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OF ME. SO THE MINUTES ARE ATTACHED AS EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK THEM OVER AND READ THEM. I HAVE. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? CORRECTIONS? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED AND A SECOND? SECOND AND ALL IN FAVOR I. OKAY.ANYBODY OPPOSED? NO. OKAY. AND THE MINUTES ARE HAVE PASSED AND NEW BUSINESS. GOOD AFTERNOON.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY. WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH WE HAVE SOME POLICIES THAT WE NEED TO UPDATE. THESE ARE NOT NEW POLICIES. AND THE CHANGES THAT WE'RE MAKING ARE NOT MAJOR CHANGES. THEY ARE MINOR CHANGES. BUT WE NEED YOU GUYS TO KNOW ABOUT IT. SO YOU'RE FAMILIAR THAT WAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT AND EITHER MAKE THE CHANGES AS WE NEED TO, OR WE TAKE YOUR RECOMMENDATION AND MAKE THEM THAT WAY. SO THE FIRST ONE I BELIEVE IN YOUR PACKET IS THE CODE OF CONDUCT ON THE FIRST PAGE THERE AT THE TOP, WE HAVE REMOVED LITERACY DEPOT BECAUSE WE ARE NO LONGER IN THAT FACILITY, AND WE ARE REPLACING THAT WITH PAGES IN PLAY PROGRAMING CENTER. AND THAT IS OUR NEW FACILITY AT THE SHOPS AT TERRELL. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO ADDING THE WINGS CAREER AND TESTING CENTER. SO THE CODE OF CONDUCT IS BASICALLY HOW WE EXPECT PEOPLE TO BEHAVE IN ANY OF OUR FACILITIES, KIND OF A HOW TO AND WHAT, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR WHEN YOU COME IN, WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN'T DO, IT'S NOT SUPER STRICT AND IT'S NOT RESTRICTIVE TO PATRONS, BUT IT'S KIND OF THOSE GUIDELINES OF WHAT WE, IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T ISN'T FOLLOWING THE RULES OR IS DISRUPTIVE, THEN WE CAN SAY, HEY, WE'VE GOT THIS CODE OF CONDUCT AND YOU NEED TO FOLLOW THAT KIND OF THING. I BELIEVE THAT IS THE ONLY UPDATE IN THAT POLICY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CODE OF CONDUCT? WHEN DID THAT RELOCATION TAKE PLACE? HAS IT ALREADY? YES, MA'AM. WE MOVED.WE OPENED IN NOVEMBER. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE, WE ARE BETWEEN GAP AND JOCKEY. WE JUST GOT OUR SIGN TODAY. IT'S SO CUTE. IT'S TOO BAD I DON'T KNOW HOW TO MEASURE BECAUSE IT COULD BE BIGGER. AND YOU COULD ACTUALLY SEE IT FROM THE ROAD. BUT I DIGRESS. DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO PASS THIS CHANGE? YOU CAN DO IT INDIVIDUALLY OR YOU CAN DO THEM ALL. WE'LL DO THEM ALL AT THE END. OKAY. THE NEXT POLICY YOU SHOULD SEE IS LIBRARY FEES AND CHARGES. IF YOU NOTICE, THEY'RE AT THE TOP. WE DID REINSTATE CHARGING FOR NONRESIDENT CARDS BECAUSE THE LIBRARY USAGE OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF TERRELL IS GROWING AND IT'S GROWING EXPONENTIALLY EVERY DAY. AND WE DO NOT RECEIVE FUNDS FROM OTHER CITIES. WE RECEIVE MINIMAL FUNDS FROM THE COUNTY. AND SO TO COVER THE COST OF THESE INCREASED NUMBER OF PATRONS, WE HAVE CHOSEN TO CHARGE NONRESIDENT REGISTRATION FEES. THE CHANGE THAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE AMOUNT THAT WAS ON. THERE WAS WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY DISCUSSED AND AFTER IT WENT TO COUNCIL, THE AMOUNT YOU SEE $30 FOR KAUFMAN COUNTY RESIDENT, $50 FOR OUTSIDE KAUFMAN COUNTY WAS THE COUNCIL'S RECOMMENDATION AND THEY VOTED. SO WHAT YOU SEE THERE IS JUST AN UPDATING OF THOSE AMOUNTS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR FEES AND CHARGES? DO THOSE FEES ALSO COVER THE THE PAGES AND PLAY CENTER IN THE WING CENTER? YES, MA'AM. THEY COVER EVERYTHING. LET ME REPHRASE THAT. THE WING'S ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM AND THE TESTING CENTER ARE FUNDED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY AND THE EDC. THE CITY DOES NOT PAY FOR THAT. THEY PAY FOR STAFF, BUT THE REST OF IT IS PAID FOR BY THE FRIENDS AND THE EDC. THE NEXT POLICY IS A LONG ONE THE MAKERSPACE POLICY. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE'S SEVERAL PAGES THERE. IT TALKS ABOUT POLICY AND PROCEDURE AND HOW TO USE THINGS, AND WHAT IF THERE
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ARE ANY CHARGES, WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE CHARGED FOR SOME SAFETY GUIDELINES, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO SIGN OFF BECAUSE THE EQUIPMENT THAT'S IN OUR MAKERSPACE IS EXPENSIVE. SOME OF IT IS A LITTLE LESS EXPENSIVE, AND SOME OF IT IS A LITTLE MORE. BUT WE HAVE TO COVER OURSELVES AS FAR AS IF THERE'S DAMAGE TO ANY OF OUR EQUIPMENT. AND ALSO TO PROTECT THE PATRON, YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU READ THIS POLICY AND YOU SIGN THIS AND YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS TRAINING THAT HAS TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE YOU CAN USE SOME OF THIS EQUIPMENT. THE CHANGES THAT WE ARE MAKING HERE ARE GOING TO BE ON PAGE THREE, WHERE IT HAS A LIST OF THE DIFFERENT. EQUIPMENT AND AREAS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN OUR MAKERSPACE. AND WHAT WILL BE BESIDE THAT IS THE ADDRESS OF THE LOCATION. THAT IS WHAT WE WILL BE UPDATING. SO THE IMAGINATION WALL IS AT THE MAIN LIBRARY. NO, YOU COME ON IN.I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE. OH MY. IT'S RIGHT OVER HERE. OH, YES. NO, YOU DON'T APOLOGIZE. OH.
RIGHT HERE. PERFECT. AND WE ARE AT THE MAKERSPACE POLICY. SO THE IMAGINATION WALL IS AT THE MAIN BUILDING. AND THAT'S THE LEGO WALL. YOU CAN'T CALL IT A LEGO WALL BECAUSE LEGO IS COPYRIGHTED. BUT THAT'S THAT'S OUR IMAGINATION WALL COLLABORATION SPACE IS ACTUALLY AT THE MAIN LIBRARY. AND AT PAGES IN PLAY WE HAVE WHITEBOARD TABLES AND DRY RACE KITS THAT PEOPLE CAN CHECK OUT. SO IF THEY HAVE A GROUP PROJECT AND THEY NEED SOMETHING TO WRITE ON, THEY CAN WRITE ON THE TABLETOP, AND THEN IT JUST WIPES RIGHT OFF THE DIE CUT MACHINE. WE HAVE MULTIPLE SEWING MACHINES, BUTTON MAKERS, 3D PRINTERS, 3D PENS, LASER ENGRAVERS, PODCASTING BOOTH IS ALL AT THE PAGES IN PLAY. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING THERE, LIKE I SAID, IS JUST ADDING THE ADDRESS SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE LOOK ONLINE TO RESERVE A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT OR A SPACE, THEY KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR MAKERSPACE? PUSH THE BUTTON ON THE COLLABORATIVE COLLABORATION SPACE. DID YOU MENTION YOU HAD IT AT ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS? YES, MA'AM. YOU JUST HAVE IT LISTED ON ONE LOCATION HERE. OH, WE NEED TO ADD THAT. OKAY. AND THEN ON THE ON THE 3D LASER PRINTING HERE, DO YOU NEED TO I SEE THAT YOU HAVE SOMETHING ABOUT THE WEIGHT OR THE TIME HAS TO BE DONE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. DO YOU HAVE TO PUT ANYTHING IN THERE ABOUT IT BEING LIKE ILLEGAL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE STUPID RIGHT NOW. SAY THAT AGAIN. TELL ME WHAT YOUR THE 3D PRINTER. OH 3D PRINTER. YOU YOU MENTIONED THE ONLY RESTRICTION THAT I CAN SEE IS THAT IT HAS TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE CLOSING TIME, AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU NEED TO PUT SOMETHING IN THERE ABOUT MUST BE ETHICAL OR WHATEVER THOSE WORDS. YES, WEAPONS. SO I BELIEVE. THERE SHOULD BE. WE DO HAVE THAT IN WRITING. IT MAY NOT BE RIGHT HERE, BUT WE DO HAVE THAT AT THE POLICY. THE POLICY PART, IT SHOULD BE, YES, BECAUSE IT SAYS IN THERE THAT YOU CAN'T MAKE ANYTHING THAT IS ILLEGAL OR UNETHICAL, LIKE WEAPONS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. INAPPROPRIATE. IT SHOULD BE IN ONE OF THOSE BULLETS. OH, UNDER POLICY, THAT FIRST THING SAYS IT MAY BE USED ONLY FOR LAWFUL PURPOSES, AND THEY'RE PROHIBITED FROM USING IT TO CREATE THE FOLLOWING. YES, AT THE VERY BEGINNING. THANK YOU.
YES, ABSOLUTELY. I KNEW THAT WAS THERE SOMEWHERE BECAUSE MARY GALE HAS GONE THROUGH ALL OF THESE. SHE WOULDN'T ALLOW US TO GET OUT OF THERE WITH WITHOUT IT. SO AND JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, MARY GALE WAS OUR CITY ATTORNEY. OKAY? YES. I'M SORRY. I SHOULD HAVE STARTED THIS WITH OLGA LIAO. THIS IS MY NEW ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, AND SHE WILL BE YOUR SECRETARY FOR THE ADVISORY BOARD. YOU WILL BE HEARING FROM HER GOING FORWARD WITH CALENDAR
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INVITES AND THEN REMINDERS AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S RELATED TO THE ADVISORY BOARD. IF ONCE SHE REACHES OUT TO YOU, IF YOU WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS AND THINGS, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO EMAIL ME, BUT YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL HER. SHE'S JUST ANOTHER POINT OF CONTACT. THE NEXT POLICY IS THE LIBRARY CARD REGISTRATION POLICY. WHAT YOU WILL SEE IS IN THAT VERY FIRST PARAGRAPH. THE SECOND SENTENCE THERE IS NO. WE'VE ADDED. THERE IS NO FEE FOR CITY OF TERRELL RESIDENTS TO OPEN A LIBRARY ACCOUNT. KAUFMAN COUNTY RESIDENTS WILL BE CHARGED AN ANNUAL FEE OF $30 PER ADULT CARD. RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF KAUFMAN COUNTY WILL BE CHARGED AN YEARLY FEE OF $50 PER HOUSEHOLD. THE MINORS UP TO AGE 16, GET A FREE CARD AND THEN, TECHNICALLY, SOME 17 YEAR OLDS ARE CONSIDERED ADULTS, SO WE HAVE THE OPTION FOR THEM TO GET AN ADULT CARD IF IT IS A SITUATION WHERE THEY CAN PROVE TO US THAT THEY LIVE ON THEIR OWN, AND THE LEGAL DOCUMENTATION FOR THAT, THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THEIR CARDS. BUT THE UNDER 16 AND UNDER ARE FREE AND THEN UNDER REPLACEMENT FEES, REPLACEMENT AND FEES FOR MINORS A MINOR TO AN ADULT REPLACEMENT CARD WILL BE PROVIDED AT NO COST. SO IF THEY ARE TURNING 18, THEY THEIR ACCOUNT WILL SWITCH TO AN ADULT ACCOUNT. THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? OKAY, GREAT. WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG.THE NEXT POLICY IS HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY. AND THIS CHANGE ADDITION THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU IS IN US BEING PROACTIVE. THIS IS NOT INDICATIVE OF ANY PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE HAVING RIGHT NOW OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE AS A PUBLIC LIBRARY OFFER OUR SERVICES AND OUR FACILITY TO EVERYBODY OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE, AND EVERYBODY'S DIFFERENT. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAINTAIN A SAFE FACILITY FOR EVERYBODY TO COME INTO. AND SO THAT IS WHERE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY COMES IN. IF WHAT WE HAVE ADDED IS IN THE FOURTH PARAGRAPH THAT STARTS OUT, USERS WHO RETURN LIBRARY ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN INFILTRATED BY INSECTS, WHICH ARE HARMFUL TO HUMANS, OR BOOKS SUCH AS BEDBUGS, FLEAS, ROACHES, ETC. MAY BE TEMPORARILY BARRED, BARRED FROM BORROWING ITEMS AND OR VISITING THE LIBRARY UNTIL PROOF OF EXTERMINATION AT THEIR HOUSEHOLD CAN BE PROVIDED. WHAT WE'VE ADDED TO THIS IS ACCESS WILL BE REINSTATED AFTER THE PATRON PRESENTS PROOF THAT HIS OR HER RESIDENCE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY TREATED FOR AND ERADICATED OF BEDBUGS BY A LICENSED AND ACCREDITED PEST CONTROL COMPANY. BECAUSE, AS WE HAVE LEARNED IN THE LIBRARY WORLD AND I RELY HEAVILY ON MY DIRECTOR FRIENDS. FOR A LOT OF INFORMATION, WE GET POLICIES THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE IN PLACE. WE FIND OUT OTHER LIBRARIES HAVE THEM AND WHY THEY HAVE THEM. AND SO WE TRY TO BE PROACTIVE IN GETTING THAT IN THERE. BEDBUGS ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET RID OF ON YOUR OWN, AND SO. AND HERE'S A FUN FACT A BEDBUG CAN LIVE WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER FOR A YEAR, FOR A YEAR. AND SO IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID ISSUES THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN OTHER LIBRARIES, WE PUT THIS STATEMENT IN OUR POLICY SO THAT IF AND WHEN THIS SITUATION ARISES, WE HAVE THE POWER TO SAY, WE WANT YOU TO COME BACK. BUT WHEN WE NEED YOU TO DO THIS FIRST, AND WE NEED YOU TO PROVIDE THIS PROOF THAT IT HAS HAPPENED, BECAUSE WE DO OUR BEST TO PROTECT NOT ONLY OUR STAFF, BUT OTHER PATRONS. AND WE DON'T WANT TO INVITE THAT INTO ANYBODY ELSE'S HOME. WE DON'T WANT ANY LIBRARY. WE APPRECIATE YOUR DONATION, BUT WE DON'T WANT THAT IN THE LIBRARY. THIS, AGAIN, IS SOMETHING THAT I DISCUSSED IN LENGTH WITH MARY GILL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE NOT. AND I ALSO USED, LIKE I SAID, OTHER LIBRARY POLICIES TO KIND OF DIRECT OUR VERBIAGE IN THIS. WE ARE NOT TRYING TO BE A BARRIER FOR ANYONE. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO MAKE PEOPLE SPEND MONEY THAT THEY DON'T HAVE. THAT'S NOT OUR INTENTION. OUR INTENTION IS TO
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MAINTAIN A SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYBODY TO UTILIZE. I FEEL REAL BAD SOMETIMES, BUT ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY? AWESOME. AND I THINK THAT IS THE LAST OF THE POLICIES. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THEM. AND A SECOND I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, I, I OPPOSED THEN THAT MOTION CARRIES. THE NEXT THING IS JUST A LITTLE FYI, THE LIBRARY IS ACCREDITED WITH THE STATE TO BE ACCREDITED, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT AND REALLY SAYS A LOT ABOUT OUR LIBRARY. YOU HAVE TO MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS THAT THE STATE SETS AND THEN THEY WILL THEY WILL GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION ON, OH, THIS IS HOW THIS IS GOING TO HELP YOU. WE OFFER YOU GRANTS IF YOU'RE ACCREDITED THAT YOU WOULDN'T GET OTHERWISE. THE INTERLIBRARY LOAN PROGRAM IS IS THROUGH THE STATE. THIS LETTER HERE JUST SAYS THAT WE WERE ACCREDITED FOR 2025 INTO 2026. AND THAT OUR SERVICE POPULATION IS 71,341. AND THAT IS A TO US BY THE STATE. SO AS YOU'RE AWARE, TERRELL IS JUST UNDER 20,000.WE'RE GROWING QUICKLY, BUT THERE IS A FORMULA THEY USE TO ASSIGN A SERVICE POPULATION.
AND IT IS WHO KNOWS WHAT IT IS. BUT I KNOW PART OF IT IS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF LIBRARIES WITHIN YOUR AREA, YOUR COUNTY. AND WHEN FORNI CLOSED THEIR LIBRARY IN 2020, THEIR POPULATION WAS DIVIDED UP AMONGST THE OTHER PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN THE COUNTY. AND BECAUSE OF OUR PROXIMITY TO FORNEY, WE WERE WE ACQUIRED THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE OF THAT POPULATION. AS YOU'RE AWARE, FORNEY IS GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS AS WELL. AND SO JUST A LITTLE TIDBIT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE ARE SERVING, WHAT, THREE TIMES THE SIZE OF OUR CITY RIGHT NOW AND NEXT YEAR, I HAVE A SUSPICION THAT IT'S GOING TO GO UP AGAIN BECAUSE THE POPULATION IS NOT DECREASING, IT'S INCREASING. WE ARE REQUIRED TO. THEY HAVE ASSIGNED US A MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT FOR 2025, WHICH IS ONE, ALMOST 1.4 MILLION. SO THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO. WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. WE DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.
THE CITY HAS BEEN FOOTING THE BILL. THE MAJORITY OF THE BILL FOR A LONG TIME. AND THIS IS PART OF WHY WE HAVE CHOSEN TO REINSTATE LIBRARY CARD REGISTRATION FEES, BECAUSE THESE NUMBERS ARE NOT GOING DOWN, THEY'RE GOING UP. AND FOR US TO MAINTAIN THE EXEMPLARY, EXEMPLARY LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PROGRAMING AND THINGS THAT WE PROVIDE, WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL FUNDING. I JUST TURNED IN MY ANNUAL REPORT TO THE STATE FOR THIS YEAR IN MARCH, AND WE WILL FIND OUT IN SEPTEMBER. IF WE ARE. WELL, WE'LL FIND OUT IN SEPTEMBER WHEN WE ARE ACCREDITED AGAIN. I DON'T FORESEE US HAVING ANY ISSUES THERE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ACCREDITATION? IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN ANNUAL REPORT AND JUST WHAT WHAT WE ARE REPORTING TO THE STATE? I'M HAPPY TO SHOW YOU I HAVE IT. IT'S ALL COMPLETE AND READY. I CAN EMAIL YOU A COPY OF IT, OR YOU CAN COME BY THE LIBRARY AND WE CAN GO THROUGH A COPY OF IT. AND I CAN EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT SOME OF THOSE THINGS MEAN. IF YOU'RE NOT SURE THEY HAVE CHANGED SINCE COVID, THEY HAVE CHANGED THE REPORTING ITEMS, WHAT THEY WANT TO KNOW AND HOW THEY WANT TO SEE THAT INFORMATION. SO IT'S CHANGED A LITTLE BIT, BUT THERE'S A LOT THERE'S A LOT. WE WE REPORT EVERYTHING. SO BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT ANYTIME. IN OUR LIBRARY ANNUALLY. WE HAVE TO DO IT EVERY YEAR. IT IS A LOT. YES, IT IS A LOT. THANK GOODNESS. I HAVE A WONDERFUL STAFF WHO IS VERY GOOD AT KEEPING STATISTICS BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO THAT. OKAY, IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS THERE, THEN WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE END
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OF YEAR STATISTICAL REPORT. IF YOU LOOK ON THE FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE, IT TELLS YOU OUR OVERALL TOTALS FOR THE YEAR. PATRON VISITS IS JUST UNDER 77,000. THAT NUMBER IS NOT EXACT BECAUSE WE HAVE MULTIPLE FACILITIES AND WE DON'T HAVE A COUNTER AT EVERY ONE. WE RECENTLY UPGRADED OUR GATES AT THE MAIN BUILDING THAT HAS A PEOPLE COUNTER IN IT, SO THOSE NUMBERS ARE PRETTY ACCURATE. BUT AS FAR AS EVERY FACILITY WE'RE WORKING ON, THE BEST WAY FOR STAFF TO DO THAT. TO KEEP THOSE NUMBERS UP, I'M GOING TO SAY THAT THAT NUMBER, 76,000, IS PROBABLY PRETTY LOW, BUT I CAN'T I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO BASE THAT ON EXCEPT. OUR PROGRAMS ARE WELL ATTENDED AND WE CAN USE THAT NUMBER. BUT IF PEOPLE COME IN THAT ARE NOT IN A PROGRAM, THEY'RE NOT BEING COUNTED. SO THERE'S PROBABLY A LITTLE A LITTLE DISCREPANCY THERE, BUT NOT MUCH NEW PATRON REGISTRATIONS. THAT'S OUR NEW CARDS. IT TELLS YOU HOW MANY ARTERIAL RESIDENTS, HOW MANY ARE COUNTY RESIDENTS, AND THEN HOW MANY ARE OUT OF COUNTY RESIDENTS. OVERALL, WE HAD 1580 NEW CARDS LAST YEAR. THAT NUMBER MAY LOOK DIFFERENT THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE HAVE REINSTATED THE REGISTRATION FEES. AND PEOPLE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THRILLED. SO WE HAVE NOT HAD TOO MANY THAT LEFT AND DIDN'T AND DIDN'T COME BACK. BUT WE HAVE HAD SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE JUST REFUSED AND THAT'S OKAY. A LOT OF THEM, THEY REFUSED AND THEN THEY CAME BACK BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO FIND WHAT WE'RE DOING ANYWHERE ELSE UNLESS YOU PAY FOR IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO THAT NUMBER MAY LOOK A LITTLE MAY LOOK A LITTLE LOWER NEXT YEAR. AND THAT I WOULD IMAGINE THAT'S A BIG PART OF IT. E-CARD REGISTRATIONS, E-CARDS ARE ONLINE CARDS AND THEY GIVE YOU ACCESS TO OUR DIGITAL RESOURCES ONLY. SO LIBBY OVERDRIVE FREEGAL MANGO, WHICH IS OUR LINGO, LINGO, LANGUAGE LEARNING APP AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE HAD OVER 1800 E-CARD REGISTRATIONS. AND I CAN TELL YOU PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE OUR WING STUDENTS, OUR ADULT EDUCATION STUDENTS, HAVE TO HAVE A LIBRARY CARD BEFORE MOST OF WHAT WE HAD TO OFFER THEM WAS ONLINE. AND SO THEY GET E-CARDS. NOW THEY'RE WANTING TO DO MORE FACE TO FACE AND IN-PERSON CLASSES. SO THEY'RE REQUIRED TO GET A FULL SERVICE CARD. BUT BEFORE THAT, AND WE OFFER AN E-CARD TO ANYBODY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO.CIRCULATION, THIS INCLUDES OUR PHYSICAL COLLECTION AS WELL AS OUR ONLINE COLLECTION. AND IT IS OVER 217,006, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD FOR A LIBRARY RESOURCE. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR PROGRAMING INFORMATION. WE HAD OVER 560 PROGRAMS, AND OVER 10,000 PEOPLE ATTEND THOSE PROGRAMS. AND THAT'S YOUTH AND ADULT AND INCLUDES OUR ADULT EDUCATION COURSES. YES, YES.
IT'S SOME OF THAT, THAT NUMBER, IT LOOKS WONDERFUL. IT'S A GREAT NUMBER FOR ME. IT'S PAINFUL BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE. WE USUALLY DO WAY MORE THAN THAT. BUT WITH US CHANGING FACILITIES THIS YEAR, WE WENT TWO MONTHS WITHOUT ANY PROGRAMING BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A PLACE TO HAVE IT. SO THE NUMBERS LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT THERE. AND THEN THE LAST THING HERE IN OUR. REPORT IS YOUR CAREER AND TESTING CENTER EXAMS. SO WE ARE AN OFFICIAL TESTING CENTER AND WE OFFER PEARSON VUE, EDUCATIONAL PEARSON VUE AND PSI EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER CERTIFICATION EXAMS. AND WE EARN A LITTLE MONEY FOR EACH EXAM WE GIVE. AND SO FAR WE HAVE GIVEN THIS YEAR OVER 1500 EXAMS AND I DON'T HAVE AN AMOUNT TO GIVE YOU AS FAR AS THAT KIND OF THING. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH REVENUE THAT TOTALS, I CAN GET THAT NUMBER FOR YOU. EACH EXAM, THE AMOUNT THAT IS CHARGED, WE DON'T DO THAT. THAT COMES FROM THE THE PROVIDERS, BUT IT'S DIFFERENT DEPENDS ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE TEST IS AND THAT KIND OF THING.
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ARE BUSY LITTLE BEES. SOME DAYS THEY HAVE UP TO 20 OR MORE TESTERS IN ONE DAY. SO THAT IS GOOD FOR US BECAUSE WE GET A LITTLE MONEY, BUT IT'S ALSO GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE YOU HAVE PEOPLE COMING FROM ALL OVER TO USE THIS TESTING CENTER, AND THAT MEANS THAT THEY ARE EATING LUNCH IN PAYROLL. THEY ARE POSSIBLY SHOPPING BECAUSE OUR TESTING CENTER IS DOWNTOWN.SO ALL THE WAY AROUND, IT'S JUST BENEFICIAL TO HAVE A TESTING CENTER IN YOUR COMMUNITY. AND THEN THE NEXT ITEM IS YOUR FIRST QUARTER REPORT. OH, I SHOULD HAVE ASKED YOU, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE END OF YEAR REPORT? OKAY. THE FIRST QUARTER REPORT JUST TELLS YOU HOW WE HAVE KICK STARTED 2026 SO FAR. WE HAVE ALMOST 15,000 PATRON VISITS, 200 CARDS, 174 E-CARDS, AND OUR CIRC IS ALREADY OVER 25,000 AND RISING.
YES, IT'S VERY EXCITING. WE ARE BUSY EVERY DAY, EVERY FACILITY, EVERY DAY IS BUSY. THE STAFF DOES A FANTASTIC JOB OF BALANCING BEING IN MULTIPLE FACILITIES, TRYING TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IN EACH ONE. WE HAVE A SKELETON CREW, SOMETIMES AT THE MAIN BUILDING, BUT THEY MAKE IT WORK AND THEY DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB. AND PEOPLE THAT DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR OUR LIBRARY CARDS, THEY COME BACK AND THEY DO BECAUSE THE STAFF DOES AN AMAZING JOB.
IT'S VERY WARMS MY HEART TO KNOW HOW WONDERFUL THEY ARE. AND THEN. MY LAST THING WAS JUST TO MENTION TO YOU THAT OUR PAGES IN PLAY PROGRAMING CENTER IS OPEN AT THE SHOPPES AT TERRELL. WE OPENED IN NOVEMBER. WE DID HAVE A GRAND OPENING AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR BECAUSE WE HAD TO GET OURSELVES IN ORDER. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO GO FROM ONE SMALL STRUCTURE THAT IS SET UP A CERTAIN WAY INTO A GRAND, JUST GREAT BIG, WIDE OPEN BUILDING, AND THEN TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET EVERYTHING IN THERE. BECAUSE ALL OF OUR ADULT PROGRAMS, ALL OF OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS, ALL OF OUR TEEN PROGRAMS, ALL TAKE PLACE IN THAT BUILDING. AND SO THEY EACH KIND OF NEEDED THEIR OWN SPACE. BUT IT HAS WORKED OUT REALLY WELL. IT'S A REALLY NEAT FACILITY. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN, YOU SHOULD GO AND TAKE A LOOK. WE HAVE A LITTLE TINY TOWN IN THERE. USUALLY THERE ARE CHILDREN, THERE'S A LITTLE VET CENTER, SO THEY'RE USUALLY IN THERE COOKING AND WORKING ON ANIMALS AND SHOPPING AT THE GROCERY STORE AND, YOU KNOW, LIVING THEIR BEST LIVES. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE CITY SUPPORTED US IN GETTING THIS FACILITY, BECAUSE OUR MAIN LIBRARY IS ONLY 9400FT■!S, AND E HAVE ONE ROOM, ONE ROOM IN THAT LIBRARY, AND THAT'S NOT ENOUGH SPACE FOR US TO DO PROGRAMING. AND IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO GET KIDS, ESPECIALLY YOUNGER CHILDREN, INVOLVED IN LITERACY AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE AT THE LIBRARY SO THAT THEY KNOW THAT READING AND LITERACY IS NOT A IT'S NOT A JOB, IT'S NOT WORK.
IT'S FUN. AND THEN THEY COME BACK TO US AS THEY GET OLDER, AND WE CAN HELP THEM SCHOOL AND GET THROUGH COLLEGE AND GET, YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY NEED TO BE AS FAR AS ADULTS, PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. SO. WE APPRECIATE HAVING THAT FACILITY. AND I DO ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO.
IT DOES HAVE A SIGN NOW ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING, IT DID SAY HEROES GAMING. WE'RE NOT HEROES ANYMORE. WELL, NOT ON THE SIGN ANYWAY. WE ARE PAGES IN PLAY AND IT'S A REALLY CUTE LITTLE SIGN, SO I'M PLEASED THEY JUST GOT IT UP YESTERDAY. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. BUT DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR PROGRAMING CENTER? THAT IS A LEASED FACILITY.
OBVIOUSLY IT'S AT THE SHOPPING CENTER AND WE WILL BE THERE UNTIL WE GET A NEW LIBRARY BUILT, WHICH, IF IT'S UP TO ME, WILL BE YESTERDAY, VERY SOON. VERY SOON, I HOPE. OKAY. HAVE THEY DISCUSSED WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO START RENOVATING THE NEW LIBRARY? WE DON'T HAVE A.
NO. OKAY. SO ARE YOU GOING TO DO THE BACK PAGE OR IS THERE SOMETHING ON THE BACK? YEAH, IT WAS THE PROGRAM'S NUMBER IN THE CAREER AND TESTING NUMBER ON THAT. OH I'M SORRY, MINE
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DOESN'T HAVE IT ON THE BACK. I'M SO SORRY. IT JUST SAYS PROGRAMS JUVENILE. YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST FOR THAT FIRST QUARTER. OKAY. AND TOTAL PROGRAM ATTENDANCE WAS 3539, WHICH IS AWESOME. YES. AND THEN THE CAREER AND TESTING CENTER EXAMS AND CERTIFICATIONS 962 THAT'S JUST FOR THE FIRST QUARTER. THAT'S WHAT IT IS. THANK YOU. NUMBER OF TESTS FOR THAT FIRST QUARTER. IT IS A HUGE NUMBER OF TESTS. AND I THINK I GUARANTEE THAT THAT NUMBER IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GO UP AS PEOPLE REALIZE THAT OUR TESTING CENTER IS HERE AND AVAILABLE. I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE TESTS THAT ARE PROVIDED AT OUR FACILITY, BUT I KNOW THERE IS A LARGE NUMBER OF THEM. AND ONE THAT WAS JUST RECENTLY ADDED WAS THE PLUMBER'S EXAM, WHICH IS A HUGE THING. YEAH. SO AS WE GO ALONG AND WE GET A LITTLE BETTER AT RUNNING THIS THING, JACKIE HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB SINCE SHE TOOK OVER. WE WILL START ADDING MORE AND MORE EXAMS THAT WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO. NOW, IF PEOPLE EMAIL US AND SAY, HEY, I'M LOOKING TO TAKE THIS EXAM AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE OFFER, WE ALWAYS WILL LOOK INTO SEEING IF WE CAN, WE CAN GET IT. SO WE WILL JUST CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT AND KEEP GROWING BECAUSE THAT IS THAT IS SOME REVENUE. SO EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS. OKAY.ON THE POLICY UPDATES THAT WE ALL WENT THROUGH CONSIDERING THE CHANGES, WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL OF THESE RECOMMENDATION. TAKE THEM TO DO I HAVE A MOTION THAT NO, WE DIDN'T. WE SAID WE'D DO IT AT THE VERY END, DIDN'T WE? I THOUGHT YOU DID IT A WHILE AGO, BUT OH DID I. YEAH, WE WE DID THAT ONE. NO YOU'RE FINE. WE CAN DO IT AGAIN IF YOU WANT TO.
THEN I NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN. OH WAIT WAIT. NO, NO. TAKE THAT BACK. YES. JUST ONE MORE THING.
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IT'S NOT ON HERE BECAUSE. SO THE ADVISORY BOARD WAS BOARD MEMBER WAS A32 YEAR TERM POSITION. IT HAS SINCE CHANGED TO A33 YEAR TERM. BUT WE HAVE TWO OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE HAVE COMPLETED THEIR FINAL TERM. THAT'S ALL ADJOURNED WHILE AGO. SO WE WOULDN'T TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT I HAVE GIFTS. OKAY. GO AHEAD. WELL, I HAVE A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TOO. SO I WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS FOR OUR TWO OUTGOING MEMBERS, BEVERLEY AND SUSIE, WHICH MAKES US ALL VERY SAD. BUT BEVERLEY IS ON OUR FRIENDS BOARD AND SUSIE'S GOING TO BE ON OUR FRIENDS BOARD, SO THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY LEAVING. BUT WE HAVE A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YOU AND YOUR POSITIONS HAVE NOT BEEN FILLED. AND SO UNTIL THEN, WE. YOU CAN CONTINUE TO SERVE. IF YOU WOULD NOT MIND DOING SO. SO LIKE THE NEXT MEETING, WE MAY NEED YOU TO COME BACK FOR THAT.AND THEN WE SHOULD HAVE YOUR POSITION FILLED BY THEN. SO IT'S REALLY NOT. IT'S JUST SEE YOU NEXT TIME FOR RIGHT NOW. BUT LET ME SEE, I HAD ALLISON IS GOING TO COME AND TAKE HER PICTURE. SO IF NOW YOU CAN ADJOURN AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOUR THING. THANK YOU. NOW I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I AGREE, SECOND, I DON'T. EVERYBODY IN FAVOR. YES.
SO THAT LAST ONE. OKAY, OKAY. BANG YOUR GAVEL.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.