Dec 11, 2023 Library Board Meeting

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WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

[1. Call to Order: The Library Board of the City of Sachse will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, December 11, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following items of business:]

AT THIS TIME I WOULD ASK EVERYONE TO STAND, GIVE THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE.

OF ALLEGIANCE] THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA. THE TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.

A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE ACTING SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE BOARD IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WE'LL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS IN THE AUDIENCE? OH, OKAY. OKAY, THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD.

CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE OCTOBER 9TH, 2023 MEETING MINUTES.

[4. Consider approval of the October 9, 2023, meeting minutes.]

WE DID MISS THE MEETING IN NOVEMBER.

I WAS OUT FOR THAT ONE.

SORRY, GUYS. UM, UH, SO IF THERE ARE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES, UM, LET US KNOW.

OTHERWISE, WE JUST NEED THE MOTION SECOND AND THE VOTE.

GOOD EVENING. I, DEA RODIN MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 9TH, 2023.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I HAVE A SECOND.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

YEP. THERE IT IS.

WOULD PLEASE VOTE.

I DON'T THINK THIS IS WORKING.

IT JUST KEEPS BRINGING THIS UP WHEN I TRY TO CLICK YES.

WHICH I USED.

WHAT LITTLE TAB? WELL, I WAS USING THE WRONG ONE.

HOLD ON ONE SECOND. SORRY.

IT'S OKAY. YOU MIGHT HAVE TO RETAKE IT REAL QUICK.

I HAD MARION ON ME BY ACCIDENT.

OH, YEAH, I'M SURE THAT'S FINE.

YEAH, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'LL NEED TO DO THAT VOTE AGAIN BECAUSE WE HAD A MISTAKE WITH IT.

I WON'T TAKE HER OFF.

WON'T LET YOU TAKE HER OFF. YEAH.

NO. EVERYBODY HAS TO GET IT IN THEIR.

WE'RE GOOD. OKAY.

RIGHT. SO YOU UNDERSTAND MOTION CARRIES AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

YEAH. SO WE'LL MOVE ON.

AT THIS TIME WE'LL RECEIVE AND DISCUSS THE LIBRARY MANAGER'S MONTHLY REPORT.

[5. Receive and discuss the Library Manager's monthly report.]

EVENING, EVERYONE. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

UM, FOR OUR LAST LIBRARY BOARD MEETING OF THE YEAR.

UM, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MONTHS REPORTS TO GO OVER.

BOTH GOOD MONTHS HERE.

UM, WE HAD, UM, ROUGHLY SIMILAR NUMBERS TO WHAT WE HAD FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR AS FAR AS CHECKOUTS,

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UH, A LITTLE BIT OF VARIATION THERE, BUT YEAR TO YEAR WE ARE HOVERING WITHIN ABOUT 400 CHECKOUTS OF OUR PREVIOUS NUMBER.

NOW, LAST YEAR, IF YOU RECALL, WE DID HAVE ONCE AGAIN A RECORD CHECKOUT YEAR.

SO WE'RE A LITTLE BIT UNDER THE RECORD CHECKOUT YEAR AT THE MOMENT.

AND THAT'S FINE.

WE CAN'T HAVE A RECORD MONTH EVERY SINGLE MONTH.

UM, BUT WE CONTINUE TO SEE A LOT OF USAGE OF OUR DIGITAL RESOURCES AS WELL AS OUR PRINT RESOURCES.

UM, OUR FOOT TRAFFIC IS WELL IN EXCESS OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR FOR BOTH MONTHS.

UM, OUR 3D PRINTER, WHICH HAS BEEN A UH, A COMMON THEME IN OUR RECENT BOARD MEETINGS OF JUST HOW MANY ITEMS WE'VE BEEN PRINTING. THE PERSON THAT WAS PRINTING HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF THINGS, THEY'VE STOPPED.

SO IT'S GONE BACK DOWN TO A NORMAL LEVEL OF, UH, YOU KNOW, A FEW DOZEN PRINTS A MONTH.

AND THEN IN, UH, UH, NOVEMBER, WE HAD, UH, YOU KNOW, 34 IN NOVEMBER AND, EXCUSE ME, 34 IN OCTOBER, 32 IN NOVEMBER.

UM, SO THAT'S BACK DOWN TO A NORMAL LEVEL.

UM, OUR PROGRAMS ARE RAMPING UP.

WE HAVE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD ONES, UH, WITH OUR NEW STAFF THAT WE HAVE HIRED AT THE LIBRARY.

UM, THEY'VE BEEN DOING SOME ONGOING, UH, NEW PROGRAMS, UH, LIKE OUR SCAVENGER HUNTS AND I-SPY ACTIVITIES IN THE LIBRARY AND CRAFTS.

UM, WE HAVE JUST INTRODUCED A NEW, UM, ADULT, UH, PAPER CRAFT, UH, NIGHT, AS WELL AS A SIT AND STITCH, UH, FOR, UH, SEWING, CROCHETING, NEEDLEWORK, CRAFTS.

UH, AND SO, UM, WE HAVE, AS OF TODAY, UM, FINALLY FILLED THE LAST OF OUR OPEN POSITIONS.

SO WE ARE NOW FULLY STAFFED.

WE HAD A PERSON START TODAY, UH, WITH OUR, UH, OUR FINAL POSITION, WHICH WAS THE PROGRAMING SPECIALIST.

SO WE ARE NOW ALL SET WITH THE NEW POSITIONS THAT WERE APPROVED WITH THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.

WE ARE A, WE ARE ON BOARD TO EXPAND OUR HOURS STARTING IN JANUARY ON THE SECOND, WHEN WE REOPEN AFTER THE HOLIDAY.

UM, AND WE'LL BE GOING FROM 48 HOURS PER WEEK TO 60 HOURS PER WEEK.

SO IT'LL BE A 25% INCREASE IN OUR HOURS OF OPERATION.

WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THINGS PRINTED TO GO ON OUR.

WE'VE ALREADY GOT OUR SIGNAGE THAT IS GOING TO BE ON OUR GLASS WINDOWS, UH, THAT WILL SAY OUR NEW HOURS.

THAT'LL PUT WE'LL PUT UP WHEN THE CHANGE HAPPENS.

UM, I'M IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING SOME PROMOTIONAL MAGNETS AND THINGS MADE UP SO THAT PEOPLE CAN PUT OUR NEW HOURS ON THEIR FRIDGE.

UM, BUT WE ARE ALL VERY, VERY EXCITED.

OUR STAFF ARE AND OUR COMMUNICATING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WORK SCHEDULE DIFFERENCES ONCE THE HOURS CHANGES TAKE EFFECT.

UM, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO.

IT WILL ALLOW US TO DO A LOT MORE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES, UM, WITH THE EXTRA HOURS IN THE EVENINGS ESPECIALLY, UM, IT'LL GIVE FAMILIES MORE FLEXIBILITY TO VISIT THE LIBRARY ON A DAY AND TIME THAT IS CONVENIENT FOR THEM.

AND OVERALL, I THINK IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A GREAT CHANGE FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE.

AND I THINK THAT THE, UM, UH, THE ADDITIONAL STAFFING POSITIONS WILL GO A LONG WAY TO HELPING US MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS? RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU. THIS TIME WE'LL DISCUSS LIBRARY BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING SPECIAL EVENTS, CURRENT ACTIVITIES, AND LOCAL

[6. Discuss Library Board announcements regarding special events, current activities, and local achievements.]

WE'LL BE OPEN MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FROM 9 TO 8, AND THEN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 9 TO 5.

SO THAT'S THE BIG THING, IS THAT'S ALL UPCOMING? YEAH. I GUESS THE ONLY THING THAT I KNOW OKAY.

SOUNDS EXCITING FOR THE COMMUNITY.

WE ARE VERY IT'S THE THING THAT IS HAPPENING WE ARE VERY EXCITED FOR.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER, UM, BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS OR, UH, ACTIVITIES? NO. NOTHING MORE, NOTHING MORE.

IT'S A QUICK ONE. WOW.

SO AT THIS TIME WE'LL HAVE AN ADJOURNMENT AT 7:21.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

IT'S A NINE MINUTE MEETING.

THANK YOU. YEAH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.