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>> IT IS 7 O'CLOCK AND 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, April 8, 2024, at 7:00 PM to consider the following items of business:]
THE LIBRARY BOARD OF THE CITY OF SACHSE WILL HOLD A REGULAR MEETING TODAY MONDAY, APRIL THE 8TH, 2024 AT 7:00 PM TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF BUSINESS.WE WILL START WITH THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE US AND TEXAS FLAGS. PLEASE STAND WITH ME.
PLEASE PRAY WITH ME. WE'RE SO GRATEFUL THAT WE CAN MEET IN PEACE AND REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES.
HELP US TO KEEP THOSE IN CONFLICT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AND ESPECIALLY OUR ARMED FORCES THAT ARE TRAVELING TO PROTECT OUR ALLIES AND OTHER AMERICANS THAT ARE CAUGHT UP IN THIS CONFLICT OF WAR.
WE THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, GIVE THANKS FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS THAT WE RECEIVE ON A DAILY BASIS.
>> 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.
AS WE LOOK OUT, THERE ARE NO MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE EXCEPT THE HONORABLE MR. MILLSAP.
[4. Receive and discuss the Library Manager's monthly report.]
AT THIS TIME, WE'LL RECEIVE AND DISCUSS THE LIBRARY MANAGER'S MONTHLY REPORT.>> THANK YOU, JOHN. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
DO WE HAVE A FULL BOARD HERE TONIGHT? I THINK ALL OF OUR MEMBERS ARE HERE.
WONDERFUL. WELL, GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL.
DID EVERYBODY SEE THE ECLIPSE TODAY?
>> FANTASTIC. WE DID AS WELL AT THE LIBRARY, AND I KNOW ALL OF OUR CITY STAFF HAD A CHANCE TO GO OUTSIDE AND SEE IT AS WELL.
I HAVE FOR YOU TODAY TWO MONTHS WORTH OF REPORTS, THE MONTHS OF FEBRUARY AND MARCH, AS WE DID NOT HAVE A MARCH MEETING.
THE SHORT VERSION OF BOTH OF THESE IS NUMBERS ARE WAY WAY UP FOR ATTENDANCE, FOR CHECKOUTS, FOR ALMOST EVERY STAT ON THESE PAGES.
OUR CHECKOUTS, FEBRUARY, UP ALMOST 1,000 OVER LAST YEAR.
CHECKOUTS FOR MARCH, ALMOST ABOUT 1,600 OVER LAST YEAR.
YEAR TO DATE, WE ARE JUST OVER 5,000 MORE THAN WE WERE LAST YEAR, WHICH WAS, AGAIN, A RECORD BREAKING YEAR FOR US.
WE ARE HOW MANY MONTHS INTO THE YEAR? OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH.
DID I MISCOUNT THOSE MONTHS? WE'RE SIX MONTHS INTO THE YEAR AND ALREADY 5,000 AHEAD OF WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR.
>> THESE HOURS THAT WE IMPLEMENTED IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY HAVE REALLY MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE AS FAR AS OUR PEOPLE WALKING THROUGH THE DOOR AND OUR NUMBER OF CHECKOUTS EACH MONTH.
THAT IS THE THING THAT I THINK HAS REALLY KICK-STARTED, JUST IT REALLY SHOWS JUST HOW BADLY THOSE EXTRA HOURS WERE NEEDED FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO COME AND VISIT US WHEN IT WAS CONVENIENT FOR THEM.
NOTHING SAYS THAT BETTER THAN THE DOOR COUNT STAT, WHICH IS THERE ON ONE OF THE BOTTOMS OF ONE OF THOSE TABLES FOR BOTH MONTHS.
FROM FEBRUARY TO FEBRUARY, WE WERE UP ABOUT 50 PERCENT OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
>> THEN MARCH, NOT QUITE AS BIG OF A STATISTICAL INCREASE, BUT STILL 1,400 MORE PEOPLE THIS MARCH THAN LAST MARCH.
WE HAD SOME INCREDIBLE PROGRAMMING DURING BOTH OF THESE MONTHS.
LET ME LOOK AND GIVE YOU SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS.
WE HAVE ALL OF OUR REGULAR WEEKLY PROGRAMS, WHICH THERE ARE MORE AND MORE OF THOSE.
WE HAD OUR VALLOWEEN PARTY FOR TEENS IN FEBRUARY.
IT'S A FUN LITTLE PLAY ON HALLOWEEN AND VALENTINE'S DAY, WE SHOWED, I THINK, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS WAS THAT ONE.
WE HAD THREE HOLIDAYS REPRESENTED THERE, BUT IT WAS QUITE FUN FOR THE TEENS.
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WE HAVE OUR BOOK CLUB HAS BEEN GOING STRONG.WE'VE BEEN GETTING, LIKE IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, WE HAD NINE PEOPLE AT THAT ONE.
MONTH OF MARCH, WE HAD ALL OF OUR SPRING BREAK ACTIVITIES, AND THOSE INCLUDE HARRY POTTER NIGHT, A CHALK PARTY, A RAMADAN FAMILY STORY TIME, AND OUR BLOCK PARTY.
THE RAMADAN FAMILY STORY TIME REALLY SURPRISED US WITH HOW MANY PEOPLE CAME OUT FOR THAT ONE, WE HAD 436 PEOPLE COME OUT.
THE AUTHOR THAT WE INVITED TO COME AND READ HER BOOK, SHE'S A LOCAL AUTHOR, WARNED US THAT WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE A LARGE CROWD.
IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN SHE GOES TO PLACES TO READ, ESPECIALLY DURING THE MONTH OF RAMADAN FOR A SPECIAL STORY TIME LIKE THIS, THEY USUALLY GET A LOT OF PEOPLE, MORE THAN AVERAGE.
OUR AVERAGE FOR THE FAMILY STORY TIMES OF THE EVENING, 20 PEOPLE.
WE WERE THINKING 50 OR 100 ON THE OUTLAY, AND WE HAD 436.
WE HAD IN THE MEETING ROOM, WE DID TWO FULL, PACKED SESSIONS OF STORY TIMES FOR HER.
THEN FOLLOWED BY A THIRD, THAT WAS OVERFLOW, THAT WAS ABOUT A QUARTER FULL.
WE HAD A CRAFT ACTIVITY FOR THE KIDS AS WELL, THAT THANKFULLY, THE FOLKS THAT WERE WITH THE AUTHOR FORESAW THE NEED FOR LOTS OF CRAFT MATERIALS AND BROUGHT A LOT OF EXTRA STUFF.
WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO THEM FOR THEIR FORESIGHT.
WE DIDN'T ANTICIPATE 436, BUT WE'LL KNOW NEXT YEAR THAT THAT'S A DEFINITE POSSIBILITY.
BUT IT WAS GREAT TO SEE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY COME OUT FOR THAT EVENT, AND ALL OF OUR EVENTS DURING DURING BREAK.
OUR HARRY POTTER NIGHT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.
WE SET OUT SIDEWALK CHALK OUT IN THE FRONT, LIKE THE EAST SIDE OF THE LIBRARY. THANK YOU.
I'M NOT TALKING INTO THE MIC, I'VE JUST BEEN TOLD THANK YOU. I SAT BACK LIKE THIS.
THE CHALK PARTY, WHICH WAS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE LIBRARY HERE, WE HAD 140 PEOPLE COME OUT AND DECORATE THAT WHOLE SIDEWALK FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO CITY HALL AND UP TO THE LIBRARY TOO.
QUITE A LOT OF FAMILIES FOR THAT ONE.
THEN THE BLOCK PARTY, ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT SIZES OF BLOCKS, ALL DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS FOR THAT.
ONE THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN PEOPLE AT OUR PROGRAMS IN MARCH.
AT LEAST IN MY MIND STATISTICS FOR THESE TWO MONTHS THAT I'M JUST ECSTATIC TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD TONIGHT.
BUT IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD, I'D BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THOSE.
>> YES. ALL OF THE NUMBERS ARE HIGHER MONTH OVER MONTH.
>> DANIEL, YOU MENTIONED HOURS.
>> BUT WHEN YOU SAY PERSONNEL HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE TOO?
THE PERSONNEL THAT WE HAVE HIRED SINCE THE FISCAL YEAR TURNED OVER IN OCTOBER, ALLOW US TO KEEP THOSE ADDITIONAL HOURS, FIRST OF ALL, AND THEN WE NOW HAVE THREE PROGRAMMING POSITIONS THAT ALLOW US TO DO A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS FOR ALL AGES.
ONE OF THOSE POSITIONS WAS RECENTLY VACANT, BUT WE HAVE FILLED IT.
THEY WILL BE STARTING IN, I THINK TWO WEEKS FROM TOMORROW, I BELIEVE WILL BE THEIR FIRST DAY, SO WE'LL BE HAPPY TO HAVE HIM WHEN HE ARRIVES AND HE'S GOT SOME GREAT EXPERIENCE.
WE'LL HAVE ALL THREE OF OUR PROGRAMMING PHYSICIANS FILLED AT THAT POINT.
WE HAVE TWO OTHER VACANT POSITIONS.
I MENTIONED LAST TIME, I BELIEVE THAT DAMARIS WAS COMPLETING HER LIBRARY DEGREE AND SO SHE FOUND HER FIRST LIBRARIAN JOB. WE'RE VERY HAPPY FOR HER.
WE'RE HIRING TWO PART-TIME LIBRARY ASSISTANTS TO FILL THOSE OTHER TWO VACANCIES.
WE HAD TWO APPLICANTS READY TO GO, WE THOUGHT, AND NEITHER OF THEM WORKED OUT WHEN WE GOT INTO THE HIRING PROCESS AFTER MAKING THOSE SELECTIONS.
WE STEPPED BACK A LITTLE BIT IN THE PROCESS AND WE'RE WORKING UP TO NARROWING DOWN FOR A COUPLE MORE FOLKS.
WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING IN-PERSON INTERVIEWS WITH OUR FINAL FOLKS TO HOPEFULLY GET THAT NARROWED DOWN AS QUICK AS WE CAN.
PROBABLY NOT BEFORE SEVERAL OF OUR STAFF LEAVE FOR THE TEXAS LIBRARY CONFERENCE NEXT WEEK.
I DON'T THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THE INTERVIEWS THIS WEEK UNLESS THEY ARE JUST WIDE OPEN ON THEIR AVAILABILITY.
BUT THE WEEK AFTERWARDS IS WHAT WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT THERE, SO MAY, PROBABLY THE BEGINNING OF MAY.
>> DANIEL, WITH THE CONTINUAL GROWTH OF THE SACHSE PUBLIC LIBRARY, ARE YOU STILL LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO COME
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AND HELP SHELF BOOKS OR WHATEVER THEY NEED TO DO TO CONTINUE THAT GROWTH?>> YES, VOLUNTEERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO APPLY.
I TELL YOU THE THINGS THAT WE NEED ARE VOLUNTEERS THAT CAN COME IN THE MORNINGS AND DURING THE DAY HOURS.
REALLY WE'RE MAINLY LOOKING AT ADULTS AND WE DO HAVE SOME RIGHT NOW, A HOME SCHOOL STUDENT, WHO'S A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, THAT COMES DURING THE DAY ONCE A WEEK.
BUT BASICALLY, THE AVAILABILITY DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON IS WHAT WE NEED THE MOST HELP WITH, WITH RESHELVING MATERIALS.
IN THE EVENINGS, WE DO NEED HELP FROM TEENS AFTER SCHOOL WITH SOME OF OUR BIG ACTIVITIES, LIKE OUR HARRY POTTER NIGHT, NOT THE CHALK PARTY, BECAUSE THAT WAS A MORNING EVENT.
BUT THE BLOCK PARTY WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD IF WE HAD SOME EXTRA HELP WITH THAT.
SO YES, ALL AGES, JUST DEPENDS KIND OF ON WHEN THEY'RE AVAILABLE TO COME AND VOLUNTEER, BASICALLY.
>> HOW WOULD OUR COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND TEENS KNOW HOW TO REACH YOU GUYS TO INQUIRE ABOUT THOSE SERVICES?
>> EXCELLENT QUESTION. WE HAVE A APPLICATION TO APPLY TO VOLUNTEER.
IT IS ON OUR LIBRARY WEBSITE, CITYOFSACHSE.COM/LIBRARY.
THERE IS A APPLIED TO VOLUNTEER LINK IN THE LEFT-HAND MENU.
THEY CAN FILL OUT THAT APPLICATION.
THAT COMES TO ME TO REVIEW AND CONTACT THEM.
WE OFTEN HAVE YOUNGER TEENS THAT APPLY TO VOLUNTEER, THAT THEY'RE YOUNGER THAN 15, WHICH IS THE CITY'S MINIMUM AGE FOR VOLUNTEERING.
AND SO WE SORT OF FILTER THROUGH AND DETERMINE, WELL, THIS TEEN, LET'S SEND THEM TO ANOTHER ORGANIZATION THAT CAN HELP THEM.
OR LET'S SAY THEY NEED A CERTAIN NUMBER OF HOURS, BUT THEY NEED THEM BY TUESDAY.
WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO GIVE YOU THAT NUMBER OF HOURS BY TUESDAY.
BUT LET'S FIND YOU SOMEWHERE THAT MIGHT HAVE YOU WORK A FULL EIGHT-HOUR DAY SORT OF THING.
THAT'S THE FIRST THING IS WE SORT OF FILTER THROUGH AND DETERMINE WHETHER THIS IS SOMEONE THAT WE COULD USE LONG-TERM AT THE LIBRARY TO HELP US WITH THOSE THINGS IF THEY ARE A SHORT-TERM NEED OR IF IT'S SOMEONE THAT WOULD BE MAYBE BETTER SERVED BY INTRODUCING THEM TO ANOTHER ORGANIZATION THAT THEY COULD VOLUNTEER.
>> THEN LASTLY, MY QUESTION THAT I HAVE FOR YOU IS, IS THERE A PATH TO EMPLOYMENT FOR SOON-TO-BE GRADUATES OF CANDIDATES FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE TO BY ANY CHANCE BE EMPLOYED?
>> LET ME DIVE INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME.
MANY SCHOOLS FOR THE MASTER'S PROGRAM IN LIBRARY SCIENCE REQUIRE A PRACTICUM, AND THAT IS AN UNPAID THING.
WE OFTEN HAVE PRACTICUM STUDENTS REACH OUT TO US AND SEE IF WE'D BE INTERESTED IN HAVING THEM DO THEIR PRACTICUM AT OUR LIBRARY.
WE HAVE DONE THAT IN SOME CASES, BUT THAT HAS NEVER BEEN A PAID POSITION FOR THAT.
BUT THAT BEING SAID, WE DO HAVE FOLKS THAT WORK AT OUR LIBRARY THAT ARE GOING THROUGH LIBRARY SCHOOL.
THEY JUST CANNOT DO THEIR PRACTICUM AND BE PAID FOR THOSE HOURS.
IT'S TRICKY. YOU COULD DO BOTH AT THE SAME LOCATION.
YOU CAN WORK SOMEWHERE AND DO YOUR PRACTICUM THERE.
YOU JUST CANNOT OVERLAP ANY OF YOUR DUTIES.
I DID THAT IN FACT, AT ANOTHER LIBRARY WHERE I WAS A FRONT DESK REFERENCE STAFF MEMBER.
AND BECAUSE I COULDN'T DO ANY OF THAT FOR MY PRACTICUM, I HAD TO DO ALL TECHNICAL SERVICES OFF-DESK.
I COULDN'T INTERACT WITH ANY PATRONS IN OUR BUILDING.
>> THAT'S PART OF OUR PRACTICUM.
IT'S A LARGER LIBRARY, WE COULDN'T GET AWAY WITH THAT HERE BECAUSE THERE'S JUST NOT A WAY TO NOT INTERACT WITH OUR PATRONS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WELL, THAT IS AMAZING INFORMATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
ESPECIALLY IF ANYONE IS IN SACHSE GOING THROUGH THAT PRACTICUM RIGHT NOW, AT LEAST THEY KNOW AND HAVE THAT INFORMATION THAT THEY CAN ALWAYS COME TO SACHSE LIBRARY.
>> ABSOLUTELY, YES. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A PRACTICUM SITE, KEEP US IN MIND, PLEASE.
>> BUT YES, VOLUNTEERS, PRACTICUM STUDENTS, AND THEN WE'RE HOPING TO FILL THE LAST OF OUR VACANT POSITIONS ON STAFF VERY SOON, AND DEFINITELY IN TIME FOR SUMMER.
>> THAT'S GOOD PLANNING, DANIEL.
BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GOING TO POSSIBLY HIRE YOUR TWO PART-TIMERS IN MAY, AND IS THAT THE TIME THAT YOU BEGAN PLANNING FOR A SUMMER READING CLUB?
>> WE'VE BEEN PLANNING FOR SUMMER READING FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT THAT'S WHEN WE'RE RAMPING UP TOWARDS IT, YES.
DURING THE MONTH OF MAY, WE DO TAKE A BREAK FROM SOME OF OUR REGULAR WEEKLY PROGRAMMING, SPECIFICALLY STORY TIMES.
MOST OF OUR STORY TIMES WE'LL TAKE A BREAK DURING THAT TIME,
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BUT WE'LL KEEP SOME OF OUR OTHER MONTHLY PROGRAMS LIKE THE BOOK CLUB WILL STILL MEET, AND OUR CRAFT NIGHTS WILL STILL MEET AND THAT SORT OF THING.THAT IS TO GIVE OUR PROGRAMMING STAFF OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME GETTING ALL OF OUR CRAFT MATERIALS READY AND PURCHASED AND THINGS CUT OUT AND GLUED AND READY FOR THE KIDS FOR THE SUMMER CRAFTS.
THEY HAVE GOT THAT ALL LINED UP, LIKE MONTH OF MAY, FIRST WEEK WE'RE DOING THIS AND THE SECOND WEEK WE'RE DOING THIS.
>> I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AND I APPRECIATE MY PROGRAMMING STAFF THAT ENABLES US TO HAVE THESE AMAZINGLY SUCCESSFUL EVENTS.
>> DO YOU FEEL LIKE THERE ARE ENOUGH RESOURCES AT THE LIBRARY ASIDE FROM THE VOLUNTEERS? IS THERE SOMETHING THAT YOU FEEL THAT IS LIKE A GAP THAT YOU THINK, WOULD BE LIKE AN IMMEDIATE NEED FOR OR SOMETHING BUDGETARY?
AN IMMEDIATE NEED, NOT IMMEDIATELY ADDRESSABLE, THE THING THAT COMES TO MIND THE MOST.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ADDRESSED IN OUR LONG-RANGE PLAN RECENTLY.
OUR BIGGEST NEED THAT WE HAVE, IT'S NOT A SHORT-TERM FIX, IS FACILITIES NEEDS.
THINGS LIKE STUDY ROOMS, WHICH ARE STILL THE MOST ASKED-FOR SERVICE THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO, A COMPUTER LAB FOR TEACHING COMPUTER CLASSES, WHICH IS A VERY HIGHLY REQUESTED SERVICE FOR US TO TEACH CLASSES ON COMPUTER USE, RESUMES, JOB HUNTING, AND THEN A SEPARATE SPACE FOR HOSTING STORY TIMES AND PROGRAMMING OUTSIDE OF OUR REGULAR MEETING ROOM, SO THAT WE COULD HAVE THAT ROOM'S SET UP FOR STORY TIME ALL THE TIME AND THEN THE PUBLIC COULD BE RENTING OUT OUR ROOM, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE PUBLIC CAN ONLY RENT OUT OUR SPACE, LIKE THREE DAYS A WEEK AT MOST BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY OTHER EVENTS GOING ON.
THEN BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SUCH A DEMAND FOR MAKER-TYPE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS OUR 3D PRINTER.
BY THE WAY, AS AN ASIDE, WE RECENTLY HAD DONATED A LASER CUTTER/ENGRAVER FROM A CITIZEN WHO FREQUENTLY USES OUR 3D PRINTING SERVICES AND HE SAID, "HEY, I HAVE THIS.
I DON'T THINK I CAN ACTUALLY USE IT VERY WELL.
COULD I GIVE IT TO THE LIBRARY?" I SAID, YES, PLEASE BRING THAT HERE BUT IT'S ENORMOUS.
IT'S ABOUT THREE FEET WIDE, AND I DON'T HAVE A SPACE OR A SPARE PC TO GET SET UP WITH IT.
THAT'S SOMETHING I'M IN TALKS WITH OUR FRIENDS ABOUT HOW CAN THEY HELP US PROVIDE IN THE SHORT TERM, THE ABILITY TO GET THIS UP AND RUNNING BUT IT'S MY FIRST FERRY INTO LASER CUTTING AND ENGRAVING SO I'M STILL TRYING TO LEARN ALL THE INS AND OUTS OF IT BUT BECAUSE THOSE TYPES OF MATERIALS AND ACTIVITIES HAVE GROWN SO MUCH IN THEIR USE AND DEMAND A MAKER SPACE OR A MAKER LAB AND IS SOMETHING THAT LONG TERM DOWN THE ROAD WE'RE TALKING BUILDING MODIFICATION.
NOW AS FAR AS BUDGET, AS YOU MENTIONED, THAT IS ONE OF OUR BUDGET REQUESTS FOR THE NEXT YEAR. I'M NOT SURE.
OF COURSE, AT THIS TIME WHETHER IT WILL BE FUNDED, BUT IT IS A NEW 3D PRINTER TO REPLACE OUR EXISTING ONE WHICH IS EXPERIENCING MORE AND MORE ISSUES AND AS TIME GOES ON, HEAVILY USED, SO WE'RE HOPING THAT THAT WILL PASS IN THE FALL AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO FUND THE REPLACEMENT OF THAT 3D PRINTER.
>> DANIEL, YOU MENTIONED THAT 3D PRINTER.
LOOKING AT THESE NUMBERS, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAD A HUGE INCREASE IN USAGE FROM MARCH OVER 500 REQUESTS.
>> THANK YOU. I HONESTLY, THAT MIGHT LOOK A LITTLE MISLEADING BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF THOSE BIG MONTH NUMBERS.
WE HAVE A SINGULAR PATRON WHO WILL REQUEST 2,000 ITEMS AT A TIME AND THEY'RE SMALL.
WHEN WE STARTED DOING THE STATS LIKE THIS, WE DETERMINED THE MOST FAIR WAY IS TO DO TO COUNT THE ITEMS RATHER THAN THE NUMBER OF JOBS.
THERE ARE MONTHS WHERE HE SAID RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING ON A JOB FOR HIM WHERE HE LITERALLY HAS REQUESTED 2,000 ITEMS. WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH HIS 2,000, SO THAT'S WHY THE NUMBERS ARE SOMETIMES A LITTLE INFLATED.
TO BE FAIR, THERE ARE A LOT OF NUMBERS, BUT SOMETIMES THEY'RE A LITTLE BITTY PIECES.
>> GENERALLY, BECAUSE OF THE PACE OF GROWTH BY COMPARISON TO THE LONG-TERM BUDGET OR LONG-TERM REPORT OR BUDGET THAT'S REQUESTED, DO THEY EVER DO AMENDMENTS TO THE LONG-RANGE?
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THAT'S BECAUSE THE NEEDS OF THE LIBRARY ARE SEEMING TO EXCEEDING THE NEEDS OF THE INITIAL CLEANING.
>> THAT'S QUITE POSSIBLE TO DO.
IF IT'S A DESIRE OF THIS BOARD TO REVISIT THE LONG-RANGE PLAN, WE COULD EITHER DO JUST THAT AND REVISE IT OR AMEND IT OR IF IT'S SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THE CHANGES, WE COULD LOOK AT CREATING A NEW ONE AND START FRESH WITH A NEW ONE.
I THINK THE THING THAT WOULD DEPEND THE MOST ON IS THE DEGREE OF CHANGE I THINK.
>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASKING US.
WHAT IS YOUR CRITERIA FOR WHAT YOU PROBABLY THINK SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD BE NEEDED?
>> IF A SINGULAR GOAL OR TWO OR THREE IS CHANGING PRETTY DRASTICALLY AND AN AMENDED VERSION IS PROBABLY OKAY, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT UNLESS THERE WAS A DRASTIC REALIGNMENT OF WHAT THE GOALS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WOULD BE, WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T NEED TO DO A FULL REFRESH ON IT.
>> SURE. THAT MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU.
>> I THINK FOR ME PERSONALLY SEEING THE GROWTH THAT SACHSE IS UNDERGOING CONSTANTLY, IT JUST LOOKED LIKE AS OF YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN BEN DAVIS AND I'M SEEING MORE AND MORE APARTMENTS BEING BUILT THAT THESE NUMBERS WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO GROW AND WHICH WILL BE AN OUTLIER OF THE NEED AND NECESSITY FOR THAT NEW FACILITY.
>> AND THAT IS GOING TO BE A VERY LONG-TERM CONVERSATION AS FAR AS NEW FACILITIES OR FACILITIES UPDATES.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH CITY ADMINISTRATION ABOUT FROM TIME TO TIME AND I KNOW THE CITY COUNCIL IS DOING STRATEGIC PLANNING.
IS THAT WHAT IT IS VERY SOON? THANKS, FRANK. THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT COMES UP DURING THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
I HOPE WE CAN GET AN IDEA OF HOW MANY YEARS DOWN THE ROAD WE'RE LOOKING BECAUSE IT IS A YEARS-LONG PROCESS.
WELL, THANK YOU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I CONCLUDE MY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU. DISCUSS THE LIBRARY BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING SPECIAL EVENTS,
[5. Discuss Library Board announcements regarding special events, current activities, and local achievements.]
CURRENT ACTIVITIES, AND LOCAL ACHIEVEMENTS.>> I'LL LOOK AROUND IF ANY BOARD MEMBER HAS ANYTHING.
FIRST, I'VE JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.
I AM A BIG FAN OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
AS OF TODAY, APRIL 8TH, ONE OF THE BIG HOLIDAYS IS RIGHT TO RE DAY, WHICH BASICALLY WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO THANK A LIBRARY WORKER AND CHECK OUT A BAND BOOK.
BASICALLY, IF YOU GO TO THE UNITEAGAINSTBOOKBANS.ORG YOU CAN LEARN MORE BUT RIGHT TO RE DAY IS ECLIPSE THING AND IT'S ABOUT NOT ALLOWING READING TO BE ECLIPSED.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE BY ALSO GOING TO THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S WEBSITE AS WELL.
TOMORROW IS APRIL 9TH, NATIONAL LIBRARY WORKERS DAY.
IT'S A DATE TO HIGHLIGHT THE CRITICAL ROLE LIBRARIANS PLAY IN KEEPING OUR LIBRARIES RUNNING.
PLEASE STOP INTO THE SACHSE LIBRARY, SHAKE A HAND, WRITE A THANK YOU CARD, MELY, AND LET THEM KNOW HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU AND BEING ONE OF OUR BIGGEST PILLARS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
YOU CAN ALSO GO TO ALA-APA.ORG AND NOMINATE A STELLAR LIBRARIAN WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL.
THERE'S MANY OPTIONS TO ALLOW YOU TO DO THAT.
THEN I WANT TO SAY APRIL 10TH IS NATIONAL.
I CAN'T SCROLL THROUGH MY THING.
TECHNOLOGY DOESN'T WANT TO WORK FOR ME TODAY.
BUT THE 10TH OF APRIL IS BASICALLY CELEBRATING OUR MOBILE LIBRARIES.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF ANY OF YOU ALL GUYS HAVE KIDDOS WITHIN JSD, IT'S LIKE A MOBILE LIBRARY CALLED READING WITH RODNEY AND DEFINITELY LET YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT KNOW, LET YOUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS KNOW IF THEY OFFERED THOSE SERVICES BY GETTING FEELING THAT NEED WHERE PEOPLE CAN'T REALLY GO OUT SO THEY CAN EITHER DELIVER BOOKS OR DO CURBSIDE PICK UP.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I HAVE.
>> TO PICK YOUR BACK ON THAT. THIS WHOLE WEEK IS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.
>> SO THE TUESDAY OF NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK IS ALWAYS THE NATIONAL LIBRARY WORKERS DAY.
SO THAT'S ONE THAT I THINK WE HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA POST TO GO OUT READY ABOUT TOMORROW.
WE HAVE A GREAT STAFF MEMBER NAMED NELLY WHO'S CREATED
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OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND JUST POSTS ALL THE TIME ABOUT THIS KIND OF STUFF.BUT YES, I'M GLAD IT DOESN'T FALL THIS WEEK, DURING THE WEEK OF OUR TLA CONFERENCE, BECAUSE THAT'S ALWAYS FRUSTRATING WHEN WE'RE AWAY AND WE'VE GOT TO MANAGE ALL OF THE EVENTS AND THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING.
SO I'M GLAD IT'S THE WEEK BEFORE WE'RE LEAVING.
BUT YEAH, THIS WEEK, IN FACT, WAS IT LAST WEEK, FRANK OR TWO WEEKS AGO? THE CITY COUNCIL RECOGNISED-.
>> LAST WEEK, YEAH, RECOGNIZED NATIONAL LIBRARY.
WE PUT THE PROCLAMATION HERE AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
SO IT'S A GREAT TIME OF YEAR FOR US.
WE GET TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE COOL THINGS AT THE LIBRARY.
YEAH, I'M GLAD WE HAVE OUR MEETING DURING THAT WEEK.
>> YEAH, BECAUSE IT'S FROM 7TH OF APRIL TO THE 13TH, RIGHT? YEAH.
>> THE MONDAY TO THE- ACTUALLY, NO, THE SUNDAY TO THE SATURDAY. YEAH.
>> DANIEL, I FEEL LIKE YOU PARTNERED WITH THE MOBILE LIBRARY BEFORE.
>> NOT IN THAT WAY. DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE COVID PANDEMIC, WE BRIEFLY OFFERED A DELIVERY SERVICE.
FOR A FEW MONTHS, IT WAS NOT REALLY VERY USED, AND WE DID ENCOUNTER SOME ISSUES WITH BOOKS BEING NOT RECEIVED.
BASICALLY WHEN WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO REOPEN OUR BUILDING, THE REQUEST STOPPED COMING IN FOR THAT.
YEAH. BUT THAT'S THE CLOSEST THING I CAN THINK OF THAT WE HAVE DONE.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ONE, SOON TO BE A SECOND LITTLE FREE LIBRARY THAT THE CITY HAS PUT IN PARKS.
THERE IS A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY RIGHT NOW IN, OH GOODNESS.
WHAT PARK IS IT AT RIGHT NOW? NOT SALMON PARK.
>> THEN THERE WILL SOON BE ONE AT THE NEW JK SACHSE PARK.
>> THOSE WILL BE LISTED ON THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARY'S WEBSITE, RIGHT?
>> YES, THEY WILL. I'M PRETTY SURE THE ONE IN HERITAGE PARK IS LISTED.
OKAY. THE OTHER ONE WILL BE AS WELL.
>> SO ANYTHING GOING ON WITH THE LIBRARY BOARD? NOT BOARD, BUT THE FRIENDS WITH WALKER?
>> YES. THAT'S THE OTHER THING.
THE LAST MEETING, TWO MONTHS AGO, THERE WAS A DESIRE BY SOME OF THE BOARD TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE FRIENDS COME AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THE FRIENDS DO.
LINDSAY ROBBINS WILL BE COMING TO OUR NEXT MEETING IN MAY TO GO OVER A PRESENTATION OF WHAT THE FRIENDS DO, WHAT THE FRIENDS NEEDS, HOW TO JOIN THE FRIENDS.
THEN AT OUR NEXT MEETING, WE WILL ALSO BE GOING OVER SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP FOR A SUMMER READING PROGRAM.
I KNOW LINDSAY IS VERY EXCITED TO COME UP HERE AND SHARE ALL OF THOSE THINGS WITH THE BOARD, AND I AM ALWAYS EXCITED TO COME AND TALK ABOUT SUMMER READING BECAUSE IT'S OUR BUSIEST, BEST THING THAT WE DO ALL YEAR.
>> OUT OF CURIOSITY, DOES THE LIBRARY EVER GO TO THE POP UP EVENTS? BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S ONE COMING ON APRIL 27 AT -.
>> YEAH, POP-UP PARKS FOR THE COMMON PARKS.,
>> WE HAVEN'T. JUST BEFORE AND AFTER OUR SUMMER READING CLUB, WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO COME TO SOME OF THE CONCERT SERIES TO SET UP TABLES AND EITHER DO LIBRARY SIGN UPS OR DO CRAFTS AT THOSE EVENTS.
SO THAT'S ONGOING AS FAR AS DECIDING WHAT'S THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING, BUT WE WILL BE PRESENT AT THOSE.
>> OKAY. GREAT. BECAUSE I KNOW THEY START IN MAY.
>> WE HAVE ONE IN MAY, THE ONE IN AUGUST, AND THEN THE ONE IN JULY.
IT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR SUMMER READING.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE IT.
I THINK WE CAN DO IT. THAT'S THE ONLY ONE I'M A LITTLE IFFY ON.
>> JUST WITH HOW CRAZY EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE DURING THE MONTH OF JULY.
BUT THE ONE BEFORE AND AFTER, FOR SURE.
>> WHAT'S INVOLVED IN THAT? IT'S LIKE A TABLE, JUST INFORMATION TABLE? [OVERLAPPING]
>> WELL, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DECIDE, LIKE HOW INVOLVED ARE WE GOING TO BE HERE? ARE WE GOING TO BE SIGNING PEOPLE UP FOR LIBRARY CARDS, WHICH IS A BIT, A LOT MORE INVOLVED TO DO THAT.
ARE WE GOING TO BE DOING CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS? WHICH IS QUITE INVOLVED, BUT WHEN WE'RE OUT OF MATERIALS, WE'RE OUT OF MATERIALS.
OR IS IT GOING TO BE SIMPLY INFORMATIONAL BROCHURES AND THINGS? OR TALKING ABOUT SUMMER READING, IF IT'S THE MAY ONE.
TELLING KIDS THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, COME ON THESE DATES, WHICH I IMAGINE WE'LL BE DOING THAT AS WELL, BUT WILL WE BE DOING LIBRARY CARDS, SIGN UPS AT THE SAME TIME? IT'S KIND OF THE QUESTION AT THE MOMENT.
>> OKAY, I'M HAPPY TO HELP IF IT'S LIBRARY CARDS, SIGN UPS, AND INFORMATION.
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>> COOL. FANTASTIC. WE'D LOVE TO HAVE SOME HELP WITH THAT. THANK YOU.
YEAH. BUT YEAH, LOOK FOR US AT THOSE COMMUNITY EVENTS.
THE POP-UP PARKS, THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN MAYBE GET INVOLVED WITH.
>> THAT'D BE FUN. THEN IT ALSO BRINGS IN FAMILIES AS WELL WHO MAY NOT KNOW, THEY MAY NOT FOLLOW OUR CITY'S WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION.
>> YEAH. THAT COULD DEFINITELY BE SOMETHING THAT I'LL TALK TO LANCE ABOUT AND SAY, HEY, HOW CAN WE HELP WITH THE POP-UP PARK STUFF? THAT'D BE REALLY COOL. YEAH.
>> WHAT IS THE POP-UP PARK? I'VE SEEN IT A SIGN FOR IT, BUT WHAT IS IT?
>> I HAVEN'T BEEN TO ANY OF IT PERSONALLY.
>> SO SHAWN, HAVE YOU BEEN TO ANY? [LAUGHTER]
>> I HAVE NOT, BUT FROM WHAT I'M GATHERING ON THE SACHSE COMMUNITY EVENT PAGE, WE HAVE THE TRAILER OUT FRONT, BUT PRETTY MUCH IT HAS FUN ACTIVITIES RIGHT INSIDE OF IT.
THEN THEY COME TO THE PARK AND THEN THEY PULL THEM OUT AND THEN THEY JUST ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY. SO YEAH.
BUT IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN, WE NEED TO COMMIT OURSELVES TO AT LEAST GOING ONCE SO WE AS A BOARD CAN EXPERIENCE IT AND SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY.
>> I MEAN, IT HAS SOUNDED LIKE FUN.
>> IT HAS. I'VE JUST BEEN REALLY BUSY.
>> YES. THEY'RE VERY BIG, I HEAR.
>> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER BUSINESS?
>> THOSE WERE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT I HAD FOR THE BOARD.
IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH MUCH. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT IN SAN ANTONIO THIS YEAR, SO THAT'S ONE OF THE BETTER CITIES TO GO TO CONFERENCE.
>> I AM GOING. MATTINA NEWSOME, OUR TECHNICAL SERVICES LIBRARIAN/SENIOR LIBRARIAN IS GOING.
THEN JULIE TAYLOR, WHO IS ONE OF OUR FULL TIME LIBRARY ASSISTANTS WHO DOES OUR INTER LIBRARY LOANS, IS GOING TO LEARN ALL ABOUT THE NEW INTER LIBRARY LOAN SYSTEM THAT THE STATE IS INTRODUCING.
SO THAT'LL BE VERY BENEFICIAL FOR HER.
>> SO I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY MR. MILLS GRANGER. THANK YOU.
>> AND THE ENTIRE BOARD ON THIS ECLIPSE DAY.
WE'LL ADJOURN. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.