[00:00:02] WELCOME TO THE LIBRARY BOARD MEETING. TODAY IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, AND THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:02 P.M.. [1. Call to Order: The Library Board of the City of Sachse will hold a regular meeting on Monday, November 10, 2025, at 7:00 PM to consider the following items of business:] WE ARE NOW HEADING IN TO OUR INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I WILL GO AHEAD AND LEAD THE INVOCATION FOR THIS SACHSE PUBLIC LIBRARIES BOARD MEETING. AND I HAVE ASKED BETSY URSCHEL TO OFFER THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AFTERWARDS. SO IF WE COULD ALL RISE. LET US PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING WITH THANKFUL HEARTS FOR THE COMMUNITY. FOR THE GIFT OF COMMUNITY AND THE JOY THAT COMES FROM SERVING TOGETHER. WE ASK FOR YOUR CONTINUED BLESSING UPON THE SACHSE PUBLIC LIBRARY, THAT IT MAY REMAIN A PLACE OF LEARNING, CONNECTION, AND INSPIRATION FOR ALL WHO WALK THROUGH ITS DOORS. WE LIFT UP OUR VOLUNTEERS WHOSE TIME AND DEDICATION ENRICH THE LIFE OF THIS LIBRARY AND THE PEOPLE IT SERVES. MAY THEY BE STRENGTHENED AND ENCOURAGED IN ALL THEY DO. WE PRAY FOR THE LIBRARY STAFF AND THIS BOARD. GRANT US WISDOM, PATIENCE, AND UNITY AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL HELP OUR LIBRARY CONTINUE TO GROW AND THRIVE. AND LORD, WE ALSO LIFT UP OUR COMMUNITY'S SPIRIT OF GIVING AS WE AS A COMMUNITY COLLECT BLANKETS FOR THE SACHSE ANIMAL SHELTER. MAY GENEROSITY FLOW FREELY AND EVERY GIFT BE A REMINDER OF YOUR LOVE AND CARE FOR ALL CREATION. BLESS THIS MEETING AND GUIDE OUR DISCUSSIONS TONIGHT THAT ALL WE DO MAY SERVE THE GOOD OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND HONOR YOU. IN YOUR HOLY NAME WE PRAY. AMEN, AMEN, AMEN, AMEN. ALRIGHT, AND NOW FOR OUR PLEDGES. IF YOU'LL TURN AND FACE THE AMERICAN FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. RIGHT NOW. THE TEXAS FLAG. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE MOVING INTO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AT THIS TIME? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH WILL BE OUR ACTION ITEMS. [1. Consider approving the October 13, 2025, meeting minutes.] WOULD ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD MEETING ABOUT THIS ITEM, WHICH IS CONSIDERING APPROVING THE OCTOBER 13TH, 2025 MEETING MINUTES? SEEING NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM THE BOARD. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 13TH, 2025. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I BETSY URSCHEL SECOND THE MOTION. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. ALL RIGHT. PASSED 6 TO 0. NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON [1. Receive and discuss the Library Manager's monthly report.] TO OUR DISCUSSION ITEMS FROM MR. RANDALL REGARDING THE LIBRARY MANAGER'S MONTHLY REPORT. THANK YOU. SHANNA. I THOUGHT TO BEGIN WITH JUST KIND OF DO A LITTLE RECAP. OVER THE PAST YEAR AND SINCE WE HAVE TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS AT THE LIBRARY, OUR MISSION IS TO LINK THE WORLD BY ENRICHING LIVES, CREATING COMMUNITY, AND INSPIRING CURIOSITY. AT THE START OF 2024, THE LIBRARY INCREASED FROM 48 TO 60 SERVICE HOURS PER WEEK, AND THIS CHANGE WAS IMPLEMENTED AS PART OF THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO WE ARE NOW AT 60 HOURS PER WEEK, AND OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF GROWTH IN SACHSE AND A LOT OF GROWTH AT THE LIBRARY. WITH THAT ADDITIONAL STAFF, THE LIBRARY INTRODUCED NEW PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES, AND THERE WAS A GOOD DEAL OF KIND OF EXPERIMENTING ON, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WOULD HOLD DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AT TARGET AGES, THE TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT WE WANTED TO DO. [00:05:06] AND I THINK OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE'VE REALLY SEEN A GOOD RESPONSE FROM THE PUBLIC IN WHAT WE'RE DOING. ONE OF THE PROJECTS AND WE SPOKE ABOUT SHANNA, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM EARLIER. STAFF WORKED TO KIND OF REIMAGINE THE WAY VOLUNTEERS WERE HELPING THE LIBRARY AND WHEN WE WOULD GET HELP FROM FROM THE PUBLIC. AND SO IN 2024, THEY HAD SOMETHING LIKE 450 SERVICE HOURS. SO IT'S A BIG INCREASE. AND IN FACT, IN THIS LAST YEAR WE EVEN BROKE THAT RECORD. SO YEAH. SO I THINK THAT'S KIND OF THE THEME FOR 2025 WAS KIND OF BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF NEW STAFF, NEW HOURS, NEW PROGRAMS AND THE VOLUNTEER HOURS, WE MORE THAN DOUBLED. AND THERE'S A NUMBER OF WAYS THAT THEY CAN THEY CAN HELP CONTRIBUTE. WE HAVE SHELVERS WHO HELP GET MATERIALS BACK ON THE SHELVES QUICKLY. WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS WHO LIKE TO HELP PREPARE CRAFT MATERIALS FOR SOME OF OUR EVENTS. AND THEN OTHERS THAT LIKE TO HELP OUT ON OUR KIND OF OUR BIG, LARGE FAMILY PROGRAMS. WE SET A NEW CIRCULATION RECORD IN THE PAST YEAR FOR A NUMBER OF ITEMS CHECKED OUT. AGAIN, NEW HIGHS IN PROGRAM ATTENDANCE SOME SERIOUS GROWTH IN OUR STORYTIME SERIES. AND WE HAD SOME NEW COLLABORATIONS WITH THE LEISURE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WHICH THE LIBRARY IS PART OF. SO ALONG WITH THE LIBRARY, IT'S THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE THE SENIOR CENTER, AND NOW THE ANIMAL SERVICES AS PART OF OF THE LEISURE SERVICES DEPARTMENT. SO WE PARTNERED WITH THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR OUR ANNUAL SUMMER KICKOFF EVENT, AND WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THE SENIOR CENTER AND SOME DIFFERENT WAYS. AND SO IT'S REALLY TRYING TO, WITHIN THAT DEPARTMENT, FIND WAYS WHERE WE CAN SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND REACH NEW PEOPLE AND KIND OF, YOU KNOW, PROP EACH OTHER UP AND FIND NEW WAYS OF YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME DEPARTMENT. WE SHARE, WE SHARE PATRONS AND ALSO FIND NEW PEOPLE THAT WAY. WE ALSO LAUNCHED A REDESIGNED MOBILE FRIENDLY NEWSLETTER THAT GOES OUT EVERY MONTH. AND NOW EVERYONE THAT SIGNS UP FOR A LIBRARY CARD GETS A WELCOME EMAIL, HELPING THEM TO CONNECT WITH THOSE LIKE ONLINE RESOURCES AND THE LIBRARY CATALOG WHENEVER THEY JOIN. AND WE ALSO ADOPTED LIBBY AS OUR PRIMARY READING APP IN THE LAST YEAR. AND WE'VE SEEN SOME STRONG ADOPTION WITH THE NEW LIBBY APP. OKAY. AND THE MONTHLY STATS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THIS PACKET, YOU CAN SEE I THINK THAT THE THEME REALLY IS JUST THE LIBRARY IS BUSY. ADDING ANY NEW PATRONS OUR PATRONS INCREASED BY 10%. BUT JUST THE NUMBER, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE VISITING THE BUILDING AND USING THE COMPUTERS, I DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A SLOW TIME ANYMORE. YEAH, YEAH, BUT. SO IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO VOLUNTEER AT THE LIBRARY, HOW WOULD THEY GO ABOUT DOING THAT? SURE. WE HAVE AN APPLICATION THAT IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE, AND IT TYPICALLY OPENS UP AT DIFFERENT PERIODS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO WE KIND OF HAVE THEM COME IN IN LIKE COHORTS, IF YOU WILL. SO THERE'S SORT OF SEASONAL AND THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND THEIR VOLUNTEER TIME IF THEY DECIDE THEY WANT TO STICK WITH IT, OR IF THEY DECIDE IT'S NOT FOR ME. OR MAYBE THAT'S JUST ALL THE TIME YOU HAVE OR, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A FEW MONTHS, BUT YEAH APPLICATION IS ON THE WEBSITE WHEN IT'S OPEN. THERE IS A BACKGROUND CHECK. SO THERE'S A PORTION OF IT THAT GOES TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. BUT THAT ALSO MEANS THAT ANYONE THAT'S HELPING THE LIBRARY AND IN THE BUILDING HAS GONE THROUGH THE SCREENING PROCESS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU MENTIONED A RECORD IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF ITEMS CHECKED OUT. IS THAT PHYSICAL OR ITEMS ONLY, OR DOES THAT ALSO INCLUDE DIGITAL RESOURCES. IT INCLUDES PHYSICAL PLUS OUR MAIN EBOOKS, WHICH WERE LIBBY AND CLOUD LIBRARY THIS YEAR. YEAH. SO IT'S THAT NUMBER IS NOT COMPREHENSIVE OF EVERY SINGLE WHAT YOU MIGHT CONSIDER LIKE A CHECKOUT OR REFERENCE FOR SOME OF LIKE THE ONLINE DATABASES. BUT IT'S MORE WHEN YOU THINK OF AN ITEM OR AN INDIVIDUAL, LIKE AN EBOOK OR AN AUDIOBOOK. [00:10:02] YEAH, EXCELLENT. I HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE NUMBERS. JUST LOOKING FORWARD. IS THERE ANY POSSIBLE WAY TO TRACK DEMOGRAPHICS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING IN JUST TO KIND OF SEE IN THE FUTURE, LIKE IF YOU CONSTANTLY HAVE, YOU KNOW, A CERTAIN GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE MAYBE LIKE STAY AT HOME MOMS BRINGING THEIR KIDS, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE YOU'RE NOT REACHING THESE OTHER KIDS BECAUSE THOSE MOMS DON'T HAVE TIME OR THINGS LIKE THAT. LIKE JUST IT WOULD JUST BE NICE TO SEE WHERE TO, LIKE FOCUS AREAS FOR GROWTH, IF THAT MAKES SENSE, OR EVEN LIKE AGES IF YOU'RE IF THERE'S A LOT OF PROGRAMS AND DEMOGRAPHICS THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE YOUNGER BUT MAYBE NOT OLDER LIKE, IT WOULD JUST BE NICE TO SEE THOSE DEMOGRAPHICS, TO BE ABLE TO TARGET THE PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY TO TRY TO GET NEW AND PEOPLE IN AND MAYBE FILL THOSE HOLES WHERE THOSE DEMOGRAPHICS ARE LOWER. I DON'T KNOW, IT WAS JUST A. YEAH. SO EVERY, EVERY PROGRAM OR EVENT THAT WE DO HAS AN AGE KIND OF IN MIND EVEN IF IT'S, WELL, THIS ONE IS ALL AGES OR IT'S A BROADER FAMILY PROGRAM, BUT THE STORYTIMES ARE, YOU KNOW, PRE-K OR BABY BOUNCE. AND SO BASED ON KIND OF THE TARGET AGES AND THEN YOU MENTIONED LIKE, MAYBE SOMEBODY WHO CAN'T COME TO A 10:00 STORYTIME DURING THE WEEK. WE HAVE THE FAMILY STORYTIME IN THE EVENING AFTER WORK, LIKE AT 6 P.M.. SO I THINK KIND OF BY LOOKING AT WHEN WE HAVE PROGRAMS, THE TARGET AGES, I THINK WE DO KIND OF GET A SENSE FOR LIKE, OKAY, WHAT'S WHERE IS THERE MORE DEMAND? IS THERE MORE DEMAND DURING THE DAY FOR A PRESCHOOL AUDIENCE VERSUS MAYBE ONE IN THE EVENING FOR A FAMILY STORY TIME. SO I DO I THINK WE, WE KIND OF WE SEE THAT AND WE TRY TO LOOK FOR THOSE THOSE TRENDS AND THAT HELPS US PLAN. WELL DO WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, ADD ANOTHER STORY TIME. IS THERE A TYPE OF PROGRAM DO WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, CHANGE UP? YOU KNOW, DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR ADULTS OR. SO THAT'S THAT'S A LOT OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, I THINK, OVER THE PAST YEAR IS KIND OF LOOKING AT PATTERNS, LOOKING AT OUR TARGET AUDIENCE AND THEN TRYING TO MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS. BECAUSE DEMOGRAPHICS CHANGE AND INTERESTS CHANGE. AND SO THAT'S KIND OF GOES HAND IN HAND WITH OUR PROGRAMING STRATEGY, IS TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THOSE CHANGES. AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ASK AS WELL AS, LIKE WHEN IT COMES TO OUR CIRCULATION, WE ALSO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON WHAT IS BEING CHECKED OUT, WHAT IS BEING ASKED OF FROM LIKE THE LONER REQUESTS AS WELL, AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR LIBRARY STAY ON TOP OF THOSE TRENDS, AND EXPANDING ON THOSE INTERESTS THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE LIKE REACHING OUT AND ASKING FOR. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. YES. SO WE LOOK AT SO WHEN THERE'S A REQUEST FOR SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T HAVE. THERE'S OPTIONS SUCH AS INTERLIBRARY LOAN WHERE WE TRY TO BORROW IT FROM ANOTHER LIBRARY. OR MAYBE IT COMES TO US AS A REQUEST FOR PURCHASE. SO WHEN WE WHEN WE SEE THOSE NEEDS I THINK THAT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK AT IS LIKE, MAYBE THIS IS A BOOK OR AN ITEM THAT'S A GOOD FIT FOR OUR COLLECTION. AND WE JUST HAD ONE OF THESE TODAY. SOMEBODY WAS LIKE, WELL, I WANTED TO DO AN INTERLIBRARY LOAN. AND AS IT TURNS OUT, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO JUST ADD THAT TO THE COLLECTION. WE'RE GOING TO PURCHASE IT. OKAY. NOW, SOMETIMES IT MAYBE IT'S NOT A GOOD FIT FOR US FOR WHATEVER. MAYBE IT'S A REALLY LONG SERIES THAT WE DON'T HAVE, AND WE CAN'T JUST DON'T HAVE THE SHELF SPACE TO ADD ALL 30 BOOKS OR SOMETHING. SO WE'LL DO INTERLIBRARY LOAN FOR THAT ONE. BUT WE KNOW WE ENCOURAGE, WE DO ENCOURAGE THOSE THOSE PURCHASE SUGGESTIONS WAS WE WANT TO KNOW. WE WANT TO, YOU KNOW, ACQUIRE THE MATERIALS THAT PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN. SO WHETHER IT'S AN E-BOOK OR PHYSICAL AND THE LIBBY APP, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS A FEATURE WHERE THEY CAN KIND OF FLAG THAT FOR US SO WE CAN SEE THE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE REQUESTING OR INTERESTED IN A PARTICULAR TITLE. THAT IS AMAZING. AND THEN I'M A BIG BELIEVER THAT IF YOU DON'T SEE SOMETHING IN YOUR LIBRARY ALWAYS COME TO THE LIBRARY OR SEND AN EMAIL IF YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, YOU WOULD LIKE NOT TO BE PRESENT IN THE LIBRARY TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S CERTAIN BOOKS THAT PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, GET SHY ABOUT. BUT I THINK THAT IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO COMMUNICATE WITH STAFF AND, YOU KNOW, SAY, HEY, I'M LOOKING FOR THIS BOOK, YOU KNOW, CAN YOU HELP ME FIND THAT? OR WHAT DO I NEED TO DO AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER AND GET THAT BOOK ON A SHELF, BECAUSE I HEAR THAT A LOT IN THE WRITER SPACES WHERE THEY DO ASK READERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES TO REACH OUT TO THE LIBRARIES AND PUT IN REQUESTS FOR THEIR BOOKS SO THAT MORE, [00:15:07] MORE EYES CAN GET ON THEIR PAGES. SO YEAH. I AGREE. YES. GOOD. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM OUR TWO NEW MEMBERS? I WOULD LIKE TO ADD? I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. YES. SO WHAT DO YOU DETERMINE? WHAT DO YOU USE TO DETERMINE IF IT'S A GOOD FIT FOR THE LIBRARY? WE HAVE WE HAVE A COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY THAT KIND OF SPELLS OUT OUR SELECTION PROCESS. AND THE THINGS THAT WE LOOK FOR IN ACQUIRING MATERIALS. SO YOU KNOW, CONSIDER PUBLISHERS. IS IT AN AUTHOR THAT WE, THAT WE HAVE IN THE COLLECTION ALREADY? ARE THERE REVIEWS AVAILABLE FROM PROFESSIONAL REVIEW ORGANIZATIONS. ARE THERE OTHER LIBRARIES IN THE AREA THAT CARRY THIS ITEM? AND THEN AS I MENTIONED, IS IT MAYBE PART OF A LONG SERIES? IS THAT BECAUSE SPACE IS SO LIMITED, WE'RE NOT ALWAYS ABLE TO, TO PURCHASE AND KEEP UP WITH YOU KNOW, EVERY SERIES THAT'S OUT THERE? WE LOOK AT LOCAL AUTHORS AS WELL. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT ONE. YEAH. I WANT TO ASK THE QUESTION SIMILAR TO THAT, BUT LIKE, YOU KNOW THE PROGRAMS YOU OFFER IN THE LIBRARY IS BASED ON THE SAME CRITERIA THAT YOU MENTIONED, FOR THE BOOKS. IS IT THE SAME CRITERIA? FOR THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU OFFER, LIKE FOR THE KIDS? SO THE PROGRAMS THAT WE DO, WE HAVE A PROGRAM TEAM. IT'S A THREE PERSON TEAM. AND TOGETHER THEY KIND OF COME UP WITH A PLAN OF ACTIVITIES. AND OF COURSE, THEY'RE LOOKING AT COMMUNITY INTERESTS. THEY'RE LOOKING AT YOU KNOW, KIND OF WHAT'S TRENDING IN THE AREA, WHAT OTHER LIBRARIES ARE DOING. OFTENTIMES THEY WILL TIE IT TO MAYBE A POPULAR BOOK OR MAYBE A BOOK CHARACTER. WE'VE HAD EVENTS LIKE THAT. WE HAVE LIKE A HARRY POTTER EVENT WE DID LAST YEAR. THAT'S KIND OF BEEN A RECURRING ONE. BUT THEN THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS NECESSARILY BOOK RELATED. OUR NOVEMBER, WHICH IS COMING UP NEXT WEEK, IS A POPULAR RECURRING PROGRAM. AND IT'S I THINK WE DO A LOT OF OF STEM RELATED PROGRAMS. AND SO THIS ONE NEXT WEEK IS MORE KIND OF A HANDS ON AS THEY KIND OF, YOU KNOW, LEARN ABOUT, LIKE, FOSSILS AND ARCHEOLOGY. NEXT WEEK WE HAVE WELL, I'LL GIVE YOU A RUNDOWN, BUT SO THERE'S NOT THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS NECESSARILY BOOK RELATED OR FOLLOW THAT COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY, BUT WE DO HAVE GUIDELINES FOR KIND OF WHAT OUR STRATEGY IS THERE AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND I THINK THAT'S AN AMAZING SEGUE INTO OUR NEXT DISCUSSION ITEM, WHICH IS DISCUSS THE LIBRARY BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING SPECIAL EVENTS, [2. Discuss Library Board announcements regarding special events, current activities, and local achievements.] CURRENT ACTIVITIES, AND OUR LOCAL ACHIEVEMENTS. NO. GOOD. GOOD SEGUE. YEAH. LET'S SEE IN OCTOBER, WE HAD OUR OUR BIG HALLOWEEN PROGRAM. SO THAT WAS ONE OF THOSE ALL AGES KIND OF FAMILY ORIENTED. WE HAD ABOUT 350 OR SO ATTENDEES. AND FOR THAT, THERE WAS AN INFLATABLE BOUNCE MAZE. THERE WERE OUTDOOR CARNIVAL TYPE GAMES. AND THEN WE HAD INDOORS, WE HAD A CRAFT AREA WITH SOME DIFFERENT CRAFT STATIONS AND A FACE PAINTER. I SHOULD MENTION ALL THE LIBRARY PROGRAMS ARE ALWAYS FREE, SO THEY'RE OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC AT NO COST. OF COURSE THERE WAS CANDY. WE GAVE OUT CANDY. SO SOMETIMES THEY MAY TIE INTO A MAYBE A ASPECT OF STEM THEY MIGHT TIE INTO A BOOK OR LITERATURE THEME. BUT ALSO THERE'S JUST OPPORTUNITIES TO COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO SOCIALIZE AND, YOU KNOW, BUILD CONNECTION. SO. AND TRY A MAZE. OTHER THAN THAT THE ANIMAL SHELTER IS DOING A BLANKET DRIVE, AND THAT'S GOING THROUGH NOVEMBER 21ST. SO WE ARE A COLLECTION POINT FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTERS DRIVE. AND WE ARE ALSO COLLECTING WINTER CLOTHING FOR PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AS WELL. AND I JUST MENTIONED. YES, THE LET'S SEE, WE HAVE A SCAVENGER HUNT COMING UP IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. THAT'S KIND OF JUST A PASSIVE ACTIVITY ESPECIALLY WHEN KIDS ARE OUT OF SCHOOL AND FAMILIES ARE VISITING. [00:20:02] IT'S JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA FOR THEM TO DO WHEN THEY VISIT THE LIBRARY. YEAH. THE BIG ALL AGES EVENT IN NOVEMBER IS DINO NOVEMBER, SO WE'LL HAVE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND AGAIN, KIND OF WITH THE SAME THEME WITH HALLOWEEN INDOOR CRAFTS, OUTDOOR GAMES, BUT IT'S ALL SORT OF DINOSAUR RELATED AND SOME OTHER UPCOMING PROGRAMS TO NOTE. THE 13TH IS THE SNAKE SHOW. SO DEPENDING ON HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT, AN INVITATION OR A WARNING TO MAYBE SKIP THAT NIGHT. BABY AND ME IS DOING PERSONALIZED TOTE BAGS ON THE 14TH, AND THE MAKE AND MINGLE GROUP IS CREATING OWL THEMED HAND WARMERS JUST IN TIME FOR COLD WEATHER ON THE 19TH. THE KIDS CRAFTERNOON. WE'LL BE DOING A TIE DYE CRAFT AND A JEWEL CORN BEAD CRAFT ON THE 21ST. AND NOT JEALOUS OF THE TEENS, BUT THEY CAN MAKE THEIR OWN PUMPKIN PIE IN A CUP ON THE 22ND AT TEEN WEEKEND. OKAY, THAT SHOULD BE A GOOD ONE. THIS YEAR WE WILL BE CLOSED ON DECEMBER 3RD FOR THE CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA. SO I'M NOT SURE IF YOU REMEMBER, IN YEARS PAST THE LIBRARY WOULD SORT OF DO CLOSE EARLY. THIS YEAR, JUST, I THINK FOR KIND OF HOW HECTIC IT IS FOR PARKING AND FOR THE BIG EXTRAVAGANZA EVENT, THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED THAT DAY, AND LIBRARY STAFF HELPS OUT AT THE CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA. IF YOU IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN. IT'S A IT'S A BIG ONE. IT'S KIND OF AN ALL HANDS THE WHOLE CITY PARTICIPATES AND CONTRIBUTES AND WORKS ON THAT ONE. AND IT'S REALLY A NICE EVENT. AND THEN I THINK THE ONLY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENT WOULD BE, I THINK NEXT, OUR NEXT MEETING IN DECEMBER WE'LL NEED TO DO ELECTIONS AND VOTE ON A CHAIRPERSON, A VICE CHAIRPERSON AND A SECRETARY TO SERVE IN THE ONE YEAR TERMS. I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS. OKAY, SO I DID WANT TO CIRCLE BACK TO THE MAKE AND MINGLE. I WANT TO APPLAUD OUR, LIBRARY FOR REALLY EXPANDING SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE AND DIPPING INTO TECHNOLOGY. I THINK THAT IT IS LONG OVERDUE. I DID SEE THAT WE HAVE A LINK TREE, WHICH IS SUCH A HELPFUL TOOL FOR ALL OF US THAT FOLLOW THE SACHSE LIBRARY. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I NOTICED IS THAT ON THAT LINK TREE, IT DOES GUIDE US TO THE MAKE AND MINGLE SETUP. SO ARE WE STILL? IS THE CUT OFF? HAS IT ALREADY HAPPENED FOR THE OWL HAND WARMERS? BECAUSE IT'S A DIGITAL LIKE GOOGLE, I WANT TO SAY IT'S LIKE A GOOGLE APPLICATION OR FORM THAT YOU HAVE TO FILL OUT. IS THERE A DEADLINE FOR THAT? I THINK IT'S SO FAR MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE WE HAVEN'T BEEN HITTING A REGISTRATION POINT WHERE WE'VE HAD TO TURN ANYONE AWAY. SO IT'S REGISTRATION IS APPRECIATED BECAUSE FOR ESPECIALLY FOR MAKE AND MINGLE IT REALLY HELPS TO KNOW HOW MANY TO EXPECT OR HOW MANY THE LIBRARY SHOULD EXPECT AS FAR AS ATTENDANCE. SO WE CAN PREPARE THE ENOUGH MATERIALS. OKAY, BUT IF SOMEONE WERE TO DO A WALK IN, THEY STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE. OR COULD IT BE A SITUATION WHERE THERE'S ONLY SO MANY, SO MUCH SUPPLIES AVAILABLE AND BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T REGISTER ONLINE THEY MAY BE TURNED AWAY. SO AS FAR AS SO FAR, WE HAVEN'T HAD TO TURN ANYONE AWAY FOR THAT. OKAY. THAT'S FANTASTIC TO KNOW FOR SOME OF US PROCRASTINATORS OUT THERE. [LAUGHTER] YEAH, IT'S HELPFUL FOR US. BUT WE ALWAYS SAY THAT THE PROGRAM TEAM DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB OF OF HAVING AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF MATERIALS AND THEN HAVING SOMETHING ON HAND. OKAY, WE'RE OUT OF THIS. WE WILL GET YOU SOMETHING ELSE. AND YOU CAN STILL PARTICIPATE IN SOME WAY. AND IT'S NOT A SITUATION WHERE IT'S LIKE, WELL, THAT'S THE LAST BIT OF YARN. THE DOOR IS CLOSED. AND, YOU KNOW YEAH. SO IT'S REALLY JUST KIND OF A HELPFUL AS FAR AS PREPARING. BUT IT'S NOT LIKE A HARD RULE OF, WELL, YOU DIDN'T REGISTER THEN YOU DON'T GET TO DO ANYTHING. OH, THAT'S FANTASTIC TO HEAR. OKAY. THAT IS SO GREAT. AND THEN, OF COURSE, I WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT YOU CAN FOLLOW THE SACHSE LIBRARY THROUGH FACEBOOK. AND THEN THEY DO HAVE A INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT WHERE THEY DO POST A LOT OF THIS, LIKE INFORMATION, [00:25:02] ESPECIALLY LIKE MONTHLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS SO THAT YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO OUR PROGRAMS AND PARTICIPATE, LIKE EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR WITH YOUR FAMILY AND JUST BE A PART OF THE LIBRARY COMMUNITY IN GENERAL. AND THEN I'M TRYING TO THINK, AND Y'ALL WILL BE CLOSED ALSO TOMORROW FOR VETERANS DAY. CORRECT? ALL CITY IS YES. OKAY. YOU'LL BE CLOSED TOMORROW. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS WE HAVE FOR RANDALL ABOUT PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES OR ANY ACHIEVEMENTS WE MIGHT HAVE HAD? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR MEETING. SO OUR MEETING TODAY WILL BE ADJOURNED AT 7:28 P.M.. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.