Feb 09, 2026 Library Board Meeting

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ALL RIGHT. WELCOME TO THE SACHSE LIBRARY BOARD MEETING.

[1. Call to Order: The Library Board of the City of Sachse will hold a regular meeting on Monday, February 9, 2026, at 7:00 PM to consider the following items of business:]

WE HAVE ASKED DIA TO OFFER THE INVOCATION, AND THEN WE WILL ALL RISE TO LEAD THE PLEDGES.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNITE AS ONE GROUP.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO COME TOGETHER AND TO FOR ONE PURPOSE, DEAR LORD, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO ACCOMMODATE THIS LOVING COMMUNITY HERE IN THE GREAT CITY OF SACHSE.

WE PRAY, FATHER, THAT YOU WILL PROTECT US ON THE OUTSIDE AND KEEP US MINDFUL OF THE THINGS ON THE INSIDE THAT WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR.

IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN. ALRIGHT. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

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.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.

TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

FANTASTIC. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

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 DISCUSSION ON ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WILL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AT THIS TIME? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.

[1. Consider approving the January 12, 2026, meeting minutes.]

WOULD ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ABOUT THIS ITEM? OKAY. SEEING NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM THE BOARD.

I, MEGAN KERSHAW, MOTION TO APPROVE THE JANUARY 12TH MEETING MINUTES.

ALL RIGHT. FANTASTIC. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I, BETSY URSCHEL SECOND THE MOTION.

PERFECT. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

ALL RIGHT. FANTASTIC. SO THE VOTES ARE IN. WE HAVE ALL VOTES PASS.

SIX ZERO. SIX APPROVED. ZERO NAYS AND ZERO ABSTAINS.

PERFECT. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO OUR DISCUSSION ITEM.

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

COMMENTS ON DISCUSSION ITEMS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF THIS MEETING.

WE WILL RECEIVE THE DISCUSSION. WE WILL RECEIVE AND DISCUSS LIBRARY MANAGER'S MONTHLY REPORT FROM MR. RANDALL CROSS. OKAY. THANK YOU. DECEMBER'S STATS ARE IN THE PACKET I MENTIONED LAST MONTH HOW WE WERE DEALING WITH SOME DELAYS IN THE LIBRARY SUPPLY CHAIN AS FAR AS RECEIVING MATERIALS FROM OUR VENDORS.

SO YOU'LL YOU'LL NOTICE THAT WE HAD QUITE A FEW MORE ITEMS ADDED IN DECEMBER THAN NOVEMBER.

AND I THINK THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE CAN JUST EXPECT A LITTLE FLUCTUATIONS MONTH TO MONTH, AS THINGS KIND OF GET SORTED OUT AND OUR VENDORS CATCH UP.

BUT AGAIN, THAT'S WHY YOU NOTICE A BIG INCREASE.

IT WAS THOSE ITEMS THAT HAD BEEN ORDERED KIND OF AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR THAT WE HADN'T RECEIVED.

ALL OF A SUDDEN, SURPRISE, HERE THEY ARE IN DECEMBER.

SO IT'S JUST KIND OF WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW.

WE HAD GOOD CIRCULATION AND JUST QUITE A FEW VISITORS IN THE LIBRARY THAT MONTH, THE DOOR COUNT WAS UP BY ALMOST 15%. SO JUST A LOT OF ACTIVITY AND A LOT OF PEOPLE VISITING.

WE HAD A STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 20TH.

WE HAD A ON SITE TRAINING, A TEAM BUILDING AND A STAFF MEETING.

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SO IT WAS A GOOD DAY. WE WERE IMPACTED BY THE WINTER STORM, SO WE WERE CLOSED SATURDAY, JANUARY 24TH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AND THEN STAFF REPORTED BACK TO WORK ON THURSDAY.

AND FINALLY WE WERE REOPENED TO THE PUBLIC ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 30TH.

SO EVEN THOUGH WE WERE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, THE DIGITAL LIBRARY WAS STILL OPEN.

WE WERE STILL ABLE TO HAVE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, CHECK OUT EBOOKS AND USE ONLINE RESOURCES.

SO AND I THINK SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR, IT'S JUST A GOOD REMINDER THAT EVEN IF THE BUILDING IS CLOSED, OUR REACH GOES SO MUCH MORE BEYOND THE PHYSICAL WALLS OF THE LIBRARY.

SO IT WAS NICE TO SEE, LIKE OUR DIGITAL CIRCULATION FOR LIKE EBOOKS I THINK SET A NEW RECORD IN JANUARY.

SO EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE WERE STUCK AT HOME, THEY COULD STILL THEY COULD STILL GET BOOKS AND READ.

SO YEAH, YOU MAY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT DECEMBER STATS OR THE CLOSURES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR TIME AT THE CONFERENCE.

WAS THERE ANYTHING AT THE CONFERENCE THAT STUCK OUT THAT YOU FELT COULD REALLY SUPPORT OUR LIBRARY? SO THE THE STAFF, THE STAFF TRAINING DAY WAS LIKE AN IN-SERVICE.

SO STAFF WILL GO TO THE TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE IN AT THE END OF MARCH, OKAY, PERFECT. WE'LL BE ATTENDING THAT LATER IN MARCH, I GOT THAT SWITCHED AROUND.

YEAH. WE HAD WE DID HAVE SOMEONE COME DO AN ON SITE TRAINING.

IT WAS SORT OF IT REALLY WAS. IT WAS LEADING WITHOUT A TITLE WAS SORT OF THE NAME OF THE WORKSHOP, AND IT TIED IN REALLY WELL. SO WE JUST LOOKED AT THE PATRON BEHAVIOR POLICY AND KIND OF GIVING STAFF THE TOOLS TO APPROACH SITUATIONS AND DEAL WITH DIFFICULT SITUATIONS. SO IT WAS A GOOD TIMING ON THAT. FANTASTIC.

AND I'M SO GLAD THAT EVERYONE MADE IT THROUGH THE WINTER STORM.

AND I WANTED TO KNOW HOW WHEN YOU ARE RETURNED, I'M SURE THE BOOK DROP, OUTDOOR BOOK DROP WAS FULL.

SO WHERE DO PATRONS TAKE BOOKS WHEN THE BOOK DROP IS FULL? I WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISED THAT IT WASN'T OVERFLOWING.

I THINK IT WAS, THE ICE WAS SO BAD IT REALLY PREVENTED PEOPLE FROM FROM GETTING TO THE BOOK DROP.

SO WE HAVE THERE'S TWO OPTIONS. THERE'S THE DRIVE UP BOOK RETURN, AND THERE'S ALSO THE ONE THAT YOU CAN ACCESS FROM THE WALK UP BOOK DROP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING. SO THERE'S THERE'S TWO WAYS TO GET THEM BACK TO US.

AND I THINK INTERESTINGLY, THE WALK UP BOOK DROP HAD MORE ITEMS IN IT THAN THE DRIVE UP.

SO I'M NOT SURE MAYBE IF THOSE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU KNOW, SURROUNDING US OR I DON'T KNOW, I FELT LIKE THEY WERE ALL INTREPID LIBRARY VISITORS TO IN EITHER WAY [LAUGHS].

BUT YEAH, IT WAS CURIOUS THAT THE INDOOR DROP HAD MORE BOOKS THAN THE OUTDOORS.

THAN THE DRIVER. THAT IS CURIOUS, DID YOU WAIVE ANY FEES IF SOMEONE HAD OVERDUE BOOKS DURING THE STORM? SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID AS WE GOT INFORMATION DAY TO DAY ON WHETHER THE LIBRARY WAS GOING TO REOPEN OR REMAIN CLOSED IS YOU KNOW, COMMUNICATED ON, ON SOCIAL MEDIA LIKE, DON'T TRY TO RETURN YOUR BOOKS.

THEY'RE NOT DUE. WE'VE EXTENDED DUE DATES. THERE'S NO FEES.

SO WE WOULDN'T PUNISH ANYONE FOR NOT RETURNING ITEMS WHEN IT'S DANGEROUS.

YEAH. LIKE THAT. AND WE'VE DONE THAT IN THE PAST.

LIKE WHEN THE BUILDING WAS CLOSED. POWER OUTAGES.

FORTUNATELY, WE DIDN'T LOSE POWER OR HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THE BUILDING.

SO THAT WAS FORTUNATE. YEAH. THANKS, RANDY. THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION REGARDING THIS ACTION DISCUSSION ITEM? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO OUR SECOND DISCUSSION ITEM.

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

RANDALL CROSS WILL PRESENT THESE ITEMS TO US.

THANK YOU. SO SOME UPCOMING PROGRAMS TO NOTE WE HAVE TRY A HOBBY, WE'LL BE MAKING HOMEMADE ICE CREAM.

AND THAT'S COMING UP ON WEDNESDAY THE 11TH. AND THEN WE ARE DOING A LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION ON THURSDAY, WITH A CORRESPONDING STORYTIMES NEXT WEEK. WE HAVE CRAFTERNOON NEXT MONDAY.

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MAKE AND MINGLE IS CANDLE MAKING ON FEBRUARY 18TH AND JUST STARTING.

STARTING TODAY, WHILE SUPPLIES LAST, WE HAVE THE BLIND DATE WITH A BOOK.

SO THE WAY THAT WORKS IS WE HAVE BOOKS THAT ARE WRAPPED SO YOU DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE GETTING, BUT THEY'RE DIVIDED INTO THERE'S ADULT AND YOUNG ADULT BOOKS, FICTION AND NONFICTION.

SO YOU CHECK OUT A MYSTERY BOOK AND IT COMES WRAPPED UP WITH SOME SOME FUN GOODIES FOR YOU TO KEEP.

SO THAT WAS I THINK WAS REALLY POPULAR LAST YEAR, AND WE'VE KIND OF ADDED ON TO IT AND MADE IT A LITTLE MORE, MORE FUN THIS YEAR AS WELL. SO THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO GRAND PRIZE DRAWING LIKE WE DID LAST YEAR.

SO EVERYBODY THAT CHECKS OUT A BOOK GETS SOME GOODIES, BUT THERE'S NO PRIZE DRAWING.

SO THAT WILL BE GOING ON THIS WEEK. AS LONG AS WE HAVE SUPPLIES TO GIVE OUT.

AND THAT WAS IF YOU SEE, IF YOU SEE MARIE IN THE LIBRARY, THIS IS HER LITTLE PROJECT.

AND SHE'S JUST MADE IT REALLY NICE THIS YEAR. SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE HER A SHOUT OUT. LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD, MARCH WILL BE BUSY WITH SPRING BREAK. OUR HIGHLIGHT WILL BE THE HARRY POTTER NIGHT ON TUESDAY, MARCH 17TH. AND WE HAVE A SPY TRAINING CAMP ON FRIDAY WHERE KIDS CAN COMPETE IN SOME SKILL BASED CHALLENGES AND BRAIN TEASING ACTIVITIES. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS COMING UP.

LET'S SEE, WE SUBMITTED OUR REPORT FOR THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION, AND THAT'S THE ONE THAT IT'S A REQUIREMENT FOR US TO MAINTAIN OUR ACCREDITATION AND ALLOWS US TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTER-LIBRARY LOAN LENDING NETWORK, THE TEXSHARE CARD PROGRAM, AND THE TEXSHARE DATABASES PROGRAM. AND LET'S SEE.

OH, PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WERE THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2025 ACHIEVEMENT OF LIBRARY EXCELLENCE AWARD FROM THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LIBRARY DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION.

AND TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS AWARD, LIBRARIES MUST DEMONSTRATE CONTRIBUTIONS ACROSS CATEGORIES INCLUDING ENHANCED SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC, SUPPORTING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, PROMOTING LITERACY, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND MORE.

GOOD JOB. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. AND THAT IS WELL DESERVED.

A TEAM EFFORT BECAUSE IT INVOLVES EVERYONE THERE AND EVERYONE'S CONTRIBUTIONS.

LET'S SEE, WE'RE COMING UP ON THE BUDGET, THE BUDGET SEASON FOR THE CITY.

SO WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US IS REVIEWING SOME OF OUR NEEDS AT THE LIBRARY, AND WE PUT TOGETHER REQUESTS THAT WE WOULD LIKE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR FOR NEXT YEAR. SO A FEW OF THE ITEMS ON OUR LIST ARE GOING TO BE ONES THAT WE REQUESTED LAST YEAR BUT DIDN'T RECEIVE APPROVAL FOR, WE'D LIKE TO UPGRADE THE 3D PRINTER.

IT'S, IT'S STILL WORKING, BUT IT'S AN OLDER MODEL, AND IT'S NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER.

SO WE'D LIKE ONE THAT HAS JUST SOME UPGRADES AND CAPABILITIES.

WE'D LIKE TO REPLACE OUR AUDIO SYSTEM IN THE LIBRARY.

IT'S THE ONE THAT HAS THE PA SYSTEM SO WE CAN MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND IT PLAYS MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

AND THE EARLY LEARNING STATION COMPUTERS IN THE CHILDREN'S AREA, WE HAVE TWO OF THOSE.

SO THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WE REQUESTED LAST YEAR THAT ARE KIND OF GOING BACK ON OUR LIST AGAIN TO HOPEFULLY RECEIVE FUNDING FOR AND SOME NEW ADDITIONS.

WE WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT SOME SHELVING MODIFICATIONS, JUST CERTAIN SHELVES THAT DON'T HAVE BACKS.

IT'S REALLY EASY FOR BOOKS OR OTHER MATERIALS TO GET PUSHED INTO THAT SHELF AND THEN FALL DOWN.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE LOSE TRACK OF THEM THAT WAY.

SO JUST SOME MODIFICATIONS TO OUR SHELVING WHERE WE CAN HAVE A SHELVING BACKS JUST SO THINGS DON'T GET LOST SO EASILY.

AND THEN SOME FURNITURE REPLACEMENT THE CHAIRS IN THE MEETING ROOM AND THE TABLES, MEETING ROOM TABLES.

SO WE'RE WORKING WITH WORKING WITH THE VENDOR TO GET QUOTES ON THOSE.

BUT THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE ARE WITH LOOKING AT SUPPLEMENTAL REQUESTS FOR NEXT YEAR.

LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE. OH, AND THEN I ALSO I WANTED TO MENTION OUR NEXT MEETING WOULD BE MARCH.

AND I KNOW LAST YEAR THERE WAS AROUND SPRING BREAK.

YEAH, WE DIDN'T HAVE A QUORUM. AND I WILL LEAVE IT UP TO YOU ALL TO DECIDE IF WE WANT TO MEET IN MARCH OR NOT,

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AND JUST SO WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, PLAN A MEETING AND THEN NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO HAVE A QUORUM.

SO DO WE KNOW, RANDALL, WHAT THE EXACT DATE IS FOR THE THE MEETING FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD? SHOULD IT BE NINTH? NINTH? THAT WOULD BE THE, THAT WOULD BE THE SECOND MONDAY.

OKAY. BECAUSE I KNOW [INAUDIBLE] ISD ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS, WE START OUR SPRING BREAK ON MARCH 13TH THROUGH.

I WANT TO SAY THIS IS THE FRIDAY AFTERWARDS. I CAN'T SEE THE CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK, WEEK OF THE 16TH.

YES. THE WEEK OF THE 16TH. CORRECT. YEAH. YEAH.

MY KID SAYS THE SAME. YES. YEAH. YEAH. SO AS LONG AS THE MEETING'S ON MARCH 9TH, I DO BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD ALL BE IN ATTENDANCE. I CAN'T SPEAK FOR EVERYONE IN THEIR SCHEDULES, BUT I KNOW, LIKE, I WOULD BE AVAILABLE.

AND YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT THE CONFERENCE IS IN IN MARCH, CORRECT? YES. IS THAT A CONFLICT? A SCHEDULING CONFLICT FOR FOR YOU? THAT WOULD BE LATER IN THE MONTH. OKAY, PERFECT.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO MEET QUORUM.

DIA. WOULD YOU BE AVAILABLE THAT DAY? YOU KNOW, I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT ACTUALLY SHOWED UP ON THOSE OCCASIONS [LAUGHS], SO I'LL BE AVAILABLE. YES. WHAT ABOUT YOU? I'LL BE HERE.

ALL RIGHT. SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE QUORUM.

WE SHOULD BE GOOD THEN. FINGERS CROSSED. YEAH.

OKAY. I THINK THAT IS ALL THE ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT I HAVE.

ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR. NO QUESTION, JUST A WONDERING.

I LIKE THE MYSTERY DATE BOX. I'M CURIOUS IF WE'VE ADDED OR WOULD CONSIDER ADDING SOME TYPE OF SOCIAL MEDIA PIECE WHERE AFTER YOU'VE GONE ON YOUR DATE WITH YOUR MYSTERY BOOK, MAYBE THEY COULD TAG THE LIBRARY AND SAY HOW THEIR DATE WAS, KIND OF. RATE YOUR DATE KIND OF? YEAH, KIND OF A THING.

I MEAN, AND AND I KNOW YOU GAVE THEM THEIR GOODIES UP FRONT, BUT IT COULD ALWAYS BE HOLD ONE BACK AND BE LIKE, OH, ONCE YOU'VE RATED YOUR DATES, HERE'S YOUR.

I LIKE THAT. BUT YEAH, WE CAN CERTAINLY ASK. ONLY BECAUSE WHEN YOU GO OUT ON ONE DATE, YOU TELL PEOPLE ABOUT IT.

SO THIS WOULD BE THE SAME THING I WOULD THINK.

YEAH. AND I THINK THAT THAT REALLY LEADS INTO BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE IF EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT FEBRUARY IS NATIONAL LIBRARY LOVERS MONTH, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE CAN SUPPORT OUR LIBRARY.

SO IF YOU ALL ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH NATIONAL LIBRARY LOVERS MONTH, IT'S A TIME WHERE WE GET TO CELEBRATE THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY TO RECOGNIZE THE VITAL ROLES LIBRARIES, LIBRARIANS, AND BOOKS PLAY AS HUGE HUBS FOR EDUCATION, RESOURCES AND CONNECTION OFFERING SERVICES BEYOND JUST BORROWING BOOKS.

WAYS THAT OUR COMMUNITY CAN CELEBRATE THIS MONTH IS WE CAN VISIT OUR LOCAL LIBRARY HERE IN SACHSE, EXPLORE THE COLLECTION THAT OUR LIBRARY OFFERS, ATTENDS EVENTS, AND UTILIZE FREE RESOURCES LIKE, YOU KNOW THE, THE LIBBY AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE HAVE ONLINE FOR OUR PATRONS.

ANOTHER GREAT OPPORTUNITY IS SIGN UP FOR A LIBRARY CARD.

I'M REALLY BIG ABOUT ENCOURAGING OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO GET A LIBRARY CARD, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN SACHSE.

BRING A FRIEND. IF THEY DON'T HAVE ONE, TELL THEM HOW AMAZING YOUR EXPERIENCE IS AT YOUR LIBRARY AND HOW TO OBTAIN ONE. AND YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES, LIKE PEOPLE NEED TO GET PUSHED OUT THERE JUST TO BE LIKE, OH, LOOK HOW AWESOME OUR LIBRARY IS. THE OTHER ONE IS ENGAGE WITH SOCIAL MEDIA.

LIKE SHARING YOUR FAVORITE BOOK, SHARING YOUR BLIND DATE BOOK TAGGING YOUR LIBRARY SHARE POST OF THE LIBRARY TO A FRIEND.

WE HAVE AMAZING POSTS FROM OUR INSTAGRAM OR FACEBOOK, AND IT REALLY DOES HELP OUR LIBRARY, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR MARKETING AND ANALYTICS SIDE, TO ENGAGE WITH OUR POSTS.

BECAUSE MAYBE THERE'S A BOOK THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE DOESN'T KNOW THAT OUR LIBRARY HAS AND IF YOU TAG IT AND YOU SHARE IT, BE LIKE, OH, LOOK WHAT I FOUND. THAT ALSO HELPS US A GREAT DEAL IN KEEPING THOSE BOOKS AND ROTATION.

AND I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S CHANGED, BUT I WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT THE MORE YOU CHECK OUT A BOOK, THE LONGER IT CAN STAY ON A SHELF. BUT IF A BOOK DOESN'T GET CHECKED OUT, IT CAN BE REMOVED OFF OF OUR STACKS.

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SO ANOTHER WONDERFUL WAY THAT YOU CAN SUPPORT YOUR LIBRARY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS IS SEND A VALENTINE'S DAY CARD IN THE FORM OF A THANK YOU FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE. AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IN YOUR THANK YOU, YOU CAN SAY HOW MUCH YOUR LIBRARY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS MEAN TO YOU AND WHAT, YOU KNOW, THEIR ROLES HAVE, LIKE SHOWN YOU LIKE.

EITHER YOU WERE ABLE TO LEARN A NEW SKILL, YOU WERE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH YOUR CHILDREN.

WE REALLY ENJOY LIKE, I KNOW I LIKE GETTING FEEDBACK.

I LIKE GETTING THANK YOU CARDS. I ALSO LIKE SENDING THEM. AND SO, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE GET IN AS PATRONS.

WE'RE JUST LIKE, OH, WE GO IN, BUT Y'ALL GUYS DO SO MUCH FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND Y'ALL GUYS REALLY DO BRIDGE US TO INFORMATION AND MAKING SURE THAT, LIKE, WE'RE ALSO LIKE, COMMITTED LIKE LEARNERS TO AND THEN JUST PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS.

WE HAVE SO MANY EVENTS IN FEBRUARY, LIKE RANDALL HAD SAID.

JUST COME ON OUT. SHOW YOUR LOVE TAG. LIKE, SHARE THE EVENTS TOO, BECAUSE MORE THE MERRIER.

I WANT TO ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BRING A FRIEND.

MAYBE THEY DON'T KNOW ALL THE AWESOME THINGS THAT OUR LIBRARY PROVIDES.

BRING A FRIEND. HAVE A FRIEND LIKE YOUR CHILD FRIEND COME WITH YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME AMAZING EVENTS FOR TEENS, LIKE THE THE POPCORN BALLS, THAT SEEMS SO COOL.

AND THEN LASTLY, IT'S BLACK HISTORY MONTH. AND SO I DO WANT TO ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO ATTEND A PROGRAM UTILIZE OUR RESOURCES BY CHECKING OUT BOOKS AND FILMS IN OUR LIBRARY.

IF OUR LIBRARY DOESN'T HAVE A A PROGRAM OR A BOOK CLUB, YOU CAN CREATE A BOOK CLUB AS WELL, LIKE OFF PROPERTY AT A COFFEE SHOP. WE HAVE SO MANY AMAZING COFFEE SHOPS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE HAVE AMAZING AFRICAN AMERICAN BLACK LIKE ESTABLISHMENTS.

SUPPORT OUR BLACK COMMUNITY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

SHARE BOOKS THAT YOU FIND WITHIN OUR LIBRARY AS WELL.

SUPPORT AFRO-LATINA WRITERS AND AUTHORS. THERE ARE SO MANY AMAZING CHILDREN'S BOOKS THAT OUR LIBRARY OFFERS, THEY'RE JUST IN THE STACKS. AND AGAIN, THAT GOES BACK TO USING THOSE RESOURCES, PULLING THOSE BOOKS OUT OF THE STACKS AND, LIKE, KEEPING THEM THERE. AND THEN, OF COURSE, CHECK WITH YOUR LIBRARY ABOUT ANY PROGRAMS OR EVENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

IS THAT OKAY? YEAH. I THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU MENTIONED LIBRARY CARDS.

YES. YOU CAN EVEN GET A DIGITAL LIBRARY CARD.

SO EVEN IF YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE RELUCTANT TO, YOU KNOW, VISIT US IN PERSON, THEY COULD GET A DIGITAL CARD TOO.

I LOVE THAT. AND YOU CAN ALSO ADD THAT TO YOUR YOUR APPLE WALLET.

FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, A LOT OF LIKE THE GOOGLE WALLET OR APPLE WALLETS, YOU CAN JUST HAVE THAT AND LIKE THE WHAT'S LIKE YOUR KROGER CARD, YOU JUST KEEP IT THERE. SO YEAH. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE FOR THIS MONTH'S MEETING? BUT ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO INCLUDE FOR LIKE DESIGN OR ANY ELEMENTS.

EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE LIKE A FUNCTIONALITY PIECE, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING JUST FOR LIKE A DESIGN OR ESTHETIC, ANYTHING TO BRIGHTEN IT UP OR FRESHEN IT UP SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE COME IN IT CAN GIVE THEM A DIFFERENT TYPE OF ENERGY OR.

WELL WE'RE HOPING THAT THE, THE FURNITURE THAT IS FUNCTIONAL, BUT HOPEFULLY WE'LL REPLACE WHAT WE HAVE WITH THINGS THAT ARE ESTHETICALLY PLEASING.

AND THE THE VENDOR THAT WE'RE GOING TO MEET WITH TOMORROW HOPEFULLY TALK TO US ABOUT SOME FURNITURE OPTIONS.

SO THINGS TO MAKE THE SPACE, YOU KNOW, INVITING IN THAT WAY.

WE'RE OPEN. WE'RE OPEN TO IDEAS. IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS OR THINGS THAT YOU SEE THAT YOU KNOW, THAT COULD BE NEEDED OR THAT WOULD MAKE THE SPACE MORE INVITING OR MORE VIBRANT ALWAYS, ALWAYS OPEN TO IDEAS OR SUGGESTIONS, OF COURSE. YEAH, YEAH. THANK YOU. AND THE. SO JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA ON THE TIMELINE, THE, THE BUDGET KIND OF INTERNALLY FOR, FOR OUR WORK IN THE CITY KICKS OFF AT THE END OF FEBRUARY.

AND THEN THERE'S I THINK WE KIND OF HAVE TO HAVE OUR PROPOSALS DONE BY THE END OF MARCH.

AND THEN SO IT'LL GO THROUGH A KIND OF AN INTERNAL REVIEW WHERE CITY MANAGEMENT WILL SAY, IT'S LIKE, YEAH, OKAY, WE CAN WE CAN PUT THIS IN. BUT WHAT WE PROPOSE TO COUNCIL OR NO, MAYBE WE WON'T ASK FOR THIS THIS YEAR.

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YEAH, YEAH. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. ACTUALLY.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAVE THIS CORRECT.

SO WHEN I CLICKED ON OUR CALENDAR HERE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN FOR FEBRUARY, THEN I WENT TABBED OVER TO MARCH.

WE MEET EVERY SECOND MONDAY. OKAY, SO THE SECOND MONDAY OF MARCH IS MARCH 16TH.

IS THAT THE SPRING BREAK? YES, THAT WOULD BE SPRING BREAK NO, BUT I THINK IT'S THE MARCH IS THE SECOND IS THE FIRST MONDAY.

AND THEN THE SECOND ONE IS THE NINTH. THE SECOND ONE IS THE 9TH MARCH IS KIND OF LIKE FEBRUARY BECAUSE THERE'S.

OKAY. SO THEN WHAT I NEED, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.

SO I NEED TO GO TO FEBRUARY. FEBRUARY 28TH IS ON A SATURDAY.

YES. OKAY THEN. SO THEN MARCH 2ND WOULD BE THE 1ST OF MARCH [INAUDIBLE] WOULD BE PERFECTION.

THANK YOU. OKAY, THE NEXT THING I WANT TO CLARIFY IS FOR THE COMPUTERS.

DO WE HAVE A WARRANTY ON THOSE? AND COULD WE EXTEND THE WARRANTY, PAY EXTRA TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THEM? OR IS IT TIME TO JUST COMPLETELY REPLACE THOSE? WHEN YOU PURCHASE NEW MODELS, THEY DO COME WITH THE OPTION TO.

I THINK IT'S A 1 TO 3 YEAR WARRANTY. BUT THE MODELS THAT WE HAVE ARE WELL BEYOND THAT.

AND I THINK THEY'RE, THEY, THEY MAY BE 7 OR 8 YEARS OLD.

THEY'VE JUST REACHED END OF LIFE. YEAH. ON THE COMPUTERS.

I THINK WHEN THEY WERE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED, THERE WERE THREE.

AND WE'RE DOWN TO TWO NOW. AND I THINK, I THINK TWO IS, IS AN OKAY NUMBER FOR US.

SO I THINK WHAT WE'RE GOING TO REQUEST TO HAVE TWO, TWO NEW ONES AND I THINK IT'S A ONE 1 OR 3 YEAR WARRANTY ON THOSE.

YEAH. PERFECT. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, SPEAKING OF BOOKSHELVES THAT ARE AWAY FROM THE LIBRARY BUT IN SUPPORT OF LITERACY ADVOCATES FOR THAT, SPECIFICALLY THE SACHSE PUBLIC LIBRARY AT MY HOME CHURCH.

WE DO HAVE A BLACK HISTORY DISPLAY THAT'S ALSO INCLUDED, INCLUSIVE OF PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND EVERYONE ACROSS ALL CULTURES WHO ARE PART OF THE BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION. HOWEVER, THEY CAN'T TAKE THEM HOME.

IT IS A DISPLAY AND WE JUST WANT TO DO THIS FOR ALL OCCASIONS TO HELP SUPPORT LITERACY.

SO I THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING THE BOOKS. I HAD A FULL LIST AND I WAS THERE CASUALLY AT THE LIBRARY.

HERE COMES RANDALL OFFERING TO ASSIST. I'M LIKE, RANDALL, I'M HERE, I'M INCOGNITO AND I NEED A LOT OF BOOKS.

AND THEY DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. I GOT ALL THE BOOKS I NEEDED, AND EVERY SINGLE BOOK WAS THAT I HAD WITH ON THE LIST.

THEY WERE ALL AVAILABLE AT MY LIBRARY. EXCELLENT.

THAT'S AMAZING. YES. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I HAVE A WONDERING WHEN YOU SUBMIT ITEMS FOR THE BUDGET, DO YOU PRIORITIZE? THIS IS THE ORDER OF THE THINGS. IF YOU'RE GOING TO FUND OR YOU JUST SUBMIT EVERYTHING AND THEN THE CITY DECIDES THE PRIORITY AND WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO, THE DEPARTMENTS ARE ASKED TO TO RANK THEIR PRIORITY.

YES. WITH JUSTIFICATION. AND IT'S AGAIN, IT'S OUR KIND OF SUGGESTION.

THIS IS WHAT WE FEEL. AND THEN. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU.

DIA, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. WE A FEW YEARS AGO DID PASS A SEVEN YEAR PLAN FOR THE LIBRARY BUDGET, CORRECT? RANDALL WOULD KNOW WHEN IT'S TIME TO REVIEW THE BUDGET.

OKAY. HE'LL KNOW HOW MANY YEARS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO REVIEW IT AGAIN.

IF HE SAYS IT'S TIME, IT'S TIME. OKAY, PERFECT.

BECAUSE I JUST WASN'T SURE IF THIS IS AN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BUDGET THAT WE HAD PASSED WHEN WE HAD ANOTHER LIBRARY MANAGER? OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT IS SEPARATE? THIS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IS, IS AN ANNUAL.

IT'S AN ANNUAL PROCESS. SO AT THE KIND OF BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, FEBRUARY, MARCH, THAT'S WHEN THE DEPARTMENTS WORK ON THEIR LIKE, ESTIMATES FOR WHAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEIR BUDGET IS GOING TO BE FOR THE NEXT YEAR, AND THEN THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT TOGETHER THOSE LISTS OF SUPPLEMENTAL REQUESTS, THINGS THAT ARE NOT THE USUAL OPERATING EXPENSES,

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YOU KNOW, IN OUR CASE, LIKE THE 3D PRINTER, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT AN ANNUAL, YOU KNOW, ANNUAL RECURRING EXPENSE, BUT YEAH. SO THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT ARE SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIAL REQUESTS.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CLARIFYING.

OF COURSE. THAT WAS A GOOD QUESTION. I JUST ALSO WANTED TO MENTION WHAT A GREAT RESOURCE IT IS TO BE ABLE TO RENT OUT THE MEETING ROOM SPACE AT THE LIBRARY.

SO WE RENTED IT OUT FOR MY DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY THIS WEEKEND, AND IT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL.

AND THERE WERE SO MANY OTHER PARENTS THAT DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT THEY COULD RENT IT OUT.

SO I WAS LETTING EVERYBODY KNOW, BUT IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE THAT RESOURCE AVAILABLE.

THANKS, MAGGIE. THAT'S USED TO BE LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT'S $10 PER HOUR IS MORE, YOU KNOW, THE BUT I UNDERSTAND, LIKE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE ECONOMY AND EVERYTHING. BUT WE DID THAT A LOT OF TIME FOR COMMUNITY AND FOR OUR OWN.

AND IT'S LIKE REALLY GOOD RESOURCE, YOU KNOW. YES.

IT'S ONE OF LIKE TO ME, MY FAVORITE RESOURCES, BEING SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN SACHSE LOVES OUR LIBRARY.

HAVING ACCESS TO THAT ROOM IS SO AMAZING, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DO BIRTHDAY PARTIES OR EVEN WHEN WE HAVE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE I DON'T BELIEVE THEY ARE AS ACTIVE AS BEFORE, BUT WE USED TO HAVE WHAT WAS CALLED A SACHSE WYLIE AUTHORS GROUP, WE USED TO MEET THEIR MONTHLY TO WORK ON OUR WRITERS CRAFT AND ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY.

SO YES, IT IS AN AMAZING RESOURCE AND WE HOPE THAT IT NEVER GOES AWAY.

SO I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW OF IT. SO DID YOU HAVE TO GO INTO THE LIBRARY TO RESERVE IT OR ARE YOU JUST ONLINE? EXCELLENT. WAIT, IT'S ONLINE NOW? YEAH. YOU CAN FILL OUT THE FORM ONLINE.

MAKE THE REQUEST. I AM VERY EXCITED TO HEAR THAT, BECAUSE BEFORE, YOU USED TO HAVE TO COME IN, WRITE YOUR CHECK. YEAH. YEAH. YOU STILL GO IN AND DROP OFF YOUR CHECK TO SEE WHAT'S AVAILABLE.

FILL IT OUT. FILL OUT THE FORM ONLINE. I LOVE THAT.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING INTO THE DIGITAL AGE.

WE TRY. DO DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS EXCITING EVENTS WE'D LIKE TO SHARE? ALL RIGHT. WELL, LOOKS LIKE WE ARE DONE. OUR MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:32 TONIGHT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.