Aug 11, 2025 Library Board Meeting

[1. Call to Order: The Library Board of the City of Sachse will hold a regular meeting on Monday, August 11, 2025, at 7:00 PM to consider the following items of business:]

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REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER. THE LIBRARY BOARD OF THE CITY OF SAXONY WILL HOLD A REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, AUGUST 11TH, 2025 AT 7:00 PM TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF BUSINESS.

WELCOME TO THE LIBRARY BOARD MEETING. TODAY IS MONDAY, AUGUST 11TH, AND THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:01 P.M..

INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAGS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

INDIVISIBLE, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU.

WE THANK YOU FOR EACH AND EVERY PERSON THAT'S IN THE ROOM TODAY.

DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT HAVE CHILDREN THAT ARE STARTING SCHOOL.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE EDUCATORS. WE THANK YOU FOR ANYBODY THAT'S INVOLVED IN THE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND EVEN IN THE HOME SCHOOL SYSTEM.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE SACHSE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR PROVIDING A SAFE SPACE FOR US ALL.

AND WE ALSO THANK YOU, HEAVENLY FATHER, FOR THE DIRECTOR, RANDALL, DEAR LORD.

UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, THE LIBRARY IS TRULY GROWING AND HIS STAFF AND WE JUST SAY THANK YOU.

IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN. AMEN.

PUBLIC COMMENT. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD MEETING 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? NO. SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.

ACTION ITEMS. ACTION ITEMS ARE FOR BOARD DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION FOR ACTION.

[1. Consider approving the June 9, 2025, meeting minutes.]

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

CONSIDER APPROVING THE JUNE 9TH, 2005 MEETING MINUTES.

I, SHAUNA CONDIE SECOND, THAT MOTION TO ACCEPT.

WOULD ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ABOUT THIS ITEM? OKAY. NO. SEEING NONE. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM THE BOARD.

I, SHAUNA CONDIE MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I, CINDY WOODCOCK SECOND THE MOTION.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE. IS THERE A UNANIMOUS DECISION? IS NOT ON OUR SCREEN. HERE WE ARE. WE HAVE A UNANIMOUS DECISION.

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

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RECEIVE AND DISCUSS THE LIBRARY MANAGER'S MONTHLY REPORT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. JUST A QUICK NOTE ON THE STATISTICS THAT ACCOMPANY OUR MONTHLY REPORT.

WITH A RECENT LEGISLATIVE CHANGE THAT AFFECTS THE OUR POSTING SCHEDULE FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS.

WE HAVE TO HAVE EVERYTHING READY FOR OUR CITY SECRETARY IN ADVANCE, AND IT'S NOT JUST LIBRARY BOARD.

IT'S ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE CONTENT AT ALL, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT OUR MONTHLY STAT REPORTS MIGHT BE A MEETING BEHIND.

SO WE HAVE NUMBERS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, BUT IT WOULD BE NEXT MONTH BEFORE I COULD SHOW YOU STATS FOR JULY.

SINCE THIS HAD TO BE PREPARED BEFORE JULY WAS OVER.

SO IT DOESN'T AFFECT OUR MEETINGS AT ALL, OTHER THAN JUST HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER MONTH TO SEE THE ACTUAL NUMBER NUMBERS.

OKAY, SO SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM SUMMER. WE HAD SOME BIG EVENTS IN JULY.

WE HAD A FOAM PARTY AND A VISIT FROM THE BLACKLAND PRAIRIE RAPTOR CENTER, AND AN INTERACTIVE BALLOON SHOW WITH ROB HOLLA.

AND WE ALSO HAD OUR REGULAR STORYTIMES AND CRAFT PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS.

OUR SUMMER READING SENDOFF WAS FRIDAY, JULY 25TH, AND WE HOSTED THE PEROT MUSEUM'S TECH TRUCK.

IT'S A MOBILE, HANDS ON SCIENCE EXPERIENCE. THE CHILDREN COULD TAKE PART IN DIFFERENT STEM ACTIVITIES, AND THE CREDIT UNION OF TEXAS BROUGHT OUT THEIR COMMUNITY GRILL TRUCK TO SERVE UP FREE HAMBURGERS AND HOT DOGS TO THE ATTENDEES.

WE HAD A BUBBLE PARTY STATION? WE PARTNERED WITH THE COMMUNITY CENTER AGAIN FOR OUTDOOR GAMES AND CRAFTS.

AND I BELIEVE BY OUR ESTIMATES, OVER 500 PEOPLE ATTENDED.

SO WE WERE REALLY PLEASED WITH THE ATTENDANCE.

IT WAS IT WAS ALMOST KIND OF, YOU KNOW, IN THE SAME REALM AS KICKOFF.

AND USUALLY IT'S A MUCH SMALLER PROGRAM. SO REALLY GOOD TURNOUT THIS YEAR, COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF OUR STAFF.

THE PROGRAMS WERE WELL ATTENDED, WE HAD EXCELLENT CIRCULATION MATERIALS AND REALLY SAW A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TAKING PART IN THE READING CHALLENGE.

THAT WAS THE BIGGEST JUMP THAT WE SAW THIS YEAR, AND EVERYTHING WAS GOOD.

BUT REALLY NICE ENGAGEMENT FROM THE PUBLIC AND THE READING CHALLENGE.

THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR THAT WE USED BEANSTACK, THE APP FOR FOR RECORDING YOUR READING THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.

WE HAD IT'S PRIZES FOR CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE EIGHT WEEKS.

AND THEN ADULTS AND TEAMS ALSO HAD A GRAND PRIZE DRAWING.

SO IT WAS JUST REALLY, REALLY NICE TO SEE THAT LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT.

SO I EXPECT WE'LL USE BEANSTACK AGAIN AND TRY TO KEEP THAT MOMENTUM GOING SINCE WE HAD A GOOD RESPONSE.

AND WE ALSO COLLABORATED WITH THE COMMUNITY CENTER TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL PARK AND RECREATION MONTH.

AND WE DID A STORY WALK AT HERITAGE PARK AND JOE AND PATRICIA STONE PARK.

AND IF YOU HAVEN'T EVER ENJOYED A STORY WALK BEFORE, WE TAKE A BOOK AND SPACE IT OUT OVER A DOZEN OR SO SIGNS.

SO YOU WALK THROUGH THE PARK AND READ A BOOK AS YOU WALK, AND IT'S JUST A FUN KIND OF ACTIVITY TO BE OUTSIDE, OUTDOORS AND ENJOY A STORY. THANK YOU. MAY I ASK A QUESTION? IS YOU THE FAMILY IS READING THE BOOK INDIVIDUALLY OR IT'S KIND OF A GROUP ACTIVITY.

YOU CAN. EITHER WAY. YEAH. WE SEE A LOT OF FAMILIES DO IT TOGETHER.

YEAH. SOMETIMES LITTLE ONES AND STROLLERS. SO IT CAN BE A SOLITARY ACTIVITY OR AS A FAMILY OR A GROUP.

AND IT'S JUST KIND OF A, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A FUN WAY TO ENJOY A STORY IN THE PARK.

YEAH. YEAH. SO I WILL TELL YOU, I TOOK MY SIX YEAR OLD NIECE TO THE FOAM PARTY.

SHE LOVED IT. THERE WERE TONS OF PEOPLE THERE.

THE KIDS WERE ALL JOYFUL. IT WAS WELL ATTENDED.

IT WAS. EVERYBODY WAS ON THEIR BEST BEHAVIOR.

LIKE, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS BUBBLES AND FOAM AND WHATNOT.

AND THEN I TOOK MY NINE YEAR OLD NEPHEW TO THE END OF THE SUMMER ONE.

AND THE PEROT PEOPLE BROUGHT OUT THEIR TRUCK, WHICH WAS GREAT.

THEY HAD MICROSCOPES AND ROBOTS, AND THEY DID THE LITTLE AIR ROCKETS AND STUFF AND ALL OF THE STAFF MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS AND NOT THAT WERE INSIDE THE BUILDING AND OUTSIDE WERE THE MOST HELPFUL TO EVERYBODY.

THEY WERE POLITE. IT WAS HOT. THEY WERE OFFERING ADVICE.

THEY WERE LINKING SOME OF THE THINGS TO BOOKS LIKE, OH, YOU LIKE THIS? HAVE YOU GONE INTO THE LIBRARY AND SEEN THESE BOOKS?

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BUT THE QUESTION IS LIKE, COULD WE PUT UP DIFFERENT BOOKS? I'M NOT ADDING TO YOUR PLACE, BUT LIKE EVERY MONTH OR EVERY OTHER MONTH.

SO THAT WAY THERE'S ALWAYS A REASON TO BE OUT.

AND PEOPLE THAT VISIT THE PARK COULD READ NEW BOOKS.

AND IT MAY ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET SOME STEPS.

AND SO I'M JUST TOSSING THAT OUT. SO THE BOOKS ARE AT THE PARK.

WELL, THEY'RE TRYING TO PICK. IT WAS. OH, SORRY.

GO AHEAD. YEAH. SO IF YOU IMAGINE WALKING AROUND THE PARK.

YEAH, RIGHT. BUT AS YOU WALK SOMETIMES AT PARKS, THEY'LL HAVE SIGNS ABOUT WILDFLOWERS OR DIFFERENT THINGS.

BUT THOSE SIGNS WERE PAGES FROM A STORY LIKE SO AS YOU'RE WALKING, YOU'RE WALKING AND YOU'RE LIKE, OH, HERE'S THE FIRST LITTLE PART. AND THEN YOU WALK AND THEN YOU CONTINUE READING THE STORY AND YOU WALK.

SO IT WAS LIKE A JOURNEY. SO IT WAS EXERCISE, AN ACTIVITY, BUT IT WAS ALSO READING THE STORY AND OH, THAT SOUNDS AMAZING. OKAY. SO IT WAS LIKE A SCAVENGER HUNT STORY WALK AWAY.

IT WAS LITERAL. WITH WATER, BUT YEAH. OH, BUT I PAID THE PAGES OF THE BOOK LITERALLY JUST TAPED TO YARD SIGNS.

SO. OKAY, PAGE ONE IS ON, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST SIGN, AND THEN YOU WALK, YOU KNOW, 20 PACES OR WHATEVER IT IS, AND GET TO THE NEXT PAGE. SO INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, FLIPPING THROUGH THE BOOK, YOU HAVE TO WALK TO GET TO THE NEXT PAGE.

YEAH. AND THAT'S THIS WAS THE FIRST ONE WE DID.

AND IT WAS KIND OF AN EXPERIMENT TO SEE HOW IT WOULD GO.

I WOULD LIKE TO DO MORE IN THE FUTURE. YEAH, WE HAVE SOME, I THINK, SOME LITTLE THINGS TO WORK OUT ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THEM MORE WEATHER RESISTANT. BECAUSE THAT WAS BY THE TIME WE DID FOR THE PARK AND RECREATION MONTH, AND BY THE END OF THE MONTH, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE FADED. PAGES WERE FADED. THERE WERE SOME, LIKE THE WATER HAD GOTTEN TO THEM.

SO I THINK 2 OR 3 WEEKS, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT BY THE TIME THE END OF JULY CAME.

THEY WERE THEY WERE LOOKING A LITTLE. YEAH, A LITTLE WORSE FOR WEAR.

MAYBE THAT COULD BE A FUND RAISER FROM THE JOINTLY BETWEEN THE LIBRARY AND THE PARKS, WHERE WE COULD HAVE THINGS WITH, LIKE A PLASTIC CASING OR SOMETHING, A PERMANENT STRUCTURE, AND THEN YOU WOULD JUST BE ABLE TO.

I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST SAYING. AND THEN THE BEANSTACK, I WANTED TO SAY THEY LIKED BECAUSE THEY DO NOT LIVE IN SACHSE, BUT THEIR SCHOOL ALSO DID THE BEANSTACK SO THEY WERE ABLE TO GET, YOU'RE ABLE TO GET CREDIT FROM THE THINGS THEY DID HERE AT THEIR HOME SCHOOL AS WELL SINCE YOU ARE USING THAT PLATFORM.

SO THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANKS, [INAUDIBLE] AND EVERYONE I MEAN, THAT SOUNDS FUN.

BEYOND MEASURE WAS THE GIVING TREE WANTED THE BOOKS OR WHAT LEVELS OF READING DID YOU CHOOSE? OH, THIS WAS A PICTURE BOOK. IT WAS CALLED. HOW DO YOU.

WOKKA WOKKA. AND SO IT WAS VERY FITTING BECAUSE IT WAS ABOUT GOING FOR A WALK IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

OH, SO LIKE THAT? YEAH, I THINK WE WE AIM TO KIND OF KEEP IT AT A, YOU KNOW, A LOWER, YOU KNOW, LIKE, KID FRIENDLY LEVEL. YEAH. YOU KNOW, SO IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, IT SHOWS A PICTURE BOOK, YOU KNOW, 30 PAGES. AND LET'S SEE, IT WAS HOW MANY? I THINK IT WAS 14 SIGNS. FRONT AND BACK AND LIKE SO YEAH, ROUGHLY ROUGHLY LIKE 20 TO 30 IS A GOOD.

YEAH A GOOD NUMBER. AWESOME. GREAT. OH THE CITY IS ACTUALLY A GREAT PLACE.

I THINK THAT CONCLUDES THE THE REPORT. DISCUSSED LIBRARY BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING SPECIAL

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

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. JUST AN ANNOUNCEMENT. SEPTEMBER IS THE FINAL MONTH FOR OUR CLOUD LIBRARY SERVICE.

AFTER ACCESS ENDS AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, WE'LL BEGIN TO WORK WITH OUR VENDOR TO MIGRATE OUR PURCHASED CONTENT TO THE OVERDRIVE COLLECTION AVAILABLE ON THE LIBBY APP. AND SO, IN ADDITION TO LIBBY, WE'LL CONTINUE TO OFFER ACCESS TO DIGITAL CONTENT THROUGH BOUNDLESS, THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AS WELL AS HOOPLA.

SO WE WILL STILL HAVE THOSE IN ADDITION TO LIBBY, STORYTIME IS ON A BREAK DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST TO GIVE STAFF A TIME TO PREPARE FOR THE FALL WINTER LINEUP. WE WILL ALSO TAKE STOCK AND OF OUR MATERIALS AND ORGANIZING THIS MONTH AND GETTING READY FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. AND REGULAR STORYTIMES WILL RESUME IN SEPTEMBER.

WE ALSO HAVE A NEW GROUP OF LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS.

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THEY ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR LIBRARY FROM HELPING OUT WITH SHELVING MATERIALS.

WE'RE WORKING ON A WEEDING PROJECT RIGHT NOW, SO THEY'RE HELPING US TO PULL BOOKS THAT ARE MAYBE OLD ENOUGH THAT THEY NEED TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE COLLECTION, OR UNDERUSED MATERIALS TO MAKE ROOM FOR FOR NEW ONES.

SO THEY HELP US WITH PROJECTS LIKE THAT, AND THEY HELP US PREPARE CRAFT MATERIALS FOR OUR PROGRAMS. SO THEY'RE A BIG BENEFIT TO THE LIBRARY. AND IT'S A LOT OF TIME AND A LOT OF EFFORT, ORGANIZING AND SCHEDULING.

SO A BIG THANKS TO THEM. AND SOME UPCOMING PROGRAMS TO NOTE LATER THIS WEEK.

ADULTS CAN LEARN THE BASICS OF CROSS-STITCH AT THE TRY A HOBBY PROGRAM ON TUESDAY NIGHT, AND WE ALSO HAVE BOOK SPEED DATING ON THURSDAY. SO THAT MIGHT BE A FUN WAY TO FIND YOUR NEXT NEW READ.

POTATO POTLUCK FOR ADULTS IS ON AUGUST 25TH, AND WE HAVE A MEETING GREET WITH LOCAL AUTHOR DIANA KAY TO TALK ABOUT HER LATEST BOOK, THE MEASURE OF ENOUGH, WHICH IS ON THE 28TH. WE HAVE A KIDS AFTERNOON COMING UP NEXT MONDAY, AND THERE WILL BE AN ALL AGES FAMILY PROGRAM ON AUGUST 21ST TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL POETS DAY.

SO THERE'LL BE SOME POETRY AND LITERATURE THEMED ACTIVITIES.

AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER, WE'LL HAVE SEVERAL PROGRAMS CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.

IT'S KIND OF A PREVIEW OF OUR UP AND COMING ACTIVITIES.

YES. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE BOOKS THAT YOU'VE WEEDED OUT? ARE YOU GOING TO SET THEM ON THAT SHELF NEAR THE DOOR? IT WILL KIND OF DEPEND ON THE CONDITION. SOME MIGHT END UP ON THE BOOK SALE AREA ON THAT SHELF.

OTHERS MAY GO TO THE WE PARTNER WITH THE SALVATION ARMY.

SO THOSE MATERIALS MIGHT GO TO THEM. OKAY. I AM NOW A MEMBER OF THE FRIENDS OF THE SACHSE LIBRARY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO HELP WITH THAT PROJECT AND PUTTING THOSE BOOKS OUT THERE FOR YOU, IF YOU'D LIKE. OKAY.

THANK YOU. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 07:18 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.