Feb 12, 2024 Library Board Meeting

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IT'S NOW 7:01.

WE'LL CALL TO ORDER.

[1. Call to Order: The Library Board of the City of Sachse will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, February 12, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following items of business:]

OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU GUIDE US TO MAKE THE CORRECT DECISIONS IN ALL MATTERS OF OUR BOARD AND THE CITY.

I ASK THAT ALL THOSE IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT RECEIVE YOUR BLESSINGS.

GUIDE, GUARD AND DIRECT US IN THE FOLLOWING OF YOUR SON, JESUS CHRIST.

PROVIDE US WITH YOUR GRACE ON THIS DAY.

THESE THINGS WE ASK IN YOUR SON'S NAME.

AMEN.

ALLEGIANCE], PLEDGE].

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 WILL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT.

SO WE WILL CONSIDER SEEING NO COMMENT.

WE DO HAVE YES NO COMMENTS.

SO SEEING NO COMMENT, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD TO ITEM 4.

[4. Consider approval of the January 8, 2024, meeting minutes.]

I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES WITH THE CORRECTION FROM NOVEMBER 13TH, 2023 TO JANUARY 8TH, 2024, PLEASE. AT THE TOP, IT SAYS CONSIDER NOVEMBER 13TH, 2023.

[INAUDIBLE] YEAH.

DIDN'T WE HAVE A DECEMBER MEETING, THOUGH? LET'S SEE HERE BECAUSE WE VOTED ON SOME BECAUSE THAT'S SHOWING THAT WAS PART OF THE AGENDA THAT WE VOTED ON THE NOVEMBER MINUTES.

SO WITHOUT ANY CORRECTIONS [INAUDIBLE].

OKAY.

I FEEL LIKE WE.

I THOUGHT WE DID. WE DID HAVE A DECEMBER BECAUSE I THINK I SAW EVERYONE BEFORE FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

I THINK I REMEMBER TALKING TO PEOPLE ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS.

THERE'S ALWAYS AN OPTION IF THERE'S ANY AMBIGUITY WHERE WE'RE NOT SURE, RATHER THAN PASS ONE THAT WE THINK MIGHT NOT BE 100%, WE COULD ALWAYS POSTPONE APPROVING THESE MINUTES TO THE NEXT MEETING [INAUDIBLE] WE CAN CLARIFY.

WE DID TWO LAST MONTH.

[INAUDIBLE] NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER? OH WELL, THEN WE DEFINITELY DIDN'T MAKE SURE ABOUT THAT.

OKAY. WE'LL MAKE SURE.

YEAH, IT'S UP TO YOU.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION ON? SINCE WE DID 2.

THEN I MAKE A MOTION TO.

LET'S SEE HERE.

APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED FOR THE MEETING ON HELD ON JANUARY 8TH, 2024.

OKAY. I SECOND THE MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SUZANNE CARDWELL, SECOND.

SECOND. I CAN DO THE VOTE.

OKAY, SO I JUST NEED TO HAVE EVERYBODY VOTE [INAUDIBLE].

JUST BY HANDS.

[INAUDIBLE]. ANY NAYS? ALL APPROVED.

NEXT, WE'LL RECEIVE AND DISCUSS THE LIBRARY MANAGER'S.

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

I UNDERSTAND. IT'S BEEN VERY SLOW THIS EVENING.

YEAH. THERE YOU GO. [INAUDIBLE] UNANIMOUS.

OKAY. RECEIVE AND DISCUSS THE LIBRARY MANAGER'S MONTHLY REPORT.

THANK YOU. JOHN. YES SIR.

SO FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024, I HAVE SOME GREAT NEWS TO SHARE WITH EVERYBODY.

WE. AS I MENTIONED AT OUR JANUARY MEETING, WE HAD IMPLEMENTED OUR NEW HOURS.

WE INCREASED FROM 48 HOURS PER WEEK TO 60 HOURS PER WEEK, A 25% INCREASE IN HOURS, MOSTLY IN THE MORNINGS FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DEPENDING ON THE DAY, AND THEN EVERY EVENING, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY UNTIL 8:00.

SO WITH THOSE, ADDITIONAL HOURS, THINGS WERE GOING VERY WELL.

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WE HAD ABOUT 20% MORE CHECKOUTS IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY THAN WE HAD LAST YEAR.

THAT'S A REALLY BIG INCREASE.

AND JUST DOWN THE BOARD ON ALL THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF CHECKOUTS, JUST REALLY BIG NUMBERS THERE.

OUR INTERNET SESSIONS, PEOPLE COMING TO USE THE COMPUTERS IN THE MORNINGS HAVE BEEN ESPECIALLY PREVALENT.

WE'VE HAD.

I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, SOME EVENINGS, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN 6 AND 8 OR SEVEN AND EIGHT CAN BE BUSY.

SOME ARE NOT. BUT MORNINGS HAVE SURPRISED ME BETWEEN 9 AND 10 AND BEING ON SOME DAYS PRETTY BUSY, MOSTLY WITH FAMILIES WITH YOUNG KIDS COMING IN. IT'S BEEN VERY ENCOURAGING TO SEE THAT.

OUR NUMBER OF PROGRAMS MORE THAN TWICE WHAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.

OF COURSE, THAT COMES WITH HAVING MORE HOURS AND THE PLAN IN PLACE TO IMPLEMENT MORE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS IN THOSE EVENINGS.

OUR ATTENDANCE IS THROUGH THE ROOF FOR BOTH FOR PROGRAMS AND ALSO JUST FOR PEOPLE COMING THROUGH THE DOOR.

WE WENT FROM 3287 LAST YEAR TO 4631, SO ABOUT 50, ABOUT 45%.

MORE PEOPLE COMING IN THE LIBRARY THIS MONTH.

I SHOULD SAY LAST MONTH.

OVER LAST YEAR. OVER LAST YEAR.

YEAH. WELL, JUST ALL DOWN.

JUST NUMBERS ARE WAY UP.

AND YOU SEE THE NUMBER OF PROGRAMS LISTED THERE AND HOW WELL ATTENDED.

MANY OF THOSE WERE. THE NEW YEAR'S PARTY WENT SUPER WELL, BY THE WAY.

THAT WAS REALLY CUTE. AND WE HAD A BUNCH OF KIDS COMING IN TO COUNT DOWN TO NOON THAT DAY.

THAT'S REALLY CUTE. IT'S REALLY FUN.

STORY TIMES, THE CHANGE TO.

SO WE HAD OUR STORY TIME STARTING AT 10:30 OR 11:30, DEPENDING ON THE DAY.

AND NOW THEY ALL START AT TEN.

THAT'S BEEN WELL RECEIVED BY PARENTS BECAUSE NAP TIME AND ALSO LUNCH.

BUT IT'S TAKEN A LITTLE WHILE FOR EVERYBODY TO GET THE INFO ABOUT WHEN THE STORY TIMES ARE.

BUT THEN THE NUMBERS HAVE STARTED TO REALLY PICK UP WHERE WE'LL HAVE, YOU KNOW, 30 TO 40 OR 50 KIDS, DEPENDING ON THE AGE AND THE GRADE.

AT THOSE THINGS, WE'VE ALSO HAD REALLY, WELL, HIGH ATTENDANCE AT A LOT OF OUR CRAFT PROGRAMS, LIKE OUR KIDS CRAFTERNOON, WHICH WE'VE HAD TWICE LAST MONTH.

WE HAD A WHICH ONE WAS IT? IT WAS ADULTS PAPER CRAFT LAST WEEK.

WHICH IS ANOTHER IT'S AN ADULT CRAFT, WHICH WE HAVE A COUPLE ALREADY, BUT THIS ONE IS ONE THAT CAN BE DONE VERY CHEAPLY.

YOU KNOW, WE PRINT OFF THE PAPERS THAT ARE PRE MARKED AND THEY FOLD THEM AND CUT THEM AND THEY CAN FINISH IT AT HOME IS THE COOL THING, BECAUSE IT DOES TAKE QUITE A LONG TIME TO DO THOSE PAPER CRAFTS.

THAT'S PRETTY NEAT. YEAH, WE HAD 25 PEOPLE COME OUT FOR THAT, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A REGISTRATION BECAUSE IT WAS, YOU KNOW, VERY EASY TO PROVIDE THOSE MATERIALS VERY CHEAP.

SO WE WERE VERY SURPRISED AT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT FOR THAT.

JANUARY WAS A GREAT, JUST OUTSTANDING MONTH IN ALL REGARDS, WITH ONE EXCEPTION.

AND THAT IS ILLNESS AT THE LIBRARY.

IT'S BEEN GOING AROUND EVERYWHERE.

I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS SOMEBODY THAT HAS BEEN ILL IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND THE LIBRARY WE HAVE HAD I MYSELF WAS UP FOR A SOLID WEEK, BETWEEN END OF JANUARY AND BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY.

AND, IT'S STILL GOING.

IT'S STILL MAKING ITS ROUNDS.

SO, BUT THAT'S THE ONLY NEGATIVE THING I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE MONTH OF JANUARY AT THE LIBRARY IS JUST THAT WE'VE BEEN DOWN A FEW PEOPLE, BUT, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE REPORT? WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S AMAZING THAT ALL OF THESE NUMBERS WITH THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN OUT SICK.

I KNOW YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT THAT EARLIER.

YEAH. I WAS JUST AMAZED.

YEAH. SO CONGRATULATIONS.

WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH WITH INCREASES.

IT HAS BEEN A VERY BUSY MONTH.

WE HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY AND BUSY IS GOOD MOST OF THE TIME.

WE HAD A VERY, I WAS TELLING JOHN WE HAD A VERY BUSY DAY TODAY BECAUSE WE HAD AN UNEXPECTED FURNITURE DELIVERY COME IN.

WE WEREN'T EXPECTING IT. NOBODY HAD TOLD US IT WAS ARRIVING TODAY AND SO WE HAD TO MAKE ROOM FOR THINGS.

BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE STAFF, WE NEED MORE.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN REARRANGING OUR STAFF AREA WITH DESKS AND THINGS SO BUSY IS SOMETIMES GOOD.

THAT'S GOOD. MOST OF THE TIME IT'S GOOD.

YES. AND THERE'S TIMES WHERE BUSY IS LITTLE HECTIC.

HOW'S THE NEW STAFF WORKING OUT? VERY WELL.

WE HAVE A FULL STAFF AT THE MOMENT.

WE DID FIND OUT ONE OF OUR STAFF.

IS LEAVING, FOR A POSITION AT THE RICHARDSON PUBLIC LIBRARY.

DAMARIS, WHO HAS BEEN WITH US FOR FOUR YEARS.

BUT IT'S A GOOD THING I'M VERY HAPPY FOR HER BECAUSE SHE IS FINISHING UP HER MASTER'S DEGREE IN LIBRARY SCIENCE THIS SEMESTER, SO SHE HAS BEEN WORKING HARD AT THAT FOR THE LAST

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AND SHE'S ONE OF OUR LIBRARY ASSISTANTS RIGHT NOW.

AND SO SHE'S MOVING ON TO A FULL DEGREE REQUIRED LIBRARIAN POSITION AT THE RICHARDSON PUBLIC LIBRARY.

SO THIS IS A GREAT MOVE FOR HER AND HER CAREER.

I'M VERY HAPPY AND VERY PROUD OF HER.

SO WE WILL HAVE TO FILL OUR POSITION.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO FILL HER SHOES, BUT WE WERE FULL STAFF FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES THERE, SO.

ISN'T THAT THE WAY IT ALWAYS IS? BASICALLY. YEAH.

THAT'S A GOOD HONOR BECAUSE SHE GETS TO SAY, YOU KNOW, SHE CAME UNDER YOUR TUTORIAL, YOUR LEADERSHIP.

SO WHAT AN HONOR TO SAY THAT WHEN SHE GOES TO RICHARDSON.

YEAH. FOR YOU I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO MISS HER, BUT WE WILL DEFINITELY MISS HER.

AND WE WERE VERY PROUD OF HER THOUGH.

AND, RICHARDSON IS GETTING A BRAND NEW LIBRARY OVER THERE.

SO SHE'LL GET TO. YEAH, SHE'LL GET TO BE A PART OF THAT WHOLE THING WHEN THEY OPEN UP.

YEAH. SHE'LL GET TO DO A LOT MORE HELP WITH PROGRAMING AS WELL, WHICH IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SHE, HAS WE'VE BEEN GIVING HER SOME MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO KIND OF DO SOME MORE HELP WITH PROGRAMS AND THINGS.

AND THAT'S ONE OF HER MAIN THINGS THAT SHE'LL BE DOING.

VERY COOL. AND DID SHE NOT? MAKE A PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD AT ONE TIME.

I DON'T KNOW IF DAMARIS DID.

I DON'T. SHE MIGHT HAVE DONE A PRESENTATION ON INTERLIBRARY BUILDING.

YEAH I THINK WE DID HAVE DAMARIS DO ONE.

WE HAD MARTINA AND.

I DON'T KNOW IF AMANDA. I THINK IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SHELLY AND THEN DAMARIS.

I THINK SHE WAS ONE OF THE THREE THAT WE DID.

YEAH. YEAH.

AND INTERLIBRARY LOAN WILL BE HANDLED, BY ONE OF OUR OTHER STAFF NAMED JULIE.

GOING FORWARD, JULIE IS, CURRENTLY A FULL TIME POSITION WAS PART TIME.

SO THAT WILL ACTUALLY PROBABLY BE A LITTLE BIT MORE HELPFUL TO HAVE THAT PERSON THERE DAILY TO BE ABLE TO PROCESS THOSE.

SO DAMARIS IS IN THE PROCESS OF TRAINING JULIE HOW TO TAKE THAT OVER? INTERLIBRARY LOAN IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE IT HELPS TO HAVE ONE PERSON WHO'S REALLY IN CHARGE OF IT, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PIECES TO IT.

SO, PLAN TO KIND OF HAND THAT OFF TO JULIE SO SHE CAN TAKE THAT ON AS HER OWN.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, I KNOW THAT LAST MONTH FOR HOOPLA WE HAD TALKED ABOUT POSSIBLY INCREASING, BUT ONLY IF A BUDGETARY THE BUDGET WAS THERE, RIGHT.

SO WANTED TO ASK FOR A STATUS UPDATE ON THAT.

SO WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE ON THAT.

SO, HOOPLA IS ONE OF OUR, E-RESOURCE PLATFORMS WHERE IT'S A PAY PER USE MODEL.

SO THERE ARE DIFFERENT PRICE POINTS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF MATERIALS ON HOOPLA.

WE DID HAVE TO IMPLEMENT WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.

A SPENDING LIMIT FOR THE LIBRARY PER MONTH, WHICH TRICKLES DOWN TO PER DAY.

AND IT'S FOR THE FIRST FEW WEEKS IT WOULD LAST UNTIL MAYBE EIGHT IN THE EVENING.

THERE WAS ONE NIGHT I CHECKED OUT SOMETHING IN THE EVENING AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, THIS IS WORKING.

WELL, THERE'S STILL SOME LEFT, BUT IT.

PEOPLE STARTED FIGURING OUT THAT THEY NEEDED TO GET ON EARLIER AND EARLIER.

AND SO I ACTUALLY CHECKED THIS WEEK.

I FORGET WHICH DAY, BUT, IT GOT WHERE PEOPLE WERE LOGGING IN, YOU KNOW, AT THE TURN OF MIDNIGHT TO CHECK THINGS OUT SO MUCH THAT WE IT RAN OUT BY 3 A.M. OH, WOW.

YES. OKAY.

SO THAT'S A PROBLEM.

SO TO MAKE THAT LAST LONGER, WHAT WE HAVE DONE AND AS A SHORT TERM SOLUTION IS WE HAVE LIMITED THE THE PRICE POINT OF ITEMS THAT WILL SHOW UP, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY DOES TAKE THINGS OUT OF CIRCULATION THERE.

BUT, IT WILL HELP THAT IT'LL HELP US SERVE MORE PATRONS DAILY.

IN THE LONG TERM.

I'M IN TALKS WITH LANCE, THE DIRECTOR OF LEISURE SERVICES, AND LAUREN ROSE, THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, HAD A CONVERSATION LAST AT THE END OF LAST WEEK ABOUT WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO IMPROVE THIS, DO YOU KNOW, INCREASED FUNDING OR, LOOKING AT DIFFERENT, IF WE WANTED TO I MEAN, WE'RE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING FROM MOVING FROM HOOPLA TO ANOTHER SERVICE OR WE'RE LOOKING AT A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS.

SO, WE ARE GOING TO START DOING LIKE A STUDY OF SOME OF OUR COMPARATOR CITIES TO SEE WHAT THEIR PROCESSES ARE AND HOW THEY HANDLE THESE SIMILAR THINGS.

BUT IN THE SHORT TERM SOLUTION THAT SHOULD THAT MONEY SHOULD LAST A LITTLE WHILE LONGER.

SURE. I GUESS WE'LL SEE AT THE END OF THIS WEEK KIND OF HOW A WEEK LOOKS IN THAT.

BUT WE'VE HAD, A NUMBER OF, FOLKS CALL AND ASK, YOU KNOW, WHY CAN'T I CHECK OUT ANYTHING? YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T CHECKED OUT ANYTHING THIS MONTH.

WELL, IT'S THREE IN THE AFTERNOON, AND IT'S BEEN 12 HOURS SINCE IT'S SHUT OFF.

RIGHT. THESE ARE THE LIMIT FOR THE DAY OR FOR THE WEEK.

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THERE'S A LIMIT PER PERSON PER MONTH OF FIVE ITEMS. BUT THERE IS A LIMIT PER.

WE SET IT PER MONTH BUT IT CUTS IT PER DAY.

AND SO IT ENDS UP BEING ABOUT $50 PER DAY BECAUSE IT'S 1500 A MONTH IS WHAT WE PAY.

AND SO ONCE IT REACHES THAT DAILY LIMIT, IT DOES CUT OFF.

YEAH. SUSAN, DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER, NO, I THINK THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION. AND JUST, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR.

WOW. YEAH, WE FOUND WITH HOOPLA THE FIRST YEAR.

YOU KNOW, WE IT JUST KEPT INCREASING.

SECOND YEAR, IT INCREASED. BY THE THIRD YEAR, WE'VE HAD HOOPLA.

IT BEGAN TO KIND OF GET A LITTLE BIT OUT OF CONTROL.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE IT, YOU KNOW, LAST BUT NOT LIMIT ACCESS TOO MUCH.

IT'S KIND OF A BALANCING ACT.

IT'S A HARD BALANCE.

YEAH. BUT I MEANT LIKE JUST CONGRATULATIONS ON JUST OH THE NUMBERS IN GENERAL.

OH THANK YOU. OVERALL LIKE INCREASE IN JANUARY.

THAT'S REALLY GREAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. SURE.

RIGHT. NO OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, SIR.

MOVING FORWARD.

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

A COUPLE OF THINGS FROM THE LIBRARY.

I ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO TAKE PART IN OUR NEW BOOK CLUB.

IT'S CALLED BOOK TALK.

THE NEXT MEETING IS ON FEBRUARY 28TH, IN THE EVENING, AND I BELIEVE, I THINK IT'S AT 6 P.M..

WE ARE DISCUSSING THE, BOOK OF SHORT STORIES BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD IS WHAT THIS MONTH'S, BOOK WILL BE.

IT'S A BRAND NEW BOOK CLUB, SO WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GROW IT.

SO I ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO CHECK OUT THAT.

WE ARE.

LET'S SEE, BECAUSE WE'LL BE WE WON'T BE HAVING THIS MEETING.

SORRY. WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK? THAT IS A WEDNESDAY NIGHT? YES. 28.

I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.

YES. SO WITH THE BOOK, THE NEW BOOK CLUB, WE CHECK OUT THE BOOK AT THE LIBRARY, OR WE BUY OUR OWN BOOK AND BRING IT WITH US.

IF YOU DO EITHER ONE, WE ALWAYS MAKE SURE AND PICK A BOOK THAT IS AVAILABLE ON HOOPLA.

NOW, WHETHER THERE'S YEAH, THAT'S ANOTHER THING.

BECAUSE HOOPLA HAS UNLIMITED, WE CAN HAVE ANY NUMBER OF PEOPLE READING THE SAME BOOK, BUT IT'S JUST GOT TO GET IN THERE EARLY, I GUESS.

BUT NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHECK IT OUT FROM THE LIBRARY.

YOU COULD READ YOUR PERSONAL COPY, YOU COULD CHECK IT OUT FROM ANYWHERE AND READ THAT.

AND THEN FOR THIS BOOK CLUB, IT'LL BE THE SAME BOOK FOR EVERYBODY EACH MONTH THAT WE GET TOGETHER AND DISCUSS, THERE'S ALSO THE ADULT READING CHALLENGE, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS THAT HAVE SAID, OH, I CAN'T GET TOGETHER ON THAT NIGHT, OR, I PREFER TO, YOU KNOW, JUST READ AT MY OWN PACE.

THE ADULT READING CHALLENGE IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S A TOPIC LIKE THIS, FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH.

IT'S A BOOK WITH A GREEN COVER.

SO VERY SOME ARE VERY VAGUE, SOME ARE VERY SPECIFIC TYPE OF THINGS.

AND YOU GET TO PICK YOUR OWN BOOK AND READ IT, AND YOU HAVE THE STAMPS AND THINGS TO MARK OFF WHEN YOU'VE DONE THAT.

AND THEN AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE HAVE SOME PRIZES FOR THOSE WHO COMPLETE IT.

YEAH. THAT'S COOL. BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A MEETING IN THE MONTH OF MARCH.

I DID WANT TO SAY, STAFF, JUST LIKE EACH YEAR, SOME LIBRARY STAFF MEMBERS WILL BE HEADING TO THE TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE IN APRIL.

IT IS ACTUALLY THE WEEK FOLLOWING OUR NEXT MEETING.

AND SO THAT IS OUR BIGGEST, TRAINING, AND CONFERENCE THAT WE GO TO EACH YEAR.

LOTS OF CE CREDITS, WHICH ARE REQUIRED BY THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY FOR AT LEAST FOR THE DIRECTOR.

AND THEN WE GET TO NETWORK WITH VENDORS AND OTHER LIBRARIES AND GET SOME GREAT IDEAS TO MAKE OUR LIBRARY EVEN BETTER.

THAT WILL HAPPEN RIGHT AROUND THE TIME OF OUR NEXT MEETING.

I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW ABOUT THAT.

SO IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER, ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ANYBODY ELSE, I JUST WANTED TO ASK.

GO AHEAD. ONE MORE QUESTION.

IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, ISN'T THERE A SOLAR ECLIPSE THIS YEAR? THERE IS. I DON'T SHOWING. IT'S IN THE DAY.

SO ARE THERE ANY LIBRARY EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS? WELL, WE WILL HAVE THE GLASSES AVAILABLE.

OKAY. AND WE HAVE A FEW.

WE HAVE PEOPLE ALREADY ASKING FOR THEM, BUT WE WON'T BE MAKING THEM AVAILABLE PROBABLY UNTIL THAT FIRST WEEK OF APRIL.

YEAH. OKAY.

THANK YOU. WE'LL MAKE POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO THAT.

PEOPLE CAN COME AND GET THOSE WHILE THEY LAST.

FOR FREE? FOR FREE, YES.

WOW. THANK YOU.

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MORE OF A CONGRATULATIONS THING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE WON'T BE CELEBRATING HER UPCOMING GRADUATION AS WELL AS HER NEW POSITION, SO IT'S A VERY HAPPY [INAUDIBLE] THE BOARD COULD DO TO ASSIST? OH, IF YOU WOULD LIKE, ARE THERE ANY IDEAS? WELL, COME AND TELL US WHAT TO DO.

SURE. SO WE DO LIKE A CAKE, AND WE HAVE A LITTLE CARD.

SOME OF OUR STAFF HAVE GONE IN ON JUST A COUPLE LITTLE GIFTS FOR HER.

I'LL GIVE HER, SOME SORT OF PROFESSIONAL GIFT.

I'M NOT GOING TO SPOIL IT HERE.

BUT, WE, YOU KNOW, THE CAKE AND JUST A LITTLE CELEBRATION IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE DO.

BUT, BECAUSE THIS IS KIND OF A COMBO, YOU KNOW, WE'LL MISS YOU.

AND ALSO GRADUATION.

I THINK OUR STAFF ARE GOING TO KIND OF GO A LITTLE BIT MORE IN ON THIS, JUST PERSONALLY TO KIND OF GIVE HER A LITTLE GIFTS AND THINGS.

IF IT'S APPROPRIATE, I'D LIKE TO PURCHASE THE CAKE FOR YOU OR GIVE YOU THE MONEY TO PURCHASE IT.

WELL, I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU JOHN. THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.

YEAH. I'LL TALK WITH YOU ABOUT [INAUDIBLE].

THAT'S WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU BET. YEAH. WELL.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I STILL WANT TO JOIN THE FRIENDS.

YES. YOU KNOW, IF ANYONE FROM THE FRIENDS WOULD COME TO A MEETING ONE DAY AND GIVE US MORE INFORMATION, LIKE WRITE A CHECK.

IS IT CASH? JUST USE YOUR CREDIT CARD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? I THINK WE CAN HAVE THAT.

WE SOMETIMES HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT, LIKE PROMOTING, YOU KNOW, THE MONETARY LIKE PAY US MONEY SORT OF THING.

YES. BUT YEAH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.

WE COULD MAKE THAT WORK. THANK YOU.

I'LL TRY TO COORDINATE WITH LINDSEY ROBBINS, WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRIENDS, TO SEE WHEN SHE CAN COME OUT AND DO THAT.

SHE ASKED SO THAT I CAN WRITE IT DOWN.

IF, A MEMBER OR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY CAN COME AND JUST TALK ABOUT WHAT THE FRIENDS DOES, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

YEAH, I THINK THAT'S WONDERFUL.

IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? THERE ARE NO OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, CALL THIS MEETING TO ADJOURNMENT.

ALL RIGHT. 7:24 THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR BEING HERE.

YES. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.

AND WE'LL SEE EVERYONE IN APRIL.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.