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[1. Call to Order: The Library Board of the City of Sachse will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, January 8, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following items of business:]
THE LIBRARY BOARD OF THE CITY OF SACHSE WILL HOLD ITS REGULAR MEETING TODAY MONDAY, JANUARY THE 8TH, 2024 OF THIS NEW YEAR AT 7:00 PM TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF BUSINESS.IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND WITH INVITATION AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAGS.
LET US PRAY. WE'RE SO GRATEFUL THAT WE CAN MEET IN A PLACE AND SECURE OUR MATTERS FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD.
LET US KEEP THOSE IN CONFLICT IN OUR PRAYERS.
REMIND US TO THANK OUR FIRST RESPONDERS FOR THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT THEY DO ON A DAILY BASIS TO KEEP US SAFE.
WE GIVE THANKS FOR ALL OF OUR MANY BLESSINGS.
THESE THINGS WE ASK IN OUR LORD'S NAME, AMEN. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT. I'M SORRY. I'VE SKIPPED THE THING. [BACKGROUND]
>> TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA.
THE TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS 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 WILL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT.
I'M SEEING THAT THERE ARE NO NOTICES.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE DECEMBER 11, 2023 MEETING MINUTES.
[4. Consider approval of the December 11, 2023, meeting minutes.]
>> THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE LIBRARY BOARD FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.
IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET, YOU WILL FIND A COPY OF THE DECEMBER 11TH MEETING MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING LAST YEAR.
IT FEELS WEIRD TO SAY LAST YEAR, GOSH.
BUT IF THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE MINUTES, ALL WE'LL NEED IS A MOTION TO SECOND AND THEN A VOTE.
>> I, DIA RHODEN, CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 11, 2023.
>> I, SHANNA CONDE, SECOND THAT.
>> THEN WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE YOUR CONSOLES TO VOTE WHEN THAT COMES.
>> DOES EVERYBODY HAVE A [NOISE].
>> I SEE THAT THE MINUTE'S PASS, APPROVED.
SO THANK YOU. NEXT, MOVING TO CONSIDER AND ELECT CHAIRPERSON,
[5. Consider and elect a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and Secretary of the Library Board of Directors.]
VICE CHAIRPERSON, AND SECRETARY OF THE LIBRARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS.>> THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WE PUT ON TYPICALLY THE FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR, EACH CALENDAR YEAR SO THAT WE CAN SELECT SOME NEW OFFICERS.
WE CAN HAVE THE SAME OFFICER POSITION IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE SERVING THAT POSITION.
THIS IS TYPICALLY NOT AN ELECTION THING THAT YOU MIGHT BE USED TO HEAR THAT WORD.
BUT IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE AN OFFICER POSITION OR IF YOU FEEL THAT SOMEBODY ELSE IN THIS GROUP WOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR ONE OF THESE OFFICER POSITIONS, NOW IS THE TIME TO SPEAK UP.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND BEFORE WE DO THAT, JUST GIVE A RUN DOWN ON WHAT THE DUTIES OF THESE POSITIONS ARE.
THE CHAIRPERSON IS THE PERSON WHO COORDINATES WITH ME ABOUT AGENDA ITEMS FOR OUR BOARD MEETINGS,
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IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT ADDED TO THE AGENDA, OR IF THERE'S A CHANGE IN MEETING TIME, LIKE A TEMPORARY CHANGE IN MEETING TIME FOR THE MONTH, THIS PERSON WOULD BE THE ONE TO SET AND APPROVE THAT NEW MEETING TIME.THEY RUN THE MEETINGS, WHICH IS WHAT JOHN WAS JUST DOING HERE A MOMENT AGO OF RUNNING DOWN THE AGENDA AS IT'S WRITTEN, AND THERE ARE CERTAIN PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES, TROLLS OF ORDER AND ALL OF THAT THAT WE FOLLOW.
THAT PART TAKES SOME GETTING USED TO, BUT IT'S NOT THAT HARD.
>> YOU GET THIS SWING OF IT PRETTY EASILY.
YOU HAD IT MORE DOWN THAN I DID TODAY BECAUSE I SKIPPED OVER A WHOLE ITEM.
THE VICE CHAIRPERSON SHARES THOSE DUTIES EXCEPT THEY DO THOSE DUTIES IN THE ABSENCE OF THE CHAIRPERSON.
WITH THE CHAIRPERSON HERE, THE VICE CHAIRPERSON IS JUST SORT OF THE SPARE.
THEN THE SECRETARY DOES HAVE DUTIES AT EACH MEETING TO TAKE MINUTES AND THEN I WORK WITH THAT PERSON AND THEN LEO AS WELL TO PUT THOSE INTO THE FORMAT THAT WE SEE IN OUR PACKETS EACH MONTH.
[NOISE] SO BASICALLY THE SECRETARY IS JUST RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING, LIKE NOT A TRANSCRIPTION, BUT JUST LIKE WE SEE HERE IN OUR MINUTES, THE BASIC RUNDOWN OF EACH ITEM, WHAT WAS DISCUSSED IN GENERAL BROAD TOPICS.
THE MEETINGS ARE RECORDED IN CASE SOMEBODY WANTS TO GET A WORD FOR WORD, BUT IT'S JUST A RECORD OF THE BUSINESS THAT WAS DONE.
>> WHO WAS DOING THAT BEFORE, PRESENTATIVE?
>> MARION, WHO IS NOT HERE THIS EVENING.
>> CURRENTLY WE HAVE MARION AS SECRETARY.
JOHN IS CURRENTLY VICE CHAIRPERSON, AND THEN WE HAVE A VACANCY FOR CHAIRPERSON.
DOES ANYBODY WANT TO PUT THEIR HAT FORWARD FOR ANY OF THESE OFFICER POSITIONS OR PUSH SOMEONE ELSE OVER THE LEDGE? YES.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND DIA FOR CHAIRPERSON.
>> THANK YOU. I ACTUALLY WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND JOHN FOR CHAIRPERSON.
>> I WASN'T SURE IF JOHN WAS LEAVING. [LAUGHTER]
>> WELL, JOHN, I THINK YOU'RE STAYING.
YOU'RE PLANNING TO STAY ON, LAST TIME WE SPOKE.
WELL, IT'S UP TO YOU GUYS IF YOU FEEL LIKE WE COULD MAYBE DO A CHAIR, VICE CHAIR COMBO IF YOU-ALL WANTED TO DO THAT.
>> THAT WOULD BE FINE WITH ME.
>> OKAY. DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO BE CONSIDERED?
>> I'D BE HAPPY TO DO SECRETARY.
OH, NO, NOT VICE. I'D BE HAPPY TO DO SECRETARY.
>> FOR THOSE FIRST TWO POSITIONS.
>> WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL VOTE ON ALL OF THESE AS ONE.
>> TYPICALLY. FOR SECRETARY, DOES ANYBODY LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THAT OR THROW SOMEONE ELSE OVER THE LEDGES ALSO?
>> I'LL BE WILLING TO SERVE THAT.
>> ANY OTHER? ABSENT IN ANY OTHER NOMINEES, WE HAVE, I BELIEVE JOHN WILLING TO SERVE AS CHAIRPERSON.
>> ARE YOU WILLING TO DO, I HAVEN'T EVEN ASKED YOU THAT VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION.
YOU'VE BEEN DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB SERVING AS VICE CHAIR AND RUNNING OUR MEETINGS AND THEN DIA AS VICE CHAIR AND THEN CINDY AS SECRETARY.
WHAT WE WILL REQUIRE NOW IS A PERSON TO MAKE A MOTION STATING THOSE PEOPLE FOR THAT OFFICER POSITION FOR EACH OF THEM, AND THEN A SECOND, AND THEN WE WILL VOTE ON THEM.
>> THAT'S FINE, WE'LL GIVE YOU A MOMENT.
>> NO PROBLEM. YEAH. THE AGENDA PACKET, OF COURSE IT'S NOT IN THIS ONE, BUT THE ONE ON THE BOARD DOC SOFTWARE HAS NOMINATED SUCH AND SUCH, BLANK FOR THIS AND A BLANK FOR THIS.
>> I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOTION.
I, SHANNA CONDE, MOTION JOHN MORRIS FOR CHAIRPERSON AND MS. DIA RHODEN FOR VICE CHAIR AND THEN OF COURSE MS. CINDY WOODCOCK FOR SECRETARY.
>> YES. I, SUZANNE CARDWELL, SECOND THE MOTION.
>> NO, YOU JUST NEED TO SECOND THEN THAT'S FINE.
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS BEEN VOTED UPON AND APPROVED. CONGRATULATIONS.>> CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.
>> I'M I STARTING THE SECRETARY RIGHT NOW?
>> I'LL GO OVER WITH ALL OF US.
[6. Receive and discuss the Library Manager's monthly report.]
>> NEXT WE'LL RECEIVE AND DISCUSS THE LIBRARY MANAGER'S MONTHLY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU ALL. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.
>> IN YOUR PACKET, YOU WILL FIND MY MONTHLY REPORT.
WHERE ARE MY MANNERS? I DID NOT RECOGNIZE WE HAVE A NEW BOARD MEMBER HERE STARTING TODAY.
BEAU, IT'S A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU HERE ON OUR LIBRARY BOARD.
>> BEAU HOOTEN IS OUR NEWEST SERVING MEMBER ON THE BOARD.
THIS IS HIS FIRST MEETING. WE WELCOME YOU, SIR.
>> GLAD TO BE HERE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ON OUR MONTHLY REPORT EACH MONTH, WE WILL KEEP JUST SOME STATISTICAL DATA ON THE ITEMS IN THE COLLECTION, HOW MANY THERE ARE, HOW MANY CHECKOUTS WE'VE HAD, HOW MANY PATRONS WHICH ARE LIBRARY PART HOLDERS, AND COMPARE THEM TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
THEN TOWARDS THE BOTTOM, WE'LL ALSO COMPARE SOME OTHER STATS LIKE PROGRAM STATS WITH SOME SPECIFIC NUMBERS OF ATTENDEES THERE AS WELL AS SOME MISCELLANEOUS THINGS LIKE INTER LIBRARY LOANS AND 3D PRINTING AND THINGS OF THAT SORT.
THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023 WAS EVEN WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR, A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN LAST DECEMBER.
DECEMBER AND JANUARY TEND TO BE TWO OF OUR SLOWEST MONTHS OF THE YEAR.
SEEING OUR DECEMBER NUMBERS HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR IS A GOOD SIGN.
THE INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES FOR THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ITEMS THAT HAVE CHECKED OUT TEND TO BE PRETTY STABLE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I OFTEN MENTIONED IS THAT DVDS AND BLU-RAY CONTINUE TO GO DOWN JUST EVERYWHERE BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE STREAMING SERVICES FOR THE MOST PART.
COVID WAS THE DEATH KNELL FOR DVD CHECKOUTS AT THE LIBRARY.
PRIOR TO COVID WE WERE DOING A COUPLE THOUSAND A MONTH AND THEN EVERYBODY GOT DISNEY PLUS OR WHATEVER ONCE COVID HIT.
THAT'S TAKEN QUITE A HIT, BUT THAT'S NOT UNEXPECTED.
THAT HAPPENED WITH AUDIO CDS AND WITH VHS TAPES.
EVENTUALLY THOSE BLUE-RAYS DVDS WILL TAKE A WHILE TO DISAPPEAR FROM LIBRARIES.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE STILL HAVE THE EXISTING ONES AND WE STILL ARE PURCHASING NEW RELEASES AND BLOCKBUSTERS AND THINGS.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR DIGITAL CHECKOUTS LISTED THERE.
THOSE ARE HOOPLA AND CLOUDLIBRARY THAT ARE LISTED BELOW HOOPLA, I COMPARE IT TO NETFLIX FOR LIBRARIES WHERE THERE'S AN ENORMOUS CATALOG OF TITLES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN EBOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS, STREAMING VIDEO, GRAPHIC NOVELS, MUSIC, AND TV SERIES.
THERE'S WELL OVER, I THINK, PROBABLY 700,000 TITLES AVAILABLE THAT OUR PATRONS CAN BORROW AND THEY ARE LIMITED TO A CERTAIN NUMBER PER MONTH.
JUST STARTING IN DECEMBER, WE ALSO IMPLEMENTED A LIMIT NOT ONLY ON INDIVIDUALS CHECKOUTS OF CLOUDLIBRARY, BUT ON THE LIBRARY'S MONTHLY EXPENDITURES ON CLOUDLIBRARY.
IT BASICALLY SETS A DAILY LIMIT.
CLOUDLIBRARY IS A PAPER USE MODEL WHERE THE LICENSES ARE ALL THERE AND EACH PERSON THAT CHECKS THAT ITEM OUT IS PURCHASING A SINGLE USE LICENSE THAT THE LIBRARY PAYS FOR.
IT WORKS WELL FOR SOME THINGS.
FOR INSTANCE, THERE'S A 700,000 TITLES THAT THEY WOULDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO, OTHERWISE, THINGS THAT WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY PURCHASE FOR THE COLLECTION BECAUSE YOU MIGHT ONLY GET USED THAT ONCE OR TWICE.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO USE THOSE RESOURCES IF THEY'RE AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE THAT WE OWN, IT'D BE CHEAPER FOR US IN THE LONG RUN.
WE HAVE HAD TO IMPLEMENT A DAILY LIMIT BASICALLY OF $50 WHICH POINTS TO, DEPENDING ON WHAT TYPE OF RESOURCE IT IS, ABOUT 50 CHECKOUTS OR SO.
IT DOESN'T GO THAT FAR AS WE'RE FINDING OUT.
THAT WILL BE IN OUR BUDGET REQUEST FOR NEXT YEAR TOO.
DESPITE THE FACT THAT HOOPLA FEES KEEPS GOING UP, WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE DEMANDING MORE USE OF THE SERVICE.
BUT THE BRIGHT SIDE OF HAVING A LIMIT NOW IS THAT WE'VE SEEN ALREADY CLOUDLIBRARY USAGE GO UP QUITE A BIT AS YOU'LL SEE THERE.
AS I MENTIONED, WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO USE THINGS FOR CLOUDLIBRARY IF AVAILABLE FOR CLOUDLIBRARY BECAUSE THAT'S CHEAPER FOR US.
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CLOUDLIBRARY IS EBOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS, AND STREAMING VIDEO, WHICH IS THE NEWER PART OF THAT SERVICE, MAINLY EBOOKS AND AUDIOBOOKS FOR THE MOST PART.WE HAVE THAT SEPARATED BY SACHSE, PATRONS CHECKOUTS AND THEN OTHER PATRONS CHECKOUTS.
WE ARE PART OF A CONSORTIUM WITH SEVERAL DOZEN OTHER LIBRARIES THAT POOL EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK RESOURCES SO THAT WE CAN BORROW EACH OTHER'S ITEMS. THAT'S WHY I HAVE THAT SEPARATED EACH MONTH SO THAT WE CAN LIST THOSE SEPARATELY.
HOOPLA IS THE ONE THERE'S A LIMIT WITH CLOUDLIBRARY?
>> THERE IS A ONE WITH CLOUDLIBRARY WHERE SOMEONE AT A GIVEN TIME, YOU CAN HAVE FIVE CHECKOUTS, BUT THEN IT'S LIKE A LIBRARY BOOK WHERE YOU RETURN IT, YOU CAN CHECK OUT SOMETHING ELSE.
THE WAY CLOUDLIBRARY WORKS IS WE PURCHASE LICENSES THAT ARE GOOD FOR 26 CHECKOUTS OR SOMETIMES USED TO BE THIS WAY AS THE NORM AND IT'S COMING BACK, PERPETUAL CHECKOUTS WHERE WE JUST HAVE IT AND WE CAN KEEP LOANING IT OUT.
IT WAS THE NORM AT FIRST AND THEN THE PUBLISHING COMPANIES REALIZE, WAIT, THESE LIBRARIES ARE NEVER GOING TO HAVE TO REPURCHASE THESE BOOKS AGAIN.
WE WANT TO MAKE THEM PAY AGAIN, 26 CHECKOUTS IS WHAT THE STANDARD IS RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WITH A BOOK, IT WILL WEAR OUT EVENTUALLY EITHER FORM SO THEY MAKE IT WEAR OUT.
>> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION REGARDING THE INTER LIBRARY LOAN.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IS FUNNELED INTO CLOUDLIBRARY OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IS FUNNELED OUTSIDE OF THAT?
>> IT'S OUTSIDE OF CLOUDLIBRARY.
THE INTER LIBRARY LOAN SERVICE THAT WE USE IS ACTUALLY PART OF THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY, THE TEXSHARE PROGRAM.
THEY PROVIDE A LOT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INTER LIBRARY LOAN FOR US, SUCH AS OUR COURIER SERVICE, WHICH THEY PAY A LITTLE MORE THAN HALF THE COST OF OUR COURIER SERVICE EACH YEAR WHICH HELPS US GET MATERIALS FROM OUR LIBRARY TO OTHERS AND FROM OTHER LIBRARIES TO US.
THERE ARE STILL SOME PLACES THAT WE WILL HAVE TO SHIP THINGS THROUGH THE MAIL AT THE LIBRARY RATE, WHICH IS PRETTY REASONABLE.
BUT THE COURIER SERVICE ALSO SAVES MONEY.
BUT OUTSIDE OF CLOUDLIBRARY, HOOPLA'S RUN BY THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY.
>> WITH THE INTER LIBRARY LOAN, DOES THAT AT ALL MAKE THE COST OF HOOPLA GO DOWN? BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE IF THE INTER LIBRARY LOAN IS JUST BASED OFF OF LITERATURE, LIKE BOOKS OR IF IT'S ALSO LIKE THE DIGITAL FORMATS AS WELL LIKE DVDS.
>> IT'S JUST PHYSICAL MATERIAL.
INTER LIBRARY LOAN FOR DIGITAL MATERIALS IS SOMETHING THAT IS TRICKY TO PULL OFF ANYWHERE.
>> IT DOESN'T OFFSET THOSE COSTS?
>> GENERALLY, ESPECIALLY THE TEXAS SYSTEM DOESN'T INCLUDE THE DIGITAL RESOURCES.
THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE WE'VE HAD TO DO A ONE OFF.
I USED TO HANDLE ALL OF OUR INTER LIBRARY LOANS WHEN I WAS AT A DIFFERENT LIBRARY.
IT WOULD ALL GO THROUGH ME AND I HAD ARTICLE REQUESTS THAT WERE ONLY AVAILABLE IS DIGITAL ARTICLES.
WE TYPICALLY GET THEM FROM UT DALLAS AND WE COORDINATE WITH THEM TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THAT ARTICLE THROUGH INTER LIBRARY LOAN.
BUT THAT WAS THE LIMITED TIME WHERE WE'D HAVE TO DO A DIGITAL RESOURCE.
SOMETIMES IT'S AS A PRINTED COPY OF IT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EXPLAINING THAT.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT HOOPLA.
DURING THE PANDEMIC, I THINK THE USAGE RATE OR THE CHECKOUT RATE WAS HIGHER.
WAS THAT PRIMARILY JUST BECAUSE WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GO TO THE LIBRARY, SO THEREFORE, THE BUDGET DOLLARS WERE FUNNELED TO HOOPLA?
>> WE LAUNCHED HOOPLA SERVICE ACTUALLY IN FEBRUARY OF 2020, A MONTH BEFORE WE SHUT DOWN.
THE ORIGINAL LIMIT ON HOOPLA CHECKOUTS WAS FIVE PER MONTH.
THAT'S A PRETTY NORMAL LIMIT FOR LIBRARIES.
THE LIMIT IS IN PLACE BECAUSE IF THERE WAS NO LIMIT, THEN IT'S PAPER USE AND OUR BUDGET WAS JUST YEAH.
WE DID RAISE THAT TO 20 ITEMS PER MONTH BECAUSE PEOPLE COULDN'T COME TO THE LIBRARY TO CHECK OUT BOOKS.
WE WANTED TO CONTINUE PROVIDING OUR ELECTRONIC SERVICES IN THE BEST WAY THAT WE COULD AND AS A BRAND NEW SERVICE WE WANTED TO ALSO MAKE PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT IT TO OFFERING A VERY HIGH RATE NUMBER OF CHECKOUTS WAS PREFERABLE, BUT THAT COULDN'T LAST FOREVER.
I THINK IT LASTED A COUPLE OF YEARS.
>> WE DID HAVE TO BRING IT BACK DOWN TO FIVE.
THEN THIS CHANGE OF PUTTING A MONTHLY LIMIT ON THE LIBRARY SPENDING IS A BRAND NEW CHANGE SO THAT WE WOULDN'T GO OVER OUR BUDGET THAT WE HAVE ALLOCATED FOR HOOPLA.
>> NOW HAS HOOPLA DURING THAT DURATION OF TIME HAVE THEY CHANGED THE RATE OF THE BOOKS TO BORROW? IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. NOT SUBSTANTIALLY.
THE INDIVIDUAL SINGLE USE LICENSES,
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THE HIGHEST COST ARE THINGS LIKE AUDIOBOOKS WHICH ARE VERY POPULAR, AND THAT'S SIMPLY BECAUSE THE COST OF AN AUDIOBOOK LICENSE IS ALSO HIGHER.FOR INSTANCE, IF WE WERE TO PURCHASE THAT TITLE THROUGH CLOUDLIBRARY, WELL, I SHOULD SAY IF YOU WENT AND PURCHASED A AUDIOBOOK LICENSE, IT MIGHT COST YOU ABOUT THE SAME AS THE BOOK, IF NOT A LITTLE.
AUDIO BOOKS ARE EXPENSIVE. IF WE WENT TO PURCHASE THAT, WE WOULD PAY UPWARDS OF $100 FOR THAT LICENSE BECAUSE THEY KNOW IT'S MULTIPLE USERS ARE GOING TO BE USING IT AND WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF OPTIONS FOR WHERE TO GET THOSE FROM.
>> PUBLISHERS AND LIBRARIES, SOMETIMES WE GET ALONG REAL WELL, SOMETIMES IT'S NOT.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO PROBLEM.
>> THEN I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PROGRAM STATUS.
WE HAD A HIGH NUMBER OF PROGRAM ATTENDANCE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER SUCH AS ALWAYS, THE CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANT, EXCEPT FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE WENT OFF VERY WELL THIS YEAR.
ONE OF THE ISSUES WE HAD LAST YEAR WITH THIS EVENT WAS WE HAD RAIN.
IT WAS MUDDY, SO WE COULDN'T DO THE SNOW TO IT THAT THEY USUALLY DO.
THIS YEAR WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM SO EVERYTHING WAS MUCH MORE SPREAD OUT AND MUCH MORE MANAGEABLE.
WE WERE DROWNING IN A SEA OF PEOPLE IN THE GYM HERE.
AS OUR LIBRARY STAFF, WE'RE MAINLY RESPONSIBLE FOR LEADING CARNIVAL GAMES, WATCHING THE BALANCE HOUSES TO MAKE SURE THAT THE KIDS ARE BEING SAFE.
WE ALSO LED, AND THIS IS THE FIRST OF THIS YEAR A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT CRAFT DURING THE CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA. WHICH DID YOU GET TO ATTEND?
>> YES. IT WAS FUN. IT WAS GREAT.
>> WITH THE LITTLE PIPE ORNAMENTS.
>> YES, IT'S VERY OLD SCHOOL AND NOSTALGIC.
I WAS BORN IN THE '80S AND WE HAD A BUNCH OF THOSE ON OUR CHRISTMAS TREES.
IT WAS REALLY NICE AS A FAMILY TO GET TOGETHER AND DO THAT ACTIVITIES.
>> PIPE PLANER, CANDY CANE BEADS.
LET'S SEE. WE HAD A BUNCH OF HOLIDAY EVENTS.
WE HAD A TEEN DO IT YOURSELF ICE CREAM EVENT THAT GOT 10 TEENS TO COME OUT TO THAT.
YOU KNOW TEENS, THAT'S A BIG NUMBER FOR A LIBRARY TEEN EVENTS.
>> WE ALSO HAD A REALLY COOL GIVEAWAY AT THE END OF DECEMBER, THE CHRISTMAS WEEK GIVEAWAYS.
WE ONLY HAD ABOUT THREE DAYS WORTH OF BOOKS TO GIVE OUT THAT WEEK.
WE ARE OFTEN GIVEN PRE-RELEASE COPIES OF BOOKS THAT ARE NOT THE FINAL COPY.
>> YEAH, THE PRE-SALE COPY ON ARC ADVANCE REVIEW.
WE OBTAINED THESE, EITHER THEY'LL SEND IT TO US THROUGH THE MAIL.
WE CAN'T PUT THEM IN THE COLLECTION BECAUSE THEY'RE ARCS, OR WE GET THEM WHEN WE GO TO THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE IN THE SPRING.
WE BROUGHT BACK A BUNCH THIS YEAR.
SOME OF THEM, WE READ, SOME OF THEM WE DECIDE, IF THIS IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO ADD TO THE COLLECTION BASED ON WHAT WE SEE, WHICH IS THE POINT OF THEM.
WE CANNOT SELL THEM IN THE BOOK SALE AND WE CANNOT ADD THEM IN OUR RECOLLECTION.
OUR CHRISTMAS BOOK GIVEAWAY, MOST OF THOSE WERE OUR ARCS FOR THE PAST YEAR WHERE WE GOT TO GIVE AWAY THE NEW COPIES OF BOOKS THAT ARE, IN MANY CASES, BRAND NEW OR NEW RELEASES AND WE GOT TO GIVE SOME PEOPLE A LITTLE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
WE ALSO STARTED A NEW BOOK TALK, WHICH ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS IS LEADING ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
THIS MONTH WE'RE READING THE 7½ DEATHS OF EVELYN HARDCASTLE, WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS AN EXCELLENT BOOK.
I HAVEN'T READ IT YET, BUT THAT IS A MONTHLY BOOK CLUB THAT WE ARE NOW HOSTING. FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
>> THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL OF YOUR SUCCESS.
FOR BOOK TALK, WHAT'S THE TARGET AGE GROUP?
>> I THINK WE'VE BEEN ADVERTISING 16 AND UP.
DON'T QUOTE ME ON 16 AND UP, BECAUSE THE BOOK CHOICE MAY ALSO BE INFLUENCED BY THE AGE GROUP THAT WE'RE TARGETING IT TOWARDS AS WELL.
I WOULD SAY 18 AND UP IS SAFE FOR THAT.
>> I'VE ALSO NOTICED THAT YOU-ALL ADDED A NEW PROGRAM WHICH IS A SIT IN STITCH.
>> WE ADDED A LOT OF NEW PROGRAMS INCLUDING THAT ONE.
>> THAT IS GEARED TOWARDS ADULTS AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH IN THE AFTERNOON, RIGHT?
>> YES. FRIDAY AFTERNOONS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
IT'S LIKE AN INFORMAL CRAFTING MEET UP WHERE YOU BRING YOUR OWN PROJECTS THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON.
MAINLY WE FOCUS ON NEEDLE CRAFTS, FIBER CRAFT SORT OF THING.
BRING THAT AND TALK WHILE YOU WORK ON YOUR PROJECT.
JUST A LITTLE INFORMAL GATHERING EACH WEEK ON FRIDAYS AT 1:00.
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>> I HAVE A QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW IF IT GOES ON THIS TOPIC, BUT IT'S ABOUT THE EXTENDED HOURS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> YEAH. FOR DECEMBER, THIS COVER IT A BIT.
BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT THE NEW HOURS FOR THAT, WE JUST STARTED IN JANUARY OR ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DECEMBER STATS OR ANYTHING.
JUST LAST WEEK, WE BEGAN OUR NEW SCHEDULED HOURS OF OPERATION.
AS I MENTIONED TO THE BOARD, WE PROPOSED TO THE CITY COUNCIL LAST YEAR TO ADD SEVERAL POSITIONS TO THE LIBRARY STAFF.
TWO PART TIME, TWO FULL TIME POSITIONS, SO THAT WE COULD EXTEND OUR HOURS CONSIDERABLY.
WE WENT FROM 48 HOURS PER WEEK, NOW WE HAVE 60 HOURS PER WEEK, AND WE'RE EXPANDING OUR PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL.
THIS SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON NIGHTS AND WEEKEND HOURS.
WE ARE NOW OPEN 9:00 UNTIL 8:00, FOUR DAYS PER WEEK, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, UP FROM JUST TWO EVENINGS PER WEEK PRIOR TO THAT.
THAT GIVES US MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES TO ATTEND THE LIBRARY AFTER WORK, AFTER SCHOOL AT TIMES THAT ARE CONVENIENT FOR THEM.
IT GIVES US MORE TIMES THAT WE CAN HOST FAMILY PROGRAMS. RATHER THAN JUST THOSE TWO DAYS EACH WEEK, WE NOW HAVE FOUR.
THEN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WE'RE OPEN 9:00-5:00.
AN HOUR EARLIER ON THOSE DAYS AND THEN SATURDAY WE ACTUALLY HAVE THAT ONE EXTRA HOUR.
WE WERE OPEN UNTIL 4:00, NOW IT'S UNTIL 5:00.
WE HAVE SEEN THAT THOSE EXTRA HOURS IN THE MORNING, THAT 9:00-10:00 HOUR IN THE MORNING EACH DAY, WE'VE HAD A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF FAMILIES COME IN WITH THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN ESPECIALLY.
THIS PAST SATURDAY WAS OUR FIRST WITH THE NEW SCHEDULE, AND WE WERE PACKED DURING THAT 4:00-5:00 HOUR.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT THE WORD HAS GOTTEN OUT ABOUT OUR NEW HOURS ALREADY AND THAT PEOPLE ARE EXCITED TO COME AND UTILIZE THOSE EXTENDED HOURS OF THE LIBRARY.
WE'RE ADDING NEW PROGRAMS AND THINGS.
CRAFTERNOON, IT WAS ONE THAT WE JUST HELD TODAY.
WE HAD I THINK IT WAS 65 PEOPLE COME TO THAT.
LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE WE GOT GOING ON THIS WEEKEND.
I'M MISSING SOMETHING, BUT OUR STORY TIMES DO ALSO RESUME.
WE MADE A CHANGE TO OUR STORY TIME SCHEDULES FOR THE NEW YEAR, BUT BECAUSE OF THE NEW HOURS, WE ARE STARTING ALL OUR STORY TIMES AT 10:00 AM.
WE HAVE AN HOUR BUFFER BETWEEN WHEN WE OPEN AND WHEN IT STARTS.
WE WANTED TO AVOID NAP TIME AS MUCH THIS WE COULD.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT IT'S PERFECT TIME.
>> WHICH WAS TRICKY BEFORE BECAUSE WE HAD THEM ON THURSDAYS AT 11:30, WHICH THAT'S LUNCH.
BUT 10:00 TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY.
TUESDAY'S BABY BOUNCE, AND THAT'S FOR CHILDREN, NON-WALKING CHILDREN, 18 MONTHS AND YOUNGER.
WE HAVE TODDLER STORY TIME WEDNESDAYS AT 10:00 AND PRESCHOOL STORY TIME THURSDAYS AT 10:00.
WE TARGET ALL THOSE AGE GROUPS WITH AGE APPROPRIATE SONGS AND BOOKS AND RHYMES AND GAMES AND CRAFTS.
BABY BOUNCE IS REALLY FUN BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF PARENT AND BABY INTERACTION AND THOSE, THE TIMES ARE CONVENIENT.
I THINK A BIG IMPROVEMENT OF WE HAVING A STORY TIME AT 11:30 WHEN KIDS ARE HUNGRY.
MY DAUGHTER VERY MUCH PREFERS IT.
THOSE ARE THE BIG CHANGES FOR JANUARY AS A RESULT OF OUR HOURS.
I'M HAPPY TO PUT THOSE DOWN AND LET YOU KNOW WE DID IT.
>> I'M SO EXCITED. CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THAT CONCLUDES MY MONTHLY REPORT.
>> NOW IF YOU WOULD ANNOUNCE ANY SPECIAL EVENTS,
[7. Discuss Library Board announcements regarding special events, current activities, and local achievements.]
OUR CURRENT ACTIVITIES OR LOCAL ACHIEVEMENT.>> I ALMOST LOST MY VOICE, SO I'LL GIVE MY PART BRIEF ON THIS.
WE HAVE, AS I MENTIONED, SOME NEW UPCOMING PROGRAMS IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY.
COULDN'T POSSIBLY REMEMBER THEM ALL.
I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT THE CALENDAR WITH ME, BUT I HAD ENOUGH THINGS TO BRING WITH ME TODAY APPARENTLY, BUT LOTS OF THINGS.
JUST CHECK OUR CALENDAR ONLINE.
WE HAVE PRINTED OFF CALENDARS INSIDE THE LIBRARY.
I'M JUST EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE PUBLIC MORE HOURS EACH WEEK.
IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY AS WELL FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT ONGOING THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY. IF ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING.
>> I HIGHLY RECOMMEND OUR CITIZENS TO CHECK OUT THE FRIENDS OF THE SACHSE LIBRARY AND FIND OUT WAYS HOW YOU CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND BECOME A MEMBER IF YOU CAN.
THERE IS ALSO A DONATION BOX AT THE FRONT AT CHECKOUT.
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>> THE FRIENDS DO COME FOR THE LIBRARY.
THEY HAVE THE BOOK SALE WITH THE DONATION.
>> CAN YOU BE A DUAL MEMBER, A MEMBER OF THE BOARD AS WELL AS THE FRIENDS?
IN MANY PLACES THE MEMBERSHIP OVERLAPS CONSIDERABLY SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO.
>> HOW DO WE SEND THE INFORMATION?
>> YES, THANK YOU. YOU CAN SEND INFORMATION ON JOINING THE FRIENDS, SEND AN EMAIL TO INFO@SACHSELIBRARYFRIENDS.ORG.
OR IF YOU WANT ME TO REACH OUT PERSONALLY, I CAN JUST SEND YOUR CONTACT INFO TO LINDSAY ROBBINS, WHO'S THE PRESIDENT FOR SACHSE.
>> I WASN'T SURE IF THEY HAD IT ON THE WEBSITE BECAUSE I REMEMBER BACK IN THE DAY USED TO BE, BUT I WASN'T SURE IF IT STILL IS.
>> THERE'S SOMETIMES SOME LITTLE BOUNDARIES THAT WE CAN'T CROSS.
>> [OVERLAPPING] OUR WEBSITE, AND THEIR WEBSITE ISN'T REALLY WORKING AT THE MOMENT.
BUT THEY DO HAVE A FACEBOOK GROUP.
>> ANY OTHER BUSINESS WE NEED TO DISCUSS.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL CALL FOR ADJOURNMENT AT 7:31.
>> THANK YOU AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.