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BIRTHDAY.IT IS SIX O'CLOCK AND WE HAVE A QUORUM.
I WILL CALL THE LIBRARY BOARD MEETING TO ORDER.
SO GLAD THAT EVERYBODY IS HERE.
AND THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM OUR JUNE 9TH MEETING.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR CORRECTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL CALL FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.
UM, WE HAVE A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.
MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, AND, UH, THE FIRST ONE IS AN INTRODUCTION OF OUR NEW BOARD MEMBER LOUIS MOORE.
AND WE ARE DELIGHTED THAT YOU ARE HERE.
SO IF YOU'LL TAKE JUST A MINUTE, UM, TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF, AND THEN WE'LL GO AROUND AND BRIEFLY INTRODUCE OURSELVES.
I, I'M VERY GLAD TO BE HERE AND THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
I RECOGNIZE A LOT OF THE PEOPLE.
UH, I'VE BEEN IN GARLAND 25 YEARS, HOWEVER, I'VE BEEN IN GARLAND REALLY 56 YEARS.
I MARRIED A GARLAND HEIGHT, UH, WHO IS A DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE OF GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
AND I HAVE TO LIVE IN THE SHADOW OF THAT
BUT, UM, I STARTED COMING HERE ALMOST 60 YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE DATING, AND I REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS A SMALL HAM
REMEMBER WHEN THE OLD NICHOLSON LIBRARY WAS HERE? UM, SO ANYWAY, WE'VE, I'M A JOURNALIST.
I WORKED FOR, UH, THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE, A NUMBER OF OTHER NEWSPAPERS.
UH, THEN I MANAGED, UH, SOME MEDIA COMPANIES ON THE EAST COAST.
AND WE MOVED BACK HERE IN THE YEAR 2000 TO TAKE CARE OF MY WIFE, UH, HER ELDERLY FAMILY.
SHE WAS AN ONLY CHILD, AND WE HAD MULTIPLE AUNTS AND UNCLES AND PARENTS AND EVERYTHING.
THEY'RE ALL NOW GONE AND WE'RE NOW AT THEIR AGE, UNFORTUNATELY.
UH, BUT, UH, SO WE, WE LOVE GARLAND.
BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN GARLAND.
I'M ACTUALLY, WE CREATED A NONPROFIT, FRIENDS OF GARLAND'S, HISTORIC MAGIC 11TH STREET, UH, TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF GARLAND'S, UH, HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
THEN I GOT INVITED TO BY THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN WASHINGTON TO GO TO THE, UM, JUSTICE AND EQUITY PROGRAM IN 2017.
SO WE BASICALLY WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL PEOPLE, UH, IN GARLAND ARE RECOGNIZED.
AND, UH, TODAY WE ANNOUNCED THAT WE GOT THE, WE GOT TWO NEW STATE HISTORIC MARKERS APPROVED, UH, THAT HONOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY, UH, SIMS CHAPEL AND, UH, THE ORIGINAL FLATS.
UH, WE'VE, WE DID THE ONE ON, UM, THE VALIER FAMILY, THE FIRST LATINO FAMILY EVER IN GARLAND IN 1927.
AND THEN WE DID THE ONE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, TRAVIS COLLEGE.
UH, SO WE, WE REALLY ENJOYED DOING THAT, ACTUALLY,
SO THAT'S ABOUT, I'VE, I'VE GOT, UH, TWO ADULT CHILDREN AND FOUR GRANDCHILDREN.
SO IF YOU'LL GO, WE'LL GO AROUND AND ASK YOU, TELL, TELL THOSE WHO YOU ARE AND WELL, HI LOUIS.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU AND WELCOME TO THE BOARD.
I'M, UH, DISTRICT TWO, NO THREE, UH, COUNCIL AND MOORES REPRESENTATIVE ON THE LIBRARY BOARD.
YES, HE IS ANOTHER, A BROTHER BY ANOTHER MOTHER.
UM, I, I'M RELATIVELY NEW TO GARLAND.
MY HUSBAND AND I MOVED HERE, UH, IN 2020 WHEN WE BOUGHT OUR HOUSE HERE.
UM, WE HAVE TWO CHILDREN, A 5-YEAR-OLD AND A 6-YEAR-OLD.
SO TODAY WAS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR BOTH OF THEM.
I PRACTICE LAW, UH, UH, CORPORATE LITIGATION IN, UH, A DALLAS LAW FIRM CALLED FOX ROTHCHILD.
UHHUH, UH, BEEN PRACTICING LAW FOR ABOUT, UH, EIGHT YEARS NOW.
UH, JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH GARLAND.
WE LIVE IN THE COUNTRY CLUB, OLD COUNTRY CLUB NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, WHICH IS SEEING A LOT OF CHANGES AND A LOT OF DYNAMIC GROWTH.
THERE'S A LOT OF KIDS NOW IN THE, IN THE AREA.
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WHEN, WHEN, WHEN WE MARRIED OUR, UM, OUR, WHAT DO THEY CALL IT? THE DINNER BEFORE THE WEDDING WAS HELD AT THE COUNTRY CLUB.IT WAS REALLY QUITE SOMETHING.
WELL NOW THEY'RE, THEY'VE EXCAVATED THE ENTIRE LOT AND IT'S, IT'S GONNA HAVE, I THINK 500 HOMES BEING PUT UP ON IT.
UM, BUT THERE, THE NEED FOR LIBRARIES AND, AND RESOURCES LIKE THIS IS, IS VERY URGENT FOR THE CITY RIGHT NOW.
SO THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO JOIN.
KRISTEN LUCIDO AND I REPRESENT DISTRICT FIVE.
SO, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM MARGARET LUCK APPOINTED ME, THIS IS MY SECOND TERM.
UM, SO NOW SERVING AS THE ASSISTANT CHAIR, OUR VICE CHAIR, I GUESS IT'S
UM, BUT LIFELONG LOVER OF LIBRARIES AND BOOKS AND AVID READER.
SO THIS WAS, THIS WAS NATURAL FIT AND I REALLY ENJOYED BEING PART GREAT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE LIBRARY NOW.
MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE LIVED IN GARLAND FOR 24 YEARS, UM, RAISED HER DAUGHTER HERE.
SHE'S NOW A SO ABOUT TO START HER SOPHOMORE YEAR IN COLLEGE.
UM, SO AGAIN, SPEAK VERY HIGHLY OF GARLAND ISD AND HOW THAT MM-HMM.
HOW THE, THE DISTRICT PREPARED HER FOR THAT JOURNEY THAT SHE'S BEEN ON.
UM, I PROFESSIONALLY ACTUALLY HAVE A MEDIA RELATIONS BACKGROUND.
SO WHEN YOU REALLY, WHEN YOU SAID JOURNALISM.
UM, I CURRENTLY WORK IN MARKETING THOUGH, AND I HAVE A TRANSITION FROM PR AND MEDIA RELATIONS TO MARKETING, BUT WORK FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANY REMOTELY NOW.
I DO MARKETING AND ONLINE PERMISSION AND EMAIL MARKETING, THAT KIND OF STUFF.
OUR SON OWNS THREE, UH, MARKETING COMPANIES, ADVERTISING COMPANIES IN ARIZONA.
AND, UH, SO I'M VERY, AND HE DOES VERY WELL, BUT I'M, IT'S A LOT OF WORK TOO.
IT TAKES A LOT OF CREATIVITY TO DO THAT.
I HAD THE MADISON AVENUE DREAM AT ONE POINT AND DID SPEND SOME TIME IN NEW YORK CITY.
SO THAT WAS, IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE.
KIND OF THE MAD MEN, BUT A DIFFERENT ERA.
BUT, UM, BUT GREAT TO HAVE YOU.
UM, I'M TERRY REGI AND I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR, I DUNNO, 10, 15 YEARS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND, UM, I LIVE IN DISTRICT SIX.
I'M A DISTRICT SEVEN APPOINTEE, UH, RETIRED FROM A CAREER IN ACCOUNTING AND CURRENTLY A LI REFERENCE LIBRARIAN AT BROOKLYN COLLEGE.
REALLY? SO, AND I KNOW OUR PATHS HAVE CROSSED, I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
HOW ARE YOU? OUR PATHS HAVE CROSSED.
I AMW H DANIELS AND I, AS OF AUGUST THIS MONTH, AM A 51 YEAR RESIDENT OF GARLAND.
AND, UH, THE HONORABLE BJ WILLIAMS APPOINTED ME TO THE LIBRARY BOARD, AND I WENT KICKING AND SCREAMING, NO, I DON'T WANT THAT.
AND WHEN I JOINED, THEY HAVE MADE MY HEAD SWIM.
AND I CAME IN RIGHT WHEN THE PROJECT WAS GETTING OFF THE GROUND TO RENOVATE NICHOLSON.
I'M JUST SO GLAD HE APPOINTED ME TO THE LIBRARY BOARD.
I WAS ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR 10 YEARS AND THE FIRST SIX MONTHS, EVERY MEETING I'D GO IN AND THINK, THIS IS MY LAST
I CAN'T DEAL WITH THIS ANYMORE.
AND SO KNOW I SURVIVED 10 YEARS.
SO,
UM, AND I WAS APPOINTED FROM DISTRICT ONE.
UM, I HAVE BEEN IN GARLAND FOR 12 YEARS, JOINED THE LIBRARY BOARD BECAUSE I LOVE BOOKS.
UM, JUST LIKE MOST OF US HERE, JUST THE, THE WHOLE, NOT JUST BOOKS, BUT THE, UM, THE COMMUNITY SPACE THAT THE LIBRARY OFFERS.
UM, I HAVE A 20-YEAR-OLD, UM, A 16-YEAR-OLD AND A 4-YEAR-OLD.
AND THE 4-YEAR-OLD STARTED PRE-K TODAY AND THE 16-YEAR-OLD STARTED HER JUNIOR YEAR.
SO FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL DEFINITELY, UM, FELT THAT AND A LONG DAY TODAY.
BUT REALLY EXCITED TO MEET YOU AND LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
UM, I'VE LOVED LIBRARIES SINCE I WAS A KID.
THAT'S A GOOD PLACE TO HANG OUT.
I'M A RETIRED HIGH SCHOOL MATH TEACHER.
MOVED TO GARLAND IN 1970, BEEN HERE EVER SINCE, MY GOODNESS.
AND MY HUSBAND AND I ARE BOTH HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS MM-HMM
SO, UM, AND THE LONGER I STAY IN GARLAND, THE MORE I REALIZE WHAT A GOOD PLACE
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IT IS AND HOW FORTUNATE I WAS TO LAND HERE.SO, AND WE HAVE A FEW WHO ARE MISSING AND YOU'LL GET TO MEET THEM, UM, WHENEVER WE ALL SHOW UP AGAIN.
UH, I'VE WORKED IN GARLAND AT THE NICHOLSON LIBRARY SINCE JANUARY OF 2008.
UH, I'VE BEEN THE MANAGER OF THE NORTH BRANCH LIBRARY AND THE MANAGER OF THE CENTRAL LIBRARY BEFORE I BECAME ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.
THAT'S WHY YOU LOOK SO FAMILIAR.
WE, UM, I'VE BEEN HERE WORKING, UM, JUST CELEBRATED 10 YEARS IN JULY WITH THE CITY OF GARLAND.
I LOVE THE COMMUNITY, AND I'M WORKING HERE.
I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT AT THE END OF MY CAREER, I, I WORKED IN, IN BOOK PUBLISHING, SO I HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH THAT TO WATCH THE TRANSITION AS WE WENT FROM THE OLD WAYS TO THE NEW WAYS,
I ACTUALLY WROTE A COUPLE BOOKS,
UH, MY NAME'S KATHLEEN CHE, AND I'M THE PUBLIC SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR.
AND, UH, I MOVED HERE TO GARLAND IN 1985, AND I BEGAN WORKING, UH, FIRST AT NETS NORTHEAST TEXAS LIBRARY SYSTEM IN 98.
AND THEN, UH, IN 2000 I STARTED WORKING FOR THE LIBRARY.
SO 25 YEARS IN JUNE GOING ON MY TWENTIES SIXTH.
SO I LOVE ALL THESE ANNIVERSARIES AND I HAD TO BE HERE EVEN MORE SO AFTER MEETING EVERYBODY.
UM, THANK YOU EVERYBODY, AND I KNOW WE'LL GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER BETTER IN AS TIME GOES ON.
UH, AND NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS INTRODUCTION OF NEW LIBRARY TEAM MEMBERS.
SO OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST, I'LL SAY SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS WITH CENTRAL COMING ONLINE AND WEST COMING ONLINE, UM, WE'VE BEEN MAKING, UH, UH, I SHOULDN'T SAY WE, A TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD TO HIRE, UM, FOR SOME POSITIONS THAT WERE EITHER PURPOSEFULLY LEFT, VACANT, OR, UM, SOMEONE TRANSITIONED OUT OR WAS PROMOTED TO ANOTHER POSITION TONIGHT.
I I WILL SAY IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, THEY'VE HIRED, I THINK 14 DIFFERENT PEOPLE FOR SOME OF THOSE POSITIONS, WHICH HAS BEEN A LOT.
UM, BUT TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO OF THOSE TEAM MEMBERS WITH US TONIGHT WITH, UH, NICOLE BURTON AND LIZ QUAN.
UM, BOTH ARE AT CENTRAL LIBRARY.
NICOLE IS, UH, AN ADULT SERVICES LIBRARIAN, BUT ALSO HAS A, A WIDE RANGE.
SHE'S DONE A LITTLE BIT OF A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS SINCE WE'VE OPENED UP THAT CENTRAL HAS A, UM, WELL, I'M STEALING YOUR THUNDER.
SO, I'VE WORKED, I'VE WORKED, UM, I'VE WORKED IN AND OUT OF PUBLIC LIBRARY SINCE 2018, AND I WORKED IN PRETTY MUCH EVERY DEPARTMENT.
I'VE WORKED WITH ADULTS, CHILDREN, TEENS.
I WAS IN CATALOGING AT LIKE DOING ADULT HERE AT, UH, AT, UM, AT CENTRAL.
I WORKED FOR OTHER, LIKE, LIKE OTHER LIBRARY DISTRICTS IN LIKE, IN LIKE NORTH TEXAS BEFORE.
BUT I MEAN, GARLAND IS MY FAVORITE EVER.
WE LIKE HER
UH, I'M ACTUALLY NATIVE FOR DARLAND, UH, CITIZEN.
AND, AND, AND THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MEET US.
AND WE'LL SAY HI TO DAPHNE TOO, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T SAY, SAY HI TO DAPHNE YET.
THE, UH, NEXT WE, WE HAVE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND BOND PROGRAM UPDATES.
SO I WANT YOU TO NOTICE THAT THERE, WHEN WE GO THROUGH THE CIP
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UPDATES, THERE'S GONNA BE ONE PROJECT THAT'S NO LONGER ON THE LIST.AND I WANT US TO ALL RAISE OUR HAND AND REAL, AND WE'RE, WE'RE NOT TAKING ANY FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY OF ANY OF THE SLIDES.
WE ALL REALIZE THAT THE, THE DATE THAT WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT, IT'S VERY TENTATIVE.
SO, SO NOW THE BIG PROJECT, UH, TRULY IS WEST GARLAND LIBRARY.
UH, WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
WE'RE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF IT.
WE'RE IN THE FINAL PART OF THE, THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT, WHAT IS IT? THE LAST TWO MINUTES OF A BASKETBALL GAME TAKE THE LONGEST.
THAT'S THE PART THAT WE'RE AT WITH THE PROJECT.
A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS THAT HAVE TO, UM, UH, BE DONE BEFORE WE CAN GET THAT CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
ONCE WE GET THAT CO THEN WE CAN GET IN AND START DOING SOME THINGS WITH THE COLLECTION, UM, WITH THE FURNITURE ORGANIZING DIFFERENT PARTS OF IT.
UH, BEFORE WE HAVE OUR GRAND OPENING, WE HAVE SELECTED, UH, A VERY TENTATIVE DATE OF FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH FOR THE GRAND OPENING.
IT'LL BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN CENTRAL.
WE'RE GONNA, UM, PLAN TO HAVE THE RIBBON CUTTING, BUT THEN HAVE A BIG CELEBRATION TOWARDS THE, UM, LATE AFTERNOON EVENING AND INTO THE EARLY PART OF THE NIGHT.
UM, IN PART, AND I'LL SHOW YOU A PHOTO OF, OF IT THERE AT WEST IS BEAUTIFUL AT NIGHT WITH THE LIGHT.
UM, SO WE'RE REALLY HOPING TO CAPTURE AND CAPITALIZE ON SOME OF THAT, UH, THE ARCHITECTURAL BEAUTY OF THE BUILDING.
IF FOR WHATEVER REASON WE CAN'T, UH, MAKE IT ON THAT SEPTEMBER 26TH GRAND OPENING DATE, WE HAVE A BACKUP DATE OF SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH THAT WE'LL WORK TOWARDS.
UH, AND I HOPE TO SEND OUT CONFIRMATION, UM, PROBABLY WITHIN BY THE END OF THE MONTH FOR EVERYONE, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A TIMELINE, UM, OF WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON.
SO, UM, JUST FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, I'LL SAY.
SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION WORK THAT'S BEEN GOING ON THROUGH THIS, UH, PART LIZ AND YOUR COUNTERPART KELLY, UH, PAGE HAVE BEEN WORKING OVER THE LAST YEAR TO CULTIVATE AN OPENING DAY COLLECTION FOR THE BUILDING.
THAT OPENING DAY COLLECTION, WHICH ACTUALLY, UH, DELIVERED, UM, LAST MONDAY, UM, TO THE, THE TWO US.
SO WE'VE GOT A, UH, I THINK IN TOTAL THERE ARE 11 PALLETS OF MATERIALS THAT ARE JUST WAITING IN BOXES TO BE UNBOXED AND PUT ON THE, THE SHELVES.
A LOT OF BEAUTIFUL NEW, UH, BOOKS, DVDS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
UM, WE COMPLETED THE PUNCH WALK FOR THE BUILDING, OR THE, I SHOULD SAY THE FIRST ROUND OF PUNCH WALKS LAST TUESDAY.
AND THERE WAS A FULL TEAM EFFORT BETWEEN LIBRARY TEAM ARCHITECTS, UH, OUR FACILITIES MANAGEMENT GROUP WITH, UH, THE CITY, THE IT GROUP WITH THE CITY AND THE CONSTRUCTION CREW.
AND IF ANY OF YOU EVER RENOVATED OR BUILT, YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S A LONG LIST THAT IS COMPILED FROM THAT PUNCH WALK OF THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED.
SOME OF THOSE THINGS ARE GONNA, UH, DICTATE THAT SEPTEMBER 26TH DATE.
UM, BEGINNING NEXT WEEK, WE'LL BEGIN THE PROCESS OF, UH, WORKING WITH LIBRARY INTERIORS TO REALLY, UM, START MOVING SOME OF THE MATERIALS THAT ARE AT THE CURRENT WALNUT CREEK, UH, BRANCH LIBRARY.
UM, GETTING THOSE PACKED SELECTED, UH, AND THEN START THE PROCESS OF MOVING SOME OF THAT, UH, SOME OF THOSE MATERIALS OVER TO THE, THE NEW FACILITY, UM, TOWARDS THE END OF THE MONTH.
UH, AGAIN, THIS IS SORT OF A VERY GRAY, UH, DATE HERE, BUT IT, OUR IT DEPARTMENT AND LIBRARY TEAM WILL START TO, UM, ACTUALLY INSTALL, UM, COMPUTERS, DIFFERENT, UH, MAKER SPACE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT, UM, SHELVING THE COLLECTION AND GETTING A, A LOT OF THE LITTLE PIECES ORGANIZED, PUT IN ITS PLACE AND GET READY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO INHABIT THE BUILDING AND OPEN THE BUILDING UP TO THE PUBLIC.
UM, WE WILL CLOSE WALNUT CREEK FOR TWO WEEKS.
PRIOR TO THE GRAND OPENING, WE DID A VERY SIMILAR THING FOR CENTRAL LIBRARY, WHERE WE WERE CLOSED FOR THREE WEEKS.
AND I WILL SAY EVERY BIT OF THAT, THAT PERIOD OF TIME WAS, WAS TAKEN WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTION, UM, DURING THAT PERIOD.
SO WALNUT CREEK, UH, WILL BE CLOSED, WEST WILL BE CLOSED, UM, FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS.
WE DO A LOT OF TESTING, A LOT OF VALIDATION, LOT OF, UH, TRYING TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WORKS BEFORE WE GO ONLINE, UM, FOR THAT GRAND OPENING.
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AND THEN EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT, CROSS OUR FINGERS, CROSS OUR TOES AT SEPTEMBER 26TH WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.SO I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH OF THESE PICTURES, DO NOT DO IT JUSTICE WHATSOEVER.
BUT THE, THE BUILDING IS BEAUTIFUL ANYTIME OF DAY.
SO EVEN IF WE DID A RIBBON CUTTING IN THE MORNING, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS IN THE EARLY MORNING WITH THE, THE SUN COMING UP IN THE EAST, UH, PUTTING THE BEAUTIFUL COLORS ON THE SIDEWALK RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE LIGHT.
UM, BUT KATHLEEN HAD THE REALLY GREAT IDEA, UH, IF WE HAVE THE GRAND OPENING ON A FRIDAY, WE WANNA HAVE IT AT A TIME OF DAY THAT, OR THE BIG PART OF THE CELEBRATION WHEN KIDS ARE OUTTA SCHOOL, PEOPLE ARE OFF WORK SO THAT EVERYONE CAN COME AND CELEBRATE WITH US.
THE BUILDING'S GORGEOUS AT NIGHT, AND WHAT A REALLY GREAT WAY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HOST SOMETHING ALONG WITH VOLLEYBALL, THE REC CENTER, UH, OUTSIDE, HOPEFULLY COOLER TEMPERATURES, UM, OUTSIDE AND INSIDE, BUT HAVING SOMETHING THAT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY CAN COME AND REALLY ENJOY AND CELEBRATE WITH US FOR THAT.
THE GRAND OPENING OF THIS FACILITY AND THEN JUST THE SNAPSHOT, WE RECEIVED MORE FURNISHINGS, UH, AND SOME DIFFERENT PIECES THAT ARE IN THE BUILDING NOW.
UM, THIS, UH, IMAGE UP ON THE TOP, THAT'S SOME OF THE MODULAR TEAM FURNITURE WE HAVE IN THE BUILDING.
IT'S COMFORTABLE, AND YOU CAN MOVE IT ALL THE WAY AROUND.
UM, THERE'S EVEN SOME PIECES BEHIND IT IN THIS SAME PHOTO THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW YOU CONFIGURE IT, IT ALL GOES TOGETHER.
BUT IT'S REALLY MEANT FOR TEENAGERS TO REALLY CLAIM THEIR SPACE, ORGANIZE THEIR SPACE, AND, AND HAVE IT THE WAY THAT THEY WANT IT TO BE ABLE TO USE IT, UM, ON THE TOP.
IS THAT RIGHT? UH, THOSE ARE SOME, UH, PIECES THAT ARE OVER IN THE ADULT READING ROOM.
AND THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL PIECES THAT, UH, ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THAT ADULT READING ROOM, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE WINDOWS.
ON THE BOTTOM LEFT, WE'VE GOT OUR NEW SERVICE DESK.
UM, YOU CAN SEE IT RIGHT WHEN YOU WALK IN.
IT ACTUALLY KIND OF COMES OUT JUST A TOUCH, UH, BUT IT CAN SEE BOTH ENTRANCES AND EXITS.
IT CAN SEE OVER INTO THE ADULT AREA, SEE OVER INTO THE CHILDREN'S AREA.
UH, IT'S A SIT, OR I SHOULDN'T SAY SIT TO STAND, THERE ARE PARTS OF IT THAT IS HIGHER.
AND THEN PART OF THE DESK THAT'S LOWER.
IT'S A REALLY GREAT VANTAGE POINT, UM, FOR OUR MAIN SERVICE DESK.
AND THEN OVER IN THE TEEN AREA, WE HAVE SOME REALLY COOL STUDY PODS HERE, UM, FOR TWO, ONE OR TWO PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO USE THAT SPACE.
UM, AND JUST FROM THE, UM, REACTION THAT WE'VE HAD AT CENTRAL OVER THE LAST ALMOST MONTH, I THINK TOMORROW WILL BE OFFICIALLY ONE MONTH OF BEING OPEN.
WE CANNOT HAVE ENOUGH, UM, OF THE READER CHAIRS, AND WE CAN'T HAVE ENOUGH OF THESE, UH, STUDY PODS THROUGHOUT.
THEY'RE ALMOST ALL TAKEN WITHIN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WHEN WE OPEN THE DOORS ANYMORE.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WES AT THIS POINT.
SO IF THE, UM, IF THE OPENING DATE MOVES TO AUGUST, ARE YOU STILL INTENDING TO CLOSE ON THE 14TH OF SEPTEMBER? I'M SORRY.
NO, WE WILL, WE'LL SHIFT IT ALL BACK TO, TO REFLECT THAT LATER DATE.
SO THE, THE MOST IT'LL BE CLOSED IS TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO WHATEVER OPENING DATE IS.
AND ARE THE, ARE THE GOOD, I ASSUME THE GOOD SAMARITAN PEOPLE ARE CHOMPING AT THE, AT THE BID, BUT DO THEY, DO THEY HAVE ENOUGH FLEXIBILITY THAT, UH, THEY CAN ACCOMMODATE WHATEVER THE LIBRARY NEEDS IN TERMS OF SCHEDULING? THEY'RE, THEY'RE WORKING THEIR HARDEST TO BE ABLE TO DO IT.
UM, THEY'RE, IT'S ALL CONTINGENT ON US GETTING OUT.
SO AS SOON AS WE'RE, WE'RE OUT, I THINK THEY'RE READY TO TAKE OVER.
AND THEY UPPER LEFT PICTURE, WHAT IS THAT WHITE THING IN THE CENTER? UM, THIS, YES, THAT'S A MOBILE CHARGING STATION.
SO IT'S A REALLY COOL DEVICE THAT HAS A BATTERY IN THE BOTTOM THAT YOU HAVE TO CHARGE EVERY NIGHT.
UM, BUT IT, YOU CAN TAKE IT, IT'S CORDLESS.
YOU CAN TAKE IT ANYWHERE IN THE, THE SPACE.
AND THERE'S A, UM, I THINK IT'S U-S-B-U-S-B-C, AND, UM, I THINK IT'S A AND C.
A AND C, UM, BUT YOU CAN CHARGE DEVICES FROM IT.
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OTHER QUESTIONS? I'M, I'M READY.
UH, TWO SMALLER PROJECT UPDATES BOTH WITH NORTH AND WITH SOUTH.
SO, UM, ABOUT LAST YEAR, MAYBE 18 MONTHS AGO, SOMEWHERE IN THERE, UH, THE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, UM, DEPARTMENT DID A FACILITY ASSESSMENT OF EVERY BUILDING WITHIN THE, UM, THE CITY OF GARLAND THAT WE OWN.
UM, PART OF THAT WAS TO DO A TOP TO BOTTOM ASSESSMENT OF MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, ALL THE THINGS THAT, THAT WE NEED TO HAVE WORK, WORKING IN A GOOD WORKING ORDER.
UM, NORTH AND SOUTH, UH, GARLAND LIBRARIES HAD A LIST OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED THAT NEEDED TO BE UPDATED, AND SOME OF THOSE ARE TAKING PLACE NOW.
UM, AS PART OF THAT, THE, THE CIPM BOND PROJECT UPDATE, I WILL SAY THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE DEFINITELY WANT TO WORK, ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE IN THE SUMMER MONTHS.
SO NORTH NORTH LIST WAS, UM, MUCH SMALLER AND EASIER TO DO.
SO IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT, YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE WINDOWS ALONG THE, THE FRONT OF NORTH HAD A NEW, UM, TENT ON IT TO HELP WITH, UH, THE HEAT THAT COMES IN THE BUILDING.
IT MAY HAVE, UH, LET'S SEE, ALTERED THE, IT'S NOT A COLOR TINT.
THERE'S A, A SLIGHT COLOR VARIATION, BUT IT'S REALLY, IT'S MOSTLY CLEAR, YOU WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW IT'S THERE.
THERE WAS A ROOF AT A LADDER THAT WAS ADDED, ADDED TO THE BACK OF THE BUILDING.
SO THEY WOULD HAVE, UH, ROOF ACCESS.
UM, BOTH, UM, LIBRARIES ARE HAVING, UM, HVAC BALANCING AND CONTROLS DONE, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BUILDING IS THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE THROUGHOUT, AND ALSO A WAY FOR, TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL IT.
AND THEN THE, THE HOT WATER HEATER AT NORTH WAS REPLACED.
SOUTH HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A LONGER, UH, LIST OF ITEMS, AND SOME OF THE ITEMS WERE A LITTLE MORE, UM, UH, NEEDED TO HAPPEN NOW RATHER THAN, THAN WEIGHT.
SO THE ROOF, UH, WAS IN A LITTLE BIT OF BAD SHAPE.
SO THEY OPTED TO DO A RECODING OF THE ROOF OF SOUTH.
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME LEAKS THAT HAVE, UM, HAPPENED WITH SOME OF THE, THE BIG STORMS THAT WE'VE HAD, UM, THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE ALREADY.
UM, AND THEN THERE'S A VERY LARGE, UM, AIR CONDITIONING UNIT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, UH, THAT ADAM HAS BEEN ON ORDER.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A, UM, A WAIT PERIOD FOR US TO BE ABLE TO TAKE POSSESSION OF THAT, UM, HVAC UNIT, BUT THEN THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO GET A CRANE TO PUT THE HVAC UNIT ON THE, THE ROOF AND DO THE WORK THAT THEY NEED TO DO.
SO THE GROUP THAT'S DOING IT WILL DO IT, UM, BECAUSE THE CRANE IS INVOLVED PROBABLY ON A SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY MORNING WHEN NO ONE'S IN THE BUILDING.
BUT IF WE NEED TO ALTER HOURS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS SAFE, THEN, THEN THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO.
UM, AND THAT, THAT'S THE ACTIVITY THAT'S HAPPENING AT NORTH AND SOUTH GARLAND LIBRARIES RIGHT NOW.
ARE THEY GONNA WAIT AND DO THEIR BALANCING HVAC BALANCING UNTIL THAT'S BEEN REPLACED? YES.
UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT NORTH AND SOUTH? DO YOU KNOW, I, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU KNOW, BUT APPROXIMATELY HOW OLD THE ROOF WAS SOUTH? I DON'T, UM, IT, IT'S NOT A NEW ROOF, SO IT, IT MAY, I DON'T, GOSH, I DON'T THINK THAT THE ROOF HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REDONE, MAYBE SINCE THEY MADE A LIBRARY LOOKING AT ME AT SOUTH.
THAT WAS AN OLD FOOD LION BUILDING THAT THE CITY PURCHASED.
BUT I THINK THAT THEY HAVE, IF NOT ENTIRELY, UH, RECODED AT LEAST SEVERAL TIMES.
THE AREAS WHERE MAYBE THERE WERE SOME LEAKS AND STUFF.
BUT DO YOU KNOW, WAS THERE A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A REPLACEMENT VERSUS THE, THE DECISION TO RE UH, RECOAT IT? THERE'S, UM, A PRETTY BIG COST VARIANCE.
UH, AND THEN ALSO TIMING OF, UH, WHAT'S, HOW LONG IT TAKES TO, TO REROOF VERSUS THE COATING.
UM, AND THEY FACILITIES TEAM, ALONG WITH MCKINTRY, UH, MADE THE, THE BEST DECISION FOR THE LONGEVITY OF THE, UH, THE BUILDING.
IT WASN'T IN THE, I DON'T THINK THE ROOF WAS IN THE WORST SHAPE, BUT IT NEEDED TO, TO HAVE A RECOAT FOR IT.
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OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON.CENTRAL LIBRARY, GRAND OPENING, CELEBRATION RECAP.
SO IT WAS SUCH A FANTASTIC DAY.
THANK YOU FOR ALL, UM, EVERYONE WHO CAME CELEBRATED WITH US, VOLUNTEERED WITH US.
WE HAD MANY PEOPLE HERE THAT VOLUNTEERED.
UH, IT WAS ABSOLUTELY A, A PERFECT DAY.
UM, SO AS YOU KNOW, WE, WE OPENED CENTRAL LIBRARY ON JULY 12TH.
UH, WE HAD OVER 4,000 PEOPLE WALK THROUGH THE DOOR THAT DAY, UH, WHICH WAS AMAZING.
AND ALMOST 1700, UH, OF THOSE 4,000 PEOPLE WERE THERE IN THE FIRST HOUR.
THEY CAME, UH, BUT THEY DIDN'T NECESSARILY LEAVE REALLY FAST.
THEY STAYED
IT TOOK A WHILE TO TOUR THE WHOLE PLACE.
UM, WE ALL HAD ALL AS WELL HAD ALMOST 1200 ITEMS, PHYSICAL ITEMS THAT WERE CHECKED OUT JUST AT CENTRAL, UM, ON THAT DAY.
AND IF YOU WERE THERE, YOU KNOW, THAT THERE WERE LINES GOING EVERY WHICH WAY, THE MAIN DESK AND AT THE SELF CHECK, UM, STATIONS OF JUST, PEOPLE JUST KEEP COMING UP, GETTING NEW LIBRARY CARDS, OF WHICH WE ISSUED 236 NEW LIBRARY CARDS THAT DAY, WHICH IS AMAZING.
UM, WE HELD SOME SPECIAL STORY TIMES, HAD OVER 200 IN ATTENDANCE AT THOSE STORY TIMES, OVER 300 ATTENDED OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WERE HAPPENING, SPECIAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THAT DAY.
UH, AND IT WAS JUST A REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL DAY TO WATCH PEOPLE COME IN.
LIKE, I DIDN'T BRING MY CELL PHONE WITH ME, BUT WHEN THE DOORS OPENED, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WERE WALKING IN, LIKE RECORDING AND
IT WAS JUST SO COOL THAT PEOPLE GOT THAT EXCITED ABOUT OUR LIBRARY
UH, AND IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR THEM.
UM, SO IT, IT, THE, I WOULD SAY 98% OF THE, THE FEEDBACK HAS BEEN EXTREMELY POSITIVE AND JUST REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
SO WE DID FOR THE DAY PARTNER WITH, UM, DIFFERENT GROUPS.
AND THIS IS JUST, UH, THIS IS NOT A, UH, A, A FULL LIST OF ALL THE DIFFERENT GROUPS, BUT THIS IS MANY OF THE LISTS THAT WE PARTNERED WITH, UM, OUR FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, HERITAGE CROSSING, UM, HERITAGE DID A REALLY GREAT, UH, DISPLAY.
AND THE DISPLAY IS STILL UP OF THE HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY, DIFFERENT ARTIFACTS.
UM, THEY'RE ALSO PUTTING A, IT HASN'T BEEN INSTALLED YET, BUT WE'LL HAVE A, UM, OH GOODNESS.
WHAT IS IT CALLED? UM, OUTSIDE, UM, THAT'S BEING INSTALLED.
OH, A MON KIND OF A MONUMENTAL, IT'S TALKING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY OUTSIDE OF THE COMPANY.
LIKE A MARKER, LIKE A HISTORICAL MARKER.
SO, UH, LATONA CAME, SCOOP AND BUN CAME AND HANDED OUT, UM, I THINK IT WAS FOR THE FIRST 150 PEOPLE, ICE CREAM, UH, TO PEOPLE.
A LOT OF PARTICIPATION WITH OUR, UH, DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS BETWEEN R FLORIST AND, UH, KAREN WISEMAN.
UH, IT WAS JUST A REALLY GREAT AND SPECIAL DAY, AND JUST SOME OF THE, THE PHOTOS TO, UH, RECAP.
SO I THINK ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL THINGS WAS WE ACTUALLY HAD REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE NICHOLSON FAMILY COME, UM, AND THEN MR. MM-HMM.
UH, MR. DAVID NICHOLSON VERY PASSIONATELY SPOKE ABOUT HIS FAMILY IN THE LIBRARY, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS JUST WONDERFUL.
AND THEN WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE HIM A TOUR THAT DAY, BUT IT REALLY HELPED MAKE THE DAY JUST THAT MUCH MORE SPECIAL.
AND THAT'S HIS FAMILY, THE NICHOLSON FAMILY, UM, WITH THE RIBBON CUTTING IT AGAIN.
SO ALL THROUGH THE DAY, LIKE, UH, WE HAD A PHOTOGRAPHER COME IN TO TRY TO CAPTURE, UH, AS MANY THINGS AS POSSIBLE.
UH, THESE ARE ALL IN OUR LIBRARY.
I THINK SOME OF 'EM LOOK LIKE, LIKE A STOCK PHOTO OR SOMETHING.
UM, BUT THE, THE GENTLEMAN THAT'S ON
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THE LEFT, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE, WERE TAKING OUT JUST HOARDS AND HOARDS AND HOARDS OF MATERIALS.THAT'S A WHOLE STACK OF BOOKS THAT HE'S CHECKING OUT, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.
WE HAD CHILDREN, PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS COMING IN, READING TOGETHER.
LIKE, EVERY TIME I WALK OUT OF MY OFFICE OR ANY OF US WALK OUT OF OUR OFFICE ON THE, THE BOTTOM FLOOR THAT NOOK AROUND THE, THE, UM, STAIR IS ALMOST ALWAYS FULL.
USUALLY WITH A CHILD READING, OR SOMETIMES A PARENT AND A CHILD READING TOGETHER.
AISLES WERE FILLED UP WITH PEOPLE JUST BROWSING THE COLLECTION, LOOKING AT THE COLLECTION, UM, THE RECORDING STUDIO.
SO TECHNICALLY OUR RECORDING STUDIO WILL BE UP AND GOING TOWARDS THE END OF THE MONTH.
WE HAVE ALL OF THE FINAL PIECES OF, UH, EQUIPMENT BEEN INSTALLED.
SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY, UM, COMING IN TO DO TRAINING NEXT WEEK FOR STAFF.
AND THEN THAT WILL BE, UH, MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
BUT WE HAD A GOOD NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON OPENING DAY THAT PARTICIPATED IN OUR, UM, UH, RECORDING OF THE, THE, THE PODCAST OPENING.
'CAUSE I WAS ONE OF THEM,
UM, FINDING BOOKS, FINDING MATERIALS, GOING TO ONE OF THE STUDY TABLES, WHICH IF I HAVEN'T SHOWN YOU THAT TABLE THAT THE GENTLEMAN IS AT IS ONE OF THE COOLEST STUDY TABLES TO ME THAT HAS A LIGHT IN IT.
I GO BY, I PROBABLY INTERRUPT MORE PEOPLE TRYING TO STUDY AND, YOU KNOW, FOCUS.
I'M GOING, IT'S GOT A REALLY COOL LIGHT,
UM, AND THEN OUR MAKER SPACE, THE GRAND MAKER, MAKER SPACE WAS PACKED ALL DAY LONG.
UM, BETWEEN SEWING, DEMONSTRATIONS, LEATHER MAKING, WE HAD ALL AGES IN THAT SPACE THAT WERE MAKING SOMETHING, LEARNING ABOUT SOMETHING AND, UH, TAKING SOMETHING WITH THEM THAT THEY HAD MADE FROM THE DAY.
UM, IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED, WE HAVE CLASSES GOING ON NOW IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
UM, DEPENDING ON WHICH CLASS YOU WANT TO TAKE, REGISTRATION FILLS UP QUITE FAST, ESPECIALLY FOR THE 3D MAKER, UH, 3D PRINTER, UM, CLASSES, AND ALSO THE SEWING CLASSES THAT, UH, IT'S, THEY FILL UP FAST.
UM, AND THIS IS JUST A SHOT, UH, FROM THE STORY TIME THAT WE HAD.
IT WAS WALL TO WALL KIDS, WALL TO WALL, JUST SINGING, DANCING.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY, THEY KEPT EVERYTHING, UH, FOCUSED AND MOVING FORWARD WITH STORY TIME.
UM, I DON'T THINK I, I INCLUDED, BUT WE'VE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE USING, UH, THE GRAND STARE TO ACTUALLY SIT, READ A BOOK, UM, TALK WITH SOMEONE, LIKE IT'S ACTUALLY BEING USED FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE.
AND THEN ALSO THE CHILDREN JUST BEING, UH, REALLY DRAWN TO THE LIGHT BRIGHT AND USING THE LIGHT BRIGHT AS WELL AS THE MAGNETIC BOARDS AND ALL THE OTHER DIFFERENT PIECES OF MANIPULATIVES
SO ONE THING I WANNA, UH, REALLY HIGHLIGHT IS THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE ROOM FOR GREAT BOOKS,
UM, PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE WE'VE HAD IN THAT FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF PEOPLE CHECKING MATERIALS OUT.
UM, BUT, UH, I WANT EVERYONE TO JUST TO KNOW THAT WE ARE ORDERING MATERIALS ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS.
WE'RE GETTING SHIPMENTS OF NEW MATERIALS ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE GETTING THE WORD OUT.
UM, USING THIS EMAIL ADDRESS HERE, UM, IF YOU HAVE TITLE REQUESTS, UM, IDEAS FOR A SERIES, IF THERE'S A SUBJECT THAT WE ARE A LITTLE LIGHT ON THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE, PLEASE LET US, LET US KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
UM, WE NEED PUBLIC FEEDBACK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE COLLECTION ON THE SHELVES THAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR.
IT'S LIVE LIB TITLE REQUEST ALTOGETHER.
SO LIB TITLE REQUEST@GARLANDTX.GOV.
THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THAT QUESTION.
UM, I THINK OVER THE COURSE OF MAYBE TWO DAYS,
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UM, MORGAN WAS JUST HAVING THE BEST TIMEDID SOMEBODY HELP HER OUT OF THAT CORNER? YEAH, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, GET HER OUT.
SO, UM, AND THEN THE LAST THING THAT I JUST WANNA HIT ON IS, UH, NOT NECESSARILY IN A NEGATIVE WAY, BUT WE, WE HAVE RECEIVED SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME OF THE PROGRAMS, SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.
UM, IF YOU'VE GONE TO ONE OF THE, UH, THE TOWN HALLS THAT I'VE BEEN AT RECENTLY, THIS SHOULD BE, WELL
SO PLAY AND DOING ACTIVITIES THAT WE ENJOY DOING, HAVE A REAL BENEFIT TO OUR BRAINS.
IT'S NOT JUST FOR CHILDREN, IT'S FOR ADULTS AS WELL.
SO WHEN OUR, OUR BRAINS ARE MAKING THOSE CONNECTIONS, IT TAKES LIKE 400 REPETITIONS BEFORE, UM, A NEW SYNAPSE IS CREATED IN THE BRAIN.
IF WE'RE DOING SOMETHING THAT WE ENJOY DOING, WE'RE HAVING FUN DOING IT, WE'RE MEETING NEW PEOPLE, PLAYING THROUGH A PROCESS, LEARNING SOMETHING NEW THAT WE REALLY LIKE.
THAT PROCESS GOES FROM 400 TO LIKE 20, WHICH IS AMAZING.
SO IT, IT REALLY, UH, SPEAKS TO THE IMPACT THAT WE CAN HAVE IN, IN NOT JUST EDUCATION AND, UM, COMMUNITY BUILDING, BUT ALSO, UH, BUILDING OUR, OUR HEALTH.
AND ALSO BEING A REALLY GREAT PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO, TO MEET ONE ANOTHER AND BUILD COMMUNITY WITH EACH OTHER.
UH, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE FROM MAKERSPACES THAT BOOK, UM, UH, BOOK CLUBS THAT WE HAVE THAT HAVE TALKED ABOUT.
THEY'VE MET NEW PEOPLE AND THEY'VE MADE FRIENDSHIPS, AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY COMING.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE WIDENING THEIR CIRCLE THAT THEY MAY HAVE FELT LONELY AND ISOLATED, ESPECIALLY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, BUT THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE BRANCHING OUT AND THEY'RE HAPPIER NOW.
DAPHNE ACTUALLY HAS A STORY THAT SHE CAN SHARE WITH US.
UH, SO AT THE, I RUN THE THRILLS AND CHILLS BOOK CLUB, WHICH IS WAS MYSTERY BOOK CLUB.
AND WE HAVE ABOUT 18 ISH PEOPLE THAT COME.
AND AT OUR LAST MEETING, WE WERE DISCUSSING A MEMBER WHO WE FOUND OUT ACCIDENTALLY, UH, MEANING WE WEREN'T OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED THAT HAD DIED, AND WE WERE SHOCKED TO FIND THIS OUT.
AND THEN, SO AFTER WE FINISHED OUR BOOK DISCUSSION, WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT HER AND WHAT A NEAT LADY SHE WAS, AND JUST, YOU KNOW, LITTLE MEMORIES.
AND THEN AFTERWARDS THAT, THAT LED INTO DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THIS GROUP WAS TO THE PEOPLE THAT COME AND JUST, NOT JUST BOOK CLUB, BUT SOME OF OUR OTHER PROGRAMS TOO.
AND JUST WHAT KAREN JUST SAID ALREADY, THE CONNECTIONS THAT THEY MAKE, THE FRIENDSHIPS, IT, IT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THAT.
AND IT REALLY DRIVES HOME THE IDEA THAT OUR PROGRAMS ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE SUBJECT MATTER.
THE PROGRAM IS THE ACTUAL COMMUNITY AND CONNECTION THAT'S HAPPENING.
WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN HEARING A LOT ABOUT THAT RECENTLY, AND IT WAS VERY, VERY MOVING.
AND IT WAS DIFFERENT AIMS, PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT IT TOO.
IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE THE NEW YORK TIMES HAD A STORY LAST WEEK ABOUT SUPER AGES, PEOPLE OVER 80 MM-HMM
AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IS TO HAVE THE SOCIAL INTERACTION AND THE LEARNING.
TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT, WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING UP THERE, THE NEURONS MAYBE WE COULD BRING BACK NEXT MONTH OR IN OCTOBER.
KIND OF A RUNDOWN OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT WE PROVIDE, THE AGE GROUPS, SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF THOSE PROGRAMS, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD ALL WOULD BE INTERESTED IN.
SO ANTOINETTE IS, UH, HANDED, THERE'S A, A GROUP OF PATRON COMMENT CARDS THAT WE RECEIVED SINCE, UH, OPENING MANY OF THOSE CAME WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK.
BUT JUST SOME OF THE, UM, PATRON RESPONSES OF THE CENTRAL LIBRARY AND, AND WHAT, HOW HAPPY THEY WERE WITH IT.
SO THEY'LL MAKE THEIR WAY AROUND.
I, I'D LIKE TO, TO SAY THAT, UH, I, I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH POSITIVE WORDS TO TALK ABOUT THE GRAND OPENING
I WAS, YOU KNOW, DELIGHTED, PLEASED, GRATEFUL.
IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE SO MANY BOARD MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE.
IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE SO MANY CITY PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE.
AND OH MY GOODNESS, THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE WAS, WAS OVERWHELMING.
AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW THAT I KNOW ALL OF THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY MEMBERS.
UM, I HAVE A CONFLICT WITH THEIR MEETINGS, SO I DON'T ATTEND.
BUT THERE WERE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE I RECOGNIZED FROM THAT GROUP, SO I KNOW THAT THEY WERE REPRESENTED AS WELL.
AND, UH, SO, SO IF YOU WERE ABLE TO MAKE
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IT, THANK YOU.UM, IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TO OOH AND AH, OVER THE LIBRARY, PLEASE GO DO SO.
AND, UM, AND, AND IT'S, IT'S JUST, I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S GOOD ALL THE WAY AROUND.
LIKE, UM, BUT IF ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME AND, UH, GO ON A GUIDED TOUR AND SEE THE, THE FACILITY, WE'RE HAPPY TO, TO DO THAT AT ANY POINT IN TIME WITH ANY OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS.
SO YESTERDAY, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE AT THE LIBRARY AND WE SPENT 15 MINUTES LOOKING AT ALL THOSE LITTLE ARTIFACTS THAT ARE HUNG OVER WHERE THE SLIDE IS
WE WERE TRYING TO FIND HOURS THAT WE DECORATED.
WAS ANYBODY ABLE TO FIND YOUR OWN? I SOUND MINE.
DID YOU, I REMEMBER FIRST WHICH LETTER IT WAS UHHUH.
IT, IT DID, IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO FIND MINE.
DID IT
WE WERE BOTH GOING, WHY DIDN'T WE TAKE A
BUT LET ME GO BACK AND LOOK THROUGH.
SO WE TOOK A TON OF PHOTOS THAT DAY.
I WAS WAS GONNA SAY, WE MIGHT HAVE A PHOTO OF YOURS.
WE MAY, AND, AND LET US SEE WHAT WE HAVE, AND THEN MAYBE YOU CAN IDENTIFY WHICH ONE IS YOURS.
WHAT LETTER DID YOU DO? WELL, MY HUSBAND SAYS, I DID THE FIRST LETTER TO MY FIRST NAME, G, BUT I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER
I JUST, IT WAS REALLY EXCITING SITTING THERE DOING IT, BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST HAD RANDOM LETTERS.
IT, I HAVE LIKE, AT THE END, UM, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, WE, THERE WERE LETTERS LEFT OVER SO THAT WE WERE ALLOWED TO SIT DOWN AND, AND DO SOME.
AND, AND SO I THINK WE PICKED LETTERS, UM, IN OUR NAME OR SOMETHING, BUT YEAH, IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN A G WE STOOD AND STOOD AND LOOKED UNTIL I STARTED GETTING DIZZY.
I'M LIKE, I DON'T WANT YOU TO LAY NEWS OUT HERE FOR THE WRONG REASON WHY I'M FALLING OVER
ANOTHER THING WAS, UM, UM, ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, I HAD A TWO HOUR WINDOW WHERE I WAS INTERVIEWING, UH, FAMILIES WITH THEIR, THEIR CHILD FOR SCHOLARSHIPS.
AND ONE OF THE FAMILIES SAID, WE CAN'T COME SATURDAY.
'CAUSE I PLANE DIDN'T GET IN UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT FROM VACATION.
THEY HAVE STUDY ROOMS AND I CAN JUST AT TWO O'CLOCK MEET ME AT TWO O'CLOCK WHEN THE DOORS OPEN.
SO YESTERDAY, THAT'S HOW I ENDED UP BACK HERE, BACK DOWN AT THE LIBRARY.
AND THOSE STUDY ROOMS ARE AMAZING.
WELL, IF I CAN, I GREW UP IN GARLAND, AND I REMEMBER WALKING TO THE ORIGINAL, IT WAS JUST THE NICHOLSON LIBRARY BACK THEN.
THERE WAS NOT A SYSTEM AT THAT POINT.
AND I REMEMBER WALKING TO THAT AS A CHILD.
WE WALKED PAST THE PICKLE FACTORY AND EVERYTHING TO GET THERE.
'CAUSE I GREW UP OVER THERE WHERE FREEMAN ELEMENTARY STOOD.
UM, SO, AND, AND OF COURSE I'VE SPENT TIME IN THAT BUILDING OVER THE YEARS.
BUT TO SEE ITS EVOLUTION AND TO SEE THIS VERSION OF IT IS JUST SO AMAZING AND SO INSPIRING AND REALLY EXCITING.
IT'S EXCITING TO SEE SOMETHING.
I GREW UP, GOODNESS KNOWS, I DRUG MORE BOOKS HOME FROM THIS PLACE,
I NEED TO DRAG MORE BOOKS HOME NOW AND QUIT ACTING LIKE A GROWNUP
UM, BUT IT, IT HAS CHANGED SO MUCH.
AND TO SEE THE LIBRARY EVOLVE FROM CARD CATALOGS AND OH, TO A PLACE WITH A SLIDE AND THAT STUFF, THE WONDERFUL ARTWORK CAME OFF THE TOP.
AND WHEN I WENT ON, ON OPENING DAY AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE KIDS DOWN THERE IN THAT LITTLE CAMPFIRE LOOKING AREA MM-HMM
I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS THE COOLEST THING ON EARTH.
AND I, IF I WERE ONE OF THOSE KIDS, I'D BE SO CURLED UP IN ONE OF THOSE LITTLE READING NOOKS IN THE STAIRWELL THAT YOU WOULD NEVER GET ME OUTTA ONE.
YOU WOULD NEVER GET ME OUTTA ONE.
NOW YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET ME INTO ONE.
BUT THOSE ME, I DON'T WANT THAT SIT IN THOSE TWO.
I KNOW THEY'RE, THEY'RE SMALLER THAN ME.
APPARENTLY THE OLD NICHOLSON LIBRARY WAS MUSTY AND, AND SMELLED LIKE AN OLD LIBRARY.
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THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, I MEAN, IT WAS EXHILARATING TO BE THERE FOR THE OPENING DAY.
WHERE WAS THE ORIGINAL LIBRARY? THE ORIGINAL WAS DOWN KIND OF ON THE SQUARE, UM, SQUARE WHERE, OKAY.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE OLD GPNL BUILDING THAT WAS MAYBE
NO, YOU JUST HAVE A BETTER MEMORY THAN I, YES.
IT WAS ACROSS, ACROSS THE STREET.
IT WAS ACTUALLY ON THE SQUARE.
I DON'T REALLY RECALL WHEN IT CAME DOWN.
I JUST REMEMBER THAT IT WAS THERE AND THERE WAS A HISTORICAL MARKER THERE FOR A LONG TIME TOO.
I HAVE TO SAY, JUST, I KNOW YOU ALL HAD A VISION AND I THINK, I HOPE IT EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS, BUT IT WAS JUST INCREDIBLE.
AND I ENJOYED IT, ESPECIALLY AT THE ART INSTALLATION.
I WAS POSTED THERE FOR A WHILE AND TALKING WITH THE ARTISTS, BUT THEN ESPECIALLY TALKING TO PATRONS AND KIDS WHO CAME UP AND WHO WERE LOOKING FOR THEIR LETTERS, I HELPED SEVERAL AND WE WALKED AROUND AND IT WAS JUST SO FUN FOR THEM TO FIND IT AND TAKE A PICTURE.
AND THEN HAVING, UM, CARLIN RAY THERE AS WELL TO TAKE PICTURES.
AND EVEN THE FORMER MAYOR CAME UP AND HE'S LIKE, I CANNOT, NO
YOU KNOW, BUT IT WAS, IT WAS AMAZING.
ESPECIALLY SEEING SO MANY FAMILIES THERE TOGETHER, ENJOYING DIFFERENT ASPECTS AT THE LIBRARY AND WALKING AROUND AND EXPLORING AND STOPPING TO LOOK, STOPPING TO, TO READ AND SIT ON THE STAIRS.
AND ALL OF THAT IS INCREDIBLE.
AND IT DID EXCEED EXPECTATIONS COMPLETELY OF GOOD, GOOD.
OH, I HEAR THAT YOU AND YOUR STAFF ARE HAVING TO CREATE GUIDELINES FOR THAT SLIDE.
WE'RE WORKING WITH A COUPLE OF OTHER, UH, DEPARTMENTS ON YEAH.
THAT WAS MY PERSONAL OH, OKAY.
THIS SLIDE WAS, WAS THE HIGHLIGHT FOR MY KIDS.
ALTHOUGH MY SON GAVE THE BIGGEST COMPLIMENT I THINK HE COULD GIVE, WHICH IS HE ASKED IF HE COULD HAVE HIS BIRTHDAY PARTY THERE.
SO FORGET STRIKING REEL AND SHENANIGANS.
HE WANTED IT TO BE AT THE LIBRARY 'CAUSE HE HAD SO MUCH FUN.
UM, BUT FROM EVERY ANGLE, YOU GUYS JUST PULLED OFF A PHENOMENAL EVENT, AND I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO PULL OFF SOMETHING THAT HAS SO MUCH, UH, INPUT AND SUPPORT ON, UM, FROM EVERY DETAIL, FROM MAKING SURE EVERY PATRON WAS ABLE TO GET IN AND GET RIGHT TO, TO THE FESTIVITIES, TO HAVING THE FOUR, UH, THE, THE WHEREWITHAL TO PROVIDE SOCKS FOR PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO RIDE THE SLIDE, BUT DIDN'T BRING SOCKS FOR THEIR KIDS.
UH, I, I REMEMBER THE, THE HIGHLIGHT FOR ME WAS SEEING MY DAUGHTER, UM, IN ONE OF THE ROOMS SITTING NEXT TO AN 80-YEAR-OLD WOMAN MAKING BRACELETS TOGETHER.
UH, THE, THE WOMAN SPOKE ONLY SPANISH.
MY DAUGHTER DOESN'T SPEAK ANY SPANISH, BUT YET THEY WERE THERE COMMUNICATING WITH LOVE LANGUAGE AND JUST KIND OF PICKING OUT BEADS FOR EACH OTHER.
AND, AND SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS AN INCREDIBLE, UH, THING TO SEE.
AND IT WAS, I THINK, A REMINDER AS TO WHY LIBRARIES ARE SO IMPORTANT.
AND IT WAS A, JUST EXCEEDED ALL OF MY EXPECTATIONS.
AND PLEASE LET THE STAFF KNOW THAT, THAT IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT.
SO HEATHER AND HER TEAM, KATHLEEN AND WILL IT, IT DAPHNE, EVERYBODY.
WE WERE BREATHING YOUR
IT HAD TO BE A VERY LONG DAY FOR THE SERVICE DESK TEAM.
YOU PROBABLY WENT HOME AND SLEPT 24 HOURS
SO TRUTH BE TOLD, IT WAS A LONG DAY FOR SOME OF THE SERVICE DESK STAFF THAT THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB.
HAPPY AND GENUINELY, UH, ENJOYED SERVING, UH, EACH PATRON AS THEY CAME UP.
I WAS TOO EXCITED WHEN I GOT HOME.
SO I CAN IMAGINE
IT DOESN'T OPEN TILL TWO ON SUNDAY.
UH, IS, IS THE MATERIALS RETURN, UM, ON THE EAST SIDE OF CENTRAL? IS THAT FUNCTIONAL OR IS IT GOING TO BE FUNCTIONAL OR, WE'RE WORKING ON IT.
I, THERE WERE SOME BUGS WITH IT, WITH IT BEING STORED FOR SUCH A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
WE WORKED TO TRY TO GET ALL OF THOSE BUGS OUT.
BUT, UH, THEY WERE ALL TESTED,
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BUT THEN THERE WERE SOME ISSUES WITH BELTS AND THINGS.SO THE DUMMY DROP IS OPEN THERE.
YOU CAN, THE MANUAL DROP, YOU CAN RETURN MATERIALS THERE OR IN, UM, IT WILL BE UP AND GOING AT SOME POINT, HOPEFULLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
SO I STARTED OUT ONE MORNING AND I WAS GOING TO RETURN MY BOOKS TO WALNUT CREEK BEFORE I GOT ON THE ROAD FOR A DRIVING TRIP.
I THINK I ENDED UP AT THE KIOSK.
I SHOULD HAVE JUST RENEWED THEM.
I THINK WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMMUNICATED THAT WE
DAPHNE FERRIS IS GONNA COME AND GIVE US AN UPDATE ON ONE BOOK.
AND, UH, I WORK PRIMARILY FOR YOUR BENEFITS SINCE YOU'RE NEW TO THE GROUP.
I, UH, WORK PRIMARILY WITH ADULT PROGRAMMING, BUT MY TITLE IS, UH, OF PUBLIC SERVICES.
UM, SO I AM HERE TO GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH WICK WIND GARLAND, AND, UH, BE MY, I'LL BE, THANK YOU.
UM, SO THE KICKOFF OF THE PROGRAM WAS ACTUALLY JUNE 13TH, AND THAT'S WHEN WE INVITED EVERYONE TO START READING MY LAST AND, UH, NOW WE'RE GET, WE'RE HEADING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PROGRAM AND IN SEPTEMBER IS WHEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE ALL OF THE PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF THE BOOK.
AND SO, UH, ALL OF THE LOCATIONS PICKED, UH, AT LEAST ONE, WELL, I GUESS ONE OF THEM PICKED TWO PROGRAMS. EVERYONE PICKED AT LEAST ONE PROGRAM TO DO IN SEPTEMBER.
AND, UH, GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
SO THE FIRST ONE IS HAPPENING SEPTEMBER 13TH.
AND, UH, THIS WILL TAKE PLACE AT NORTH ARLAND LIBRARY.
AND THEY'RE DOING A, UH, THEY'RE GONNA BE SERVING TEA AND PAINT WHILE YOU DO THIS CRAFT.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE PAINTING, UH, PLASTIC SUGAR, UH, SKULLS AND, UH, IN, IN CELEBRATION OF MY LIST.
AND THEN A WEEK LATER AT WEST WALNUT, UH, I'M NOT, I GUESS IT'LL BE AT WALNUT LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED WITH THIS ONE LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED.
UM, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE PAINTING, UH, CERAMIC COASTERS, UH, IN THE STYLE OF THE VERA POTTERY.
AND THEN NORTH AR HAS A SECOND PROGRAM.
UM, THEY'RE ACTUALLY GONNA HAVE A SERIES OF THREE, UH, PRESENTATIONS BY THIS LADY CALLED ESTHER AA.
SHE'S THE FOUNDER OF COUNSELING WITHOUT LIMITS.
AND THE SUBJECT OF THE FIRST ONE, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IN SEPTEMBER, IS ON INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA, WHICH IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COMES UP IN THE BOOK MODEL.
AND SO SHE'S GONNA BE, UH, TALKING ABOUT THIS AND, UH, WHAT STEPS CAN BE TAKEN TOWARD HEALING.
AND THEN SOUTH GARLAND ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, THEY ARE, THIS ONE IS GONNA BE A BI, UH, BILINGUAL PROGRAM.
AND, UH, THEY'RE GOING TO BE MAKING THE FLOWER HEADBANDS LIKE THIS.
AND THEN FINALLY ON THE 27TH, THE BIG EVENT, UH, WILL TAKE PLACE AT CENTRAL AND THAT'S WHERE THE AUTHOR MARCEL FUENTES WILL BE COMING.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
IT'LL BE A SIMILAR FORMAT TO WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR.
SHE'LL DO A LITTLE TALK AND THEN SHE'LL TAKE QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE, AND THEN SHE'LL, UH, AUTOGRAPH COPIES OF HER BOOK.
AND, UH, FI WE WORKED WITH FIRE WHEEL, UH, BARNES AND NOBLE FIRE WHEEL LAST YEAR, AND THEY WERE, THEY WERE SO NICE TO WORK WITH, SO WE ASKED THEM TO COME BACK AND THEY WERE HAPPY TO DO IT.
SO THEY'LL BE THERE SELLING BOOKS, AND WE'LL HAVE REFRESHMENTS AND A LITTLE WINE FOR THOSE 21 AND OLDER.
AND WE'LL OPEN THE DOORS AT FIVE 30 AND IT'LL BE UNTIL EIGHT SHOULD SAY THE REFRESHMENTS ON WINE ARE COMPLIMENTS OF THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY.
UH, I THOUGHT I WOULD ALSO INCLUDE A FEW PICTURES OF, UH, ALSO EVERY LOCATION DID A LITTLE DISPLAY AND ALSO IN SUPPORT OF THE BOOK.
AND, UH, WEST'S DISPLAY IS VERY BEAUTIFUL.
THAT'S THE FIRST TWO PICTURES.
UH, THERE'S, UH, SOME POTTERY AND SOME, UH, LOOKS LIKE SOME PRETTY EMBROIDERED FABRIC.
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OTHER TWO PICTURES, I'M SORRY, THOSE ARE NOT THE BEST.AND THERE'S A LITTLE REFLECTION ON THERE.
BUT THOSE ARE SOME ITEMS ACTUALLY FROM THE LANDMARK MUSEUM THAT THEY LOAN TO US.
AND THEY ARE, UM, SOME SPURS AND, UH, PIECES OF LEATHER AND, UM, WE CALL THAT FENCING BARB WIRE, BARBED WIRE, THE ROLL BARBED WIRE.
SO THERE'S SOME HISTORICAL, UM, UH, CONNECTION THERE.
AND THAT HAS, UH, IN THE BOOK, THERE'S A CONNECTION TO THE RODEO LIFE.
AND, UM, THAT'S A TEXAS AND MEXICAN THING.
AND THEN, UH, SOUTH GARLAND HAS A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY ON A NCE ADDRESS AND SOME INFORMATION.
AND, UM, AND THEN NORTH ALSO, THEIR DISPLAY HAS, UH, IT'S A VARIETY OF INFORMATION AND PICTURES, BUT EVERYBODY'S SUPPORTING THE BOOK AND OUR EFFORT, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, OUR PROGRAMS IN SEPTEMBER.
SO THESE DISPLAYS ARE UP NOW? YES.
THESE PICTURES ARE, I FEEL A FIELD TRIP COMING ON.
YEAH, THAT IS, UH, AND I BELIEVE IT'S THE DAUGHTER OF, UH, A FRIEND OF ONE OF OUR, UH, EMPLOYEES WHO WENT US HER ACTUAL DRESS AND GAVE SOME INFORMATION ON IT.
TELL ME AGAIN WHERE THE RODEO RELATED ITEMS ARE.
THEY'RE NEXT TO THE LANDMARK, UM, UH, DISPLAY THAT, UH, KAREN WAS MENTIONING EARLIER.
THERE'S ACTUALLY A, IT, IT'S A SMALL DISPLAY, BUT IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO IT.
I'M DELIGHTED TO HEAR THAT THEY'RE A COLLABORATION THERE.
THEY'VE BEEN WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH, AND WE'RE PLANNING THINGS IN THE FUTURE TOO, TO DO WITH THEM.
UM, AND THEN NEXT, THE NEXT STEP IS WE'RE ALREADY
SO WE'LL BE OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS FORMING A NEW COMMITTEE, UH, WITH JUST A FEW STAFF.
WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO FIND SOME MORE INTERESTED PARTIES FROM OUR BOOK CLUBS.
OUR BOOK CLUBS HAVE BEEN GROWING LIKE CRAZY, SO WE HAVE A LOT OF, UM, PEOPLE TO CHOOSE FROM.
HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY THERE'LL BE INTEREST.
THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.
UH, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE MY, MY SPOUSE AND KIDS WERE JUST THRILLED TO GO.
AND IT, UM, THE WEATHER KIND OF GOT ROUGH, UH, TOWARDS THE END, BUT IT WAS A PHENOMENAL, UH, CONCERT AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE LIBRARY STAFF UP THERE, AND IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO KIND OF KICK OFF, UM, THE PUBLIC'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF, OF THE, UH, ONE BOOK, ONE GARLAND YES.
UM, SO, AND ARE ALL OF THESE, OR ARE ANY OF THESE EVENTS TICKETED EVENTS, OR IS IT, UH, RSVP REQUIRED OR HOW DO, UH, REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED? YES.
UM, THROUGH, WE DO ALL OF OUR REGISTRATION THROUGH EVENTBRITE THESE DAYS, BUT YES.
AND I'M ASSUMING THEY PUBLIC CAN JUST GO ONLINE TO THE GARLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY WEBSITE AND YES.
AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A WEBSITE DEDICATED TO ONE BOOK, ONE GARLAND, AND IT'S ALSO ON, ON OUR EVENTS PAGE, UH, IN OUR CALENDAR, THERE ARE A FEW PLACES TO FIND, UH, THAT INFORMATION.
PLUS WHEN WE GET CLOSE TO, UH, REGISTRATION OPENING, WE'LL, WE'LL SEND OUT, WE'LL MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND, YOU KNOW, WE MAKE, MAKE A BIG DEAL ABOUT IT, SO.
OKAY, THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA HAS TO DO WITH FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ARE THERE UM, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PLACE ON A FUTURE AGENDA? IDEAS, THOUGHTS? I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ALREADY BEING CONSIDERED, BUT, UM, MAYBE AN, AN UPDATE IF THERE IS ANYTHING SUBSTANTIVE ON THE LEGISLATIVE, UM, POLICY AND, AND IMPACTS OF POTENTIAL, UH, STATE LEGISLATION ON, ON THE LIBRARY.
IT'S MOSTLY ON THE SCHOOL LIBRARIES IS WHAT I'VE BEEN READING AND CERTAINLY I YOU'VE PROBABLY ALREADY CLAIMING IT, BUT ANY UM, KIND OF ROUNDUP OF UM, SUMMER PROGRAMS AND HOW THOSE WRAPPED UP THAT WENT TO HEAR 'CAUSE THEY WERE SO IMPRESSIVE.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS.
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TAKE A PICTURE.