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GARLAND LIBRARIES ARE IN A WONDERFUL POSITION AND A WONDERFUL TRANSITION.
WE'RE ACTUALLY, UH, IN THE MIDST AS YOU CAN SEE OF OUR, UM, BEGINNING THE RENOVATION PROCESS FOR THE CENTRAL LIBRARY.
WE HAVE OUR CENTRAL LIBRARY EXPRESS, WHICH IS OUR TEMPORARY HOME OPENING UP MAY 1ST.
OH, YOU WANNA TELL THE REST OF THAT PIGGY? WE HAVE AN AMAZING STAFF, AMAZING TEAM HERE IN GARLAND LIBRARIES.
SO EVERYONE WHO IS ON BOARD, WHO, UH, WORKS WITH ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, EITHER IN FRONT OF THE, UM, ON THE FRONT LINE OR BACK OF HOUSE, DOES EVERYTHING WITH THE PUBLIC'S BEST INTEREST AT MINE.
BUT WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT TOO THAN JUST TRADITIONAL LIBRARY SERVICES.
WE HAVE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY, ACCESS TO WIFI, HOTSPOTS, AMAZING PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, ADULTS.
MY CAREER AS A LIBRARIAN STARTED WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER.
I ACTUALLY WAS IN A VOLUNTEER IN THE, A, UH, PART-TIME SUMMER ASSISTANT DURING THE SUMMER WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER.
AND JUST SEEING THAT YOU'RE HELPING PEOPLE OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE WAS VERY FULFILLING TO ME WHEN I SAW THAT.
AND IT TOOK ME INTO BECOMING A PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIAN.
AND THEN JUST HELPING FAMILIES GROW AND SUPPORT THEM HAS BEEN VERY FULFILLING THROUGHOUT MY 13 AND A HALF YEARS OF WHAT THE GARLAND LIBRARY IS.
IT, IT BRINGS THE HEART, UM, TO THE COMMUNITY.
SO WE SERVE ALL PEOPLE, ALL RACES, NATIONALITIES, UM, LANGUAGES, AGES, DEMOGRAPHIC BACKGROUNDS.
UM, WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH THE DOORS OF A PUBLIC LIBRARY, YOU'RE WELCOME AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
WE ARE HERE TO MAKE GARLAND RESIDENTS LIVES BETTER.