1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:18,400 Okay, I now call the Media Library Board to order at 330 p.m. on April 8th, 2021. 2 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:26,440 I believe all members are present except for Dr. Zheng, unless she's hiding in one of these 3 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:27,440 other. 4 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:28,440 Okay. 5 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:32,160 Is Vicki not on the board anymore? 6 00:00:32,160 --> 00:00:33,160 She's right there. 7 00:00:33,160 --> 00:00:34,160 She's here. 8 00:00:34,160 --> 00:00:35,160 Vicki Byrd? 9 00:00:35,160 --> 00:00:36,160 I didn't see her. 10 00:00:36,160 --> 00:00:37,160 Yeah. 11 00:00:37,160 --> 00:00:38,160 Yeah. 12 00:00:38,160 --> 00:00:39,160 She's waving. 13 00:00:39,160 --> 00:00:40,160 She's here. 14 00:00:40,160 --> 00:00:41,160 Oh, now I see her. 15 00:00:41,160 --> 00:00:42,160 Never mind. 16 00:00:42,160 --> 00:00:45,160 Thank you. 17 00:00:45,160 --> 00:00:58,760 And sorry, this is my first time presiding. 18 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:04,600 So presentation from members of the public, we don't have any of that. 19 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:06,680 We don't have any, right? 20 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:11,180 I mean, the other thing is not that. 21 00:01:11,180 --> 00:01:12,720 Can someone help me clarify that? 22 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:19,160 Unless somebody has called in, it doesn't appear that we've got any, nobody has asked 23 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:20,160 to speak. 24 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:21,160 Okay. 25 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:28,840 So we have no members of the public asking to speak. 26 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:34,160 So we'll move on to items for consideration. 27 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:39,520 Consider approval of the minutes of March 11th, 2021. 28 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:43,720 I move approval. 29 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:44,720 Somebody second? 30 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:45,720 I do. 31 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:46,720 Okay. 32 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:47,720 All in favor? 33 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:48,720 We'll have to raise our hands. 34 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:49,720 Raise your hands. 35 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:50,720 Okay. 36 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:51,720 What do you say, Jean? 37 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:52,720 All in favor? 38 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:53,720 Aye. 39 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:54,720 Those opposed? 40 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:55,720 Same sign. 41 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:56,720 Those opposed? 42 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:57,720 Same sign. 43 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:23,460 All right, and receive an informational report and hold a discussion regarding the Friends 44 00:02:23,460 --> 00:02:26,200 of the Denton Public Libraries. 45 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:27,200 Okay. 46 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:28,800 Thank you. 47 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:33,760 When I spoke to Jennifer about this, she just said to make it brief, but if I make it too 48 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:37,440 brief and you have any questions, of course, please ask. 49 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:44,720 But with the Friends of the Library, all the supplemental information was sent out. 50 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:49,200 Basically, they're going to ask for a renewal of their memorandum of understanding with 51 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:57,440 the city and there will be no significant changes and it all seems to have been working 52 00:02:57,440 --> 00:02:58,440 well. 53 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:03,480 So, if anyone has any questions about that, I'll be happy to answer them. 54 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,400 Any questions? 55 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:10,280 Okay. 56 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:17,200 And it should be noted that Dr. Zhang has joined the meeting. 57 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:21,140 Receive an informational report and hold a discussion regarding the Emily Fowler Library 58 00:03:21,140 --> 00:03:22,140 Foundation. 59 00:03:22,140 --> 00:03:30,160 Once again, Jennifer gave this to me and said that there was no significant changes to what's 60 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:33,000 going on with the Foundation. 61 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:39,240 So, it was pretty much just holding steady where we were previously and whatever's in 62 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:41,320 the supplemental information. 63 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:42,320 Okay. 64 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:43,320 Great. 65 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:47,600 Anybody have any questions for Kimberly? 66 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:49,640 Okay. 67 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:50,640 Receive a report. 68 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:52,360 Oh, I think Vicki was asking. 69 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:53,360 Oh, sorry. 70 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:54,360 Oh, you're muted. 71 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:55,360 Oh, you're muted, Vicki. 72 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:56,360 Okay. 73 00:03:56,360 --> 00:04:03,520 So, should you say there's not any significant changes, if there were any kind of changes, 74 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:04,520 what would it be? 75 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:08,120 Would it be dates, time, locations, or something like that? 76 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:15,120 I believe it would just be if there were changes in the staff of the Foundation or if they 77 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:21,960 decided to spend or use any of the money for anything. 78 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:27,160 Currently it's just sitting in that CD, but as of right now there hasn't been anything 79 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:32,640 that the Foundation had asked or we have asked the Foundation for, so it's just kind of been 80 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:34,200 quiet across the board. 81 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:35,200 Okay. 82 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:36,200 All right. 83 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:37,200 Thank you. 84 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:38,200 All right. 85 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:44,680 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the library's strategic 86 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:48,600 plan, 2019 to 2021. 87 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:53,840 The strategic plan, I know y'all have all looked at it and approved it. 88 00:04:53,840 --> 00:04:58,680 It was supposed to end in 2021, and then we were going to pull everything apart, look 89 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:05,880 at it, put a new strategic plan together, but 2020 delayed that. 90 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:11,240 We got a lot done, but we have a lot of the things that we want to do, and one thing that 91 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:17,720 Jennifer said is that we'd start gathering stakeholder information and have public meetings, 92 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:23,140 and things are still a little unknown when it comes to those type of meetings and being 93 00:05:23,140 --> 00:05:32,640 able to get the input that we would like, so she is asking that the board approve extending 94 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:39,100 the strategic plan for one more year so we can complete those items that are incomplete, 95 00:05:39,100 --> 00:05:46,280 and also we can have, hopefully by that time, public meetings will be a lot easier to hold. 96 00:05:46,280 --> 00:05:48,920 Okay. 97 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,720 Does anybody have questions? 98 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:53,280 Okay. 99 00:05:53,280 --> 00:06:03,620 Does someone want a motion that we approve extending the strategic plan another year? 100 00:06:03,620 --> 00:06:06,120 I will. 101 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:07,520 Can I get a second? 102 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:09,560 I'll show you. 103 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:10,560 Okay. 104 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,360 All in favor, raise your hand. 105 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:14,360 Who was the second? 106 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:15,360 I can't. 107 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:16,360 Oh, Vicki. 108 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:17,360 Okay. 109 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:22,040 All opposed, same sign. 110 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:23,520 So it was unanimous. 111 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:28,400 All in favor. 112 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:32,400 Okay. 113 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:37,960 Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding library phase reopening plans during the COVID-19 114 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:38,960 pandemic. 115 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:39,960 Okay. 116 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:46,200 Jennifer sent out a very specific breakdown of everything that we're going to be doing 117 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:48,440 as we move to reopening. 118 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:53,920 We're in what we're calling phase 2.5 right now where we've reopened some services such 119 00:06:53,920 --> 00:07:04,480 as browsing by appointment, and a few other, the copy and fact services have picked up. 120 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:06,080 And we'll be moving to phase three. 121 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:14,160 We're very excited on May 1st, and the list of those services are on the handout that 122 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:15,360 was sent. 123 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:18,960 The main one, of course, will be the grab and go service that the library doors will 124 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:28,680 be open 9 to 6, Monday through Saturday, and 9 to 9 at North Branch on Tuesday, South Branch 125 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:33,360 on Wednesday, and Emily Fowler on Thursday. 126 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:42,640 We still will have a time limit of sorts, but it's not a hard, it's 30 minutes of browsing, 127 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:48,240 but that will mainly be done by just staff observations and gently reminding people that 128 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:51,800 we're trying to keep the library kind of ebbing and flowing. 129 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:57,680 So they've also added a number of other services that we're excited about, and I'd be happy 130 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:00,880 to answer any questions about that reopening. 131 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:07,760 Vicki, you have a question? 132 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:12,520 Am I hearing correctly that it's just going to be browsing, we're going to be reopening 133 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:20,560 on May 1st, not in a whole, total kind of way, but no one's going to be able to sit 134 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:24,560 and read in a, you know, maybe in a private space? 135 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:31,240 Some of the libraries have their own little rooms or whatnot, can we consider that? 136 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:34,960 We have talked about it, and what Jennifer has said, because we did have a member of 137 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:40,360 the public just ask recently, and what Jennifer has said is once May 1st opens up, we're going 138 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:47,680 to slowly open services after May 1st, kind of see what happens that first week, and what 139 00:08:47,680 --> 00:08:52,920 kind of numbers we're dealing with and what people are asking, and that does include, 140 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:59,160 people can get two hour at kind of Wi-Fi desks if they're doing their laptop and bringing 141 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:04,280 things up, but the readers who want to sit there in a study room or want to sit at a 142 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:10,680 desk, those we don't have out yet, but she has said to us we will roll those out, and 143 00:09:10,680 --> 00:09:16,360 there's a possibility it'll be rolled out within two weeks of us reopening or later, 144 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:24,360 but we will be going based on what the public is asking for and what Jennifer feels that 145 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:33,640 we're good to be able to kind of keep an eye on, but we know that's a need. 146 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:42,720 Any other questions? 147 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:47,760 One online comment has been received about this subject, and as noted on the posted agenda, 148 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:53,200 will not be read into the record, but included in the minutes for this meeting. 149 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:58,520 And any other questions about this topic? 150 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:07,280 Okay, we'll move on, receive a report, hold the discussion, and give staff direction regarding 151 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:18,200 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 library funding. 152 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:22,600 My understanding from Jennifer is that we don't have a whole lot on this right now. 153 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:29,360 The funds are being allocated, and then they will be turned over into grant opportunities 154 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:39,640 for the library, and she will be keeping an eye on those to see what we can use for library 155 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:40,640 services. 156 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:46,200 I know some things we have discussed is maybe adding an extra self-check at each branch, 157 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:53,360 possibly putting those hold pick up, those outside pick ups that people can get after 158 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:58,160 hours, or maybe we can even discuss doing them during hours, open hours for people who 159 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:03,400 are really uncomfortable coming in the library, but those are in the early discussion phases, 160 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:08,280 but we do know that that money is coming, and we're talking to the staff about once 161 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:14,000 those grants open up, who's going to ask for them, and what would be the best way to spend 162 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:18,240 it? 163 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,040 Questions about that? 164 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:25,600 I had asked last time if possibly some of that money could be used to bring in speakers. 165 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:33,440 I know it was so successful when we had that Denton author here, you know, the people turned 166 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:40,880 out in droves for that, the thunder truck I think it was, and I just think that something 167 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:46,560 like that will get people back in and get kids back in really enjoying being in the 168 00:11:46,560 --> 00:11:47,560 library. 169 00:11:47,560 --> 00:11:50,640 So I'm hoping we keep that in mind. 170 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:56,040 I think we are looking at some larger programs, especially around summer reading club, kind 171 00:11:56,040 --> 00:12:00,520 of dipping our toe into like before we have them, but especially at like Emily Fowler 172 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:06,760 where we now have the nook area where people can be outside and spread around, and so maybe 173 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:13,000 we can still have a large, I don't want to say our normal large, but a larger gathering 174 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:19,320 than normal because it's outside and people will feel more comfortable, but I agree getting 175 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:27,240 them to come back is going to be a major concern and we're hoping to do it in a fun way, but 176 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:31,720 that's the main thing with the grants is trying to figure out what they're going to, what 177 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:35,600 parameters they're going to put around them. 178 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:43,100 There are two different things that I think we need to pay attention and I do hope the 179 00:12:43,100 --> 00:12:47,800 library can take advantage of those. 180 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:57,480 One is the American Rescue Plan is going to be more about recovery, responses and recovery, 181 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:05,040 and there is a huge part of the emphasis on people who are underserved. 182 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:15,560 And so it is very important for the library to be prepared to really roll out programs 183 00:13:15,560 --> 00:13:24,400 that specifically address the population that are underserved, not just bring the regular 184 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:32,320 users back, but to expand to the areas where we're not serving as many people. 185 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:33,520 That's the first thing. 186 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:41,360 The second thing is that because $200 million is going to go through the IMLS and then there's 187 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:49,160 the $7 billion that is going to go through the state into both the schools and the libraries, 188 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:57,800 especially public libraries, the IMLS, the $200 million most likely is going to be in 189 00:13:57,800 --> 00:14:07,200 the form of grants, and so it is very important for the library to be ready to submit grants 190 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:15,000 that are specifically addressing how we are going to help with the community responses 191 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:17,080 and recovery. 192 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:19,560 And there are several different areas. 193 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:26,320 One of the areas that is very hot right now is telemedicine, telehealth. 194 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:32,280 And both the physical health and mental health, and especially mental health. 195 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:33,480 And that's the area. 196 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:40,920 The other area, of course, is the broadband, the Internet access, the devices. 197 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:49,640 So if we could expand, for example, the hotspots, if we could actually be much, much more in 198 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:57,760 a much larger scale, help with residents that do not have the money to do the subscription, 199 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:05,560 the Internet subscription, or do not have the Wi-Fi, the cellular signal. 200 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:08,980 Those are the areas that are going to get money. 201 00:15:08,980 --> 00:15:18,480 And this is especially the case with the $7 billion in the schools and libraries because 202 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:28,200 that money is specifically designated for technology, for distance learning, and especially 203 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:29,760 for telemedicine. 204 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:34,880 So it is very important for us to be ready to submit the grants. 205 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:41,840 Don't wait until you see the call for proposal to think about what we want to ask for. 206 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:43,640 That would be too late. 207 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:53,280 And I was one of the reviewers with the previous COVID recovery grant. 208 00:15:53,280 --> 00:16:01,400 And so many people, so many libraries who wrote grants just wanted to do some more. 209 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:04,240 That's not going to get us money. 210 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:10,160 And the other thing that is also very important that the library community is pushing right 211 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:19,720 now is to help, to see if we could get the attention of the Congress representatives, 212 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:29,480 our senators and our House of Representatives to support Build America's Library Act, which 213 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:37,720 is really for renovation, for building renovation, for physical renovation and update of the 214 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:43,960 physical libraries because most, a lot of the public libraries, especially public libraries 215 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:47,360 were more than 40, 50 years old. 216 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:52,920 And this is the infrastructure that needs to be, needs to be renewed. 217 00:16:52,920 --> 00:17:01,820 And it is, the bill is introduced in the Congress, but it's not going well right now. 218 00:17:01,820 --> 00:17:07,760 We need more people to be, to be advocating for it. 219 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:16,880 And so for example, I wrote to both senators and my congressman and basically tell them 220 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:18,880 you got to sponsor this. 221 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:28,960 And so those are the things that we really need to work on. 222 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:32,200 I know Jennifer may have brought it up. 223 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:36,040 I'm just not sure when the last, but from the last grant, just to let you know, we did 224 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:43,560 add the 15 more hotspots to bring us up to 45, but we do have kind of a well-oiled machine 225 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:50,360 now is that if we can get more, they will go out. 226 00:17:50,360 --> 00:17:53,560 And for people who were worried, they are coming back. 227 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:58,400 I mean, there's a small percentage of loss, but people are bringing them back. 228 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:00,280 And then they're checking them right back out. 229 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:02,380 So they've been successful. 230 00:18:02,380 --> 00:18:09,160 And if, as we got these 15 more, I'm not sure what her view is with going forward, except 231 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:14,320 that if we can get more, we're, we're going to get more because the community seems to, 232 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:17,920 I mean that checked a box immediately. 233 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:25,200 The other thing is they were just in our buildings this week about, we also increased the wifi 234 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:27,720 range of all three branches. 235 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:29,460 So you're right. 236 00:18:29,460 --> 00:18:33,440 Those are things that we do definitely need to look at. 237 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:38,640 I have a question related to telehealth. 238 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:42,120 I can't remember what you all call it. 239 00:18:42,120 --> 00:18:47,640 We're calling it the library of things, but as part of that, your library of things or 240 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:51,600 whatever you call it, do you have a telehealth kit? 241 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:54,560 Is that one of the things that you have that checks out? 242 00:18:54,560 --> 00:19:07,080 Like we're, we're doing a, you know, a blood pressure monitor, what do you call it? 243 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:14,440 The, the measure your blood oxygen on your finger and thermometer and stuff like that 244 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:15,880 in a little kit. 245 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:19,620 Is that something that you all have as part of your checkout? 246 00:19:19,620 --> 00:19:25,760 We do not have it right now, but that's actually a really interesting idea. 247 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:30,540 I'll have to talk because I know our adult services people are working right now on some 248 00:19:30,540 --> 00:19:34,380 suggestions that came from the public about different kits. 249 00:19:34,380 --> 00:19:38,200 So I can definitely add that. 250 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:42,000 And of course we're, we're wiping down everything when it comes in anyway right now. 251 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:48,960 So that would all work, but we're doing everything from things that are more in the needs to 252 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:49,960 the wants. 253 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:52,520 So that would fit under the needs. 254 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:58,000 So that I'll, I'll definitely approach our adult services about that. 255 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,840 Thank you. 256 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:06,760 Any other questions about the, the funding, the American rescue plan funding? 257 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:21,320 Is there any way we could get some more EV charging stations through, through that section? 258 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:22,480 That's an interesting question. 259 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:23,920 We've had some issues with those. 260 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:28,520 They finally got us a new one, a new one at North Branch and I'm not sure about South 261 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:36,720 right now, but I'll put that in to ask about, because I know those are, especially Fowler 262 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:37,920 doesn't have one. 263 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:43,520 So I'll put that down on the list to give it to approach Jennifer about. 264 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:46,400 Thank you. 265 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:50,600 Any other questions about the funding? 266 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:57,440 I strongly suggest everyone read the, the, this thing from ALA that was included with 267 00:20:57,440 --> 00:21:00,320 our info for today. 268 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:01,760 It's very informative. 269 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:06,880 It fills you in pretty well about all the other different kinds of funding. 270 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:08,080 Okay. 271 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:14,640 Move on to the forge maker space update. 272 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:16,600 Okay. 273 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:22,360 Jennifer again, in the, in the information sheet listed the long, long list of things 274 00:21:22,360 --> 00:21:25,080 going into the new forge maker space. 275 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:27,380 We started to receive furniture. 276 00:21:27,380 --> 00:21:31,200 She wanted to go get pictures of it, but I think a lot of it was still boxed, so she 277 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:38,720 will have some really pretty pictures soon that they are, it is partially funded with 278 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:42,160 the TSLAC, a special projects grant. 279 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:46,380 And so like I said, she's receiving box after box as I sit in there. 280 00:21:46,380 --> 00:21:53,880 So it's in the very early stages, but I do know that it is definitely in progress and 281 00:21:53,880 --> 00:22:00,280 she should have some light, some dates soon of when they expect it to actually happen. 282 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:05,960 It needs doors added, it needs a few other things that we are waiting for bids to figure 283 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:10,120 out if this is something that's going to happen in the next few months or near the end of 284 00:22:10,120 --> 00:22:11,120 the year. 285 00:22:11,120 --> 00:22:18,160 So, so that's just, it's kind of, it's in progress. 286 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:21,540 Okay. 287 00:22:21,540 --> 00:22:28,440 Library 2021 summer classes and events. 288 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:30,000 Jennifer included that. 289 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:35,280 She did say there was one thing that accidentally didn't get included that I was supposed to 290 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:41,400 read and that is the crafters corner is returning to Emily Fowler. 291 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:46,480 Bring your favorite craft, visit to exchange patterns and know-how and get to know others 292 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:49,040 in your local crafting community. 293 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:53,320 This is a come and go program and it'll be Thursday mornings at Emily Fowler from nine 294 00:22:53,320 --> 00:23:00,880 30 to 1130 it's a long time program that had to be suspended due to COVID and because we 295 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:04,960 know we can really space people out right now and that we're not expecting the large 296 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:06,380 group to return. 297 00:23:06,380 --> 00:23:12,240 We figure we can start welcoming the crafters back as long as we don't, if we get overwhelmed 298 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:18,240 we'll space them out around the library, but they are going to return starting this next 299 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:26,040 cycle and that's the theme of the entire summer classes lit thing is it's a mixture of in-person 300 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:28,480 programs and virtual programs. 301 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:33,400 So those that are still not comfortable coming in have a slate to choose from and those that 302 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:38,480 would like to come in with programs that are planned based around safety. 303 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:41,440 We also have that for them. 304 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:48,480 Okay, anybody have questions about that? 305 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:54,520 What's the like sort of the ratio like how much of it is actually in person? 306 00:23:54,520 --> 00:24:00,480 Let me see, I mean is it a lot? 307 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:04,440 There's a number, there's quite a few that are in person. 308 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:07,240 Let me see I've got actually one of the programmers sitting next to me. 309 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:11,640 Do you know the percentage of your programs that are in person? 310 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:20,880 I haven't looked at it that closely. 311 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:27,320 Okay, Chisa with South Branch with the youth program, she actually has more in-person than 312 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:35,000 she has virtual, but it's going to start in June with more virtual than in-person, but 313 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:39,680 slowly move over to more in-person than virtual. 314 00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:43,760 And I know that's with youth, I think adults are trying to stay split just because we've 315 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:51,640 noticed some of our in-person stuff, I mean some of our virtual stuff has been very popular 316 00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:56,960 and they want to keep doing that, but we may have some where if we have a genealogy speaker 317 00:24:56,960 --> 00:25:03,160 come it will be virtual where you can go in through the Zoom link, but also if you choose 318 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:08,440 to show up they will have you know tables set up for people to do that. 319 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:13,200 So whatever you're either more comfortable with or if you don't have the technology the 320 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:19,220 opportunity is still there, but and we can also give somebody a laptop in the library 321 00:25:19,220 --> 00:25:22,000 who wants to put on headphones instead of a table. 322 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:26,480 So if they want to be safe and virtual but don't have it, we also have a third way that 323 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:33,680 they can enjoy the speaker program or class. 324 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:38,280 Yes, Ms. Berg. 325 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:42,620 These classes held in, I'm thinking about Emily Fowler and I know there's like a little 326 00:25:42,620 --> 00:25:47,880 large meeting room, are these kinds of things held in that meeting room or are they just 327 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:55,200 all in a big open space in the library, how does that, what should I be visualizing? 328 00:25:55,200 --> 00:26:00,840 They are going to be for the most part in the meeting room with I think Jennifer wanted 329 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:10,560 to start with a 15 person limit on those, but with adult programs that's not really 330 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:16,920 asking that especially with the virtual elements that should be cover what we're hoping will 331 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:23,520 show with the children's programs we are putting some of those in the nook back behind the 332 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:28,800 library, that new space so that people can spread out a little bit and they're going 333 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:32,880 to have one that's an Emily Fowler program, but it will be on the square. 334 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:33,960 So that will be outside. 335 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:40,820 If they do bring the children's programs inside, they are also going to try to limit it. 336 00:26:40,820 --> 00:26:47,320 So if it's 105 degrees and 30 people show up, they've given the children's librarians 337 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:54,320 instructions of maybe we do half of them in there while the others are in the play areas 338 00:26:54,320 --> 00:27:00,680 that may or may not be open up, we'll have to figure that out, and then we rotate them, 339 00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:02,320 but that would just be weather dictated. 340 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:06,040 If the weather is good, we can do it outside. 341 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:12,120 Some of this is going to be we're going to do it and see if it works and then reevaluate 342 00:27:12,120 --> 00:27:16,240 to make sure the parents and the kids are happy, but for the most part at Emily Fowler 343 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:19,960 it'll be in the meeting room or outside. 344 00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:26,240 North will be in their large meeting room and South will be in their meeting room, though 345 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:31,240 I do know some of their children's programs may be at the pavilion. 346 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:38,720 Yeah, the story times, they're going to actually be in the pavilion at one of the parks because 347 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:48,680 South's numbers are pretty impressive. 348 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:53,200 Do you, are you going to have a printout of the programs as you've done in the past so 349 00:27:53,200 --> 00:28:00,320 that people can pick them up at the checkout, you know, if I come through the North branches, 350 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:05,640 you know, get my pick up my books, I can pick up one of those programs. 351 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:10,640 I do believe so, let me double check something real quick because this has changed a couple 352 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:11,640 of times. 353 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:14,840 Are they doing a printout of the programs? 354 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:16,360 Okay. 355 00:28:16,360 --> 00:28:22,120 Sorry, I've got my assistant here. 356 00:28:22,120 --> 00:28:27,080 She's, they are going to print out not the same numbers as we normally do, but we will 357 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:31,520 have them available for those that do want a hard copy. 358 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:35,240 When do you, does she know when they're going to be available? 359 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:41,960 I think once we get approval from y'all, she's going to give the go ahead to the, to Victoria. 360 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:44,960 So Victoria will probably get to working on it tomorrow. 361 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:51,080 So hopefully it usually moves pretty quick once she has it. 362 00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:52,840 Thank you. 363 00:28:52,840 --> 00:28:57,840 Okay, we don't actually need to vote on those, right? 364 00:28:57,840 --> 00:28:58,840 The classes. 365 00:28:58,840 --> 00:29:08,040 It's just that approval, Kate, I know, but it just says, receive a report, hold a discussion 366 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:11,200 and give staff direction. 367 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:16,460 I guess it may be, I misspoke that it's not an official approval, but if there was anything 368 00:29:16,460 --> 00:29:22,840 y'all had concerns, questions or issues with the programs, we would want to know that before 369 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:25,400 we went forward. 370 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:35,320 Okay, anybody have any other questions or comments about the summer classes and events? 371 00:29:35,320 --> 00:29:38,720 Okay. 372 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:42,280 Fiscal year 2021-22 budget requests. 373 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:46,680 Okay, I've been, I've been dreaming about these because when they're coming up, we have 374 00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:49,760 to have them all together soon. 375 00:29:49,760 --> 00:30:00,200 We're looking to reinstate two FTEs that we lost due to the, I'm blanking on what we called 376 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:06,340 the program, but people who could step down at the beginning of COVID voluntarily. 377 00:30:06,340 --> 00:30:14,520 And so we are going to ask for our teen librarian at South Branch, a part-time library assistant 378 00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:21,600 for circulation at Emily Fowler and a part-time for technical services. 379 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:24,200 All of these are positions we've had before. 380 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:26,880 They've just been sitting empty. 381 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:33,560 She will also be asking for, we're replacing or adding a few more security cameras at North 382 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:42,400 and South in order to just add for some safety issues. 383 00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:48,160 It's just hard having blind corners, wanting to know what's going on around the branch. 384 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:50,520 And the big one is at Emily Fowler. 385 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:56,680 We're looking to add conference and study rooms downstairs where our new computers are. 386 00:30:56,680 --> 00:31:02,240 And that way that's kind of a whole area of study rooms, conference rooms, where we can 387 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:09,400 bring in services from the community who wants to meet with our, we have a large group of 388 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:14,120 underserved populations and those experiencing homelessness, and we figure if we can bring 389 00:31:14,120 --> 00:31:17,640 the organizations in, they will have a conference room. 390 00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:21,920 And then we have study rooms for, of course, the many students. 391 00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:26,640 And let's see what else she has added. 392 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:32,040 They're also adding new service desks at North and South that they're going to ask for, trying 393 00:31:32,040 --> 00:31:37,560 to have this one desk concept that Jennifer's, she's been talking about for a couple of years 394 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:39,560 now. 395 00:31:39,560 --> 00:31:41,560 Okay. 396 00:31:41,560 --> 00:31:43,560 Questions? 397 00:31:43,560 --> 00:31:45,560 Okay. 398 00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:50,440 1,000 books before kindergarten. 399 00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:54,000 I think Vicki was going to ask a question before I got to that one. 400 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:55,000 Yes, ma'am. 401 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:58,520 You were looking down when I put my hand up and I was just, since I'm just getting on 402 00:31:58,520 --> 00:32:03,160 the board, I was going to ask about the one, the one, one desk conference. 403 00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:04,160 What was that? 404 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:05,160 I'm sorry. 405 00:32:05,160 --> 00:32:15,320 I guess it was in the libraries have had two desks, one circulation and one reference. 406 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:21,520 And there's kind of always been some confusion amongst the general public library staff knows 407 00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:24,360 circulation and reference like the back of their hand. 408 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:25,360 This is Cirque. 409 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:26,360 This is reference. 410 00:32:26,360 --> 00:32:28,960 The public just wants their question answered. 411 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:35,320 So Jennifer has been pushing for us to move it into one large desk with both circulation 412 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:40,800 and reference sitting together as sort of an information hub. 413 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:48,120 And they've already kind of done that at North branch, but desks are getting more, she's 414 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:54,240 looking for stuff that's more dynamic, that it's more ADA assessable. 415 00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:58,820 And so they're looking at those to be able to, so they're not these huge Bohemian. 416 00:32:58,820 --> 00:33:02,680 She calls them battleship desks where people have to come up and kind of stand on their 417 00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:05,120 toes to see us. 418 00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:09,760 So that's, that's her one desk concept is to have them to be more mobile, more easily 419 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:15,280 assessable desks, but also to have the two different parts of the staff working together 420 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:17,280 at them. 421 00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:19,280 Okay. 422 00:33:19,280 --> 00:33:22,280 Anything else? 423 00:33:22,280 --> 00:33:23,280 Questions. 424 00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:24,280 Okay. 425 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:26,320 1000 books before kindergarten. 426 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:27,320 Okay. 427 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:31,560 So I'm going to change out here and let Mr. Rebecca Ivy, who is, this is her baby, talk 428 00:33:31,560 --> 00:33:39,000 about it. 429 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:43,400 Hello. 430 00:33:43,400 --> 00:33:46,280 Okay. 431 00:33:46,280 --> 00:33:53,800 Sorry, this is my first time doing this. 432 00:33:53,800 --> 00:34:00,480 So I am talking to you guys about the 1000 books before kindergarten program. 433 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:04,080 And I'm thrilled that we should be able to start this and next, I'm hoping in the next 434 00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:08,440 two weeks, the last element we need is at the printers right now. 435 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:10,840 So once we get that, we'll be able to launch. 436 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:15,320 So what it is, is a early literacy program. 437 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:22,960 We're trying to encourage families and caregivers to read at least one book a day to their child. 438 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:25,600 If they want to read more than one book, that's excellent. 439 00:34:25,600 --> 00:34:31,720 And we hope that happens, but it also promotes that family bonding or kindergarten readiness. 440 00:34:31,720 --> 00:34:36,320 So it has many aspects that, I mean, this is, this is what we do at the library is promoting 441 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:37,400 literacy. 442 00:34:37,400 --> 00:34:40,720 So this concentrates on birth through five. 443 00:34:40,720 --> 00:34:45,640 And I have had personal experience with not me personally, but people coming up to me 444 00:34:45,640 --> 00:34:48,160 and saying, Oh, I don't need to read to my baby. 445 00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:50,160 They can't understand anything. 446 00:34:50,160 --> 00:34:54,560 And so that's one of the reasons I really wanted to start a program like this, because 447 00:34:54,560 --> 00:34:56,000 that's, that's false. 448 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:58,760 You need, you need to read to your babies. 449 00:34:58,760 --> 00:35:05,080 So we're just really hoping this promotes that experience, that reading to children. 450 00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:10,240 So it's, the majority of this has been funded by a grant from the debt and benefit league, 451 00:35:10,240 --> 00:35:13,680 and we have a multi-step process. 452 00:35:13,680 --> 00:35:18,960 When they first enroll in the packet, they will, they'll get one of these packets. 453 00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:20,360 It will have their enrollment letter. 454 00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:21,880 It'll have an encouraging sticker. 455 00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:22,880 This is just a mock-up. 456 00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:26,160 This is what's out the printers right now, but a growth chart. 457 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:29,600 We want them to, to grow as they grow their reading skills. 458 00:35:29,600 --> 00:35:34,440 So they're going to have a, obviously not my little eight and a half by 11 page, but 459 00:35:34,440 --> 00:35:36,480 it'll be a full growth chart. 460 00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:40,760 So that will be included in their enrollment packet and it will include all of the information 461 00:35:40,760 --> 00:35:47,680 needed to enroll a little bit about the, about the program. 462 00:35:47,680 --> 00:35:53,680 We have a website Trey already, I, he has all the content, he's created a website. 463 00:35:53,680 --> 00:35:57,720 Also explaining this, we're using read squared, which is what we use for summer, our summer 464 00:35:57,720 --> 00:36:02,660 reading challenge, but it has a 1000 books program already in it. 465 00:36:02,660 --> 00:36:08,840 So we're going to use that and that's where people can record all of the books read. 466 00:36:08,840 --> 00:36:11,560 So that has multiple steps. 467 00:36:11,560 --> 00:36:17,800 First they're going to enroll, then at 250 books read, they'll be able to get a book 468 00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:21,320 bag because we want them to take home lots of books. 469 00:36:21,320 --> 00:36:24,360 I've got to find my papers. 470 00:36:24,360 --> 00:36:31,360 There it will look, again, I only have the proofs right now, so they'll get a book bag 471 00:36:31,360 --> 00:36:33,360 so they can take home their books. 472 00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:40,040 Then at 500 books read, they'll get a free book. 473 00:36:40,040 --> 00:36:45,360 At 750 books read, they'll get a fun color changing cup. 474 00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:48,300 And at 1000 books read, they'll have completed the program. 475 00:36:48,300 --> 00:36:51,080 So we're going to make a big to do. 476 00:36:51,080 --> 00:36:54,600 When they read their 1000 books, they're going to get a certificate. 477 00:36:54,600 --> 00:37:01,480 They're going to get another free book and they're going to get one of these cute puppets. 478 00:37:01,480 --> 00:37:08,280 So and then everyone will get an invitation to a graduation just on the off chance that 479 00:37:08,280 --> 00:37:10,600 we have someone complete this year. 480 00:37:10,600 --> 00:37:13,920 Again, this year might look a little different than it will in future years, but we already 481 00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:17,720 have a date booked, a graduation book for August 7th. 482 00:37:17,720 --> 00:37:22,400 So we have that. 483 00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:24,800 We're working on publicity and working with Victoria. 484 00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:31,160 Everything we have, enrollment folders, websites, everything is going to be in English and Spanish. 485 00:37:31,160 --> 00:37:35,800 We're putting together, we're going to have Facebook ads, we're going to do a push to 486 00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:37,720 the preschools. 487 00:37:37,720 --> 00:37:45,280 We really want to have a push to the Denton ISD preschool program and long term goal with 488 00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:46,280 this program. 489 00:37:46,280 --> 00:37:50,600 Not, you know, not during a pandemic, but we're going to reach out to the hospitals 490 00:37:50,600 --> 00:37:56,680 and try to get parents at the very earliest stages of parenthood. 491 00:37:56,680 --> 00:37:59,720 So that's our, that's one of our long term goals. 492 00:37:59,720 --> 00:38:02,400 I think that kind of sums it up. 493 00:38:02,400 --> 00:38:05,160 Do you guys have questions for me? 494 00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:15,800 Rebecca, this is Linghui Jiang, the CEO, so glad that you were able to help us with the 495 00:38:15,800 --> 00:38:17,400 classes and all that. 496 00:38:17,400 --> 00:38:24,280 I think the program, the way you described is absolutely wonderful. 497 00:38:24,280 --> 00:38:32,720 And a lot of times young parents do not understand that it's really not about reading the content 498 00:38:32,720 --> 00:38:36,080 to the babies and toddlers. 499 00:38:36,080 --> 00:38:46,960 It's about getting the babies and the toddlers, getting them used to our voices, their voices, 500 00:38:46,960 --> 00:38:55,040 getting them used to the whole connection using the audio and using the closeness. 501 00:38:55,040 --> 00:38:58,920 That's the connection that will last the child's lifetime. 502 00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:02,280 That's a fun bonding experience, yes. 503 00:39:02,280 --> 00:39:04,300 It's that kind of thing. 504 00:39:04,300 --> 00:39:12,040 And the best way to do it is to use books and use stories for them to really build that 505 00:39:12,040 --> 00:39:15,440 connection, the bonding. 506 00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:23,240 And so this is the part, I think from my perspective in a class, what I'm trying to tell the students 507 00:39:23,240 --> 00:39:31,840 who want to be children's librarians is that your target is really the parents, not just 508 00:39:31,840 --> 00:39:33,440 the three-year-old. 509 00:39:33,440 --> 00:39:39,120 And because the parents need to bring them in, the parents need to read to them, and 510 00:39:39,120 --> 00:39:47,760 they need to be able to see their guardians, the adults around them reading. 511 00:39:47,760 --> 00:39:51,880 And so the reading out loud gives them that chance to do it. 512 00:39:51,880 --> 00:39:59,480 So this is one of those family literacy elements that we really want to push out to students 513 00:39:59,480 --> 00:40:00,480 as well. 514 00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:02,480 Yes, I agree. 515 00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:06,840 That's one of the reasons for Summer Reading Talent, where we really promote, we move to 516 00:40:06,840 --> 00:40:13,320 having adults because we wanted to show children that their parents are reading too, but that's 517 00:40:13,320 --> 00:40:15,520 a different program. 518 00:40:15,520 --> 00:40:21,480 Also I wanted to add in there the importance of reading, especially if we're talking about 519 00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:30,080 from a cultural perspective, is that you have learning language, you know, common language 520 00:40:30,080 --> 00:40:36,560 and then you have cultural language, and so those kids, it makes a lot of sense to read 521 00:40:36,560 --> 00:40:42,360 to kids as they're learning to speak that they'll be speaking in a learning language, 522 00:40:42,360 --> 00:40:47,720 you know, terminology, because people are learning differently than the way that they 523 00:40:47,720 --> 00:40:48,720 learn at home. 524 00:40:48,720 --> 00:40:54,380 They talk differently at home than they do, you know, at school or in a common place. 525 00:40:54,380 --> 00:40:56,840 So I'm very excited about that. 526 00:40:56,840 --> 00:41:03,240 I love learning, and I'm a retired teacher, so of course I'm a lifelong learner, and I 527 00:41:03,240 --> 00:41:09,520 know in my house we talk differently than I would, you know, talk in public or reading, 528 00:41:09,520 --> 00:41:19,140 so it also helps with kids hearing a different type of speak. 529 00:41:19,140 --> 00:41:20,140 So that's good. 530 00:41:20,140 --> 00:41:25,120 I like that. 531 00:41:25,120 --> 00:41:27,040 I agree with everything that's been said. 532 00:41:27,040 --> 00:41:31,560 Now I might have missed it, but when can we sign up because I have two grandchildren, 533 00:41:31,560 --> 00:41:33,800 I want in this program? 534 00:41:33,800 --> 00:41:35,160 Hopefully in the next two weeks. 535 00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:36,160 Everything is ready to go. 536 00:41:36,160 --> 00:41:40,280 ReadSquared is set up, the website is set up, nothing is live because we want to make 537 00:41:40,280 --> 00:41:43,760 sure they get the complete packet, and we're really just waiting on this growth chart. 538 00:41:43,760 --> 00:41:49,000 So I already have these folders, not all 2,000 of them, but I already have a good start on 539 00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:55,040 getting these folders put together, and once we get these growth charts, we'll distribute 540 00:41:55,040 --> 00:42:00,440 these to all the branches, other than the imprinted items, we have everything in, so 541 00:42:00,440 --> 00:42:06,160 as soon as we get that imprinted item, we're launching, and I'm optimistic it'll be in 542 00:42:06,160 --> 00:42:07,520 the next two weeks. 543 00:42:07,520 --> 00:42:11,600 I want it before summer reading, so people will see it as a separate program because 544 00:42:11,600 --> 00:42:12,600 this program won't end. 545 00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:15,880 This is a year-long program, whereas summer reading is seasonal. 546 00:42:15,880 --> 00:42:23,280 Okay, if a child is already five and won't be six until fall, can they be involved in 547 00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:24,280 this? 548 00:42:24,280 --> 00:42:28,240 As long as it's ideally for anyone pre-kindergarten. 549 00:42:28,240 --> 00:42:33,400 So it targets pre-K still, and it's absolutely doable. 550 00:42:33,400 --> 00:42:34,660 We have the numbers in here. 551 00:42:34,660 --> 00:42:41,640 If you read one book a day, that's 365 books a year, but if you read three books a day, 552 00:42:41,640 --> 00:42:43,440 that's pretty much 1,000 books in three months. 553 00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:47,440 This is what I'm holding right now, they read three to five books a day. 554 00:42:47,440 --> 00:42:48,480 So it's doable. 555 00:42:48,480 --> 00:42:51,680 So mark your calendar for August 7th. 556 00:42:51,680 --> 00:42:56,160 Thank you. 557 00:42:56,160 --> 00:42:58,160 Anyone else have any questions? 558 00:42:58,160 --> 00:42:59,160 Okay. 559 00:42:59,160 --> 00:43:04,340 There's one more thing I just wanted to say. 560 00:43:04,340 --> 00:43:09,280 I'm going to be on a, I don't know if you all know that I am running for city council 561 00:43:09,280 --> 00:43:10,280 district one. 562 00:43:10,280 --> 00:43:17,480 I'm going to be on a forum this Saturday at five o'clock at the Fredmore Park, and is 563 00:43:17,480 --> 00:43:22,480 it okay if I announce this program to the audience out there to let them know to prepare 564 00:43:22,480 --> 00:43:24,240 to look for this through the library? 565 00:43:24,240 --> 00:43:25,240 Yes. 566 00:43:25,240 --> 00:43:26,240 That's great. 567 00:43:26,240 --> 00:43:30,760 We had a real brief ad on one of our literacy tips that we published on Facebook a few weeks 568 00:43:30,760 --> 00:43:31,760 ago. 569 00:43:31,760 --> 00:43:34,720 So it was just a small, it's coming soon. 570 00:43:34,720 --> 00:43:37,120 So we've already put out some of that information. 571 00:43:37,120 --> 00:43:38,120 Okay. 572 00:43:38,120 --> 00:43:40,440 So I'll let them know while I'm out there. 573 00:43:40,440 --> 00:43:41,440 That would be great. 574 00:43:41,440 --> 00:43:42,440 Great. 575 00:43:42,440 --> 00:43:43,440 All right. 576 00:43:43,440 --> 00:43:48,320 All right, anybody else have questions or comments about? 577 00:43:48,320 --> 00:43:49,320 Okay. 578 00:43:49,320 --> 00:43:50,320 All right. 579 00:43:50,320 --> 00:43:51,320 Let me see. 580 00:43:51,320 --> 00:43:52,320 Yes. 581 00:43:52,320 --> 00:43:53,320 Okay. 582 00:43:53,320 --> 00:43:54,320 Kimberly back then. 583 00:43:54,320 --> 00:43:55,320 Oh, okay. 584 00:43:55,320 --> 00:43:56,320 Yes. 585 00:43:56,320 --> 00:44:03,320 I'm back. 586 00:44:03,320 --> 00:44:16,840 Okay, the achievement in library excellence award. 587 00:44:16,840 --> 00:44:27,220 As Jennifer, she just included in the packet that the Den public library had been awarded 588 00:44:27,220 --> 00:44:32,000 the 2020 Texas achievement in library excellence award. 589 00:44:32,000 --> 00:44:37,920 So she included this certificate in the packet. 590 00:44:37,920 --> 00:44:42,400 Okay. 591 00:44:42,400 --> 00:44:46,320 Library card youth art contest. 592 00:44:46,320 --> 00:44:49,000 Just a quick overview. 593 00:44:49,000 --> 00:44:53,960 We are doing a library card art contest for kindergarten. 594 00:44:53,960 --> 00:45:05,280 So ages four through 17 years old can draw what they, a library card for us or used online 595 00:45:05,280 --> 00:45:12,480 means, basically whatever means of creativity they want to use. 596 00:45:12,480 --> 00:45:13,640 It's on our website. 597 00:45:13,640 --> 00:45:16,720 It has all of the rules listed. 598 00:45:16,720 --> 00:45:21,320 We do have it broken down into age groups for this younger middle and then the older 599 00:45:21,320 --> 00:45:22,740 high school kids. 600 00:45:22,740 --> 00:45:24,200 And we will pick three of those. 601 00:45:24,200 --> 00:45:32,280 We have some judges from local art institutions and those, we will produce library cards with 602 00:45:32,280 --> 00:45:34,380 their art on them. 603 00:45:34,380 --> 00:45:37,220 How many and how we're doing it. 604 00:45:37,220 --> 00:45:41,960 If we have one that's spectacular, it may become our new standard youth library card, 605 00:45:41,960 --> 00:45:47,240 but I think we can probably do a hundred cards each at the very, for the winner. 606 00:45:47,240 --> 00:45:52,720 So they, their families, and then those who are getting a new card can choose those. 607 00:45:52,720 --> 00:45:56,600 All of the rules and regulations, I won't go through all of them except to say it is 608 00:45:56,600 --> 00:46:04,920 only open to those that live in the city of Denton, go to DNISD, or they or their parents 609 00:46:04,920 --> 00:46:09,540 have a annual fee or a full service library card. 610 00:46:09,540 --> 00:46:17,560 So if, if their parent or guardian has a full service library card, they can, they can participate. 611 00:46:17,560 --> 00:46:23,640 And it will go through May 1st, so it's only for the month of April. 612 00:46:23,640 --> 00:46:26,200 And we're curious to see how the turnout will be. 613 00:46:26,200 --> 00:46:27,560 We're talking to DNISD. 614 00:46:27,560 --> 00:46:34,280 We're talking to the local Explorium, other places that serve children. 615 00:46:34,280 --> 00:46:41,520 And if somebody is not eligible to win, that doesn't, which includes the children of the 616 00:46:41,520 --> 00:46:44,700 library staff, does not mean they can't turn them in. 617 00:46:44,700 --> 00:46:48,440 And we, if we do some sort of display of the cards, you know, theirs will be right there 618 00:46:48,440 --> 00:46:51,280 with them. 619 00:46:51,280 --> 00:46:57,520 Okay, questions about that? 620 00:46:57,520 --> 00:47:00,160 Okay. 621 00:47:00,160 --> 00:47:09,520 Does anybody have anything to announce or a request for the upcoming agenda? 622 00:47:09,520 --> 00:47:16,600 Yes, Mr. Owen. 623 00:47:16,600 --> 00:47:20,120 No, everybody's good. 624 00:47:20,120 --> 00:47:23,440 Oh, I think he's trying to speak to me. 625 00:47:23,440 --> 00:47:25,040 It's on your screen. 626 00:47:25,040 --> 00:47:27,120 I think you're muted. 627 00:47:27,120 --> 00:47:30,400 Okay, there we go. 628 00:47:30,400 --> 00:47:38,480 A report on the election, how we had went at the different libraries for the May. 629 00:47:38,480 --> 00:47:46,280 So, you mean like which, which branches are going to be voting locations? 630 00:47:46,280 --> 00:47:50,480 You know, how it went at the various places. 631 00:47:50,480 --> 00:47:55,720 How many showed up that's okay. 632 00:47:55,720 --> 00:47:59,040 I don't have that definitely get it for you. 633 00:47:59,040 --> 00:48:01,480 It's not happening yet. 634 00:48:01,480 --> 00:48:03,640 Oh, okay. 635 00:48:03,640 --> 00:48:05,240 I think I got myself confused. 636 00:48:05,240 --> 00:48:07,640 Now I understand what the sorry about that. 637 00:48:07,640 --> 00:48:14,960 Okay, we will we will make sure to get that that I believe they do keep track because 638 00:48:14,960 --> 00:48:19,680 we do have some people coming in the same doors, but we will get that. 639 00:48:19,680 --> 00:48:25,080 We're watching you, Vicki. 640 00:48:25,080 --> 00:48:28,040 Anybody else? 641 00:48:28,040 --> 00:48:30,720 Okay. 642 00:48:30,720 --> 00:48:39,080 It is now 419 PM. 643 00:48:39,080 --> 00:48:42,080 And this meeting of the Library Board is adjourned.