAT. THAT SHOWS WHERE THOSE VIEWS ARE COMING FROM, WHAT TYPE OF DEVICES THAT THAT IS BEING USED ON. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? ALL RIGHT.NEXT MEETINGS, TRAININGS, HIGHLIGHTS. SO THIS IS JUST KIND OF A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW OF THE THINGS MOSTLY THAT LISA AND I HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST MONTH. IF THERE'S ANYTHING ON THERE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON OR YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT, BY ALL MEANS LET ME KNOW. I'D LIKE YOU FOR A MOMENT TO SPEAK ON THAT FIRST ENTRY. THE CONVERSATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF ADULT EDUCATION LITERACY OVER AT. GLAD YOU ASKED ABOUT THAT. SO WE MET. SO COLLIN COLLEGE HAS A GRANT THROUGH THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION TO PROVIDE GED CLASSES, AS WELL AS SOME ESL. FOR SOME REASON, THEY CAN'T DO ESL WITH US. THERE WAS SOME STIPULATION, BUT GED IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET BACK OFF THE GROUND. WE USED TO PARTNER WITH WYLIE ISD TO DO THAT, AND THEY NO LONGER HAVE WHOEVER THE CONTACT OR THE PERSON WAS. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS A GRANT FUNDED PROGRAM WHEN WE DID DO GED WITH THEM, BUT SO NOW COLLIN COLLEGE IS GOING TO DO IT AT THE LIBRARY. SO IT'S GOING TO START NEXT MONTH IN SEPTEMBER. AND IT'S ON MONDAY. NO, NOT MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY NIGHT. NO, THAT'S NOT RIGHT. IT IS MONDAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT RIGHT. YES IT IS. IT'S MONDAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SO THEY HAVE I THINK THAT THERE'S A YOU KNOW THEY PRETTY MUCH HANDLE EVERYTHING. WE'RE JUST PROVIDING THE SPACE. SO THEY PROVIDE THE INSTRUCTOR. THEY PROVIDE ALL THE COURSE MATERIALS EVERYTHING. IT'S ALL PAID FOR BY THIS GRANT THROUGH THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION. SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT. IT'S LIKE A IT GOES FROM SEPTEMBER TO RIGHT BEFORE THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. THEN WE TAKE A BREAK FOR THE HOLIDAYS, AND THEN WE'RE HOPING TO BRING IT BACK AGAIN IN JANUARY. SO WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW IT GOES HERE THIS RUN AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WORK OUT. ANY KINKS. HOPEFULLY. I GUESS THE IDEA WOULD BE IN THAT HOWEVER MANY WEEK SESSION BE LIKE, HEY, THIS IS YOUR KIND OF CRASH COURSE GED PROGRAM. YEAH, I THINK IT'S 14 WEEKS. YEAH, EXACTLY. SO THE WAY THE SCHOOL USED TO, WHILE IT USED TO DO IT WAS THE INSTRUCTOR WOULD DO MATH EVERY WEEK AND THEN CYCLE OUT THE OTHER SUBJECTS. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S THE WAY BECAUSE I TOLD THEM ABOUT THAT. AND HE WAS LIKE, OH, THAT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE I THINK THE WAY THEY DO IT, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
BUT THEY ARE PROVIDING THE WE DON'T PAY FOR ANY. I MEAN, WE'RE JUST PROVIDING A SPACE.
WE HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING. THEY'RE TAKING CARE OF THE REGISTRATIONS, EVERYTHING. THEY DO IT. SO IT'S REALLY SUPER EXCITING BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN ON OUR WISH LIST FOR A WHILE. SO. ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I'M GLAD YOU'RE ABLE TO GET CONNECTED WITH THE IN SYNC FOLKS TO GET THE CARDS. THAT'S THAT'S VERY EXCITING. YES. HAVE YOU SEEN THE PREVIEWS OF THE CARDS I DID? IT MAKES ME WANT TO ACCIDENTALLY LOSE MY CARD. I HAVE A NEW ONE.
EVERYBODY KEEPS SAYING THAT I KNOW, AND THEN IT'S LIKE SO HARD TO CHOOSE WHICH ONE I DON'T KNOW. BUT YEAH, WE'RE SUPER EXCITED. I HAD WORKED WITH VICKI, THE FOUNDER OF NSYNC IN LAWN. THEIR MARKETING PERSON, LAWN COMES TO THE BUSINESS EXCHANGE, WHICH IS HOW I KNEW HIM. AND I SAID, HEY, I KIND OF WANTED TO DO THIS. WHAT DO YOU THINK? DO YOU THINK THIS WILL FLY? AND HE WAS LIKE, I DON'T SEE WHY NOT. AND SO WE STARTED WORKING ON IT AND GOT THEY SENT US A BUNCH OF PICTURES, AND WE PICKED OUT THE ONES THAT WE WORKED BEST ON THE CARDS. AND IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN. AND THERE'S TWO MORE BEING POSTED THIS WEEK. TOMORROW POST IS GOING UP IN THURSDAY ON THE LAST TWO DESIGNS, BUT THERE'S A WHOLE DISPLAY IN THE LIBRARY IN THE SIDE CASE OF THE LOBBY THAT HAS ALL THE CARDS FEATURED, SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THEY ALL LOOK LIKE, BUT WE'RE SUPER EXCITED. SO WE HAVE IT'S LIMITED QUANTITIES, SO 500 OF EACH CARD.
SO THERE'S 2000. AND ONCE THEY'RE GONE THEY'RE GONE. SO CAN CAN PEOPLE SWAP OUT THEIR OLD CARDS FOR THE NEW ONES. THEY SURE CAN. IT'S GOING TO CHANGE THEIR NUMBER. SO THEY'RE THAT'S ALWAYS FOR ME. IT'S LIKE OH I HAVE TO MEMORIZE SOMETHING ELSE. I'VE GOT THIS ONE MEMORIZED. AND SO THAT MEANS LIKE WHEN YOU LOG IN TO EVERYTHING, YOU HAVE TO CHANGE EVERYTHING. SO THAT'S THAT'S THE ONLY CAVEAT I GIVE THEM THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF NEW LOGGING IN. BUT YES YOU CAN. IT'S A DOLLAR TO REPLACE IT. AND IF YOU'RE A BRAND NEW YOU DON'T HAVE A CARD. IT'S FREE. SO I WAS ALSO CURIOUS ABOUT THE ADVANCED CONTENT STRATEGY STRATEGIES, TRAINING. WHAT WAS WHAT WAS THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING CONTENT. OH LISA DID THAT ONE. LISA. SO THAT WAS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA. SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT.
SHE AND SOME OF THE FOLKS FROM THE CITY'S MARKETING DEPARTMENT DID IT TOGETHER. IT WAS A VIRTUAL TRAINING, AND IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, SHE WAS LIKE IT WAS VERY LONG. THERE WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION KIND OF THROWN AT YOU, BUT I THINK SHE DID FIND SOME GOOD RESOURCES
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FOR THAT. IT'S SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING ON MY BIG LONG TERM WISH LIST, IS TO HAVE A DEDICATED MARKETING PERSON AT THE LIBRARY. THAT WOULD BE SO HELPFUL BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S US JUST TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH IT. AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO DO, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT LIKE CREATING CONTENT THAT'S A JOB IN AND OF ITSELF THESE DAYS, YOU KNOW? SO IT'S REALLY OUR STAFF LOVES TO DO IT, ESPECIALLY THE YOUTH SERVICES STAFF THAT DOES THE TEEN INSTAGRAM. THEY LOVE IT. THEY DO ALL KINDS OF FUN THINGS ON THE TEEN INSTAGRAM. BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY MUCH LISA DOING EVERYTHING ON THE LIBRARY INSTAGRAM. AND SHE'S GOT A LOT OF OTHER DUTIES. SO THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER THING THAT WOULD BE GREAT. AND THE CITY'S MARKETING DEPARTMENT DOES HELP US OUT A LOT. LIKE IF WE SAY, HEY, WE NEED HELP WITH THIS AND THEY RUN WITH IT, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT THEY THEY'RE NOT SUPER FUN. YOU KNOW, THEY LIKE DOING THE KIND OF BORING OLD SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, KIND OF STUFF. WE LIKE DOING THE SILLY, YOU KNOW, FUN THINGS THAT YOU SEE ON THE ON THE SOCIAL MEDIAS. BUT THE TRENDS, IF YOU WILL. SO YEAH, BUT THAT'S WHAT THAT WAS. YEAH. IS THE WALL THAT HEALS. YES. IS THAT STILL COMING TO FOUNDERS PARK SOUTH OF THE HIGH SCHOOL OR BACK OVER HERE? IT'S GOING TO BE AT FOUNDERS PARK. THE DECISION TO MOVE IT WAS MADE AND THAT'S FINAL. SO THE FIRST DAY IT'S OPEN, IT'S GOING TO BE THURSDAY THE 30TH OF OCTOBER. AND ONCE IT'S OPEN, IT'S OPEN LIKE 24 OVER SEVEN UNTIL IT COMES DOWN ON SUNDAY AT 2:00 SHARP. SO YOU CAN COME ANYTIME THERE WILL BE. THERE'S GOING TO BE A LINK FOR IF YOU HAVE A GROUP, IF YOU'RE A PART OF AN ORGANIZATION, COMMUNITY, WHATEVER THAT YOU WANT A FORMAL TOUR THERE WILL BE THAT. I'M ORGANIZING ALL THOSE SO YOU CAN FILL IT OUT AND WE'LL GET YOU IN ON TOUR. BUT REALLY, YOU CAN COME IN AND JUST THEY'LL BE VOLUNTEERS THERE TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING AND HELP YOU FIND NAMES. IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. THEY'LL BE FEATURING A LOCAL VETERANS THAT HAVE SERVED IN VIETNAM BUT DIDN'T GOT TO COME BACK AND HAVE PASSED SINCE THEN, SO THERE'LL BE A TRIBUTE TO THEM AS WELL. SO IT'S IT'S GOING TO BE VERY MOVING, I THINK. AND WE'RE CURRENTLY I JUST REACHED OUT TO THE SCHOOLS TODAY TO GET THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE CLASSES TOURS GOING. SO WE'LL BE HOSTING THEM AS WELL. IT'S EXCITING. IT'S A LOT OF WORK, BUT IT'S EXCITING. ANYTHING ELSE? NOPE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM IS JUST A REVIEW OF OUR UPCOMING FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY EVENTS. SO WE HAD A VERY. INVIGORATING, I'LL CALL IT FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY MEETING THIS LAST MONTH BECAUSE MALLORY CAME AND JOINED US. AND WE'LL GET TO HER. WELL, ACTUALLY, IT'S A TOP THING. SHE HAD AN IDEA THAT SHE REALLY WANTED. SHE AND I MET BECAUSE I'VE SHE HAS SAID THAT SHE'S REALLY WANTED TO GET INVOLVED IN EVENTS. AND HOW DO WE GET PEOPLE TOGETHER. AND, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN I LOOK AT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT OUTREACH AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN TIE THIS INTO THAT ARE MAJOR SOCIETAL PROBLEMS, LIKE LONELINESS? WE TALKED ABOUT LONELINESS EPIDEMIC, AND HOW A LOT OF TIMES TECHNOLOGY IS REALLY AFFECTING THE WAY THAT WE CONNECT, THAT WE MEET PEOPLE. SOMETIMES IT'S A BARRIER, PARTICULARLY FOR PEOPLE THAT MAYBE AREN'T DIGITAL NATIVES. SO HOW DO WE DEAL WITH THAT? HOW DO WE TRY TO GET PEOPLE? BUT MAYBE COMING TO THE LIBRARY DOESN'T APPEAL TO THEM. SO HOW YOU KNOW, WHAT OTHER THINGS CAN WE DO? SO SHE AND I HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION. AND WE HAVE IDEAS, LOTS OF IDEAS. BUT THE ONE IDEA THAT WAS REALLY EASY TO START THAT SHE HAD WAS THIS DEAR. WELL, IT WAS A SILENT BOOK CLUB, BUT WE CHANGED THE NAME BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO PAY THE BECAUSE WE'RE BEING SNEAKY. BUT I'M GOING TO LET HER TALK TO YOU ALL ABOUT THAT, SO TAKE IT AWAY.MALLORY. HI. SO IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE CONCEPT OF A SILENT BOOK CLUB, IT'S ESSENTIALLY A BYOB. YOU BRING YOUR OWN BOOK, YOU COME TO A SHARED SPACE, YOU READ, AND YOU HANG OUT WITH PEOPLE. THAT'S THE ENTIRE PREMISE. AND I HAVE BEEN IN LOVE WITH THIS IDEA SINCE I LEARNED ABOUT IT POST PANDEMIC, AND WHEN I GOT CONNECTED WITH LIBRARY, I'M LIKE, WELL, THE LIBRARY HAS TO HAVE ONE, BUT THAT IS A COPY RIGHTED NAME. AND OPHELIA HAD THE GREAT IDEA. LIKE, WHY CAN'T WE JUST CALL IT DEAR DROP EVERYTHING AND READ? WHICH IS WHAT SUSTAINED SILENT READING IS OFTEN CALLED IN SCHOOL. GROWING UP SO DEAR AT THE LIBRARY IS A IS OUR BYOB BOOK CLUB OFFERING, AND THE IDEA IS THAT WE HAVE THESE SET TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR THAT FOLKS CAN COME TOGETHER. AT THE FRONT END OF THE EVENT IS TIME TO SOCIALIZE. THEN THERE IS A HOUR BLOCK FOR READING SILENT SOMEWHERE, AND
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THEN AT THE TAIL END OF THE TIME TOGETHER IS ANOTHER TIME TO KIND OF SOCIALIZE. AND YOU CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE READING. YOU COULD NOT TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE READING. YOU CAN JUST MEET PEOPLE. BUT WHAT I SHARE WITH OPHELIA AND WHAT I SHARE WITH THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOARD IS THAT WHAT I WAS MOST EXCITED ABOUT WAS BEING INCREDIBLY INTENTIONAL ABOUT HOW WE SPEND THE OPENING AND CLOSING TIME. COMMUNITY MATTERS A GREAT DEAL TO ME, AND AS SOMEONE WHO IS NEW TO THE COMMUNITY, AND I THINK THE TEACHERS IN THE ROOM WILL UNDERSTAND THIS, LIKE, YOU KIND OF WANT TO GET YOUR YOU WANT TO BE AT THE AT THE GROUND LEVEL OF BUILDING COMMUNITY RATHER THAN STEPPING IN TO SOMETHING AND GOING, WELL, IT FEELS A LITTLE CLIQUISH NOW. OR, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY KIND OF ALREADY KNOWS EACH OTHER, SO I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE I FIT IN. AND SO THE IDEA OF BEING ABLE TO DESIGN SOMETHING AND FACILITATE SOMETHING FROM THE START, THAT WAS INCREDIBLY INTENTIONAL ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE FELT SEEN AND WELCOMED AND LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING THERE FOR THEM, REALLY APPEALED TO ME. SO I MET WITH THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, AND THERE WILL BE TWO VERSIONS OF DEAR AT THE LIBRARY.THERE'S THE FAMILY FRIENDLY VERSION, WHICH BASICALLY JUST MEANS IT'S OPEN TO ANYBODY.
THAT MEANS DURING THOSE SOCIALIZING OPPORTUNITIES IT IS KID FRIENDLY. THE KINDS OF CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE BEING DISCUSSED ARE ARE KID FRIENDLY, AND THE WHATEVER ACTIVITIES ARE ACCESSIBLE FOR THEM. AND THOSE WOULD THEY VERY BRILLIANTLY THOUGHT OF WERE TO HOST DURING SCHOOL BREAKS. SO DURING FALL BREAK, DURING THANKSGIVING BREAK AND DURING WINTER BREAK, MIDWEEK, MIDDLE OF THE DAY, HAVING ONE OF THE DEAR AT THE LIBRARY SESSIONS HAPPEN THEN AND THEN THE SECOND PART OF IT IS THE ADULTS ONLY, WHICH JUST MEANS 18 AND UP. AND IT MEANS THAT PEOPLE WHO MAYBE DON'T WANT TO WORRY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, MANAGING THEIR KIDS AT THE SAME TIME, THEY JUST WANT TO SIT DOWN FOR AN HOUR AND READ, LIKE READ VESSELS FOR THEM. AND SO THOSE WOULD HAPPEN ON A WEEKNIGHT EVENING. HOWEVER, WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL ELEMENT OF IT THAT'S NOT ON HERE. I DON'T THINK THAT'S CALLED DEAR AFTER DARK. I JUST LOVE THE NAME OF IT SO MUCH. SORRY. SO DEAR AFTER DARK IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN JANUARY, AND IT'S GOING TO KICK OFF THE ADULT SERIES OF DEAR AT THE LIBRARY, AND THAT'S RUN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, BECAUSE THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE EVENT, YOU HAVE TO BE A FRIEND OF THE LIBRARY IN ORDER TO ATTEND DEAR AFTER DARK, AND IT HAPPENS AFTER THE LIBRARY CLOSES. AND SO YOU GET THAT PRIVILEGE OF HAVING ACCESS TO THE LIBRARY AFTER HOURS, AND YOU GET THE SOCIALIZING, YOU GET THE NICE TIME TO JUST BE ABLE TO READ. AND THE HOPE IS THAT WE GET IT SPONSORED SO THAT AFTER THE AFTER THE DARK, DEAR AFTER DARK ENDS, THAT ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO ATTEND THAT THEN KIND OF MIGRATE TO A SECOND LOCATION TO FURTHER BUILD CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY WITH ONE ANOTHER. BUT THOSE WOULD BE SPECIAL QUARTERLY EVENTS, BUT THEY WOULD JUST BE A REGULAR SORT OF WEEKNIGHT MONTHLY ADULT FRIENDLY ONE. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT. SO THE FIRST ONE WILL BE OCTOBER 16TH DURING THAT FALL BREAK. AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY IT DIFFERENT TIMES. YOU'LL SEE THE ONE AT THANKSGIVING IS AT A DIFFERENT TIME. THE ONE AT WINTER IS AT A DIFFERENT TIME JUST TO SEE WHAT WORKS BEST. I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT DOING THAT LAST ONE AT LUNCHTIME, AND I'M JUST REALIZING I PUT 2:00, BUT ANYWAY, WE CAN FIX THAT. SO IT WAS JUST A WAY FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE HESITANT TO BE IN A BIG ROOM OF PEOPLE, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO TALK ANYBODY IF YOU DON'T WANT TO. YOU CAN IF YOU WANT. IF NOT, YOU JUST SIT AND READ AND YOU'RE STILL IN A COMMUNAL SPACE. SORRY, YOU'RE STILL SURROUNDED BY OTHERS. AND IF YOU WANT TO TALK LIKE SHE SAID ABOUT WHAT YOU READ AFTER, GREAT. IF NOT, YOU CAN GO ON HOME AND WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME. IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL. SO, YOU KNOW, JUST GIVING THE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. I THINK A LOT OF TIMES WITH BOOK CLUBS, FORMAL BOOK CLUBS, PEOPLE GET STRESSED BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO READ THE BOOK. AND WHAT IF THEY DON'T LIKE THE BOOK? AND THEN WHAT IF THEY ARGUE WITH SOMEONE ABOUT THE BOOK? AND THIS WAY YOU JUST READ WHAT YOU WANT TO READ, MAN, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY LOW STAKES. SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT A GO. I TALKED TO MY DEBBIE, MY YOUTH SERVICES SUPERVISOR. I SAID, HEY, SO WE HAVE THIS IDEA WE WANT TO DO. AND SHE SAID, WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE. DO WE HAVE TO DO ANYTHING? I'M LIKE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. NO. OH YEAH, LET'S DO THAT. SO SHE WAS VERY EXCITED THAT YOU GUYS WERE DOING THIS. I DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. OKAY? YEAH, LET'S DO THAT. SO WE'RE VERY THRILLED. AND WE'VE GOT SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT. BUT I THINK THE HAVING YOU GUYS, IF YOU EVER WANT TO COME TO A FRIENDS MEETING, I THINK THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT INTRODUCTION. AND I THINK THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED NOW ABOUT THE ADVISORY BOARD JUST HAVING MET MALLORY, EVEN IF YOU JUST WANT TO COME AND SEE WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF A DIFFERENT YOU'RE SO MUCH MORE CASUAL AND IT'S JUST KIND OF A NICE, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S REALLY CHILL AND IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT VIBE, YOU KNOW? BUT YOU WOULD BE WELCOME. WE'RE ALWAYS THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH. SO SEPTEMBER WHAT'S THE THIRD TUESDAY IN SEPTEMBER PLEASE SEPTEMBER 3RD TUESDAY
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TUESDAY THIRD TUESDAY IN SEPTEMBER. YES 16TH. THAT'S THE NEXT ONE. 16TH AT 6:00. SO WE'RE IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM USUALLY YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME. AND IF YOU GIVE ME ADVANCE NOTICE WE'LL LET THEM KNOW YOU'RE COMING. BUT YEAH I MEAN IT'S FINE. YOU CAN COME ANYTIME.YOU DON'T HAVE TO COMMUTE. IT'S NICE. YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME. SO I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING TO JUST TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, I ASKED ALLISON, OUR FRIENDS PRESIDENT, SHE'S GOING TO DO A STAFF SPOTLIGHT AT SOME POINT. SHE'S NOT REALLY STAFF, OBVIOUSLY. ACTUALLY, WHAT I'LL HAVE I ASKED HER TO COME AND JUST TALK ABOUT THE FRIENDS AND HER INVOLVEMENT AND WHAT THEY DO AND ALL OF THAT, JUST SO YOU ALL CAN HEAR IT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH. ESSENTIALLY, SINCE SHE'S THE PRESIDENT. BUT SO WE'RE WORKING ON FINDING A DATE THAT WORKS FOR HER SO YOU GUYS CAN HEAR FROM HER AS WELL. KIND OF A WAY, IF IF YOU WANTED A LITTLE MORE, COME ON DOWN.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE NOT, IF YOU'RE HAPPY HERE, THAT'S GREAT TOO. WE'RE EASY. SO ANYWAY, SO THE FRIENDS WE'RE GOING TO DO THE DEAR THING IN THE FALL. WE ALSO HAVE SPOOKY NIGHT, WHICH IS A TRADITION THAT WE'VE DONE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THERE'S NO THAT ONE'S NEITHER IS DEAR, FOR THAT MATTER, IS NOT A FUNDRAISER. NEITHER ARE FUNDRAISERS OR JUST EVENTS THAT THE FRIENDS ARE SPONSORING AND DOING. SPOOKY NIGHT. YOU ALL ARE WELCOME TO COME VOLUNTEER IF YOU'D LIKE TO. IT'S TRICK OR TREAT ALL THE DESKS. THEN WE DO A COSTUME CONTEST AS WELL.
THERE'S A LITTLE SCAVENGER HUNT OR TREASURE HUNT IS WHAT THEY CALL IT THAT THE KIDS DO, SO IT'S SUPER FUN. THE KIDS ALL COME DRESSED UP. IT'S ADORABLE. MY STAFF COMES ALL DRESSED UP.
THEY GO ALL OUT TOO. SO THAT'S REALLY NICE. AND THEN WE'RE DOING ANOTHER MURDER MYSTERY NIGHT. NOW, THIS ONE IS A FUNDRAISER. MURDER MYSTERY NIGHTS ARE FUNDRAISERS. THEY ARE AFTER HOURS. SO IT'S FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH. THE SAME THEATER TROUPE, SECOND SECOND PLAYERS, IS COMING BACK, AND THEY'RE PUTTING ON THEIR MOST AMBITIOUS SHOW YET IS WHAT HE TOLD ME.
AND IT'S A FILM NOIR OR A NOIR KIND OF THEMED ONE, SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THEM BACK. AND CLASSIC WHODUNIT, YOU KNOW, THEY GO INTERVIEW ALL THE SUSPECTS AND ALL THAT STUFF.
ALTHOUGH HE DID SAY THEY HAVE IT, THEY CHANGED IT UP A LITTLE BIT. SO I'M CURIOUS TO SEE HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK ANYWAY. BUT IT SHOULD BE FUN. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE FRIENDS EVENTS? NOPE. OKAY, SOUNDS REALLY EXCITING, I LIKE IT. THE REMAINDER OF THE LIBRARY PROGRAMS UPCOMING. YEAH. SO THAT'S ON PAGE 11 OF YOUR PACKET. THIS IS ANOTHER THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT ESL CLASSES FOR BEGINNERS. SO REMEMBER I MENTIONED THAT COLLIN COUNTY ALSO DOES AN ESL CLASS. BUT FOR SOME REASON, MAYBE IT'S THAT THEY DON'T HAVE AN INSTRUCTOR IN THIS AREA. THAT'S THE PROBLEM. WELL, IT TURNS OUT ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS, NEWER STAFF MEMBERS, CHRISTY, IS AN ESL. THAT'S WHAT SHE USED TO DO, WHICH WE KNEW THAT. BUT IT JUST NEVER I DON'T, YOU KNOW, I JUST DIDN'T CLICK. AND SO WHEN SHE HEARD THAT WE WERE LOOKING TO DO THAT, SHE'S LIKE, I'LL DO THAT. AND WE WERE LIKE, WELL SHE'S LIKE, YEAH, OH GREAT. SO NOW CHRISTY IS GOING TO START AN ESL CLASS FOR US, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE. SO SHE'S SUPER TALENTED AND I THINK SHE'S GOING TO BE GREAT BECAUSE SHE'S SO GOOD AT REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE. PEOPLE JUST GRAVITATE TO HER. AND IT'S GOING TO BE A SIX WEEK CLASS.
THIS IS THE VERY BEGINNER CLASS. AND THEN WE'RE HOPING IN THE BEGINNING OF 2026 TO OFFER THE INTERMEDIATE THE NEXT LEVEL, BASICALLY, SO THAT THOSE FOLKS THAT TOOK THE SIX WEEK CLASS, IF THEY FEEL CONFIDENT TO KEEP GOING, THEY CAN OR WE CAN ADDRESS PEOPLE THAT MAYBE ALREADY HAVE THE BASICS AND JUST NEED A LITTLE MORE, THEN THEY CAN DO THAT. SO THIS HAS BEEN VERY A LOT OF INTEREST AROUND THIS. I THINK WE ONLY HAD TWO SPOTS LEFT LAST TIME I LOOKED. SO WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GONNA SEE HOW IT GOES. WE'LL SEE WHAT WE WHAT WE LEARN. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING AGAIN THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET OFF THE GROUND FOR A LONG TIME.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND INSTRUCTORS AND FUNDING FOR THIS KIND OF THING. SO THE FACT THAT CHRISTY WOULD DO IT FOR US IS JUST A TOTAL WIN. SO WE'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT. THE OTHER REALLY COOL THING THAT WE'VE GOT, OUR STAFF IS SO TALENTED. SO KINDERGARTEN READINESS. THAT'S ONE OF OUR NEWER LIBRARIANS, MANDY, SHE'S IN THE ADULT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, BUT SHE WAS A TEACHER BEFORE, SO SHE KNOWS ALL ABOUT THIS. SO SHE KIND OF WORKED WITH, YOU KNOW, SUE SERVICES LIKE, HEY, WOULD YOU GUYS BE COOL IF I DID THIS? AND THEY WERE LIKE, YEAH, GO FOR IT. SO SHE'S DOING A THING JUST FOR PARENTS ABOUT HOW TO GET YOUR KIDS READY FOR KINDERGARTEN. SO THAT WAS REALLY NEAT TO KIND OF LEANING ON THE EXPERTISE OF THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE. SO MASTER GARDENERS ARE BACK ON THE 13TH OF SEPTEMBER TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS IN THE LIBRARY LOBBY. AND THEN THE OTHER BIG THING, KIND OF SPECIAL THING THAT'S HAPPENING NEXT MONTH IS THE CAREGIVER CONFERENCE OF GREATER WYLIE. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS. IT FEELS LIKE A YEAR, BUT IT REALLY HASN'T BEEN QUITE THAT LONG. WE'RE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PATHWAY HOSPICE. SO PATHWAY HOSPICE DID A SERIES OF INFORMATION SESSIONS LAST YEAR. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL REMEMBER THEY DID ONE ON LIKE ADVANCED DIRECTIVES, ONE ON BENEFITS, ONE ON THEY HAD SEVERAL. IT WAS A SERIES WE DID THEM LIKE FOR 3
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OR 4 MONTHS. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THE OTHER TOPICS WERE, BUT ANYWAY, AND WE THOUGHT WE MET A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WERE CAREGIVERS THAT WERE JUST STRUGGLING. THEY JUST HAD A LOT OF NEEDS THAT, YOU KNOW, AND IT WAS KIND OF LIKE, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO ADDRESS THIS, RIGHT? TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT, GET THEM THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED, GET THEM THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED, BUT ALSO NOT GO. HERE'S A PACKET. YOU CAN DO ALL THIS WORK IN ALL YOUR FREE TIME THAT YOU KNOW THEY DON'T HAVE. SO WE THOUGHT, WHAT IF WE DID A CONFERENCE STYLE WHERE WE BROUGHT SPEAKERS IN, WE'D HAVE VENDORS THERE FOR ALL THOSE THINGS THAT THEY NEED TO TALK TO VENDORS ABOUT, WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, IN-HOME CARE OR SOME OF THOSE PLACES WILL COME AND DO WHAT THEY CALL DAY SITTING. YOU KNOW, THEY'LL SIT WITH YOUR LOVED ONE WHILE YOU JUST GO RUN ERRANDS OR WHATEVER. YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF THING ALL THE WAY TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WHO'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE TRYING TO SCAMS ELDERLY PEOPLE, WHICH IS HORRIBLE, BUT THAT'S A THING. AND THEN EVEN, YOU KNOW, FUNERAL SERVICES IF WE NEED TO THINK THAT FAR AHEAD. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. PATHWAY HAS BEEN JUST A WEALTH OF INFORMATION. SO THEY'VE SECURED MOST OF THE SPEAKERS. WE'RE PROVIDING THE SPACE. AND LIKE I SAID, POLICE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS COMING AS WELL. SO IT SHOULD BE REALLY INTERESTING. ALL OF THE POSTS ON THAT WENT OUT TODAY, THE POSTERS AND THE SIGN UPS AND ALL THAT. SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET A GOOD CROWD. AND THEN THE CREDIT UNION OF TEXAS IS PROVIDING BOX LUNCHES FOR ALL OF THE REGISTRANTS. SO THAT'S REALLY NICE. FREE LUNCH TO YES MA'AM. IS IT COME AND GO. IS IT SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD BE HERE FROM 10 TO 3 AND PLAN ON BEING HERE? IT'S UP TO YOU. YOU CAN LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE ONLINE. IT'S GOT ITS OWN WEB PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE. IT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF. WE HAVE THAT HARP CONCERT TOMORROW, AND ONCE THAT'S OVER, IT'LL BE ONE OF THE MAIN SQUARES ON OUR FRONT PAGE. SO IT'LL BE VERY EASY TO ACCESS THE INFORMATION. BUT THERE'S A SPEAKER PRETTY MUCH AT EVERY HOUR WITH LITTLE BREAKS IN BETWEEN. SO I KIND OF JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN. LIKE IF THE PERSON THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO HEAR SPEAKS AT THE BEGINNING OR AT THE END, IT'S TOTALLY UP TO YOU. AND THE VENDORS WILL BE THERE THE WHOLE TIME. SO DO YOU HAVE TO SIGN UP? YES, THERE IS A REGISTRATION. SO IS THERE GOING TO BE A CAP, POTENTIALLY A WAITLIST? THERE WILL BE A CAP, BUT THAT'S MOSTLY FOR THE LUNCHES. SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT LUNCH AND YOU JUST WANT TO THAT WOULD BE FINE. YOU COULD JUST COME. AND IS IT GOING TO BE AT THE LIBRARY? YES, EVERYTHING'S AT THE LIBRARY. GREAT QUESTIONS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? OKAY. WE'RE HOPING THAT IT BECOMES THAT IT'S WELL RECEIVED AND THAT WE CAN GROW ON THAT AND MAYBE OFFER IT, IF NOT EVERY YEAR, MAYBE EVEN TWICE A YEAR, JUST DEPENDING ON THE NEED. SO. NEXT PAGE WE START WITH OUR PRESCHOOL. THE STORYTIMES ARE BACK STARTING SEPTEMBER 3RD. I DID WANT TO POINT OUT THE VERY LAST STORYTIME GENTLE STORYTIME.SO THAT USED TO BE SENSORY STORYTIME. SENSORY STORYTIME. WE USED TO DO IT ONCE A MONTH ON SATURDAY FOR LIKE A. I THINK IT WAS KINDER THROUGH SECOND GRADE AND WE WERE JUST SEEING THAT A LOT OF THE THERE'S A LOT MORE SERVICES FOR THAT POPULATION IN THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE THINGS LIKE BEYOND THE BEHAVIOR THAT HELPS KIDS WITH AUTISM, THE SCHOOLS HAVE A LOT MORE RESOURCES FOR THAT KIND OF AGE GROUP. AND SO WHAT WE THOUGHT WE WOULD DO INSTEAD IS KIND OF MORPH IT A LITTLE. SO WE'RE STILL DOING A SENSORY STORYTIME IN THE SENSE THAT WE'LL STILL HAVE A SCHEDULE. WE'RE STILL DOING BREATHING EXERCISES. THE ACTUAL PACE OF THE STORYTIME IS A LOT SLOWER, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE QUITE AS LIMITED. THE SENSORY STORYTIME USED TO BE LIMITED TO TEN FAMILIES, AND NOW WE'RE OPENING IT UP A LITTLE BIT MORE.
SO REGULAR STORYTIME. WE CAN HAVE UP TO 90 PEOPLE IN THAT ROOM, WHICH IS CRAZY. AND IT HAPPENS EVERY WEEK IN TODDLER TIME, ACTUALLY, AND ON WEDNESDAYS. STORYTIMES TOO. BUT FOR GENTLE, WE'RE JUST WE'RE CAPPING IT AT 30, SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT SMALLER. IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT FOR KIDS, NOT ONLY WITH SENSORY INTEGRATION CHALLENGES, BUT WHO MAYBE DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH FLUENTLY. MAYBE ENGLISH ISN'T THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING A LOT SLOWER. IT'S KIND OF A DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT THAN A REGULAR STORYTIME THAT'S VERY STRUCTURED AND VERY THERE'S CERTAIN ELEMENTS YOU REPEAT EVERY WEEK, WHICH WE DO THAT WITH GENTLE AS WELL, BUT IT'S JUST KIND OF A MORE RELAXED THING. IT'S NOT AS LOUD, FOR ONE THING, IT'S A LOT QUIETER. THE LIGHTS ARE A LITTLE DIMMER, YOU KNOW, SO WE KIND OF TAKE THOSE THINGS INTO ACCOUNT WITH THAT. SO AND WE'RE KIND OF SHIFTING IT. SO NOW IT'S GOING TO BE EVERY WEEK AND IT'S GOING TO BE FOR PRESCHOOLERS. SO EVEN IF MAYBE THEY DON'T HAVE A DIAGNOSIS THAT'S OKAY. YOU KNOW COME ON. BUT REGULAR STORYTIME IS JUST TOO MUCH FOR THEM. THEN WE RECOMMEND THEY COME TO GENTLE. SO IT'S KIND OF AN EXPERIMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO START THIS EVERY WEEK. I WAS THE ONE DOING SENSORY STORYTIME. SO I WAS JUST KIND OF SEEING THAT OUR PARTICIPATION JUST KIND OF KEPT DWINDLING A LITTLE BIT. OR MAYBE IT WASN'T, YOU KNOW, HAVING IT ONCE A MONTH. IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO REMEMBER.
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AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE GET BUSY, YOU KNOW. AND SO WE WOULD KIND OF IT'D BE DIFFERENT EVERY TIME.AND I THOUGHT, WOULDN'T IT BE NICE IF WE HAD KIND OF THAT CONTINUITY OF PARTICIPATION. SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY IT THIS WAY AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT? OKAY. ALL OUR KIDS CLUBS ARE BACK. WE HAVE THE MASTER GARDENERS COMING ON SEPTEMBER 8TH FROM 5 TO 7.
THEY'RE JUST GOING TO BE DOING A LITTLE PASSIVE ACTIVITY IN THE LIBRARY LOBBY AS THE KIDS COME TO AND FROM STORYTIME. WE HAVE BILINGUAL FAMILY STORYTIME ON MONDAY NIGHTS, SO THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT A COUPLE OF TIMES THIS YEAR BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST THEY CAME TO THEY DID THAT AFTER A COUPLE OF THE SUMMER PROGRAMS THIS SUMMER. AND THEN OF COURSE, THEY WERE AT HARRY POTTER AND THEY WERE JUST FLOORED BY HOW MANY PEOPLE COME TO THE LIBRARY, AND THEY REALIZED WHAT A GREAT WAY IT WAS FOR THEM TO DO THEIR. THEY HAVE A VERY BIG EDUCATION COMPONENT IN THEIR ORGANIZATION THAT THEY FELT THEY WEREN'T REALLY MEETING THEIR GOALS. AND SO THEY WERE LIKE, OH, WAIT A MINUTE, WE CAN PARTNER WITH THE LIBRARY AND DO THIS. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE THEM BACK. SO WE'LL HAVE THAT. ALL THE REGULAR BOOK CLUBS ARE BACK, AND THEN IF YOU ROLL OVER TO THE NEXT PAGE, THE TEEN CLUBS ARE ALSO BACK. ASIA POP IS A BIT NEW. IT WAS JAPANIMATION BEFORE, WHICH WE FOUND WAS A LITTLE TOO NARROW BECAUSE IT WAS ALL ABOUT ANIME AND MANGA. SO SHE'S OPENED IT UP A LITTLE BIT. SO IT'LL BE ALL KINDS OF ASPECTS FROM EVERY MONTH OR EVERY MEETING WILL BE A DIFFERENT THEME. SO THIS ONE DOES HAPPEN TO BE TV AND FILM, BUT NOTICE IT'S ALSO BOLLYWOOD. IT'S NOT JUST SPECIFICALLY ANIME AND MANGA. SHE'S PLANNING ONE WITH JUST K-POP AND ONE WITH, YOU KNOW, KIND OF JUST EXPANDING THAT A LITTLE BIT. AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE MEETING EVERY OTHER MONTH FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER, I THINK, INSTEAD OF EVERY MONTH. SO. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THAT? OKAY. GREAT. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT ANY OF THESE, BUT SOMETHING DID COME TO MIND I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT. SO A COUPLE MONTHS AGO WE GOT THE COUNCIL TO WHILE CITY COUNCIL TO AGREE TO NO MORE LIBRARY FEES. AND I'M CURIOUS IF YOU HAVE KEPT ANY RECORDS OR HAVE NOTICED ANY OVERALL LIKE HOW HAS THAT WORKED OUT? DO WE HAVE WE SEEN A RISE IN ISSUES OR DECREASE IN ISSUES? HAS IT NOT BEEN ENOUGH TIME TO COLLECT ENOUGH DATA? JUST WANTED TO KIND OF FOLLOW UP ON HOW THAT'S GOING. YEAH, I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED THAT. SO WE THAT STARTED OCTOBER 1ST OF LAST YEAR. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT COMING UP ON THAT FIRST YEAR ANNIVERSARY. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THAT PRETTY PRETTY HARD PRETTY HARD HERE. COMING UP I THINK THE ONE THING THAT I'VE NOTICED THAT I THINK MIGHT ANNOY SOME PEOPLE, I THINK BECAUSE THERE ARE NO FEES, PEOPLE ARE KEEPING THEIR ITEMS A LITTLE LONGER, PARTICULARLY THINGS THAT HAVE LONG HOLDS.
AND THEY'LL BE LIKE, THIS PERSON HAS HAD THIS CHECKED OUT FOR, YOU KNOW, AND AND IT'S IT'S THAT IT'S NOT EVERYBODY. YOU KNOW, MOST PEOPLE ARE. WE ACTUALLY HAD SOMEBODY CALL TODAY THAT WAS VERY KIND OF WORRIED BECAUSE THEY CAME TO TURN IN THEIR ITEM. IT WAS DUE I THINK IT WAS YESTERDAY AND IT WAS TODAY. THIS MORNING THE BOOK DROP WASN'T WORKING. IT WAS BEFORE WE OPENED. AND SHE WAS VERY WORRIED BECAUSE IT WAS DUE TODAY AND SHE JUST DIDN'T WANT IT. AND WE WERE LIKE, THERE'S NO FEES, YOU KNOW, IT'S COOL, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. YOU CAN JUST DROP IT OFF ANYTIME. AND SHE WAS JUST LIKE, BUT IT'S DUE TODAY. SO THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY STAUNCH RULE FOLLOWERS, YOU KNOW, AND THEY WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL OF, YOU KNOW. AND SO WE JUST KEEP REMINDING EVERYBODY THAT SOMEONE IF YOU CAN'T RENEW THAT BECAUSE SOMEONE'S WAITING FOR IT. SO, YOU KNOW, COULD YOU PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF THAT AND BRING IT BACK. SO WE PROBABLY NEED TO DO A LITTLE BIT BETTER JOB OF THAT. I'M KIND OF REALIZING WE EITHER NEED TO DO SOME SORT OF MARKETING CAMPAIGN, OR MAYBE REMIND PEOPLE WHEN THEY CHECK OUT. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, BUT IT COULD JUST BE BECAUSE IT WAS NEW. AND SO PEOPLE ARE LIKE, OH, YOU KNOW, AND THEN WHEN IT HAPPENS TO THEM AND SOMETHING THEY'RE WAITING FOR AND THEY'RE WAITING AND WAITING AND WAITING, MAYBE THEY'LL KIND OF GO, OH, I SEE NOW WHY WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT, BECAUSE THEN THEY'RE GOING TO END UP WAITING FOR IT TOO. BUT YEAH, COMING UP HERE IN SEPTEMBER, AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, WE'LL DO A BIG KIND OF RUN AND SEE WHAT. AND I'M HAPPY TO BRING THAT INFORMATION TO YOU ALL. I'M GOING TO MAKE A NOTE OF IT. I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE DONE IT, BUT YEAH. GOOD IDEA. YEAH. IT'S ALMOST BEEN A YEAR. THAT'S IT'S SO CRAZY. IT FEELS LIKE IT WAS JUST YESTERDAY. FINE. FREE. YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? JUST UNDER THE WIRE. EXCELLENT. GREAT JOB. IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN, WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE. I MOVE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 757 A SECOND.
OKAY. THAT'S. CAUGHT OFF GUARD. MOTION TO ADJOURN. PASSES 5 TO
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