[Library Advisory Board on July 27, 2026.]
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          ORDER THE. MONDAY, JULY 27TH, 2026. WILEY LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING. THE TIME IS NOW 703. POTENTIALLY ON OUR CLOCK. ALLEGEDLY. ALLEGEDLY ABSENT THIS EVENING. BOARD MEMBER BRIAN ORTIZ. THIS IS JUST A REMINDER. ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING AN ITEM THAT IS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MUST FILL OUT A FORM PRIOR TO THE MEETING IN ORDER TO SPEAK. THE BOARD REQUESTS THAT COMMENTS BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES FOR AN INDIVIDUAL, SIX MINUTES FOR A GROUP. IN ADDITION, THE LIBRARY BOARD IS NOT ALLOWED TO CONVERSE, DELIBERATE OR TAKE ACTION ON ANY MATTER PRESENTED DURING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. AS IT STANDS, WE HAVE NO CITIZENS HERE TO PARTICIPATE. 
          MOVING ALONG, THESE ARE CONSENT AGENDA. OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT, UPON APPROVAL OF OUR JUNE 22ND, 2026 MEETING MINUTES. 
          A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. I SECOND. 
          THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES PASSES 6 TO 0, WITH ONE BOARD MEMBER ABSENT. 
          EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. FIRST ITEM ON OUR REGULAR AGENDA. FIRST AND SECOND ITEM IS TO NOMINATE AND MOTION FOR OUR BOARD CHAIR, AS WELL AS A VICE CHAIR POSITION. SO AS YOU ALL KNOW, TASHA'S LAST MEETING WAS LAST MONTH. SHE WAS OUR VICE CHAIR. CURRENTLY, JUSTIN STANDS IS OUR CHAIR. I ASSUME HE'S OKAY WITH DOING IT AGAIN. IF SOMEBODY WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE HIM, THAT'S FINE. IF SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO NOMINATE THEMSELVES, THAT'S FINE TOO. 
          BUT WE'LL START WITH THE CHAIR. SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU ALL TO MAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND THEN VOTE. I NOMINATE JUSTIN STRAUSS TO BE THE CHAIR FOR THIS ADVISORY BOARD. I SECOND. 
          THE MOTION FOR JUSTIN STRAUSS HAS NOMINATED FOR THE CHAIR PASSES 5 TO 1. THANK YOU SONIA. NOW WE HAVE VICE CHAIR SO ANYBODY CAN MAKE A MOTION FOR THEMSELVES OR SOMEONE ELSE. 
          IF YOU ARE NOMINATED AND YOU DON'T WANT IT, PLEASE LET US KNOW. VICE CHAIR IS BASICALLY IF FOR SOME REASON JUSTIN CAN'T BE AT A MEETING, THEN THE VICE CHAIR WOULD RUN THE MEETING. 
          I SAW THAT GOING FOR IT. ALL RIGHT. I'LL I'LL NOMINATE MYSELF. IF NO ONE ELSE IS WILLING TO JUMP IN. NOW, WE NEED A SECOND, PLEASE. I'LL 
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SECOND THAT. THANK YOU. SARAH. 
          THE NOMINATION OF ZACHARY TODD FOR VICE CHAIR PASSES 5 TO 1. THANK YOU. ZACH. EXCELLENT. 
          EXCELLENT WORK EVERYONE. MOVING ON TO OUR WORK SESSION. THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR WORK SESSION AGENDA, OUR STAFF SPOTLIGHT. THANK YOU. SO OUR STAFF SPOTLIGHT THIS EVENING IS OUR BRAND NEW TEEN SERVICES LIBRARIAN, LIBBY VILLEGAS. LIBBY, COME ON UP TO THE PODIUM. 
          YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO HIT THE LITTLE BUTTON WITH THE PERSON TALKING ON IT SO THAT THE MIC GOES LIVE. SO LIBBY'S BEEN WITH US AS A REFERENCE ASSISTANT FOR SEVERAL, SEVERAL YEARS, AND THEN WAS WORKING ON HER MASTER'S DEGREE IN LIBRARY SCIENCE. AND THE TIMING JUST KIND OF ALL WORKED OUT FOR HER TO TAKE OVER WHEN KELSEY LEFT TO BE THE TEEN SERVICES LIBRARIAN. BUT I'LL LET HER TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT. SO TAKE IT AWAY, LIBBY. ALL RIGHT? BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT TO SAY. I WROTE SOME STUFF DOWN, SO I WILL BE READING FROM THIS A LITTLE BIT, JUST BECAUSE I REALLY DO CARE ABOUT MY POSITION. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HIT ALL OF THE POINTS. SO. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LIBBY VILLEGAS AND I AM THE TEEN SERVICES LIBRARIAN. I'VE BEEN IN THIS POSITION SINCE THE END OF FEBRUARY, BUT I'VE BEEN A PART OF SMITH PUBLIC LIBRARY SINCE JANUARY OF 2022. I STARTED AS A LIBRARY TECHNICIAN IN THE CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT AND LOVED WORKING HERE SO MUCH THAT I DECIDED TO EARN MY MASTER OF LIBRARY SCIENCE. I MOVED TO YOUTH SERVICES AS A REFERENCE ASSISTANT IN 2023 AND GRADUATED IN 2025. SMITH PUBLIC LIBRARY MEANS A LOT TO ME BECAUSE I GREW UP IN WYLIE AND WOULD VISIT THE LIBRARY AS A TEAM. I ALWAYS FELT WELCOMED HERE AND LOVED SPENDING TIME IN THE TEEN ROOM. HOWEVER, I DIDN'T GROW UP A VERY BIG READER. I STRUGGLED WITH READING IN SCHOOL, AND THEN A TEACHER INTRODUCED ME TO AUDIOBOOKS AND THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING. I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT ALL READING SO AUDIOBOOKS, GRAPHIC NOVELS, EBOOKS, AND TRADITIONAL BOOKS HELP PEOPLE DEVELOP A LOVE FOR READING. AND AS A LIBRARIAN, I WANT EVERY TEEN TO KNOW THAT THERE'S NO RIGHT WAY TO BE A READER. IN MY CURRENT POSITION, I OVERSEE ALL TEEN SERVICES AT THE LIBRARY. MY ROLE INCLUDES COLLECTION AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT, MAINTAINING THE TEEN SPACE, CREATING DISPLAYS AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT, AND CONNECTING WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS FOR OUTREACH. THIS SUMMER IS MY FIRST ONE AS A LIBRARIAN, AND SO FAR WE'VE AVERAGED 22 TEENS PER PROGRAM. WE'VE RECEIVED 402 READING LOGS FOR TEENS AND WORKED. I WORKED WITH 41 IN-PERSON VOLUNTEERS. I ALSO LEAD TODDLER STORYTIME ON FRIDAY MORNINGS, WHICH ALLOWS ME TO WORK WITH TWO VERY DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS THAT I LOVE. AND BEYOND THOSE MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES, A LARGE PART OF MY JOB INVOLVES WORKING WITH RELATIONSHIP, BUILDING CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND CREATING A SAFE SPACE FOR EVERYONE. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO NAVIGATE CHALLENGING TEEN BEHAVIORS OR MAKE DECISIONS THAT MAINTAIN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. BUT MY FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB IS WATCHING KIDS AND TEENS GAIN CONFIDENCE AND MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH MY TODDLERS AND STORYTIME. IT'S REWARDING TO WATCH THINGS CLICK FOR THEM. THEY COME IN UNSURE OF WHAT'S GOING ON, AND BEFORE LONG, THEY'RE LEADING THE MOVEMENT, SONGS AND NURSERY RHYMES ALL BY THEMSELVES. WITH MY TEENS IT'S THE SAME. THEY COME IN A LITTLE RESERVED AT FIRST, BUT ONCE WE GET INTO THE ACTIVITIES, THEY START TO LIGHT UP AND MAKE FRIENDS. IT'S VERY SIMPLE, BUT ALSO VERY WHOLESOME, AND I FEEL LIKE I WITNESSED A LOT OF GROWTH WITH BOTH AGE GROUPS. WORKING AT THE LIBRARY WHERE I GREW UP IS INCREDIBLY MEANINGFUL. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HELP TODAY'S TEENS DISCOVER THE SAME WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT THAT MEANT SO MUCH TO ME, AND I'M EXCITED TO CONTINUE BUILDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT MAKE THE LIBRARY A PLACE WHERE THEY FEEL CONNECTED AND INSPIRED. THANK YOU. LIBBY. LIBBY HIT ON SOMETHING I USED TO SAY ALL THE TIME, WHAT WORKS FOR TODDLERS WORKS FOR TEENS, AND IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THAT SAME REBELLIOUS PHASE THAT'S KIND OF THEIR TESTING BOUNDARIES, RIGHT? SO BACK IN THE OLD BUILDING, WHEN EVERYTHING WAS IN ONE ROOM, I WOULD DO THAT. I WOULD DO TODDLER TIME IN THE MORNING, AND THEN I'D HAVE THE TEEN CENTER IN THE AFTERNOON. AND I WAS ALWAYS WOWED THAT THE SAME THINGS THAT WORK FOR THE TODDLERS WERE THE SAME. I WAS JUST LIKE, THIS IS GREAT. THIS JUST MADE MY JOB A LOT EASIER. SO LET ME FIGURE IT OUT FASTER 
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THAN I DID. SO. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR LIBBY? LIBBY I CAN I CAN PERSONALLY SPEAK TO THE AMAZING WAY THAT YOU SORT OF CONNECT WITH ALL THE PATRONS OF THE LIBRARY, BUT PARTICULARLY THOSE THOSE THAT YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR WITH THE TODDLERS AND TEENS AND EVERYTHING. WHAT IS ONE PROGRAM THAT YOU FEEL LIKE REALLY CONNECTED TO OR THAT'S LIKE YOUR FAVORITE OR THAT YOU'RE REALLY PROUD OF HAVING IMPLEMENTED? I FEEL VERY PROUD OF TODDLER TIME. I FEEL LIKE IT'S SUCH LIKE A FUN AND LIKE WARM ENVIRONMENT. IT'S REALLY HARD TO BE UPSET ON A TODDLER TIME DAY. AND SO IT'S REALLY FUN BECAUSE NOW I ALSO GET TO SEE THEM. THEY START GOING INTO BIG KID, AND THEN SOMETIMES SOME OF THOSE BIG KIDS START GOING INTO OTHER BOOK CLUBS. SO IT'S LIKE I START TO SEE THEM RIGHT WHEN THEY FIRST JOIN THE LIBRARY, AND THEN I SEE THEM LIKE MOVE UP. SO IT'S REALLY EXCITING. I REALLY LIKE THAT ONE. OKAY. ONE MORE. ALL RIGHT. BEING IN A POSITION TO ADVOCATE FOR THE LIBRARIES, WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LOVE TO SEE? AND THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE, YOU KNOW, A RIGHT NOW THING. THIS CAN BE SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, IN YOUR DREAM LIBRARY, YOUR DREAM POSITION. 
          HEY, IF WE HAD ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD, WHAT'S ONE THING THAT YOU WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, JUMPING TO TRY AND GET STARTED? WELL. I FEEL LIKE I REALLY. I WANT TO TRY AND HAVE A PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS TEENS TO HAVE MORE OF A VOICE. I'M KIND OF SHAPING MY VOLUNTEERS IN A WAY, TO BE KIND OF LIKE A MINI ADVISORY BOARD. THAT'S VERY LIKE LOW COMMITMENT. THEY DON'T HAVE TO MEET EVERY MONTH, BUT KIND OF EXPLAINING TO THEM LIKE, HEY, LIKE WHEN YOU ARE HERE, YOU REPRESENT US. AND THEN WHEN YOU LEAVE, YOU ALSO REPRESENT US. LIKE WHEN I HAVE TO TALK TO YOUR COUNSELOR ABOUT WHAT VOLUNTEER WORK YOU DID HERE. LIKE YOU ARE A REPRESENTATION OF US. SO I FEEL LIKE THAT'S SOMETHING I KIND OF WANT TO PUT INTO THESE KIDS TO SHOW THEM THAT, LIKE THERE IS A PLACE FOR THEM HERE, ESPECIALLY IF THEY FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T HAVE ONE. 
          YEAH. IF I WANTED TO KIND OF GET A BETTER HANDLE ON WHAT TEENS ARE READING OR THE KIND OF MEDIA THEY'RE PARTICULARLY LIKE, WHETHER IT'S AUDIOBOOKS OR GRAPHIC NOVELS OR JUST REGULAR BOOKS, WHERE WOULD YOU POINT ME TO LIKE, WHAT'S KIND OF THE TOP GENRES OR TITLES, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE WHAT ARE THE KIDS READING THESE DAYS? YES. SO RIGHT NOW, I FEEL LIKE FANTASY IS A HUGE GENRE, ESPECIALLY IN LIKE PUBLISHING OVERALL, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN REALLY BIG WITH TEENS, BUT LIKE NOW WE'RE SEEING A LOT MORE LIKE ROMANTIC IN TEEN BOOKS. I ALSO FEEL LIKE GRAPHIC NOVELS ARE REALLY BIG, ESPECIALLY IF THESE TEENS ARE ALREADY WATCHING THEIR FAVORITE ANIMES. THEY PROBABLY WANT TO READ THE SAME MANGA. IF ANYTHING'S BEING ADAPTED TO LIKE A MOVIE OR A TV SHOW THAT'S SUPER POPULAR RIGHT NOW. SO BASICALLY THAT MYSTERY THRILLERS, ALSO PRETTY POPULAR WITH TEENS. THERE'S A, I FEEL LIKE A LARGE AMOUNT OF TEEN BOOKS THAT ARE LIKE TEEN GIRL PODCASTER INVESTIGATES AND THESE TEENS LOVE IT. AND I KIND OF, I DO TOO A LOT. SO. THAT SHOULD BE A GENRE. YES. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR LIBBY? WELL, JUST TO TOOT YOUR HORN A LITTLE BIT, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A VERY ROBUST TEEN VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. HOWEVER, I MEAN, HAVING TO BALANCE EVERYTHING THAT SHE DOES, COLLECTION, PROGRAMING, ALL OF THAT STUFF, PLUS THE TEEN VOLUNTEERS, IT'S A LOT OF WORK. AND LIBBY HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH THEM THIS YEAR. WE'VE HAD A REALLY GREAT GROUP, INCLUDING MONICA SON JACOB, WHO I ADORE. BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S A SIDE NOTE. PERSONAL OPINION. SORRY I SHOULD HAVE HAD IN THERE. I CAN'T HELP IT. I'VE KNOWN THIS KID SINCE HE WAS THIS BIG. 
          ANYWAY, THEY'VE JUST BEEN SO ENGAGED AND THEY'RE EXCITED AND THEY SHOW UP READY TO WORK. AND THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE WHEN YOU'RE WORKING WITH TEENS, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S DONE TO THEM OR WHAT SHE'S TOLD THEM, HOW SHE'S BRIBED THEM, BUT THEY'VE BEEN BRILLIANT THIS YEAR. SO WE'VE BEEN VERY GRATEFUL TO LIBBY FOR ALL OF HER DEDICATION AND HARD WORK. 
          SO THANK YOU, LIBBY. THANK YOU. YES. AND JACOB IS AWESOME. SO. HE'S JUST SO PLEASANT. YES. 
          ANYWAY. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE FOR LIBBY? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LIBBY. HAVE A WONDERFUL NIGHT. YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SECOND ITEM ON OUR WORK SESSION AGENDA. A 
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BOARD POLICY REVIEW FOR OUR 2020 627 SESSION. I'M GOING TO DO THIS FROM DOWN HERE BECAUSE IT'S JUST EASIER TO SEE ALL OF YOU FROM DOWN HERE INSTEAD OF TRYING TO TALK TO YOU FROM UP THERE. I WAS GOING TO TRY TO PUT IT ON THE SCREEN, BUT THIS THING IS NOT COMING ON. I SHOULD HAVE HAD IT ON ALREADY. OH, THERE IT GOES. MAYBE IT IS COMING OUT ANYWAY, BUT Y'ALL HAVE IT IN FRONT OF YOU. ANYWAY, IT'S THE LIBRARY POLICIES OVERVIEW. SO THIS IS WHAT I WANTED TO DO IS JUST GIVE YOU GUYS A LITTLE MAP OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THIS NEXT YEAR. AND AS I WAS LOOKING AT ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THE BOARD DOES, I REALIZED WE'VE GOT A LOT OF POLICIES COMING UP FOR REVIEW IN THIS NEXT YEAR. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF OUR MAIN FOCUSES. BUT LET'S START WITH OUR PACKET HERE ON OUR FIRST SLIDE BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES. YOU'LL KIND OF SEE THAT POLICIES ARE KIND OF A BIG PART OF THAT OF WHAT THE BOARD DOES. IT'S VERY HELPFUL FOR US TO HAVE YOUR PARTICIPATION AND YOUR PERSPECTIVES IN THESE POLICIES, BECAUSE WE'RE SO CLOSE TO IT. IT'S OUR DAY IN AND DAY OUT THAT A LOT OF TIMES WE START USING SHORTHAND OR WE DON'T REALIZE SOMETHING DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIVE AND BREATHE THIS STUFF. SO IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE LIBRARY USERS THAT ARE ARTICULATE AND SMART LIKE YOU ALL ARE TO TELL US, HEY, THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, OR THIS COULD BE CLEARER, OR WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT THIS? OR EVEN BRINGING UP IDEAS OR THOUGHTS THAT MAYBE WE MISSED. WE HAVEN'T. WE DIDN'T EXPLAIN ENOUGH OR ISN'T CLEAR ENOUGH. AND I ALSO JUST APPRECIATE Y'ALL GIVING YOUR TIME TO DO THIS. SO THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WE HAVE THE BOARD APPROVE ALL OUR POLICIES. ALSO, JUST TO HAVE THAT KIND OF NEXT LIKE A CHECK. SOMEBODY ELSE LOOKED THIS OVER. BUT ALSO YOU GUYS, Y'ALL'S OPINIONS, YOUR VOICES HOLD A LOT OF WEIGHT. SO THAT WAY WHEN A PATRON SAYS, WELL, WHY IS IT LIKE THIS? IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE JUST MAKING THIS UP OR, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALSO SHOWING THIS TO THE BOARD AND YOU ALL ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SO IT'S JUST THAT EXTRA STEP OF VALIDITY. SO THAT'S WHY WE DO IT THAT WAY. IF WE MOVE OVER TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THE BIG THREE IS WHAT THAT ONE IS CALLED. SO OUR WHAT I CALL THE BIG THREE POLICIES IN OUR ARSENAL ARE OUR COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY, THE MEETING ROOM POLICY AND THE PATRON BEHAVIOR POLICY. AND YOU'LL SEE UNDER EACH ONE OF THOSE KIND OF WHAT IT DOES, YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE THAT NONE OF THESE IS UP FOR REVIEW THIS YEAR. SO THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS. IT'S MOSTLY SOME OF THE OTHER SMALLER POLICIES. NOT THAT THEY'RE NOT ANY AS IMPORTANT, BUT JUST NOT AS USED PROBABLY AS MUCH AS THESE BIG THREE. MOST OF YOU WERE HERE FOR THE MEETING ROOM AND PATRON BEHAVIOR POLICIES THAT WE JUST REVIEWED THOSE LAST YEAR OR THIS YEAR, EXCUSE ME. AND THEN COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT WAS DONE IN 2023. THAT WAS DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY, BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, PUBLIC LIBRARIES HAVE BEEN FACING A LOT OF STRIFE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, PARTICULARLY WITH COLLECTIONS. SO THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY DID A LOT OF WORKSHOPS TO HELP PEOPLE TO HELP PUBLIC LIBRARIES WITH THEIR COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICIES. SO WE WORKED ON THAT ONE FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH CITY ATTORNEYS AND ALL OF THAT. SO THAT BY FAR IS KIND OF THE BIG ONE. SO THAT ONE'S ACTUALLY NOT UP FOR REVIEW FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF YEARS. BUT IF YOU TURN TO THE NEXT PAGE, WHICH IS SHOWS THE DIFFERENT POLICIES UP FOR REVIEW NEXT YEAR, SOME OF THESE I DON'T REALLY EXPECT ANY, IF MANY, IF ANY CHANGES, FOR EXAMPLE, THE ANIMALS IN THE LIBRARY POLICY, THAT'S A CITY WIDE POLICY. SO UNLESS THE CITY MANAGERS SAY WE NEED TO CHANGE SOMETHING, THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO COME BACK LOOKING PRETTY MUCH EXACTLY THE SAME AS IT WAS. BUT SOME OF THESE OTHER ONES, WE MAY BE DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT, PARTICULARLY THE DISPLAY AND EXHIBIT POLICY. WE'RE ALREADY WORKING ON THAT. SO A LOT OF THINGS HAVE CHANGED WITH THAT ONE. BUT OUR ORIGINAL DISPLAY AND EXHIBIT POLICY WAS LITERALLY JUST A, HEY, WE DO DISPLAYS. YOU CAN DO ONE TOO. YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY BASIC. SO WE'RE LIKE, OH, WE SHOULD PROBABLY CHANGE THIS UP A BIT. SO WE'RE ALREADY WORKING ON THAT ONE. ONE THAT WE STILL NEED TO DO THIS YEAR IS OUR HOT SPOT POLICY. SO YOU'LL BE SEEING THAT ONE FOR SURE BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. WE'RE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE LIKE, HEY, WE JUST NEED TO RENEW THIS, RIGHT? I TALKED TO STAFF LIKE EVERYTHING'S THE SAME, RIGHT? AND THEY'RE LIKE, NO, IT'S NOT. AND I'M LIKE, OKAY, WE NEED TO WORK ON THIS. ALL RIGHT? SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET THROUGH SUMMER AND THEN WE'LL START TALKING ABOUT WHAT CHANGES NEED TO BE DONE THERE SO WE CAN BRING THAT UP TO Y'ALL TO TAKE A LOOK AT. SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP THAT THESE ARE THE POLICIES WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT. 
          WE'LL PROBABLY BRING AT LEAST ONE OF THESE, I HOPE TO YOU THIS YEAR A LITTLE BIT BEFORE WHEN IT'S ACTUALLY UP, JUST SO THAT WE CAN KIND OF GET A HEAD START SINCE THERE'S SO MANY AND 
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OBVIOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, IF Y'ALL EVER WANT TO GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT THEM EARLY, YOU CAN DO THAT. THEY'RE ON OUR WEBSITE. UNDER THE ABOUT SECTION. YOU'LL SEE THE POLICY SECTION RIGHT UNDER THERE, BUT WE'LL ALWAYS PROVIDE YOU WITH THE ORIGINAL AND THEN ALL THE CHANGES AND WHY. SO MOVING ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, WE HAVE ALL OF OUR UPCOMING MEETING DATES. 
          I DID GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE LIBERTY OF SAYING, WE'RE NOT GOING TO MEET IN NOVEMBER. IT DOES FALL THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING, SO I HATE DOING THAT. IF I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE TRAVEL. SO LET'S JUST GO AHEAD AND SAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO MEET THAT WEEK. SO THERE IS A BIT OF A GAP BETWEEN OCTOBER AND JANUARY. THE OTHER STRANGE THING ABOUT NEXT YEAR IS THE WAY MEMORIAL DAY FALLS, BECAUSE USUALLY OUR MEETING FALLS ON MEMORIAL DAY AND IT DOESN'T NEXT YEAR. SO I FELT COMFORTABLE ELIMINATING THAT MEETING. WHEN WE HAVE A MAY MEETING, IT'S GOING TO BE IT'S THE EXACT SAME NUMBER OF MEETINGS. SO KIND OF MAIN MEETING SNUCK IN THERE. THESE ARE THE DAYS THAT WE ARE SCHEDULED TO MEET EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES I'LL REACH OUT TO YOU AND GO, I'VE GOT NOTHING. LIKE NONE OF OUR POLICIES ARE READY. ALL I HAVE FOR YOU GUYS THIS MONTH IS WE'RE GOING TO BE REVIEWING STATS, WHICH WILL TAKE ALL OF TEN MINUTES. SO IF YOU GUYS WANT TO COME ALL THE WAY UP HERE FOR TEN MINUTES, I'M HAPPY TO OBLIGE. BUT IF YOU JUST WANT TO WAIT AND DO IT NEXT MONTH, THAT'S OKAY TOO. SO EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THAT'LL HAPPEN. AND I'LL JUST LET YOU ALL KNOW AHEAD OF TIME AND YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, BECAUSE I DON'T EVER WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE I'M WASTING YOUR TIME. I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO SEE YOU AND I HAVE TO BE HERE ANYWAY, SO I'M HAPPY TO BE UP HERE. BUT I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE BUSY AND I ALWAYS WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL OF THAT. SO WHEN I DO DO THAT, I TRY TO DO IT SPARINGLY. AND I DON'T MEAN TO SAY THAT I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF I JUST DON'T HAVE ANYTHING READY FOR YOU TO REVIEW AT THE MOMENT AND DON'T WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME UP HERE JUST TO LOOK AT STATS THAT WE COULD DO THE MONTH AFTER. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THIS SO FAR FOR THE 2627 MEETING DATES? YES, SIR. IT SAYS THAT ALL MEETINGS ARE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS FROM 6 TO 7 P.M. THAT IS INCORRECT. THAT IS 7 TO 8. YOU ARE RIGHT. THANK YOU. YEAH. 
          GOOD CATCH. YOU DON'T WANT TO BE LATE. IT'S FROM 7 TO 8. SORRY, BUT I'M IN STORYTIME AT SIX, SO Y'ALL WOULD HAVE TO COME TO STORYTIME, SIT THROUGH STORYTIME AND THEN WE COULD DO IT. WE HAVE BILINGUAL FAMILY STORYTIME MONDAY NIGHT. SO SORRY ABOUT THAT. YES, 7 TO 8. 
          THANK YOU FOR CATCHING THAT. NOW, PAULA, I DON'T MEAN TO SAY THAT POLICIES ARE THE ONLY THING THE BOARD DOES. SO I DID INCLUDE SOME OTHER HIGHLIGHTS ON THE NEXT SLIDE ABOUT THE OTHER DIFFERENT DUTIES THAT THE BOARD HAS. A LOT OF THE DUTIES REVOLVE AROUND ADVOCACY AND ADVISEMENT, ADVISING, CONNECTING THINGS LIKE THAT. YOU ALL CAN READ. SO I'LL LET YOU READ THROUGH THAT. YOU DON'T NEED ME TO READ IT TO YOU, BUT I MY DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN. 
          YOU ALL KNOW HOW TO GET AHOLD OF ME. OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN ALWAYS BRING STUFF UP WHEN WE SEE EACH OTHER AT THESE MEETINGS. JUSTIN'S ALWAYS GOT WONDERFUL IDEAS FOR ME TO THINK ABOUT TOO. 
          SO THESE ARE JUST SOME OTHER DUTIES THAT THE BOARD DOES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS JUST HAPPENS TO BE A POLICY HEAVY YEAR. SO. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THAT. NO. GREAT. YOU GUYS ARE EASY. I'M JUST GOING TO STAY UP HERE. ALL RIGHT. EXCELLENT. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS AN UPDATE COURTESY OF THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY. WHAT ARE THEY UP TO? WELL, YOU'LL SEE ON IN YOUR PACKET ON PAGE 12 IS THE JULY 2026 UPDATE FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY. 
          AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, WE DID OUR ANNUAL BOOK SALE A FEW WEEKS AGO. WE MADE $7,525.66. 
          THAT IS THE MOST WE HAVE EVER MADE AT THE ANNUAL BOOK SALE. I WAS SO SHOCKED BECAUSE I KNOW EVERYONE'S SUFFERING. IT'S BEEN HARD AND I WAS TRYING TO MANAGE EXPECTATIONS OF ALL OUR FRIENDS, LIKE, IT'S OKAY IF WE DON'T MAKE AS MUCH AS WE DID LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR, IF YOU'LL RECALL, WE HAD THAT GIANT DONATION THAT CAME IN AT THE LAST MINUTE FROM A PROFESSOR THAT HAD PASSED AWAY, AND HE, THAT FAMILY DONATED HIS ENTIRE COLLECTION TO US. SO WE HAD A TON OF BOOKS. SO WE MADE A LOT OF MONEY LAST YEAR. AND I THOUGHT, WELL, THERE'S NO WAY WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT THIS YEAR. AND THEN WE EXCEEDED. SO IT'S ALL THE FRIENDS DO AN AMAZING JOB. THEY ARE SO INVOLVED. THEY'RE VERY ENGAGED AND THEY DEFINITELY GO OUT AND SPREAD THE WORD AND TALK TO EVERYBODY AND TALK PEOPLE UP. AND THEY WERE THERE THE WHOLE TIME AT THE BOOK SALE AND, YOU KNOW, HELPING PEOPLE AND, YOU KNOW, JUST TRYING TO BE AVAILABLE. SO THEY'RE JUST A WONDERFUL GROUP OF PEOPLE TO WORK WITH. SO I THINK ALL OF THAT MADE A DIFFERENCE. I DID WANT TO SHARE ONE STORY OF A WOMAN THAT CAME LAST YEAR, AND I ONLY EVER SEE HER AT BOOK SALES. SHE COMES ONCE A YEAR. I NEVER SEE HER AT THE LIBRARY 
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OTHERWISE. SENIOR KNOWS WHO I'M TALKING ABOUT. SHE'S A TALKER. SHE COMES IN, SHE COMES IN WITH HER WAGON. SHE TAKES BOXES AND BOXES AND BOXES OF BOOKS. AND LAST YEAR SHE SHE HAD HER BOYFRIEND AND HER SON CAME UP TO HELP HER LOAD UP ALL THE BOOKS THAT SHE HAD GOTTEN. AND AS YOU KNOW, IT'S A PAY WHAT YOU WANT SALE. WE DON'T HAVE A PRICE ON THE SALE ON THE BOOKS. 
          YOU CAN DONATE WHATEVER YOU WANT. AND SO SHE TOLD US THIS YEAR THAT LAST YEAR SHE WAS IN A REALLY TIGHT SPOT AND SHE HAD $12 TO HER NAME. AND THAT'S ALL SHE GAVE US WAS $12 LAST YEAR. 
          AND SHE HAD TAKEN ALL THESE BOOKS. BUT THIS YEAR SHE TOOK JUST AS MANY BOOKS. BUT SHE SAID, I'M IN A MUCH BETTER PLACE. AND SHE GAVE US $75. SO THAT WAS REALLY, REALLY NICE. 
          SO PEOPLE REMEMBER, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE AND WE TELL THEM, YOU KNOW, GIVE US WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER YOU CAN DO, WE'RE JUST HAPPY TO BE PROVIDING THESE BOOKS AND THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DO THIS. SO PEOPLE REMEMBER AND COME BACK AND GIVE. THEY'RE VERY, VERY GENEROUS. SO ANYWAY, THAT WAS JUST ONE STORY THAT STUCK OUT TO US. THAT WAS REALLY, REALLY NICE. SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU, THE DINE AND DONATE EVENT THIS LAST THURSDAY, I THINK IT WENT WELL. WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE NUMBERS BACK FROM COCOA SHRIMP, SO I'LL HAVE THOSE FOR YOU NEXT TIME. BUT IT WAS A FUN DAY AND EVERYBODY GOT TO EAT. SO HEY, THAT'S A GOOD DAY. IN MY BOOK, ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR EVENTS, THIS IS BEING BROUGHT BACK FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW. I BELIEVE THIS IS OUR FOURTH YEAR OF DOING IT. THE INDOOR MINI GOLF EVENT IS COMING UP SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH. IT'S A KIND OF A NICE EVENT FOR FAMILIES TO DO RIGHT BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS, YOU KNOW, INDOORS. SO IT'S NOT 110 DEGREES. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE IF YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO SEE IT, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME JUST TO SEE IT. 
          IT'S SO MUCH FUN. THEY LITERALLY TAKE OVER THE LIBRARY AND THEY MAKE ALL THE, THE STACKS OR THE, THE TWISTS AND TURNS AND THE MINI GOLF. AND THEY HAVE HAZARDS WHICH ARE LIKE LITTLE STUFFED ANIMALS THAT ARE IN THE WAY. IT'S REALLY, REALLY CUTE. AND EVERY HOLE IS SPONSORED BY A DIFFERENT LOCAL BUSINESS. AND ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN SPONSORED. 
          SO EVERYTHING IS. WHICH IS WONDERFUL. THAT PRETTY MUCH TAKES CARE OF THE COST OF THE EVENT. AND THEN THAT'S HOW WE'RE ABLE TO CHARGE SO LITTLE BECAUSE IT'S JUST $5 PER PERSON OR $20 PER HOUSEHOLD, WHATEVER WORKS BETTER FOR YOU. IT REALLY IS JUST KIND OF A FEEL GOOD. 
          COME OUT AND HAVE SOME FUN BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS EVENT. WE, WE WERE ALSO TRYING TO MARKET IT TO LIKE FRIENDS GROUPS OR LIKE A FIRST DATE KIND OF THING. AND THEN I HEARD SOMEBODY SAY, OH MY GOD, I'D NEVER DO THIS ON A FIRST DATE. THIS WOULD BE TERRIBLE. LOOK AT ALL THESE CHILDREN. SO I WAS LIKE, OH, OKAY, MAYBE NOT. SO ANYHOW, IT'S A NICE FAMILY, FUN EVENT. 
          SO WE HOPE TO SEE YOU. HOPE A LOT OF PEOPLE COME OUT AND ENJOY THAT. SO YOU SEE THE LIST OF SPONSORS DOWN THERE THAT WAS ACTUALLY SPONSORS AT THE TIME OF WHEN I HAD TO TURN THIS IN, WHICH WAS LAST TUESDAY. WE HAD GOTTEN THREE MORE SPONSORS SINCE THEN, AND I REALLY WISH I COULD REMEMBER IT WAS 411 APPLIANCE REPAIR. I WAS HOPING THAT COULD BE HERE BECAUSE SHE'S THE ONE THAT DEALS WITH IT. SHE SHE TELLS ME ALL OF IT. BUT ANYHOW, WE'LL HAVE THE FULL LIST ON ALL OF THE FACEBOOK POSTS COMING UP. SO IF YOU'RE ON FACEBOOK, YOU'LL SEE THAT. 
          ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THESE ITEMS. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO OUR MONTHLY REPORT. OKAY. PAGE 13. WE HAVE OUR AT A GLANCE STYLE REPORT. SO THE DATE RANGE WAS JUNE 11TH THROUGH JULY 15TH. SO I THINK IT WAS A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO FIVE WEEKS THIS TIME INSTEAD OF THE USUAL FOUR. SO WE'VE GOT OBVIOUSLY SOME ARE VERY BUSY, 76,775 CHECKOUTS, OVER 28,700, AND JUST ONE PERSON OVER 28,700 VISITS TO THE LIBRARY. WE'VE PULLED 8000 ITEMS. LOTS OF PEOPLE COME IN THROUGH THE DRIVE THROUGH. AND THEN OF COURSE, OUR PROGRAM ATTENDANCE HAS BEEN VERY HIGH BECAUSE IT'S SUMMER. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT LOTS OF PEOPLE COMING AND VISITING. THE LAUNCHES ON THE APP WAS REALLY BIG. THIS DATE THIS PAST MONTH, 9376. 
          IT'S A GREAT BIG NUMBER AND ALMOST A THOUSAND CARDS ISSUED. JUST FLOORED. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE COME AND VISIT. AND THEN WE HAVE ALSO DOWN THERE AT THE BOTTOM, THOSE ARE OUR DIGITAL DATABASES. SO OVERDRIVE AND HOOPLA, WHICH ARE OUR BOOK AND AUDIOBOOK. DIGITAL AUDIOBOOK. ALTHOUGH HOOPLA DOES ALSO HAVE SOME STREAMING, NOT A WHOLE LOT, BUT A LITTLE BIT. BUT THIS IS JUST CHECKOUTS FOR THOSE TWO. FOR OUR SPL CUSTOMERS ONLY. AND THEN KANOPY WITH OVERDRIVE. WE'RE PART OF A CONSORTIUM. I SHOULD EXPLAIN THAT FOR MR. KETNER, WHERE FOR OVERDRIVE WE'RE PART OF A CONSORTIUM. SO THERE'S A NUMBER FOR TOTAL CHECKOUTS FOR EVERYBODY AND THEN JUST US. SO THAT NUMBER JUST INCLUDES THE NUMBER JUST FOR OUR PATRONS. SO KANOPY IS OUR STREAMING SERVICE WHERE YOU CAN GET DOCUMENTARIES, MOVIES, KIND OF MORE ARTHOUSE STYLE MOVIES. SO THEY HAD 569 PLAYS ON KANOPY. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE IN THE LITTLE CIRCLE THERE, I ALWAYS FIND THAT FASCINATING BECAUSE IT CHANGES 
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SO MUCH HOW THE PEOPLE WERE INTERACTING WITH IT IN THE LAST MONTH, WHAT DEVICE THEY WERE USING TO WATCH THOSE STREAMS, AND THEN 450 DATABASE SEARCHES OR LOGINS FOR THE LAST MONTH. 
          IF WE TURN IT OVER TO THE NEXT PAGE, PAGE 14, WE HAVE A LOT OF STORIES OF IMPACT. WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF REALLY NICE COMMENT CARDS, A LOT OF GOOGLE REVIEWS, FIVE STAR REVIEWS. AND THEN AT THE VERY END ON PAGE 15, THERE'S A LITTLE GRAY BOX THAT WE'RE APPRAISING ONE OF OUR REFERENCE ASSISTANTS, MEGAN, WHO'S FANTASTIC. AND THEN A COMMENT ON FACEBOOK ALSO DOWN THERE. SO THESE ARE ALL THE LITTLE GRAY BOXES THAT COMMENT CARD. ANY TIME YOU INTERACT WITH ANYONE IN THE CITY, IN ANY OF THE DEPARTMENTS, YOU'LL SEE THERE'S A LITTLE QR CODE LIKE WE HAVE IT UP AT THE FRONT THAT YOU CAN LEAVE A COMMENT. AND THAT'S WHERE THAT CAME FROM. 
          AND THEN THE OBVIOUSLY THE BLACK BOX WAS FROM THE FACEBOOK COMMENT, WHICH WAS REALLY NICE. 
          SO LOTS OF PEOPLE INTERACTING WITH THE LIBRARY AND HAVING POSITIVE EXPERIENCES, WHICH IS REALLY WONDERFUL TO SEE. SO HAPPY ABOUT THAT. AND THEN AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 15 IS JUST A LITTLE. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MEETING AND TRAININGS THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THOSE LAST FIVE WEEKS. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THE VR PASSIVE PROGRAM IS THAT YOU AND LISA MET WITH THE HARVARD STUDENT ABOUT? OH, YES. SO THERE IS A COUPLE OF HARVARD STUDENTS THAT ARE TRYING TO CREATE OR PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH. AND THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE BIG LIBRARY USERS AS KIDS. AND SO THEY THOUGHT THIS MIGHT THEY'RE TRYING OUT THIS IDEA THAT THEY'VE CREATED A PROGRAM THAT YOU USE A VR HEADSET. AND IT'S KIND OF IT'S NOT A MEDITATION, BUT IT'S KIND OF LIKE SOMETHING TO HELP YOU CALM DOWN. SO YOU'RE IN A, IT'S LIKE A SENSORY EXPERIENCE, I GUESS, AND IT TELLS YOU WHEN TO BREATHE AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. SO WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO IS RECRUIT LIBRARIES TO PARTICIPATE, TO SEE IF THEY LIKE, LIKE IT AND LIKE THE USAGE OF IT. AND THEN YOU CAN OPT IN FOR A SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE TYPE THING. SO WE WERE LIKE, WELL, SURE, WE'LL TRY IT. 
          WHY NOT? LET'S SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. SO HE'S SUPPOSED TO GET OUT SOME INFORMATION TO US AND SEND US THE SET AND EVERYTHING. WE'RE OUR CHALLENGE IS, WHERE DO YOU DO THIS? WHERE PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE DOING IT AND DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY'RE OUT EXPOSED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LIBRARY WITH THIS WEIRD HEADSET ON, BUT ALSO THEY'RE NOT TAKING UP AN EXTRA ROOM OR A STUDY ROOM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO WE'RE TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THAT, MAYBE CREATING A LITTLE AREA WHERE YOU GO BEHIND A SCREEN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OR WHERE WE HAVE PERHAPS A VOLUNTEER THAT MANS A STATION THAT'S GOT LIKE A SCREEN AND THEY WOULD CHECK THEM IN AND OUT AND THAT WAY THERE'S SOMEBODY THERE, SOMEBODY CAN'T WALK OFF WITH THE EQUIPMENT, YOU KNOW? SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE IT WORK, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE KIND OF AN INTERESTING SOMETHING DIFFERENT. AND THESE STUDENTS WERE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT IT. AND SO I'M KIND OF CURIOUS TO SEE WHERE THAT GOES. SO. CAN YOU SHARE WITH US THE WILEY ACTING GROUP AND THE POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP? YES. SO AS YOU KNOW, THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY HAVE DONE MURDER MYSTERY NIGHTS IN THE PAST, AND WE WORKED WITH A THEATER TROUPE TO DO THAT. THEY WEREN'T THEY WERE LOCAL TO NORTH TEXAS, BUT THEY WEREN'T LOCAL TO WILEY. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THEY'VE BEEN HAVING SOME HARDSHIPS AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REALLY GET IT TOGETHER TO BE ABLE TO DO THOSE RIGHT NOW. AND WE GET ASKED CONSTANTLY, WHEN ARE YOU DOING MURDER MYSTERY NIGHT? WHEN ARE YOU DOING MURDER MYSTERY NIGHT? WHEN ARE YOU DOING MURDER MYSTERY NIGHT? SO WE REACHED OUT TO WAG AND SAID, BECAUSE I HAD HEARD THAT THEY HAVE STARTED BECAUSE IT USED TO BE JUST KIDS. BUT I'VE HEARD THAT THEY'VE STARTED AN ADULT ACTING GROUP. AND SO I REACHED OUT TO THEM AND WE MET WITH THEM AND SAID, IS THIS SOMETHING YOU ALL WOULD BE INTERESTED IN DOING? AND THEY WERE ALL OVER IT. SO WE ARE PLANNING ON BRINGING MURDER MYSTERY NIGHT BACK IN FEBRUARY. SO WE USED TO DO A VALENTINE, USUALLY DO A VALENTINE THEMED ONE. THAT'S DEFINITELY FOR COUPLES, NOT FOR KIDS. SO THIS IS DEFINITELY AN ADULT EVENT OR COUPLES FRIENDS, BOOK CLUBS, WHATEVER. BUT I DON'T WANT TO GIVE TOO MUCH AWAY YET BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD OUR SECOND MEETING, BUT I'VE GOT AN IDEA OF WHAT THE THEME WILL BE AND WHAT WHO THE CHARACTERS WILL BE, BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT AT A FUTURE MEETING. SO IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO THE MAZE MURDER MYSTERY NIGHT, THE DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART, IT'S VERY SIMILAR. SO YOU HAVE A SUSPECT? EXCUSE ME? YOU HAVE A VICTIM, A MURDER WEAPON, AND THEN THERE'S SIX SUSPECTS, AND YOU GET TO GO AROUND AND INTERVIEW ALL THE SUSPECTS, AND YOU HAVE TO GUESS WHO DID IT AND WHY. SO ANYWAY. I'LL LEAVE YOU. I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THAT. MORE TO COME. STAY TUNED. ANYTHING ELSE CATCHING YOUR EYE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE 
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WANT TO GO AHEAD AND JUST TAKE A LOOK AT OUR UPCOMING PROGRAMS FOR NEXT MONTH. THIS IS REAL EASY BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A LOT. WE'RE ON PAGE 16. SO WE REALLY LIMIT TIME OFF IN JUNE AND JULY BECAUSE IT'S OUR BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR. SO WE WE REALLY SLOW DOWN IN MAY AND IN AUGUST TO GIVE STAFF TIME TO TAKE OFF. AND SO WE KIND OF KEEP OUR CORE PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS, OUR ESL BOOK CLUBS. WE ARE DOING ONE SPECIAL MAHJONG CLASS BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SO POPULAR AND WE KEEP GETTING ASKED ABOUT IT. SO WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO DO ANOTHER ONE AND THEN PRESCHOOL. 
          EXCUSE ME, STORYTIMES ARE ON A BREAK. ALL THE KIDS AND TEEN PROGRAMS ARE ON A BREAK. THOSE START BACK UP WITH SCHOOL STARTING. THE ONLY THING THE TEENS ARE GOING TO BE DOING IN AUGUST. TEEN VOLUNTEER APPLICATIONS GO LIVE AUGUST 10TH THROUGH 24TH. SO WE DO. WE RECRUIT TEEN VOLUNTEERS. I CALL THEM THE A MONTHS IN AUGUST AND APRIL. IN AUGUST FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR IN APRIL FOR THE SUMMER. AND SO WE DO. THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF VOLUNTEERING. LIBBY HANDLES IT ALL. SHE'S A PRO. EVERYTHING'S ONLINE. YOU KNOW, THERE'S IT'S VERY COMPETITIVE. WE GET A WHOLE LOT OF APPLICATIONS AND WE JUST DON'T HAVE. I WISH WE COULD ACCEPT ALL OF THEM, BUT WE JUST DON'T HAVE, YOU KNOW, AS MANY JOBS FOR EVERYBODY. SO I ALWAYS TELL KIDS, LIKE, PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU WRITE, THE LITTLE ESSAY QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU WRITE, MAKE SURE YOU SPELL CORRECTLY ALL THE THINGS YOU KNOW, DON'T USE AI, THAT KIND OF STUFF, BUT MAKE IT GENUINE ANYWAY. BUT YOU KNOW, AND I ALSO ENCOURAGE KIDS IF THEY DON'T GET IN THE FIRST TIME, TRY AGAIN THE NEXT YEAR BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOURS NEXT YEAR. SO YOU HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 13 TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE CITY. 
          THAT'S A CITY RULE, NOT OURS. SO THAT'S WHEN THEY CAN START APPLYING. SOMETIMES I'LL GET, YOU KNOW, WELL, I TURNED 13 IN 6 MONTHS. SORRY YOU HAVE TO BE 13 AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION. 
          SO TRY AGAIN IN THE NEXT A MONTH THAT COMES AROUND. SO THAT'S THE ONLY REALLY THING THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE KIDS DEPARTMENT. THEY'RE GETTING PREPPED AND READY FOR ALL OF THEIR STUFF, FOR THE FALL, FOR BOOK CLUBS AND ALL THEIR PROGRAMS. THERE'S A QUESTION HOW MANY TEEN VOLUNTEERS DO YOU ALL ACCEPT? LIKE, WHAT'S YOURS? MAX NUMBER? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A QUESTION. I KNOW THAT IN THE SUMMER, IT'S KIND OF A CONDENSED TIME, BUT WE HAVE A LOT MORE SPECIAL EVENTS. SO IT'S LIKE WE NEED A LOT MORE HELP WITH THAT KIND OF STUFF. WHEREAS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, IT'S NOT, WE DON'T HAVE AS MANY SPECIAL THINGS. AND THE SPECIAL EVENTS THAT WE DO HAVE HAPPEN DURING SCHOOL BREAKS. SO A LOT OF TIMES THE KIDS AREN'T AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY'RE ALSO OFF TRAVELING AND DOING STUFF WITH THEIR FAMILIES. SO IT'S JUST KIND OF A, YOU KNOW, PUSH AND PULL KIND OF THING. BUT YEAH, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY THE NUMBER WE'D HAVE TO ASK. I'LL BE I'LL FIND OUT. ANYTHING ELSE. 
          ALL RIGHT. WELL, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS, IF WE CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN, WE CAN GET. I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 741. I SECOND THE MOTION ALSO AT 741. CLOSE. THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS. I'M TALKING LIKE ONE. WE WILL GET THE MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT
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