Jun 08, 2026 Library Board Meeting

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. 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, June 8, 2026, at 7:00 PM to consider the following items of business:]

PROMPTLY. TODAY I HAVE ASKED BETSY URSCHEL TO OFFER THE INVOCATION AND MEGAN KERSHAW TO LEAD THE PLEDGES, IF YOU WILL, PLEASE RISE. 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. LET US BEGIN WITH A MOMENT OF REFLECTION.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE WORK OF THIS LIBRARY.

AS WE MEET THIS EVENING, MAY WE BE GUIDED BY WISDOM, INTEGRITY AND COMMITMENT TO THE PUBLIC GOOD.

AS SUMMER BEGINS AND MANY TURN TO THE LIBRARY FOR LEARNING, DISCOVERY AND CONNECTION, MAY OUR DECISIONS HELP ENSURE THAT THIS REMAINS A WELCOMING PLACE FOR ALL. MAY WE LISTEN RESPECTFULLY, WORK COLLABORATIVELY, AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WELL.

AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU LADIES. OKAY. TODAY, WE'D LIKE TO ASK IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AT THIS TIME REGARDING THE ITEMS ON.

GIVE ME ONE MOMENT. OH, OKAY SO SORRY. 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 SHALL BE ADDRESSED DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.

THE TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHALL BE PRESENTED TO THE ACTING SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING, ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. THE BOARD IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEMS NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WILL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER THE ADVISEMENT. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.

[1. Consider approving the May 11, 2026, meeting minutes.]

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

PERFECT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I DIA RHODEN SECOND APPROVE IN THE MAY 11TH, 2026, MEETING MINUTES.

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

ALL RIGHT. OUR VOTES ARE IN. IT HAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

7 AYES,0 NAYS AND 0. ABSTAINING THANK YOU. OKAY ALL RIGHT. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO OUR DISCUSSION ITEMS.

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

LET'S SEE HERE. FROM RANDALL CROSS WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO THIS IS APRIL STATS ARE IN THE PACKET.

THIS MEETING NOT TOO CONCERNED ABOUT AS KIND OF WE'VE DISCUSSED, YOU KNOW, PERCENTAGE PLUS OR MINUS HERE OR THERE.

BUT I'LL CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE 14% IN TOTAL CIRCULATION.

SO WE'VE SEEN A BIG JUMP COMPARED TO THIS MONTH LAST YEAR.

AND PROGRAM ATTENDANCE WAS ALSO UP SIGNIFICANTLY AND ALSO DOOR COUNT.

SO AGAIN, I KEEP REPEATING THE SAME THING [LAUGHTER].

IT'S JUST WE'RE SEEING MORE PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING, MORE PEOPLE AT PROGRAMS, MORE PEOPLE CHECKING OUT BOOKS.

SO THESE ARE ENCOURAGING NUMBERS. AND I'D SAY OUR SUMMER IS ALREADY OFF TO A GOOD START.

AND YEAH, I THINK I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE I EXPECT THIS TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT SUMMER.

IT'S JUST MORE AND MORE AND MORE. SO IT'S GOOD SEEING A LOT OF LOT OF ENGAGEMENT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

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SO THAT DOES INCLUDE THINGS LIKE THE TOYS AND GAMES THAT ARE USED FOR IN-HOUSE USE, AS WELL AS THE WHOLE RANGE OF KITS AND THE LIBRARY OF THINGS.

SO ANY, ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN PHYSICALLY CHECK OUT FROM THE BUILDING WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THESE NUMBERS.

THOSE EBOOKS STATISTICS, NOT IN THAT FIGURE. SO ON THIS LINE, INTERNET SESSIONS.

RANDALL THAT IS JUST USING THE LIBRARY COMPUTER RESOURCES, IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. LOGGING INTO A LIBRARY COMPUTER, EITHER WITH A GUEST PASS OR A LIBRARY CARD.

YEAH. IS THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE LIBRARY STAFF, THE LEADERSHIP. YOU ALL ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB, AND I DON'T THINK YOU ALL ARE FULLY STAFFED TO HANDLE THE CAPACITY THAT YOU'RE RECEIVING AT THIS TIME. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING.

OKAY [LAUGHTER] YES. BUT WE ARE FULL ON VOLUNTEERS, CORRECT? OR ARE YOU STILL SEEKING VOLUNTEERS? VOLUNTEER APPLICATIONS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED.

SO WE ARE. WE DO HAVE SUMMER VOLUNTEERS AND WE'LL BE OPENING UP A NEW ROUND OF APPLICATIONS, I THINK MID-SUMMER. LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS? OKAY.

AND IS THAT AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT YOU WILL MAKE ON THE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES, OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THOSE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING, GIVING BACK TO THE LIBRARY SHOULD GO ON TO THE GOVERNMENT PORTAL? THE BEST WAY WOULD BE WE WILL PUT THAT INFORMATION OUT ON THE WEBSITE, AND THEN WE'LL PUSH THAT OUT ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM WHEN WE'RE READY TO START REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE TO FILL OUT THOSE APPLICATIONS.

OKAY, FANTASTIC. ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. 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.]

THANK YOU. BEFORE WE GET INTO THE DETAILS, JUST A REMINDER THAT BOARDS DO NOT MEET IN JULY.

SO OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE MONDAY, AUGUST 10TH.

SO WE SKIP THE MONTH OF JULY AND WE'LL RETURN IN AUGUST.

LET'S SEE. AND SO FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS MAYOR BICKERSTAFF MADE A PROCLAMATION TO KICK OFF THE START OF THE SUMMER READING CHALLENGE.

WE ARE OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY. AND JUST LIKE LAST YEAR, WE'RE RUNNING THE READING CHALLENGE THROUGH THE BEANSTACK APP.

SO READERS FOR YEARS AND UP MAY PARTICIPATE NOW THROUGH JULY 31ST.

THERE'S CATEGORIES FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ADULTS.

AND WE ALREADY HAVE AS OF TODAY, IT'S AT ABOUT 350 REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS FOR THE SUMMER READING CHALLENGE, AND WE'RE ADDING MORE EACH DAY. WE'VE ALREADY HAD A FEW PEOPLE THAT HAVE COMPLETED THEIR CHALLENGE, SO THEY GOT THEIR FIRST ROUND OF PRIZES, AND WE'VE ALREADY HAD SOME ADULTS AND TEENS TURN IN THEIR CHALLENGE AS WELL.

FOR CHILDREN THEY HAVE TO READ 1600 MINUTES TOTAL OVER THE COURSE OF THE SUMMER.

TEENS HAVE TO LOG 10 HOURS AND ADULTS READ 2 BOOKS.

AND SO WHEN THE KIDS GET WEEKLY PRIZE INCENTIVES AND THEN A BOOK AT THE END FOR TEENS AND ADULTS, THEY GET TO PICK OUT A FREE BOOK ONCE THEY COMPLETE THEIR CHALLENGE. AND THEN EVERYBODY THAT COMPLETES IT WILL BE ENTERED INTO A GRAND PRIZE DRAWING FOR THEIR AGE CATEGORY.

FOR SUMMER KICKOFF THE NUMBER WE ARE LOOKING AT IS 1,327 ATTENDEES.

THAT'S OUR BEST COUNT BASED ON THE DOOR COUNTER.

SO PLUS OR MINUS, MAYBE ANYBODY THAT DIDN'T GO IN THE BUILDING OR.

BUT ABOUT 1,300 IS A GOOD GUESS FOR OUR ATTENDANCE.

LAST YEAR WE HAD 740. WOW. SO 740 TO 1,300

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BUT IT WAS IT WAS LIKE, WOW, THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE.

[LAUGHTER]. WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THAT TO? LIKE, DO YOU THINK THE MARKETING WAS A LITTLE BIT THINK THERE'S A FEW THINGS. I THINK WE'VE BEEN CONSISTENT WITH OUR, WITH OUR MARKETING, WE'VE BEEN BUILDING.

I THINK A GOOD PRESENCE ON FACEBOOK. WE'RE GETTING, I THINK, GOOD ENGAGEMENT ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM.

SO I THINK MARKETING IS PART OF IT. WE ALSO HEAVILY MARKET OUR PROGRAMS IN HOUSE WITH LOTS OF FLIERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THERE'S THE SOCIAL MEDIA, THERE'S IN-HOUSE AND WORD OF MOUTH.

OUR NEWSLETTER I THINK HAS SEVERAL THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS.

SO PEOPLE GET THAT MONTHLY NEWSLETTER AND WE DO A BLAST FOR, FOR THE BIG EVENT THAT WEEK.

SO IT'S DIFFERENT CHANNELS. AND I THINK JUST KIND OF BEING CONSISTENT AND BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN DOING THE KIND OF THE SAME, I THINK PATTERN OF KICKOFF AND END OF SUMMER PARTY FOR A FEW YEARS.

AND PEOPLE KIND OF, I THINK GROWN TO EXPECT AND, YOU KNOW, LOOK FORWARD TO IT SO.

RANDALL, HAVE THE DEMOGRAPHICS IN THE COMMUNITY CHANGED? AND IF SO, HAS THAT IMPACTED THOSE WHO ARE COMING TO THE SACHSE PUBLIC LIBRARY NOW? YOU KNOW, I, MY KIND OF OBSERVATION IS WHEN THE ECONOMY IS MAYBE ON A LITTLE BIT OF A SHAKIER FOOT, YOU SEE FAMILIES LOOKING FOR YOU KNOW, MAYBE FREE ACTIVITIES OR LESS EXPENSIVE ACTIVITIES.

SO, YOU KNOW, SACHSE ALWAYS GOT SOMETHING FUN GOING ON, BUT ESPECIALLY WHEN, MAYBE WHEN ECONOMICALLY, LIKE BUDGETS ARE A LITTLE TIGHTER, I THINK PEOPLE ARE REALLY VIGILANT AND SEEKING OUT KIND OF FUN AND INEXPENSIVE WAYS TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER.

SO I THINK THAT MAY ALSO HAVE CONTRIBUTED THIS YEAR.

YEAH. THAT'S GOOD.

I THINK SO, YEAH. AND TO THAT NOTE, THE CREDIT UNION OF TEXAS, THEY WERE GIVING OUT THEY DID BARBECUE CHICKEN SANDWICHES AND CHIPS AND DRINKS, AND THEY GAVE OUT 324 MEALS BEFORE 11:30.

OH WOW! OKAY. WELL, THIS IS. HOW MANY ATTENDEES WE EXPECT? AND THIS WAS A, A PARTNERSHIP THAT DIDN'T COST US ANYTHING.

THEY JUST GIVE YOU BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. AND THEY SAID, OKAY, WE'LL DO 300 BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF ABOUT WHAT WE EXPECTED WOULD GET A LUNCH.

AND THEY ENDED UP DOING 324 AND RAN OUT. AND WE DID ABOUT 600 SHAVED ICE FROM KONA ICE, WHICH WAS LIKE DOUBLE FROM LAST YEAR.

AND THEN GARLAND ISD SOME TEACHERS JOINED US AND THEY HANDED OUT HUNDREDS OF FREE BOOKS TO CHILDREN.

OH HOW NICE THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS, NO EMERGENCIES. THE COMMUNITY CENTER AGAIN JOINED US THIS YEAR.

THEY DID OUTDOOR GAMES AND THEN PROMOTED THEIR SUMMER ACTIVITIES.

SO IT'S ALSO A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THESE ARE ALL THE ACTIVITIES IN SACHSE OVER THE SUMMER LIBRARY, COMMUNITY CENTER. AND IT'S A GOOD PARTNERSHIP, I THINK.

AND I THINK NEXT YEAR WE AGREE THAT WE MIGHT NEED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO PARKING BECAUSE THE PARKING LOT DID FILL UP.

SO THAT WAS ONE OF OUR NOTES FOR NEXT YEAR IS TO MAYBE MAKE SOME ARRANGEMENTS FOR MOVING SOME CITY VEHICLES OFFSITE OR OPENING UP ADDITIONAL PARKING ACROSS THE STREET OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT YEAH. IT'S A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE.

IT'S A GOOD PROBLEM.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT TURNED OUT AS WELL AS IT DID BECAUSE OF THE LIBRARY STAFF AND THEIR, THEIR PROMOTION OF THE EVENT.

THEIR PLANNING ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY PUT INTO IT.

AND EVERYBODY PITCHES IN ON THAT DAY. EVERYBODY'S THERE.

WE ROTATE STATIONS AND WE'VE GOT PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, AT THE DIFFERENT EVENT AREAS AND DOING SIGN UPS ON BEANSTACK.

AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE THERE EVEN JUST, YOU KNOW, CHECKING OUT BOOKS DURING THE KICK OFF [LAUGHTER] AND IT GETS CHAOTIC AND EVERYBODY IS RUSHING AROUND. BUT IT'S ORGANIZED CHAOS.

AND SO KUDOS TO ALL OF THEM FOR, FOR MAKING IT SUCH A BIG SUCCESS.

YEAH WILL WE HAVE A TABLE FOR THE SACHSE LIBRARY? ON LOCATION SO THAT IF THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE MOVING INTO THE COMMUNITY THAT NO,

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I THINK WE'RE STILL OPEN. WE'RE STILL OPEN THAT DAY.

SO WE'LL SET IT FRIDAY? I WANT TO SAY IT'S THE FRIDAY, THE 3RD.

SO I THINK WE'LL BE AT THE LIBRARY. BUT WE COULD LOOK INTO THAT.

OKAY. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT WE'VE GOT ADULTS CAN DO CHARCOAL DRAWING WEDNESDAY AT TRY A HOBBY.

BABY AND ME IS DOING A DINO DIG ON FRIDAY. KIDS CRAFTERNOON NEXT MONDAY.

THEY'RE MAKING FOSSIL BAGS AND KEEPING WITH OUR THEME THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, DINOSAURS AND PALEONTOLOGY UNEARTH A STORY.

DINOSAUR SHOW ON JUNE 23RD AND A POKEMON PARTY LATER THAT MONTH.

A TEEN WEEKEND IS DOING STAMP MAKING. WE HAVE A SNAKE SHOW ON JULY 2ND, AND CREATURE TEACHER IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ON A SATURDAY, JULY 3RD AND A FOAM TRUCK PARTY ON THE 14TH. AND THEN DAVID SLICK WILL BE DOING A MAGIC SHOW ON JULY 23RD.

SO THOSE ARE JUST KIND OF THE HIGHLIGHTS, BUT WE'LL HAVE OUR USUAL PROGRAM SCHEDULE AS WELL.

I WANTED TO JUST KIND OF DO ANOTHER REMINDER ABOUT KIND OF WHAT THE BUDGET UPDATE.

IT LOOKS LIKE I MAY HAVE MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, BUT WE EXPECT WE EXPECT TO NOT RENEW HOOPLA FOR THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

SO AGAIN, LIKE THE CITY'S BUDGET IS NOT FINALIZED YET.

IT HASN'T BEEN VOTED ON, BUT KIND OF BASED ON CONVERSATIONS, IT'S OUR PLAN IS TO PROCEED WITH ROLLING THOSE HOOPLA FUNDS INTO THE LIBBY COLLECTION AND ALSO PICKING UP KANOPY, WHICH IS A STREAMING COLLECTION OF FILMS, DOCUMENTARIES, AND TV SERIES. SO PEOPLE WILL STILL HAVE ACCESS TO THAT STREAMING VIDEO CONTENT THAT YOU CAN GET ON HOOPLA, BUT INSTEAD OF EVERYBODY KIND OF SHARING THIS POOL OF CREDITS THAT WE HIT OUR ALLOTMENT ON EVERY SINGLE DAY, USUALLY RIGHT AT MIDNIGHT, YOU'LL HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL POOL OF TICKETS, SO EVERYONE WILL BE ABLE TO USE IT EVERY DAY OR UNTIL YOUR PERSONAL ALLOTMENT IS DONE. BUT IT'LL BE A LITTLE MORE EQUITABLE THAN, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SITTING THERE AT MIDNIGHT AND USING UP ALL THOSE CREDITS BEFORE PEOPLE HAVE. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE A CHANCE.

AND THAT'S JUST, IT'S JUST KIND OF BASED ON THE INCREASE IN USAGE AND BUDGET CONSTRAINTS.

SO, BUT THAT HOOPLA BUDGET WILL BE ROLLED OVER TO, AGAIN, KANOPY AND OVERDRIVE, THE LIBBY APP.

SO WE'RE STILL USING IT ON EBOOKS AND AUDIOBOOKS.

LET'S SEE. I THINK. WE HAVE ORDERED JUST SOME SHELVING PARTS TO ADD BACK STOPS TO SOME OF THE SHELVES IN THE CHILDREN'S AREA.

AND FOR THE DVD SHELVES JUST TO HELP US HELP THINGS NOT FALL INTO THE ABYSS DOWN THERE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SHELVES.

SO WE'LL BE GETTING SOME SHELVING PIECES PROBABLY IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER.

AND THERE MAY BE SOME, SOME NEW LIBRARY FURNITURE, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING DEFINITIVE ON THAT YET.

SO ANYTHING RELATED TO FURNITURE OR THE BUILDING CHANGES OF THAT MAGNITUDE, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING I CAN SPEAK ON AT THIS TIME, BUT AS SOON AS I KNOW MORE, WE'LL PUT IT ON THE AGENDA AND LET YOU ALL KNOW WHAT'S COMING UP.

BUT AGAIN, KANOPY WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT SOMETIME IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER, AND THEN HOOPLA WILL HAVE THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER AND AGAIN, IT'S JUST AS SOON AS THAT'S FINAL, WE'LL START, I GUESS, PUSHING THAT OUT THERE.

AND ONCE IT'S OFFICIAL, WE'LL START COMMUNICATING THAT THROUGH ALL THE USUAL METHODS WEBSITE, FACEBOOK NEWSLETTER. YEAH. SO WE'LL STILL HAVE LIBBY AND WE'LL STILL HAVE A CLOUD LIBRARY WHICH HOSTS THE E-READS TEXAS COLLECTION. SO.

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YOU KNOW, WE'VE, OUR PROJECTED BUDGET IS, IS KIND OF REMAINING THE SAME FOR NEXT YEAR.

BUT I THINK, I THINK LOOKING AT THE NEXT ROUND YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAYBE LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, DO WE NEED TO SHIFT SOMETHING TO A DIFFERENT AREA? BUT YEAH, WE'RE SEEING, WE'RE SEEING MORE PROGRAM ATTENDANCE AND THE NEED FOR MORE LIKE PROGRAM SUPPLIES. AND I DO THINK THAT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING WE'RE EITHER GOING TO HAVE TO SEE WHERE WE CAN MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS OR REQUEST INCREASE PROBABLY IN THE NEXT.

I MEAN, COMMUNITY OUTREACH SO. YEAH, SO WE REALLY TRY TO, YOU KNOW, KEEP IT AS, AS FLAT AS POSSIBLE.

BUT I THINK WE'LL REALLY HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, TAKE A HARD LOOK AT KIND OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AND SEEING WHERE WE MIGHT NEED TO MAKE SOME, SOME ADJUSTMENTS OR REQUEST ADDITIONAL. YEAH.

FOR SURE. RANDALL, IN ADDITION TO THE FISCAL BUDGET, ARE THERE ANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRANTS TO PROVIDE HELP WITH FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS OR FOR THE COLLECTION? SO WE DO HAVE THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY GROUP THAT'S HELPING US WITH SUMMER READING PRIZES.

AND WE ARE APPLYING FOR OUR INTERLIBRARY LOAN REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE STATE.

IT'S AN ANNUAL GRANT AND WE, WE USUALLY GET THAT ONE.

SO WE HAVE THOSE TWO SOURCES. THOSE ARE THE ONES WE'RE, WE'RE UTILIZING AT THE MOMENT.

YEAH. DO YOU HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE FRIENDS TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE FRIENDS GOALS? YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A MEMBER, NO. AND THEY HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE.

PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK THEM OUT ON FACEBOOK AND REACH OUT TO THEM THAT WAY IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED.

THEY DO ACCEPT DONATIONS AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A MEMBER TO DO THAT SO.

THANK YOU.

I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. SO I NOTICED ON FACEBOOK THAT WE MOVED OUR PICKUP TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE COUNTER TO PICK UP A BOOK THAT YOU'VE RESERVED.

IS THAT HELPING WITH THE FUNCTIONALITY OF EVERYTHING? ARE WE LOVING THAT RIGHT NOW OR? HAVE YOU NOTICED ANYTHING? [LAUGHTER]. OKAY, OKAY. SO WHAT SHE'S REFERRING TO IS WHEN YOU PLACE A BOOK ON HOLD AND WE PULL THAT BOOK OFF THE SHELF, WE PUT A RECEIPT ON IT WITH YOUR NAME. AND PREVIOUSLY WE HAD KEPT ALL OF THOSE RESERVES OR HOLDS BEHIND THE DESK.

AND SO YOU WOULD WALK UP AND SAY, I HAVE A BOOK ON HOLD AND SAY, OKAY, WHAT'S YOUR NAME? AND THEN WE TURN, YOU GET THE BOOK, AND THEN THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT OR WE WOULD CHECK IT OUT FOR THEM. AND AGAIN, JUST, I THINK BECAUSE WE WERE SEEING LIKE SO MANY HOLDS AND ALSO A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE JUST WANT TO GET THAT AND GO, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING THEY PUT ON RESERVE, THEY KNOW WHAT THEY WANT. THEY JUST WANT TO GET THAT BOOK AND BE ON THEIR WAY. WE MOVED IT TO A SHELF THAT'S NOT BEHIND THE DESK. AND SO NOW YOU'RE WELCOME TO WALK UP TO THAT SHELF, FIND THE ITEM, YOU KNOW, WITH YOUR NAME ON IT.

AND THEN YOU CAN EITHER USE THE SELF-CHECK OR TAKE IT TO THE DESK FOR US TO CHECK OUT FOR YOU.

SO I THINK IT'S, IT'S BEEN, I THINK A CONVENIENCE.

I'VE HAD GOOD, JUST ANECDOTAL FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE THAT THEY APPRECIATE JUST BEING ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, SEE THE BOOK THAT THEY RESERVED OR GRAB IT AND JUST DO THE SELF-CHECK BECAUSE YOU CAN. YOU'RE IN AND OUT, YOU KNOW, IN JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES. SO IT JUST SAVES A LITTLE TIME AND AGAIN AT THAT DESK.

THERE'S A LOT OF AGAIN, LIKE THE IN-HOUSE GAMES AND TOYS THAT KIDS CHECK OUT.

SO A LOT OF TIMES YOU MIGHT HAVE TO WAIT A MINUTE OR TWO WHILE, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY ELSE IS YOU KNOW, THAT'S AHEAD OF YOU IN LINE. SO AND WE'RE STILL HAPPY TO, YOU KNOW, CHECK YOUR ACCOUNT OR CHECK IT OUT FOR YOU IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE.

BUT YEAH, I THINK, I THINK PEOPLE APPRECIATE IT AND I THINK STAFF LIKES IT.

AND SO I THINK IT WAS YEAH, IT'S GOOD ALL AROUND.

IT IS WONDERFUL. I'VE SEEN AND USED IT AT OTHER LIBRARIES IN OUR AREA AND I LIKE THE FUNCTIONALITY OF IT.

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AND SO IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE IT'S LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO FEEL LIKE I'M BOTHERING Y'ALL. AND IT FREES Y'ALL UP TO ADDRESS LIKE ANY, LIKE ASSISTANTS THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE TO PATRONS WHERE IT'S RIGHT THERE.

I WALK IN, PICK IT UP, GO TO THE SELF-SERVICE DESK, DO IT MYSELF.

IT'S A GREAT TOOL FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE INTROVERTED [LAUGHTER] AND JUST WANT TO GET IN AND OUT WITHOUT TALKING ANYMORE.

YEAH. SO I TOTALLY THINK THAT IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MERGE INTO, INTO THAT.

SO YES. THANK YOU.

THERE ARE. THEY'RE ON THE SAME SHELF. SO THE WAY WE'RE HANDLING THOSE IS WE HAVE LIKE A LITTLE PLACEHOLDER.

IT'S ACTUALLY A DVD CASE WITH A FANCY COVER ON IT.

SO IT STILL HAS THEIR NAME ON THE SPINE, JUST LIKE A REGULAR RESERVE.

BUT THE ACTUAL BOOK, THOSE ARE STILL KEPT BEHIND THE DESK.

AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE THOSE ARE BORROWED FROM ANOTHER LIBRARY.

SO THOSE ARE STILL KEPT BEHIND THE DESK. AND THEN THEY HAVE A LITTLE PLACEHOLDER ON THE NEW RESERVE SHELF.

YEAH. THANK YOU. PERFECT. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE DETAILS YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE ABOUT ANY OTHER EVENTS THAT ARE COMING UP FOR THE LIBRARY? I KNOW JUNETEENTH, JUNETEENTH IS COMING RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

IS THERE ANYTHING NEW THERE? WE WILL BE CLOSED ON CITY FACILITIES CLOSED ON FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH.

OKAY. THAT'S OUR HOLIDAY CLOSURE IN JUNE. OKAY.

PERFECT. THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.

[LAUGHTER]. ALL RIGHT, WELL, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND ANNOUNCE THAT THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:27.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.