WEBVTT 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. 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 00:00:26.440 --> 00:00:27.440 other. 00:00:27.440 --> 00:00:28.440 Okay. 00:00:28.440 --> 00:00:32.160 Is Vicki not on the board anymore? 00:00:32.160 --> 00:00:33.160 She's right there. 00:00:33.160 --> 00:00:34.160 She's here. 00:00:34.160 --> 00:00:35.160 Vicki Byrd? 00:00:35.160 --> 00:00:36.160 I didn't see her. 00:00:36.160 --> 00:00:37.160 Yeah. 00:00:37.160 --> 00:00:38.160 Yeah. 00:00:38.160 --> 00:00:39.160 She's waving. 00:00:39.160 --> 00:00:40.160 She's here. 00:00:40.160 --> 00:00:41.160 Oh, now I see her. 00:00:41.160 --> 00:00:42.160 Never mind. 00:00:42.160 --> 00:00:45.160 Thank you. 00:00:45.160 --> 00:00:58.760 And sorry, this is my first time presiding. 00:00:58.760 --> 00:01:04.600 So presentation from members of the public, we don't have any of that. 00:01:04.600 --> 00:01:06.680 We don't have any, right? 00:01:06.680 --> 00:01:11.180 I mean, the other thing is not that. 00:01:11.180 --> 00:01:12.720 Can someone help me clarify that? 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 00:01:19.160 --> 00:01:20.160 to speak. 00:01:20.160 --> 00:01:21.160 Okay. 00:01:21.160 --> 00:01:28.840 So we have no members of the public asking to speak. 00:01:28.840 --> 00:01:34.160 So we'll move on to items for consideration. 00:01:34.160 --> 00:01:39.520 Consider approval of the minutes of March 11th, 2021. 00:01:39.520 --> 00:01:43.720 I move approval. 00:01:43.720 --> 00:01:44.720 Somebody second? 00:01:44.720 --> 00:01:45.720 I do. 00:01:45.720 --> 00:01:46.720 Okay. 00:01:46.720 --> 00:01:47.720 All in favor? 00:01:47.720 --> 00:01:48.720 We'll have to raise our hands. 00:01:48.720 --> 00:01:49.720 Raise your hands. 00:01:49.720 --> 00:01:50.720 Okay. 00:01:50.720 --> 00:01:51.720 What do you say, Jean? 00:01:51.720 --> 00:01:52.720 All in favor? 00:01:52.720 --> 00:01:53.720 Aye. 00:01:53.720 --> 00:01:54.720 Those opposed? 00:01:54.720 --> 00:01:55.720 Same sign. 00:01:55.720 --> 00:01:56.720 Those opposed? 00:01:56.720 --> 00:01:57.720 Same sign. 00:01:57.720 --> 00:02:23.460 All right, and receive an informational report and hold a discussion regarding the Friends 00:02:23.460 --> 00:02:26.200 of the Denton Public Libraries. 00:02:26.200 --> 00:02:27.200 Okay. 00:02:27.200 --> 00:02:28.800 Thank you. 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 00:02:33.760 --> 00:02:37.440 brief and you have any questions, of course, please ask. 00:02:37.440 --> 00:02:44.720 But with the Friends of the Library, all the supplemental information was sent out. 00:02:44.720 --> 00:02:49.200 Basically, they're going to ask for a renewal of their memorandum of understanding with 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 00:02:57.440 --> 00:02:58.440 well. 00:02:58.440 --> 00:03:03.480 So, if anyone has any questions about that, I'll be happy to answer them. 00:03:03.480 --> 00:03:06.400 Any questions? 00:03:06.400 --> 00:03:10.280 Okay. 00:03:10.280 --> 00:03:17.200 And it should be noted that Dr. Zhang has joined the meeting. 00:03:17.200 --> 00:03:21.140 Receive an informational report and hold a discussion regarding the Emily Fowler Library 00:03:21.140 --> 00:03:22.140 Foundation. 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 00:03:30.160 --> 00:03:33.000 going on with the Foundation. 00:03:33.000 --> 00:03:39.240 So, it was pretty much just holding steady where we were previously and whatever's in 00:03:39.240 --> 00:03:41.320 the supplemental information. 00:03:41.320 --> 00:03:42.320 Okay. 00:03:42.320 --> 00:03:43.320 Great. 00:03:43.320 --> 00:03:47.600 Anybody have any questions for Kimberly? 00:03:47.600 --> 00:03:49.640 Okay. 00:03:49.640 --> 00:03:50.640 Receive a report. 00:03:50.640 --> 00:03:52.360 Oh, I think Vicki was asking. 00:03:52.360 --> 00:03:53.360 Oh, sorry. 00:03:53.360 --> 00:03:54.360 Oh, you're muted. 00:03:54.360 --> 00:03:55.360 Oh, you're muted, Vicki. 00:03:55.360 --> 00:03:56.360 Okay. 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, 00:04:03.520 --> 00:04:04.520 what would it be? 00:04:04.520 --> 00:04:08.120 Would it be dates, time, locations, or something like that? 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 00:04:15.120 --> 00:04:21.960 decided to spend or use any of the money for anything. 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 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 00:04:32.640 --> 00:04:34.200 quiet across the board. 00:04:34.200 --> 00:04:35.200 Okay. 00:04:35.200 --> 00:04:36.200 All right. 00:04:36.200 --> 00:04:37.200 Thank you. 00:04:37.200 --> 00:04:38.200 All right. 00:04:38.200 --> 00:04:44.680 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the library's strategic 00:04:44.680 --> 00:04:48.600 plan, 2019 to 2021. 00:04:48.600 --> 00:04:53.840 The strategic plan, I know y'all have all looked at it and approved it. 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 00:04:58.680 --> 00:05:05.880 at it, put a new strategic plan together, but 2020 delayed that. 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 00:05:11.240 --> 00:05:17.720 Jennifer said is that we'd start gathering stakeholder information and have public meetings, 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 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 00:05:32.640 --> 00:05:39.100 the strategic plan for one more year so we can complete those items that are incomplete, 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. 00:05:46.280 --> 00:05:48.920 Okay. 00:05:48.920 --> 00:05:51.720 Does anybody have questions? 00:05:51.720 --> 00:05:53.280 Okay. 00:05:53.280 --> 00:06:03.620 Does someone want a motion that we approve extending the strategic plan another year? 00:06:03.620 --> 00:06:06.120 I will. 00:06:06.120 --> 00:06:07.520 Can I get a second? 00:06:07.520 --> 00:06:09.560 I'll show you. 00:06:09.560 --> 00:06:10.560 Okay. 00:06:10.560 --> 00:06:13.360 All in favor, raise your hand. 00:06:13.360 --> 00:06:14.360 Who was the second? 00:06:14.360 --> 00:06:15.360 I can't. 00:06:15.360 --> 00:06:16.360 Oh, Vicki. 00:06:16.360 --> 00:06:17.360 Okay. 00:06:17.360 --> 00:06:22.040 All opposed, same sign. 00:06:22.040 --> 00:06:23.520 So it was unanimous. 00:06:23.520 --> 00:06:28.400 All in favor. 00:06:28.400 --> 00:06:32.400 Okay. 00:06:32.400 --> 00:06:37.960 Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding library phase reopening plans during the COVID-19 00:06:37.960 --> 00:06:38.960 pandemic. 00:06:38.960 --> 00:06:39.960 Okay. 00:06:39.960 --> 00:06:46.200 Jennifer sent out a very specific breakdown of everything that we're going to be doing 00:06:46.200 --> 00:06:48.440 as we move to reopening. 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 00:06:53.920 --> 00:07:04.480 as browsing by appointment, and a few other, the copy and fact services have picked up. 00:07:04.480 --> 00:07:06.080 And we'll be moving to phase three. 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 00:07:14.160 --> 00:07:15.360 was sent. 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 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 00:07:28.680 --> 00:07:33.360 on Wednesday, and Emily Fowler on Thursday. 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, 00:07:42.640 --> 00:07:48.240 but that will mainly be done by just staff observations and gently reminding people that 00:07:48.240 --> 00:07:51.800 we're trying to keep the library kind of ebbing and flowing. 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 00:07:57.680 --> 00:08:00.880 to answer any questions about that reopening. 00:08:00.880 --> 00:08:07.760 Vicki, you have a question? 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 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 00:08:20.560 --> 00:08:24.560 and read in a, you know, maybe in a private space? 00:08:24.560 --> 00:08:31.240 Some of the libraries have their own little rooms or whatnot, can we consider that? 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 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 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 00:08:47.680 --> 00:08:52.920 kind of numbers we're dealing with and what people are asking, and that does include, 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 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 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 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, 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 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. 00:09:33.640 --> 00:09:42.720 Any other questions? 00:09:42.720 --> 00:09:47.760 One online comment has been received about this subject, and as noted on the posted agenda, 00:09:47.760 --> 00:09:53.200 will not be read into the record, but included in the minutes for this meeting. 00:09:53.200 --> 00:09:58.520 And any other questions about this topic? 00:09:58.520 --> 00:10:07.280 Okay, we'll move on, receive a report, hold the discussion, and give staff direction regarding 00:10:07.280 --> 00:10:18.200 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 library funding. 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. 00:10:22.600 --> 00:10:29.360 The funds are being allocated, and then they will be turned over into grant opportunities 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 00:10:39.640 --> 00:10:40.640 services. 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, 00:10:46.200 --> 00:10:53.360 possibly putting those hold pick up, those outside pick ups that people can get after 00:10:53.360 --> 00:10:58.160 hours, or maybe we can even discuss doing them during hours, open hours for people who 00:10:58.160 --> 00:11:03.400 are really uncomfortable coming in the library, but those are in the early discussion phases, 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 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 00:11:14.000 --> 00:11:18.240 it? 00:11:18.240 --> 00:11:20.040 Questions about that? 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. 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 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 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 00:11:46.560 --> 00:11:47.560 library. 00:11:47.560 --> 00:11:50.640 So I'm hoping we keep that in mind. 00:11:50.640 --> 00:11:56.040 I think we are looking at some larger programs, especially around summer reading club, kind 00:11:56.040 --> 00:12:00.520 of dipping our toe into like before we have them, but especially at like Emily Fowler 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 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 00:12:13.000 --> 00:12:19.320 than normal because it's outside and people will feel more comfortable, but I agree getting 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 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 00:12:31.720 --> 00:12:35.600 parameters they're going to put around them. 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 00:12:43.100 --> 00:12:47.800 library can take advantage of those. 00:12:47.800 --> 00:12:57.480 One is the American Rescue Plan is going to be more about recovery, responses and recovery, 00:12:57.480 --> 00:13:05.040 and there is a huge part of the emphasis on people who are underserved. 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 00:13:15.560 --> 00:13:24.400 that specifically address the population that are underserved, not just bring the regular 00:13:24.400 --> 00:13:32.320 users back, but to expand to the areas where we're not serving as many people. 00:13:32.320 --> 00:13:33.520 That's the first thing. 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 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, 00:13:49.160 --> 00:13:57.800 especially public libraries, the IMLS, the $200 million most likely is going to be in 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 00:14:07.200 --> 00:14:15.000 that are specifically addressing how we are going to help with the community responses 00:14:15.000 --> 00:14:17.080 and recovery. 00:14:17.080 --> 00:14:19.560 And there are several different areas. 00:14:19.560 --> 00:14:26.320 One of the areas that is very hot right now is telemedicine, telehealth. 00:14:26.320 --> 00:14:32.280 And both the physical health and mental health, and especially mental health. 00:14:32.280 --> 00:14:33.480 And that's the area. 00:14:33.480 --> 00:14:40.920 The other area, of course, is the broadband, the Internet access, the devices. 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 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, 00:14:57.760 --> 00:15:05.560 the Internet subscription, or do not have the Wi-Fi, the cellular signal. 00:15:05.560 --> 00:15:08.980 Those are the areas that are going to get money. 00:15:08.980 --> 00:15:18.480 And this is especially the case with the $7 billion in the schools and libraries because 00:15:18.480 --> 00:15:28.200 that money is specifically designated for technology, for distance learning, and especially 00:15:28.200 --> 00:15:29.760 for telemedicine. 00:15:29.760 --> 00:15:34.880 So it is very important for us to be ready to submit the grants. 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. 00:15:41.840 --> 00:15:43.640 That would be too late. 00:15:43.640 --> 00:15:53.280 And I was one of the reviewers with the previous COVID recovery grant. 00:15:53.280 --> 00:16:01.400 And so many people, so many libraries who wrote grants just wanted to do some more. 00:16:01.400 --> 00:16:04.240 That's not going to get us money. 00:16:04.240 --> 00:16:10.160 And the other thing that is also very important that the library community is pushing right 00:16:10.160 --> 00:16:19.720 now is to help, to see if we could get the attention of the Congress representatives, 00:16:19.720 --> 00:16:29.480 our senators and our House of Representatives to support Build America's Library Act, which 00:16:29.480 --> 00:16:37.720 is really for renovation, for building renovation, for physical renovation and update of the 00:16:37.720 --> 00:16:43.960 physical libraries because most, a lot of the public libraries, especially public libraries 00:16:43.960 --> 00:16:47.360 were more than 40, 50 years old. 00:16:47.360 --> 00:16:52.920 And this is the infrastructure that needs to be, needs to be renewed. 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. 00:17:01.820 --> 00:17:07.760 We need more people to be, to be advocating for it. 00:17:07.760 --> 00:17:16.880 And so for example, I wrote to both senators and my congressman and basically tell them 00:17:16.880 --> 00:17:18.880 you got to sponsor this. 00:17:18.880 --> 00:17:28.960 And so those are the things that we really need to work on. 00:17:28.960 --> 00:17:32.200 I know Jennifer may have brought it up. 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 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 00:17:43.560 --> 00:17:50.360 now is that if we can get more, they will go out. 00:17:50.360 --> 00:17:53.560 And for people who were worried, they are coming back. 00:17:53.560 --> 00:17:58.400 I mean, there's a small percentage of loss, but people are bringing them back. 00:17:58.400 --> 00:18:00.280 And then they're checking them right back out. 00:18:00.280 --> 00:18:02.380 So they've been successful. 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 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, 00:18:14.320 --> 00:18:17.920 I mean that checked a box immediately. 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 00:18:25.200 --> 00:18:27.720 range of all three branches. 00:18:27.720 --> 00:18:29.460 So you're right. 00:18:29.460 --> 00:18:33.440 Those are things that we do definitely need to look at. 00:18:33.440 --> 00:18:38.640 I have a question related to telehealth. 00:18:38.640 --> 00:18:42.120 I can't remember what you all call it. 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 00:18:47.640 --> 00:18:51.600 whatever you call it, do you have a telehealth kit? 00:18:51.600 --> 00:18:54.560 Is that one of the things that you have that checks out? 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? 00:19:07.080 --> 00:19:14.440 The, the measure your blood oxygen on your finger and thermometer and stuff like that 00:19:14.440 --> 00:19:15.880 in a little kit. 00:19:15.880 --> 00:19:19.620 Is that something that you all have as part of your checkout? 00:19:19.620 --> 00:19:25.760 We do not have it right now, but that's actually a really interesting idea. 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 00:19:30.540 --> 00:19:34.380 suggestions that came from the public about different kits. 00:19:34.380 --> 00:19:38.200 So I can definitely add that. 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. 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 00:19:48.960 --> 00:19:49.960 the wants. 00:19:49.960 --> 00:19:52.520 So that would fit under the needs. 00:19:52.520 --> 00:19:58.000 So that I'll, I'll definitely approach our adult services about that. 00:19:58.000 --> 00:20:00.840 Thank you. 00:20:00.840 --> 00:20:06.760 Any other questions about the, the funding, the American rescue plan funding? 00:20:06.760 --> 00:20:21.320 Is there any way we could get some more EV charging stations through, through that section? 00:20:21.320 --> 00:20:22.480 That's an interesting question. 00:20:22.480 --> 00:20:23.920 We've had some issues with those. 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 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 00:20:36.720 --> 00:20:37.920 doesn't have one. 00:20:37.920 --> 00:20:43.520 So I'll put that down on the list to give it to approach Jennifer about. 00:20:43.520 --> 00:20:46.400 Thank you. 00:20:46.400 --> 00:20:50.600 Any other questions about the funding? 00:20:50.600 --> 00:20:57.440 I strongly suggest everyone read the, the, this thing from ALA that was included with 00:20:57.440 --> 00:21:00.320 our info for today. 00:21:00.320 --> 00:21:01.760 It's very informative. 00:21:01.760 --> 00:21:06.880 It fills you in pretty well about all the other different kinds of funding. 00:21:06.880 --> 00:21:08.080 Okay. 00:21:08.080 --> 00:21:14.640 Move on to the forge maker space update. 00:21:14.640 --> 00:21:16.600 Okay. 00:21:16.600 --> 00:21:22.360 Jennifer again, in the, in the information sheet listed the long, long list of things 00:21:22.360 --> 00:21:25.080 going into the new forge maker space. 00:21:25.080 --> 00:21:27.380 We started to receive furniture. 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 00:21:31.200 --> 00:21:38.720 will have some really pretty pictures soon that they are, it is partially funded with 00:21:38.720 --> 00:21:42.160 the TSLAC, a special projects grant. 00:21:42.160 --> 00:21:46.380 And so like I said, she's receiving box after box as I sit in there. 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 00:21:53.880 --> 00:22:00.280 she should have some light, some dates soon of when they expect it to actually happen. 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 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 00:22:10.120 --> 00:22:11.120 the year. 00:22:11.120 --> 00:22:18.160 So, so that's just, it's kind of, it's in progress. 00:22:18.160 --> 00:22:21.540 Okay. 00:22:21.540 --> 00:22:28.440 Library 2021 summer classes and events. 00:22:28.440 --> 00:22:30.000 Jennifer included that. 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 00:22:35.280 --> 00:22:41.400 read and that is the crafters corner is returning to Emily Fowler. 00:22:41.400 --> 00:22:46.480 Bring your favorite craft, visit to exchange patterns and know-how and get to know others 00:22:46.480 --> 00:22:49.040 in your local crafting community. 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 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 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 00:23:04.960 --> 00:23:06.380 group to return. 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 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 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 00:23:26.040 --> 00:23:28.480 programs and virtual programs. 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 00:23:33.400 --> 00:23:38.480 would like to come in with programs that are planned based around safety. 00:23:38.480 --> 00:23:41.440 We also have that for them. 00:23:41.440 --> 00:23:48.480 Okay, anybody have questions about that? 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? 00:23:54.520 --> 00:24:00.480 Let me see, I mean is it a lot? 00:24:00.480 --> 00:24:04.440 There's a number, there's quite a few that are in person. 00:24:04.440 --> 00:24:07.240 Let me see I've got actually one of the programmers sitting next to me. 00:24:07.240 --> 00:24:11.640 Do you know the percentage of your programs that are in person? 00:24:11.640 --> 00:24:20.880 I haven't looked at it that closely. 00:24:20.880 --> 00:24:27.320 Okay, Chisa with South Branch with the youth program, she actually has more in-person than 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 00:24:35.000 --> 00:24:39.680 slowly move over to more in-person than virtual. 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 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 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 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 00:25:03.160 --> 00:25:08.440 to show up they will have you know tables set up for people to do that. 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 00:25:13.200 --> 00:25:19.220 opportunity is still there, but and we can also give somebody a laptop in the library 00:25:19.220 --> 00:25:22.000 who wants to put on headphones instead of a table. 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 00:25:26.480 --> 00:25:33.680 they can enjoy the speaker program or class. 00:25:33.680 --> 00:25:38.280 Yes, Ms. Berg. 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 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 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? 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 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 00:26:10.560 --> 00:26:16.920 asking that especially with the virtual elements that should be cover what we're hoping will 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 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 00:26:28.800 --> 00:26:32.880 to have one that's an Emily Fowler program, but it will be on the square. 00:26:32.880 --> 00:26:33.960 So that will be outside. 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. 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 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 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, 00:27:00.680 --> 00:27:02.320 but that would just be weather dictated. 00:27:02.320 --> 00:27:06.040 If the weather is good, we can do it outside. 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 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 00:27:16.240 --> 00:27:19.960 it'll be in the meeting room or outside. 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 00:27:26.240 --> 00:27:31.240 I do know some of their children's programs may be at the pavilion. 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 00:27:38.720 --> 00:27:48.680 South's numbers are pretty impressive. 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 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, 00:28:00.320 --> 00:28:05.640 you know, get my pick up my books, I can pick up one of those programs. 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 00:28:10.640 --> 00:28:11.640 of times. 00:28:11.640 --> 00:28:14.840 Are they doing a printout of the programs? 00:28:14.840 --> 00:28:16.360 Okay. 00:28:16.360 --> 00:28:22.120 Sorry, I've got my assistant here. 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 00:28:27.080 --> 00:28:31.520 have them available for those that do want a hard copy. 00:28:31.520 --> 00:28:35.240 When do you, does she know when they're going to be available? 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. 00:28:41.960 --> 00:28:44.960 So Victoria will probably get to working on it tomorrow. 00:28:44.960 --> 00:28:51.080 So hopefully it usually moves pretty quick once she has it. 00:28:51.080 --> 00:28:52.840 Thank you. 00:28:52.840 --> 00:28:57.840 Okay, we don't actually need to vote on those, right? 00:28:57.840 --> 00:28:58.840 The classes. 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 00:29:08.040 --> 00:29:11.200 and give staff direction. 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 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 00:29:22.840 --> 00:29:25.400 we went forward. 00:29:25.400 --> 00:29:35.320 Okay, anybody have any other questions or comments about the summer classes and events? 00:29:35.320 --> 00:29:38.720 Okay. 00:29:38.720 --> 00:29:42.280 Fiscal year 2021-22 budget requests. 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 00:29:46.680 --> 00:29:49.760 to have them all together soon. 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 00:30:00.200 --> 00:30:06.340 the program, but people who could step down at the beginning of COVID voluntarily. 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 00:30:14.520 --> 00:30:21.600 for circulation at Emily Fowler and a part-time for technical services. 00:30:21.600 --> 00:30:24.200 All of these are positions we've had before. 00:30:24.200 --> 00:30:26.880 They've just been sitting empty. 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 00:30:33.560 --> 00:30:42.400 and South in order to just add for some safety issues. 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. 00:30:48.160 --> 00:30:50.520 And the big one is at Emily Fowler. 00:30:50.520 --> 00:30:56.680 We're looking to add conference and study rooms downstairs where our new computers are. 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 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 00:31:09.400 --> 00:31:14.120 underserved populations and those experiencing homelessness, and we figure if we can bring 00:31:14.120 --> 00:31:17.640 the organizations in, they will have a conference room. 00:31:17.640 --> 00:31:21.920 And then we have study rooms for, of course, the many students. 00:31:21.920 --> 00:31:26.640 And let's see what else she has added. 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 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 00:31:37.560 --> 00:31:39.560 now. 00:31:39.560 --> 00:31:41.560 Okay. 00:31:41.560 --> 00:31:43.560 Questions? 00:31:43.560 --> 00:31:45.560 Okay. 00:31:45.560 --> 00:31:50.440 1,000 books before kindergarten. 00:31:50.440 --> 00:31:54.000 I think Vicki was going to ask a question before I got to that one. 00:31:54.000 --> 00:31:55.000 Yes, ma'am. 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 00:31:58.520 --> 00:32:03.160 the board, I was going to ask about the one, the one, one desk conference. 00:32:03.160 --> 00:32:04.160 What was that? 00:32:04.160 --> 00:32:05.160 I'm sorry. 00:32:05.160 --> 00:32:15.320 I guess it was in the libraries have had two desks, one circulation and one reference. 00:32:15.320 --> 00:32:21.520 And there's kind of always been some confusion amongst the general public library staff knows 00:32:21.520 --> 00:32:24.360 circulation and reference like the back of their hand. 00:32:24.360 --> 00:32:25.360 This is Cirque. 00:32:25.360 --> 00:32:26.360 This is reference. 00:32:26.360 --> 00:32:28.960 The public just wants their question answered. 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 00:32:35.320 --> 00:32:40.800 and reference sitting together as sort of an information hub. 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 00:32:48.120 --> 00:32:54.240 looking for stuff that's more dynamic, that it's more ADA assessable. 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. 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 00:33:02.680 --> 00:33:05.120 toes to see us. 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 00:33:09.760 --> 00:33:15.280 assessable desks, but also to have the two different parts of the staff working together 00:33:15.280 --> 00:33:17.280 at them. 00:33:17.280 --> 00:33:19.280 Okay. 00:33:19.280 --> 00:33:22.280 Anything else? 00:33:22.280 --> 00:33:23.280 Questions. 00:33:23.280 --> 00:33:24.280 Okay. 00:33:24.280 --> 00:33:26.320 1000 books before kindergarten. 00:33:26.320 --> 00:33:27.320 Okay. 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 00:33:31.560 --> 00:33:39.000 about it. 00:33:39.000 --> 00:33:43.400 Hello. 00:33:43.400 --> 00:33:46.280 Okay. 00:33:46.280 --> 00:33:53.800 Sorry, this is my first time doing this. 00:33:53.800 --> 00:34:00.480 So I am talking to you guys about the 1000 books before kindergarten program. 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 00:34:04.080 --> 00:34:08.440 two weeks, the last element we need is at the printers right now. 00:34:08.440 --> 00:34:10.840 So once we get that, we'll be able to launch. 00:34:10.840 --> 00:34:15.320 So what it is, is a early literacy program. 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. 00:34:22.960 --> 00:34:25.600 If they want to read more than one book, that's excellent. 00:34:25.600 --> 00:34:31.720 And we hope that happens, but it also promotes that family bonding or kindergarten readiness. 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 00:34:36.320 --> 00:34:37.400 literacy. 00:34:37.400 --> 00:34:40.720 So this concentrates on birth through five. 00:34:40.720 --> 00:34:45.640 And I have had personal experience with not me personally, but people coming up to me 00:34:45.640 --> 00:34:48.160 and saying, Oh, I don't need to read to my baby. 00:34:48.160 --> 00:34:50.160 They can't understand anything. 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 00:34:54.560 --> 00:34:56.000 that's, that's false. 00:34:56.000 --> 00:34:58.760 You need, you need to read to your babies. 00:34:58.760 --> 00:35:05.080 So we're just really hoping this promotes that experience, that reading to children. 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, 00:35:10.240 --> 00:35:13.680 and we have a multi-step process. 00:35:13.680 --> 00:35:18.960 When they first enroll in the packet, they will, they'll get one of these packets. 00:35:18.960 --> 00:35:20.360 It will have their enrollment letter. 00:35:20.360 --> 00:35:21.880 It'll have an encouraging sticker. 00:35:21.880 --> 00:35:22.880 This is just a mock-up. 00:35:22.880 --> 00:35:26.160 This is what's out the printers right now, but a growth chart. 00:35:26.160 --> 00:35:29.600 We want them to, to grow as they grow their reading skills. 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 00:35:34.440 --> 00:35:36.480 it'll be a full growth chart. 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 00:35:40.760 --> 00:35:47.680 needed to enroll a little bit about the, about the program. 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. 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 00:35:57.720 --> 00:36:02.660 reading challenge, but it has a 1000 books program already in it. 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. 00:36:08.840 --> 00:36:11.560 So that has multiple steps. 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 00:36:17.800 --> 00:36:21.320 bag because we want them to take home lots of books. 00:36:21.320 --> 00:36:24.360 I've got to find my papers. 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 00:36:31.360 --> 00:36:33.360 so they can take home their books. 00:36:33.360 --> 00:36:40.040 Then at 500 books read, they'll get a free book. 00:36:40.040 --> 00:36:45.360 At 750 books read, they'll get a fun color changing cup. 00:36:45.360 --> 00:36:48.300 And at 1000 books read, they'll have completed the program. 00:36:48.300 --> 00:36:51.080 So we're going to make a big to do. 00:36:51.080 --> 00:36:54.600 When they read their 1000 books, they're going to get a certificate. 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. 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 00:37:08.280 --> 00:37:10.600 we have someone complete this year. 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 00:37:13.920 --> 00:37:17.720 have a date booked, a graduation book for August 7th. 00:37:17.720 --> 00:37:22.400 So we have that. 00:37:22.400 --> 00:37:24.800 We're working on publicity and working with Victoria. 00:37:24.800 --> 00:37:31.160 Everything we have, enrollment folders, websites, everything is going to be in English and Spanish. 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 00:37:35.800 --> 00:37:37.720 the preschools. 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 00:37:45.280 --> 00:37:46.280 this program. 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 00:37:50.600 --> 00:37:56.680 and try to get parents at the very earliest stages of parenthood. 00:37:56.680 --> 00:37:59.720 So that's our, that's one of our long term goals. 00:37:59.720 --> 00:38:02.400 I think that kind of sums it up. 00:38:02.400 --> 00:38:05.160 Do you guys have questions for me? 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 00:38:15.800 --> 00:38:17.400 classes and all that. 00:38:17.400 --> 00:38:24.280 I think the program, the way you described is absolutely wonderful. 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 00:38:32.720 --> 00:38:36.080 to the babies and toddlers. 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, 00:38:46.960 --> 00:38:55.040 getting them used to the whole connection using the audio and using the closeness. 00:38:55.040 --> 00:38:58.920 That's the connection that will last the child's lifetime. 00:38:58.920 --> 00:39:02.280 That's a fun bonding experience, yes. 00:39:02.280 --> 00:39:04.300 It's that kind of thing. 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 00:39:12.040 --> 00:39:15.440 connection, the bonding. 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 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 00:39:31.840 --> 00:39:33.440 the three-year-old. 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 00:39:39.120 --> 00:39:47.760 they need to be able to see their guardians, the adults around them reading. 00:39:47.760 --> 00:39:51.880 And so the reading out loud gives them that chance to do it. 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 00:39:59.480 --> 00:40:00.480 as well. 00:40:00.480 --> 00:40:02.480 Yes, I agree. 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 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 00:40:13.320 --> 00:40:15.520 a different program. 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 00:40:21.480 --> 00:40:30.080 from a cultural perspective, is that you have learning language, you know, common language 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 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, 00:40:42.360 --> 00:40:47.720 you know, terminology, because people are learning differently than the way that they 00:40:47.720 --> 00:40:48.720 learn at home. 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. 00:40:54.380 --> 00:40:56.840 So I'm very excited about that. 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 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, 00:41:09.520 --> 00:41:19.140 so it also helps with kids hearing a different type of speak. 00:41:19.140 --> 00:41:20.140 So that's good. 00:41:20.140 --> 00:41:25.120 I like that. 00:41:25.120 --> 00:41:27.040 I agree with everything that's been said. 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, 00:41:31.560 --> 00:41:33.800 I want in this program? 00:41:33.800 --> 00:41:35.160 Hopefully in the next two weeks. 00:41:35.160 --> 00:41:36.160 Everything is ready to go. 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 00:41:40.280 --> 00:41:43.760 sure they get the complete packet, and we're really just waiting on this growth chart. 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 00:41:49.000 --> 00:41:55.040 getting these folders put together, and once we get these growth charts, we'll distribute 00:41:55.040 --> 00:42:00.440 these to all the branches, other than the imprinted items, we have everything in, so 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 00:42:06.160 --> 00:42:07.520 the next two weeks. 00:42:07.520 --> 00:42:11.600 I want it before summer reading, so people will see it as a separate program because 00:42:11.600 --> 00:42:12.600 this program won't end. 00:42:12.600 --> 00:42:15.880 This is a year-long program, whereas summer reading is seasonal. 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 00:42:23.280 --> 00:42:24.280 this? 00:42:24.280 --> 00:42:28.240 As long as it's ideally for anyone pre-kindergarten. 00:42:28.240 --> 00:42:33.400 So it targets pre-K still, and it's absolutely doable. 00:42:33.400 --> 00:42:34.660 We have the numbers in here. 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, 00:42:41.640 --> 00:42:43.440 that's pretty much 1,000 books in three months. 00:42:43.440 --> 00:42:47.440 This is what I'm holding right now, they read three to five books a day. 00:42:47.440 --> 00:42:48.480 So it's doable. 00:42:48.480 --> 00:42:51.680 So mark your calendar for August 7th. 00:42:51.680 --> 00:42:56.160 Thank you. 00:42:56.160 --> 00:42:58.160 Anyone else have any questions? 00:42:58.160 --> 00:42:59.160 Okay. 00:42:59.160 --> 00:43:04.340 There's one more thing I just wanted to say. 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 00:43:09.280 --> 00:43:10.280 district one. 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 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 00:43:22.480 --> 00:43:24.240 to look for this through the library? 00:43:24.240 --> 00:43:25.240 Yes. 00:43:25.240 --> 00:43:26.240 That's great. 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 00:43:30.760 --> 00:43:31.760 ago. 00:43:31.760 --> 00:43:34.720 So it was just a small, it's coming soon. 00:43:34.720 --> 00:43:37.120 So we've already put out some of that information. 00:43:37.120 --> 00:43:38.120 Okay. 00:43:38.120 --> 00:43:40.440 So I'll let them know while I'm out there. 00:43:40.440 --> 00:43:41.440 That would be great. 00:43:41.440 --> 00:43:42.440 Great. 00:43:42.440 --> 00:43:43.440 All right. 00:43:43.440 --> 00:43:48.320 All right, anybody else have questions or comments about? 00:43:48.320 --> 00:43:49.320 Okay. 00:43:49.320 --> 00:43:50.320 All right. 00:43:50.320 --> 00:43:51.320 Let me see. 00:43:51.320 --> 00:43:52.320 Yes. 00:43:52.320 --> 00:43:53.320 Okay. 00:43:53.320 --> 00:43:54.320 Kimberly back then. 00:43:54.320 --> 00:43:55.320 Oh, okay. 00:43:55.320 --> 00:43:56.320 Yes. 00:43:56.320 --> 00:44:03.320 I'm back. 00:44:03.320 --> 00:44:16.840 Okay, the achievement in library excellence award. 00:44:16.840 --> 00:44:27.220 As Jennifer, she just included in the packet that the Den public library had been awarded 00:44:27.220 --> 00:44:32.000 the 2020 Texas achievement in library excellence award. 00:44:32.000 --> 00:44:37.920 So she included this certificate in the packet. 00:44:37.920 --> 00:44:42.400 Okay. 00:44:42.400 --> 00:44:46.320 Library card youth art contest. 00:44:46.320 --> 00:44:49.000 Just a quick overview. 00:44:49.000 --> 00:44:53.960 We are doing a library card art contest for kindergarten. 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 00:45:05.280 --> 00:45:12.480 means, basically whatever means of creativity they want to use. 00:45:12.480 --> 00:45:13.640 It's on our website. 00:45:13.640 --> 00:45:16.720 It has all of the rules listed. 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 00:45:21.320 --> 00:45:22.740 high school kids. 00:45:22.740 --> 00:45:24.200 And we will pick three of those. 00:45:24.200 --> 00:45:32.280 We have some judges from local art institutions and those, we will produce library cards with 00:45:32.280 --> 00:45:34.380 their art on them. 00:45:34.380 --> 00:45:37.220 How many and how we're doing it. 00:45:37.220 --> 00:45:41.960 If we have one that's spectacular, it may become our new standard youth library card, 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. 00:45:47.240 --> 00:45:52.720 So they, their families, and then those who are getting a new card can choose those. 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 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 00:46:04.920 --> 00:46:09.540 have a annual fee or a full service library card. 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. 00:46:17.560 --> 00:46:23.640 And it will go through May 1st, so it's only for the month of April. 00:46:23.640 --> 00:46:26.200 And we're curious to see how the turnout will be. 00:46:26.200 --> 00:46:27.560 We're talking to DNISD. 00:46:27.560 --> 00:46:34.280 We're talking to the local Explorium, other places that serve children. 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 00:46:41.520 --> 00:46:44.700 library staff, does not mean they can't turn them in. 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 00:46:48.440 --> 00:46:51.280 with them. 00:46:51.280 --> 00:46:57.520 Okay, questions about that? 00:46:57.520 --> 00:47:00.160 Okay. 00:47:00.160 --> 00:47:09.520 Does anybody have anything to announce or a request for the upcoming agenda? 00:47:09.520 --> 00:47:16.600 Yes, Mr. Owen. 00:47:16.600 --> 00:47:20.120 No, everybody's good. 00:47:20.120 --> 00:47:23.440 Oh, I think he's trying to speak to me. 00:47:23.440 --> 00:47:25.040 It's on your screen. 00:47:25.040 --> 00:47:27.120 I think you're muted. 00:47:27.120 --> 00:47:30.400 Okay, there we go. 00:47:30.400 --> 00:47:38.480 A report on the election, how we had went at the different libraries for the May. 00:47:38.480 --> 00:47:46.280 So, you mean like which, which branches are going to be voting locations? 00:47:46.280 --> 00:47:50.480 You know, how it went at the various places. 00:47:50.480 --> 00:47:55.720 How many showed up that's okay. 00:47:55.720 --> 00:47:59.040 I don't have that definitely get it for you. 00:47:59.040 --> 00:48:01.480 It's not happening yet. 00:48:01.480 --> 00:48:03.640 Oh, okay. 00:48:03.640 --> 00:48:05.240 I think I got myself confused. 00:48:05.240 --> 00:48:07.640 Now I understand what the sorry about that. 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 00:48:14.960 --> 00:48:19.680 we do have some people coming in the same doors, but we will get that. 00:48:19.680 --> 00:48:25.080 We're watching you, Vicki. 00:48:25.080 --> 00:48:28.040 Anybody else? 00:48:28.040 --> 00:48:30.720 Okay. 00:48:30.720 --> 00:48:39.080 It is now 419 PM. 00:48:39.080 --> 00:48:42.080 And this meeting of the Library Board is adjourned.