Feb 10, 2025 Library Board Meeting

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CALL TO ORDER. THE LIBRARY BOARD OF CITY OF SACHSE WILL HOLD A REGULAR MEETING ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH,

[1. Call to Order: The Library Board of the City of Sachse will hold a regular meeting on Monday, February 10, 2025, at 7:00 PM to consider the following items of business:]

THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:01 P.M.. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAGS. I'VE ASKED CINDY WOODCOCK TO OFFER THE INVOCATION AND SHAUNA CONDA TO LEAD THE PLEDGE, IF YOU WILL PLEASE STAND. ALL RIGHT.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO STAND FOR THE INVOCATION. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS EVENING THAT WE CAN GATHER TOGETHER AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF THE CITY OF SACHSE. LIBRARY. PLEASE LEAD AND GUIDE OUR CONVERSATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS, AND MAY WE LEAD THE CITY WELL. LORD, WE LOVE YOU AND WE THANK YOU. AND WE ASK THESE THINGS IN JESUS NAME.

AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION OR PUBLIC HEARING.

COMMENTS REGARDING ANY DISCUSSION. ONLY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA MAY BE ADDRESSED DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.

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. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.

ACTION ITEMS ARE FOR BOARD DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION FOR ACTION.

[1. Consider approving the January 13, 2025, meeting minutes.]

A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE ACTING SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING.

CONSIDER APPROVING THE JANUARY 13TH, 2025 MEETING MINUTES.

WOULD ANYONE ON THE BOARD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? I, SHAUNA CONDIE, WOULD LIKE TO MOTION TO VOTE YES.

AND I, CINDY WOODCOCK SECOND THE MOTION.

SO VOTE RESULTS PASSED. NEXT DISCUSSION ITEM. THESE ITEMS ARE FOR THE BOARD AND STAFF TO DISCUSS AS

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

RECEIVE AND DISCUSS THE LIBRARY MANAGER'S MONTHLY REPORT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO A FEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM JANUARY, IN THE PAST MONTH, THE LIBRARY WAS CLOSED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER ON JANUARY 9TH AND THE 10TH. FORTUNATELY, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THE BUILDING OR THE LIBRARY GROUNDS, AND DURING THE CLOSURE, PATRONS WERE STILL ABLE TO ACCESS OUR DIGITAL SERVICES AND ONLINE RESOURCES, AND I FELT THAT WAS A GOOD REMINDER THAT THE LIBRARY'S REACH EXTENDS JUST BEYOND THE WALLS OF OUR BUILDING, AND WE WERE ALSO CLOSED ON JANUARY 21ST FOR A STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY.

THE CITY ADMINISTRATORS ARRANGED FOR THIS TRAINING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, AND IT WAS A REALLY A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US.

WE HAD ALL OF OUR STAFF WAS ABLE TO ATTEND, AND BECAUSE OF THE WAY OUR SCHEDULES LINE UP, IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT WE'RE ALL ABLE TO BE THERE TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME.

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THERE WAS LIKE A PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT, AND WE JUST, WE LEARNED, HAD SOME TIPS ON HOW TO COMMUNICATE BETTER WITH EACH OTHER AND HOW TO WORK BETTER AS A TEAM. AND THERE WERE A FEW NAYSAYERS, YOU KNOW, AT THE BEGINNING.

BUT ACTUALLY, EVERYBODY CAME AROUND IN THE END.

AND I THINK WE ALL GOT A LOT OUT OF IT. SO IT WAS A GOOD DAY.

WE'LL HOPE TO DO ANOTHER KIND OF IN-SERVICE MAYBE IN SEPTEMBER.

SO HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE'LL HAVE A CHANCE FOR US ALL TO SPEND A DAY TOGETHER AND WORK ON PROJECTS AND DO DEVELOPMENT LIKE THAT. OKAY. A FEW NOTABLE PROGRAMS FROM JANUARY.

THE WINNIE THE POOH DAY FAMILY EVENT WAS A BIG SUCCESS.

HAD A GOOD TURNOUT AND SO DID THE TET NEW YEAR CELEBRATION AND THE BABY AND ME BOWLING.

THE BABY. PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO HAVE A GOOD FOLLOWING, SO IT'S NEW KIND OF TARGETING THE REALLY YOUNG ONES IN THE PAST YEAR. AND WE'RE SEEING GOOD, GOOD FEEDBACK ON THOSE.

OKAY. SO BASED ON THOSE CLOSURES THAT WE HAD, I THINK OVERALL WE HAD OUR ATTENDANCE AND CIRCULATION WERE ON TARGET WHEN YOU FACTOR THAT IN. I DO HAVE AN UPDATE ON OUR SEARCH FOR OUR NEW LIBRARY ASSISTANT.

THAT POSITION WAS PREVIOUSLY HELD BY MARIE NORRIS, WHO IS NOW OUR PROGRAMING SPECIALIST.

AND WE HAVE WE HAD A CONDITIONAL OFFER OUT ON OUR NEW LIBRARY ASSISTANT, AND I HEARD TODAY THAT THEY'LL BE STARTING ON THE 24TH. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO WELCOME THEM IN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

OKAY. I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR JANUARY. NEXT, WE'LL DISCUSS THE FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS FOR THE

[2. Discuss the frequency of meetings for the Library Board.]

I KNOW WE'RE REQUIRED TO MEET QUARTERLY, BUT I JUST WANTED TO CHECK TO SEE KIND OF WHAT HOW YOU ALL WANT TO PROCEED.

IF WE LIKE THE MONTHLY FORMAT, IF WE WANT TO GO EVERY OTHER MONTH.

SO JUST KIND OF WANTED TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON THAT SO I CAN BE SURE TO, YOU KNOW, ACCORDINGLY.

BEING NEW TO THE BOARD, I DON'T THINK I HAVE A LOT OF LIKE, I DON'T THINK I HAVE ENOUGH EXPERIENCE TO SPEAK TO WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD GO TO BI-MONTHLY OR I WOULD LEAVE THAT TO YOU GUYS, I'LL HAVE MORE EXPERIENCE THAN I DO IN THIS.

SO, I MEAN, IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE BI-MONTHLY WOULD WORK OUT OKAY.

ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE LENGTH OF THE MEETINGS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT TOO LONG, SO EVEN IF IT DOUBLED THE TIME, IT WOULD STILL BE DONE WITHIN AN HOUR. SO THAT'S JUST MY FEEDBACK.

I THINK THIS IS MY SECOND OR THIRD YEAR ON THE BOARD.

I GUESS MY ONLY QUESTION IS IF I DON'T KNOW HOW FREQUENTLY MEETINGS ARE MISSED.

AND SO IF WE WENT TO BI-MONTHLY AND WE MISSED A MEETING BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A QUORUM OR FOR SOME REASON WERE CLOSED, THEN WOULD EVERYONE FEEL COMFORTABLE GOING FOR MONTHS WITHOUT HAVING A MEETING? I'M JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE. I THINK WE HAVE TO DO IT EVERY QUARTER THOUGH, WHICH MEANS EVERY THREE MONTHS.

SO IT WOULD I GUESS WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO DO LIKE A MAKEUP OR. YEAH, HAVE TO MOVE IT.

THAT'S A GOOD POINT. SO I, I'M GOING TO JUST THROW MYSELF OUT HERE.

I, I DON'T SEE THE HARM IN GOING, YOU KNOW, BI-MONTHLY, BUT I ALSO CAN SEE THE BENEFIT OF CONTINUING AS WE ARE BECAUSE WE ARE GETTING MORE INFORMATION FROM, YOU KNOW, THE DATA THAT OUR DISTRICT LIAISON IS PULLING OVER FOR THE LIBRARY.

ALSO, THERE IS MORE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE GATHERING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT WE CAN ALSO SHARE ABOUT OUR LIBRARY AS WELL EACH MONTH.

I THINK THIS IS LIKE MY SECOND YEAR ON, ON THIS BOARD, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW COMING UP.

THERE'S ALSO NEW GRANTS THAT WE CAN SHARE AS WELL IN THE FORM OF OPPORTUNITY, BUT I'M SURE IF WE NEEDED TO, WE COULD ALWAYS STOP IN AND SAY HI. BUT YEAH, FOR ME IT'S ONE OR THE OTHER.

BUT I CAN SEE THE BENEFIT OF CONTINUING THE WAY WE WE HAVE.

BUT I CAN ALSO SEE THE BENEFIT OF OUR MEETINGS AREN'T VERY LONG.

AND WE WE DO JUST LOOK AT THE DATA THAT IS COLLECTED.

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BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY LIKE IS WHEN RANDALL, YOU TALK ABOUT LIKE, UPCOMING EVENTS AND THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT THE LIBRARY.

SO IT'S ALMOST LIKE EVERY MONTH THE CITY GETS A PREVIEW OF LIKE A LITTLE TEASER OF LIKE, OH, HERE'S SOME THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP, WHICH THEY WOULD GET EVERY MONTH, WHICH IF WE DID EVERY OTHER MONTH, THEY MIGHT MISS SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'M GOOD EITHER WAY.

DO WE KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WATCH HOW MANY VIEWS OUR MEETINGS HAVE.

SO THAT'S NOT YOUR SAYING THAT'S NOT WORTH. I GET IT.

I'M GOOD EITHER WAY. I'M NOT TIED ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, SO I'M GOOD EITHER WAY.

BUT IT'S GREAT. THAT WAS A GOOD PRINT. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

TO ADD TO I THINK IF WE MET BI MONTHLY, WE'D HAVE TO START AT THE FIRST WEEK OF THE FIRST MONTH OF THE QUARTER IN CASE WE DIDN'T HAVE A QUORUM.

ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE MORE PEOPLE THAN WE HAVE HAD IN THE PAST.

SO, I DON'T KNOW TO GET POINTS BASED ON THE FACT THAT WE HAVE MORE PARTICIPATION, IT'S A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO OUTREACH ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

I WOULD DEFINITELY APPRECIATE MONTH TO MONTH.

OKAY, THAT SOUNDS GOOD. NEXT, DISCUSS LIBRARY BOARD

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

ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE. SO FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

LIBRARY BOOK DISPLAYS THIS MONTH CELEBRATE AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES.

ON KIDS CRAFTERNOON, WE DID DJEMBE DRUMS, AND THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD DISPLAYS THROUGHOUT THE LIBRARY.

SO IF YOU HAVEN'T STOPPED BY, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK THOSE OUT.

WE HAVE THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY BLIND DATE WITH A BOOK.

YOU CAN CHECK OUT THEIR BOOKS. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GETTING THERE IN BROWN PAPER BAGS.

SO YOU GET A SURPRISE BOOK AND A RATING CARD SO YOU CAN RATE YOUR BOOK DATE.

AND IF YOU BRING IT BACK BY THE 21ST, THERE'LL BE A PRIZE DRAWING FOR THAT.

SOME UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS. CROCHET CLUB TUESDAYS AT 6 P.M.

IS REPLACING THE FRIDAY SIT AND STITCH. SO JUST KIND OF BASED ON FEEDBACK AND ATTENDANCE, WE FELT THAT THE FRIDAY TIME WAS NOT AS ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE. AND THEIR FEEDBACK HAS BEEN THAT LIKE A TUESDAY EVENING WOULD BE BETTER.

SO WE NOW HAVE CROCHET CLUB ON TUESDAYS AT SIX.

MAKE AND MINGLE TOMORROW NIGHT FEATURES A SPIRAL PAPER FLOWER HEART FOR VALENTINE'S AND THEN ON THE 19TH ADULTS CAN TRY SOME CHOCOLATE MAKING ON FOR THE HOW TO HOBBIES PROGRAM, AND THEN THE WHOLE FAMILY IS INVITED TO THE LIBRARY'S DOG MAN PARTY ON FEBRUARY 28TH. SO YOU CAN CELEBRATE THIS BELOVED CRIME FIGHTING HERO WITH CRAFTS AND FUN ACTIVITIES.

THOSE ARE THE KIND OF ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR FEBRUARY.

I ALSO WANTED TO BRING UP THEY WERE EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF MOVING THE LIBRARY'S E-BOOK PLATFORM FROM CLOUD LIBRARY TO LIBBY BY OVERDRIVE. I'M NOT SURE IF ANYONE IS FAMILIAR WITH EITHER OF THOSE PLATFORMS. IF YOU'RE BIG INTO E-BOOKS AND E-AUDIO, BUT THE WAY WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING THIS WOULD BE BUDGET NEUTRAL.

SO IT WOULD NOT HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE LIBRARY BUDGET THIS YEAR OR MOVING FORWARD.

IT WOULD BE A MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENT WHERE WE WOULD BEGIN WITH LIBBY, AND THEN IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WE WOULD NOT RENEW CLOUD LIBRARY. SO CLOUD LIBRARY WOULD BE GOING AWAY IN OCTOBER.

SO WE WOULD HAVE BOTH PLATFORMS OVER THE SUMMER AND THEN JUST NOT RENEWING CLOUD LIBRARY.

SO SOME OF THE ADVANTAGES OF THE LIBBY APP IS IN MY OPINION, IT JUST HAS THE BEST USER EXPERIENCE.

IT'S OF THE E-BOOK PLATFORMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO LIBRARIES.

IT JUST KIND OF HAS THE BEST USER EXPERIENCE AND GETS CONSISTENT UPDATES AND IMPROVEMENTS.

IT HAS SOME GOOD BRAND RECOGNITION. PEOPLE ASK FOR IT BY NAME.

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THERE'S A LOT OF POWER READERS OUT THERE THAT ARE VERY DEVOTED TO KINDLE, AND THERE'S GOOD SYNERGY BETWEEN LIBBY AND KINDLE, WHICH CLOUD LIBRARY DOES NOT HAVE. AND THEN KIND OF A SECONDARY BONUS IS WE'RE HOPING THAT BY KIND OF SWITCHING TO A PLATFORM THAT'S A LITTLE MORE POPULAR AND ACCESSIBLE WILL TAKE SOME PRESSURE OFF HOOPLA.

HOOPLA IS JUST KIND OF AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR US BECAUSE IT'S SO POPULAR AND WE USE UP OUR CREDITS EVERY DAY. YEAH, I TRIED TO LOG IN THE OTHER DAY. YEAH, I TRIED TO LOG IN THE OTHER DAY TOO.

I HAVE A STUDENT THAT I TUTOR DURING THE WEEK, AND IT WAS PROBABLY LIKE 1030, AND WE COULDN'T CHECK IT OUT BECAUSE IT SAID A MESSAGE THAT WE HAD REACHED THE LIMIT FOR THE DAY.

THAT LIMIT IS SHARED ACROSS ALL OF OUR LIBRARY PATRONS.

SO EVEN IF YOU PERSONALLY HAVEN'T REACHED YOUR LIMIT, THE LIBRARY HAS REACHED ITS LIMIT.

OKAY. AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S YEAH, WE'RE BASICALLY WE'RE HITTING IT EVERY DAY.

OKAY. AND SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE PRESSURE OFF HOOPLA IF WE CAN STEER MORE PEOPLE TOWARDS A DIFFERENT PLATFORM BECAUSE WE'VE HAD CLOUD LIBRARY FOR A WHILE, THERE, BUT JUST THE USAGE DOESN'T.

IT'S NOT WHAT IT SHOULD BE. AND LIBBY IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED WITHIN THE READING COMMUNITY.

I'LL JUST SAY THAT FOR LIKE IF ANYBODY'S A PART OF LIKE, SOCIAL MEDIA BUT IT IS IT'S A VERY POPULAR APP.

AND A LOT OF CITIZENS WENT OUT IN THE WORLD, ARE ASKING THEIR LIBRARIAN OR THEIR LIBRARIES TO ACTUALLY SWITCH OVER BECAUSE IT DOES HAVE ONE MORE WHAT IS IT? MORE ACCESS TO BOOKS AND THEN TO IT HAS A LOT OF MORE POPULAR GENRES AND NEWER MATERIAL AVAILABLE. IF Y'ALL ARE TO SWITCH TO LIBBY, I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL ALREADY ARE OR NOT.

I'M NOT FULLY AWARE, BUT LIKE, IF Y'ALL DO SWITCH TO LIBBY, ARE Y'ALL PLANNING ON JOINING, LIKE, THE NORTH TEXAS CONSORTIUM? THAT WOULD BE THE ONE WE JOINED, YES, YES.

AND WE'RE IN A CONSORTIUM NOW WITH CLOUD LIBRARY.

AND SO WE WOULD BE LEAVING THAT ONE AND JOINING THE.

YEAH THE NORTHEAST TEXAS DIGITAL CONSORTIUM. IS THAT HOW YOU SAY IT? I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SAID THAT WORD OUT LOUD. DOESN'T YOUR READER THING TO, LIKE, KNOW WORDS BUT NOT KNOW HOW TO SAY? SO YEAH, WE'D BE PART OF THAT GROUP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, RANDALL.

AND YOU SAID BUDGET FRIENDLY, THAT LIBBY IS BUDGET FRIENDLY.

WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY THAT? WELL, IT WOULD BE BUDGET NEUTRAL.

IN OTHER WORDS, WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL MONEY TO DO THIS.

WE WOULD BE WORKING WITHIN THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR'S BUDGET AND KIND OF SHIFTING FROM CLOUD LIBRARY TO LIBBY. BUT WE'RE KIND OF IN THE EARLY PHASES OF SEEING IF THIS IS IF THIS IS POSSIBLE.

BUT I WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOU ALL TO KIND OF LET YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

THAT'S EXCITING. YEAH. I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. YEAH, IT'S GREAT FOR SURE.

YEAH. YEAH. I THINK JUST ESPECIALLY BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE REALLY USE KINDLE, I THINK KINDLE IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR E-READERS.

AND SO I NOTICED WHEN I FIRST DOWNLOADED IT THAT THAT WAS ONE OF THE YOU CAN'T CONNECT TO THAT KINDLE TO READ IT ON YOUR KINDLE.

SO IT CAN BE KIND OF LIMITING. SO THAT MIGHT BE SOME OF THE BUT I WAS WONDERING THE HOOPLA AND THE CLOUD LIBRARY.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CONTENT ON THERE.

LIKE WHAT'S THE BOTH OF THEM I WAS ARE THEY DUPLICATIVE.

ARE THEY JUST HAVE DIFFERENT CONTENT ON THEM.

THEY'RE SEPARATE ENTIRELY SEPARATE COLLECTIONS.

OKAY. WITH HOOPLA, WHEN WE PAY OUR LICENSE FEE, WE GET ACCESS TO THIS BIG POOL OF EBOOKS AND AUDIOBOOKS, AND THEY HAVE TV SHOWS AND MOVIES AS WELL.

SO THERE'S ALL SORTS OF CONTENT. AND THEN WITH CLOUD LIBRARY IN THE CONSORTIUM THAT WE'RE A PART OF, THERE'S ALSO A BIG POOL. AND THEN WE ALSO PURCHASE OUR OWN DIGITAL COPIES OF ADDITIONAL EBOOKS AND AUDIOBOOKS WITH HOOPLA.

WE DON'T PURCHASE ADDITIONAL BOOKS. WE ESSENTIALLY WE HAVE A POOL OF MONEY, AND THEN EVERY TIME SOMEONE CHECKS OUT AN ITEM OR BORROWS IT WE PAY A CIRCULATION FEE. SO IT'S LIKE WE ALLOCATE A CERTAIN BUDGET DAILY, MONTHLY, YEARLY.

AND WHENEVER YOU USE UP THOSE, THOSE THAT BUDGET THAT'S ALLOCATED, THAT'S WHY WE HIT THAT LIMIT.

AND THEN WITH CLOUD LIBRARY, WE PURCHASE IT AND THEN WE HAVE THAT IN OUR COLLECTION.

AND THEN SOMEBODY BORROWS IT AND IT'S CHECKED OUT FOR TWO WEEKS AND THEN SOMEBODY ELSE CAN HAVE IT AFTER THAT.

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BUT AGAIN YOU HAVE TO STAY WITHIN YOUR BUDGET PARAMETERS.

SO THERE ARE DIFFERENT COLLECTIONS. THERE'S SOME SIMILARITIES IN FORMAT AND SOME DIFFERENCES.

YOU HAVE THE TV SHOWS AND MOVIES AND HOOPLA. BUT THE PUBLISHERS, LIKE THE LICENSING IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

SO LIBBY IS MORE IN COMMON WITH CLOUD LIBRARY IN THE WAY THAT MATERIALS ARE CHECKED OUT AND THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD PURCHASE ADDITIONAL COPIES IN ADDITION TO WHAT THE IS AVAILABLE IN THE CONSORTIUM.

YEAH, THANKS. SO THIS MIGHT BE A SILLY QUESTION, BUT YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT WE PURCHASE A LICENSING IS THAT LICENSING IS ONLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THERE'S DIFFERENT THERE'S DIFFERENT LICENSES SOMETIMES IT'S IT MIGHT BE 12 MONTHS.

IT MIGHT BE 24 MONTHS. IT MIGHT BE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CHECKOUTS.

SO THE PUBLISHERS, THEY DON'T HAVE, IT'S NOT LIKE A ONE SIZE.

SO THERE'S DIFFERENT THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS YOU PURCHASE.

SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THE LICENSES THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE STILL TECHNICALLY ON THE BOOKS THAT ARE LIKE, SAY, 24 MONTHS OR BASED OFF OF A ALLOTTED LIKE, CHECKOUT LIKE SYSTEM.

WOULD WE LOSE THOSE OR WOULD THEY MERGE OVER TO LIBBY? I HAVE TO SEE WHICH ONES MIGHT MERGE. WE WOULD STILL HAVE ACCESS.

WE'D STILL HAVE ACCESS TO CLOUD LIBRARY THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

I CAN FIND OUT, LIKE, THE PERCENTAGE OF TITLES.

LIKE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THOSE? SOME MAY TRANSFER.

OKAY. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE ALSO WANT TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE IF WE ALREADY HAD PRE-PURCHASED LICENSES. BUT IF FROM WHAT I'M HEARING, IF WE'RE GOING TO LIKE, SLOWLY MERGE OVER, THEN WE MAY NOT BE IN A RISK OF, YOU KNOW, LOSING OUT IN THAT ASPECT. WE HAVE BEEN KIND OF SCALING DOWN OUR MONTHLY SPEND IN ANTICIPATION OF, YOU KNOW, IF THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO. SO WE NOT DIDN'T OVER ALLOCATE.

YEAH. OKAY. PERFECT I LOVE THAT. AND THERE'LL BE AN OVERLAP RIGHT DURING THE TRANSITION.

IT ALL GOES WELL. YEAH. I WOULD LIKE TO LAUNCH IN IN MAY OKAY.

SO WE COULD REALLY HEAVILY PROMOTE IT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, MAKE PEOPLE AWARE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE LIKE THE ENDING DATE FOR CLOUD AND REALLY, REALLY PROMOTE LIBBY THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER WITH OUR SUMMER READING PROGRAM.

OKAY. PERFECT. AND I KNOW YOU HAD A QUESTION.

I DID I HAVE ONE OTHER JUST REALLY QUICK QUESTION. HAVE YOU ALL CONSIDERED DOING NOW THAT YOU ALL ARE GOING TO LIBBY DOING LIKE JUST A DIGITAL LIBRARY CARD TO WHERE IF ANYONE WHO HAS, LIKE, A SACHSE ADDRESS WOULDN'T HAVE TO COME SPECIFICALLY TO THE LIBRARY, THEY COULD SIGN UP ONLINE, GET A DIGITAL CARD, AND BE ABLE TO JUST E-RESOURCES.

OBVIOUSLY, THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME GET A PHYSICAL CARD FOR PHYSICAL RESOURCES, BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE THAT WOULD REALLY HELP WITH LIKE CHECKOUTS AND NUMBERS, BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO JUST GET ON AND READ.

SO I JUST DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY LIKE THOUGHTS OR DISCUSSIONS OR WE DO.

WE ACTUALLY DO OFFER THE DIGITAL CARDS. OH, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

YEAH. YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR THAT ONLINE SO YOU DON'T EVER HAVE TO VISIT IN PERSON IF YOU JUST WANT THE DIGITAL RESOURCES.

I DID NOT KNOW THAT. A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE WILL DO THAT TO BEGIN WITH, AND THEN THAT'S A GOOD INCENTIVE IF THEY'RE NOT TOO FAR AWAY TO ACTUALLY STOP BY AND GET THE PHYSICAL. WE DID ONE OF THOSE TODAY. THEY HAD A DIGITAL CARD, AND THEY VISITED AND GOT THEIR PHYSICAL ONE AND CHECKED OUT BOOKS.

AND THEN WE ALSO DO CURBSIDE PICKUP TOO, WHICH IS REALLY NICE.

YEAH. SO YEAH, IT'S REALLY NICE. DO WE STILL HAVE E-READERS LIKE KINDLES FOR CHECKOUT? WE CURRENTLY DO NOT CHECK OUT ANY E-READERS OR DEVICES LIKE THAT.

OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY IN HOUSE THAT YOU CAN COME TO THE SERVICE DESK? TO THE REFERENCE DESK TO USE WHILE YOU'RE IN THE LIBRARY? THE NOT DEVICES. IT WOULD BE MAYBE A MAYBE A COMPUTER.

YEAH, YOU COULD USE A COMPUTER AT THAT TOO. CHECK IT OUT ON ONE OF THOSE.

BUT WE DON'T HAVE, LIKE, A KINDLE OR AN E-READER DEVICE AVAILABLE FOR CHECKOUT OR USE.

OKAY. HOW DOES THE CURBSIDE WORK? I'VE BEEN WOULD COULD TOTALLY USE THAT.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS AVAILABLE. ESPECIALLY ON COLD DAYS LIKE TODAY.

YOU PLACED YOUR BOOK ON RESERVE. AND WHEN YOU.

I USUALLY DO THAT AND THEN YOU JUST CALL US FROM THE PARKING LOT AND LET US KNOW YOU'RE THERE.

OKAY. I DID NOT KNOW. YOU DID NOT KNOW THAT YOU NEED CURBSIDE.

I KNOW THAT SPECIAL. BRING SOMEONE WITH ME AND THEY RUN IT.

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YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. JUST GIVE US A CALL. CURBSIDE.

ALRIGHT. SHE'LL BE DOING IT TOMORROW. THIS WEEK.

GREAT. WELL, MY ANNOUNCEMENT WAS I WENT INTO THE LIBRARY TODAY BECAUSE I WANTED TO SIGN UP ONLINE FOR THE FRIENDS.

SO THE LINK, IT WAS PROBABLY MY DEVICE. IT DIDN'T PROCESS.

SO I OFFICIALLY PICKED UP AN APPLICATION TO UNITE WITH THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY SO THAT I CAN BE MORE SUPPORTIVE AND PROVIDE ADVOCACY FOR THE LIBRARY, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHARE. I AM GOING TO SIGN UP FOR THE FAMILY FRIENDS MEMBERS BECAUSE IT'S $10 FOR ME, BUT IF I ADD, MY HUSBAND IS ONLY $15 AND I WILL GET A RECEIPT FOR SIGNING UP, SO I HOPE OTHERS WILL JOIN AS WELL.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:27 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.