[Library Advisory Board on August 24, 2026.]
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WOULD REQUEST 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. AT PRESENT, THERE IS NO ONE SLATED TO SPEAK. MOVING INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA, OUR FIRST ACT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT, UPON APPROVAL OF THE JULY 27TH, 2026, MEETING MINUTES. SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE A MINUTE TO REVIEW.
AND IF THERE ARE NO COMMENTS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE JULY 27TH MEETING MINUTES, IF I COULD GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES AS PRESENTED. I MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. I SECOND.
THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
FIRST ITEM ON OUR REGULAR AGENDA IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE HOTSPOT POLICY AREA.
AND I THINK YOU CAN THROW THE SCREEN TO ME AND IT SHOULD COME UP ON THE SCREEN. NOT THAT Y'ALL NEED THAT BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT THE PAPER VERSION, BUT IF ANYONE'S WATCHING AT HOME. SO THE HOTSPOT POLICY, THIS IS THE POLICY I MENTIONED LAST MONTH THAT WAS ACTUALLY DUE LAST YEAR THAT WE, I OVERLOOKED AND THEN THOUGHT, OH, IT'S GOING TO BE REAL EASY. WE'RE JUST GOING TO REDO IT. AND THEN MY STAFF WAS LIKE, OH, NO, NO, WE'VE GOT THINGS WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT.
AND I WAS LIKE, OH, OKAY. SO I'VE INCLUDED THE ORIGINAL POLICY FIRST. SO SO YOU'D HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT. SO THE WI-FI HOTSPOT PROGRAM BEGAN BECAUSE OF COVID. I MEAN, WE GOT COVID FUNDS TO, TO START THAT. AND THAT'S WHAT THAT FIRST PARAGRAPH IS ALL ABOUT.
WHEN WE GOT THOSE FUNDS, WE WERE REQUIRED TO PUT THAT IN THE POLICY TO SHOW THAT'S WHAT IT WAS GOING ON THERE. THEY ARE NO LONGER COVERED BY GRANT FUNDS. WE PAY FOR THEM OURSELVES. THEY ARE IN OUR BUDGET. SO THAT'S CHANGED IN THE NEW POLICY. DOESN'T MENTION THAT IT. ALSO, WE HAVE BEEN FINDING THAT PATRONS WERE USING IT AS A PRIMARY SOURCE FOR INTERNET SERVICE, AND IT'S REALLY SUPPOSED TO BE JUST COMPLIMENTARY. SO IF YOU KNOW YOUR INTERNET IS GOING TO BE OUT FOR A DAY AND YOU NEED TO WORK FROM HOME, IF YOU'RE TRAVELING SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT'S NOT MEANT FOR SOMEBODY TO HAVE ON AND ON AND ON, ONGOING AS THEIR ONLY INTERNET CONNECTION AT THEIR HOME OFFICE OR WHATEVER. SO WE WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. AND THAT COMES UP IN THE NEW POLICY AS WELL. THE OTHER THING WE WERE NOTICING IS THEY WERE LIMITED TO ONE WEEK CHECKOUTS. SO WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE AND PUTTING HOLES AND PLACING MULTIPLE HOLDS, AND THEY'RE ONLY SUPPOSED TO HAVE ONE CHECKED OUT. AND SO WE WERE SPENDING A LOT OF STAFF TIME TRYING TO FIGURE OUT PEOPLE IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD, BECAUSE IT'S ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE ONE FOR HOUSEHOLD, BECAUSE YOU CAN DO A LOT OF DEVICES ON ONE HOTSPOT. AND SO STAFF WERE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME HAVING TO MONITOR THAT AND DEAL WITH THAT. SO IN ORDER TO KIND OF ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT, WE MADE THE HOTSPOT CHECKOUTS. WE INCREASED IT TO THREE WEEKS JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT THERE'S NO RENEWALS AND YOU CANNOT PUT A HOLD ON IT THAT WAY. WE'RE NOT SITTING THERE HAVING TO POLICE IT. WHAT PEOPLE DO CALL AND ASK, DO YOU HAVE HOTSPOTS IN? AND WE DO KEEP THESE BEHIND THE DESK BECAUSE THE POLICY DOES SPECIFICALLY STATE YOU HAVE TO BE AN ADULT TO CHECK THESE OUT.
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CHILDREN CANNOT CHECK OUT HOTSPOTS. SO OR MINORS, I SHOULD SAY CANNOT CHECK OUT HOTSPOTS. SO WE HAVE WE ARE GOING TO BE TRAINING STAFF IN THE NEXT MONTH THAT SHOULD PEOPLE CALL, WE CAN SAY THERE'S ONE IN NOW, BUT YOU YOU YOU KNOW, IT'S FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. SO IF YOU CAN GET UP HERE AND YOU MAKE IT BEFORE THE NEXT PERSON OR BEFORE SOMEBODY ELSE ASKS, GREAT, BUT WE CAN'T HOLD IT FOR YOU UNTIL YOU GET HERE. AND THAT'S JUST TO TRY TO MAKE IT FAIR. WE FOUND THAT WE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT WERE KIND OF DOMINATING THEM, SEVERAL FAMILIES THAT WERE KIND OF DOMINATING THEM. AND LIKE I SAID, WE WERE JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT MORE OF AN EVEN PLAYING FIELD FOR EVERYONE. AND WE ALSO REALIZED A WEEK IS KIND OF TOUGH IF YOU'RE TRAVELING, PARTICULARLY LIKE A ROAD TRIP IN THE SUMMER WITH THE KIDS AND ALL THE THINGS TO GO AND COME BACK AND GET IT BACK, THAT'S A WEEK IS KIND OF TOUGH. YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE ARE OUT A LITTLE BIT LONGER AND JUST TO GET SETTLED AND GET BACK, WE DIDN'T WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL LIKE WE'RE JUST LIKE, WHERE IS THAT HOTSPOT? YOU KNOW? SO WE KIND OF WANTED TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF GRACE TO. AND THEN AS FAR AS THE FINES, THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER FUN THING THAT HAS CHANGED A LOT OVER THE YEARS. OUR HOTSPOT PROVIDER IS T-MOBILE. THEY HAVE CHANGED THINGS. I SWEAR. IT FEELS LIKE THEY CHANGED IT ALMOST MONTHLY.I'M SURE THAT'S NOT TRUE, BUT THAT'S HOW IT FEELS SOMETIMES. AS FAR AS WHAT THE DEVICES LOOK LIKE. SO OUR PACKAGING HAS HAD TO CHANGE SOMETIMES. BUT ANYHOW, WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW IS THE WAY THAT THEY PROVIDE SERVICE TO THOSE HOTSPOTS. SO BEFORE, IF PEOPLE DIDN'T, WHEN WHEN A HOTSPOT GOES OVERDUE AND THIS IS STILL TRUE IN THE NEW POLICY, IT'S DISCONNECTED IMMEDIATELY.
SO THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE HOTSPOT EVEN IF THEY STILL HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE IT. THE PROBLEM IS PEOPLE WERE HOLDING ON TO IT FOR WEEKS AND WEEKS AND WEEKS AND WEEKS, TO THE POINT WHERE WHEN IT CAME BACK TO US, T-MOBILE HAD ALREADY CANCELED THAT NUMBER, CANCELED THAT ACCOUNT. THAT DEVICE IS NO LONGER GOOD TO US.
THEN WE HAVE TO GO AND ORDER A NEW ONE AND START THE WHOLE THING OVER AGAIN AND PROCESS IT AND DO ALL OF THAT. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET A LITTLE TOUGHER ABOUT LOAN PERIODS AND FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. SO WE DON'T CHARGE FEES IF IT'S ONE DAY OVERDUE, TWO DAYS OVERDUE, WHATEVER. BUT ONCE IT'S 31 DAYS OVERDUE, THAT HOTSPOT IS NO GOOD TO US ANYMORE. SO WE ARE CHARGING THEM FOR IT BECAUSE IT'S ON US THEN TO HAVE TO REPLACE IT. SO IT DOES. WHY ARE WE DOING THAT? AND THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE IT OUT THAT LONG. AND THIS IS OVERDUE.
NOT THREE WEEKS PLUS A WEEK. THIS IS THREE WEEKS PLUS 30 DAYS. WHEN IT'S NOT WORKING, BRING IT BACK SO THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, GET RECONNECTED AND GET IT BACK OUT TO CHECK OUT.
SO ALL THAT TO SAY, A LOT OF THIS DID CHANGE. AND IF YOU TURN IT OVER, SO THE OLD POLICIES ON PAGE FIVE, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? NO. OKAY. THE NEW POLICY IS ON PAGE SIX. IT'S A LITTLE BIT SHORTER, HOPEFULLY A LITTLE MORE SUCCINCT, A LITTLE CLEARER. WE DIDN'T WANT IT TO BE TOO WORDY. WE ARE. EVEN THOUGH I'M ASKING YOU TO APPROVE THIS POLICY TONIGHT, WE WILL BE TRAINING STAFF AND GETTING THE WORD OUT THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR REGULAR USERS, LETTING THEM KNOW, HEY, THIS IS CHANGING STARTING OCTOBER 1ST BECAUSE THAT'S OUR NEW FISCAL YEAR. SO I'M SORRY. OH, SORRY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I FORGOT I HAD THIS UP THERE AND NOW I SHOULD PUT IT UP ON THE NEW ONE. THERE WE GO TO LET THEM KNOW IT'S CHANGING STARTING OCTOBER 1ST. YOU KNOW, IF IT'S KEPT OUT THIS LONG YOU ARE GOING TO BE CHARGED $100. THESE DEVICES ARE NOT CHEAP AND WE HAVE TO. IT'S $85 FOR THE DEVICE, PLUS ALL THE PROCESSING AND THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO, THE BARCODES, THE CASE, THE NUMBERS, YOU KNOW, THE LITTLE THINGS WE HAVE TO SLIP, ALL THE STUFF HAS TO BE REDONE. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE BIG, BIG CHANGE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY AND THE GRACE TO SAY, LOOK, WE'RE GOING TO LET YOU GO THIS TIME. BUT NOW, YOU KNOW, DON'T DO IT AGAIN. I'M NOT SAYING WE'RE NOT TRYING TO MAKE MONEY HERE. WE'RE JUST TRYING NOT TO LOSE MONEY ON THIS. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THIS. WE'VE JUST KIND OF HAD TO TIGHTEN IT UP AND BE A LITTLE BIT MORE STRICT. SO DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HOTSPOT POLICY? I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. SO ON THE OLD POLICY, YOU CHECKED IT OUT FOR A WEEK ON DAY EIGHT, IF THEY DIDN'T RETURN IT, IT'S DEACTIVATED AND THEY WERE CHARGED $0.50 A DAY. AND THE NEW POLICY, THEY CHECK IT OUT FOR THREE WEEKS. ON DAY 22, IT'S DEACTIVATED, BUT NO CHARGES UNLESS THEY KEEP IT FOR THAT EXTRA THAT 30 DAYS. AND THEN IT'S THE AUTOMATIC $100 CHARGE, CORRECT? CORRECT. AND THE 50 CENT FEE WAS WHEN WE WERE CHARGING FINES. SO ONCE WE STOPPED CHARGING FINES, WE WEREN'T CHARGING THAT $0.50 FEE ANYMORE. BUT THEY STILL WEREN'T BRINGING THEM BACK. SO. I HAVE
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TWO QUESTIONS. YES, SIR. FIRST ONE, WHAT IS THE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM FOR THE $100 FEE IF WE DON'T? I MEAN, SINCE WE STOPPED DOING THE CHARGING OVERDUE FEES, DO THEY DO THEY LOSE THEIR LIBRARY CARD? I MEAN, WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY SAY, WELL, I'M JUST NOT GOING TO PAY IT.THEY THEIR LIBRARY CARD IS IS BLOCKED. OKAY. SO THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS ANY SERVICES, ANY DATABASES, ANY LIBBY HOOPLA. NONE OF THAT. CAN'T CHECK OUT NOTHING. OKAY, GOOD. AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION. SO WITH HOTSPOTS, BECAUSE I'VE VERY RARELY USED THEM, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE MORE DATA YOU USE THROUGH A HOTSPOT, THE MORE IT COSTS. IS THERE LIKE, DO WE GET LIKE A FLAT RATE WITH THAT? SO IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH DATA THEY USE. CORRECT. OKAY. I THINK THERE IS A LIMIT. LIKE IT'LL ONLY GO TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT. THEY'RE NOT SUPER FANCY, BUT FOR MOST USES IT'S FROM WHAT WE UNDERSTAND. YEAH. WE'VE NEVER GOTTEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT. AND HOW MANY ACTUAL DEVICES DOES THE LIBRARY CARRY.
OH, WE HAVE 34, 34, $4,000 WORTH OF DEVICES. YEAH. I MEAN, WE HAD, I, I COULDN'T REMEMBER IF WE STARTED WITH 24 AND INCREASED IT OR WAS IT ALWAYS 30? AND I KNOW WE'VE LOST A FEW, YOU KNOW, ALONG THE WAY AND THEN HAD TO REPLACE THEM. BUT WE USUALLY SPEND BETWEEN 6 AND $700 A MONTH ON HOTSPOTS. SO THEY CHARGE US ON USAGE. SO IF NO HOTSPOTS GO OUT THAT MONTH, THEN WE DON'T HAVE A BILL. OR WE MAY HAVE LIKE A BASE BILL, BUT IT'S HOW MUCH THEY'RE BEING USED. SO WE TYPICALLY SPEND ANYWHERE BETWEEN 6 AND $700 ON HOTSPOTS A MONTH JUST FOR USAGE.
THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE REPLACEMENTS, USUALLY, BECAUSE WHEN IT IS LESS, IT'S USUALLY BECAUSE ONE OF THEM WAS PUT IN DEACTIVATION. AND SO I'LL SEE THAT IT'S PARTICULAR MONTHLY CHARGE IS REALLY SMALL COMPARED TO ALL THE OTHERS. AND THAT'S USUALLY RIGHT THERE. THE YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY KEPT THIS ONE TOO LONG AND IT WAS TURNED OFF. YEAH. AND THEN WORKING ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THIS NEW POLICY IS APPROVED. IF SOMEONE COMES IN TO THE LIBRARY NEXT WEEK TO CHECK OUT A HOTSPOT, HOW WILL THIS BE COMMUNICATED TO THEM? DO THEY HAVE TO SIGN OR AGREE? VERY, VERY GOOD QUESTION. WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS, SO AND WE REACHED OUT TO OTHER LIBRARIES TO SEE HOW THEY DID IT. A LOT OF LIBRARIES DO HAVE YOU SIGN SOMETHING EVERY TIME TO REMIND YOU. THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS ANYTIME WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE SIGN, THEN WE HAVE TO KEEP IT FOR RETENTION RECORDS. TYPICALLY IT'S TWO YEARS, SO THEN WE HAVE TO KEEP IT SOMEWHERE FOR TWO YEARS. AND WE KIND OF FELT LIKE WHEN YOU SIGN THAT LIBRARY CARD, YOU'RE AGREEING TO ABIDE BY OUR POLICIES AND OUR RULES. SO THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO HANDLE IT IS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE CARD THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIGN IT. BUT WHEN PEOPLE COME IN TO CHECK IT OUT, WE'RE GOING TO TRAIN OUR STAFF TO BE LIKE, OKAY, HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HOTSPOTS. THIS IS HOW LONG YOU HAVE IT. IF YOU BRING IT BACK LATE, YOU KNOW THIS LATE, YOU WILL BE CHARGED WHETHER YOU BRING IT BACK OR NOT. AFTER THE STATE, YOU ARE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND. AND THEN THE CARD IS GOING TO GO IN WITH THE HOTSPOT. SO IT'LL BE IN THERE WITH IT FOR THEM TO REVIEW IT. IF THEY DIDN'T GET IT WHEN THEY WERE, YOU KNOW, TALKING TO THEM. SO. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BE SNEAKY. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, CALL ANYBODY OUT OR GET ANYBODY IN TROUBLE. BUT, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, IT'S JUST CAUSING A LOT OF WORK ON OUR END. AND WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, SEEM TO WE DON'T SEEM TO BE COMMUNICATING TO THEM THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY BRING IT BACK IN A TIMELY MANNER. DO THEY WORK INTERNATIONAL? I DON'T BELIEVE SO. I COULD BE WRONG. LET ME DOUBLE CHECK ABOUT THAT. BUT I SEEM TO REMEMBER WHEN WE FIRST TALKED TO T-MOBILE THAT COMING UP AND IT'S ONLY NATIONWIDE. THIS MAY BE A BIT UNCOUTH. LOVE IT. BRING IT ON IN THE IN THE WAY THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT KIND OF THE PROBLEMS YOU WERE TRYING TO SOLVE AROUND FOLKS USING THEM AND KIND OF ABUSING THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING ACCESS TO THEM. MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT THERE WERE PROBABLY SOME REPEAT OFFENDERS. YES. IS HAS THERE BEEN ANY EFFORT ON YOUR TEAM'S PART TO LIKE, DO A SPECIFIC OUTREACH TO SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE AND COMMUNICATE, HEY, FRIENDS, THIS, THIS HAS GOT TO CHANGE. YES, YES. AND UNFORTUNATELY, IN SOME CASES IT FELL ON DEAF EARS. SO YES, BUT WE KEEP TRYING. FOR THE. THE ELIGIBILITY SAYS CHECKOUT IS LIMITED TO ONE HOTSPOT PER HOUSEHOLD. CORRECT. I'M JUST
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CURIOUS HOW THAT'S ENFORCED BY LIBRARY CARD. WE'LL CHECK THEIR ADDRESS. SO FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT PEOPLE WERE ONE WAY THEY WERE TRYING TO DO THIS TO GET AROUND IT IS IF THEY HAD IF IT WAS A COUPLE, A HUSBAND AND A WIFE AND THE WIFE HAD CHECKED OUT THE HOTSPOT, WELL, THEN THE HUSBAND WOULD PUT ONE ON HOLD. WELL, OUR STAFF IS VERY SAVVY AND THEY WOULD SIT THERE AND LOOK AND CHECK AND MAKE SURE AND SEE, HEY, THESE TWO PEOPLE RESIDE IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD AND THEY WOULD CANCEL THAT HOLD. WELL, THEN THE HUSBAND CALLS ALL MAD. WHY DID YOU CANCEL MY SPOT? WELL, BECAUSE YOU ALREADY HAVE ONE. WELL, SHE'S USING IT WELL, YOU CAN USE IT TOO. AND IT ALL WORKS. IT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW. BUT. AND WE HAVE ANOTHER ISSUE SOMETIMES WITH COLLEGE AGE KIDS, YOU KNOW, WHO ARE TECHNICALLY ADULTS BUT MAY STILL BE AT HOME. SAME THING, YOU KNOW, IF MOM CHECKS OUT THE HOTSPOT, BUT SON WANTS TO USE IT AND HE WANTS HIS OWN AND IT'S LIKE IT'S ONE PER HOUSEHOLD, GUYS, YOU CAN ALL USE IT. YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A LIMITED RESOURCE AND THEY'RE IN HIGH DEMAND. SO IT'S NOT FAIR FOR IT TO LET YOU KNOW CERTAIN PEOPLE DOMINATE THAT RESOURCE. AND THEN WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT, LET'S SAY WE HAVE 30 OR 40 DEVICES, ANY OF THOSE 30 OR 40 DEVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO CHECK. LET'S SAY THEY'RE ALL IN THE LIBRARY RIGHT NOW. IT'S A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. THE FIRST 30 TO 40 PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET THEM. IS THERE ANY THOUGHT ABOUT, I DON'T WANT TO SAY RATIONING OUT HOTSPOTS, BUT SORT OF MAINTAINING A SORT OF A COUPLE OF THEM THAT ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE OR AVAILABLE, LIKE A LUCKY DAY COLLECTION KIND OF THING. YEAH, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT TOO. YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE TIME WE HAVE 1 OR 2 IN. SO I THINK THAT THIS WILL HELP US HAVE MORE THAN THAT IN.HOPEFULLY AT ANY GIVEN TIME IN THE SUMMER, THEY ARE HEAVILY USED. SO IN THE SUMMER YOU MIGHT COME IN AND THERE NOT BE ANY. BUT DURING THE REGULAR YEAR, USUALLY THERE'S AT LEAST YOU CAN GET YOUR HANDS ON AT LEAST 1 OR 2 OF THEM. WE ALSO HAVE PEOPLE THAT FOR SOME REASON ARE CONVINCED THAT THIS, THIS PARTICULAR ONE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT WORKS FOR THEM AND THEY WANT THAT ONE. SO THEY'LL BRING IT BACK AND THEY'LL ASK US TO CHECK IT IN. AND CAN I JUST CHECK IT RIGHT BACK OUT? AND THE ANSWER IS NO, BECAUSE WE NEED TO GET IT BACK THROUGH.
YOU KNOW, ANNA, WHO'S OUR TECHNICAL SERVICES TECHNICIAN THAT DEALS WITH ALL THE HOTSPOT STUFF, SHE'S WONDERFUL AND VERY, VERY PATIENT, BUT SHE'S GOT TO TAKE THAT HOTSPOT. SHE'S GOT TO LOG INTO T-MOBILE. SHE'S GOT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS STILL GOOD AND RESET IT. IT'S A WHOLE PROCESS. SO NO, YOU CAN'T JUST TAKE IT BACK AND CHECK IT OUT. IT NEEDS TO COME BACK. WE NEED TO. AND THAT CAN TAKE UP TO 24 HOURS DEPENDING ON ANNA'S SCHEDULE, SOMETIMES 48, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING. AND THEN IT'LL GO BACK OUT ON THE SHELF. SO BUT HERE'S ANOTHER ONE. IF IF ANOTHER ONE'S AVAILABLE, YOU CAN TAKE IT AS LONG AS YOU TURN THAT ONE IN. AND. BUT AT THAT POINT, BY THE TIME THEY TURNED IT IN, IT'S DEACTIVATED BECAUSE IT'S PAST THEIR CHECKOUT TIME ANYWAY. SO ONCE IT'S DEACTIVATED, IT HAS TO COME BACK TO GET RESET. IT'S NOT IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR CHECKOUT. SO I THINK THAT'LL HELP TO. AND THEN ONE LAST QUESTION, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU SAID THAT THESE HOTSPOTS ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE LIBRARY BUDGET AND NO LONGER THROUGH A GRANT OR ANYTHING. CORRECT. AS FAR AS ENFORCING THESE THESE FEES. AND THAT MONEY, I WOULD IMAGINE, GOES TO THE LIBRARY AND NOT THE THE CITY OF WYLIE.
IS THAT THAT IS INCORRECT. SO ANY FEES WE TAKE IN GO INTO THE GENERAL FUND. TECHNICALLY, OUR BUDGET COMES OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. SO WHEN WE ASK FOR THINGS, IT DOES COME OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. SO IF FOR SOME REASON ALL THE HOT SPOTS GOT WIPED OUT AT ONE TIME, AND I WENT TO LETTY AND SAID, HEY, I NEED, YOU KNOW, $10,000 TO REPLACE THESE HOTSPOTS. IT WOULD COME OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. SO IF YOU THINK OF IT THAT WAY, IT DOES KIND OF COME OUT OF THE LAW.
BUT NO, IT DOES NOT COME BACK TO US. YEAH. THEY'RE NOT DIRECTLY IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF A A BIT OF A LAG. ONE MORE QUESTION. YES, MA'AM. IN THE ORIGINAL POLICY, THERE'S THE BULLETED LIST IN THE MIDDLE THAT TALKS ABOUT CITY OF WYLIE RESPONSIBILITIES AND WHAT IT'S NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR. THAT THIRD BULLET POINT ISN'T IN THE NEW POLICY. IS THAT OMISSION INTENTIONAL? WE WERE NOTICING THE THEFT AND DAMAGE IS KIND OF COVERED BY OUR BIGGER, BROADER POLICY OR COLLECTION, OUR BORROWER POLICY. SO ANYTIME YOU BORROW ANYTHING OF OURS, IF IT'S STOLEN, WE'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. YOU CHECKED IT OUT. YOU ARE. SO WE KIND OF FELT LIKE IT WAS REDUNDANT. AND WE HAVEN'T, AS FAR AS I KNOW, IN THESE SEVERAL YEARS, EVER HAD SOMEBODY SAY THEY HAD A HOTSPOT STOLEN. YEAH. SO WE WERE LIKE, WE KIND OF FEEL LIKE THIS ISN'T NECESSARY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS HOTSPOT
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POLICY AS IT'S PRESENTED? EXCELLENT. WELL, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION THAT WE. CONSIDER THE HOTSPOTS POLICY PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AUGUST 24TH AND CONSIDER IT FOR ADOPTION. I SECOND.MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. FIRST ITEM AS WE MOVE INTO OUR WORK SESSION, OUR STAFF SPOTLIGHT. YES, OUR STAFF SPOTLIGHT TONIGHT IS MISS CHERYL GLIDEWELL. SO CHERYL IS OUR MOST SEASONED EMPLOYEE AT THE LIBRARY. I'LL LET HER DECIDE IF SHE WANTS TO SHARE HOW MANY YEARS SHE'S BEEN THERE OR NOT. BUT LET ME TELL YOU, CHERYL KNOWS EVERYTHING. SHE'S ALSO ONE OF OUR MOST LOVED STAFF MEMBERS. OUR PATRONS AND OUR STAFF ADORE CHERYL. SHE'S JUST SUCH A WONDERFUL, POSITIVE FORCE AND SHE IS IN CHARGE OF THE CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT, SO SHE HAD A LOT TO DO WITH THIS HOTSPOT POLICY AS WELL AS OUR BORROWER POLICIES. SHE OVERSEES A LOT OF THAT AND SEES ALL OF THE CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS OUR BIGGEST DEPARTMENT AT 11 PEOPLE. IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. SO SHE'S GOT A BIG JOB, SO I'M GOING TO LET HER TALK ABOUT HER. SO GO RIGHT AHEAD. MISS YOU. WELL, I STARTED PART TIME IN 2004. SO I'VE BEEN WITH THE LIBRARY FOR 22 YEARS. AND I WAS PART TIME FOR A YEAR AND THEN MADE FULL TIME TECHNICIAN. AND AT THAT TIME, I WAS THE ONLY FULL TIME TECHNICIAN. AND WE JUST KIND OF GREW FROM THERE. I CAME IN A REALLY GOOD TIME JUST BEFORE WE STARTED GROWING.
AND THEN IN 2011, AS WE MOVED TO THIS BUILDING, THEN I WAS MADE THE CIRCULATION SUPERVISOR AND WE GOT MORE CIRCULATION EMPLOYEES. SO I SUPERVISED 11 EMPLOYEES, TWO PART TIME, TWO FULL TIME AND NINE PART TIME. AND A LOT OF THE PART TIME, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF A STEPPING STONE FOR THEM. MAYBE THEY'RE IN SCHOOL LOOKING FOR THEIR NEXT JOB, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THEIR GOAL IS. BUT WE HAVE HAD SOME THAT ACTUALLY, ONCE THEY STARTED WORKING FOR US PART TIME, THEY ENDED UP BECOMING LIBRARIANS. AND WE HAVE TWO THAT ARE IN OUR LIBRARY NOW THAT CAME UP THAT WAY. AND SO THAT'S VERY REWARDING TO US. THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS IS HAVING THESE YOUNG PEOPLE COME AND SEE THEM MATURE. THEY COME WITH NOT A LOT OF CONFIDENCE, BUT WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC GIVES THEM CONFIDENCE. SO I LIKE TO SEE THAT I DO. BUT FIRST GLANCE AT MY JOB THOUGH, OTHER THAN THE SUPERVISING, IS JUST IT'S REPETITIVE THINGS EVERY DAY, YOU KNOW, CHECKING IN, EMPTYING THE BINS, PUTTING THINGS IN ORDER, PULLING HOLES, CHECKING PEOPLE OUT. SO IT CAN SEEM IT CAN BE A LITTLE MONOTONOUS. SO I DO THOSE THINGS THOUGH, BECAUSE I LOVE THE PATRONS. THAT'S THE REASON I STARTED WORKING AT THE LIBRARY, NOT FOR THOSE THINGS, BUT FOR THE PATRONS. AND THAT'S WHY I REALLY ENJOY. SO I'VE SEEN SO MANY FAMILIES BRING THEIR BABIES TO STORYTIME, TO GO TO BOARD BOOKS, TO EASY BOOKS, TO CHAPTER BOOKS AND, AND THEN YOU SEE THEM GRADUATE. AND WE'VE HAD SOME OF OUR KIDS ACTUALLY BECOME LIBRARIANS IN OTHER STATES THAT WE HEAR ABOUT LATER ON, THEIR PARENTS COME BACK TO TELL US, YOU KNOW, AND SO THAT'S VERY REWARDING. YOU KNOW, I LOVE THAT. AND SO WE GET TO KNOW THE FAMILIES THAT WAY. WE HAVE A LOT OF SENIOR ADULTS THAT I SEE EVERY WEEK. THERE'S CERTAIN MORNINGS THAT I'M AT THE DESK AT A CERTAIN TIME. SO I SEE THOSE SAME SENIOR ADULTS AND THEY THAT'S THEIR DAY TO COME RUN THEIR ERRANDS, AND THEN THEY END UP AT THE LIBRARY AND THEY GET COOLED OFF OR WARMED UP, WHICHEVER ONE. AND THEN THEY TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY LIKE TO READ OR WHAT THEY DIDN'T LIKE TO READ. AND, YOU KNOW, I ENJOY THAT. WE TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER, WE TALK ABOUT OUR GARDENS, YOU KNOW, FIND OUT WHAT THEY LIKE AND LET'S SEE, WHAT ELSE DID I HAVE THAT? ANYWAY? THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT MAKE MAKE IT REWARDING FOR ME IS THE PEOPLE. AND WE ALSO THE OTHER THING THAT MAKES IT SPECIAL IS THAT WE WELCOME EVERYBODY. SO WE HAVE HOMELESS PEOPLE. I MEAN, OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE HAD THEM FILTER THROUGH. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S A, IT'S A SAFE PLACE. THEY CAN COME. THIS LAST WEEK, WE HAD A GUY CAME TO THE AND CAME UP TO THE DESK AND, YOU KNOW, HE WAS REALLY NERVOUS. AND HE SAID, I'VE BEEN HANGING OUT AT WENDY'S. BUT THEY TOLD ME I SHOULD COME TO THE LIBRARY, THAT I COULD COME HERE TO GET COOL AND I CAN USE YOUR WI-FI.
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AND I SAID, YOU'RE RIGHT. HE GOES, YOU MEAN I CAN JUST SIT OVER THERE? I WAS LIKE, YEAH, I'LL GO OVER THERE AND SIT. AND SO HE CAME FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND I LIKE THAT. IT'S A PLACE FOR HIM. WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE LIKE SOCIALLY CHALLENGED. WHATEVER REASON, MAYBE THEY'RE ON THE SPECTRUM, MAYBE, YOU KNOW, LOTS OF THINGS COULD HAVE HAPPENED IN THEIR LIFE. AND WE REALLY WANT THEM TO FEEL COMFORTABLE. AND WE'VE HAD SOME THAT KIND OF MAYBE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO BE APPROPRIATE. AND OPHELIA OR LISA TALKED TO THEM AND SAY, YOU CAN BE HERE. BUT THE THIS IS WHAT WE NEED. AND THEY CAN, IN A LOT OF THEM CAN DO IT.THEY JUST HAVE TO KNOW. AND THEY'RE LIKE, PLEASE DON'T. I WANT TO STAY. IF HE SAYS, YOU CAN STAY. BUT THESE ARE THE THINGS. SO I REALLY LIKE THAT. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT MAKE MY JOB FUN. AND THE REASON I LIKE TO COME TO WORK. SOMETIMES IT'S NOT EMPTYING THE BINS, BUT I LIKE IT WHEN I SEE THEM BRING THE BOOKS UP TO CHECK OUT. I GUESS THAT'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME. OH, THIS WEEK WE DO. WE DO OUTREACH EVENTS AND SO DIFFERENT STAFF GO DIFFERENT TIMES. AND I WENT TO TO THE JERICHO VILLAGE. THAT'S KIND OF FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES. AND SO THEY HAD OTHER PEOPLE. THEY WERE JUST TRYING TO SHOW THE COMMUNITY THE RESOURCES WE HAD.
AND SO THERE WAS ANOTHER PERSON THERE. AND, AND HE SAID, WELL, I DON'T LIVE IN WYLIE, BUT I COME TO WYLIE TO CHECK OUT BECAUSE OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT I GET THERE. AND HE SAID, MY WIFE'S IN CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND SHE SAID SHE WISHES HER TEAM DID WHAT Y'ALL DO. AND THAT JUST THAT MADE MY DAY BECAUSE THAT'S OUR WHOLE GOAL. YOU KNOW, THAT'S OUR WHOLE GOAL AT THE FRONT DESK. AND WHEN THEY COME THROUGH THE DRIVE THROUGH AND THIS PATRON, THEY COME THROUGH THE DRIVE THROUGH ALL THE TIME. AND HE SAID, WE FIGURE Y'ALL MUST LIKE YOUR JOBS BECAUSE YOU'RE ALWAYS SO HAPPY. I WAS LIKE, THERE YOU GO. THAT'S WHAT I LIKED. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? HOLD ON. WELL, IF YOU COME TO THE LIBRARY, SOME OF YOU. YOU HAVE TO REMIND ME WHERE I SAW YOU BECAUSE I'M NOT ALWAYS GOOD WITH FACES. SOME OF YOU, I KNOW, BUT SOME OF YOU I MIGHT NOT RECOGNIZE. SO BE SURE AND REMIND ME. THANK YOU. CHERYL, WILL YOU TURN THAT MICROPHONE OFF FOR ME, PLEASE? THANK YOU DEAR. YEAH. THANK YOU. I HAVE TO SAY, I THINK CHERYL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHY PEOPLE ARE HAPPY WORKING AT THE LIBRARY.
SHE'S JUST SUCH A POSITIVE SPIRIT AND SO SUPPORTIVE. ANYTIME ANYBODY SAYS, I WANT TO TRY THIS, SHE'S LIKE, OKAY, LET'S DO THIS. LET'S FIGURE THIS OUT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHERYL. WONDERFUL. NEXT ITEM ON OUR WORK SESSION, AN UPDATE FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY. FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY HAVE BEEN BUSY. ALSO, YOU'LL SEE ON PAGE SEVEN THESE AN UPDATE WE HAD SEVERAL LAST TIME WE MET. WE HAD SEVERAL FUNDRAISERS THAT WERE COMING UP.
AND HERE'S KIND OF THE OUTCOMES FOR THAT. SO THE DINE AND DONATE AT COCO SHRIMP, WE MADE $225 FROM THAT. THE KONA ICE TRUCK, THAT ICE TRUCK IS HERE TWO DAYS A WEEK, EVERY DAY IN THE SUMMER, AND THEN ALSO AT KICKOFF AND AT THE HARRY POTTER PARTY. SO WE MADE $1,732.32 FROM HAVING THEM HERE, WHICH IS EASY MONEY. LOVE THAT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT. AND THEN THE INDOOR MINI GOLF EVENT. WE MADE 2355 FROM THAT EVENT, GOT LOTS OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK. EVERYBODY WAS LIKE, YOU SHOULD DO THIS ONCE A MONTH. AND WE WERE LIKE, NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT. NEVER MIND THAT. THE GENTLEMAN THAT SETS IT UP IS ONLY IN THIS AREA DURING CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR IN TEXAS. HE'S HE'S HERE IN THE SUMMER, BUT HE'S ORIGINALLY FROM MASSACHUSETTS, SO HE TRAVELS ALL OVER DOING THAT. BUT IT'S KIND OF IT'S GOTTEN TO BE, I THINK, ONE OF OUR MORE POPULAR EVENTS. PEOPLE LOOK FORWARD TO IT AND THEY'RE JUST LIKE, WHEN ARE WE DOING THIS NEXT YEAR? AND WE'RE LIKE, WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU. WE'LL BRING IT BACK, BUT WE'RE NOT QUITE READY YET. SO ANYWAY, THAT'S THE STUFF THAT'S ALREADY HAPPENED. UPCOMING EVENTS THAT WE ARE PLANNING THAT ARE IN PROGRESS. WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH SCI TECH MUSEUM OUT IN FRISCO. THEY'RE AN INTERACTIVE SCIENCE MUSEUM FOR KIDS. ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS ON THE FRIENDS IS ON THEIR BOARD AS WELL. AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET THEM OUT FOR A FAMILY SCIENCE NIGHT KIND OF THING. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING A DATE, BUT WE WILL GET THERE. WE WILL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT SPOOKY NIGHT AT THE LIBRARY. MY SECOND FAVORITE EVENT OF THE YEAR IS HARRY POTTER BEING. THE FIRST IS OCTOBER 27TH, SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 27TH. SO BOO ON BALLARD IS ON THE 29TH, WHICH IS A THURSDAY AND SPOOKY NIGHT WILL BE ON THE 27TH, WHICH IS THE TUESDAY BEFORE AT THAT ONE.
THAT'S NOT A FUNDRAISER. IT'S JUST A FUN THING FOR FAMILIES. THEY COME. THERE'S A COSTUME CONTEST. THERE'S WELL, THERE'S SEVERAL DEPENDING ON YOUR AGE GROUP. AND THEN THEY CAN TRICK OR TREAT AT ALL THE DESKS. AND WE HAVE A FUN LITTLE CRAFT THEY CAN DO IN THE STORYTIME ROOM.
SO JUST A NICE NIGHT. YOU KNOW, KIDS LOVE WEARING THEIR COSTUMES MORE THAN ONCE. SO
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THOSE THINGS ARE EXPENSIVE SO PARENTS CAN GET THEIR MONEY'S WORTH ON THAT. SO WE DO THAT AND THEN THE WYLIE WHISPERS DOWNTOWN GHOST TOURS. THOSE ARE SET FOR THE WEEKEND OF THE 23RD AND 24TH. THIS WILL BE OUR FIFTH ANNUAL ONE. YAY! VERY EXCITED. THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS. WE PARTNER WITH THE BROWN HOUSE STAFF AND THE WYLIE HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR THIS. SO WHAT YOU DO IT IS A FUNDRAISER, $25 A PERSON. YOU BUY A TICKET, YOU GET A TOUR TIME, YOU GO TO THE BROWN HOUSE, AND THEN YOU HAVE A TOUR OR A PERSON THAT HELPS CROSS THE STREET AND ALL THAT. BUT THERE ARE GHOSTS STATIONED ALL IN DOWNTOWN, AND YOU FOLLOW A LITTLE MAP AND YOU GO AND TALK TO EACH ONE, AND THEY TELL YOU THERE ARE SOME SPOOKY STORIES, BUT IT'S REALLY HISTORY HIDDEN AS A GHOST TOUR. SO YOU GET TO LEARN A LOT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF WYLIE AND EVERYBODY THAT IS A GHOST ON THE TOUR IS A REAL WAS A REAL LIVING PERSON WHO LIVED IN WYLIE. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME. IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE THAT, IT'S REALLY FUN.WHAT WAS THAT GHOST? YEAH, YEAH, IT'S A REAL GHOST. THEY WERE LIVING. DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO GET GHOSTS UNDER CONTRACT? NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING? THE FRIENDS ARE ARE COOKING UP. OKAY. GOOD DEAL. ALL SET. AND ONWARD TO OUR REVIEWING OUR MONTHLY REPORT. THANK YOU. ONE MORE THING. SORRY, I JUST REALIZED I FORGOT SOMETHING.
PART OF THE PROJECT, JUDY MONEY WAS SLATED FOR GED INSTRUCTION. WE DID FIND AN INSTRUCTOR THERE STARTING SEPTEMBER 14TH. WE'RE GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT NOW. I JUST RELEASED ALL THE SIGNUPS AND EVERYTHING ON FRIDAY, AND WE ALREADY HAVE TWO SIGNED UP. I'M SO EXCITED. SO MICHELLE BELLAMY, YOU MAY KNOW HER. SHE USED TO BE AN IT TEACHER AT WYLIE HIGH. SHE'S NOW A PROFESSOR AT UTD. I'M SUPER SMART LADY. SHE HAS BEEN PART OF WILEY FOREVER. ALL HER KIDS GREW UP HERE. HER KIDS GREW UP AT THE LIBRARY, SO SHE WANTED TO GIVE BACK AND APPLIED TO BE THE TEACHER. AND THEY AGREED. SO SHE'S GOING TO BE TEACHING IT. SHE HAS A VERY DELIBERATE CURRICULUM AND EVEN OFFERING VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS ON THURSDAYS. SO SHE IS ALL IN.
SHE'S VERY COMMITTED. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO DO THAT. YOU'LL BE SEEING MORE, HOPEFULLY ABOUT THAT SO WE CAN GET THOSE FILLED. IT IS SPOTS ARE LIMITED, SO IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY LIMITED SIZED CLASS. SO. OKAY, NOW LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MONTHLY REPORT AT A GLANCE. SO AUGUST 2026 YOU'LL SEE OUR DATE RANGE. THERE'S JULY 16TH TO AUGUST 12TH. AGAIN, THESE ARE BASED ON THE WEEKLY REPORTS THAT WE TURN INTO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE EVERY WEEK, WHICH GO FROM A THURSDAY TO A WEDNESDAY, WHICH IS WHY THOSE DATES ARE ALWAYS SO STRANGE, EVEN THOUGH INCORPORATES AUGUST, WHICH IS WHEN WE. OUR LAST DAY OF PROGRAMING FOR SUMMER IS THE 31ST OF JULY, SO IT INCLUDES A COUPLE OF WEEKS THERE, ALMOST TWO WEEKS OF NO PROGRAMING.
BECAUSE WE TAKE A BREAK IN AUGUST, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE STILL WERE PRETTY BUSY. SO OVER 56,000 CHECKOUTS, 21,669 LIBRARY VISITORS OVER THAT TIME. AND IF YOU GO DOWN TO PROGRAM, ATTEND, PEOPLE ATTENDED PROGRAMS. IT WAS OVER 3000 PEOPLE IN THAT DATE RANGE. SO REALLY IT'S IN THOSE TWO WEEKS, A LOT OF THAT'S HARRY POTTER PARTIES HAPPENS. DURING THAT TIME, I BELIEVE WE INCLUDED THE YES, THE WE DID THE SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM WHERE WE PARTNERED WITH HOPE FOR THE CITIES AND FIVE LOAVES TANGO CHARITIES. AND THERE'S ONE MORE THAT OH, CHRISTIAN CENTER, OBVIOUSLY TO DO THAT. AND SO THAT INCLUDES THAT THERE TOO.
WE HAD OVER 600 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN THAT. SO THAT WAS GREAT. AND THEN ALL THE OTHER NUMBERS THERE AS FAR AS NEW CARDS ISSUED. 687. THAT'S CHERYL'S DEPARTMENT RIGHT THERE.
WE HAD A 9619 LAUNCHES ON OUR APP. AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THE CHECKOUTS THERE ON ALL OF OUR DIGITAL ITEMS AT THE BOTTOM, THE OVERDRIVE AND HOOPLA CHECKOUTS, THE CANOPY PLAYS, AND THE NUMBER OF DATABASE SEARCHES. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING ON PAGE EIGHT? OKAY, WE WILL TURN IT OVER TO PAGE NINE. WE HAVE SOME STORIES OF IMPACT THERE. THAT ONE IN THE LITTLE BOX WHERE IT SAYS, OUR WILEY LIBRARY HAS A GREAT PROFESSIONAL STAFF AS WELL AS ITS VOLUNTEERS. THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY A COMMENT ABOUT THE BOOK SALE. THEY MADE THE COMMENT WHEN THEY MADE THEIR DONATION FOR THE BOOK SALE. SO THAT WAS REALLY NICE TO READ THAT. AND THEN NOT ONE, NOT TWO, BUT FOUR FIVE STAR REVIEWS FROM GOOGLE. SO THAT WAS REALLY, REALLY NICE. MY FAVORITE BEING THE ONE THAT SAYS PEAK. SO I WAS LIKE, OH, THIS MUST BE WHAT THE KIDS ARE SAYING. I GOTTA FIGURE OUT I GOTTA DO THIS. SO NOW I GOTTA INCORPORATE THAT INTO MY VOCABULARY. ANYWAY, SO THAT WAS REALLY COOL, REALLY NICE. AND THEN JUST A LITTLE SMATTERING OF SOME OF THE TRAININGS AND HIGHLIGHTS MEETINGS THAT WE'VE
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DONE OVER THAT TIME PERIOD. IF THERE'S ANYTHING IN THERE THAT CATCHES YOUR EYE, LET ME KNOW AND I'M HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT IT.I FORGET. DID YOU GIVE US NUMBERS FOR HOW MUCH WAS MADE AT THE BOOK SALE, OR ARE YOU STILL CALCULATING THAT? YES, I BELIEVE THAT WAS IN THE LAST PACKET. IT WAS THE MOST WE'D EVER MADE, I WANT TO SAY. DO YOU REMEMBER, WAS IT AROUND 7000? YEAH. I WANT TO SAY YES, BUT I'M NOT 100%. YEAH. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY THE MOST WE'D EVER MADE. I KNOW IT WAS MORE WAS 65 SOMETHING AND I THINK THIS WAS 73. I WANT TO SAY, BUT I CAN GET YOU THAT NUMBER. OKAY. I'M TERRIBLE AT REMEMBERING NUMBERS, SO I'M SO SORRY. WITH THE CONVERSATION THAT YOU HAD HAD WITH LISA ABOUT THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS DID SIMILARLY LAST YEAR, RIGHT? THE CAREGIVER FAIR? YES. WE'RE WORKING ON TRYING TO BRING SOME TO BRING IT BACK. SOMETHING SIMILAR TOPICS MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. AGAIN, WE'RE KIND OF STRUGGLING TO FIND A DATE IS AT THIS POINT THAT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY BECAUSE OUR, THE PERSON THAT WE WORK WITH FROM THE HOSPICE, SHE HAS DOCTORS AND SPEAKERS READY TO GO, BUT IT'S VERY HARD TO GET THEM ALL TO HAVE THE SAME SCHEDULE. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH AT THE MOMENT. BUT WE WERE WE DID MANAGE TO WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A BLUE ZONES INFORMATIONAL SESSION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE BLUE ZONES IN THE WORLD, WHICH IS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE LONGEST, WHERE THEY'RE THE HEALTHIEST, AND THERE'S CERTAIN LIKE SEVEN PILLARS THAT OR THINGS THAT PEOPLE DO IN THOSE AREAS THAT THEY THINK CONTRIBUTE TO THAT LONG LIFE. AND SO WE HAVE A GROUP COMING TO TALK ABOUT THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A TABLE FOR EACH OF THE THINGS AND HOW YOU CAN INCORPORATE THEM INTO YOUR DAILY LIFE. AND AGAIN, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE EXPERTS AND DOCTORS TALKING ABOUT THAT AS WELL. SO WE HAVE THAT COMING UP. I BELIEVE IT'S THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MARCH. WE DID GET A DATE FOR THAT ONE, BUT THIS ONE, WE'RE STILL JUST TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT. WE'RE LOOKING AT APRIL MAY. IT'LL BE ON A SATURDAY TO. WHAT IS LASER FISH? LASER FISH IS A KIND OF A.
ALL OF THE CITY, EVERY CITY. IF YOU GO ON TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE CITY, ANY FORM YOU FILL OUT FOR THE CITY, THAT'S LASER FISH. SO IT CAPTURES. IT STORES ALL THAT INFORMATION SECURELY. AND IT'S A DATABASE OF SORTS THAT THEN WE CAN ACCESS TO FIND THAT ALL OF OUR DOCUMENTS. EXACTLY. SO EVEN HR, LIKE ANYTIME SOMEBODY ONBOARDING OR OFFBOARDING, EVERYTHING GOES THROUGH LASER FISH. SO YEAH, AS FAR LESS INTERESTING THAN I HAD IN MY HEAD. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU HAD IN YOUR HEAD. YES, THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. OH, THAT WOULD BE EXCITING. IF YOU COULD JUST SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TECHIES MEETING. WHAT IS TECHIES IS TECHNICAL SERVICES SO THAT FOR OUR LIBRARY, THAT'S ANNA AND LAURA, THAT'S THE TECHNICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT. AND LISA IS THERE, OVERSEES THEM. SO THEY ALL WENT TO THE TECHIES MEETING. I THINK IT'S EVERY OTHER MONTH THAT THEY MEET AND IT'S AT A DIFFERENT LIBRARY. AND IT'S ALL TECHNICAL SERVICES STAFF FROM LIBRARIES ALL OVER NORTH TEXAS. AND THEY JUST MEET TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, USUALLY THEY HAVE A SPEAKER OF SOME KIND, WHETHER IT'S FOR A NEW TECHNOLOGY OR A NEW PRODUCT, OR MAYBE IF A NEW LIBRARY IS DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT, THEY'LL SPEAK ABOUT THAT AND JUST TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE WORKING ON. AND, YOU KNOW, WE LEARN A LOT ABOUT, ESPECIALLY IN THE BIGGER LIBRARIES, WHAT FANCY THINGS THEY'RE GETTING WHEN THEY GO TO THOSE KIND OF MEETINGS TO SEE WHAT OUR ASPIRATIONAL GOALS, WHAT WE CAN TRY TO DO TO. BUT YEAH, THAT'S WHAT THE TECHIES MEETING IS. YEAH. OPHELIA, WHAT ABOUT THE I CAN BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION? I'M SO GLAD YOU ASKED ABOUT THAT. THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN. SO I CAN IS THE IT'S INDIVIDUAL CAREER ADVANCEMENT NAVIGATION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT'S FOR CITY STAFF THAT WANT TO MOVE UP IN THEIR DEPARTMENT. AND SO THEY DO IT, I THINK EVERY OTHER YEAR. AND YOU HAVE TO APPLY.
IT'S A WHOLE THING. AND IT'S USUALLY PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE CITY. AND THIS YEAR, LETTY WAS LEADING IT AND SHE ASKED, SHE WAS HAVING THEM READ A BOOK BY SIMON SINEK, START WITH THE WHY. AND SHE ASKED IF I WOULD LEAD THE BOOK DISCUSSION FOR IT. AND I WAS LIKE, YEAH, THAT
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SOUNDS FUN. SO I WENT AND GOT TO GO DO THE MEETING AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME. THEY HAD SO MUCH GREAT STUFF TO SAY. AND, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU NEVER KNOW. YOU WALK INTO THOSE THINGS AND LIKE, NOBODY TALKS. AND THEN YOU'RE LIKE, OH MY GOODNESS, THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG HOUR.BUT WE WERE I MEAN, WE JUST THE CONVERSATION WAS FLOWING. SO IT WENT REALLY, REALLY WELL. VERY SMART, GOOD GROUP OF PEOPLE. YOU COULD TELL THEY REALLY SUPPORT EACH OTHER. IT'S SO FUN TO SEE BECAUSE THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT NORMALLY WOULDN'T CROSS PATHS IF THEY WEREN'T IN THIS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT POLICE AND FIRE. SURE, THEY'RE IN THE SAME BUILDING. THEY KNOW EACH OTHER. BUT LIKE OUR LIBRARIAN THAT PARTICIPATED, SHE MAY NOT EVER MEET THEM OR MEET THE PEOPLE FROM PUBLIC WORKS OR EVEN FROM ENGINEERING UPSTAIRS. YOU KNOW, YOU JUST NEVER NECESSARILY CROSS PATHS. SO IT'S NICE THAT THEN THEY GET TO HAVE THESE TOUCH POINTS AND PEOPLE IN ALL OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS, AND THEY GET TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT ALL THESE OTHER DEPARTMENTS DO AND HOW THE CITY REALLY WORKS TOGETHER AS A GROUP, AND HOW WE'RE KIND OF ALL HERE TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER. ONE OF LETTY'S BIG THINGS IS ONE CITY, ONE TEAM THAT WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER KIND OF THING. AND I THINK I CAN DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB OF SHOWING YOU HOW THAT WORKS AND WHY THAT WORKS. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST PUBLIC SAFETY.
IT'S NOT JUST PUBLIC WORKS. IT'S NOT JUST THE RECORD, THE LIBRARY, IT'S THAT WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER AND WE'RE DOING THIS TOGETHER. SO IT'S REALLY NICE THAT WAY. AND YOU COULD TELL THIS GROUP HAD A REALLY GREAT CAMARADERIE AND THEY WERE NOT SHY ABOUT SPEAKING THEIR MIND, WHICH ALWAYS MAKES FOR GOOD BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION. SO IT WAS REALLY FUN. ALL RIGHT.
WE WANTED TO MOVE ON TO THE LAST ITEM IN OUR WORK SESSION. WHAT DO WE HAVE IN STORE? THE UPCOMING PROGRAMS FOR AUGUST 2026? EVERYTHING'S COMING BACK, Y'ALL. SEPTEMBER 2026. SO WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF BIG COMMUNITY EVENTS. WE'VE HAD THEM OUT SEVERAL TIMES. THEY'RE THE AFRICAN DRUM AND DANCE GROUP. THEY DO AN AMAZING SHOW. EVERY TIME THEY COME. IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT. IT'S WONDERFUL. THEY'RE VERY ENERGETIC. THEY JUST GET YOU PUMPED UP. SO THEY'RE VERY FUN. THEY'LL BE THERE AUGUST 27TH. WE DO HAVE REGISTRATION FOR THAT. EXCUSE ME. THERE'LL BE THE THE SEPTEMBER 17TH REGISTRATION STARTS AUGUST 27TH. THERE WE GO.
AND THEN SOMETHING NEW. WE'RE TRYING. SO APPARENTLY SOCCER IS A BIG THING. I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL KNOW I'M NOT A SPORTY GIRL. SO THIS IS LIKE WHAT? OKAY, SPL TRADE DAYS. WE WERE NOTICING THAT PEOPLE WERE MEETING AT THE LIBRARY TO TRADE THESE CARDS. AND SO ONE OF OUR LIBRARIANS WENT TO HIM AND WE'RE LIKE, WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? AND THEN ONE OF OUR OTHER LIBRARIANS WAS LIKE, OH YEAH, MY KID'S WAY INTO THIS. WE DO THIS EVERY, YOU KNOW, WEEKEND OR WHATEVER. AND WE'RE LIKE, WHY? WHY AREN'T WE DOING THIS HERE? LIKE AS A THING HERE? SO THAT'S WHAT CAME OF IT. SO THEY'RE GOING TO DO SOME TRADE DAYS. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH IS THE FIRST ONE. THEY CAN COME AND GO. JUST BRING THEIR OWN TRADING CARDS AND TRADE WITH OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY. SO THAT'LL BE INTERESTING. WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. THEY'RE HOPING TO KEEP IT GOING. IF IT'S POPULAR FOR AS LONG AS IT'S POPULAR. SO KIND OF TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A TREND THERE. AND THEN ALL THE ADULT STUFF IS COMING BACK. THE ESL, THE BOOK CLUBS, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. WE DO HAVE SOME SPECIAL THINGS LIKE CANVA 101. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS KNOW CARRIE L, BUT SHE'S A DESIGNER AND A ENTREPRENEUR HERE IN WILEY.
SHE'S WONDERFUL. SHE HAS DONE SEVERAL CLASSES FOR US BEFORE, BUT I DON'T THINK SHE'S EVER DONE A CANVA CLASS. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THOSE WE GET ASKED ABOUT A LOT, YOU KNOW, CAN, CAN DO YOU GUYS DO CANVA, YOU KNOW, CAN YOU TEACH ME CANVA. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN OPTION FOR THAT. OUR VERY OWN ADULT SERVICES LIBRARIAN, MANDY TRASK, IS GOING TO BE DOING HOW TO ENCOURAGE EARLY LITERACY SKILLS IN KINDERGARTEN READINESS. SO MANDY WAS A TEACHER BEFORE SHE BECAME A LIBRARIAN. SO SHE'S VERY WELL VERSED IN THE SUBJECT. SHE DID THIS LAST YEAR AND IT WENT REALLY WELL. SO WE THOUGHT WE'D GO AHEAD AND OFFER THAT AGAIN. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE VERY LAST ONE LISTED THERE, PARENTING THE DIGITAL GENERATION. SO THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF COLLIN COUNTY. THEY DO CERTAIN CLASSES FOR PARENTS. WE CHOSE TO START WITH THIS ONE JUST BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I FEEL LIKE MAYBE PARENTS AREN'T REALLY AWARE OF ALL THE DANGERS THAT ARE OUT THERE. IT'S COMPLETELY FREE. THEY CAN COME. HOWEVER, THEY CANNOT BRING THE CHILDREN BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING SOME KIND OF SERIOUS TOPICS. SO WE DON'T WANT TO EXPOSE ANYONE TO ANYTHING THEY SHOULDN'T BE.
BUT THE PARENTS NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. THEY'RE GOING TO GET ALL KINDS OF IDEAS ON HOW TO PROTECT THEIR KIDS ONLINE. THEY'RE GOING TO GET REAL ACTUAL ADVICE. SOME.
REALLY GOOD INFORMATION. THESE THESE FOLKS KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, YOU KNOW, AND THIS IS A TOPIC THEY DEAL WITH A LOT. SO I'M HOPING WE GET A BIG CROWD. RIGHT NOW. I'VE GOT ABOUT A DOZEN, MAYBE 14 PEOPLE SIGNED UP. SO IF YOU ALL KNOW OF ANYONE WHO MIGHT BENEFIT, WE DON'T HAVE A LIMIT LIKE I CAN. I CAN CRAM 100 PEOPLE IN THERE. LIKE, LET'S HAVE A BIG CROWD.
SO THAT'D BE GREAT. LET'S GET THE INFORMATION OUT THERE. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING ON PAGE TEN? YES, MISS MONICA, I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE THE CANVA. OH, GOOD. VERY VERY EXCITED. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS WITH IT BEING CANVA 101. I'M GOING TO ASSUME THAT DEPENDING ON THE RESPONSE, THAT PERHAPS IT WILL GROW INTO LIKE CANVA. 10210 YES MA'AM. AND THEN ONE THING I
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WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO REQUEST. IT'S A, IT'S A, A REQUEST THAT I'VE BEEN MAKING IS TO SEE IF WE CAN HAVE A CRICKET CLASS. YES, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE CRICKET SLASH SILHOUETTE TYPE CLASS. I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO BE IT SHOULDN'T BE TOO CHALLENGING TO FIND A PERSON TO LEAD THAT UP. BUT SEEING THIS CANVA HERE HAS KIND OF INSPIRED ME TO ASK AGAIN. YES, MA'AM. I WILL PUT THAT OUT THERE. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. I HAVE LESS OF A QUESTION, MORE OF A SUGGESTION. SO LOOKING AT THE SPL TRADE DAYS, IS THAT. WELL, I GUESS I DO HAVE A QUESTION.SO THIS IS LIMITED TO LIKE THE SOCCER TRADING CARDS, RIGHT? YES. THE PANINI SOCCER TRADING CARDS RIGHT NOW. YES. IF IT GOES WELL AND DEPENDING ON, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IT WOULD TAX THE STAFF, WOULD YOU BE OPEN TO EXPANDING THAT TO OTHER COLLECTIBLES BEYOND THAT, JUST SORT OF LIKE A GENERAL COLLECTIBLES AND MAYBE LIST A FEW SUGGESTIONS? YEAH. IF YOU HAVE SOME SPECIFIC ONES THAT YOU ARE THINKING OF, I'D LOVE TO HEAR. I MEAN, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE, WELL, LIKE FOR INSTANCE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DO LIKE THE DISNEY PIN TRADING. OH, IT'S A BIG THING. OKAY. AND THERE'S, THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE WHO DO LIKE PIN TRADING OR LIKE, EVEN LIKE OTHER KINDS OF COLLECTIBLE CARD GAMES AS WELL. PEOPLE DO THAT. I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF KIDS WHO I KNOW ARE INTO THAT KIND OF STUFF. OKAY. SO JUST KIND OF AS AN IDEA, AGAIN, FURTHER DOWN THE LINE, IF THIS GOES WELL AND THERE'S INTEREST. YEAH, I LOVE THAT IDEA. ABSOLUTELY. NOT THAT I HAVE DISNEY PINS OR A DOZEN OR TWO. YOU KNOW, I'M IMAGINING A CLOSET FULL. YEAH, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA. I MEAN, IF WE'RE PUTTING THINGS OUT THERE, GO FOR IT. I'D LOVE A PLANT SWAP. OH, YOU KNOW, WE USED TO DO A WHAT DO WE CALL THAT? I WAS GOING TO SWAP. WE WOULD JUST GIVE THEM AWAY. THE LIBRARY. GARDEN LADIES WOULD DO THAT. A PLANT LIKE A GIVEAWAY DAY. MAYBE IT WAS. I MEAN, I'LL GIVE AWAY SOME AS WELL. SOME.
GOT TO GO. I'LL BRING IT UP WITH THE GARDEN COMMITTEE. WE'RE MEETING NEXT WEEK OR IN TWO WEEKS. I'LL ASK. FOR A SEED SWAP. THAT'S WHAT THEY USED TO CALL IT. SEED SWAP. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO FLIP OVER TO PAGE 11. AND WE CONTINUE WITH MORE OF THE ADULT PROGRAMS DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS FOR GROWNUPS. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR A WHILE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THAT GOING. THE WIRE WRAP BIRD'S NEST PENDANT CRAFT, THAT'S PART OF OUR CRAFTY. WE'RE TRYING TO DO ONE CRAFTY PROGRAM A MONTH. SO THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE FOR SEPTEMBER. AND THEN OF COURSE, CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH IS BACK. SO THE CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH. THERE'S BEEN SOME CONFUSION ABOUT WHAT THAT IS FROM SOME OF THE PATRONS. SO WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE IT TO CONVERSATIONAL ESL MOVING FORWARD. I THINK THAT'LL CLARIFY IT A LITTLE BIT. SOME PEOPLE HAVE KIND OF INTERPRETED THAT AS YOU CAN JUST COME IN AND TALK TO PEOPLE LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? IT'S LIKE, NO, NO, NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS.
SO EVEN THOUGH THAT'S A LOVELY IDEA, LIKE THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE SHOULD EXPLORE THAT'S NOT THIS. SO YEAH, SO CONVERSATIONAL ESL. SO THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE HERE IN THE FUTURE. YOU'LL START SEEING IT AS CONVERSATIONAL ESL PRESCHOOL STORY TIMES RESUME ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THEM BACK. AND THEN THE KIDS CLUBS ALL ARE BACK. WE'VE GOT THE TWEEN BOOK CLUB FOR FOURTH THROUGH SIXTH GRADERS ON THE NEXT PAGE. MY VERY OWN BOOK CLUB IS THE FIRST AND SECOND GRADE CLUB, AND THEN IDEALAB IS FOR THIRD AND FOURTH GRADERS.
IDEALAB IS NOT BOOK SPECIFIC, BUT THEY ARE STEAM AND STEAM ACTIVITY PROGRAM, SO THEY'RE DOING INSPECTING GADGETS IN SEPTEMBER, SO THAT'LL BE FUN FOR THEM. AND THEN OUR TEENS, THEIR STUFF'S ALL BACK TOO. SO ROLL FOR THE INITIATIVE. THAT'S THE TEEN D AND D PROGRAM. THEIR BOOK CLUB STARTS BACK ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, AND THEN THEY'RE DOING AN ASIA POP WATCH PARTY ON SEPTEMBER 17TH. ASIAN CULTURAL THINGS, MANGA, JAPANESE, ALL THAT STUFF. THEY LOVE ALL THAT. SO LIBBY GOES AND GETS LIKE ACTUAL JAPANESE SNACKS AND THINGS FOR THEM. SO THEY LOVE IT. ALL THE SQUID SNACKS AND ALL THAT, WHATEVER, ALL THAT CRAZY FLAVORS AND ALL THAT STUFF. THEY LOVE IT. SO ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THAT? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, IF THERE ARE NO COMMENTS, CONCERNS FOR THIS EVENING, IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN, WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE. I WILL MOTION TO ADJOURN. I SECOND.
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MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 750. PASSES* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.