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, May 11, 2026, at 7:00 PM to consider the following items of business:] [00:00:04] TODAY IS MONDAY, MAY 11TH, AND THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:09. TODAY WE HAVE ASKED BETSY URSCHEL TO OFFER THE INVOCATION AND MEGAN KERSHAW TO LEAD THE PLEDGES. IF YOU WILL, PLEASE RISE. FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. YES. OKAY. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS; ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF REFLECTION. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER IN SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF SACHSE. WE ASK FOR WISDOM, UNDERSTANDING, AND THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION AS THIS LIBRARY BOARD CONDUCTS ITS BUSINESS TONIGHT. HELP US MAKE DECISIONS THAT STRENGTHEN OUR LIBRARY AS A PLACE OF LEARNING, OPPORTUNITY, CREATIVITY, AND COMMUNITY FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS. GUIDE US TO LISTEN RESPECTFULLY, WORK COLLABORATIVELY, AND SERVE WITH INTEGRITY AND PURPOSE. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND CITIZENS OF SACHSE WHO SUPPORT OUR LIBRARY AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. MAY TONIGHT'S MEETING BE PRODUCTIVE, RESPECTFUL, AND BENEFICIAL TO ALL FOR WHOM WE SERVE. AMEN. AMEN. IT WAS AT ORDER AT 7:09. 7:09. THANK YOU. YES. YOU'RE FINE. THANK YOU AGAIN, BETSY AND MEGAN, FOR LEADING US IN THAT INVOCATION AND OUR PLEDGES. ALL RIGHT. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AT THIS TIME IN REGARDS TO WHAT WAS ON THE AGENDA PACKET? SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. [1. Consider approving the April 13, 2026, meeting minutes.] SO, OUR ACTION ITEM TODAY IS CONSIDERING APPROVING THE APRIL 13TH, 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, DIA RHODEN, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES FROM APRIL 13TH, 2026. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I, MEGAN KERSHAW, SECOND. LOVELY. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'LL GIVE YOU ALL A MOMENT TO THINK ABOUT IT. ALL RIGHT. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOOD. SEEING NONE, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTES. OKAY, PERFECT. OUR VOTE RESULTS ARE IN. IT HAS PASSED 5 YAYS AND 0 NAYS. SO IT IS PASSED. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE ANOTHER ACTION ITEM THAT WE NEED TO REVIEW TODAY. [2. Consider approval of the Library Computer Use Policy.] IT'S CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE LIBRARY COMPUTER USE POLICY. BEFORE WE MOVE ON, WOULD ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ABOUT THIS ITEM?> ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM THE BOARD. I, BETSY URSCHEL, MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE LIBRARY COMPUTER USE POLICY. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME? RAFAY SHEIKH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THE VOTE IS IN. IT HAS PASSED 5 YAYS AND 0 NAYS. [1. Receive and discuss the Library Manager's monthly report.] OKAY, WE ARE MOVING ON TO OUR CURRENT DISCUSSION ITEMS. [00:05:01] WE HAVE. RANDALL CROSS WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM. IT WILL BE OUR LIBRARY MANAGER'S MONTHLY REPORT. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE HAVE MARCH, THE MONTH OF MARCH STATS IN THE PACKET THIS MONTH. WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD INCREASE IN BORROWER REGISTRATION. SO THAT WAS, I THINK, MORE OF THE TAIL END OF THE E-CARD REGISTRATION THAT STARTED IN FEBRUARY. SO PATRONS ADDED WERE UP BY ABOUT 67%. CIRCULATION WAS UP AND PROGRAM ATTENDANCE AND EVEN JUST THE DOOR COUNT THE NUMBER OF VISITORS AT THE LIBRARY. SO, MARCH WAS A BUSY MONTH, WHICH IS NO SURPRISE. IT USUALLY IS WITH SPRING BREAK AND PEOPLE DOING THOSE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES. BUT JUST YEAH, KIND OF ACROSS THE BOARD, THERE'S A LOT GOING ON AND STAFF'S BEEN DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB OF KEEPING UP WITH EVERYTHING AND GETTING US READY FOR SUMMER AT THE SAME TIME. THANKS, RANDALL AND STAFF. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU ALL. I DO HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING THE PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE. IT SHOWS HERE THAT IN 2026 WE HAVE FEWER BOOKS ADDED. CAN YOU GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT WHAT THAT CHANGE ENTAILED FOR US? NUMBER OF BOOKS ADDED. IT REALLY KIND OF VARIES MONTH TO MONTH. SO WE ORDER REGULARLY, BUT ONE MONTH MAY BE DOWN OR UP JUST DEPENDING ON HOW QUICKLY THEY ARRIVE FROM OUR BOOK SUPPLIER. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE TALKED A COUPLE TIMES ABOUT THIS YEAR IS, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DELAYS WITH THE BAKER AND TAYLOR. YES. GOING BANKRUPT, MORE BUSINESS SHIFTED TO INGRAM, AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE KIND OF BEEN STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH THAT. SO THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DELAYS. SO THIS MONTH NUMBER OF ITEMS ADDED WAS DOWN A BIT, I BELIEVE IN FEBRUARY OR APRIL, WE WERE UP BY A GOOD PERCENTAGE. SO IT'S JUST THERE'S SOME VARIANCE. BUT WE DO HAVE A REGULAR ORDERING SCHEDULE AND SO THAT SOMETHING, A DIFFERENCE OF, YOU KNOW, 40 OR 50 BOOKS, NOT REALLY A CONCERN BECAUSE IT WILL EVEN OUT IN THE END, BUT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE KIND OF WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH AS TO THE LIBRARY IS. A LITTLE BIT OF DELAYS OR IRREGULARITIES IN GETTING THOSE THINGS PROCESSED AND DELIVERED TO US. OKAY. AND THEN I ALSO SEE HERE THAT WE ADDED 313 PATRONS UNDER THE 2026 PORTION OF THE REPORT. ARE WE FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PATRONS ADDED? OR ARE WE JUST KIND OF STAYING AT AVERAGE AT THIS POINT? MEETING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PATRONS. YOU KNOW, SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN MONITORING IS LIKE HOLD TIMES ON E-BOOK AND AUDIOBOOKS AND WE HAVE SEEN THOSE INCREASE OVER THE YEAR, ESPECIALLY WITH ADDING AS MANY CARDS AS WE HAVE KIND OF IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. AND IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT AND NOTICING. I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY WHERE MAYBE WE SEE IT THE MOST IS ON THOSE WAIT TIMES FOR E-BOOK AND AUDIOBOOKS. YEAH. BECAUSE I KNOW A LARGE PORTION OF THOSE CARDS ADDED WERE E-CARDS. THAT WAS PEOPLE THAT ARE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN THOSE LIKE DOWNLOADABLE E-BOOK RESOURCES. LIBBY AND TEXAS AND HOOPLA. DO YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SOME OF OUR PATRONS IN TERMS OF, SHOULD WE CHECK OUT MAYBE LESS, LIKE DIGITAL BOOKS ONLINE SO THAT WE CAN NOT HOARD AS MANY OF THOSE LICENSES, READ WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY SO THAT EVERYONE GETS A TURN. LIKE, IS THERE SOME ADVICE THAT YOU CAN GIVE US AS LIKE LIBRARY PATRONS. I WOULD SAY IT'S, I GUESS BE MINDFUL OF YOUR READING HABITS. I WOULDN'T, YOU KNOW, CHECK SOMETHING OUT IF YOU INTEND TO READ IT. AND I WOULD SAY MAYBE DON'T CHECK OUT A BUNCH OF BOOKS IF YOU KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO READ THEM. OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THINGS HAPPEN, BUT. YEAH. I THINK, AND THAT GOES FOR E-BOOKS ON THE SHELF OR E-BOOKS AS WELL. IT'S JUST KIND OF BE MINDFUL THAT WE ALL, YOU KNOW, SACHSE RESIDENTS AND BEYOND SHARE THE COLLECTION AND JUST TRY TO BE, I GUESS, A GOOD NEIGHBOR IN THAT RESPECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S REALLY GOOD ADVICE. I AM EXCITED THOUGH. I KNOW WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE NUMBER OF E-CARDS, RIGHT? [00:10:02] BUT TO KNOW THAT WE'VE INCREASED 10% IN THROUGH THE DOOR PATRONS IS ALSO REALLY EXCITING THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE JUST INTERESTED IN COMING TO THE LIBRARY, BEING INVOLVED, SO. YES, GOOD JOB FOR YOU. I'M GLAD YOU POINTED THAT OUT BECAUSE IT'S ALSO PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING THAT WE WANT TO THINK ABOUT. OKAY. 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.] WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THE LIBRARY BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING SPECIAL EVENTS, CURRENT ACTIVITIES, AND LOCAL ACHIEVEMENTS. RANDALL CROSS WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM TO US. OKAY. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE. MAYOR BICKERSTAFF MADE AN OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION FOR US FOR NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK BACK IN APRIL, AND IT WAS A GOOD WEEK, EVEN THOUGH WE HAD OUR LITTLE CONSTRUCTION, OUR AUDIO SYSTEM PROJECT GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME. BUT I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THAT PROJECT IS COMPLETE. AND SO WE HAVE A NEW SOUND SYSTEM IN PLACE AT THE LIBRARY. NOT ONLY DOES IT, OF COURSE, SOUND BETTER, THE MUSIC AND THE ANNOUNCEMENTS, BUT IT HAS GIVEN US THE ABILITY TO, WE CAN PUSH MUSIC RIGHT OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY ENTRANCES SO WE CAN DO SOME OUTDOOR MUSIC, MAYBE DURING PROGRAMS OR KICKOFF. WE CAN TARGET DIFFERENT ZONES. SO MAYBE FOR AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT WHERE WE NEED PEOPLE TO MOVE INTO THE BUILDING OR EXIT THE BUILDING, WE CAN REACH EVERYBODY AT THE SAME TIME. SO IT'S A REALLY NICE KIND OF QUALITY OF LIFE UPGRADE AND EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTHLY. AND IT'S DONE. GOT IT DONE, I THINK BEFORE SUMMER. SO THAT WAS KIND OF OUR MAIN CONCERN THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE WORK GOING ON IN THE BUILDING DURING A REALLY BUSY TIME, BUT SO THAT'S DONE. ON THE TOPIC OF LIBRARY CARDS, WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH CITY MANAGEMENT AND KIND OF. THE THOUGHT IS TO KIND OF HOLD FAST FOR RIGHT NOW, KIND OF WAIT AND SEE. THERE'S SOME BIGGER DISCUSSIONS GOING ON ABOUT THE FEE SCHEDULES IN THE CITY FOR DIFFERENT THINGS FROM, LIKE EVEN JUST ACROSS THE BOARD, THEY'RE DOING A WHOLE FEE SURVEY. SO THEY'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, JUST LIBRARY CARDS FALL IN THERE SOMEWHERE AS FAR AS FOR PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF SACHSE. SO WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE DISCUSSION THIS WEEK AS WE MEET TO DISCUSS THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. BUT RIGHT NOW, THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY CHANGE TO BORROWER REGISTRATION OR THE WAY WE DO LIBRARY CARDS. THE E-CARDS HAVE TAPERED OFF QUITE A BIT FROM THAT BIG RUSH THAT WE SAW IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH, SO IT'S KIND OF NICE. YEAH. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST KIND OF KEEPING AN EYE ON THE INTEREST THAT WE CONTINUE TO SEE IN THOSE CARDS AND THE USAGE IN AN OVERDRIVE IN OUR ONLINE RESOURCES AND JUST KIND OF MONITORING THE IMPACT THAT THAT HAS. AND I GUESS KIND OF WHAT I'VE BEEN REMINDED OF IS, YOU KNOW, WE SEE SOMETHING AT THE LIBRARY. I MIGHT WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE, BUT THERE'S A WHOLE LIKE WE'RE PART OF A LARGER ORGANIZATION AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO KIND OF MAYBE PRESS THE BRAKES A LITTLE BIT AND SEE KIND OF WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS AND WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON IN THE CITY. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IS WE'RE THE CITY AS A WHOLE IS THINKING ABOUT THINKING ABOUT FEES AND COST RECOVERY AND LOOKING KIND OF AT A DIFFERENT POLICIES MORE HOLISTICALLY. SO AS FAR AS DIGITAL E-CARDS, WE'RE JUST KIND OF KIND OF A WAIT AND SEE FOR RIGHT NOW, BUT HOPE TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE DIRECTION REALLY SOON. OKAY, THAT SOUNDS GREAT. IN OTHER NEWS, MORE FUN. WE'VE ADDED SOME. OR THEY'LL BE AVAILABLE REALLY SOON, BUT WE'VE CREATED SOME ADULT CRAFT KITS. THERE ARE FOUR NEW KITS THAT WE'RE ADDING TO OUR LIBRARY OF THINGS COLLECTION. SO THESE ARE SORT OF LIKE HOBBY ORIENTED, DESIGNED FOR OLDER TEENS AND ADULTS. SO THERE'S A LEARN TO CROCHET, GROW AN HERB GARDEN, A DIAMOND ART AND CANDLE MAKING. SO THIS IS A BIG THANK YOU TO AMANDA KING AND BETTINA NEWSOME FOR PUTTING THESE KITS TOGETHER. AND WE'RE EXCITED TO OFFER. THESE ARE OUR FIRST ONES THAT ARE REALLY MORE FOR OLDER TEENS AND ADULTS IN OUR COLLECTION OF KIDS. SO THAT'S ONE OF OUR GOALS. CHECK THEM OUT LIKE THEY DO THE STEM KITS, RIGHT? YES, EXACTLY. SO WE'RE KIND OF GROWING THAT COLLECTION. AND SO WE HAVE NOW REALLY SOMETHING FOR EVERY AGE GROUP. AND SOME OF THOSE ARE, FOR LIKE THE HERB GARDEN WILL REPLENISH THE KITS WHEN THEY COME BACK. [00:15:02] SO SOME OF THEM ARE LIKE CONSUMABLE. SO IT'S KIND OF A DIFFERENT, NEW TYPE OF OFFERING FOR US. SO THAT'S EXCITING. SOME UPCOMING PROGRAMS TO NOTE. STORYTIME IS TAKING A BREAK IN MAY AS WE GET READY FOR OUR SUMMER SCHEDULE. WE'VE GOT COZY COLORING THIS THURSDAY AND BABY AND ME WILL BE MAKING TIE DYE BIBS ON FRIDAY AND THEN CRAFTERNOON ON MONDAY THE 18TH, WHICH IS THE SAME DAY AS COOK THE BOOK. WE'VE MOVED COOK THE BOOK UP A WEEK BECAUSE OF THE THE HOLIDAY AND THEN MAKE AND MINGLE IS. THEY'RE MAKING HOMEMADE SOAP ON THE 20TH. THAT WILL BE FUN. AND TEEN WEEKEND IS STAMPING TOTE BAGS ON THE 23RD. OUR SUMMER KICKOFF. IT'S OUR BIG ONE. FRIDAY, MAY 29TH, 10 A.M. TO 12 P.M. WE'LL HAVE KONA ICE DOING FREE SNOW CONES. THE CREDIT UNION OF TEXAS COMMUNITY GRILL TRUCK WILL BE RETURNING. THEY'RE GOING TO BE GIVING OUT FREE CHICKEN SANDWICHES, CHIPS AND DRINKS. WE'LL HAVE A BUBBLE PARTY, INFLATABLE SLIDE, GAMES, BALLOON ART, AND YOU CAN REGISTER FOR THE SUMMER READING CHALLENGE AND CHECK OUT ALL OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE NOT ONLY JUST AT THE LIBRARY, BUT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AS WELL. AND SO OUR SUMMER READING CHALLENGE WILL BEGIN. WE'RE TRACKING THAT THROUGH BEANSTACK AGAIN THIS YEAR. AND WE'VE, I THINK SEEN. WE'VE GOTTEN GOOD FEEDBACK THE LAST FEW YEARS ON BEANSTACK AND THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM. AND SO THIS WILL BE FOR CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS. ALL AGES CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE SUMMER CHALLENGE. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A RESIDENT OF SACHSE. IT'S OPEN TO EVERYONE. TEENS AND ADULTS CAN EARN A FREE BOOK AND EACH AGE CATEGORY HAS A GRAND PRIZE DRAWING. FOR CHILDREN. WE HAVE WE'LL HAVE WEEKLY PRIZES FOR THEM JUST TO KIND OF HELP KEEP THEM MOTIVATED THROUGHOUT SUMMER. AND THE FULL SUMMER PROGRAM SCHEDULE IS ROLLING OUT ON THE WEBSITE. WE'VE GOT JUNE IS UP THERE NOW, AND WE'LL BE RELEASING MORE INFORMATION IN THE COMING DAYS AND WEEKS. THANKS. AWESOME. I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE CRAFT KITS. ARE THOSE ADVERTISED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE LIBRARY THAT PEOPLE, IF THEY COME IN, KNOW TO ASK ABOUT THEM OR HOW ARE THEY BEING ADVERTISED? WE HAVE A SORT OF A LIBRARY OF THINGS KIT COLLECTION. ONCE THEY ARE. WE'RE KIND OF FINISHING OUR HANDS ON TESTING. AND SO ONCE THOSE GO OUT ONTO THE FLOOR, WE WILL HAVE IN-HOUSE ADVERTISING SIGNS. THEY'LL GO IN THE NEWSLETTER AND I EXPECT WE'LL HAVE THEM ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THEM. YEAH. OKAY. SO WHEN I WAS A KID, WE HAD THE READING PROGRAM THROUGH PIZZA HUT. I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY REMEMBERS THAT. YEAH. THEY BROUGHT BACK THEIR BOOK PROGRAM THIS SUMMER FROM UP THROUGH SIXTH GRADE. AND YOU CAN JUST SIGN UP FOR THE APP FREE ONLINE, RIGHT? AND THEN THE KIDS HAVE, I THINK YOU HAVE TO READ LIKE 15 DAYS A MONTH FOR 20 MINUTES A DAY. AND THEN YOU GET YOUR COUPON FOR YOUR FREE PIZZA THAT YOU CAN JUST. AND YOU CAN GET IT. IT'S LIKE JUNE, JULY, AUGUST. AND SO I WOULD SAY IF PEOPLE ARE SIGNING THEIR CHILDREN UP FOR IT, PLEASE COME TO THE LIBRARY. IF YOU'RE NOT SURE WHAT BOOKS TO GET, WE HAVE STAFF AT THE LIBRARY THAT CAN HELP YOU CHOOSE APPROPRIATE BOOKS FOR YOUR AGED CHILD, AND THAT'S ANOTHER EXCITING THING THAT THEY CAN GET FREE PIZZAS THIS SUMMER, AT LEAST ONE A MONTH IF THEY'RE READING, SO THEY CAN DOUBLE DIP WITH OUR PROGRAM AND PIZZA. BRAHMS IS THE SAME THING WITH THE SCOOPS, SO. OH. YES, I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THAT. AND THEN MOST OF OUR SCHOOLS WITHIN THE THE AREA OF SACHSE, GARLAND ISD, EVEN WYLIE, THEY OFFER A LOT OF READING CHALLENGE PROGRAMS, WHICH IS REALLY NICE BECAUSE THEN WE'VE GOT OUR LIBRARIES AND THEN THEY'VE GOT THEIR SCHOOLS COMPETITIONS THAT THEY WILL BE DOING FOR THE SUMMER BECAUSE THEN THEY GET THEIR AWARDS WHEN THEY GO BACK. AND SO I JUST LOVE ANYTHING THAT GETS THOSE KIDS INTO THE LIBRARY, MEETING OTHER FRIENDS, SHARING INTEREST IN WHAT THEY'RE READING AND CHALLENGING THEMSELVES. SO YEAH, I'M EXCITED. AND I'LL ADD THAT, IF YOU'RE DOING THE ADULT READING CHALLENGE, YOU CAN USE THOSE BOOKS FOR YOUR SUMMER READING CHALLENGE SO ADULTS CAN DOUBLE DIP TOO. DO WE KNOW YET WHAT PRIZES ARE ON THE TABLE FOR THE READING CHALLENGE IN GENERAL FOR OUR CITY? OKAY. LET'S SEE. WE HAVEN'T ANNOUNCED THEM ON THE WEBSITE YET. OH NO, I HOPE I GET IT RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE DOING A, A RASPBERRY PI FOR. [00:20:10] OH NO, YOU KNOW WHAT? LET ME. LIKE A PIE YOU EAT? IT'S A SMALL COMPUTER. IT'S A SMALL COMPUTER. MODERNIZATION. I DID NOT KNOW. I MAY BE THE ONLY ONE UP HERE. NO, YOU'RE OKAY. IT'S OKAY. A NINTENDO SWITCH, A KINDLE FIRE E-READER TABLET AND A RASPBERRY PI COMPUTER. THOSE ARE PLUS ALL THE FUN ACTIVITIES EVERY SUMMER. YES, THAT'S REALLY KIND OF LIKE UPGRADED. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE LAST YEAR MY KIDS DID THAT IN THE SMITH PUBLIC LIBRARY. THEY JUST GOT THE GIFT CARD FOR THE IN-N-OUT BURGER. YEAH. AND THOSE ARE PURCHASED FOR US BY THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY GROUP. OH. SO WE REALLY DO NEED TO SEND A THANK YOU CARD TO THEM. RIGHT. YOU MENTIONED ONE OF THE TO GO KITS. [INAUDIBLE] KITS WAS ON PLANTING. HOW DID THE PLANTS GO? OH, THAT WE DID AT THE LIBRARY? YEAH. WELL, THE SEEDLINGS DID REALLY WELL. AND THEN WE PLANTED THEM OUTSIDE AND WE FED THE RABBITS. YES. I'M NOT SURE. I DON'T THINK VERY MANY OF THEM SURVIVED THE LOCAL WILDLIFE ONCE THEY WERE MOVED OUTSIDE. BUT IT WAS ENTERTAINING. I THINK WE ALL LIKED WATCHING THE SEEDLINGS GROW. WE STILL HAVE THE LITTLE, THE SMALL HYDROPONIC. SO WE STILL HAVE SOME KALE AND ONIONS. WE STILL HAVE SOME THINGS GROWING AT THE DESK IN THE BUILDING. OH, NICE. BUT THE ONES THAT WENT OUTSIDE ,THE RABBITS, IT'S BUT IT WAS FUN. I THINK IT'S REALLY FUN FOR DEFINITELY SMALL KIDS WHEN THEY COME TO THE LIBRARY AND GET TO SEE THE SETUP OUTDOORS, BECAUSE I KNOW MY KIDS ENJOYED IT WHEN WE DID A DROP OFF FOR BOOKS AND THEY'RE JUST LIKE, WE HAVE A GARDEN? I WAS LIKE, YEAH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD ON THAT. BUT I ALSO THINK THAT IT'S NOT OUR FAULT OR THE BUNNY'S FAULT. WE JUST HAD ALSO REALLY WEIRD WEATHER THIS YEAR, TOO. RANDALL, THOSE ARE SOME GREAT IDEAS. I KNOW WE'RE ALL AWARE ABOUT THE SACHSE FARMERS MARKET. THAT'S ON SATURDAYS, EVERY SATURDAY. THE NEXT ONE I WROTE IT DOWN IS JUNE 20TH. THOSE THAT HAVE THEIR BUSINESSES THERE, DO THEY HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THEIR TABLES ABOUT THE SACHSE LIBRARY SINCE IT'S THE SACHSE FARMER'S MARKET? OH, I HAVE LIKE A LITTLE BOOTH THERE OR SOMETHING. OR JUST SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE LIBRARY IN GENERAL? I MIGHT SEE IF THE CHAMBER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, COULD HELP DISTRIBUTE SOME INFORMATION. YEAH. AND THAT WOULD BE ALSO A GREAT WAY TO ALSO HELP PUSH OUT INTEREST ALSO INTO THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY AS WELL. LIKE, YOU KNOW, JUST HAVE ONE HOUR CALENDAR AVAILABLE, ALL THE THINGS THAT OUR LIBRARY DOES FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN, LIKE, HEY, IF YOU WANT TO JOIN THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY. THIS IS ALSO ANOTHER. AND VOLUNTEERING, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE REALLY BIG PROGRAMS IN THE SUMMER. NOT SURE IF Y'ALL HAVE FINISHED YOUR VOLUNTEER FORM OR YOUR APPLICANTS, SELECTED YOUR APPLICANTS FOR THE SUMMER PORTION. I THINK OUR SUMMER VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE IS SET. WELL, THAT'S GREAT BECAUSE THEN, YOU KNOW, SUMMER IS JUST A BLINK IN THE EYE, IT SEEMS LIKE. AND THEN WE CAN GET INTEREST FOR THAT AND THEN, YOU KNOW, START GETTING IT READY FOR THE FALL. SURE. ALL RIGHT. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. CROSS? ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 07:34 P.M. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.