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HAS CONFIRMED THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM.SO THE JANUARY 12TH TO 2026 MEETING OF THE LIBRARY BOARD IS CALLED TO ORDER.
AND THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES FROM DECEMBER 8TH.
AND THOSE ARE IN YOUR PACKET BEHIND THE AGENDA.
SECONDED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, SEEING NONE.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
UH, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
AND THE FIRST ITEM IS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND BOND PROGRAM UPDATES.
UH, EVERYONE HAD A LOVELY HOLIDAY AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
JUMPING RIGHT INTO, SO THIS PAST SATURDAY, WE, UH, THIS CITY HELD THEIR ANNUAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, UM, WORK SESSION, SPECIAL SESSION, UM, AND WE CAME FORWARD WITH THE, THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH LIBRARY PROJECT.
SHARE THOSE SLIDE PRESENTATIONS WITH YOU TODAY AND ACTUALLY SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WHAT I SHARED ON SATURDAY ABOUT NORTH GARLAND LIBRARY SINCE WE'VE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER ALONG IN THE NORTH GARLAND PROCESS THAN WE ARE WITH SOUTH, UH, ON THE PROJECT.
JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT, UH, JUST A REMINDER, NORTH AND SOUTH ARE PART OF THE, UH, 2019 BOND PROGRAM.
UM, NORTH WE HAVE ABOUT $347,000 TO DO INTERIOR MODIFICATIONS.
SOUTH IS A LITTLE MORE, I THINK IT'S GONNA BE 2.3, $2.4 MILLION TO DO INTERIOR MODIFICATION, BUT THOSE, UH, THOSE FUNDS ARE JUST FOR INTERIOR MODIFICATIONS.
NOTHING TO THE, AND WE, I'LL GET INTO IT IN JUST A, JUST A SECOND.
WELL, I SHOULD SAY BOTH, UH, PROJECTS WENT THROUGH THAT FACILITIES CONDITION ASSESSMENT, UH, A FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND THE LOOKED TO SEE, UH, WHAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED WITH THE BUILDINGS AND WENT AHEAD AND MADE CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS WITH BUILDINGS.
NORTH WAS VERY MINOR TO THE BUILDING.
ADDING AN ACCESS LADDER ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BED, BUILDING ROOF ACCESS, UH, PUTTING A FILM ON THE, THE WINDOWS TO HELP WITH, UH, HEATING COOLING AND I THINK SUN THAT COMES IN.
UM, CHANGING OUT THE HOT WATER HEATER.
UM, FOR BOTH PROJECTS, WE WENT THROUGH A PROCESS OF LOOKING AT ALL THE DIFFERENT, UH, THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO DO FOR THE PROJECTS, DO ON THE INTERIOR, AND THEN PRIORITIZE THOSE ITEMS BASED ON NEED.
NEITHER PROJECT HAS ENOUGH FUNDS TO DO THE ENTIRE SCOPE OF EVERYTHING THAT WE WANT.
SO WE HAVE MADE A, AN EXTENSIVE SPREADSHEET OF ALL THOSE DIFFERENT ITEMS THAT WE WANNA INCLUDE.
AND THEN WE'RE WORKING WITH THE ARCHITECT, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO PHASE THOSE ITEMS SO WE'RE NOT UNDOING SOMETHING WE'VE DONE IN A PREVIOUS PHASE, TRYING TO GET THE MOST BANG FOR OUR BUCK.
NOW, UM, WITH THE WHOLE INTENT IN MIND, WE WANT ALL OF OUR PATRONS AND USERS TO HAVE SIMILAR EXPERIENCES ACROSS ALL FOUR, FIVE LOCATIONS.
UM, SO LOOKING AT SAFETY AND SECURITY, UH, LOOKING AT FURNISHINGS, LOOKING AT TECHNOLOGY AND SOUTH IS A LITTLE MORE, UM, DETAILED THAN THIS, BUT LOOKING AT ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
SO IF YOU GO TO CENTRAL AND YOU ARE ABLE TO USE THE STUDY ROOM AND USE THE TECHNOLOGY IN THAT STUDY ROOM, SOUTH AND NORTH ALSO HAVE THOSE SAME OR SIMILAR CAPABILITIES IN THOSE STUDY ROOMS, COMMUNITY ROOM, UH, WHEREVER YOU'RE USING THAT SPACE.
SO FOR NORTH, WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE AND WE'RE ALMOST FINISHED WITH THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE.
UM, WE'RE EXPECTED TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION IN MID TO LATE SUMMER.
UM, IF WE ACTUALLY START CONSTRUCTION IN MID TO LATE SUMMER, THEN WE'LL MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS AT NORTH.
UM, AND AGAIN, IF THIS BUDGET IS BEING SCOPED TO BUDGETS, SO WE'RE, WE'RE NOT ASKING, WE DID NOT ASK FOR ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR NORTH FOR THE CF, BUT LOOK TO BRING SOME FUTURE WESTS IN IN FUTURE YEARS.
SO YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THIS PHOTO, THIS OR THIS SLIDE THAT ONE OF THE BIG, UH, DRIVERS AND BIG NEEDS FOR NORTH BESIDES SAFETY AND SECURITY IS FOR SOME UPGRADES AND UPDATES TO OUR PUBLIC.
IT'S BEEN WELL LOVED, WELL USED.
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UM, THE SIX THAT I HAVE, SO THE LAST MAJOR RENOVATION AT NORTH WAS IN 2007.AND SINCE THAT TIME WE'VE HAD OVER 1.6 MILLION VISITORS TO NORTH, UM, AVERAGING ABOUT 85,000 VISITORS.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR.
YOU CAN SEE FROM THE CARPET THERE.
SO THIS IS KIND OF WHAT I WANTED TO SHOW, UH, AND IT MAY BE A LITTLE BIT HARD ON THE SCREEN TO READ, BUT THIS IS A FLOOR PLAN OF NORTH, UH, AND ONE OF THE EXERCISES WE WENT THROUGH, UM, SAFETY AND SECURITY, PUBLIC FURNISHINGS AND TECHNOLOGY, LOOKING TO SEE HOW MANY ITEMS WE COULD ACTUALLY DO AND NOT GO OVER THAT.
$350, $347,000 IS NOT A LOT TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS MANY.
UM, SO IN THE GREEN BOXES YOU'LL SEE AREAS THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING SAFETY AND SECURITY CONCERNS.
SO THE TWO SMALLER BOXES HERE AND HERE, UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT ACCESS CONTROLS AND OUR ACCESS WITH OUR BADGES TO, TO ENTER, UM, THE BUILDING.
THE LARGE SERVICE DESK HERE IS LOOKING AT ADDRESSING SOME OF THE, THE OPEN SPACES
SO WE WANNA BE ABLE TO SECURE THAT BACKWARD SPACE, UH, FOR STAFF PUBLIC IF WE EVER NEEDED TO SHELTER.
YEAH, CURRENTLY I THINK WE END UP HAVING FOUR OR FIVE DIFFERENT ACCESS POINTS INTO THE BACK WORK ROOM WITH NO DOOR, NO LOCK.
UH, IT'S JUST AN OPEN SPACE, SO IT'LL BE SOME MODIFICATIONS TO HELP.
AND SO THE YELLOW BOXES, UM, THE STUDY ROOMS UP IN THE TOP AND THEN THE COMMUNITY ROOM AND CLASSROOM HERE, LOOKING AT, NOT NECESSARILY MODIFYING, UH, THE ROOMS THEMSELVES, BUT TRYING TO ADD UPDATED, UM, PROJECTOR SCREEN, UM, IN THE LARGER ROOM AND EVEN ADDING A PROJECTOR AND SCREEN TO THE CLASSROOM.
AND THEN ADDING, BASICALLY MONITORS, UM, IN THE STUDY ROOMS. SO ONE BIG THING WE'VE SEEN, UM, PEOPLE USE THE MONITORS IN THE STUDY ROOMS AT, AT SOUTH, AT WEST AND AT CENTRAL.
UM, BUT SOME OF THE OTHER CAPABILITIES HAVEN'T QUITE CAUGHT ON YET.
SO IF WE JUST HAVE THE BASIC, WE CAN UPGRADE DOWN THE ROAD, UH, WE NEED TO DO THAT.
AND THEN THE, UH, FLOORING REPLACEMENT, UM, THE PURPLE BOXES SHOW AREAS THAT THE FLOORING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
IT'S NOT JUST IT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED, WE NEED TO HOLD IT ICE FRAME.
YOU CAN SORT OF SEE THAT HERE IN THE CHILDREN'S AREA.
UM, THIS OTHER AREA, IT'S UP AT THE TOP.
IT'S KIND OF WHERE THE VENDING MACHINE IS AND THERE'S SOME LINOLEUM THERE.
AND THAT'S STARTING TO CRACK AND FEEL AND COME UP.
THE BLUE BOXES ARE WHERE WE NEED TO UPDATE SOME FINISHES.
AND BASICALLY IT'S IN OUR RESTROOMS, PUBLIC RESTROOMS, UM, AND EVEN THE STAFF ROOM.
SOME OF THE, THE GROUT NEEDS TO BE, UH, LOOKED AT REDONE IN A COUPLE OF INSTANCES.
IT'LL BE ADDING SOME DIFFERENT TILES TO HELP SUPPLEMENT WHAT'S THERE HAS.
IT'S TRYING TO, TO GIVE THOSE THOSE AREAS A REFRESH.
THERE ARE A FEW SMALL A DA, UH, UPGRADES THAT WE NEED TO MAKE IN THE PUBLIC REN, BUT IT'S NOT ANYTHING MAJOR.
BUT WE SAW IT AND THEN I DIDN'T PUT A BOX AROUND IT.
UH, THE BOX AROUND THE BUILDING IS THE BOX ITSELF.
UM, THE PANELS ON THE SHELVES WILL REMAIN.
WE CAN'T AFFORD TO DO THOSE AT THIS TIME OR CUT DOWN THE SHELVING TO GO FROM 90 INCH TO 66 EMPTY.
BUT STEADY TABLES, COMPUTER TABLES, UM, READER CHAIRS, AREAS IN THE CHILDREN'S AREA.
AND THEN ALSO TRYING TO CREATE A TEEN SPACE.
ALL PRIORITIES THAT WILL LOOK.
WE DID GO THROUGH A PROCESS, UM, EARLY ON WITH A, WITH A REALLY ROUGH ESTIMATE ON REPLACING ALL OF THE, UH, THE END PANELS WHERE THE SHELVES ARE AND REPLACING EVERY PIECE OF PUBLIC FURNITURE.
AND IT WAS JUST UNDER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TO DO THAT FOR.
SO WE TOOK THE SHELVING OUT OF IT.
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OTHER PIECES OUT OF IT, LIKE THE STUDY TABLES ARE STILL OKAY, AND MAYBE THE CHAIRS NEED TO BE RECOVERED.THOSE ARE OKAY, BUT OTHER PIECES WILL BE AARON.
DID YOU SAY THAT THE, THAT THOSE ARE LISTED IN PRIORITY ORDER WITH SAFETY, SECURITY BEING THE TOP PRIORITY OR THE OTHERS EQUALLY PRIORITIZED?
UM, I WILL SAY THE PUBLIC FURNISHINGS AND TECHNOLOGY, IT'S, IT'S LIKE A TWO, TWO A AND TWO B.
BUT SAFETY AND SECURITY ARE, YEAH, THIS IS NOT IN ANY PARTICULAR PRIORITY ORDER.
UM, OH, AND JUST AS A NOTE THAT THE FURNITURE TYPE AND PLACEMENT THAT'S ON THIS PARTICULAR FLOOR PLAN IS JUST A PLACEHOLDER.
WE'RE STILL GOING THROUGH A PROCESS TO IDENTIFY WHAT AND WHERE FURNISHING WILL BE ADDED A REPORT.
BUT I DO HAVE SOME FUN THINGS TO LOOK AT TODAY.
UM, SO WE, WE WENT THROUGH A PROCESS AND WE'VE, UH, HONED DOWN THE COLOR PALETTE.
SO IF YOU'VE BEEN TO NORTH, YOU KNOW THAT THE TWO WALLS WITH AN ADULT AND A BIG YOUTH AREA, THIS REALLY COOL PRETTY MURAL ON THEM LOOKS LIKE A, IT'S IN THE SHAPE.
SO THE MOSAIC IS GONNA STAY AND WE'RE GONNA PLAY OFF THAT COLOR PALETTE AND SOME OF THE CARPET THAT WILL REMAIN, UM, TO BE ABLE TO ADD SOME JOLTS OF COLOR AND SOME, SOME LIFE IN THE, THE FURNITURE.
ALSO TAKING FROM THE YELLOW OR BOLD COLOR AND THE SIGN, UH, THE NEW SIGN.
SO MOST EVERYTHING ON THIS, UH, IS EXISTING, UM, COLOR PALETTES, BUT THIS COLOR PALETTES HERE IS WHAT WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON WITH THE ADDITION OF SOME VIOLET AND THEN LITTLE POPS OF COLOR WITH, UM, THESE TWO SHADES TO STOP.
AND ONE DAY I'M GONNA BECOME A PERSON WHO NAMES COLORS TO THINK
THEY'RE JUST REALLY INTERESTING.
UM, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF BLUES AND THERE'S A LOT OF GREENS IN NORTH.
AND WE CERTAINLY WANNA CONTINUE TO USE THOSE BLUES AND GREENS 'CAUSE IT'S REALLY PRETTY PALMING.
BUT, UH, ADDING SOME COUPLE PIECES OF GOLD CORAL DEL LILAC PURPLE TO HELP NAS THINGS UP.
AND THIS IS JUST GIVING YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN THE PROCESS WE'RE GOING THROUGH.
SO THE, THE PIECES OF FURNITURE THAT YOU'RE GONNA SEE, WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT, UM, WE DID OUR FIRST PASS OF GOING THROUGH AND SAYING LIKE, LIKE, THIS, DON'T LIKE THIS, LIKE THIS, DON'T LIKE THIS.
UM, WE'VE GOT SOME DIFFERENT EXERCISES IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS THAT WE'LL GO THROUGH AND DO SIT TESTS AND LOOK AT SOME OF THESE PIECES OF WE, LIKE ON PAPER, ACTUALLY OUT IN THE WILD IN USE.
UM, AND THEN COME BACK AND MAKE SOME DIFFERENT DECISIONS OR JUST ANY DECISION.
I THINK AT THAT BEFORE WE GET INTO THE PINGS.
UM, THE STUDY POD IN ANY LIBRARY THAT WE'VE ADDED, THE STUDY PODS, THEY'RE INCREDIBLY POPULAR.
THEY, THEY GET USED ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS PEOPLE GO TO BESIDES THE STUDY ROOMS EVERY TIME.
I WISH WE COULD AFFORD A LOT MORE AT NORTH THAN WHAT WE CAN, BUT THOSE ARE, WE'RE GONNA TRY TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD AT LEAST TWO OF THEM PLACING THE COMPUTER TABLES.
UM, LOOKING AT, SO YOU CAN SEE THE PICTURE OF WEST DOWN HERE AT THE BOTTOM, BUT LOOKING AT SOME DIFFERENT CHAIRS THAT, UH, FIT THIS SPACE, UM, NECESSARILY
UM, AND THEN TRYING TO DO SOMETHING FUN FOR CHILDREN'S.
UM, BUT ALSO FUNCTIONAL, UH, I WILL SAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MAYBE THE STUDY CHAIR, NOTHING GOT GREEN LIGHT ON THIS SLIDE.
UM, WE STILL WANNA BE ABLE TO, TO ALLOW FOR PARENTS OR CAREGIVERS AND CHILDREN TO HAVE THAT ALMOST LIKE THE CHAIR, CHAIR AND A HALF WHERE THEY'RE SITTING AND, AND THEY CAN SIT TOGETHER, READ, UM, BE TOGETHER FOR THAT, THAT MOMENT.
BUT THIS FURNITURE JUST WASN'T IT.
UM, THE TEEN FURNITURE THOUGH.
SO WE WANNA BE ABLE, BUT NORTH DOESN'T HAVE A DESIGNATED
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TEEN AREA NOW WE'VE GOT SHELVING WITH TEEN MATERIALS ON IT, BUT IT'S REALLY HARD THE WAY IT'S CONFIGURED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE DESIGNATED TEEN SPACE.SO LOOKING AT SOME FURNITURE LIKE WE HAVE AT WEST AND WE HAVE IT CENTRAL THAT'S MODULAR, THAT'S MEANT TO BE REARRANGED AND, UH, MOVED HOWEVER TEENS WANNA HAVE IT WITHIN A CERTAIN DEFENSE.
AND SO WE, WE REALLY LIKED SOME OF THESE OPTIONS THAT ARE ON THIS SLIDE FOR TEENS TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
JUST AS A REMINDER, UH, WEB MIDDLE SCHOOLS RIGHT ACROSS RIGHT FROM NORTH.
SO WE, WE GET A LOT OF ENERGY AFTER SCHOOL.
AND THEN THE, UM, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TOTS FURNITURE, UM, LOTS OF TABLES, LOTS OF CHAIRS THAT ARE ON THEIR SIZE, BUT ALSO HAVING, UM, SOME DIFFERENT, THEY CALL IT POOF SEATING, BUT IT'S, IT'S BASICALLY LITTLE DRUMS THAT YOU CAN MOVE AROUND AND INSTEAD OF IT BEING A CHAIR, THE CHILD CAN SIT ON THIS AT A TABLE OR NEXT TO AN ADULT CHAIR AND HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE.
AND THEN THERE ARE SOME PENDANT LIGHTING LIGHTS THAT ARE, ARE AT NORTH.
UM, WE'LL REPLACE SOME OF THOSE LIGHTS AND, UH, TRY TO DO SOME OF THE LARGER, UM, MORE FUN LIGHTS IN TWO DIFFERENT AREAS OVER SOME SEATING.
UM, THEY WON'T BE JUST EITHER A BLACK DRUM OR A WHITE DRUM.
THEY'LL, WE CAN GET THEM IN DIFFERENT COLORS.
AND SO MORE THAN LIKELY WILL BE A COLOR TO HELP WITH SOME COLOR UPDATED LIGHTING.
I GO ON TO S AND ASK, YOUR BUDGET IS 350,000, 347,000, ALL OF THIS.
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE, UH, WE WILL NOT GET EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE, BUT WE, WE WILL TRY TO MAXIMIZE AND DO AS MUCH OF IT AS POSSIBLE.
ANYBODY HAS A COUPON FOR ANYTHING?
DO YOU, DO YOU KNOW OFFHAND HOW MUCH THOSE PODS ARE THE ONES THAT YOU SAID PEOPLE REALLY LIKE THE STUDY PODS? THEY'RE ABOUT $4,000 IF YOU USE FOUR.
SO THEY'RE ON KIND OF GOT THINGS TIERED UP.
WE KNOW WE NEED STUDY TABLES, WE KNOW WE NEED STUDY CHAIRS.
WE KNOW WE NEED, UM, READER CHAIRS, AND DOWN AT THE END THERE'S ENOUGH MONEY TO A POT OR TWO, THEN WE'LL ADD A POT OR TWO.
SO IT'S, WE'VE EVEN GOTTEN THAT PRIORITIZED.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO FOR SOUTH, UM, WE'RE NOT QUITE AS FAR ALONG IN THE PROCESS, SOUTH IS A LITTLE BIT OF A BIGGER PROJECT.
UM, IT'S JUST OVER $2.3 MILLION THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS PROJECT.
UM, AND WE, WE WENT THROUGH THE EXACT SAME PROCESS WITH SOUTH AS WE DID, LOOKING TO SEE ALL WHAT DID WE WANNA INCLUDE, WHAT CHANGES DID WE WANNA MAKE, UH, AND THEN PRIORITIZE THAT LIST.
KNOWING AGAIN THAT WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE FUNDING THAT WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING ON THAT LIST.
BUT WE'LL TAKE IT IN PRIORITY ORDER WITH THE, UM, ARCHITECT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF IT'S DONE IN A WAY THAT IF WE DO A AND B AND THEN DOWN THE ROAD DO SEE THAT WE'RE NOT UNDOING SOMETHING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO, TO MINIMIZE THAT AS MUCH.
UM, WE ARE IN THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE NOW AND ANTICIPATE TO HAVE ALL THE DESIGN FOR THIS PROJECT BY THE END OF SUMMER WITH CONSTRUCTION, HOPEFULLY TO BEGIN BY THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR.
SO REALLY, I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT, UM, I THINK OUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE THINKS WE'LL BE IN DECEMBER OF 2027 FOR COMPLETION.
SEE HERE IS THAT, UM, PRIORITIZED LIST FOR THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT.
AND WE'RE WORKING RIGHT NOW TO TRY TO SEE HOW MUCH OF THIS SCOPE CAN BE INCLUDED IN PHASE ONE.
UM, DEFINITELY SAFETY AND SECURITY ARE TOP PRIORITIES.
UH, I WILL SAY FOR SOUTH TECHNOLOGY IS NOT JUST UPDATING THE PUBLIC SPACES, THE STUDY ROOMS, THE COMMUNITY, ALSO, UH, PROVIDING ACCESS TO DIFFERENT PIECES OF TECHNOLOGY AND THE SOUTH END OF GARLAND THAT WE HAVE.
SO THINK MAKER SPACE, THINK RECORDING STUDIO, THINK SOMETHING OF, UH, BE ABLE TO FACILITATE AND SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS, UH, LIFELONG LEARNING, STEAM ACTIVITIES, ALL AGES, BUT ALSO THAT CREATIVITY AND, UM,
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MAKER TYPE OF SPIRIT THAT IS IN GARLAND.WHEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DID THEIR, UH, LATEST STUDY SOUTH GARLAND HAD I THINK A VERY LARGE PERCENTAGE OF, UH, COTTAGE INDUSTRY OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD HELP, EXCUSE ME, SUPPORT IN, SO WHEN SOMEBODY USES THE 3D PRINTER, THEY BRING THE PLASTIC TO THE ROLLS, OR DOES THE ATE PROVIDE? NO SIR.
WE CAN BRING THAT BACK IN A, A FUTURE, UM, KINDA EXPLAINING THE, THE MAKERSPACE AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT PARTS TO IT.
UM, BUT THE, THE SHORT ANSWER IS FOR THE MAKERSPACE, UH, WE CHARGE YOU FOR THE FILAMENT.
WE, WE'VE HAD THE FILAMENT 'CAUSE IT'S VERY SPECIFIC TO THIS MACHINE.
MY, MY SON-IN-LAW GOT GOT A NEW 3D PRINTER AND IT'S AMAZING WHAT HE PRINTS ON IT.
SO HERE WITH SOUTH YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES.
UM, WITH THE CARPET, JUST THE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE CARPET, UH, LIGHTING IS AN ISSUE.
THE FURNITURE IS STARTING TO SHOW A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR.
UM, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE WITH THIS ONE, WITH THE SAFETY AND SECURITY, WE HAVE SOME OF THE SAME ISSUES AT SOUTH AS WE DO AT NORTH OF JUST HAVING, UM, ACCESS TO BACK WORKROOM AREAS THAT WE WANNA BE ABLE TO SHORE OF AND BE, HAVE A SAFER ENVIRONMENT.
SO FOR SOUTH, UM, THE LAST MAJOR RENOVATION WAS IN 2008.
UH, AND SINCE THAT TIME WE'VE HAD OVER 2.8 MILLION VISITOR IN THIS LOCATION.
NORTH IS ALSO A VOTING LOCATION, BUT SOUTH IS A VOTING LOCATION, UH, POLLING LOCATION.
AND IT'S ALSO ONE OF, UH, A VERY SMALL HANDFUL OF CITY FACILITIES IN THE SOUTH END OF GARLAND THAT HA HELP AND AGAIN, HOSTS, UM, TOWN HALLS, UH, DIFFERENT LARGE SCALE MEETINGS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS OR COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS, A LOT OF DIFFERENT GROUPS.
AND WE AVERAGE ABOUT 155,000 EACH YEAR.
SO FOR THE CIP, UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT EXPENDING ABOUT A LITTLE OVER TWO $6 MILLION THIS YEAR, UH, BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH GARLAND.
ANY, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? THESE ARE COSMETIC, IT'S NOT LIKE THE STRUCTURAL STUFF BEING ROOFING, ALL THAT WAS DONE PREVIOUSLY.
RIGHT? UM, SO THAT'S PART OF WHAT WAS FOUND IN THE FACILITIES CONDITION ASSESSMENT.
SO FOR SOUTH, AND I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THAT QUESTION FOR SOUTH, THERE WERE SOME LARGER ITEMS THAT WERE FOUND IN THAT FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENT.
OUR, SOME OF THIS BOND FUND MONEY WAS USED TO SOUTH HAD, UH, REPLACED THE REALLY BIG HVAC UNIT AT THAT LOCATION AND MAYBE A SMALLER ONE AS WELL.
UM, DID SOME UPGRADES TO THE FIRE PANEL.
UM, AND THEN IT ALSO DID SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THE ROOF.
IT WASN'T A REROOF, BUT IT WAS, UM, COATING OR SOMETHING.
I CAN'T REMEMBER THE, THE RIGHT TERM FOR IT, BUT THEY, THEY DID GO AND, AND DO A, A UPDATED THE ROOF OR NOT A NEW ROOF.
YES, THERE WERE SOME BIG THINGS WITH THAT OVERLAY.
YEAH, WE MAY BE JUST FINISHING UP CONTROLS ON THE HVAC UNITS, LITTLE THINGS THAT IT'S BEEN INSTALLED, UH, THE ROOF WORK HAS BEEN DONE AND THE, UM, FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM.
HEY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH THAT WE'RE COMING TO THE END OF, OF THE, UH, OF THE BOND JOURNEY.
SO, UH, THE NEXT ITEM IS THE OVERVIEW OF THE LIBRARY MARKETING TEAM.
SO, UH, WHILE THE MARKETING TEAM IS COMING UP, AND I'LL INTRODUCE, WE'VE GOTTEN SEVERAL QUESTIONS OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS.
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UM, HAD SEVERAL KIND OF, UH, WELL, I THINK SOME IMPRESSIONS OF WHEN WE'RE DOING DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, WE'RE DOING DIFFERENT INITIATIVES, UH, HOW DO WE DECIDE, HOW DO WE MARKET, HOW DO WE PUT TOGETHER ALL OF THE CONTENT? UM, HEATHER COLSON, I'M BIRD, LOUIS LERMA, AND JULIE BIRD, LIBRARY ASSISTANT AND ALL OUR BOARD MEMBERS OFOKAY, SO, UM, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND START.
I'M THE LIBRARY MANAGER AND I ALSO OVERSEE MARKETING, BUT I'M NOT LIKE A REAL MARKETER.
I JUST KIND OF LEARNED IT ON THE GO.
LUIS IS OUR GRAPHIC DESIGN GUY.
HE'S A REAL GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND DOES ALL THE FUN STUFF.
AND THEN JULIE IS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PERSON.
SHE USED TO WORK FOR GARLAND, UH, POWER AND LIGHT AND DID THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA.
SHE LEFT AND CAME BACK AND SHE REALLY HELPS PROMOTE EVERYTHING.
UM, MY MAIN TASK IS I, UH, DO OFF THE SHELF.
I DO THE COPY FOR OFF THE SHELF, UH, THE PROGRAMMERS, THEY COME UP WITH ALL THESE PROGRAMS. WE PROGRAM IN QUARTERS AND THEY SUBMIT MARKETING PROPOSALS.
I GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM AND I DO THE COPY FOR OFF THE SHELF.
SO I PUT EVERYTHING TOGETHER, MAKE SURE WE HAVE PROGRAMS IN EVERY AGE GROUP THAT EVERYONE'S REPRESENTED.
WE HAVE PROGRAMS IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND VIETNAMESE.
UM, THEN I PUT EVERYTHING AND I SEND IT OVER TO, UH, PUBLIC MEDIA RELATIONS AND THEY PUT TOGETHER OUR OFF THE SHELF MAGAZINE NEWSPAPER OF EVENTS, WHICH COMES OUT QUARTERLY.
IT COMES OUT IN PRINT AND IT COMES OUT ONLINE AND IN OFF THE SHELF.
WE JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE PROMOTE.
SO EACH LOCATION HAS AN AREA WE, UM, PUT OUR PROGRAMS AND EVENTS.
I'M GONNA GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
AND WE, UH, PARTNER WITH OTHER LIBRARY DEPARTMENTS, LIKE, WE'LL ADD ADS.
THIS, THERE'S ONE FOR THE REC CENTER.
WHEN THEY HAD A DANCE PROGRAM.
WE JUST DID AN AD WITH THE HERITAGE MUSEUM FOR THEIR TAMALE PROGRAM.
UM, WE ALSO RUN ADS FOR SPECIAL RESOURCES AND OTHER THINGS THAT THE LIBRARY HAS TO OFFER THROUGHOUT OFF THE SHELF.
UM, WE ADD PHOTOS AND THEN WE TRY TO DO A FULL PAGE AD IN THE MIDDLE FOR WHATEVER IT IS WE'RE PROMOTING FOR THAT EVENT.
SO LIKE, WE'VE GOT THE SELENA, THAT WAS THE CONCERT WE PUT OUT, UM, LAST SUMMER.
AND THEN, SO BEFORE WE CAN START PROMOTING AND DOING ANY OF THE FUN STUFF BEFORE LOUISE CAN GET CREATIVE AND JULIE CAN PUT IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE HAVE TO GET ALL THOSE PROGRAMS FROM OFF THE SHELF.
WE KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO PRINT, THEY'RE RIGHT.
WE PUT 'EM IN THIS MASSIVE EXCEL SPREADSHEETS AND ALL THE LITTLE DETAILS.
THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BITTY PEEK OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
AND THEN FROM THERE, LOUISE TAKES OVER AND MAKES GRAPHICS.
YEAH, SO, SO THIS SNIPPET YOU SEE HERE SHOWS THE POST DATE AND THE EVENT DATE, BUT THERE ARE VARIOUS COLUMNS WITH, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT, UH, I GUESS TASKS AND STEPS ALONG THE WAY.
UM, SO, SO YEAH, THIS IS JUST A SNIPPET.
IT GIVES US AN IDEA OF WHERE WE ARE ALONG THE PROCESS AND IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO REVIEW IT, UH, TO MAKE SURE THE INFORMATION IS CORRECT, TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS.
UM, AND ALL OF THAT HAPPENS BEFORE IT, IT GOES LIVE AND GOES OUT INTO THE PUBLIC.
UM, SO THAT'S KIND OF WHY WE NEED THAT SPREADSHEET AND WHY IT'S SO HELPFUL.
YEAH, THE BORING PART OF MARKETING IS WE HAVE TO CHECK IT AND CHECK IT AND CHECK IT AND CHECK IT SO WE DON'T MAKE ANY MISTAKES.
WE HAVE SOME OTHER PEOPLE THAT GO IN AND DOUBLE CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK, AND WE USE A HOOTSUITE PROGRAM TO SCHEDULE ALL OF OUR POSTS AND FACEBOOK AND, UM, INSTAGRAM.
AND, UM, YEAH, AND A LOT OF THESE GRAPHICS, THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS.
WE COLLABORATE WITH THE LIBRARIANS.
THEY TELL US IF, YOU KNOW, ANY OF THE GRAPHICS NEED SOMETHING SPECIFIC LIKE PHOTOGRAPHY OR LIKE THE, THE SPICES OF LIVE GRAPHIC THAT YOU SEE HERE.
THE LIBRARIAN REQUESTED A SPECIFIC LOGO FOR THAT.
UM, SO WE PUT ALL THAT TOGETHER.
WE HAVE THEM REVIEW IT AND LOOK OVER IT, AND THEN WE KIND OF GO FROM THERE.
UM, WE ALSO TRY TO STAY VERY CONSISTENT WITH OUR BRANDING.
SO IF IT, IF A GRAPHIC IS UNIQUE TO A LIBRARY OR A BRANCH, WE TRY TO PUT THAT INFORMATION, YOU KNOW, AT THE TOP WHERE IT'S EASILY RECOGNIZABLE AND IT, UM, DELIVERS THAT INFORMATION CLEARLY.
AND THAT WAY THERE'S NO CONFUSION THERE.
UM, AND WE ALSO ADAPT IT, SAY A PROGRAM IS
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MAYBE BILINGUAL OR, YOU KNOW, A SPANISH PROGRAM, WE'LL ALSO ADJUST THAT INFORMATION SO THAT IT REFLECTS THAT AND MEETS ITS TARGET AUDIENCE.THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT WITH THIS ONE.
UM, ASIDE FROM THAT, ASIDE FROM THE, UH, MARKETING SPREADSHEET, WE DO HAVE THINGS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, COMING UP AS WE GO, THAT CAN BE NEATLY PLACED INTO THE MARKETING SPREADSHEET.
AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS INCLUDE, UH, LIKE CONSTRUCTION UPDATES OR IMPORTANT UPDATES.
IF SOMETHING IS OUT OF ORDER OR NOT WORKING WE'LL NOTIFY THE PUBLIC AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE POP-UP PROGRAMS THAT THE LIBRARIANS, YOU KNOW, COME TO US FOR.
UH, AND THOSE ARE A, A LITTLE BIT, UH, SHORTER NOTICE.
SO WE'LL DESIGN THOSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND GET THOSE OUT TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT THEY'RE INFORMED AND THAT THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, SHOW UP FOR THOSE PROGRAMS. UH, THE THIRD IMAGE WE HAVE HERE IS THE STATS, UM, THE STATS GRAPHICS.
SO WE, WE TRY TO MAKE INFORMATIVE GRAPHICS THAT KEEP THE COMMUNITY IN THE LUBE, UH, SHOW THEM JUST HOW MUCH OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR RESOURCES ARE BEING USED AND HOW MUCH THE COMMUNITY IS GETTING OUT OF THE LIBRARY.
UM, AND THEN WE ALSO TRY TO KEEP THEM INFORMED ON IMPORTANT, UH, DEADLINES AND DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON IN THE LIBRARY.
SO THAT'S ALL GOING ON PRETTY MUCH SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE SPREADSHEET AND OTHER THINGS GOING ON IN MARKETING.
AND THEN WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO THIS YEAR WE'VE HAD, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF BIG EVENTS.
I KNOW, YEAH, WE HAD THE, THE JUST A COUPLE
SO WE JUST HAVE A HANDFUL HERE THAT WE'RE SHOWING YOU GUYS.
UH, WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, YOU KNOW, THE WEST GARLAND LIBRARY OPEN.
SO WE MADE THIS INVITATION THAT WENT OUT, UH, TO EVERYONE.
UH, WE ALSO HAD CURIOSITY FEST, WHICH WAS OUR BOOK FESTIVAL SHOWCASING, UH, LOCAL AUTHORS.
UM, AND THEN THESE LAST TWO, WE HAVE POSTERS THAT ARE TO BE DISPLAYED ON EASELS DURING BIG EVENTS.
UM, THE RECORDING STUDIO ONE YOU SEE HERE IS ONE OF A SERIES SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE SHOW UP, YOU KNOW, THEY SEE, UH, EVERYTHING WE HAVE TO OFFER ALL IN ONE PLACE.
AND ALL OF THESE, WE TRY TO GET AS MUCH USE, UM, AS WE CAN FROM ALL OF THESE BIG PROJECTS.
SO THEY'LL BE ADAPTED FOR FACEBOOK, FOR INSTAGRAM, FOR DIFFERENT PRINT MATERIALS, LIKE FLYERS, POSTERS, A-FRAMES, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
UH, THAT WAY WE CAN MAXIMIZE OUTREACH AND REALLY GET THE MOST USE OUT OF ALL OF THESE GRAPHICS.
UH, AND THEN WE HAVE SPECIAL CASE WORK.
SO WITH THE, THE GRAND CENTRAL OPENING OR REOPENING, WE HAD, YOU KNOW, UH, SPECIAL T-SHIRTS DESIGNED FOR THE STAFF.
WE HAD, UM, STICKERS, MERCHANDISE, UM, RANGING FROM KEY TAGS TO SOCKS TO PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF.
UM, AND THEN WE KINDA REVAMPED OUR, OUR, UH, LIBRARY CARDS.
SO WE, WE OFFER FIVE NEW CARDS NOW, AND THAT, THAT'S REALLY POPULAR AMONG THE COMMUNITY.
THEY, UH, WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
UH, WE'VE ALSO COLLABORATED WITH THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, UH, KIND OF TO REVITALIZE AND RE-ENERGIZE, UM, THEIR BRAND AND, AND KIND OF HELP GET THEM A LITTLE MORE OUTREACH WITH THE PUBLIC.
UM, SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM AND MOST RECENTLY WE, WE CREATED THE READING CHALLENGE.
SO, UM, THIS IS JUST A SNIPPET OF WHAT WE DO.
WE'VE ALSO MADE BOOKMARKS, LOGOS, UM, WE'RE ALSO STARTING VIDEO CREATION, SO IT'S PRETTY BROAD, LIKE EVERYTHING WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO, TO JUGGLE HERE.
AND THEN, UM, I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.
UM, SO WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT PLATFORMS THAT WE POST ON.
WE HAVE, UM, FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM.
UM, WE'VE HAD OUR FACEBOOK FOR QUITE A WHILE LONGER THAN THE INSTAGRAM, SO WE DO HAVE SOME MORE FOLLOWERS ON THERE.
UM, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE TWO, UM, PROFILES HERE, SO THEY LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
UM, AND, UM, UH, YEAH, SO THE BOTTOM IS THE FACEBOOK AND THEN OFF, OFF TO THE RIGHT IS THE INSTAGRAM.
UM, WE KIND OF MOSTLY POST THE SAME THINGS ON BOTH PLATFORM, BUT IT IS INTERESTING.
UM, I FEEL LIKE THERE'S KIND OF A DIFFERENT AUDIENCE ON EACH.
LIKE, IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT PROGRAMS OR INFORMATION REALLY TAKES OFF ON FACEBOOK REALLY, UM, VERSUS WHAT REALLY TAKES OFF ON INSTAGRAM.
UM, SO THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA IS IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY FOR US AS A LIBRARY.
UM, IT REALLY HELPS US TELL OUR STORY.
UM, SO WHAT I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA IS THAT IT REALLY JUST MEETS PEOPLE WHERE THEY ALREADY ARE.
SO PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER, WHETHER IT'S GOOD OR BAD, WE'RE ALL KINDA A LITTLE BIT LIKE GLUED TO OUR SCREENS, UM, YOU KNOW, SCROLLING THROUGH OUR PHONES.
AND SO THE THINGS THAT WE POST APPEAR RIGHT ON THEIR FEED, WHEREAS WITH LIKE A WEBSITE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO, UM, TO THE WEBSITE OR, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, OFF THE SHELF IS GREAT, BUT YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY GO PICK IT UP AND OPEN IT, UM, OR FIND IT ON THE WEBSITE.
BUT SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL ALREADY ON OUR PHONES OR, YOU KNOW, MOST PEOPLE ARE.
UM, SO IT APPEARS RIGHT IN YOUR FEED.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, WITH THAT, IT DOES REACH A BROAD AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE.
UM, YOU KNOW, ALL AGES, ALL BACKGROUNDS, YOU KNOW, PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY IS, UM, LOOKING AT SOME FORM OF SOCIAL MEDIA, WHETHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT.
UM, AND THEN, UM, IT'S JUST, IT'S A REALLY GREAT WAY TO SHOWCASE THE LIBRARY'S IMPACT.
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YOU KNOW, VIDEOS AS WE MENTIONED, OBVIOUSLY THE GRAPHICS OF ALL THE PROGRAMS WE'RE DOING.UM, AND THEN PHOTOS DO REALLY WELL DO, UM, DO REALLY WELL AS WELL.
UM, AND SO IT'S ALSO, IT'S A VERY FLEXIBLE WAY TO, UM, TO SHARE THINGS.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY IN THE KIND OF CONTENT WE CAN POST.
UM, YOU KNOW, IF WE NEED TO DO TEXT-BASED POSTS, WE CAN DO THAT.
UM, OBVIOUSLY WE DO A LOT OF REALLY GREAT GRAPHICS.
UM, WE CAN DO VIDEOS, PHOTOS, UM, AND THEN IT JUST DOES, IT CREATES THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR LIKE ENGAGEMENT AND CONNECTION.
UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK OF OFF THE SHELF AS LIKE A LITTLE MORE SERIOUS MAYBE.
BUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, IT DOES GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A LITTLE MORE, UM, PLAYFUL.
WE CAN COMMENT WITH PEOPLE, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, KEEP IT VERY, UM, FRIENDLY AND OPEN.
UM, SORT OF HAVE THAT LIKE WELCOMING, UM, YOU KNOW, VERY OPEN, ACCEPTING, UM, TYPE OF VOICE.
UM, AND THEN KIND OF GOES INTO THE LAST POINT.
IT JUST SHOWS THE LIBRARY IS LIKE A FUN, VIBRANT AND WELCOMING PLACE.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY TRY TO PORTRAY THAT THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.
WE'RE NOT SOME LIKE, SCARY INSTITUTIONAL PLACE.
IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S FUN.
THERE'S, THERE'S KIDS AND ADULTS AND TEENAGERS AND EVERYBODY, UM, CAN COME IN AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.
ALL RIGHT, SO, UM, JUST GOING OFF OF THAT AGAIN, IT'S JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF THINGS THAT WE'VE POSTED THAT HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, DONE WELL OR REALLY SHOWCASE, UM, SORT OF OUR GOALS.
SO THESE ARE SORT OF, UM, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE TITLE SAYS YOU CAN COME TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE OR SEE IT SHOW UP IN YOUR FEED AND REALLY SEE ALL THE FUN THAT'S HAPPENING AT THE LIBRARY.
UM, SO, UH, YOU KNOW, ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, WE HAVE, I THINK ONE OF OUR CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS FROM THE NEW WEST LIBRARY.
UM, SO THAT WAS LIKE A REALLY FUN TIME.
THEY WERE DIGGING FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, DINOSAUR VOTES OR WHATEVER.
SO, AND I THINK YOU CAN EVEN SEE, UM, SOMEONE COMMENTED LIKE, OH, MISS DOROTHY'S THE BEST.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE REALLY SEE, UH, WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE LIBRARY IF MAYBE THEY HAVEN'T VISITED A LIBRARY YET, UM, OR ONE OF OUR LIBRARIES, THEY WILL GET MORE OF AN IDEA OF, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT A, YOU KNOW, FUN, FUN WELCOMING PLACE IT IS TO COME.
UM, THE NEXT ONE IN THE MIDDLE WAS ONE OF OUR ADULT PROGRAMS WE DID JUST LAST WEEK.
UM, AND A FUN STORY FROM THAT.
THERE WAS ACTUALLY TWO WOMEN AT, UM, THE PROGRAM AND ONE OF THEM SAID TO THE OTHER, YOU KNOW, I'VE NEVER COME TO ANY PROGRAMS HERE, BUT, UM, I SAW THIS SHOW UP IN MY INSTAGRAM AND I WAS LIKE, OH, IT LOOKS REALLY FUN.
SO, UM, SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S DEFINITELY REACHING, I THINK, A DIFFERENT AUDIENCE THAN, UM, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING LIKE A PAPER FLY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD, UM, AND THEN THE BOOK BEDAZZLING PROGRAM, WE TRY TO VIDEO AND THE VIDEO TEACH PEOPLE IN OTHER STATES.
SO JULIE AND I DID THE BOOK BEDAZZLING PROGRAM, AND WE WERE GETTING SCARED.
THE PEOPLE JUST KEPT COMING AND COMING AND COMING.
YEAH, I THINK IT WAS LIKE 33 PEOPLE, RIGHT? SO YEAH, IT WAS, IT WAS A GOOD NUMBER.
UM, AND THEN THE LAST ONE WAS JUST, I THOUGHT THIS WAS A REALLY FUN POST.
IT'S FROM OUR SILENT BOOK CLUB.
UM, AND SO WE OPENED THE LIBRARY AFTER HOURS AND PEOPLE CAN COME IN, UM, AND KIND OF, IF THEY WANNA GO DOWN TO THE KIDS' AREA AND READ, I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S, UM, IN THIS PICTURE IS THERE'S THE LITTLE, THE READING NOOKS FOR THE KIDS.
UM, AND SO THIS POST WAS ACTUALLY SHARED BY THE TLA.
I WAS, YOU KNOW, HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
UM, BUT YEAH, SO AGAIN, IT JUST, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE LOVE PHOTOS, PEOPLE LOVE TO SEE PEOPLE, AND IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT'S IT, WHAT, WHAT IS IT ACTUALLY LIKE AT THE LIBRARY? AND WITH SILENT BOOK CLUB? THAT'S A NEW THING WE STARTED, IT'S PART OF AN ORGANIZATION.
I THINK DAPHNE TALKED ABOUT IT LAST TIME.
WE, FRIDAY NIGHT WE HAD 33 PEOPLE SHOW UP, THREE PEOPLE STAYED IN THE ADULT SECTION UPSTAIRS, EVERYONE ELSE RAN DOWN FOR KIDS
SO WE GET REALLY YOUNG, LIKE 19 YEAR OLDS ALL THE WAY UP TO LIKE 67 YEAR OLDS.
SO IT'S, AND IT'S A WIDE VARIETY, DIFFERENT KINDS OF PEOPLE.
UM, AND ONE MORE THING THAT MADE ME THINK OF IS THAT, UM, WE DO ALSO USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO KIND OF, UM, I GUESS CONNECT WITH PARTNER, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.
SO FOR THE SILENT BOOK CLUB, WE DID TAG LIKE THE OFFICIAL, UM, 'CAUSE IT IS LIKE A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION.
SO WE'VE, UM, WE'LL TAG THEM IF THEY WANNA SHARE IT.
WE'LL TAG, UM, YOU KNOW, THE CITY OBVIOUSLY IN ALMOST EVERYTHING, GISD, UM, WHO ELSE? THE CHAMBER, UM, THE CHAMBER AND THE VIETNAMESE, YEAH, THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY.
SO WE TRY TO, YOU KNOW, TAG DIFFERENT RELEVANT, UM, YOU KNOW, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS OR OTHER ORG UM, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
AND THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY ALSO WE USE SOCIAL MEDIA JUST TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT THE LIBRARY DOES HAVE TO OFFER.
UM, WE'LL DO SOME TOPICAL STUFF.
LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE LEFT WE HAVE, UM, WE DID A LITTLE BACK TO SCHOOL POST, UM, AROUND, YOU KNOW, WHEN SCHOOL WAS BACK IN, YOU KNOW, AUGUST PROBABLY, UM, YOU KNOW, LETTING PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE ONLINE TUTORING SERVICES.
AND SO I THINK SOMETIMES PEOPLE, EVEN IF THEY KNOW IN THE BACK OF THEIR HEAD THAT WE HAVE IT, THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT IT.
AND THEN THEY'LL SEE IT, YOU KNOW, AT THE, THE RIGHT TIME OF YEAR.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, TRY TO DO THAT A LITTLE BIT.
UM, IN THE MIDDLE WE HAVE, UH, WE DID A POST ABOUT, UM, JOB NOW, AND THIS WAS KIND OF LIKE A SERIES, UM, LUIS AND I DID THAT WAS LIKE A DID, YOU KNOW, SERIES.
UM, AND WE'LL PROBABLY DO SOME MORE OF THEM AS WELL.
UM, BUT IT'S JUST, DID YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE THIS JOB NOW SERVICE THAT HAS, YOU KNOW, RESUME HELP AND INTERVIEW PRACTICE AND ALL THAT STUFF.
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UM, AND THEN ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, WE DID, UM, PROMOTE OUR LIBRARY AT HOME SERVICE.AND SO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, JUST A WAY TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT DIFFERENT SERVICES THAT WE OFFER.
THE ONE THING I WANT TO POINT OUT HERE HARD TO SEE, BUT IT'S AMAZING.
LIKE HERE IN THE LIBRARY AT HOME, THERE'S 17 SHARES ON THIS ONE BEING ON WHAT THE PROGRAMS OR WHAT THE INITIATIVE IS AMAZING TO GO IN.
HOW MANY PEOPLE LOOKED AT SOMETHING, HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE SHARED SOCIAL MEDIA? I LOVE OFF THE SHELF AND ALL LOVE, ALL THE VERY RELEVANT.
THIS IS SUCH A REALLY GREAT, EASY WAY, EASY TO GET THINGS OUT AND GET, SO ONE THING IS YOU'RE NOT ON OUR FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM
I THINK THAT WAS ALL FOR, THAT'S FINE.
UM, AND THEN THE LAST PART WAS JUST LIKE SOME OTHER FUN POSTS THAT I LIKE TO DO.
I MEAN, UM, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, WE LIKE TO KEEP IT A LITTLE MORE, UH, LIGHT OR PLAYFUL OR JUST KIND OF FUN.
UM, IT KIND OF, YOU KNOW, CAN HUMANIZE THE LIBRARY.
UM, SO ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, WE HAVE, UM, JUST A REALLY CUTE PICTURE THAT ONE OF OUR LIBRARIANS GOT OF, UM, YOU KNOW, A MOM WITH HER SON READING IN THE LIBRARY.
UM, AND THEN IN THE MIDDLE IS, UM, I GUESS OPENING CENTRAL.
I THINK WE WERE JUST UNPACKING, I THINK WE'RE STILL CLOSED, BUT YEAH.
YEAH, I REMEMBER SEEING THIS PICTURE.
AND I MEAN, I THINK YOU CAN SEE THAT WHEN IT GOT LIKE 143 LIKES AND EIGHT SHARES JUST FROM LIKE A SILLY PICTURE OF LIKE, LOOK HOW MANY BOOKS WE HAVE.
UM, AND SO I THINK THAT LIKE, BEHIND THE SCENES TYPE ASPECT, UM, PEOPLE REALLY LIKE THAT.
UM, AND THEN, YEAH, WE ARE TRYING TO DO MORE VIDEOS.
I'M NOT LIKE A SUPER EXPERIENCED VIDEO PERSON, BUT SO, UM, ONE OF THE, THE THINGS WE'RE DOING THIS YEAR IS LIKE A LITTLE VIDEO FOR OUR READING CHALLENGE.
SO EACH MONTH WE'LL HAVE A DIFFERENT, UM, VIDEO, LIKE RECOMMENDING DIFFERENT BOOK TITLES FOR EACH THEME.
SO, UM, SO YEAH, SO THAT'S KIND OF SOME OF THE STUFF WE'VE BEEN DOING WITH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.
SO YOU POST HOW OFTEN? OH, EVERY DAY.
EVERY, YEAH, EVERY, WE JUST HAVE SO MANY PROGRAMS AND STUFF GOING ON THAT THERE'S, THERE'S ALWAYS PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY THERE'S SOMETHING GOING OR, YOU KNOW, THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON EVERY DAY, UM, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THREE, FOUR POSTS A DAY, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND WE LIKE, UH, HEATHER MENTIONED WE HAVE HOOTSUITE SO WE CAN SCHEDULE ANY WAY IN ADVANCE.
SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE TRYING TO STAY MAYBE TWO TO THREE WEEKS IN ADVANCE.
THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, WE DO HAVE THAT LITTLE BUFFER.
UM, SO, BUT YEAH, USUALLY IT'S EVERY DAY SOMETHING'S GOING ON.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS A REALLY NEAT, CATCHY SLOGAN TO PEEK.
OR LIKE A PLAY ON WORDS OR WHATEVER.
DO YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE FROM OTHER LIBRARIES FOLLOWING ON SOCIAL MEDIA? UH, I BELIEVE SO.
AND HONESTLY, LIKE EVEN OTHER LI LIKE THE LIBRARY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND LIKE, WE FOLLOW OTHER LIBRARIES AND ALL LIKE THEIR STUFF.
UM, AND I DON'T, PEOPLE HAVE TAGGED PEOPLE AND SAID LIKE, DO WE HAVE THIS AT OUR LIBRARY? STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO, I MEAN, IT GETS A PRETTY WIDE RANGE.
AND I MEAN, ESPECIALLY WITH THE OPENING, SOMEONE CAME AND WAS LIKE, Y'ALL HAVE GONE VIRAL, YOU'RE ON.
WHICH IT WASN'T ANYTHING WE HAD POSTED.
IT WAS SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE HAD POSTED ON TIKTOK, BUT UM, BUT IT JUST KIND OF SHOWS THE, THE REACH OF SOCIAL MEDIA.
WELL, IT'S THE WAY TO SHARE THE BEST IDEAS.
WELL, I WILL HAVE TO SAY, I LOOKED AT ON OFF THE SHELF TODAY AND I LOOKED AT IT ONLINE.
I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THE SECTIONS ARE CODED BY.
DO YOU THINK YOU DO A REALLY GOOD JOB WITH THE EVENT POSTING OF, YOU KNOW, BEFORE AN EVENT AND MAYBE THE DAY OF AND THEN AFTER? AND THERE'VE BEEN A FEW TIMES WHERE I'VE SEEN THE AFTER POST AND HAD FOMO THAT
OUR GOAL THAT'S, AND WE DO, WE GET A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE THAT THEY JUST DIDN'T, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN IN A LIBRARY LIKE THE BEDAZZLING THING.
YEAH, I THINK THEY JUST, THEY'RE SCARED, BUT IF YOU SHOW PHOTOS OF PEOPLE HAVING A GOOD TIME, THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO COME AND KNOW THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE THE ONLY ONE THERE.
WELL, I'M SORRY I DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THIS MONTH'S SILENT BOOK CLUB.
I INTENDED TO, BUT I DROVE HOME FROM CORPUS CHRISTI AND IT WAS JUST TOO HARD TO GO BE QUIET SOMEWHERE.
IT JUST GETS BUSIER AND BUSIER.
WE GET MORE AND MORE PEOPLE AND WAS KIND OF NEAT.
WE HAVE A LIBRARY PATRON THAT'S AGORAPHOBIC AND SHE'S BEEN WORKING TO GET OVER IT AND SHE CAME TO SILENT BOOK CLUB.
SO I THINK IT HELPED HER TO COME AT A TIME WHERE THE LIBRARY WASN'T AS BUSY.
'CAUSE NORMALLY SHE COMES RIGHT BEFORE WE CLOSE.
SHE RUNS IN, SHE GETS HER HOLDS, SHE CHECKS OUT, SHE TALKS TO US, BUT SHE CAME TO SILENT BOOK CLUB.
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OKAY.WELL YOU HAVE TWO NEW FOLLOWERS, RIGHT? REAL TIME.
LET'S CHECKING TO MAKE SURE I WASN'T
YEAH, THIS WAS GREAT INFORMATION.
IT'S VERY NICE TO MEET MORE, YOU KNOW, MORE PEOPLE WHO WORK MAGIC BEHIND THE SCENES.
WELL, AND IF I MIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING YOUR OWN GRAFT DESIGNER
KAREN AND I HAD, WHAT, THREE AND A HALF, FOUR YEARS AGO? SO, OH, WE WERE SO EXCITED WHEN HE APPLIED.
HE APPLIED FOR A DIFFERENT JOB AND I WAS LIKE, CAN YOU MAKE GRAPHICS DESIGN
HIRE HIM AS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER.
AND THEN I WAS LIKE, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT MARKETING? NOW YOU'RE PLAYING IT REAL SMART GIRL.
SO WAS WAS YOUR INTENT, AT WHAT POINT DID YOU HAVE THE INTENT TO WORK YOUR LIBRARY SETTING AS A TWO CORPORATE OR, UM, I MEAN, LIKE HEATHER SAID, I WAS AT, UM, GARLAND POWER AND LIGHT FOR A WHILE, UM, WHICH YOU KNOW, REALLY ENJOYED THAT.
UM, AND I'VE ALWAYS JUST BEEN PASSIONATE ABOUT LIBRARIES AND YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY LIKE LATER ON WHEN I STARTED COMING TO LIKE PROGRAMS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, I JUST KIND OF, YOU KNOW, REALLY JUST CLICKED WITH ME I GUESS.
DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? MM-HMM
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS LIKE A SPECIFIC TIME I JUST WAS LIKE, OH, I COULD WORK AT A LIBRARY AND THEN LIBRARIES NEED MARKETING.
SO WE STOLE HER TOO BECAUSE SHE'S OUTREACH AND THEN WE KIND OF STOLE HER A LITTLE BIT.
SHE STILL DOES OUTREACH, BUT SHE'S REALLY GOOD AT SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND THEN LUIS, YOU WERE JUST SUPPOSED TO BE OUR SPANISH SPEAKING LIBRARY ASSISTANT, BUT ALL THAT GRAPHIC DESIGN.
'CAUSE IT'S BEEN A, YEAH, KIND OF A BLESSING IN DISGUISE.
'CAUSE IT, I KIND OF MISS BEING, 'CAUSE I TOOK A PAUSE FROM GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND I KIND OF MISSED THAT CREATIVITY.
SO IT WAS NICE WHEN IT TURNED OUT TO BE THAT THEY ACTUALLY WANTED ME TO DO GRAPHIC DESIGN.
ANNIE, HE SPEAKS AND WRITES IN SPANISH, WHICH IS AWESOME TOO.
YEAH, I WAS GONNA, THAT REALLY HELPS.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR SHARING A LITTLE BIT OF YOUR STORY.
I THINK THE, THE LESSON THAT TAKEAWAY IS IF WE FIND OUT YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT OR SKILL
REARRANGE YOUR SCHEDULE ACCORDINGLY.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE LIBRARY'S STRATEGIC STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE.
SO JUST TO RECAP, WE HAVE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED, WE ARE IN WASTE DEEP INTO OUR, UM, UPDATE FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH, UH, WILL NEED TO BE, UH, ADOPTED THIS YEAR FORMALLY BY COUNCIL, UM, TO TEACH LIKE ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS.
AND THAT'S THE TEXAS LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION.
SEE IT IN MY HEAD,
SO, UH, THIS IS THE SHARED PLAN FOR WHERE THE LIBRARY IS GOING, WHY IT MATTERS, AND HOW WE'LL GET THERE.
I BELIEVE WE DID A, UM, PRESENTATION IN NOVEMBER OF KIND OF WHAT THE, WE DID THE OFFICIAL KICKOFF AND WHAT THE TIME OR THE, THE TIMELINE IS TODAY, WE'RE GONNA FOCUS ON OCTOBER, UH, DECEMBER AND, AND JANUARY, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER AND JANUARY.
WHAT, WHAT HAS HAPPENED? UM, KIND OF SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE'VE GATHERED SO FAR AND THEN WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH IT.
SO IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, UM, UM, THE PROGRESS TO DATE IS IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.
WE STARTED HOLDING A LOT OF MEETINGS WITH THE CONSULTANT GROUP.
WORKING WITH, UM, IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN COMMITTEE WAS KIND OF, WE STARTED HAVING SOME VERY TARGETED MEETINGS OR VERY, UH, THERE WAS A LOT OF PULLING OF DATA, DATA, DATA, DATA, DATA THAT, THAT WE HAVE.
UM, COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS, PAST BUDGETS, UH, AND THEN LOOKING AT THE LAST STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE HAD IN 2 20 21 TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT DID WE ACCOMPLISH FROM THAT STORM, SOME GAP TO ACCOMPLISH.
UH, AND WAS THAT THE, HOW DO WE MEASURE UP? UM, AS PART YOU'RE GONNA USE ALL OF THAT DIFFERENT PIECES OF
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INFORMATION FOR THAT TO CREATE OUR COMMUNITY PROFILE.WE JUST GOT A DRAFT ON FRIDAY OF WHAT OUR COMMUNITY PROFILE WILL BE COMING BACKWARDS.
IT'S UM, I THINK IT'S A GOOD COMMUNITY.
UM, SO WE BEGAN WITH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.
WE NEED GARLAND, UM, OUR GARLAND COMMUNITY TO BE A PART OF THE PROCESS AND DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLANNING TO KNOW WHAT OUR COMMUNITY WANTS AND NEEDS.
SO WE WORKED WITH THE, THE CONSULTANTS ON DEVELOPING A PUBLIC SURVEY, WHICH LAUNCHED DECEMBER 4TH AND WE'LL CLOSE ON JANUARY 5TH.
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE PUSHED THAT SURVEY OUT TO YOUR FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, FAMILY, STRONG ARMS, PEOPLE IN A GROCERY STORE.
AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE ACTUALLY HAVE 674, UM, COMPLETED SURVEYS BY THE PUBLIC.
UM, I DO WANNA JUST, UH, MENTION HERE THAT OUR CONSULTANTS ARE VERY HAPPY WITH THAT NUMBER OF COMPLETED SURVEYS.
UH, FOR OUR COMMUNITY SIZE, ANYTHING OVER 500 OF, OF A SURVEY RESPONSE PROVIDES A STATISTICALLY RELIABLE SNAP COMMUNITY PRIORITIES.
SO WHILE THE NUMBERS SEEMS SMALL AGAINST OUR POPULATION, THEY'RE MM-HMM.
IT GIVES US WHAT WE NEED TO BE BASICALLY RELIABLE, WHICH IS A BIG DEAL.
WE'VE ALSO HELD SOME DIFFERENT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, UM, ACTIVITIES WITH, UH, SOME VOTING BOARDS THAT WE'VE, SO IF YOU WERE AT CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE, WE HAD, UH, YOU SAW THAT WE HAD ABOUT EIGHT DIFFERENT BOARDS POST.
UM, AND YOU COULD, WE, WE GIVE YOU 500 GARLAND BUCKS SO YOU COULD TAKE THE, THOSE $500 AND YOU VOTED FOR DIFFERENT AREAS ON THOSE BOARDS THAT YOU THOUGHT WERE BIG PRIORITIES THAT THE LIBRARY NEEDED TO FOCUS ON.
I'LL SAY WE, UH, WE GOT THAT NIGHT, I THINK IT WAS OVER 3,100 VOTES, UM, BY THE PUBLIC, UH, BY ALL AGES.
IT WAS FUN TO WATCH LITTLE ONES, UM, WITH THEIR GARLAND DOLLARS AND YOU KNOW, MOM OR DAD TRYING TO, TO TALK WITH THEM ABOUT THE, THE PROCESS.
BUT THE CONVERSATIONS THAT PEOPLE HAD THAT NIGHT WERE, SOME OF 'EM WERE, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE GOING THROUGH AND A COUPLE PEOPLE SAID, I'M OUT OF BUNDY.
AND WE'RE LIKE,
BUT SOME OF 'EM, IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO HEAR THE CONVERSATIONS THEY WERE HAVING WITH THEIR PEERS OR WHOEVER THEY WERE THERE WITH, OF REALLY DEBATING WHAT IS A PRIORITY FOR THE LIBRARY, WHAT'S A PRIORITY FOR THEM AND WHAT WOULD BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY.
OUR REGRET THAT WE DIDN'T RECORD SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS 'CAUSE THEY WERE REALLY INTERESTING.
THE BOARDS WITH THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HAVE BEEN MAKING THE ROUNDS TO ALL THAT.
IT WAS AT SOUTH, IT'S AT NORTH RIGHT NOW.
SO IF YOU WANNA GO BY AND PARTICIPATE IN THAT, UH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, FEEL FREE TO GO TO NORTH.
UM, AS OF NOW WE HAVE OVER 4,100 VOTES, UH, WHICH IS A, A GOOD, UM, I THINK GOOD PARTICIPATION NUMBERS FOR THIS PARTICULAR ONE OF THE BOARDS ALSO, UH, WAS KIND OF A, A OPEN END THAT WE HAVE STICKY NOTES THAT IF WE DIDN'T HAVE SOMETHING, SOME OF THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO GET OF WHERE PEOPLE THOUGHT WE REALLY NEEDED TO CAUSE SOME.
SO THE PRELIMINARY FINDINGS, UM, AS OF RIGHT NOW, BUT ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON FEEDBACK THAT WE GET AND THE NUMBERS THAT CHANGE.
UM, BIG INITIATIVES ARE STILL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT EARLY LITERACY, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
THAT WAS ESPECIALLY CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE NIGHT.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE BOARDS THAT WE HAD TO KEEP GOING TO ON A ROUTINE BASIS TO END THE ENVELOPES BECAUSE THEY WERE JUST OVERFLOWING.
UM, ANOTHER BIG DRIVER WAS ACCESS TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY FOR TEAM RESULTS.
AND IT WASN'T NECESSARILY JUST HAVING A COMPUTER OR HAVING ACCORDING STUDENT.
IT'S ACCESS TO LIKE THINGS LIKE ROBOTICS, VIRTUAL REALITY, SOME OF THOSE DIFFERENT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN ANY OF OUR FACILITIES.
AND THEN THE SUPPORT AND DISCOVERY OF NEW BOOKS AND LIBRARY MATERIALS FOR ALL AGES.
UH, THIS IS ONE OF THE THEMES THAT CAME UP ON THE, THE WRITE IN COLLECTION.
IT WAS DIGITAL COLLECTION OR IF THAT WAS A BIG THEME RIGHT IN.
WE ALSO HAVE, UM, UH, STAFF ENGAGEMENT FOR THE, THE STRATEGIC PLAN
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SURVEY WAS DEVELOPED, WENT OUT, UM, DECEMBER 12TH, UH, CLOSED JANUARY 2ND FOR LIBRARY STAFF TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WERE THINGS LIKE, UM, YOU KNOW, GIVE US FEEDBACK ON DO YOU FEEL, YOU KNOW, SUPPORTED BY MAN, YOUR MANAGER, LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION, DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE HAVE THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF PROGRAMS, THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF COLLECTIONS FOR YOUR AREA? DO YOU, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE BUILDING ITSELF AND GOING THROUGH AND ASSESS? WE HAVE THE RIGHT NUMBER OF STUDY ROOMS. WE HAVE THE RIGHT COMPUTERS, WE HAVE THE, UM, THEY'RE ON THE, THE FLOOR EVERY DAY.
THEY WORK WITH PAT IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
WE NEED THEIR INPUT AND THEIR FEEDBACK.
PLUS WE NEED, UH, WE NEED OUR TEAM TO REALIZE THE, THEY BRING AN OVERALL PLAN.
WE NEED BUY IN AND, AND TRUST IN THAT PROCESS.
UM, SO OUR NEXT BIG STAFF ENGAGEMENT IS ON NEXT FRIDAY, JANUARY 23RD WILL BE CLOSED FOR OUR ANNUAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY.
ALBEIT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY CONSULTANTS ARE COMING ON SITE FOR A FULL DAY OF BASICALLY EXERCISES.
SO THE MORNING WILL BE, UM, DESIGNATED JUST WITH LIBRARY STAFF.
SO FROM ABOUT NINE O'CLOCK TO NOON THEY'RE GONNA HOLD TWO DIFFERENT EXERCISES WITH LIBRARY VISIONING.
UM, AND THEN THE SOAR, WHICH IS LIKE A SWOT ANALYSIS WITH OUR LIBRARY STAFF.
UM, THE AFTERNOON, UM, OUR CONSULTANTS ARE GONNA WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS, UH, IN AN AFTERNOON WORKSHOP FROM ONE O'CLOCK TO FOUR.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO COME, PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR WORKSHOP.
UM, THERE'LL BE, UH, SOME DISCUSSIONS, SOME INFORMATION GIVEN OMMUNITY PROFILE, UH, AND SOME EXERCISES WITH EVERYONE WHO IS THERE TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK TO LOOK AT OVERALL THEME, TO GET YOUR INPUT ON WHERE YOU THINK THE LAB NEEDS TO GO AND ANY GAPS THAT OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN INVITED TO THIS OR WILL BE INVITED TO THIS.
WE'VE GOT FROM OUR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, WHO WILL BE HERE, FRIENDS AT THE LIBRARY, UH, BOARD MEMBERS BEEN INVITED AND SOME UM, PEOPLE FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATION.
I'LL JUST MAKE A COMMENT THAT IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT PRINT.
LEMME JUST, UM, OH, THERE IS ONE THING I I FAILED TO MENTION BACK IN PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.
UM, OUR SURVEY, WE DEVELOPED IT IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND VIETNAM.
WE ALSO SENT IT OUT TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT GROUPS.
UH, AN ORGANIZATION, SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, UH, WHICH OH, WE GO, WE SENT OUT, UM, INFORMATION IN THE UTILITY BILL INSERTS, UH, FOR EVERY, UH, HOUSEHOLD IN GARLAND.
UM, LET'S SEE, SENT IT OUT TO PARKLAND REGION 10 G-I-G-I-S-D, EMPOWER THE VOICE.
UM, OUR VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, SEVERAL SPANISH LANGUAGE COMMUNITY PARTNER, UH, A WHOLE HOST OF DIFFERENT EMOS.
WE PUT ON EVERY, UH, SINGLE SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT THAT WE HAVE.
THEY'VE HAD IT IN UM, CITY PRESS BRIEFS AND ALSO CITY PRESS.
UM, AND THEY'VE SHARED ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL.
WE'VE, WE'VE REALLY TRIED TO GET IT OUT THERE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
THIS IS JUST A, A BLOW MY DOOR OF THE NUMBER OF EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS AND DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT WE HANDED PHYSICAL INFORMATION TO.
UM, WE'LL BE GOING TO UNITO TOMORROW.
UM, GPD HAS ALLOWED US TO COME AND THE SPANISH LANGUAGE COMMUNITY, THE SURVEY, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SURVEY AT THIS PARTICULAR EVENT, AND THEN
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HAVE PHYSICAL COPIES ON HAND TO BE ABLE TO FILL OUT THERE AND AS WE'VE HELD IT AVAILABLE, UM, WORKING WITH PMR IN, UM, I THINK ALMOST EVERY CITY FACILITY, REC DEPARTMENT, CITY HALL, DIFFERENT PLACES.SO TRYING TO PUT IT IN AS MANY HANDS AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY ONE THING THAT WE, AND I DIDN'T HEAR KAREN SAY THIS, BUT IT, WE ARE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION AND INPUT FROM USERS, CURRENT USERS, BUT ALSO PEOPLE THAT AREN'T USING THE LIBRARIES BECAUSE WE CAN'T GET THEM IN IF WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING USERS ARE.
THE EASY PART, THE NON, SORRY.
UM, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? THIS MIGHT BE A LITTLE OFF THE SUBJECTS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO COVER REALLY, BUT I WOULD BE CURIOUS IF WE COULD GET A T 90, NOT A FULL DATE, FULL SCALE UPDATE, BUT A T 90 C UPDATE ON THE NEW USE OF THE OLD WALNUT OF, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? A LITTLE UPDATE ON, ON GOOD SAM USING THE OLD LIBRARY BUILDING.
THE WALNUT CREEK, WHATEVER IT WAS.
SO ARE YOU SUPPORTING THAT AS WELL? YES, I SUPPORT THAT.
OH, AND DID WE TALK ABOUT THE, THE PROPERTY ON G THE, THE LIBRARY ON OR NOT G GARLAND ROAD? WE HAVEN'T BROUGHT THAT BACK, UH, YET AS IT PRESENT.
WE'VE GOT IT INTO LIZ LAST MONTH.
SO WE HAVEN'T TALKED THAT LIKE WITHIN THE LAST THREE, FOUR MONTHS.
BECAUSE WE HAVE A, JUST AN UPDATE ON THAT.
I HAD ONE I NOTICED, UM, ONLINE THERE IS A, UH, PAGE RELATED TO VOLUNTEERS AT THE LIBRARY.
UH, SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEENS.
SO I WAS JUST LEARNING MORE ABOUT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL AGE AND SARAH LIKE THAT TOO.
AND THEN, UM, BY WAY OF ANNOUNCEMENT, THERE IS A LEGO EXHIBITION IN THE CORNER BY THE SECURITY GUARD THAT IS, IF YOU HATE IT, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO STOP.
UM, I ANTICIPATE THAT OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE FEBRUARY 9TH.
AND, AND THAT WE'LL HAVE A, A CALENDAR AT SOME POINT OF THE 2026.
AND THEN JUST, IF YOU ARE A READER AND I ASSUME YOU ARE AND YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED A SIX READING CHALLENGE, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO STOP AND GET A BOOKMARK AND PARTICIPATE IN THAT PRINT.
THE, YOU CAN PRINT IT OUT ONLINE.
THERE'RE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS.