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[Municipal Library Board Meeting on May 19, 2026.]
FIVE O'CLOCK AND YOU HAVE A QUORUM.TODAY IS TUESDAY, MAY 19TH, 2026.
THE CITY OF DALLAS MUNICIPAL LIBRARY BOARD.
REGULAR MEETING FOR MAY HAS BEEN CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:00 PM WE HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT.
LEGAL NOTICE HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND THIS MEETING HAS BEEN DULY CALLED WELCOME BOARD MEMBERS AND WELCOME STAFF AND GUESTS.
WE WILL BEGIN OUR MEETING WITH A READING OF THE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DALLAS CITY CODE.
THE MUNICIPAL LIBRARY BOARD IS CHARGED WITH ADVISING THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY MANAGER AND DIRECTOR OF LIBRARIES ON MATTERS RELATED TO LIBRARY OPERATIONS AND SERVICES.
THE BOARD ALSO ASSUMES THE SUPPORTIVE ROLE THROUGH ITS PROMOTION OF THE LIBRARY AND ITS PROGRAMS. WITH THAT.
ITEM TWO ON TODAY'S AGENDA WILL BE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
EACH REGISTERED PUBLIC SPEAKER WILL HAVE A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AND MAY BE ADDRESS.
THE CHAIR BOARD MEMBERS WILL NOT RESPOND TO ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM PUBLIC SPEAKERS AT THE MEETING.
ONLY ONE PERSON MAY APPROACH THE MICROPHONE AT A TIME AND ONE PERSON IS ALLOWED TO SPEAK.
UM, WHILE MLB MEMBERS SHOULD GIVE THE SPEAKER THEIR FULL ATTENTION, MEMBERS WILL NOT RESPOND TO COMMENTS.
IF WE FEEL THE TOPIC WARRANTS ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, IT MAY BE SUGGESTED AS AN ITEM AT A FUTURE MEETING.
DO DO WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE REGISTERED TO SPEAK AT TODAY'S MEETING? SAM STAGGS.
THE EFFORTS OF A THEORY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE SAVED OUR LIBRARY SYSTEM FROM THE DESTRUCT REGIONAL SERVICE PLAN HOOKED UP BY CITY MANAGER.
OH, SAM, CAN YOU MOVE TO THE SITES ON YOUR MUTE? OKAY.
THAT'S THE EFFORTS OF A FEW CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE SAVED OUR LIBRARY SYSTEM FROM THE DESTRUCTIVE REGIONAL SERVICE PLAN HOOKED UP BY CITY MANAGER KIM TOLER AND OTHERS.
THAT DOES NOT MEAN HOWEVER, THAT THE LIBRARY IS OUT OF DANGER.
THOSE SAME ELEMENTS THAT WANT TO TEAR DOWN THE LANDMARK DALLAS CITY HALL AND BUILD A MAVERICK STADIUM IN ITS PLACE WON'T STOP THERE.
DOES ANYONE REALLY BELIEVE THAT GREEDY DEVELOPERS WILL KEEP HANDS OFF THE CENTRAL LIBRARY? NO, THEY WON'T.
THE OWNER OF THE MAVERICKS M ADDISON, A CARPET BAGGER FROM LAS VEGAS WHO WANTS TO EXTEND HER GAMBLING PRIVATE TEXAS ALSO WANTS TO GOBBLE UP EVERY ACRE OF THE CITY FOR HER NEFARIOUS PURPOSES.
KEEP IN MIND THAT SHE'S ON RECORD AS URGING DONALD TRUMP TO RUN FOR AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL THIRD TERM IN 2028.
FURTHERMORE, IT'S NO SECRET THAT CERTAIN PARTIES IN CITY GOVERNMENT AND IN THE LIBRARY SYSTEM ARE SYMPATHETIC TO ADDISON AND TO REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS WHO DON'T GIVE A DAMN FOR ANY LIBRARY.
OKAY, ITEM THREE IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE MUNICIPAL LIBRARY BOARD MEETING ON MARCH 31ST, 2026.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? I MOVE APPROVAL.
THERE'S A MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER ANN HARDING AND ANY SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION RELATED TO CORRECTIONS OR CHANGES TO MARCH? MEETING MINUTES HEARING AND ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
UM, AGAIN, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
AS A REMINDER, MEMBERS ATTENDING VIRTUALLY MUST REMAIN ON CAMERA THROUGHOUT THE MEETING TO BE COUNTED AS PRESENT.
FIRST, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS OUR FIRST MUNICIPAL LIBRARY BOARD MEETING HELD AT A BRANCH LIBRARY LOCATION HERE AT THE HAMPTON, ILLINOIS BRANCH LIBRARY IN OAK CLIFF.
THIS MARKS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN OUR EFFORTS TO ENGAGE MORE DIRECTLY WITH THE COMMUNITY AND EXPERIENCE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BRANCHES FIRSTHAND.
LOOKING AHEAD, WE PLAN TO ROTATE, CONTINUE ROTATING OUR MEETINGS TO BRANCH LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
JUNE 30TH AT BRETTS PARK, AUGUST 25TH AT PLEASANT GROVE AND SEPTEMBER 28TH AT VICKERY PARK.
THIS APPROACH SUGGESTED BY LIBRARY DIRECTOR HOR GIVES US VALUABLE OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT THE BREADTH OF SERVICES AND TO EXPERIENCE THE SPACES AGAINST ACROSS OUR SYSTEM BEYOND THE CENTRAL LIBRARY.
OUR MEETING LAST MONTH WAS CANCELED DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE WEATHER TONIGHT INSTEAD.
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WE HOPE A FUTURE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT BACHMAN LAKE BRANCH LIBRARY, LIKELY IN OCTOBER.UM, I WANTED TO SHARE ON APRIL 22ND, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE FRIENDS OF THE DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARIES ANNUAL LITERARY LUNCHEON, LI LITERARY LIONS LUNCHEON.
DURING THE PROGRAM, ERIC KLEINBERG, AN NYU PROFESSOR AND AUTHOR OF PALACES FOR THE PEOPLE, SPOKE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF INVESTING IN SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE, DESCRIBING PUBLIC LIBRARIES AS QUOTE, THE EMBODIMENT OF THE CULTURAL VALUES WE HOLD MOST DEAR IN OUR CIVIC LIFE.
HIS REMARKS ON THE TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT OF NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARIES, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN AND SENIORS, WERE A POWERFUL REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE FRIENDS FOR ITS ONGOING SUPPORT OF PROGRAMMING.
THE FRIENDS ALSO ORGANIZED A BUS TOUR OF THE GARLAND CENTRAL LIBRARY OF FRISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY TO LEARN FROM, FROM THEIR INNOVATIVE RENOVATIONS FOR THEIR CENTRAL BRANCHES, WHICH CERTAINLY SPARKED IDEAS FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM FROM FURNITURE AND PUBLIC ART TO CHILDREN'S AREA.
MAN WAS ON THAT TOUR CERTAINLY ALSO HELPING LEAD AND GATHERING IDEAS.
AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO COMMEND THE LIBRARY STAFF.
ARE THERE OUTSTANDING OUTREACH EFFORTS? RECENTLY I SAW LIBRARY STAFF AT AT THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTERS VIA THE NINO EVENT FOR CHILDREN DISTRIBUTING FREE BOOKS, LEADING STORY TIME, AND PROMOTING LIBRARY SERVICES TO FAMILIES ACROSS THE CITY.
TODAY WE WILL HEAR A PRESENTATION ON THE SMART SUMMER READING PROGRAM AND DPL EARLY LITERACY INITIATIVES.
THE DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN EXPANDING ACCESS TO EARLY EDUCATION ACROSS THE CITY, PROMOTING ITS EARLY ITS PLEASURE TO BOOKS AND READING THAT HELPS PREPARE CHILDREN FOR FUTURE ACADEMIC SUCCESS AT A TIME WHEN HEADLINES CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT DECLINING LITERACY AND READING SKILLS.
LIBRARIES PLAY A CENTRAL ROLE NOW MORE THAN EVER IN PROMOTING LITERACY AND A LOVE OF READING AMONG CHILDREN.
AND TODAY, DIRECTOR SHORE WILL ALSO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF RECENT CITY COUNCIL QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE MEETING.
AND WHILE WE ARE STILL EARLY IN THE BUDGET PROCESS, SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR THE REGIONAL SERVICE MODEL IN KEEPING ALL LIBRARIES OPEN.
A NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS ALSO MADE ENCOURAGING REMARKS ABOUT FUNDING, ALTHOUGH MUCH WORK BUDGET CHALLENGES REMAIN.
ALSO, UM, MISS JOSE KRUGER IN ATTENDANCE TODAY, JOSE KRUGER WAS RECENTLY APPOINTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MAXIE JOHNSON AS THE NEW BOARD MEMBER REPRESENTING DISTRICT FOUR.
STAND AT WHO SERVED ON THE BOARD SINCE JUNE, 2023 AND WHO FOUNDED SEVERAL LIBRARY FRIENDS GROUPS INCLUDING HAMPTON, ILLINOIS AND OAK AND NORTH OAK CLIFF.
HE THINK STANFORD FOR SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY AND JOSE, WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE HIM JOIN AS WELL.
WELCOME TO HAMPTON, ILLINOIS BRANCH LIBRARY.
JACOB WILL DELIVER A WELCOME TO THIS BRANCH.
MY NAME IS MY, UM, I REPRESENT DISTRICT MYSTICA.
BE LOUD, YOU CAN HEAR ME? WE COULD NOT HEAR YOU.
I REPRESENT DISTRICT THREE AND I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF INTRODUCING BARBARA ALVAREZ, THE, UH, LIBRARY
IT'S AN HONOR FOR ME TO HAVE YOU HERE.
UM, I'M SURE YOU HAVE MY BIO, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT UM, THIS IS MY ALMOST SEVEN YEAR WITH DPO.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THEM, ESPECIALLY THAT I STARTED AT THE ARC PARK, THE FIRST CO LOCATION, AND NOW I AM HERE AT THE HAMPTON BRANCH, UH, ILLINOIS BRANCH.
UM, AS THE SECOND COLOCATION, THIS LOCATION OPENS FOR THE PUBLIC, NOT ON THIS BUILDING, BUT ANOTHER BUILDING ON 1964.
THIS LOCATION, THIS BUILDING OPENED ON AUGUST 5TH IN 2006, MEANING THAT, THAT ON AUGUST WE ARE GONNA CELEBRATE THE 20TH BIRTHDAY.
SO THE 20TH BIRTHDAY OF THIS LOCATION WILL BE ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST.
WHAT TIME BARBARA? IT'S GONNA BE AT 10:30 AM OKAY.
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OKAY.AND UH, NEXT USE SERVICES MANAGER, LAT PRADER WILL PRESENT ON THE SMART SUMMER READING PROGRAM IN HER EARLY LITERACY PROGRAMS. HELLO EVERYONE LIKE SAID.
I'M THE
I'M HERE TO SHARE SUMMER READING PROGRAM, BUT THE SUMMER PROGRAM FOR US IS TAUGHT SUMMER PROGRAM.
BELIEVE THEY'RE NOT JUST A WEEK AND A HALF AWAY.
IF I'M START, UM, THE 30TH MAY AND LAST THROUGH AUGUST 8TH.
SO IT'S A 10 WEEK LEARNING CHALLENGE TO ENCOURAGE KIDS, TEENS AND ADULTS TO CONTINUE LEARNING THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
IT HAS A YOUTH CHALLENGE, AN ADULT CHALLENGE IN FREE EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. AND WE CAN REGISTER NOW.
REGISTER FOR THE NOW OPEN AT OUR WEBSITE HERE.
SO DIAL LIBRARY ORG SLASH ONE LA WE SHARE THIS WITH THE BOARD, RIGHT? THE PRESENTATION.
I SEE PEOPLE, PEERS, BUT FIRST IS A YOUTH CHALLENGE FOR THE KIDS.
WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO REDISCOVER AND CREATE AND I'LL TALK ABOUT EACH ONE.
SO FOR READING, WE ASK KIDS TO READ 20 MINUTES A DAY EACH DAY AND ALL READING COUNTS.
THEY CAN READ PICTURE BOOKS, THEY CAN READ COMIC BOOKS, THEY CAN GO TO A STORY TIME HERE, SUMMER READ EVERYBODY, COUNT FOR THE SUMMER.
NOW WHAT'S DIFFERENT THIS YEAR IS DISCOVERING GREAT.
SO WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS NEW GAME ABOUT TWO YEARS, GONNA ENCOURAGE KIDS TO DISCOVER OR CREATE SOMETHING NEW.
I HAVE TO SAY 2025, 20,864 ACTIVITIES LOG THAT WE DID IT LAST YEAR.
SO FOR DISCOVER, WE WANT KIDS TO DISCOVER OR LEARN SOMETHING NEW.
AND THAT COULD BE GOING TO A STORY LIBRARY PROGRAM.
THEY CAN DISCOVER A NEW PARK AND DISCOVER A NEW MUSEUM.
IT CAN BE ANYTHING THAT THEY CAN LEARN.
AND FOR CREATIVE, THAT'S THEIR HANDS ON LEARNING.
SO THEY CAN CREATE LIKE A SCIENCE PROJECT.
NOW THERE WAS ONE LAST YEAR THAT I THOUGHT WAS REALLY GOOD.
IT WAS A 10TH GRADE THAT LOGGED THAT SHE LEARNED HOW TO REVERSE THAT IN A PARKING SPACE.
BUT SHE'S LEARNED HOW TO LEARNED HOW TO, SO HOW IT WORKS IS BEING
THEY CAN DO THIS UP TO THREE TIMES AN
AND WE'VE ALSO ASKED KIDS TO DISCOVER AND CREATE ATTENDING THINGS.
AND FOR THIS, EACH TIME THEY GET THE TED MARK, THEY CAN COME IN AND GET A FREE COUPON FOR A FREE KIDS MEAL OR COUPON.
AND ALSO MOVE THIS SUMMER IS OUR READING COMPREHENSION BADGE.
SO THIS IS OUR SUPER READER BADGE AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE MY KID HAD A HARD TIME GETTING, SO THE FIFTH BAG ENCOURAGE KIDS TO CONTINUE PRACTICING THESE SKILLS OVER THE SUMMER.
SO THE ONLY THING A KID DO IS SHOOT THE BOOK.
AND ONCE THEY FINISH THE BOOK, THEY HAVE TO COMPLETE THE QUESTION ABOUT THE BOOK.
SO IT'S GONNA ASK LIKE, WHO'S THE AUTHOR, WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE BEGINNING AGAIN.
SO IT'S GONNA ENCOURAGE KIDS TO PAY ATTENTION AS THEY READ THE BOOK, WHICH WILL HELP THEM DURING THE SCHOOL AND DRAWINGS.
SO KIDS WHO READ UP TO 30 DAYS OVER THE SUMMER, WHICH IS AN EQUAL OF TOTAL OF 600 MINUTES.
AND ALSO THEY HAVE SUMMER AND CREATE 10 NEW THINGS.
BE
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ENJOY THIS CHALLENGE.'CAUSE YOU KNOW, DURING THE FIRST YEARS OF LIFE, A BABY'S GOING THROUGH ALL THOSE DIFFERENT CHILD DEVELOPMENT MILESTONES.
SO LIKE FOR THEM HOLDING THEIR HANDS UP OR ROLLING OVER, THAT'S THEM DISCOVERING SOMETHING NEW.
SO THEY WILL COUNT THROUGHOUT THE CHALLENGE.
WE ALSO ENCOURAGE THOSE TO READ, DISCOVER, AND CREATE.
SO FOR THOSE, WE ENCOURAGE THOSE TO READ 30 MINUTES A DAY FOR 15 DAYS.
ONCE YOU HIT THE MARK OF 15 DAYS, YOU CAN COME IN AND GET A FREE BOOK TO ADD TO YOUR LIBRARY.
AND FOR DISCOVER AND CREATE, WE WANNA DOSE TO DISCOVER UP TO FIVE THINGS AND CREATE UP TO FIVE THINGS.
SO THEY COULD BE COMING TO A LIBRARY, YOU CAN COME TO THE CENTRAL LIBRARY TO ALL OUR PROGRAMS OVER THE SUMMER.
ALL THAT WOULD COUNT FOR THIS CHALLENGE.
AND THEN ALSO ADULTS WHO COMPLETE UP TO FOUR TO FIVE DAYS OF READING AND DISCOVER AND CREATE ACTIVITIES UP TO FIVE WILL BE ENTERED TO WIN A GRAND PRIZE.
FOUR MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE, RIGHT?
AND OUR LAST PART OF THE CHALLENGE IS OUR FREE EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE KICKOFF PARTIES, STEM PROGRAMS, LIVE PERFORMERS, TEAM PROGRAMS. WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE SUMMER CAMPS WITH THE PARK AND REC DEPARTMENT AND SUMMER SATURDAYS AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY.
SO ONE PROGRAM WANNA HIGHLIGHT IS OUR KICKOFF PARTIES, WHICH IS GONNA BE ON MAY THE 30TH FROM 10 TO 12:00 PM IT'S GONNA BE AT THE LOCATION OF PRITZ, PART, LOCKWOOD, MARTIN LUTHER KEY, NORFOLK CLIFF, AND PLEASANT GROVE.
SO THE PART IS GONNA BE A CARNIVAL, A CARNIVAL STYLE PROGRAM WHERE PARENTS AND FAMILIES CAN GO TO EACH STATION AND PLAY GAMES AND THEY WOULD GET FREE BOOKS FROM DIS.
AND OUR LAST THING IS OUR TEEN DIY KIT.
SO WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE, WITH THE DALLAS PARK AND REC, BE A PART OF THE TEEN ALL ACCESS PASS WITH THE MAYOR SUMMER SAFETY.
SO WITH THE HOW DOES WORK IS TEENS WILL GO TO A REC CENTER AND PICK UP A PASS.
AND ON THE PASS IT'S GONNA HAVE A LITTLE SLIP FOR THE DS FOR THE LIBRARY.
SO THEY BRING IT PASS TO THE LIBRARY AND GET A FREE TEEN KIT, WHICH IS GONNA BE LIKE A CROCHET KIT.
AND SOMETHING THAT'S POPULAR AMONG THE TEENS IS A BEDAZZLING KIT.
SO WE GONNA HAVE SOME BEDAZZLING KIT SO THEY CAN BEDAZZLE EVERYTHING.
SO NOW WE ARE GONNA SWITCH GEARS AND TALK FOR SMART.
IT'S PROVIDED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE DOS CLUB.
OKAY, NOW WE'RE GONNA SWITCH GEARS AND TALK ABOUT EARLY LITERACY, WHICH IS OUR PROGRAM AND INITIATIVE FOR AGES ZERO TO FIVE.
SO WHEN IT COMES TO EARLY LITERACY, PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS HAS LOTS OF PLACES TO GO TO GET SOME RESOURCES FOR EARLY LITERACY, BUT THE LIBRARY IS THE PERFECT CLASSROOM FOR PARENTS WHEN IT COMES TO EARLY LITERACY.
AND HERE AT THE DIETS PUBLIC LIBRARY, WE OFFER FREE PROGRAMS, RESOURCES AND TRAINED STAFF.
SO FOR PROGRAMMING, OUR BIGGEST ONE IS STORY TIME.
SO OUR STORY TIME IS ESSENTIAL.
A EARLY LITERACY WORKSHOP WHERE STAFF TEACH KIDS AND CAREGIVERS PRE-LITERACY SKILLS IN AN ENGAGING AND HANDS-ON WAY.
SO THEY DO SOME SINGING, THEY HAVE WHAT TO PLAY WITH THE FINGERS, THE FINGER PLAY, ALL THAT INCLUDED.
AND IT FOCUSED ON READING, SINGING, TALKING, PLAYING, AND WRITING.
OUR NEXT ONE IS OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF DALLAS.
THEY PROVIDE A PROGRAM CALLED PLAY WITH ME.
SO THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN FOR CHILDREN ZERO TO THREE AND THEIR PARENTS.
THE PROGRAM LASTS ABOUT 12, ABOUT 12 WEEKS, AND IT HAPPENS THREE TIMES A YEAR FOR THE FALL, THE SUMMER AND THE SPRING.
AND THE LOCATIONS WE HAVE AT CURRENTLY IS AT BLAND LAKE, ILLINOIS, THIS LOCATION AND AT PRAIRIE CREEK.
SO THE MISSION OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO FOSTER A HEALTHY CHILD AND PARENT RELATIONSHIP.
AND THEY ALSO TEACH CHILD DEVELOPMENT SKILLS THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM.
AND IT'S ALSO PROVIDED IN TWO DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
SO IT'S A PRIMARY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
AND WE JUST RECEIVED A GRANT TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL LOCATION, WHICH IS GONNA BE AT THE FRESNO PARK LOCATION AND IT'S GONNA BE IN ENGLISH AND MANDARIN.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE.
AND THE GRANT IS FROM, IT'S FROM TLAC, FROM THE STATE LIBRARY, CUSTOMER STATE ONE, AND SOME OF OUR OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE ALSO PROVIDE SOME SENSORY PROGRAMS FOR THE AGE OF ZERO TO FIVE.
WE ALSO PROVIDE A, HERE COMES KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM WHERE WHEN PARENTS AND KIDS COME TO THIS PROGRAM, THEY CAN LEARN THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO HAVE WHEN THEY START KINDERGARTEN AND WHICH IS MY FAVORITE IS TODDLER PROM, WHICH WE ADD ONCE A YEAR AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY.
SO WE START OUT WITH A STORY TIME WHERE KIDS CAN LEARN THOSE EARLY LITERARY SKILLS.
AND THEN WE HAVE A PARTY WHEN THERE'S A RED CARPET, A BALLOON DROP, AND DIFFERENT ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS TO LEARN SOME
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OF OUR RESOURCES, WE HAVE OUR READING READY PLAY SPACES.SO AS YOU KNOW, PLAY IS A BRAIN BUILDER FOR KIDS.
SO WE HAVE THIS AT EACH PUBLIC LIBRARY.
THIS IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE MUSLIM FAMILY AND THE FRIENDS OF THE JAZZ PUBLIC LIBRARY.
WE ALSO HAVE A THOUSAND BOOKS, BUT BEFORE KINDERGARTEN CHALLENGE.
SO DISENCOURAGED KIDS TO READ STARTING AT BIRTH AND FOR EVERY A HUNDRED BOOKS THEY LOG, THEY GET A PRIZE.
AT THE VERY END THEY GET A PEGGY PLUSHY, WHICH ALL THE KIDS LIKE.
AND THIS IS ALSO PROVIDED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY.
AND WE HAVE BOOK MARKS, OUR CHILDREN'S ONLY LOCATION AND DESIGNED FOR AGES ZERO TO FIVE WHERE THEY HAVE LOST ENGAGE PROGRAMS AND DIFFERENT RESOURCES FOR KIDS AND PROGRAMS FOR THIS LOCATION IS PROVIDED BY ATMOS ENERGY.
OTHER, UM, RESOURCE WE HAVE, WE HAVE OUR A WE COMPUTERS, WHICH THESE HAVE GAMES ON IT THAT IS DESIGNED TO TEACH PRE-LITERACY SKILLS.
WE HAVE TAKE HOME STORYTIME KITS WHERE IT HAS A, IT IS KIND OF LIKE A CLEAR BACKPACK.
IT HAS SOME BOOKS IN THERE AND RESOURCES FOR PARENTS TO DO THEIR OWN STORIES.
THIS WAS PROVIDED BY THE FRIENDS OF DALLAS LIBRARY AND WE HAVE A DECODABLE LITERACY HUB, WHICH IT HAS A COLLECTION OF THINGS THAT HELP PARENTS TO TEACH KIDS HOW TO READ.
AND IT IS HERE AT THIS LIBRARY IF YOU CAN SIT ON THE TOUR.
IT'S OUT THERE ON THE FLOOR AND IT'S PROVIDED BY THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP.
AND LAST, WE HAVE TRAINED STAFF, SO IT'S TRANS, OUR STAFF RECEIVE ONGOING STORY, ONGOING STORY TIME TRAINING WE OFFERED IN THE SPRING AND THE FALL.
AND WE ALSO ADDED IF UH, A BRANCH MANAGER SAYS THAT STAFF NEED MORE TRAINING, WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR THAT.
WE ALSO HAVE AN EARLY LITERACY GROUP.
SO EACH MEMBER OF THE BRANCH IS PART GROUP.
THEY MEET ONCE A MONTH TO LEARN DIFFERENT RESOURCES AND TIPS ON HOW TO PROVIDE THOSE PROGRAMS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS.
AND LAST WE HAVE A STORY TIME BOARD WHO GOES OUT AND EVALUATE OUR STORY TIME TO MAKE SURE EACH LOCATION IS PROVIDING A QUALITY STORY TIME FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND REMEMBER THAT SMART SUMMER REGISTRATION IS OPEN AND I ADDED THAT Q OUR CODE SO Y'ALL CAN ALL GET YOUR PHONES OUT AND SIGN UP NOW.
ANYONE YOU HAVE THE KEY QUESTION? YEAH, THE ALLIANCE MEETING HERE, THEY MENTIONED THE, THE BOOK IT OR DO YOU, DO YOU PUT CLOSER UP ABOUT THE, THE BOOK IT WITH FOR PIZZA HUT THING? YES, BUT SOMEBODY ELSE.
UM, SO THE BEST PART ABOUT UM, UM, ARI'S PRESENTATION IS REALLY THE MOST, UM, THE EASY TO UNDERSTAND WAY THAT THE FRIENDS IN THE LIBRARY WORK TOGETHER.
UM, WE ALWAYS SAY IN THE, UM, THAT, THAT THE CITY PROVIDES THE PEOPLE AND THE BUILDINGS AND THE COLLECT.
FELICIA, THOUGH WE CAN HEAR YOU.
I THOUGHT MAYBE WE JUST USE YOUR MICROPHONE.
CAN YOU GUYS HEAR US NOW? YEAH.
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CLOSE.MY QUESTIONS I, I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT ON THE STORY TIME, OF COURSE FOR WORKING FAMILIES, IT'S HARD TO GET TO STORY TIME DURING THE WEEK MM-HMM
SO IT VARIES WHERE THE SATURDAY OR WEEKEND STORY.
SO WHAT FACTORS INTO THAT? YEAH, SO WE DO HAVE A FEW LOCATIONS THAT OFFER STORY TIME ON THE WEEKENDS TO HELP THOSE PARENTS THAT WORK DURING MM-HMM
WELL ACTUALLY IT'S BASED ON THE COMMUNITY.
SO IF THE COMMUNITY REQUESTS FOR STAFF TO PROVIDE A STORY, TIME, THE WEEKEND AND STAFF PROVIDE A STORY TIME ON THE WEEKEND, I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY WHEN WE CREATE THE FLAGSHIP OF OUR RACE TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF PROGRAMMING AND TIMES OF DAYS THAT ARE AVAILABLE SIMPLY BECAUSE FOR
AND SO MY HOPE IS THAT THE FLAGSHIPS OF WHICH HAMPTON, ILLINOIS WILL BE ONE OF THEM, WE REALLY BE A PERSON FOR AL THAT AND LA MAKING ABOUT THAT QUITE A BIT.
AS, AS WE, AS WE THINK ABOUT HOW TO SAY IT AND HOW HOW CAN, THANK YOU
SO YOU GET PROMOTED ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU CAN TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR COWORKERS, YOUR FAMILIES, JUST, JUST HELP US TO GET THE WORD OUT.
I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT IN MY EXPERIENCE, ALMOST EVERYBODY HAS TO SELL A INDIAN MEMORY.
THIS IS NOT PROGRAM PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
I MEAN, I CERTAINLY, UM, PARTICIPATED IN SOME READING ON PAPER.
I WAS KID, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PROGRAMS THAT REALLY JUST HITS PEOPLE RIGHT FROM THE HEART AND THE MEMORY.
AND SO WE GET TO THAT AS JUST SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT IT I, I THINK IS A REALLY GOOD WAY.
'CAUSE SOMETIMES THE NAME SMART
AND DID WE ALREADY ASK THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO BE SMART SUMMER AMBASSADORS AS WE'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST? YEAH, WE DID.
THINGS THAT I DID WANNA MENTION ON THE, UM, ON THE COUNCIL SIDE OF THINGS THAT WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER ALREADY THAT UM, SO THAT DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT WORK.
UM, WE'RE ASKING ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO BE READING AMBASSADORS, WHICH WILL REALLY JUST BE LIKE, CAN YOU POST ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT THIS AND ASK 'EM TO LINK TO THE THE PROGRAM.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO ASK THE COUNCIL PEOPLE TO PUT THE SMARTPHONE PROGRAM IN THEIR NEWSLETTER AT THESE ONCE DURING THE SUMMER.
WE, WE'VE ALREADY HAD SOME COMMITMENTS FOR PEOPLE TO DO.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO GO THROUGH THE PROGRAMMING AT THE LIBRARIES AND MAKE SURE THAT WE SEND THE COUNCIL PEOPLE THEIR PARTICULAR LIBRARY BRANCHES PROGRAMMING SO THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO SEND THAT OUT.
WITHIN THAT WE FOUND THAT, UM, IT'S ALL SO BIG, IT'S BIG FOR ME AND SO I WANNA KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THAT.
SO WE'LL PARSE THAT OUT AND SEND IT OUT TO, TO COUNCIL AS WELL.
SO WE'LL ALSO SEND THAT TO YOU GUYS SO YOU CAN HAVE IT FOR THE LIBRARIES THAT YOU AND I DO HAVE TO ADDRESS THE TEAM THAT QUESTION.
BECAUSE THAT IS AN IMPORTANT ONE THAT WE NEED TO, BECAUSE EVERYONE WANTS TO WIN A PERSONAL PAN PIZZA.
WHAT I NEED FOR DINNER TONIGHT.
UM, PIZZA HUT 'CAUSE LAUNCHED THEIR PERSONAL PAN PIZZA PROGRAM.
THEY MADE A LOT OF FUN BUT EXCITED BECAUSE WE'VE HAD IT IN THE FUTURE
SO YOU WILL READ AND YOU WILL GET PIZZA.
SO, SO YOU THAT THAT WAS YOUR QUESTION.
IT IT'LL HAVE IT THERE EVEN YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED HOW MANY PEOPLE ASK ME THAT QUESTION.
DO WE, CAN WE WIN PIZZAS? YES.
ARE DOING WELL PERSONAL, THE BRONX? UM, NO, I HAD IT.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THAT WAS DONE WELL.
YEAH, BRASS IS A GOOD IDEA THOUGH.
I STILL NEED TO REACH OUT PEOPLE TO PROVIDE PFIZER, SO I WILL REACH WITHERS LITTLE GRASS.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT SMART TIMBER PROGRAMS? THANKS LATORI.
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UM, YOUR ACTUAL REPORT,SO I DON'T REALLY HAVE MUCH OF AN UPDATE REVIEW ALL BESIDES SUMMER.
UM, I WANTED TO BE SURE THAT, UM, ARI GAVE THE GREATEST INSTRUCTION WITH US TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE WORK WITH THAT BECAUSE THAT'S AGAIN, THE MOST VISIBLE WAY THAT THE FRIENDS WORKS WITH THE LIBRARY TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT PROGRAMMING.
UM, AND AGAIN, AS THE BUDGET IS CONTINUING TO, UM, MOVE DOWN THE CALENDAR, WE ARE VERY, VERY, VERY, UM, ACTIVE AND, UM, PRESENT AT COUNCIL MEETINGS AND IN FRONT OF COUNCIL PEOPLE.
UM, WE'VE HAD THREE MEETINGS THIS WEEK, SPECIFICALLY INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS WITH BOARD MEMBERS AND, UM, WE ARE BRINGING PEOPLE OUT FOR THE MAY 27TH, UM, BUDGET WORKSHOP, WHICH WILL BE, UM, HELPED
UM, I BELIEVE HAVING TALKED ABOUT OUR LITERARY LINES LUNCH RIGHT BEFORE I CAME IN, SORRY ABOUT READING.
UM, THE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID FOR THAT LUNCHEON WAS WE PROVIDED, WE MADE A VIDEO, UM, THAT TALKED ABOUT THE STAFF AT THE LIBRARY.
ONE THING FOR ME, AND ANYONE WHO HAS SPENT TIME WITH ME HAS REALLY KNOWN THAT I'M SO STRUCK BY HOW EACH INDIVIDUAL LIBRARY REPRESENTS THE COMMUNITY.
THAT IT, AND THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL LIBRARY STAFF MEMBER, UM, PROVIDES SOMETHING VERY, UM, UNIQUE TO ITS PATRONS, INTO ITS PLACES.
EACH BRANCH IS SO UNIQUE AND IT WAS SO, IS SO IMPACTFUL WITH ME AND I AM, I WANTED TO SHOW THAT OFF.
SO WE DID A VIDEO THAT SPOTLIGHTED A HANDFUL OF RANGES AND UM, GEORGE FINISHED UP.
I THINK PEOPLE ARE MOST SURPRISED BY THE THINGS BEYOND THE BOOKS.
WE HELP PEOPLE FIND JOBS, WE DO RESUMES, HEALTH, FOUNDING HOUSING, EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING
THE LIBRARY IS JUST THAT PLACE WHERE IT ALL STARTS.
WE ALWAYS PUSH SOMETHING NEW, TRY TO INNOVATE.
WE SERVE PEOPLE AND SO THAT ENCOMPASSES A WHOLE LOT.
WE ARE A HUB HERE AT THE LIBRARY OURSELVES 'CAUSE WE CONNECT PEOPLE WITH ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT RESOURCES.
WE HELP PEOPLE WITH THEIR TECHNICAL SKILLS, DIGITAL SKILLS AND WHATEVER IT IS, THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE CAN'T HELP A PERSON WITH BECAUSE OUR HEART'S IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AND EVEN IF WE DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GONNA WRITE IT DOWN AND TRY TO GET IT.
MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE LIBRARY IS HOW IT CONNECTS PEOPLE WITH EACH OTHER.
AND I LOVE PERSONALLY DOING THAT THROUGH PROGRAMMING.
AND THAT'S WHY I THINK PROGRAMMING IN OUR LIBRARIES IS SO IMPORTANT TO JUST BE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE AND SEE THE TYPES OF COMMUNITIES THAT EXIST AND HOW DIVERSE THEY ARE JUST IN OUR CITY, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ALL DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY, WE ARE ALL VERY MUCH OUR COMMUNITIES.
WE HAVE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS ALL THE TIME.
WE HAVE MUSIC CLASSES, FAMILIES THAT COME IN.
WE SHINE WITH A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT YOU MAY NOT EVEN GET AT ANOTHER LIBRARY.
UH, FOOD, CLOTHING, WE OFFER THOSE THINGS HERE BECAUSE IT'S REFLECTED THAT IT'S NEEDED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
OUR WORLD IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY FAST PACED.
WE GET TO BE A WAY TO HELP THEM KEEP UP.
AND SO THE LIBRARY BECOMES THEIR FIRST STOP TO TRYING TO IMPROVE THEIR LIFE AND WE LOSE ALL OF THAT IF THIS GOES AWAY.
I THINK THE LIBRARY IS THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE CITY.
WE SEE THE UNSEEN IN A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE MAY NOT EVEN BE GREETED, UM, ALL DAY OR SAID HELLO TO WE ARE THOSE PEOPLE.
AND THEN I THINK THAT THAT TYPE OF CULTURE, UM, IS VERY DIFFERENT.
AND THERE'S ALWAYS A CONVERSATION OF WHAT MORE CAN WE DO, WHICH IS BEAUTIFUL.
THAT'S A INCREDIBLY POWERFUL THING.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HELP PEOPLE ACHIEVE WHAT THEY WANT FROM THEIR LIVES AND TO MAKE THEIR LIVES BETTER.
WE ARE INTEGRAL PARTS OF HEALTHY AND ROBUST COMMUNITIES.
AND NEXT, UM, DIRECTOR SHO WILL PRESENT HER DIRECTOR CHAIR.
UH, FIRST I'LL TURN OVER TO SEAN, HOPEFULLY
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BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU NOTES, PREPARE PLEASE THANK JORDAN, FELICIA FOR MAKING
IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL AND THANKS FOR THE ASSIST ON THAT TEAM.
JORDAN DOES NOT JUST SEES ME, BUT ALL OF OUR EVENTS, CENTRAL AND IAN MAX ARE UNSUNG HEROES BEHIND THE SCENES.
UM, I HAVE SOME GREAT UPDATES FOR YOU, YOU GUYS TODAY.
UH, I'D LIKE TO START WITH CENTRAL ACTUALLY BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS AS FAR AS PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE.
THE FENCE IS ALL BUT COMPLETED.
WE WERE ABLE TO START THAT INSTALLATION LAST WEEK AND IT WAS ABLE TO MOVE MUCH QUICKER THAN WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING.
IF NOT FOR THE WEATHER, WE WOULD OTHERWISE BE FINISHED.
NOW WE'VE DONE, UH, MADE EFFORTS TO INCLUDE SOME, WE WEATHERPROOFING, SOME WATERPROOFING THAT IS MUCH NEEDED AS YOU CAN IMAGINE NOW.
UM, THAT IS GOING TO BE FINISHED WEATHER PERMITTED WITHIN THE NEXT FLEET.
SO THE NEXT STEPS FROM THERE, OF COURSE WE HAD ORDERED FURNITURE THAT WE PLANNED TO INSTALL AND WE ALSO HAVE SOME LANDSCAPING THAT WE'RE GONNA BE PUTTING IN.
THE LANDSCAPING THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE THIS SUMMER IS, IS REALLY MORE OF, UH, US GETTING THINGS STARTED VERSUS WHERE WE INTEND TO END UP.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO HAVE SOMETHING, UH, THERE TO GET GOING.
UH, THAT'S GONNA BE PLANNED LATER ON.
WE'RE HOPING IN JUNE WE CAN HAVE THAT HAPPEN.
UM, FROM THERE WE ALSO HAVE THE FIRST FLOOR BATHROOM RENOVATION PROJECT.
WE ARE GOING TO BE KICKING THAT PROJECT OFF THE LAST WEEK OF MAY.
THAT'S THE ORIGINAL CONTEMPLATED STARTING DATE.
AND IF EVERYTHING GOES AS PLANNED, WE EXPECT TO FINISH BY MID-JULY.
SO WITH THAT, ONCE THAT ING PROJECT STARTS, THAT ING WILL BE TAKEN OUTTA SERVICE, OF COURSE, JUST LIKE AT OUR BRANCH LOCATIONS THAT WE HAVE GOING HOME.
AND SO THAT'S GONNA OF COURSE HAVE AN IMPACT AS WE'RE GOING TO BE, UH, HAVING FOLKS MEETING TO GO UP TO OUR REPORTS.
UM, BUT WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT PROJECT OPEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN TIME FOR OUR GET LIT EVENT IN AUGUST, LATE AUGUST.
AND, UH, WE'LL HAVE THAT FINISHED AS WELL.
SO TWO PROMISED PROJECTS THAT HAVE TAKEN A LONG TIME TO GET GOING AND ARE FINALLY COMING TOGETHER.
I, I WOULD HAVE TO TELL YOU, LAST WEEK, FRIDAY I WALKED OUT ON THE PLAZA AND EVERYTHING, THE PLANTS THAT WE'VE PUT OUT THERE, EVERYTHING'S LOOKING REALLY NICE AND CLEAN JUST IN TYPE FIFA AND WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT PROGRAM WE BROUGHT TO
PRESTON IN PARTICULAR HAS STARTED SOME ABATEMENT WORK ON THE EXTERNAL COLUMNS THAT WE HAVE.
UH, THERE'S GOING ONE COLUMN AT A TIME.
IT'S GONNA TAKE ABOUT 45 DAYS.
AGAIN, WEATHER PERMITTING, SO THINGS AREN'T WORKING IN OUR FAVOR AS WE GOT STARTED THIS WEEK, BUT WE DO EXPECT 45 DAYS ONCE WE STARTED TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THAT WORK.
WE'RE STILL VERY MUCH IN THE, UM, SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE AND THE ARCHITECTS ARE WORKING WITH OUR BOND OFFICE TO PROVIDE, UH, THE MORE FULL DETAIL FOR US TO GET TO THAT NEXT STEP.
WE'RE STILL ON OUR TIMELINES TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT TO COUNCIL FOR OUR CONTRACT OR TO A WORK CONSTRUCTION IN THE WINTER AND THEN BEGIN CONSTRUCTION AS WE'VE BEEN SAYING, ALONG IN THE, UH, WINTER SPRINGTIME.
SO EVERYTHING'S STILL NEXT YEAR? YES.
UM, I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO DO TO REPORT ON NORCO CLIFF OR PARK FOREST FROM WHERE WE MET ON LAST TIME.
WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH ON AN R-F-Q-R-F-P PROCESS WITH CDRE AND ONCE WE HAVE MORE DETAIL ON THAT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION.
BUT THERE HASN'T BEEN MUCH
UM, AND THEN AS FAR AS THE BATHROOM PROJECTS, I KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE EAGER TO SEE THOSE PROJECTS.
WE ARE, WE ARE VERY EAGER TO SEE THEM FINISH UP HERE.
SO MLK AND OAKLAND ARE EXPECT TO BE FINISHED SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED THIS WEEK.
SO I CALLED IN TODAY, THEY WERE DOING THOSE COMMISS MISSION TOUCHES AT THOSE TWO LOCATIONS AND WE EXPECT THEM TO FINISH THIS WEEK.
THERE ARE SOME FINAL INSPECTIONS THAT NEED TO WORK, BUT THEY WILL OTHERWISE HOPEFULLY BE FINISHED TO SCHOOL.
UM, AS FAR AS RENNER RENNER, FRANKFORD HAD SOME UN UNFORESEEN CORRECT PLUMBING THAT WE ULTIMATELY HAD TO WORK THROUGH.
THAT WAS EARLY ON THE PROJECT THAT THAT KIND OF PUSHED EVERYTHING FURTHER.
BUT AGAIN, ONCE YOU GET INTO THE WALLS AND START TO SEE THINGS YOU HAVE TO ADDRESS, WE WORK TO ADDRESS THOSE THINGS.
UH, THERE'S ALSO SOME ADDITIONAL TILE WORK THAT WE ASKED FOR THAT TO BE DONE.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THINGS MET OUR EXPECTATIONS.
AND SO THERE'S ADDITIONAL WORK THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE AND UNFORTUNATELY THAT'S GONNA PUSH THAT HAPPEN TO JULY.
WE'RE LOOKING AT JULY 7TH OR SOONER, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT JULY.
UH, MOUNTAIN CREEK IS COMPLETING ITS FINAL TOWER AND THE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IS
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IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO.UH, WE ALSO HAVE LAKEWOOD, WHICH THAT ONE ALSO HAD A LOT OF, UH, UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS ONCE WE GOT INTO THE FLOORING AND OTHER SITUATIONS BEHIND WALLS THAT THAT PUSHED US OUT.
WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR THAT PUSH JULY.
SO WORK IS CONTINUING FORWARD, BUT WE'RE, IT'S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING.
AND THEN OF COURSE, SLEEPER, UH, THAT PROJECT IS ONGOING.
WE'RE EXPECTING THAT PROJECT TO FINISH IN AUGUST, BUT THAT UNFORTUNATELY WILL NOT COINCIDE WITH BRANCH BEING ABLE TO REOPEN.
WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO TO GET THE BRANCH REOPENED, BUT THE BATHROOM PROJECT IS PROCEED AND I BELIEVE THOSE ARE THE MAJORITY OF THE UPDATES HERE.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? YES, UH, I KNOW THAT, UH, THERE'VE BEEN ISSUES AT, AT, UM, OAK LAWN WITH THE ROCKS AND KROGERS IN CHARGE OF THE LANDSCAPING ROCKS THAT HAS KROGER GOTTEN BACK WITH YOU? WE'VE BEEN IN TALKS WITH THEM AND HAVE A SOLUTION TO BE ABLE TO GET ALL THOSE ROCKS FILLED OUT OF THERE.
SO THAT, AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE MAY JUST USE OUR CONTRACT AGAIN.
ANYTHING ELSE FOR SEAN? OH, ARE THEY ALSO GONNA REDO SOME LIGHTING AND IN LAKEWOOD IN THE HALLWAYS? YES.
THERE, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE AUSTRAL.
SO THERE WAS A, A FEDERALLY AWARDED CONTRACT FOR LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS AT LAKEWOOD AS WELL AS AT, UM, SKYLINE.
AND SO THOSE PROJECTS ARE THE STYLING PROJECT PHASING IS STILL ON HOLD AS WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, BUT THE LAKEWOOD PROJECT IS STILL PROCEEDING.
SO IS THAT, THAT WOULD BE OVER THE SUMMER OR THE FALL OR I'D HAVE TO COME BACK TO YOU.
THE ACTUAL DEPENDS ON THAT, BUT I KNOW THAT THEY BEGUN WORK IT THIS SUMMER IS WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING.
I ALSO HAVE SOME EXCITING CENTRAL NEWS IF YOU DIDN'T SEE WE ARE, THE CITY IS MOVING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TO FAIR PARK FOR THE FIFA FAN ZONE.
UH, SO THAT MY UNDERSTANDING, I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT FIFA, BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS THE FAN ZONE IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
SOME OF THE SPECIAL EVENTS WILL REQUIRE A TICKET SUCH AS CONCERTS AND THAT SORT OF THING.
BUT THE DECLARATION OF MOVING FROM A FREE PUBLIC BUILDING TO A FREE PUBLIC BUILDING, SO NO WORRIES ABOUT ACCESS, IT IS MOVING INTO THE HALL OF STATE, WHICH IS THE MUSEUM, UH, MAINTAINED BY THE DALLAS HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
THEY ARE BEYOND EXCITED TO FEATURE THE IMPORTANT DOCUMENT ALONGSIDE THE ORIGINAL JUNETEENTH DOCUMENT.
THAT'S THE, THE, THE WHOLE EXHIBIT REVOLVES AROUND THOSE TWO DOCUMENTS I'VE HEARD.
UH, THE CITY IS ESTIMATING ABOUT 7,000 VISITORS A DAY TO THE FAN ZONE.
SO THIS IS A REAL OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND EXPOSE MORE PEOPLE TO THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
IT WILL BE ON DISPLAY FROM JUNE 13TH THROUGH JULY 17TH.
AND FOR, IT'S OBVIOUSLY A HIGHLY VALUED DOCUMENT.
UM, WE ARE MOVING IT VERY CAREFULLY.
IT WILL BE PROTECTED IN THE DALLAS HISTORICAL SOCIETY VAULT UNTIL IT IS IN A CASE THAT THEY HAD CUSTOM MADE, WHICH WILL PROTECT IT FROM LIGHT AND HUMIDITY.
AND THEY ARE USING 24 HOUR SECURITY WHILE THE DOCUMENT IS ON SITE WITH THEM.
AND THEN IT WILL COME BACK TO THE CENTRAL LIBRARY.
SO WE ARE, MELISSA, DO YOU WANNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SOCIAL MEDIA WE'RE GONNA DO AROUND THE DECLARATION? IT'S KIND OF FUN.
SO YOU'VE SEEN THAT WHERE DECLARATION IS THAT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY, IT HAS THIS BEAUTIFUL ITS OWN ROOM AND IT'S SET UP.
AND SO IN ORDER TO EXPLAIN WHY THAT AREA IS CLOSED, WE'VE ORDERED A LIFESIZE CUTOUT OF NICHOLAS CAGE EXCELLENT.
IN HIS NATIONAL TREASURE ROLE.
AND HE WILL BE HOLDING US SIGN THE DIRECTING PEOPLE TO SEE THE NATIONAL TREASURES AT FAIR.
AND, AND THEY'RE, THEY ARE GOING TO SEND PE PROMOTE PEOPLE, COME BACK TO THE CENTRAL LIBRARY TO SEE THE DECLARATION WHEN IT'S IN ITS NORMAL HOME.
AND ALSO THE SHAKESPEARE, BOLIO AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT THE CENTRAL HAS, THE CENTRAL LIBRARY HAS TO OFFER.
SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH FIFA AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
AND THIS IS THE DECLARATION, SECOND TRIP TO FAIR PARK, RIGHT? IT WENT FOR, YES.
UH, I WANNA THANK THE BOARD PERSONALLY FOR TAKING THIS LEAP OF FAITH WITH THAT, WITH CATHERINE AND I AND ANN AND CATHERINE AND I, AND, AND COMING TO A BRANCH
UM, I, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PASSIONATE
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FEELINGS AROUND, UM, THE PROPOSED REGIONAL MODEL AND THE FLAGSHIPS, AND THIS IS PART OF IT TO SHOW YOU THE POTENTIAL.IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE SOMETHING YOU'VE NEVER SEEN.
SO THE REASON WE PRIORITIZE IT, PRIORITIZE THE FLAGSHIPS OVER THE REST OF THE BRANCHES IS JUST TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHAT THE FLAGSHIPS LOOK LIKE.
I THINK THIS ROOM ALONE ILLUSTRATES WHY HAMPTON ILLINOIS IS SUCH A GREAT LOCATION FOR A FLAGSHIP ALONGSIDE, UH, THE DISD SCHOOL THAT WE'RE CONNECTED TO THE HUGE SQUARE FOOTAGE, THE GIGANTIC PARKING LOT, ALL OF THE CLASSROOMS ALONG, UH, THIS, THIS CORRIDOR.
I WILL SAY THAT AFTER THE MEETING, IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO TAKE THE TOUR, UH, I I WILL BE WALKING MARIA FROM THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS AROUND.
SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO JOIN US IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE BEFORE.
BUT THANK YOU FOR ROTATING AROUND.
I KNOW THAT FOR SOME OF THE LOCATIONS IT WILL BE QUITE A DRIVE FOR YOU FROM WHERE YOU LIVE.
AND THEN OTHER TIMES IT WILL BE VERY CLOSE TO WHERE YOU LIVE.
SO WE ALL SUFFER, UH, A LITTLE BIT AS PART OF THIS PROCESS.
UH, IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE NEW LIBRARY CATALOG, I HOPE YOU DO SO SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.
AND I HAVE TO THANK SALLY FOR HOW MANY YEARS OF WORK GETTING THIS SET UP? MULTIPLE YEARS OF WORK IN PROJECT, JUST ABOUT A YEAR.
IT'S, IT'S MORE SIMILAR TO, TO THE EXPERIENCE THAT YOU HAVE ON A SITE LIKE AMAZON.
SO YOU CAN USE NATURAL LANGUAGE, IT WILL CORRECT YOUR SPELLING.
ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT WE'VE BECOME USED TO ON THE, IN THE INTERNET, WE JUST, WERE LAGGING BEHIND WITH OUR CATALOG.
AND, UM, I'LL LET SALLY IF I MISS ANYTHING.
BUT I ALSO WANTED TO ADD THAT THE WAY RECORDS, UH, AND AND SEARCHES ARE PRESENTED TO YOU ARE MUCH MORE INTUITIVE.
SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET LOADS OF RECORDS FOR ONE ITEM.
IF YOU SEARCH FOR WEATHERING HEIGHTS, YOU, YOU WILL GET THE BOOK, THE DVD, THE AUDIO, YOU'LL EVEN GET A LINK FOR THE E AUDIO BOOK OR THE EBOOK.
SO IT SHOULD BE A MUCH EASIER EXPERIENCE FOR PEOPLE.
SO PLEASE, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, TAKE A LOOK.
DID I MENTION, DID I MISS ANYTHING? NO DIFFERENCE.
SO THERE'S A LITTLE MORE YOU CAN DO
YOU GO INTO THE ITEM, HAVE READ LIKE LISTED DOWN THERE.
SO IF YOU LIKE CONNECTIONS FROM THAT PARTICULAR.
AND I'M GONNA PUT A STAKE IN THE GROUND RIGHT HERE AND SAY THE NEXT BIG THING WE'RE GONNA TAKE ON IS OUR CALENDAR SOFTWARE, WHICH I THINK WE ALL ATE
IF YOU'VE EVER TRIED TO GO LOOK FOR A LIBRARY PROGRAM, I KNOW I SUFFER ALONG WITH YOU.
UM, THAT IS THE NEXT ONE OF THE NEXT PROJECTS ON SALLY'S PLATE.
WE HAVE AN IDEA AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT WORK.
WE RUN AT THE SPEED OF GOVERNMENT.
WE WILL DO IT AS FAST AS WE CAN
I THOUGHT ROBIN WOULD LIKE THAT JOKE.
AND WE HAVE, UM, BETTER PRODUCTS OUT THERE.
SO THAT IS THE NEXT THING WE'RE GONNA TACKLE.
UM, AND I KNOW JORDAN USES THAT FROM THE BACK END, SO HE'S VERY, VERY EXCITED.
UH, LAST, LAST MONTH WHEN WE HAD TO CANCEL THE MEETING FOR THE NO STORM AS OPPOSED TO TODAY.
UM, I WAS GOING TO GO OVER THE NEW DATA, THE QUARTERLY DATA REPORT.
WE OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO DO THAT.
I WROTE YOU A MASSIVE EMAIL WALKING YOU THROUGH THE REPORT.
I DIDN'T REALLY RECEIVE, I THINK I GOT ONE QUESTION.
UM, I WASN'T PREPARED TO WALK YOU THROUGH IT TODAY, BUT I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT THAT WILL COME TO YOU ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
THAT WOULD'VE BEEN THE ONLY TIME THAT IT WOULD'VE BEEN PRINTED OUT AT A MUNICIPAL LIBRARY BOARD MEETING FOR THE REST OF THE FISCAL YEAR SIMPLY BECAUSE OF TIMING.
THE NEXT ONE I THINK WILL BE JULY AND WE DO NOT HAVE A MEETING IN JULY.
SO WE'LL EMAIL THAT OUT TO YOU ANYWAY IN JULY.
AND THEN THE NEXT ONE WILL BE OCTOBER.
SO FOR NOW IT'LL BE QUARTERLY.
BUT PLEASE, WE WOULD LOVE YOUR FEEDBACK ON WHETHER YOU THINK IT'S WORKING, IF YOU THINK WE'RE MISSING ANYTHING, IF IT'S INTUITIVE, IT'S ALSO ON OUR WEBSITE.
SO YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND PEOPLE DIRECTLY TO THE WEBSITE SO THEY CAN LOOK AT OUR DATA.
UM, THIS WAS SOMETHING I HEARD A LOT WHEN I STARTED.
WHY DON'T WE SEE BRANCH LEVEL DATA? AND I AGREE WITH YOU AND I I THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE IN GETTING THAT PUT TOGETHER.
THANK YOU TO SEAN AND INGRID, WHO IS OUR, OUR DATA GURU ON STAFF FOR WORKING SO HARD ON THAT REPORT.
AND THEN LASTLY, KATHERINE WANTED ME TO TALK ABOUT THE APRIL, UH, QUALITY OF LIFE ARTS AND CULTURE MEETING.
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UM, IT FEELS LIKE A MILLION YEARS AGO AT THIS POINT.I WILL TELL YOU
SO AT THAT MEETING, I WAS ASKED TO COME BACK AND ANSWER A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMITTEE HAD ASKED FOR WHEN I PRESENTED TO THEM IN JANUARY.
AND IT INCLUDED THINGS LIKE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF BRANCHES, REVENUE IDEAS, AND VARIOUS, VARIOUS OTHER THINGS.
IT WAS, UM, IT WAS A PRETTY ROBUST PRESENTATION.
I WILL SAY IT WAS A GOOD CONVERSATION.
MY TAKEAWAY FROM THAT MEETING WAS THAT, UM, THERE WAS, I DON'T WANNA SAY A CONSENSUS BECAUSE I WOULD NEVER SAY A HUNDRED PERCENT OF, OF THE COMMITTEE, BUT I FELT LIKE THERE, THERE WAS A MAJORITY DESIRE NOT TO CLOSE BRANCHES.
AND THERE WERE ALSO A, A FEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AS CATHERINE SAID IN HER INTRO WHO TALKED ABOUT RESTORING THE LIBRARY'S BUDGET.
SO WHAT I WOULD SAY ABOUT THIS IS THE GOOD NEWS AND THEN THE NUANCE FROM THAT, WHICH IS THE GOOD NEWS IS OBVIOUSLY WE FELT A LOT OF LOVE, A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR THE DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY AMONGST THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
UM, I THINK THAT THE SURVEY THAT THE FRIENDS OF THE DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMISSIONED WAS QUITE COMPELLING TO THEM, WHICH SHOWED A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR KEEPING LIBRARIES OPEN.
UM, BUT THE NUANCE IS THAT THERE NOTHING WAS VOTED ON.
AND SO FOR, FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF STAFF, WE ARE STILL OPERATING UNDER THE PROPOSED REGIONAL MODEL WITH THE $2.6 MILLION BUDGET REDUCTION FOR NEXT YEAR.
AND THE FORECLOSURES UNTIL I HEAR DIFFERENTLY FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, THAT IS WHERE STAFF CONTINUES TO LIVE.
I WILL SAY THAT, UM, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE IS DEEP IN BUDGET DEVELOPMENT SEASON.
THIS IS THIS THAT TIME OF YEAR.
AS A REMINDER, SHE RELEASES HER BUDGET, HER DRAFT PROPOSED BUDGET TO COUNCIL IN MID AUGUST.
SO IT BEING MAY, AND THEN REMEMBER THE JULY BREAK.
WE ARE IN IT RIGHT NOW, UM, WORKING ALONGSIDE THE BUDGET OFFICE AND THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE ON WHAT THE, UH, THE NEXT TWO YEAR BUDGET WILL LOOK LIKE.
NOTHING IS PUBLIC AT THIS POINT.
THE NEXT THING THAT WILL BE PUBLIC, QUITE FRANKLY IS THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED BUDGET IN MIDGUT.
SO I, I DOUBT I WILL HAVE A LOT OF UPDATES IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW.
AND I WILL DEFINITELY BRING THOSE TO THE BOARD IF I DO.
SO, SO WITH THE JANUARY COMMITTEE, UH, QUALITY OF LIFE MM-HMM
IT WAS PROPOSED THEY WOULD HAVE THE FIVE REGIONS YES.
AND SO THE, THE OTHER OPTION WAS TO, UH, SHORTER HOURS.
SO THEY ASKED ME TO COME BACK WITH, UH, ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT DID NOT INVOLVE CLOSING LIBRARIES, WHICH I DID.
UM, IN ORDER, THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS FOUND BY CLOSING THE LIBRARIES PERMANENTLY IN THAT WE DON'T PAY FOR UTILITIES OR LANDSCAPING OR SECURITY OR ANY OF THOSE THINGS WITHOUT THAT SAVINGS.
WE HAVE TO FIND, UH, THE MONEY IN, IN THE ONE PLACE THAT WE STILL HAVE FLEXIBILITY AND THAT IS IN STAFFING.
SO YOU MAY RECALL THAT THE ORIGINAL REGIONAL MODEL, LIKE YOU SAID, FIVE FLAGSHIPS, FORECLOSURES AND APPROXIMATELY 32 FTE WOULD BE ELIMINATED.
UM, THAT'S, THAT HAS BEEN PUBLIC FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW.
UM, WITH NO CLOSURES, WE WOULD HAVE TO ELIMINATE, WE DON'T HAVE EXACT NUMBERS, BUT IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF STAFF.
AND THE IMPACT THAT HAS IS REDUCED HOURS AND DAYS ACROSS THE LIBRARY SYSTEM.
THERE'S REALLY NO OTHER OPTION OTHER THAN A REDUCTION OF SERVICE.
AND THAT'S WITH ASSUMING THE CUTS.
YES, BECAUSE I STILL, I HAVE TO ASSUME THAT THE BUDGET IS STILL GOING TO BE, UM, REDUCED BY $2.6 MILLION NEXT YEAR UNTIL I, UP UNTIL THE POINT THAT I HEAR DIFFERENTLY.
HAVE WE HEARD ANY MORE ABOUT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER VALEZ SUGGESTION THAT THE PROCEEDS FROM SKILLMAN SOUTHWESTERN THE 3 MILLION YEAH.
BE PUT IN TO MAKE UP FOR THE 2.6? SO AT THE QUALITY OF LIFE ARTS AND CULTURE MEETING IN APRIL, COUNCIL MEMBER BASIL DUA SUGGESTED THAT THE SALE OF SKILL AND SOUTHWESTERN, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY $3.3 MILLION, COULD GO BACK TO THE LIBRARY'S BUDGET FOR ONE TIME
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FUNDING.UM, CITY, THE CFO FOR THE CITY, JACK IRELAND.
AT THAT TIME, HE REMINDED THE COMMITTEE THAT THE REASON THAT THE SALE OF CITY BUILDINGS GOES BACK INTO MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, IS THAT CLOSE ENOUGH TO WHAT IT'S CALLED IS BECAUSE COUNCIL HAS VOTED FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.
SO IF COUNCIL WANTS THE SALE OF SKILLMAN TO GO TO THE LIBRARY, THEY NEED TO VOTE ON THAT.
AND SO FAR NO COUNCIL MEMBER HAS BROUGHT THAT UP FOR A VOTE.
SO WHAT YOU, YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT VOTING POSITIONS OPEN MM-HMM
HOW, HOW MANY ARE, WHAT IS THE SITUATION? SO WE ARE CURRENTLY HOLDING POSITIONS FOR THE 32 FTE THAT I MENTIONED.
WE HAVE WITH A DEPARTMENT AS LARGE AS OURS, WITH AS MANY STAFF AS WE HAVE.
WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 400 FTE.
WE ALWAYS HAVE PEOPLE LEAVING AND COMING AND GOING.
AND SO WE'RE, WE MAY HAVE MORE VACANCIES THAN THE 32 AT ANY GIVEN TIME, BUT WE ARE SPECIFICALLY HOLDING 32 FOR THAT REGIONAL MODEL SCENARIO.
I WILL SAY THAT IF WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO CLOSE ANY BRANCHES AND WE HAVE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FTE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO HOLD THAT MANY POSITIONS AND STILL FUNCTION AS A LIBRARY SYSTEM.
THE ONLY REASON WE CAN DO IT NOW IS BECAUSE WE USE UH, TEMPORARY STAFF TO FILL IN THOSE GAPS.
THE QUESTION WAS DOES THE HIRING FREEZE AFFECT US? YES, ABSOLUTELY.
AND IT'S NOT AS A REMINDER, IT'S NOT JUST A HIRING FREEZE, IT IS ALSO A SPENDING FREEZE.
SO WE ARE, AND IF WE NEED TO HIRE A POSITION, WE HAVE TO ASK SPECIAL PERMISSION TO DO THAT.
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE CATALOG.
THAT'S WHERE SALLY, I USE THE APP ON MY PHONE, WHICH DOES NOT SEEM TO BE, UH, AS EQUALLY BEAUTIFULLY UPDATED.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT MIGHT COME SOMETIME OVER? WE HOPE SO.
THAT IS ALSO SOMETHING IN CONVERSATION, UM, OVER LIKE WITH THE COUNTERPART.
IT'S LITTLE MORE FLEXIBLE CURRENTLY ON THE ROADMAP.
BUT DEFINITELY MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE CURRENT APP THAT YOU'RE USING IS NOT GOING TO BE UPDATED EVER.
WHAT WE WOULD DO NEW GET A NEW MAP.
AND THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE CALL THAT THAT'S, WE'RE HOPING FOR SOMETHING THAT'S GIVES US THE CALENDAR AND THE APP AND THE CATALOG AND ALL OF IT.
BUT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE SEAN'S STARING HERE.
WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IN ORDER TO DO THAT.
SO I MEAN, CURRENT APP IS FINE, IT IS FUNCTIONAL, IT'S FINE, IT'S NOT FINE.
IT'S JUST HARD WHEN YOU LOOK UP SOMETHING LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, JANE EYY AND THERE'S 500 DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF THAT.
THEN THE NEW WEBSITE, YOU MIGHT DO THAT INSTEAD.
ANN THE NEW APP IS MOBILE FRIENDLY.
THE NEW WEBSITE, SORRY, UP UNTIL THE POINT WE CAN GET A NEW APP IF WE CHOOSE TO GET A NEW APP.
BUT TRY, I I WOULD ASK ACTUALLY THAT YOU TRY THE CATALOG ON YOUR PHONE AND LET US KNOW IF YOU THINK IT'S GOOD ENOUGH THAT WE DON'T ACTUALLY NEED AN APP.
THAT'S SOMETHING THE BEAUTY OF THE APP THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO GET IS IT HAS BOOKINGS, IT HAS ROOM BOOKINGS IN THERE, IT HAS THE CATALOG, YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR PROGRAMS. IT'S A REALLY INTEGRATED KIND OF THING.
SO FOLLOWING THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS, UH, I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN, IN A A PRODUCT LIKE THAT.
I THINK THE NINTH LARGEST LIBRARY SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY.
WE SHOULD HAVE AN APP I THINK.
NO, NO OTHER QUESTIONS ONLINE AT ALL EITHER IS SHRINKING.
WELL THEN THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT, UH, FIVE 50.