WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:11.520 welcome everyone I'd like to welcome everybody back this is our first meeting 00:00:11.520 --> 00:00:17.480 in quite a long while and I'd like to call the meeting to order the first item 00:00:17.480 --> 00:00:23.580 on the agenda is a present is if there are presentations from any members of 00:00:23.580 --> 00:00:31.120 the public do we have any presentations no we have no callers queued up for this 00:00:31.120 --> 00:00:36.200 meeting and there are also no online comment okay thank you very much then 00:00:36.200 --> 00:00:40.620 we'll move on to the second item on the agenda which is to consider approval of 00:00:40.620 --> 00:00:46.720 the minutes of March 9th 2020 Cindy sent us those to remind us of what happens so 00:00:46.720 --> 00:00:51.880 very long ago and I assume you've read them so may I have a motion to approve 00:00:51.880 --> 00:01:00.040 the minutes of the March 9th meeting may I see a hand Laura approves them second 00:01:00.040 --> 00:01:09.680 from Katie all in favor raise your hand please the minutes are considered 00:01:09.680 --> 00:01:15.480 approved all right the next item is to receive an informational report and hold 00:01:15.480 --> 00:01:19.160 a discussion regarding the Friends of the Denton Public Libraries Jennifer 00:01:19.160 --> 00:01:26.480 will you present that report for us yes so the Friends unfortunately due to 00:01:26.480 --> 00:01:32.680 COVID have had to cancel so many activities their regular quarterly 00:01:32.680 --> 00:01:38.480 meetings for 2020 have been canceled they are trying to conduct a virtual 00:01:38.480 --> 00:01:45.800 meeting to make plans for 2021 sometime later this month their book sales were 00:01:45.800 --> 00:01:55.140 also canceled from the spring through the rest of the year for safety concerns 00:01:55.140 --> 00:02:03.840 they did give us in 2020 they gave us $20,000 for 10,000 was for summer 00:02:03.840 --> 00:02:07.960 reading challenge prize books which we purchased and now that the libraries are 00:02:07.960 --> 00:02:11.200 starting to reopen patrons who participate it can pick up their prizes 00:02:11.200 --> 00:02:17.120 and another 10,000 went to other facility enhancements such as there was 00:02:17.120 --> 00:02:22.180 furniture in the teen room and a large bed scanner in for Emily Fowler Central 00:02:22.180 --> 00:02:28.200 Library those items have come in in preparing for 2021 because there weren't 00:02:28.200 --> 00:02:31.840 book sales at this time they are thinking that they should be able to 00:02:31.840 --> 00:02:37.000 provide the library with $10,000 so we are trying to see what our needs might 00:02:37.000 --> 00:02:42.840 be for 2021 we know we did have less participation for summer reading 00:02:42.840 --> 00:02:47.480 challenge so we may have some books left over so we know that that will be 00:02:47.480 --> 00:02:51.760 covered no matter what but we're trying to see if there will be any additional 00:02:51.760 --> 00:03:01.040 that we could apply for any branch needs anyone have any questions for Jennifer 00:03:01.040 --> 00:03:06.520 all right then let's move on the next item is receive an informational report 00:03:06.520 --> 00:03:12.280 and hold a discussion about the Emily Fowler Library Foundation so the 00:03:12.280 --> 00:03:19.320 foundation there's not much change there they provided fifteen thousand dollars 00:03:19.320 --> 00:03:26.200 to go towards the nook park project at Emily Fowler Central Library and that 00:03:26.200 --> 00:03:31.800 park project is coming to a close it looks stunning I highly recommend if 00:03:31.800 --> 00:03:36.320 anybody wants to take a nice walk in this beautiful weather walk past there 00:03:36.320 --> 00:03:42.880 and enjoy sitting down in that nature area and the plaques for recognition are 00:03:42.880 --> 00:03:47.360 being put together I think that they are hoping to have those done before the end 00:03:47.360 --> 00:03:52.600 of the month but I will have more information on that later but it is 00:03:52.600 --> 00:03:55.880 moving along and that's the only activity that they've had so far 00:03:55.880 --> 00:04:02.120 wonderful again any questions or for Jennifer or any comments about it Katie 00:04:02.120 --> 00:04:07.520 um what plaques it's for a Rotary Club and the foundation of it is there 00:04:07.520 --> 00:04:12.960 anybody else there were some individual donors and they had different donation 00:04:12.960 --> 00:04:19.000 levels but there were some individual donors who gave a thousand or more and 00:04:19.000 --> 00:04:25.760 they'll they'll be on that plaque also anyone else all right let's move to the 00:04:25.760 --> 00:04:30.700 next item receive a report and hold a discussion regarding the delay of the 00:04:30.700 --> 00:04:36.100 election of a president vice president and secretary of the library board so 00:04:36.100 --> 00:04:41.560 per the library board bylaws traditionally in September nominations 00:04:41.560 --> 00:04:48.640 for the executive positions are made and then the voting is happens in October 00:04:48.640 --> 00:04:53.800 but because the council elections that would have happened in May were delayed 00:04:53.800 --> 00:04:59.200 until November appointments can't be completed so we are delaying the 00:04:59.200 --> 00:05:05.480 election until we get all the official appointments so it would be early 2021 00:05:05.480 --> 00:05:09.800 before we have our final appointments and we'll be able to do elections for 00:05:09.800 --> 00:05:14.200 the board that makes good sense because we just don't know who's going to be on 00:05:14.200 --> 00:05:19.320 the board at that point right all right any questions or comments about that 00:05:19.320 --> 00:05:28.840 topic seeing none receive a report and hold a discussion regarding library 00:05:28.840 --> 00:05:35.400 phased reopening plans during the COVID-19 pandemic so I've got exciting 00:05:35.400 --> 00:05:42.720 news we are slowly reopening so we are moving branches into what we are 00:05:42.720 --> 00:05:48.680 calling phase three which is 30 minute grab-and-go walk you just walk in you 00:05:48.680 --> 00:05:52.680 can spend a little bit of time browsing use the self checks to check out 00:05:52.680 --> 00:05:58.560 materials it's first come first serve for computer access we do have some 00:05:58.560 --> 00:06:02.520 tables available for people who need internet access if they're bringing 00:06:02.520 --> 00:06:09.560 their own devices and so that's kind of our first tier of our reopening north 00:06:09.560 --> 00:06:14.880 branch just moved to phase three on Monday so far it's been really 00:06:14.880 --> 00:06:19.400 successful a lot of people using those computers and printers and a lot of 00:06:19.400 --> 00:06:24.200 people walking in to update their cards because it's been a little while and so 00:06:24.200 --> 00:06:31.960 that is exciting to see in South Branch will move to phase three on October 19th 00:06:31.960 --> 00:06:38.360 and then Emily Fowler we're looking at early November but that exact date is 00:06:38.360 --> 00:06:43.880 still being figured out because of the moving project that's happening right now 00:06:43.880 --> 00:06:50.080 so once all three branches are in phase three at that point we're going to start 00:06:50.080 --> 00:06:55.720 looking at banding hours because temporary hours for phase three are just 00:06:55.720 --> 00:07:02.520 Monday through Saturday 10 to 5 that matches the current curbside service 00:07:02.520 --> 00:07:07.760 north branch always has had a drive-up service window so that drive-up service 00:07:07.760 --> 00:07:13.560 window will continue matching that 10 to 5 hours but as the other branches come 00:07:13.560 --> 00:07:19.200 up their curbside service will cease just because they don't already have that 00:07:19.200 --> 00:07:26.240 staffing to accommodate the additional pieces with that service interlibrary 00:07:26.240 --> 00:07:31.840 loan services have been up for a while 3d printer requests and pickup would be 00:07:31.840 --> 00:07:36.360 available and once any branches in phase three patrons can come and browse those 00:07:36.360 --> 00:07:40.540 summer reading challenge prize book carts and pick their prize but prize 00:07:40.540 --> 00:07:48.080 books also and we'll start adding hours and services back once all three branches 00:07:48.080 --> 00:07:54.680 are up looking at adding our evenings of course the Sundays and eventually that 00:07:54.680 --> 00:08:01.280 9 to 10 a.m. back and services such as study rooms right now those are closed 00:08:01.280 --> 00:08:11.240 bringing back the meeting rooms probably in January things like that any questions 00:08:11.240 --> 00:08:17.960 for Jennifer about that topic or a comment you want to make I would like to 00:08:17.960 --> 00:08:22.440 just impose a little bit here that that I think your curbside service has been 00:08:22.440 --> 00:08:28.040 wonderful I have had personally no slacking off of all the many books that 00:08:28.040 --> 00:08:33.200 I need to read and I just think everybody's been cheerful about it they 00:08:33.200 --> 00:08:39.040 have worked wonderfully well and I want to applaud you and all the your team 00:08:39.040 --> 00:08:45.080 for may still continuing to make books and materials and information available 00:08:45.080 --> 00:08:51.560 to us the public thank you the team I see thumbs up there yes yes I keep we 00:08:51.560 --> 00:08:54.960 keep joking that they need to make sure that they're wearing their fit bits 00:08:54.960 --> 00:09:00.600 because they're getting a lot of steps in that normally they don't have to do 00:09:00.600 --> 00:09:05.520 so and and like I mentioned it for any patrons who want to continue with a 00:09:05.520 --> 00:09:11.240 curbside service north branch has the drive-up window and that will all that 00:09:11.240 --> 00:09:17.320 will always be available okay as I also gave for those of you who read the 00:09:17.320 --> 00:09:22.040 newspaper gave a hug you know on Saturdays they do hugs and shrugs in the 00:09:22.040 --> 00:09:27.920 paper and I gave a hug to Jennifer and her entire fantastic team for what they 00:09:27.920 --> 00:09:33.680 have done to keep us informed in the public so I'll praise goes to them 00:09:33.680 --> 00:09:40.440 they're amazing okay the next item on the agenda is receive a report hold a 00:09:40.440 --> 00:09:44.600 discussion and consider recommending approval of the following Denton Public 00:09:44.600 --> 00:09:51.360 Library policy updates the circulation policy so the circulation policy is a 00:09:51.360 --> 00:09:57.280 policy that you all had already done and an update approval in February but this 00:09:57.280 --> 00:10:02.960 summer we did Institute the books to go account type for Denton ISD students and 00:10:02.960 --> 00:10:08.560 we needed to add that in there so that's the that change and then we did find a 00:10:08.560 --> 00:10:13.840 an error that we had correct in one place but incorrect in another place so 00:10:13.840 --> 00:10:19.080 we fixed that but those were the only changes and it's just for your review 00:10:19.080 --> 00:10:25.040 and approval so we need to vote an approval of the change yes please all 00:10:25.040 --> 00:10:35.920 right may I have a motion to approve the changes okay Laura may I have a second 00:10:35.920 --> 00:10:40.880 and then we'll have a discussion dr. Jang seconded all right is there any 00:10:40.880 --> 00:10:49.660 discussion of the motion hearing none all in favor please raise your hand all 00:10:49.660 --> 00:10:56.120 right this is approved receive a report and hold a discussion regarding the 00:10:56.120 --> 00:11:04.840 library departmental reorganization all right so COVID has been horrible across 00:11:04.840 --> 00:11:10.640 the board but it has made us review some of our existing procedures and 00:11:10.640 --> 00:11:15.800 efficiencies and what we can do better and one of the things we looked at as 00:11:15.800 --> 00:11:20.360 part of the COVID as we were looking at everything all of our services as we 00:11:20.360 --> 00:11:26.160 looked at doing a reorganization within the department to improve services 00:11:26.160 --> 00:11:31.040 improve communication and efficiency within the department and so we've made 00:11:31.040 --> 00:11:37.520 some changes I attached our new org chart in the agenda but we are bringing 00:11:37.520 --> 00:11:45.040 back one manager per library branch and so Jess Turner is our new North branch 00:11:45.040 --> 00:11:51.320 manager Kimberly Wells continues to be our Emily Fowler central library manager 00:11:51.320 --> 00:11:56.560 and Stacey Sizemore is South branch manager and then we still have our 00:11:56.560 --> 00:12:02.240 technical services manager Jennifer Reeves and within that reorg we also 00:12:02.240 --> 00:12:08.040 kind of rearrange some of the processes we had circulation team leaders who did 00:12:08.040 --> 00:12:12.360 the day-to-day operations of our circulation departments at each branch 00:12:12.360 --> 00:12:17.360 and so we officially made them the supervisors they were already doing that 00:12:17.360 --> 00:12:23.800 work and so now they are officially supervising their search teams we also 00:12:23.800 --> 00:12:29.120 rearrange Carrie Montz the assistant branch manager at North branch is going 00:12:29.120 --> 00:12:34.560 to oversee system-wide circulation to kind of work with the programming 00:12:34.560 --> 00:12:40.300 librarians and make sure we are addressing topics and programming needs 00:12:40.300 --> 00:12:46.760 across the system evenly she's also going to oversee the forge maker space 00:12:46.760 --> 00:12:51.320 and we have some big projects coming up with that and she's gonna help get those 00:12:51.320 --> 00:12:57.760 settled make sure it's running smoothly and she's also going to help us as we 00:12:57.760 --> 00:13:03.600 are doing more and more grant writing we need a department liaison to work with 00:13:03.600 --> 00:13:07.760 the city and the finance department make sure we are following the city's grant 00:13:07.760 --> 00:13:13.000 policy and just making sure our grant management is top-notch so she's gonna 00:13:13.000 --> 00:13:18.640 take that on for us also so some exciting changes it's gonna improve like 00:13:18.640 --> 00:13:23.620 I said it's realigning us to improve services and and make us more efficient 00:13:23.620 --> 00:13:30.920 good any questions for Jennifer or any comments on her topic all right then 00:13:30.920 --> 00:13:37.240 let's move to the next one the one desk service model so this and the reorg go 00:13:37.240 --> 00:13:43.760 hand-in-hand part of that is we also moved up our library assistant one 00:13:43.760 --> 00:13:48.280 positions to be library assistant two positions traditionally the difference 00:13:48.280 --> 00:13:54.200 was LA ones were circulation frontline and LA twos worked at reference and 00:13:54.200 --> 00:14:01.680 assisted with programs and so what we found though is we have been sending 00:14:01.680 --> 00:14:07.440 people kind of like ping-pong balls to desk to desk to desk and we wanted to 00:14:07.440 --> 00:14:11.200 improve that service and to do that we needed to cross train everyone so we 00:14:11.200 --> 00:14:17.920 needed everyone at a certain level so we moved all of the LA ones we promoted 00:14:17.920 --> 00:14:22.520 them to LA twos we are coming up with a cross training program that we're going 00:14:22.520 --> 00:14:27.840 to be doing this fall and winter so we are identifying some core services that 00:14:27.840 --> 00:14:32.400 every single staff member in the library can help with if somebody walks up to 00:14:32.400 --> 00:14:37.360 anybody any of us can look up a book we can check your account we can make edits 00:14:37.360 --> 00:14:42.160 to an account so some basic things that previously we would have said oh go to 00:14:42.160 --> 00:14:49.280 that desk come to this desk and we are combining forces into one service area 00:14:49.280 --> 00:14:56.560 to also eliminate that back and forth physically right now we have we have 00:14:56.560 --> 00:15:00.760 removed the north branch reference desk and the staff is working out of that 00:15:00.760 --> 00:15:08.020 gigantic circulation desk so they the desk is enormous it can accommodate many 00:15:08.020 --> 00:15:14.800 people many people so right now we're doing that as we get settled and as we 00:15:14.800 --> 00:15:19.840 are able to find some funding we will get more specific service desk that will 00:15:19.840 --> 00:15:23.840 be able to replace to better fit this model but for right now we're going to 00:15:23.840 --> 00:15:30.160 use what we have and stuff is going to be able to really help anyone and worst 00:15:30.160 --> 00:15:35.680 case scenario if it's a very specific question or issue then they can go oh my 00:15:35.680 --> 00:15:40.240 friend right here can help you and it's just one step away so better service 00:15:40.240 --> 00:15:45.240 better communication more efficient it's going to help also with staffing levels 00:15:45.240 --> 00:15:50.120 instead of having two people staffed at reference and two people at Cirque we 00:15:50.120 --> 00:15:55.480 should be able to eventually just have two people at one service desk with 00:15:55.480 --> 00:15:59.960 other people on call if things get busy but we think it's going to lend us a lot 00:15:59.960 --> 00:16:10.400 of efficiency with that any questions or comments yes Katie you're on mute okay 00:16:10.400 --> 00:16:15.800 I'm just curious was maybe you maybe you didn't even need it maybe everybody 00:16:15.800 --> 00:16:23.880 already had it but did you also do make sure everyone's sort of equal in their 00:16:23.880 --> 00:16:30.120 technology especially things that patrons ask about downloadables things like that 00:16:30.120 --> 00:16:34.800 is that something that was across the board so that's something it's gonna be 00:16:34.800 --> 00:16:39.680 in our training plan so everybody's gonna need to know how to help someone 00:16:39.680 --> 00:16:46.120 print something off log into a computer and the basics of what our electronic 00:16:46.120 --> 00:16:50.700 resources are so one example where there might be a handoff would be I'm having 00:16:50.700 --> 00:16:56.720 trouble with hoopla and there may be you know stuff may be able to give an 00:16:56.720 --> 00:17:01.080 overview but if it becomes too complex and if it's a traditional Cirque staff 00:17:01.080 --> 00:17:05.040 member that's where they may do the transition to actually she's gonna have 00:17:05.040 --> 00:17:10.760 a little bit more expertise on that topic and can help you same thing the 00:17:10.760 --> 00:17:16.960 Cirque staff is going to handle the cash registers and so reference staff won't 00:17:16.960 --> 00:17:23.120 be having to be trained or constantly have the void receipts as that training 00:17:23.120 --> 00:17:31.160 process goes on so that's librarians with money you don't want to do that any 00:17:31.160 --> 00:17:38.680 other questions or comments just raise your hand okay seeing none thank you we 00:17:38.680 --> 00:17:44.960 will move on to the next reading nook Park at Emily Fowler Central Library so 00:17:44.960 --> 00:17:49.000 it is almost done it is exciting I talked a little bit about that with the 00:17:49.000 --> 00:17:54.720 foundation report I really recommend that anybody take a walk this weekend 00:17:54.720 --> 00:18:00.240 through Quaker town and stop behind there we have seen people as they are 00:18:00.240 --> 00:18:06.000 walking stop and enjoy the area it is planted out there's irrigation there's 00:18:06.000 --> 00:18:12.360 lights it will it has a power spot so if we have a program or an event needs 00:18:12.360 --> 00:18:16.380 power there there is an outlet there it's locked down normally but would be 00:18:16.380 --> 00:18:23.640 open there and our favorite part is we heard word from facilities that they 00:18:23.640 --> 00:18:30.180 were able to work with the historical Commission and come up with a plan for we 00:18:30.180 --> 00:18:35.880 have an exit door at Emily Fowler that is very narrow it's an emergency exit 00:18:35.880 --> 00:18:41.560 only that they are gonna be able to update and then provide an ADA 00:18:41.560 --> 00:18:47.600 compatible access out there as opposed to going around the facility we don't 00:18:47.600 --> 00:18:51.840 have a date on when that part is gonna happen I'm not quite sure but we did 00:18:51.840 --> 00:18:56.480 hear that the plan for it has been approved and they're they're working on 00:18:56.480 --> 00:19:03.080 it so that's just the icing on the cake for us that's fantastic being someone 00:19:03.080 --> 00:19:09.040 who has trouble going all the way around wonderful wonderful thing you're doing 00:19:09.040 --> 00:19:14.800 there all right any questions or comments about that for Jennifer right 00:19:14.800 --> 00:19:23.320 then let's move to the next the fiscal year 2021 library department budget so 00:19:23.320 --> 00:19:31.160 great news we haven't had any budget cuts which is wonderful we basically are 00:19:31.160 --> 00:19:38.240 operating budget from 1920 has been rolled over we did get an increase of 00:19:38.240 --> 00:19:47.200 $5,000 at Fowler for archival supplies and those are not cheap and that was 00:19:47.200 --> 00:19:54.000 not funded prior and so we were able to get that that's an ongoing increase in 00:19:54.000 --> 00:20:01.820 the budget and we were able to find some one-time cost items that we we are in 00:20:01.820 --> 00:20:06.520 the process with we're updating the RFID technology the self-check machine's 00:20:06.520 --> 00:20:13.680 smart smart shoot returns and security gates the RFP process is coming to a 00:20:13.680 --> 00:20:23.120 close on that so we will be getting new technology for that we did lose and it 00:20:23.120 --> 00:20:29.400 was a little bit of the reorg and this two FTEs one full-time librarian from 00:20:29.400 --> 00:20:37.600 South one part-time la2 for technical services and one part-time la2 for Fowler 00:20:37.600 --> 00:20:43.240 because of kovat and our reduced programming and there's just a lot of 00:20:43.240 --> 00:20:47.880 reduction in service at this time things are in transition and then we're also 00:20:47.880 --> 00:20:52.040 moving to that one desk service model we're very confident this fiscal year 00:20:52.040 --> 00:20:58.600 will be fine and then we're going to readdress in the budget process for 21 00:20:58.600 --> 00:21:06.480 22 and what we need to add back and request back for that questions and 00:21:06.480 --> 00:21:08.800 comments 00:21:08.800 --> 00:21:16.680 library grant awards so great news we've been asking for a lot of money and we're 00:21:16.680 --> 00:21:22.760 getting some so we've received a Texas Book Festival grant for $1,000 to 00:21:22.760 --> 00:21:28.760 replace board books at North Branch to replace what kind of books please board 00:21:28.760 --> 00:21:36.320 books okay baby books they needed some upgrading so they're gonna get that at 00:21:36.320 --> 00:21:43.600 Emily Fowler they're gonna get $2,500 from the Texas Book Festival grant to 00:21:43.600 --> 00:21:51.320 replace worn youth teen and adult titles special collections applied for and was 00:21:51.320 --> 00:22:00.520 awarded $24,820 from the TSLAC text treasures grant to digitize issues of 00:22:00.520 --> 00:22:04.880 the Denton Record Chronicle they won that same amount last year and they 00:22:04.880 --> 00:22:11.320 started from the beginning it was the early 1900s they got through 1938 so this 00:22:11.320 --> 00:22:24.200 session is 1939 to 1954 and you tell me that dollar amount again $24,820 okay and 00:22:24.200 --> 00:22:30.800 another question that's wonderful I've got one more to you oh that's not all we 00:22:30.800 --> 00:22:39.520 also were awarded a TSLAC special project grant for $54,058 to move and 00:22:39.520 --> 00:22:44.560 expand the forge maker space it's moving from its current room at North Branch to 00:22:44.560 --> 00:22:49.200 a larger room it was the reference room at North Branch we're just flip-flopping 00:22:49.200 --> 00:22:56.600 the two so it's gonna expand its size and that funding is for new equipment and 00:22:56.600 --> 00:23:02.360 furniture for that room so we're gonna have some awesome stuff in there can you 00:23:02.360 --> 00:23:07.540 be specific about some of the new materials that will be in there not the 00:23:07.540 --> 00:23:14.920 furniture but yes we're getting a it's an engraving machine and that's that's 00:23:14.920 --> 00:23:19.920 not cheap at all it's about $24,000 so it engraves everything from wood 00:23:19.920 --> 00:23:26.080 glass to plexiglass all sorts of things it has a direct ventilation outside for 00:23:26.080 --> 00:23:35.600 it as tabletop enclosed CNC carver a dual extruder 3d printer and what that 00:23:35.600 --> 00:23:45.160 means is it can print two colors as well as a small 3d scanner and we're getting 00:23:45.160 --> 00:23:51.280 new clear front so glass front storage cabinets so all of the current things 00:23:51.280 --> 00:23:54.960 that we have that nobody knows about connect people can see while they're 00:23:54.960 --> 00:24:01.360 still secured and so we hope that that will help a mobile service desk because 00:24:01.360 --> 00:24:06.120 we when staffing is in there currently there's no staff area and I think people 00:24:06.120 --> 00:24:13.000 come in and think the staff person is a patron so we're getting one of those new 00:24:13.000 --> 00:24:20.640 collaboration tables new computer tables and reservation software to make 00:24:20.640 --> 00:24:25.680 reservations to use the equipment and that's for the grant and then on top of 00:24:25.680 --> 00:24:32.160 that things that we have on hand are our current two 3d printers the computers 00:24:32.160 --> 00:24:39.360 will move in there that are in the forge but we're also we've also gotten a t-shirt 00:24:39.360 --> 00:24:46.720 press that we got from the the city had an in-house printing and graphics group 00:24:46.720 --> 00:24:53.000 and now it's outsourced and they had that equipment so we we claimed it things 00:24:53.000 --> 00:24:59.760 like a button maker a cricket vinyl cutting machine a large-scale laminator a 00:24:59.760 --> 00:25:04.820 large format cutter we have a lot of requests from people who need to cut 00:25:04.820 --> 00:25:09.520 poster board size things so some of those things we have on hand that we're 00:25:09.520 --> 00:25:13.960 just gonna put out and some of them we're gonna add oh we're gonna move our dye 00:25:13.960 --> 00:25:20.080 cuts at North Branch out there we use them but the public can too once they're 00:25:20.080 --> 00:25:27.360 in the makerspace so it's gonna be from I've never used equipment or like you 00:25:27.360 --> 00:25:32.200 you can be a straight-up beginner to an advanced technology person so it's gonna 00:25:32.200 --> 00:25:39.200 have something for everyone that sounds wonderful yes wonderful any questions for 00:25:39.200 --> 00:25:50.840 Jennifer or comments okay yay the DISD student books to go accounts yes so we 00:25:50.840 --> 00:25:55.320 have been talking about this for a long time and it came to fruition this summer 00:25:55.320 --> 00:26:02.200 it's a collaboration between Denton Public Library and Denton ISD as parents 00:26:02.200 --> 00:26:06.560 or guardians registered their student through the online registration process 00:26:06.560 --> 00:26:13.080 they could opt in to participate with this which would give their student 00:26:13.080 --> 00:26:18.560 basically our youth courtesy card it would allow students to check out up to 00:26:18.560 --> 00:26:24.740 three items at a time place three holds at a time use the computers and access 00:26:24.740 --> 00:26:30.520 all of the online resources so they can download books they can do research they 00:26:30.520 --> 00:26:37.840 can use Linda calm all of that and so parents who opted in and a huge amount 00:26:37.840 --> 00:26:43.060 of people opted in we're gonna work on a little bit of our wording to clarify 00:26:43.060 --> 00:26:47.160 what it was what they're opting into next year we think some may have been 00:26:47.160 --> 00:26:54.500 confused that they were opting into Denton ISD library access so what we did 00:26:54.500 --> 00:27:01.680 was we added a second level to activate the account and as of September 25th we 00:27:01.680 --> 00:27:09.160 had 181 books to go accounts that were activated we have had a lot of families 00:27:09.160 --> 00:27:13.920 fill out the form to activate and then we got to notify them guess what you 00:27:13.920 --> 00:27:19.640 already had a card you just forgot here's the number and so there's quite a 00:27:19.640 --> 00:27:26.200 few of those which that's great news too and so each week we get in you know 00:27:26.200 --> 00:27:30.520 anywhere from 10 to 40 of those activation requests they seem to come in 00:27:30.520 --> 00:27:35.360 clumps as teachers remind the students don't forget to activate your card and 00:27:35.360 --> 00:27:41.520 then we'll see several from the same school coming through so it is it is 00:27:41.520 --> 00:27:46.640 doing well we're gonna do another marketing push to remind community 00:27:46.640 --> 00:27:51.520 members that if you opted in don't forget to activate if you'd like that but 00:27:51.520 --> 00:27:59.200 it has been really helpful the majority have been from the south area kind of 00:27:59.200 --> 00:28:04.640 bordering the Corinth and so it's really helped out those families who are 00:28:04.640 --> 00:28:08.140 non-residents but they wanted their students to have access to library 00:28:08.140 --> 00:28:17.400 materials questions or comments then the last item on the agenda the Emily Fowler 00:28:17.400 --> 00:28:23.200 central library moving project this is so exciting and I can't wait for us to 00:28:23.200 --> 00:28:29.480 open so you all can come in and see it we are completely revamping how Emily 00:28:29.480 --> 00:28:34.480 Fowler looks on the inside not paint there's no hammers or nails happening but 00:28:34.480 --> 00:28:42.160 when you come in to Emily Fowler of course there's first the circulation 00:28:42.160 --> 00:28:49.160 desk and to the left is AV audio visual materials those remain towards the right 00:28:49.160 --> 00:28:56.280 which was special collections all of that has moved upstairs and that is where 00:28:56.280 --> 00:29:01.680 the computers will be going and eventually timeline to be determined 00:29:01.680 --> 00:29:07.360 sometime in the next 24 months we're hoping soon but we aren't quite sure we 00:29:07.360 --> 00:29:13.560 will also have conference room and possibly study rooms down there also but 00:29:13.560 --> 00:29:18.120 definitely that's where the computers will be going and so when you go up the 00:29:18.120 --> 00:29:23.160 stairs at Emily Fowler as you walk up the stairs immediately you'll see the 00:29:23.160 --> 00:29:29.120 new teen area and just to the right of that is youth services and youth 00:29:29.120 --> 00:29:35.840 services has a relaxing play interactive play area towards the back of that which 00:29:35.840 --> 00:29:41.320 is very convenient it's right next to this the program room so as we have 00:29:41.320 --> 00:29:45.760 story times families can play and go straight into the story time room it's 00:29:45.760 --> 00:29:51.440 right there and then as you move further back upstairs it gets quieter and 00:29:51.440 --> 00:29:57.720 quieter so we have study tables and then it moves into genealogy and where the 00:29:57.720 --> 00:30:03.960 youth services shelving was before is adult fiction and nonfiction so the 00:30:03.960 --> 00:30:07.760 theory was you're gonna see the most activity as you walk up the stairs but 00:30:07.760 --> 00:30:12.080 as you move back it's going to be quieter and as we pull all those 00:30:12.080 --> 00:30:16.760 computers together in a computer lab type formation those are downstairs so 00:30:16.760 --> 00:30:21.480 they're quick and easy access they're right by the restrooms so for those in 00:30:21.480 --> 00:30:27.600 and out customers it's not interrupting anybody who's studying upstairs and so 00:30:27.600 --> 00:30:32.840 we think the layout is gonna help a lot it's also moved all of those rare and 00:30:32.840 --> 00:30:39.280 precious historical items out of the floodplain area which Emily Fowler is 00:30:39.280 --> 00:30:45.480 technically in a floodplain and we did not like having those items on the 00:30:45.480 --> 00:30:50.240 bottom floor they are higher up now and much safer we don't have to do the 00:30:50.240 --> 00:30:55.160 frantic moving everything off the bottom shelf every time it rains so that's 00:30:55.160 --> 00:31:03.880 going to help a lot with that also all right questions and comments well we 00:31:03.880 --> 00:31:08.160 certainly are going to get us out of here much earlier than your time 00:31:08.160 --> 00:31:14.680 limitation thank you everyone keep safe and Jennifer will tell us when we need 00:31:14.680 --> 00:31:22.600 the next zoom meeting together thanks again oh I need a motion no you're we 00:31:22.600 --> 00:31:28.080 are adjourned I don't need a motion for that we are adjourned