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Okay. Call to order at 6:02. Welcome to
the regular meeting of the Board of

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Library Trustees meeting on August 11th,
2026.

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The time is 6:02.
I'll invite Jinder to call the roll.

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» All right, Trustee Ando.
Trustee Lee.

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» Present.
>> Trustee Polk.

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» Here.
>> Trustee Vidatt.

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Chair Kyle.
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» I'll invite Jinder to explain how the
public can participate in this evening's

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>> Thank you, Chair Kyle. This meeting will

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approve regular minutes.
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» Okay. Uh May 12th, 2026.

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Is there any action? Did you review the
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» Motion.
>> I move to to approve.

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» I second.
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Jinder, um
All right. I invite questions and

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answers from trustees to staff.
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» Is that right?
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Chair open
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minutes?
Yeah, you have a motion or do they

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calls for the minutes? Uh Mary.
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» All right. Let's see here.
Um so the um annotated agenda it shows

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that
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called, then um
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um, requested.
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ahead and do that.
Uh, Trustee Ando?

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Trustee Lee?
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» Trustee Polk?
Trustee Vidatt?

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Chair Kyle?
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public
um, public expressions, so we can

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move on from that. We have special
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When we get to the heart of it
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Daniel, did you And I want to just say
let's wait for any questions until

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they've completed, okay? So, we're not
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just have them present and then we'll
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accordingly. Thank you.
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the presentation today is a recap of the
Lunch at the Library program

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that ended for us um,
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» Second.
Uh, the theme of this year's uh, Lunch

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at the Library program was Farm to
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Um, so what is Lunch at the Library?
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is funded through the California State
Library. So, this year we received a

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grant from the State Library
through the Lunch at the Library program

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of $6,000 to provide um,
kind of pop-up library style engagement

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at community meal sites throughout um,
San Rafael through the San Rafael City

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Schools who were offering lunches.
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libraries can either be a community meal
site and deliver and distribute lunches,

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or they can do what we did is and then
provide the engagement at some of these

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events during the summer.
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develop programming that aligns with the
theme,

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um, give out free books.
Um, our team gave out free books and uh

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provided some engagement through like
fruits. So, we provided like berries and

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stuff from the farmers' market. And
wrapped that up into like the engagement

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and the learning component.
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opportunities for teens. We had two teen
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» Interns. Paid interns.
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Um, and it helps um it really helps
libraries connect to the community

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school like the schools within the
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um and helps us highlight services at
the same time. So, part of us working at

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um
these school sites for Lunch at the

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Library, it also helped us promote our
summer reading program and really share

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resources that were aren't um
necessarily known throughout um

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families. So, that was an an added bonus
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These are the sites that we visited: San
Pedro, Laurel Dell, Vinisha Valley,

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Davidson Middle School, Pickney
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And then in total combined for the meals
the sites that we visited, 811 meals

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uh were served on the on-site visit
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Um
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sites,
the team did seven visits,

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gave out a thousand books.
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» Um, the teens worked 70 hours.
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enrichment uh farm to summer activities.
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doubled sites is one is uh Davidson had
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fifth graders and then the sixth
graders, so they didn't want to do the

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visits at the same time. And so we saw
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came back to see like the elementary age
kids. And then it was the same for Roald

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Dahl, I believe.
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saw first and second a separate day. Uh
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overwhelmed and also didn't want to deal
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a lot of kids in like one congregated
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same sites twice.

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» Uh and as I just mentioned, we gave out
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their own home libraries.
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funded, so we used part of the uh we
used part of the grant to pay for those

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apps.
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um for book selection, I myself did the
book selection. I was a former

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children's librarian before this. Um so
I'm still connected enough to understand

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popular trends in collection
development. So I used those current

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trends in children's literature to
decide which books we buy for K to eight

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is what we had to buy. Uh one fun thing
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needed about 30% of our books in Spanish
and I geared them more towards the

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younger age, but the feedback we got
from the interns was that we needed

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percent Spanish and we actually needed
more older reader books. So like more

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chapter books and more graphic novels
cuz I bought a lot of like transitional

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chapter books and like early readers,
which are those like super thin books

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that are like maybe like 15 pages long.
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feedback we got was that we actually
needed more older reader stuff, which is

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good to know that like there's a strong
foundation in in reading at a higher

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level in Spanish.
It's typically it falls off around that

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age, but
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» Uh so farm to summer enrichment,
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what the themes or the topics that we
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education,
food tasting and pollinator education.

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So this is
what the are kind of our enrichment

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activities focused on during the
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» Yeah, each grant cycle they require farm
to summer um themes because they want to

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promote like
ed food education to children. And so

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through like the community practice
meetings that we have to attend as part

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of this grant, people talked about like
what's worked for libraries that have

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been doing this for a long time and like
what hasn't worked. And so we kind of

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worked with what they brought up cuz we
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like, "Oh, that's not practical. Don't
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So then we realized that like, "Oh,
okay. Like the food tasting is actually

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super approachable, but like our own
spin, which Daniel will show soon, is

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like what we added to that." And then in
our most recent meeting I brought it up

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and someone had a different
recommendation that I'm going to see if

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they want to work with it next year,
which it's like a March Madness for like

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fruits. So you kind of like rank your
favorite fruits and then like, you know,

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you kind of like eliminate the fruits as
you go down. Um and then we were going

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to have like tasting for as many of them
as we could and then compare the

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different school sites to see like what
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Um [clears throat]
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it sounds really fun. So that's what I
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grant again and
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» So this card what So these graphics were
created by staff. Um and did the

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volunteer did the interns help with
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» They are the ones who created them.
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used
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to kind of describe and and inform the
students on what they were eating.

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» Yeah, so typically we had two fruit
options for tastings at each of visit

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and then there were these cards for them
to like understand a bit about the fruit

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but then on the other side like little
fun questions that they could answer.

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Um and it was for them to take so we
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Spanish.
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was Spanish speaking and one was
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Portuguese was not on our cards
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» And then our teen interns, we had two
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um
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and that was their average hourly wage
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Um and then just kind of the the blurb I
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the interns knew some of the students
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through schools
but one cool thing is that they kind of

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became library ambassadors through this
like strengthen that that relationship

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and they're viewed kind of in a
different way. Um

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and I feel that I I think that was
pretty cool to really have them be

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viewed as someone that could be at a
library or that they work at a library

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and
really provide a different perspective.

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» Yeah, and both are high school students,
local high school students. They both

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want to go into education so they really
enjoyed [clears throat] like the they

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got to not only do the lunch at the
library site visits but they got to help

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with some of the programs
that children services was putting on

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this summer and it was really fun for
them to engage in that way and kind of

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like relate back to some of the classes
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It was nice to know that like it's not
just like they're earning money, but

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like it's relevant to what they actually
want to do later on with working with

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students. So.
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um such a strong energy that's different
than the energy that was in our in our

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workplace.
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they were often in my office
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» The interns were great about not
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» Um but I don't know that I've taken more
breaks in my entire time here since like

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they were like you've been in here for 4
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you should go take a break and it's

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Uh connecting meals to summer reading.
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so as I mentioned a little bit every
meal every community site visit uh

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really doubled as an opportunity for us
to promote summer reading, but our bingo

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cards for summer reading also listed a
lot of resources and activities that

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most people may not know we provide.
Um so it was a great opportunity to

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through summer reading
promote some of our other resources

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through the bingo game.
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the interns signed up participants for
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Um [clears throat]
and of course we provided the take-home

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books
um and paired them with summer reading

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materials.
Um and then just general promotion of

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services and summer reading.

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Um some stories from the field.
Um do you want to share some of these?

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I'll read off her screen. I'm like both
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Uh okay. So the first one on the top
left is a first grader who loves

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amethyst. Asked if we had books about
them, proudly showing off his amethyst

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necklace. We didn't have that exact
title, but found a National Geographic

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reader on rocks and crystals, sparking a
new love of geology one book at a time.

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And then familiar faces and new
connections, children recognize favorite

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titles and characters at every site. A
reminder that meeting kids where they're

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already at where they already are makes
books and library resources far easier

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Sorry.
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Farmers market produce tasting teen
interns chose, prepared, and shared

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fresh produce source. Do you want me to
read this part out loud? That's not a

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comment.
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» Okay.
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» From the Center for Farmers Market,
sparking curiosity as kids tried new

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fruits and learned about familiar ones.
And it was really fun because they got

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to recognize which of the vendors at the
farmers market had the better berries.

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And then they come back and tell us. So
then we would know, you know, if we ever

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stopped by whose berries we should be
getting cuz we got to taste them.

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And then bilingual take-home cards were
the ones that we [clears throat] saw had

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in the previous slides.

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» It's stories from the field. You saw
what I saw what I did there.

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» Oh, I see. Oh,
look at that.

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» Yeah.
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And then we've got some pictures here in
the rest of the slides

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from Davidson, Vinisha Valley, and I
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And those are the we distributed the
fruits, the berries, and the cards

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there.
And on the right side are our two

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interns, Camila standing up and Zaira
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So, we do plan to apply for the grant
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how much funding is available and how

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onto our existing partnerships with the
sites and the schools, but also just

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build onto it.
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a grant for Lunch at the Library and
this year we kind of looked at um

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how to spread our our our our
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locations.
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partnership, it's something that we want
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uh look at different ways to expand what
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in in just in terms of who we're helping
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they were requesting.
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sure that our both our materials
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uh staff helping and interns can
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That's it.
>> Okay, thank you.

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» Thank you.
>> So, we'll open it up for questions.

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» I got a number of them.
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So, well, you just mentioned you that
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they do it this year or they planning
next year to do it?

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» No, Marine County did it last year. I
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years. I think I believe it was their
first year.

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Um but every library every library
jurisdiction can apply for the grant and

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if they're awarded they can do
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they can do what whatever works for
them, either be a site or be a pop-up.

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» You And okay, so you're just aware of
that they did it last year.

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» Yeah.
>> it last year and this year.

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» Oh, did they do this year?
>> Mhm.

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» Oh, okay.
>> So

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» But because they're given a set amount
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lot more school districts than we do,
since we were already engaging with San

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Rafael sites, they put their their
effort into other districts that we we

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don't go to.
>> No, I was just curious about it. Did you

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coordinate with them at all to see what
they're what they're doing or how

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they're doing it?
>> we're in constant communication with

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» beginning when we were planning.
>> Yeah, they helped us plan for this

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» Okay.
>> for this year.

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» Good.
>> Based on their experience last year.

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» Good.
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I have more but if you you want to
>> I'll put Kate round robin.

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I was wondering how the
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guys having?
>> They're rising seniors.

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Yeah, but the application was open for
high schoolers specifically. So ninth I

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think we technically had an eighth
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schoolers. So it was ninth to 12th is
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parameters.
I mean [clears throat] teen is

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officially like 13 to 18. So technically
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» Which
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reapply and we told them they can
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encourage other people. So if there's
competitive applicants then like you

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know, we're going to try and give people
a chance but they're technically allowed

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to apply again. So I told them they
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» That's so sweet that they were
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services or something. So that tension
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» Yeah, and they both wanted to keep
working. But, we were like, you can

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volunteer and they're like, why would we
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like, this is their grant.
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» So, I was wondering, did you use other
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pollinators or did you bring in any
other people from the

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» We had originally been in conversation
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I always mess up their name. Um
to come to some of the meal sites with

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us, but they had staffing changes right
at the beginning of the summer when we

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were confirming our site visits. So,
that fell through this year, but we plan

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to work with them next year.
Um and they're a little bit easier to

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bring on to school campuses cuz they're
like a set organization versus I mean,

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the master gardeners are also a set
organization, but they prefer to work

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with older adults. Um I should just say
adults who are older than children. Um

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cuz we've tried to partner with them for
other children's programs in the past.

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So, we decided the Golden Gate Parks was
our better option. And they do a lot of

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kid-centric They actually they're the
one who gave us the idea for the

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pollinators. Um cuz they came to
downtown and did a program and showed me

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like all their supplies and how to do
it. So,

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we essentially like
took their great idea and like condensed

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it cuz you've got like an hour and to
serve like a hundred plus kids

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uh and get them books and get them
tastings. And so, we learned very

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quickly that how to be quick activities,
not like full on engagement. Like,

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that's off the table.
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» So, uh what was the attendance like at
individual schools? Was it

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» Um
>> May

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» Do you have those? Yeah, you have those
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It varied by school sites because each
school site was already designated for

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camps. So, they typically had one to two
different camps on the sites.

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» Or you mean other things they they were
doing.

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» Yeah, so each site had like
[clears throat] a set summer camp there.

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» Okay. That's So, this those were the
kids that came to this?

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» Yeah, and it's the meals are always
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um by like California state law. So,
I don't know that they had any outside

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people and when we had talked to the
school district they said that like

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in the beginning post-pandemic there was
like participation people would show up,

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but like as we moved further away from
the pandemic like fewer and fewer people

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would show up to the meal sites for
meals over the summer.

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» If I mean what about kids that didn't
participate in the camps were

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» Yeah, no, those are the numbers I'm
talking about. Like that continued to

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shrink. So, I don't actually know what
those numbers are this year. Yeah, when

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we meet with the school district in
September we'll be able to get those

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numbers.
Yeah, the grant doesn't ask for specific

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of who was what for the pop-up sites
because each pop-up site works

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differently.
>> So, what were the ages?

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» Uh it was specifically TK, so that's
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» Okay.
>> maybe 13.

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>> Was it camps or summer school? Was it

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camps
>> Camps.

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» that the school put on?
>> Mhm, through a non-profit, through two

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different non-profits.
Yeah, but the stipulations for the grant

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is that it has to be USDA certified meal
sites. So, we can only work with those

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meal sites to do these pop-ups, which
the schools are automatically

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[clears throat] certified. So, it's
easier to work with them.

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There are community meal sites. I don't
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but when I worked in Oakland there were
community meal sites that also were like

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non-school affiliated that could do it.
>> Yeah, I was thinking like the Boys and

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Girls Club that's like a Davidson or
that used to be.

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» They didn't have an active program this
summer.

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» Oh, okay.
>> Yeah, but the YMCA did take over. That's

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why we were at Boro for Pickle Weed.
They took over the summer, whereas it's

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usually Buena Vista.
>> Okay.

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» So, that was like the only technically
non-school site, but it was like they

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partnered with the school for the camps.
>> Mhm. So,

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school district providing the food for
the summer?

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» Yeah. Yeah, through their own grant,
through their own state grant that funds

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the meals.
>> really funding

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the food program.
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is there any calling meal
meal sites? It's like a but you are

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offering the fruits and
uh mostly fruits, like berries and so

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it's not part it's not actually main
meal for them.

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» No, that's what the school serving. So,
the school serving the free lunch and

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where our enrichment was to choose to do
food. Yeah, we didn't have to do that.

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That's just how we chose to address it
based on the feedback of other sites.

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» But you only did berries, is that right?
>> Yeah.

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» Fruit, yeah.
>> Well, no, no, no. There were apricots

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and apples.
>> Oh, I said fruit. Okay.

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» Yeah, fruit.
>> Yeah.

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» Yeah, but the pictures we only had were
yeah. I think she had eight different

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options total.
>> So, you said you had feedback from about

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things and how did [clears throat] that
>> surveys.

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» Oh, surveys. You did surveys with who?
>> Uh through the grant they had paper

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surveys that we had to collect.
>> Oh, okay.

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» Yeah, so we got feedback from the kids.
>> Okay.

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» Now, was it substantial? I mean
>> [laughter]

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» There were some great quotes in there.
>> You had to actively interpret with

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» Yeah, I mean what was nice was uh we had
55 completed surveys from kids.

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Uh four of which were in Spanish. So,
like, you know, we actually have data to

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give back to the
>> That's great.

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» grant, which is great cuz there are
sometimes where like you get like

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» Does that help for future grants when
you when you're

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» It does.
>> Yeah, I would

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» To show that participation. Yeah, that
really helps. And in the grand scheme

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like we're smaller cuz the meal sites
are smaller. Smallest was Pickelweed

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because of size. So I think they only
had like 50 students at Pickelweed. Our

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largest had 225 students.
>> In a day? On a single day?

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» On a single day. Um and there was only
one site that was like a little chaotic.

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Every other visit was great. I will not
name them. But there was There's only

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one site which we kind of thought like,
oh well, you know, we're working

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essentially with a third party. We're
working with camps on the school site.

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We're not working with the school
anymore cuz school's out. So like

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communication can get a little funky,
but it only happened once. So and I was

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like,
>> You got it.

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» Yeah, I was like one and it wasn't even
our biggest day. So I was like,

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you guys are okay. Shake it off. We're
fine. We're fine.

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» So what do you think the kids liked the
most? I mean, there you had food,

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the berries, you had the books, and you
had the interactive stuff.

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» According to them, they liked the
stickers most.

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And we had all of our like love your
library campaign like the leftover

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bookmarks and the stickers, like the fox
one and the heart one, and the tattoos.

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And our interns came in and gave us
tattoos, too. They used the tattoos.

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They put it on before every site visit.
And then they give kids Yeah, they'd had

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it on their face and on their arms and
then they go and then the kids would see

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them and they'd want tattoos. So now I'm
like, great. Now all these kids are

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walking around with face tattoos of the
library because you understand.

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But like those like stickers were number
one, which we thought was hilarious. Um

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so next year we kind of think we want to
do like a special lunch at the library

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sticker.
Um and then the books were like number

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two. And then the food. But to be honest
like they're eating lunch. So like you

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getting like a few berries in addition
to your lunch, like I can understand

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it's not chocolate. So like
it's not It's not next year. But, yeah,

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right? Like next year we'll do chocolate
dipped. But,

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» [laughter]
>> But, yeah, so I'd say the stickers,

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which I thought was hilarious, which
gave us the idea next year, you know,

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we'll do special stickers. A special
sticker, one.

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It's easier to do, Paul.
>> And they got to pick out their book?

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» Yes. Yeah. And it was from picture books
to graphic novels and everything in

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between. Nonfiction, fiction,
everything.

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» So, what do you do with the leftovers
cuz I mean there must have been some

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that weren't picked?
>> Um so, some of the books I ordered

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through Scholastic and they gave us a
bunch of bonus books cuz that's just how

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they work. And their bonus books,
respectfully, tend to be the stuff that

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doesn't sell well.
So, those were a lot of the ones that

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came back.
Not the Spanish. Any bonus books I got

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in Spanish, we were completely out of.
>> Wow.

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» But, the books we got in English,
uh those were the ones I noticed were

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the ones I came back cuz those weren't
the ones I bought. Cuz I was like, oh, I

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didn't I didn't select this. Um
So, we're just incorporating those into

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our giveaways. Uh most were given to the
schools, but like

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because we got so many bonus books that
came in addition to what the grant funds

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were spent on, we're just going to give
them to the schools when um

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» Oh, you start doing the My Card visits.
>> Yeah.

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» What kind of books were popular?
>> Graphic novels were number one in ours.

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» Wow.
>> Um but, I picked fun ones.

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Uh and then
um the early readers, I made sure and

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they didn't believe me. I know kids like
these. There's a series called Who Would

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Win and it's nonfiction
uh National Geographic books that pit

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different animals against each other.
Um and it's like all factual, so it's

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like could who would win it's like the
mosquito versus

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I don't remember what it was, but of
course the mosquito wins cuz it gives

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you a disease. And then that's actually
how the book ended. Um so, it's stuff

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like that. So, those were super popular
and I was like, yeah, I told you those

430
00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:49,600
would work.
>> [laughter]

431
00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:53,280
» And they're like, no one wants these
National Geographic. I'm like, yes, they

432
00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:57,240
do. What?
Yeah, so the Who Would Wins and of

433
00:28:55,320 --> 00:29:02,080
course the graphic novels. I had Dog
Man, Babysitters Club. I bought the

434
00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:05,440
staples. They were all gone.
Yeah, but they did split them up so

435
00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:07,440
there was enough for each site, which
was good.

436
00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:09,000
» Okay, man.
>> So

437
00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:12,320
» Oh, yeah. Yeah. [clears throat]
>> So uh

438
00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:16,760
I don't know whether this was part of
your survey or do you know did the kids

439
00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:19,560
give any indication how often they might
have gone to the library if if they even

440
00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:25,600
go to the library?
>> That wasn't on the survey and we weren't

441
00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:28,600
able to alter their surveys, but I mean,
you know, for the future that could be

442
00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:33,000
something we like have our own little
>> I'm I'm just curious how often kids

443
00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:36,840
you run into come here.
>> Yeah, from the camp specifically, I'm

444
00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:39,880
not sure.
>> They all have library cards though

445
00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:42,240
through the My Card program. So we do
have a

446
00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:44,920
» have a way to track that whether they've
at least checked out a book?

447
00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:49,200
» Yeah. Yeah.
>> They're all just they uh they all get

448
00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:53,680
library cards every year
through the library automatically.

449
00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:56,520
» What do you know what kind of
what I mean, how many actually use them

450
00:29:56,160 --> 00:30:01,720
or
>> No, I haven't I haven't

451
00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:06,920
pulled stats on how frequently or how
often they use it. Um primarily cuz the

452
00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:10,880
goal the goal is
the goal of one of the the goals for the

453
00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:13,360
My Card program is that they have access
to the library even when they're not at

454
00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:16,000
the library.
>> Sure.

455
00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:21,600
» So them visiting the library isn't
always our primary reason for doing it.

456
00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:26,520
They have access to all of our digital
resources, all of our homework help, all

457
00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:29,800
of our
anything that they could they need to do

458
00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:32,520
at the library, they could do from the
classrooms now

459
00:30:31,400 --> 00:30:35,520
through their library card.
>> But it's But that would be great

460
00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:39,560
information though to Right,
statistically to see

461
00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:42,440
» can have we we could get usage data for
that. Yeah.

462
00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:47,560
» Anything else you got request.
>> No, I I yeah.

463
00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:51,240
» But, you know that survey is coming out
that we got to fill out, so.

464
00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:54,400
Y O A surveys, so you'll get that data.
It sounds like a wonderful day. I mean,

465
00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:58,560
each day. It just
>> They came back with smiles on their

466
00:30:55,920 --> 00:31:03,720
face. They loved it. The interns made me
jealous. Like, I love outreach, so I

467
00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:07,320
would have loved to go, but like it
would have been overkill for me to be

468
00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:10,120
there. Well, Briana, our teen librarian,
was their supervisor and was their

469
00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:13,600
direct
>> report.

470
00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:16,920
» So, or their direct Yeah, supervisor.
So, she's the one who actually went to

471
00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:21,360
the sites, drove them,
had them like set up, and They were They

472
00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:25,160
got it down to a science. Like, they
could pack those boxes and like break

473
00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:27,840
down and set up quickly.
>> Wow.

474
00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:30,080
» How long did they last during the during
a day? How how often How long were they

475
00:31:29,680 --> 00:31:35,240
there?
>> Oh, what were they doing? 6-hour shifts,

476
00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:38,800
typically 5-to-6-hour shifts.
>> So, it was prep, breakdown, site visits.

477
00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:40,920
» So,
>> Yeah.

478
00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:44,400
» 4 hours at the site, maybe, or
something?

479
00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:48,080
» Uh no, it was typically like 2 hours at
the site, and then the other hours were

480
00:31:46,360 --> 00:31:50,120
morning prep.
And then they probably [clears throat]

481
00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:54,800
helped
type up the fruits for the day. Yeah,

482
00:31:52,840 --> 00:31:57,840
not usually the day of, probably an off
day.

483
00:31:55,880 --> 00:32:02,120
Help with some of the kids' programs.
They also got our seed library. We got

484
00:31:59,880 --> 00:32:04,800
caught up with all the seeds.
Yeah.

485
00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:09,240
Um [clears throat] cuz they take some
seeds just as a side thing, but

486
00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:11,640
» They and they they were able to help us
with

487
00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:13,960
one of
needs

488
00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:17,440
while they were there.
>> Yeah, they did some of the signage in

489
00:32:15,720 --> 00:32:22,200
teen. They redid so.
>> They launched a spirit week. They

490
00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:26,682
launched a spirit week for staff.
>> Oh, that's nice.

491
00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:29,160
Yeah, about the spirit days.
>> [laughter]

492
00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:35,640
» Sounds like teenagers.
And I told staff, "I know all we have to

493
00:32:31,680 --> 00:32:35,640
participate in one of the above."

494
00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:41,440
» So, it was just a a really welcomed
energy.

495
00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:45,400
» Positive. That's good.
>> Yeah.

496
00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:50,440
» Thank you. Thank you for coming.
>> Yeah, we're happy to have an opportunity

497
00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:55,360
to pay teens to do work, but like also
to engage with the community in a way

498
00:32:52,360 --> 00:33:00,240
that we couldn't do with our current
staffing cuz it's just this definitely

499
00:32:57,760 --> 00:33:03,560
needed three people to do for each site
visit. It's very involved cuz like I

500
00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:07,320
said, you're getting a high volume of
kids at once.

501
00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:11,920
Uh they weren't all bum rush. Like they
come in groups, but some sites

502
00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:15,880
like
the groups were larger. So, you're still

503
00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:18,360
dealing with like 40 kids and you only
got two tables.

504
00:33:17,600 --> 00:33:20,520
Uh
so, yeah.

505
00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:24,440
» Yeah. Direction.
>> Yeah, so I couldn't have done this with

506
00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:28,600
just our teen librarian or even myself
and the teen librarian. So,

507
00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:31,720
I'm grateful for the teens.
Yeah.

508
00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:34,880
Yeah, I wouldn't want to grow it though.
Like I wouldn't want to grow our teen

509
00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:38,078
team
because [clears throat] I don't I think

510
00:33:36,280 --> 00:33:40,920
four is too many.
>> [laughter]

511
00:33:38,840 --> 00:33:45,320
» Like three is the perfect number.
>> Maybe the kids could relate to the teens

512
00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:50,160
more too than the
>> Oh yeah, Briana had to step back. She

513
00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:54,280
told me at the sites she was not the one
really talking to kids. She was actually

514
00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:59,680
usually the one dealing with the berries
just for like food safety. And then like

515
00:33:57,000 --> 00:34:01,960
the the stickers and the book selection
was happening with the teen.

516
00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:05,680
» Well, that's good.
>> Yeah, so it was a great opportunity for

517
00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:07,080
them. And she took a step back and let
them do their thing.

518
00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:08,399
» Yeah.
>> Yeah.

519
00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:10,320
Yeah.
>> Yeah.

520
00:34:08,919 --> 00:34:17,120
» Used to have
uh children's room with a you know,

521
00:34:13,080 --> 00:34:20,080
twins like a attendant desk check mark,
but the reading program.

522
00:34:18,560 --> 00:34:24,840
» Yeah, we had talked about that. This was
the first year we did like a unified

523
00:34:22,159 --> 00:34:28,520
summer reading program again. So, next
year we'll kind of we're going to we're

524
00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:33,840
having a meeting next week to kind of
debrief and talk about what can change.

525
00:34:31,080 --> 00:34:37,600
I think sign-ups were light in the
library. There wasn't really a sign-up

526
00:34:35,520 --> 00:34:40,960
component as much,
but maybe for redemption. I don't know.

527
00:34:39,480 --> 00:34:44,120
I'd have to talk to Margaret to see how
she felt about that. But that did come

528
00:34:42,399 --> 00:34:46,679
up this year when we were talking about
what

529
00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:51,040
» So I remember like the kids were but
they're like a 12-year-old or

530
00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:55,679
13-year-old recommending their favorite
book. Maybe reading a 7-year-old

531
00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:59,880
or 9-year-old and they kind of carries
more to the kids than

532
00:34:58,040 --> 00:35:01,919
Margaret might be recommending.
>> Yeah, yeah. And then it was like, "Yeah,

533
00:35:01,360 --> 00:35:03,160
sure."
>> [clears throat]

534
00:35:02,280 --> 00:35:09,920
» Or something.
>> Yeah. Yeah, that is on our list. Yeah,

535
00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:09,920
depending on how we structure it.

536
00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:15,520
Did you have any more questions?
>> No, that's that's

537
00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:18,480
very good. That sounds great. The
program.

538
00:35:16,080 --> 00:35:22,760
» It was fun. I'm glad we did it. It was
like a nightmare and very scary the

539
00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:26,840
beginning to organize, but then
everything started rolling in. Then it

540
00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:29,800
turned out so well and it was such a
breeze at that point. So.

541
00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:32,960
» Yeah.
>> It went fast, too.

542
00:35:31,520 --> 00:35:35,200
» It did.
Yeah.

543
00:35:33,360 --> 00:35:38,760
» So are you are you getting feedback from
the

544
00:35:36,240 --> 00:35:42,240
camp or or from this? You won't get it
from the schools because they're not

545
00:35:39,840 --> 00:35:45,480
involved, but from the camp
directors or anything?

546
00:35:43,840 --> 00:35:49,560
» Yeah, so there is a site coordinator
through the school. Like he's not there

547
00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:55,880
during the summer, but that's who we're
meeting with in the probably next month.

548
00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:58,560
Um and we'll get the feedback from him
about their perspective on how

549
00:35:57,480 --> 00:36:04,160
» That that would be great.
>> Yeah, yeah. But we got like the teens it

550
00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:06,840
had to fill out a form feedback form and
then you know, the ones we collected

551
00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:08,080
from kids at the site.
>> Yeah.

552
00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:12,240
» Yeah, there were no [clears throat]
adults eating the meals or no parents,

553
00:36:10,600 --> 00:36:15,880
so we couldn't collect that data cuz
it's in camp, so they're just there with

554
00:36:14,080 --> 00:36:17,320
the teachers.
Yeah.

555
00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:19,440
» Thank you.
>> Yeah, of course.

556
00:36:18,320 --> 00:36:23,880
» So,
other agenda items, community program

557
00:36:21,920 --> 00:36:29,480
proposal process.
>> Sure. So this is more of just an update

558
00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:34,360
to um um
just community programs or when our

559
00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:40,800
community members are interested in
providing some type of program or event

560
00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:44,040
um to the community in partnership with
the library or through us in

561
00:36:42,480 --> 00:36:49,040
collaboration.
Um and this is kind of formalizing a

562
00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:53,720
process for us to collect that info to
to collect the interest to collect the

563
00:36:51,240 --> 00:36:58,480
information, get data,
um and really have a consistent way for

564
00:36:55,520 --> 00:37:03,280
staff to evaluate those requests, and
measure them up against uh staff

565
00:37:00,720 --> 00:37:09,040
capacity, costs,
uh whether they're um aligned with city

566
00:37:06,360 --> 00:37:13,600
goal city and library goals.
Um and whether they're meeting a need

567
00:37:11,600 --> 00:37:19,320
that we're
that we have identified that it's needed

568
00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:23,840
in our profile of programs or events.
Um so this this community programs

569
00:37:22,480 --> 00:37:28,800
proposal
process it's kind of a a mouthful.

570
00:37:26,680 --> 00:37:33,360
Um but it's uh
it's a form that people fill out when

571
00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:38,200
they have they they
um reach out to us that they want to

572
00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:43,080
provide a program that they're having a
they have expertise in. Um and then we

573
00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:45,560
they just submit the form. So it's a
it's

574
00:37:44,040 --> 00:37:51,760
all the information is collected. They
go to our website to do it.

575
00:37:47,640 --> 00:37:56,600
Um and it's a easy it's a good way for
us to really keep track of what our

576
00:37:54,040 --> 00:38:00,840
community is presenting to us
because at some point it is reflective

577
00:37:59,040 --> 00:38:05,400
of what the community is doing and what
they're engaging in. Um and it's an easy

578
00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:12,160
way for us to kind of bring in experts
to help us lead some of those programs.

579
00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:19,360
Um and just for reference um last fiscal
year we launched or we delivered 503

580
00:38:15,880 --> 00:38:23,200
in-person and virtual programs and
engaged with 17,406

581
00:38:22,360 --> 00:38:26,400
participants.
>> Wow.

582
00:38:24,080 --> 00:38:31,240
» So, programming is a huge deal for us.
We're interested in really

583
00:38:29,320 --> 00:38:36,960
bringing in and seeking guidance from
the community on you know, what our

584
00:38:33,600 --> 00:38:41,800
programs can be in collaboration with
organizations that aren't internal to

585
00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:46,240
our our library.
Um, and I think this is a it's a good

586
00:38:43,320 --> 00:38:51,640
way to really streamline the process.
Um, but also it it makes sure that our

587
00:38:48,920 --> 00:38:56,240
staff know how to respond that aren't
immediately pressured to make a decision

588
00:38:54,160 --> 00:39:00,320
for to say yes to a program or no to a
program depending on how demanding a

589
00:38:58,760 --> 00:39:07,520
requester is.
Um, but it also ensures us that the

590
00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:15,680
right staff person is evaluating based
on what area they support. Um, and um,

591
00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:19,760
some of the
and some of the topics that we

592
00:39:18,280 --> 00:39:24,880
um,
know or know or that we're noticing are

593
00:39:21,640 --> 00:39:27,880
coming through are um,
let's see. Where do I have that on

594
00:39:26,200 --> 00:39:32,640
there? There's a lot of
uh

595
00:39:29,240 --> 00:39:37,760
mindfulness program, gardening, youth
literacy, and artistic self-expression.

596
00:39:35,880 --> 00:39:41,480
So, the forum launch When did we launch
this forum?

597
00:39:39,680 --> 00:39:45,280
Maybe a month.
Two months ago?

598
00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:48,680
» It was right before Bonnie left.
>> Yeah, so July some mid-July, like a

599
00:39:47,840 --> 00:39:53,360
month ago.
>> No. Yes. Yes.

600
00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:57,200
» Yeah, um, so and we've already gotten a
good amount of responses and around

601
00:39:55,200 --> 00:40:00,000
surrounding these themes.
Um, [clears throat]

602
00:39:58,120 --> 00:40:06,120
so it puts all the information in one
place. Staff that are navigating and

603
00:40:04,120 --> 00:40:09,920
figuring out programming for the next
year, it helps us plan ahead of time.

604
00:40:08,440 --> 00:40:14,160
Um, but it also ensures that our
messaging is consistent, that our

605
00:40:11,400 --> 00:40:19,280
evaluation process is consistent. Um,
and that we're able to look at kind of

606
00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:24,080
what our library led programs are, what
we're what we're sponsoring, what we're

607
00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:27,800
developing, and then filling in the gaps
um with community led

608
00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:31,560
programs and events.
Um and then in the staff report I kind

609
00:40:29,880 --> 00:40:35,560
of listed out we'll I don't have to read
all of them, but just kind of what the

610
00:40:32,920 --> 00:40:38,440
questions are that the form asks.
Um

611
00:40:36,640 --> 00:40:41,800
and it really seeks
information on what their experience is

612
00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:45,680
on the topic,
um whether they were doing like a

613
00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:48,560
one-off program or they envision this
being a series of events that we can

614
00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:54,120
launch.
Um how their proposal aligns with city

615
00:40:50,960 --> 00:40:59,280
goals, um what their intended audience
is, um and of course like what the cost

616
00:40:56,440 --> 00:41:01,880
is. Cost is, um which is another benefit
cuz it allows us to

617
00:41:01,160 --> 00:41:06,200
um
look at the budget and really allocate

618
00:41:03,760 --> 00:41:09,000
funds as we're going based on what is
proposed.

619
00:41:09,720 --> 00:41:17,560
» Yeah. I'd say prior there was the form
like why this form is really helpful and

620
00:41:15,600 --> 00:41:21,960
to emphasize the standardization is
because previously it was just someone

621
00:41:20,520 --> 00:41:25,880
would come to the desk and say, "Hey, I
want to do this program." And they may

622
00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:29,320
not be talking to the relevant librarian
and relevant being you could be talking

623
00:41:27,760 --> 00:41:32,680
to the teen librarian and you're talking
about an adult program. So that's not

624
00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:38,600
the person who's going to decide if they
do it. Um and then also in that moment

625
00:41:36,600 --> 00:41:42,360
they don't know what the budget is. Um
so they also can't say yes in that

626
00:41:40,160 --> 00:41:48,040
moment. And there's a lot of questions
that weren't getting asked or just

627
00:41:44,520 --> 00:41:52,920
weren't um in the thought process of
things we need to consider. And so this

628
00:41:49,960 --> 00:41:57,320
form put every question that we do ask
when deciding a program whether

629
00:41:54,400 --> 00:42:02,000
ourselves or we're asking a partner uh
into one form. Uh and staff themselves

630
00:42:00,320 --> 00:42:06,320
have a similar form internally that
mirrors this that I'm asking those very

631
00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:10,000
same questions of like, "Did you think
this or

632
00:42:07,720 --> 00:42:15,680
That's essentially what it summarizes.
Um so the form's a little bit longer,

633
00:42:13,760 --> 00:42:20,320
but it's to really make people be
thoughtful and not just say, "Hey, I

634
00:42:17,320 --> 00:42:23,400
want to come read a book to kids." Um,
cuz now we've got to ask you a lot of

635
00:42:21,960 --> 00:42:25,840
questions. All right, what kind of book
do you want to read? Why do you want to

636
00:42:24,320 --> 00:42:28,440
read this book?
Uh, how often were you thinking of doing

637
00:42:27,080 --> 00:42:30,599
this? How much was this going to cost?
What's your expertise? Do you have

638
00:42:29,440 --> 00:42:32,440
references?
>> [laughter]

639
00:42:30,760 --> 00:42:36,160
» These are just normal questions that we
ask, but it's easier than having the

640
00:42:34,360 --> 00:42:41,720
back and forth in person or over the
phone, um, or many emails. Like, one

641
00:42:39,760 --> 00:42:44,760
form and you know what we're going to
ask and we're asking everyone same

642
00:42:43,160 --> 00:42:48,520
questions.
Uh, yeah, so it's a

643
00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:53,640
it's very [clears throat] convenient.
>> So, you had that many people

644
00:42:50,720 --> 00:42:57,360
coming and saying, "I want to present."
>> Yeah, and it really depended on the

645
00:42:55,240 --> 00:43:02,440
staff member they talked to and did that
person pass it on to the right person?

646
00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:06,360
And then sometimes it just get lost.
So, the information stopped. Now, we

647
00:43:04,840 --> 00:43:09,160
don't have this person's information
anymore. So, then they'll be like, "Hey,

648
00:43:07,680 --> 00:43:12,400
I spoke to so-and-so." And we'll be
like, "Oh."

649
00:43:11,320 --> 00:43:16,840
» I'm
struggling [clears throat] here on

650
00:43:13,720 --> 00:43:21,120
understanding exactly how this This is
people that come in

651
00:43:18,880 --> 00:43:25,520
that want to do what do something with
the library or in the library?

652
00:43:23,840 --> 00:43:28,280
» That's exactly it.
>> And

653
00:43:26,720 --> 00:43:33,240
I mean, what do these what do these
people need basically? I mean, are they

654
00:43:30,520 --> 00:43:37,720
looking for a forum to be able to do
what they want to do? Is that I mean

655
00:43:36,360 --> 00:43:41,320
» Well, for example, it could be that
someone wants to teach a yoga class.

656
00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:44,840
» Okay.
>> And they want to do it at the library,

657
00:43:43,000 --> 00:43:47,720
but we've got questions about what that
means.

658
00:43:46,160 --> 00:43:49,920
Or what's the audience? What kind of
space do you need?

659
00:43:48,640 --> 00:43:51,600
» it open for the public?
>> Yeah.

660
00:43:50,280 --> 00:43:55,520
» What is the cost?
>> Which library?

661
00:43:52,240 --> 00:44:01,640
» To us? Which library? Is it bilingual?
So, it's it's almost like a it's almost

662
00:43:59,280 --> 00:44:05,160
like a formal way of us of them
presenting a proposal for us.

663
00:44:04,240 --> 00:44:08,760
With [clears throat] all the relevant
information that we would need to make a

664
00:44:06,840 --> 00:44:14,960
decision.
Because some like someone can come say,

665
00:44:11,400 --> 00:44:18,600
"Hey, I'm offering a story time on
Tuesday mornings." But we could already

666
00:44:17,200 --> 00:44:19,920
be doing a story time on Tuesday
mornings.

667
00:44:19,200 --> 00:44:25,480
» Right.
>> So it helps us evaluate what if we're

668
00:44:22,440 --> 00:44:28,480
already doing something internally
um

669
00:44:26,760 --> 00:44:31,000
whether there is a need to bring in
something else.

670
00:44:29,240 --> 00:44:34,000
» So why would somebody
I mean I can see reading or something.

671
00:44:32,480 --> 00:44:36,320
Why would somebody come to the library?
I mean

672
00:44:35,280 --> 00:44:43,240
I would think they might want to go to
the community center or something or

673
00:44:39,920 --> 00:44:46,120
» Or like a we have a captive audience. We
have the space, we have a captive

674
00:44:44,600 --> 00:44:51,520
audience, we have reach with our
newsletter. So like we're doing a lot of

675
00:44:48,680 --> 00:44:55,400
the work and marketing for you.
And we're giving you the space and then

676
00:44:53,720 --> 00:44:58,320
libraries tend to be like, "Hey, this
was a good program. You should work with

677
00:44:56,600 --> 00:44:59,720
this person." So now you're getting
referrals.

678
00:44:59,320 --> 00:45:03,560
» Yeah.
>> So you're kind of creating that network

679
00:45:01,320 --> 00:45:06,960
for them, which makes it a really
favorable space to do offer your

680
00:45:05,840 --> 00:45:10,880
services.
>> I think tomorrow I have it circled that

681
00:45:09,400 --> 00:45:14,400
you have some speaker talking about
monarchs.

682
00:45:12,280 --> 00:45:17,280
Right? Isn't it with you guys?
>> Is it? Is it?

683
00:45:15,640 --> 00:45:18,840
» It's tomorrow the master gardeners.
Tomorrow's Wednesday.

684
00:45:18,120 --> 00:45:21,920
» That is correct.
>> I think it is. It's

685
00:45:20,000 --> 00:45:26,400
» But it was like this is kind of
interesting. Here it is at the library.

686
00:45:23,920 --> 00:45:31,880
Yes, I'm interested and you know, that
would be kind of

687
00:45:28,120 --> 00:45:34,840
» Libraries have Libraries have always
um

688
00:45:32,600 --> 00:45:40,720
been vehicles to close the gap, tools to
close the gap on everything.

689
00:45:37,960 --> 00:45:46,720
Technology, education,
literacy, entertainment, and joy.

690
00:45:45,080 --> 00:45:51,040
So
a lot of the times, for example, our

691
00:45:48,520 --> 00:45:55,640
tech help programs
is

692
00:45:52,680 --> 00:46:00,080
um maybe that maybe someone can't go to
the genius or at an Apple Store because

693
00:45:58,240 --> 00:46:04,480
they have they don't have Apple device
or

694
00:46:01,400 --> 00:46:08,560
they can come to our uh
tech help one-on-one and come do it.

695
00:46:06,640 --> 00:46:10,960
That's technically not
traditionally a library service.

696
00:46:10,320 --> 00:46:18,200
» Right.
>> But the responsibility for us is to help

697
00:46:14,800 --> 00:46:23,640
a patron close the gap on technology so
they can truly use our resources.

698
00:46:21,920 --> 00:46:29,200
So we're setting the framework for that.
So if if I teach you how to use an iPad,

699
00:46:26,880 --> 00:46:33,160
for example, and I say, "Now with this
knowledge,

700
00:46:30,560 --> 00:46:38,000
you can download books from OverDrive,
Libby, you can stream from Hoopla,

701
00:46:35,600 --> 00:46:43,120
Kanopy, you could download from Palace
Project. Uh you can then upload your own

702
00:46:40,880 --> 00:46:48,640
books onto BiblioBoard."
So it's it's we we've got to close that

703
00:46:45,320 --> 00:46:50,080
gap if we want them to truly use all of
our resources.

704
00:46:49,600 --> 00:46:53,720
» Right.
>> And part of that is we aren't experts in

705
00:46:52,560 --> 00:46:56,320
everything.
So we've got to reach out to our

706
00:46:54,680 --> 00:47:01,800
community, we've got to be welcoming of
making those connections with our

707
00:46:57,520 --> 00:47:05,120
community who can help us educate our
patron base.

708
00:47:03,480 --> 00:47:09,000
And a lot of the times it isn't just
education. I'm a firm believer that

709
00:47:06,960 --> 00:47:14,800
sometimes we have to leverage the gap of
joy and entertainment and leisure for

710
00:47:11,560 --> 00:47:19,080
people who can't access those things.
And I think one good way one good one

711
00:47:17,240 --> 00:47:23,560
kind of side benefit to this is that
once we merge into this new community

712
00:47:21,800 --> 00:47:26,440
uh library community center, we're going
to be working with a lot of joint space.

713
00:47:26,160 --> 00:47:30,240
» Right.
>> So we're going to have to re- really

714
00:47:28,080 --> 00:47:33,600
envision what our offerings and our
programs look like.

715
00:47:31,840 --> 00:47:38,880
Whether it's that the library offers
kind of a gateway program into some sort

716
00:47:36,320 --> 00:47:42,600
of recreation program, and if they like
it and they're committed to it, then

717
00:47:40,600 --> 00:47:43,880
they go further with the rec team and
the rec side.

718
00:47:43,400 --> 00:47:48,040
» Mhm.
>> So this is a a lot of these are great

719
00:47:46,280 --> 00:47:50,720
practices to start putting in place
because we're going to be utilizing them

720
00:47:49,760 --> 00:47:55,480
in different forms.
>> Right.

721
00:47:52,320 --> 00:48:02,080
» But it's um the library values community
partnerships, and the li- the library is

722
00:47:59,160 --> 00:48:05,280
really more than just
giving out books and DVDs and

723
00:48:04,920 --> 00:48:08,280
part
>> is what the vast majority of people

724
00:48:07,400 --> 00:48:12,280
think of it is.
>> Yeah, they think of it, but I think part

725
00:48:09,840 --> 00:48:17,040
of part I think that's that's why this
is so important is because a lot of

726
00:48:15,440 --> 00:48:20,000
community organizations that people
don't expect to be part of the library

727
00:48:19,240 --> 00:48:24,440
» Right.
>> do want to be part of the library.

728
00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:28,440
And I can't think of a better ambassador
than someone who does a program with the

729
00:48:26,400 --> 00:48:32,120
library and then they go to their larger
audience and they tell them, I'm also at

730
00:48:30,880 --> 00:48:38,040
the library.
So, we've got to look for those those

731
00:48:34,640 --> 00:48:41,400
kind of avenues, opportunities to where
um our resources are highlighted through

732
00:48:40,560 --> 00:48:42,240
collaborations.
>> Sure.

733
00:48:41,880 --> 00:48:44,760
» Yeah.
>> Yeah.

734
00:48:42,680 --> 00:48:47,120
» kind of what the the the importance of
this is.

735
00:48:45,320 --> 00:48:50,200
» And I'd say ASCOM is a really good
example of that. Uh they

736
00:48:49,600 --> 00:48:53,400
» What is?
>> ASCOM. I do don't ask

737
00:48:51,840 --> 00:48:56,040
» ASCOM. I know
>> Don't ask me what that acronym

738
00:48:54,960 --> 00:49:00,280
» What that is. Yeah.
>> But they approached us about it.

739
00:48:58,800 --> 00:49:03,960
Um this was before we had the forum. So,
this is a situation where then I had to

740
00:49:01,840 --> 00:49:06,680
run around and be like, "Do you Do you
know? Can you um

741
00:49:06,240 --> 00:49:09,920
» Yeah.
>> Can you ask all these following

742
00:49:08,200 --> 00:49:14,080
questions? Okay, great. These are their
answers. Lovely.

743
00:49:11,600 --> 00:49:18,520
Um but that's an example of like we
didn't we weren't already aware of them.

744
00:49:16,680 --> 00:49:23,160
They approached us
with a great idea of a mini series and

745
00:49:21,080 --> 00:49:27,240
then, you know, it worked so well,
they're reliable that we're able to

746
00:49:24,640 --> 00:49:30,200
continue that partnership. Um and again,
it's like they like you said, they're at

747
00:49:28,560 --> 00:49:35,560
ASCOM, they already have their set
audience, but it's grown and now people

748
00:49:33,120 --> 00:49:38,400
like are continuing to ask for more,
which they're like, "Oh yeah, we have

749
00:49:37,000 --> 00:49:40,120
content on this, so we could do a
program on that." Which is what's

750
00:49:39,560 --> 00:49:44,240
happening this
>> They They subsidize I I've taken a

751
00:49:42,120 --> 00:49:47,280
number of classes there and they some of
them they subsidize. So, they do a lot

752
00:49:46,640 --> 00:49:50,160
of things.
>> Yeah, and I mean, they're partnering

753
00:49:48,600 --> 00:49:54,440
with us for free, which you know, the
library loves free. Yeah. So, we're

754
00:49:52,440 --> 00:49:57,120
never mad at a free program. That's
That's really great quality like this.

755
00:49:56,120 --> 00:49:59,920
So,
So,

756
00:49:58,120 --> 00:50:04,520
like your art program, like you have
speaker series for the art like what's

757
00:50:02,880 --> 00:50:09,680
going on at the Young or something? Is
that your set your own set schedule and

758
00:50:07,040 --> 00:50:14,880
you bring in speakers or is that Okay.
They're kind of regular

759
00:50:12,000 --> 00:50:18,200
Yeah. So, there's like inherited legacy
programs like that. So, the art program

760
00:50:16,680 --> 00:50:21,960
is one. Is that
the ones that are in City Hall? Yeah,

761
00:50:20,560 --> 00:50:27,360
City Hall. Yeah, one of those ones.
Yeah. Yeah. And so, for those, we like

762
00:50:24,560 --> 00:50:32,440
the date and time's preset, but it's on
us to find docents

763
00:50:29,880 --> 00:50:36,880
or volunteers who are not official
docents to come give talks. You get some

764
00:50:35,080 --> 00:50:41,440
pretty good quality people there, too.
Yeah. Yeah. I'd say what makes the art

765
00:50:39,000 --> 00:50:46,000
talk specifically so competitive is that
historically, San Rafael was the first

766
00:50:43,880 --> 00:50:50,240
to do it, then San Anselmo did it, and
now many others do it. So, we're all

767
00:50:48,600 --> 00:50:53,400
competing.
docent talks.

768
00:50:51,800 --> 00:50:57,960
And you know, we're in Marin, so it's
very congregated. Our patrons are

769
00:50:55,560 --> 00:51:03,320
willing to travel to libraries for these
talks. So, you're not going to do the

770
00:51:00,520 --> 00:51:07,120
same docent talk at every library. So,
it just makes it a little bit more

771
00:51:04,760 --> 00:51:11,120
competitive. It's like
Did you hear about this future thing? Or

772
00:51:09,440 --> 00:51:14,520
like, oh, this docent told me that, you
know, in January, this is going to be

773
00:51:12,520 --> 00:51:19,720
the thing. So, then go ahead. Yeah,
we're booked for January. We're booked

774
00:51:17,160 --> 00:51:24,920
through January right now. Cuz you got
to hop on it early if you want to. Like

775
00:51:21,440 --> 00:51:29,760
I said, it's competitive. So, Yeah. I'm
just curious. Can you see a future

776
00:51:27,120 --> 00:51:34,960
schedule? Do you have like since you had
these proposals, do you have like

777
00:51:32,880 --> 00:51:41,480
a schedule three, four months in advance
that the public can look at or no? Um

778
00:51:37,600 --> 00:51:45,240
not always. We release I think sometimes
we'll release like six months if we have

779
00:51:43,600 --> 00:51:49,160
six months planned out, but it It
depends on like

780
00:51:46,800 --> 00:51:53,640
how many we have planned out. Usually we
just do 3 months because we can easily

781
00:51:51,880 --> 00:51:59,400
confirm that at least 3 months in
advance, but I know that Lee has worked

782
00:51:57,120 --> 00:52:03,280
through January and she's working on the
next, but sometimes it's too early. So

783
00:52:02,160 --> 00:52:08,000
Yeah.
>> I was just mentioned that the I I just

784
00:52:05,880 --> 00:52:12,560
remember 10 years ago that
uh children's room team is for the team

785
00:52:10,560 --> 00:52:17,440
parents like there's a
like a title Lost Boys or something.

786
00:52:15,720 --> 00:52:21,400
It's It's about the
uh

787
00:52:18,240 --> 00:52:26,560
the struggling boy you know teenage boys
or something that is psychotherapist who

788
00:52:24,200 --> 00:52:30,760
does programs for the
struggling teen boys that doesn't quite

789
00:52:29,320 --> 00:52:34,920
fit into the
the school system or

790
00:52:33,520 --> 00:52:39,360
and there's so much pressure for the
boys like

791
00:52:36,520 --> 00:52:41,840
you know never cry and never you know
stoic all the time

792
00:52:41,240 --> 00:52:46,080
» Yeah.
>> be in charge of everybody has to be

793
00:52:43,520 --> 00:52:50,880
leader or something. So So he was a
gentleman who was doing a program to the

794
00:52:48,680 --> 00:52:53,800
one hour like a
workshop kind of thing for the parents.

795
00:52:53,200 --> 00:52:57,840
» Yeah.
>> I remember like seeing the poster like

796
00:52:55,280 --> 00:53:03,000
we gather all the parents with the boys
show up in the room and our over circle

797
00:53:00,800 --> 00:53:05,360
lecture is like this is happening with
really there.

798
00:53:04,480 --> 00:53:09,280
You know they [clears throat] look like
a man but they are not quite men yet.

799
00:53:08,640 --> 00:53:14,520
» Yeah.
>> You know but eventually at the end I

800
00:53:11,120 --> 00:53:18,560
realized he's also promoting his program
outside the wall.

801
00:53:16,000 --> 00:53:21,800
» Yeah. Which for those services
yeah yeah and for those that's where we

802
00:53:20,240 --> 00:53:27,480
have to tread carefully where you're
marketing something that is to then be a

803
00:53:25,560 --> 00:53:30,960
continuing service that may or may not
be paid regardless if it's for your paid

804
00:53:29,520 --> 00:53:34,440
like
that's where the library has to tread

805
00:53:32,360 --> 00:53:37,480
carefully cuz we're not here to market
your services necessarily.

806
00:53:36,840 --> 00:53:43,000
Um
it's a free informative service yeah.

807
00:53:40,080 --> 00:53:47,240
» No no no at the same time it was at end.
I was like, oh, okay. I could see it

808
00:53:44,760 --> 00:53:52,040
now. There's a slight here. And when
>> We did that with the college readiness.

809
00:53:50,640 --> 00:53:58,357
I think it was like the three-part
series we did last fall. She has like

810
00:53:55,240 --> 00:54:00,880
paid like one-on-one service prep.
>> [clears throat]

811
00:53:58,440 --> 00:54:05,040
» But what she was offering was like
essentially what she does in her

812
00:54:02,160 --> 00:54:10,520
one-on-one prep broken into three parts
in a series for like students help them

813
00:54:07,160 --> 00:54:14,200
prep for the college apps. Um she, you
know, yeah, you could pay to see her,

814
00:54:12,400 --> 00:54:19,240
but that's not what this was about. This
is like she was able to condense it. And

815
00:54:16,600 --> 00:54:23,880
again, it was like free. So, yeah, will
she get clients out of it? Maybe.

816
00:54:21,760 --> 00:54:29,640
Um but at no point are you allowed to
say sign up for my mailing list to hear

817
00:54:27,520 --> 00:54:31,840
about my discounts. Like that's that's
prohibited. So.

818
00:54:31,080 --> 00:54:36,720
» I guess for the past few [clears throat]
years we've been having SAT test exam

819
00:54:35,560 --> 00:54:41,040
here at the library.
>> Yeah, so. But you know, talking to the

820
00:54:38,720 --> 00:54:43,880
teens our interns, they were talking
about whether they were going to take

821
00:54:42,480 --> 00:54:47,680
the test or not depending on what
schools cuz some of the schools don't

822
00:54:45,360 --> 00:54:53,400
require them right now. So, it's become
yeah, it's always it's a whole It comes

823
00:54:49,880 --> 00:54:54,800
and flows with like what team focus is
in the topic.

824
00:54:54,400 --> 00:54:58,520
» Right.
>> So, you look for

825
00:54:56,280 --> 00:55:02,800
one-off things more often like that.
>> It's easier to commit to stand-alones or

826
00:55:00,800 --> 00:55:06,800
mini series than like long-term
reoccurring

827
00:55:04,040 --> 00:55:10,800
cuz that like locks us in to a specific
schedule that like you don't want to

828
00:55:09,200 --> 00:55:14,160
deviate from it too much. Once you
commit to it, it's really unfair to the

829
00:55:12,480 --> 00:55:18,200
community to be like, all right, never
mind, we're not doing this anymore.

830
00:55:16,560 --> 00:55:23,040
And like sends the wrong message. So,
it's easier for us to say like if you

831
00:55:21,240 --> 00:55:27,520
want to do series, yeah, we'll do like
once a month for the next 3 months and

832
00:55:25,120 --> 00:55:32,360
let's see how this goes.
We don't typically do anything more than

833
00:55:29,760 --> 00:55:35,720
once a month just because that's our
time is limited. So, unless you're doing

834
00:55:34,320 --> 00:55:39,440
it at different branches, that's where
we can like yeah, you're technically

835
00:55:37,920 --> 00:55:42,240
here like three times a month with it.
But like you're at a different branch

836
00:55:40,920 --> 00:55:46,920
each week.
So it's it that like is how

837
00:55:44,080 --> 00:55:51,400
» You do things at at like North
Gate and and Pickleweed. I mean

838
00:55:49,400 --> 00:55:55,880
» Pickleweed did have like reoccurring
programs. North Gate, well, parking at

839
00:55:53,720 --> 00:55:59,560
Pickleweed is one of our biggest
problems.

840
00:55:56,720 --> 00:56:03,640
» Just yeah, challenges.
>> And then North Gate, the challenge there

841
00:56:01,800 --> 00:56:09,200
is staffing.
Um so we can really only rely on passive

842
00:56:07,040 --> 00:56:12,280
programs or after hour programs, which
is really just the book clubs tend to be

843
00:56:10,880 --> 00:56:17,800
after hours.
Um but yeah, any like active programming

844
00:56:16,080 --> 00:56:23,280
at North Gate is super challenging cuz
we are very like tightly staffed there.

845
00:56:21,360 --> 00:56:27,680
» I thought I saw a a a
reading program, kids coming in for a

846
00:56:25,800 --> 00:56:32,480
for to be read to. They're with
>> Reading Buddies did have um services

847
00:56:30,200 --> 00:56:36,440
there at all three branches. So Reading
Buddies did happen at North Gate and

848
00:56:34,000 --> 00:56:40,120
Pickleweed as well. Yeah.
Yeah, and that'll be starting up again

849
00:56:38,280 --> 00:56:42,280
next month.
So eight

850
00:56:40,960 --> 00:56:46,400
» Oh, do you have any more
>> Adrian Brig did the workshop but the

851
00:56:45,720 --> 00:56:48,560
» Book origami.
>> Yes.

852
00:56:47,000 --> 00:56:52,640
» And then I think he was so well
attended. I remember like you guys

853
00:56:50,920 --> 00:56:54,640
thinking about doing second one.
>> Yeah.

854
00:56:53,280 --> 00:56:58,200
» So I might have you guys have done
second one already.

855
00:56:55,720 --> 00:57:03,400
» You know, we just talked about budgets.
So that's for the adult librarians to

856
00:57:00,760 --> 00:57:10,440
decide. We have to try carefully about
rebooking people we've recently used cuz

857
00:57:07,280 --> 00:57:13,280
we don't have a large budget. So if we'd
rather try someone new

858
00:57:12,280 --> 00:57:18,240
» Yes.
>> for the sake of seeing is this person

859
00:57:15,240 --> 00:57:22,760
worth keeping in our rotation. That's a
conversation that the adult librarians

860
00:57:20,480 --> 00:57:26,320
are having. Yeah, she was good. Like
there's another art program we did like,

861
00:57:25,040 --> 00:57:29,760
I don't know if you saw it but it was
like a cactus painting and it looked

862
00:57:29,000 --> 00:57:33,120
like it was [clears throat] under black
lights. It was beautiful. It was well

863
00:57:31,240 --> 00:57:37,200
attended. everyone's art looked
professional. And I was like, "Oh my

864
00:57:35,440 --> 00:57:40,960
god, everyone like raved about his
instructions." And it was the same for

865
00:57:38,800 --> 00:57:45,640
our ceramics, which we're like, "Okay,
we know people like these hands-on

866
00:57:42,760 --> 00:57:49,840
activities. So, yes to hands-on, but
maybe like we need to

867
00:57:47,800 --> 00:57:51,760
try other people just to keep it in
rotation."

868
00:57:51,000 --> 00:57:56,125
» And then trust me, yeah.
>> Yeah. Yeah, Adrienne's on our list. Like

869
00:57:53,600 --> 00:57:57,840
we know her program's good.
>> [laughter]

870
00:57:56,600 --> 00:58:01,440
» She's on her list.
>> She's She's too busy to be on this.

871
00:58:00,000 --> 00:58:04,200
» She Yeah, she doesn't need any more
promotion.

872
00:58:01,960 --> 00:58:09,120
» Yeah. But But we're like, "Yes." So,
she's on our yes list. But, you know,

873
00:58:07,480 --> 00:58:13,120
we want to try other things. Like the
art was great, the ceramics was great.

874
00:58:11,280 --> 00:58:16,080
I'd love to see them try a different
medium of art.

875
00:58:14,560 --> 00:58:18,600
» Teach for free.
>> Yeah.

876
00:58:19,705 --> 00:58:23,840
» [laughter]
>> Yeah. Yeah. And we got the books.

877
00:58:22,400 --> 00:58:27,520
» We got them a lot of books.
>> Yeah, I think she still has tools, too.

878
00:58:25,760 --> 00:58:29,600
So, we have everything necessary to do
it.

879
00:58:30,185 --> 00:58:32,440
» [clears throat]
>> Are there any reports?

880
00:58:31,800 --> 00:58:37,390
» Are there any?
>> No, that's it.

881
00:58:34,160 --> 00:58:39,400
Do you Does anybody else have
>> [clears throat]

882
00:58:37,560 --> 00:58:45,480
» Let me see.
Any trustee reports or attendance of

883
00:58:42,760 --> 00:58:47,040
seminars of board? Nope.
Anything to say?

884
00:58:46,520 --> 00:58:50,360
» No.
>> Well, I have a liaison report. I think

885
00:58:49,160 --> 00:58:52,960
that was next after
>> Oh, I'm sorry.

886
00:58:51,360 --> 00:58:55,200
» before trustee reports.
>> Oh, okay.

887
00:58:53,560 --> 00:58:57,600
» It's just It'll be pretty brief.
>> Yeah.

888
00:58:55,960 --> 00:59:01,200
» Um
And And I'll just follow the same

889
00:58:59,440 --> 00:59:06,440
format. I'll just go through kind of
downtown, Pickawee, Metro K.

890
00:59:04,280 --> 00:59:11,080
Um so, for downtown, I we just presented
and we wrapped up Lunch to Library.

891
00:59:08,720 --> 00:59:17,000
Um but we also just partnered with the
county's uh probation department with

892
00:59:14,440 --> 00:59:22,160
and they have a program called uh Youth
Working for Change, which provides um

893
00:59:22,600 --> 00:59:29,640
youth who are in kind of their probation
uh program or have been identified as

894
00:59:28,200 --> 00:59:34,680
being at risk
with opportunities to intern at

895
00:59:31,920 --> 00:59:40,480
different places. They pay them, we host
them, and hopefully starting in a couple

896
00:59:37,640 --> 00:59:44,840
of weeks we'll have one intern
who's in high school who'll be working

897
00:59:42,360 --> 00:59:49,560
with us 20 hours a week
through November, I believe.

898
00:59:47,320 --> 00:59:54,880
Um and
we've spoken with her and she's awesome.

899
00:59:52,120 --> 01:00:00,680
She has her own She's in high school has
her own small business um and she's

900
00:59:59,120 --> 01:00:06,520
interested in working at the library
because she identified the skills that

901
01:00:03,960 --> 01:00:12,120
she's missing is customer service
engaging with people

902
01:00:08,640 --> 01:00:16,360
in kind of in a public way
and she wants to strengthen her her

903
01:00:14,520 --> 01:00:19,880
skills with technology.
And she identified the library as a good

904
01:00:17,960 --> 01:00:24,440
way to do that. They reached out to us
and we were interested in hosting an

905
01:00:21,120 --> 01:00:27,600
intern and we can always use the help.
Um so we're excited to bring her on and

906
01:00:26,480 --> 01:00:31,000
help us
um

907
01:00:28,400 --> 01:00:35,400
at the library.
Um we've also did some training with

908
01:00:34,240 --> 01:00:39,120
staff
um

909
01:00:36,480 --> 01:00:41,960
because of the Chico of the library in
Chico with the

910
01:00:40,960 --> 01:00:46,960
um
active shooter in the library killed a

911
01:00:44,040 --> 01:00:51,440
couple people a couple months ago.
Um that kind of raised the alarms for us

912
01:00:49,520 --> 01:00:56,080
in terms of our training.
Um so we worked with um our police

913
01:00:54,000 --> 01:01:01,360
department and they put together a
site-specific training for staff

914
01:00:58,840 --> 01:01:06,320
um in case we're we're ever faced with
an active threat.

915
01:01:03,200 --> 01:01:10,440
Um how to manage it uh really based on
kind of where we're working. The library

916
01:01:08,360 --> 01:01:15,040
has a combination of public and
staff-only spaces. So I think it was

917
01:01:12,720 --> 01:01:19,160
good for us to for the team to really
draw awareness of

918
01:01:16,760 --> 01:01:23,680
um where we are any given moment and
what we would do in that situation. So

919
01:01:21,840 --> 01:01:28,000
that was it was a good training it was a
good reminder for us to stay on top of

920
01:01:26,320 --> 01:01:31,280
that training and just
um to get some good tips from our police

921
01:01:30,120 --> 01:01:36,000
department.
>> Safety training or

922
01:01:33,640 --> 01:01:38,160
safety training steps steps
>> It's It's active shooter training.

923
01:01:37,000 --> 01:01:41,240
» Active shooter training.
>> Yeah.

924
01:01:39,320 --> 01:01:43,960
Uh I think it's called active threat.
>> Active threat. Okay.

925
01:01:42,120 --> 01:01:47,000
» Um cuz it could be
>> Yeah.

926
01:01:44,560 --> 01:01:49,920
» Both of us worked at Oakland public
>> Yes.

927
01:01:47,480 --> 01:01:54,000
» and other public library systems and
threats of this nature happen in various

928
01:01:52,240 --> 01:01:57,680
forms and you you've
the response is often the same.

929
01:01:57,822 --> 01:02:04,040
» [clears throat]
>> Um let's see staffing um

930
01:02:02,160 --> 01:02:08,600
Bonnie retired
>> Ooh.

931
01:02:04,440 --> 01:02:13,480
» um in July July 15th or 16th 15th was
our last day.

932
01:02:10,240 --> 01:02:17,240
Um Briana who was our teen librarian was
promoted into that position so she's now

933
01:02:15,360 --> 01:02:23,760
the senior librarian in charge of adult
and teen services.

934
01:02:20,040 --> 01:02:27,480
Um Alejandra is taking back her has
stepped back into her library librarian

935
01:02:26,240 --> 01:02:32,040
two role
so vacating her senior librarian

936
01:02:30,320 --> 01:02:36,080
branches position which we're recruiting
hopefully at the end of this week so

937
01:02:34,240 --> 01:02:39,640
that'll go out.
Um

938
01:02:37,680 --> 01:02:46,880
and um
more for downtown is the in order for us

939
01:02:42,960 --> 01:02:50,400
to get artists um to display their art
at the library they've got to go to the

940
01:02:48,320 --> 01:02:54,920
public art review board. So, they've got
to be selected through that committee to

941
01:02:52,240 --> 01:02:58,080
be an artist that can display their art
in in city buildings and in public

942
01:02:56,760 --> 01:03:02,680
spaces.
Um and then for this next process the

943
01:03:00,080 --> 01:03:08,240
library's going to be a site the artist
can part of the the call out for artist

944
01:03:05,440 --> 01:03:11,680
specifically because our space calls for
3D art.

945
01:03:09,680 --> 01:03:15,280
Um so it'll will be more specific just
so that we have more options of artists

946
01:03:13,560 --> 01:03:18,760
that to host
installations in art at the downtown.

947
01:03:17,800 --> 01:03:22,640
So, it's exciting.
>> Yeah.

948
01:03:20,280 --> 01:03:27,160
» Um for Pickleweed, as you can see, we
tried a site visit 2 months in a row.

949
01:03:25,160 --> 01:03:31,640
» Isn't that beautiful, everybody?
>> And it's there's uh the construction is

950
01:03:30,040 --> 01:03:36,280
really slipping. Uh construction
probably won't end or be completed until

951
01:03:34,600 --> 01:03:41,960
late September.
Um there are some uh

952
01:03:38,760 --> 01:03:46,880
components with um
like the security features of the doors

953
01:03:43,880 --> 01:03:51,920
and working with the police substation
that's causing a little bit of delays

954
01:03:49,280 --> 01:03:57,600
um because of just the particular nature
of the equipment um and only certain

955
01:03:56,120 --> 01:04:01,280
companies are allowed to work with that
because of the the sensitive nature of

956
01:04:00,360 --> 01:04:06,760
of
the space um for our police department.

957
01:04:04,320 --> 01:04:08,960
So, it's it's it's taking a little bit.
Uh but it's looking really nice.

958
01:04:08,400 --> 01:04:13,120
» Okay.
>> It's going to be a great space.

959
01:04:11,720 --> 01:04:15,120
And hopefully
next month we'll be Is there more

960
01:04:15,040 --> 01:04:16,400
parking?
>> When do you think you'll be in there or

961
01:04:16,080 --> 01:04:19,880
not in?
>> Oh, no.

962
01:04:18,000 --> 01:04:23,120
There's not more parking
um and the fields are reopened. So,

963
01:04:22,320 --> 01:04:25,440
that's
>> competing

964
01:04:23,920 --> 01:04:29,560
» Yeah, we're you're competing with a lot
of stuff.

965
01:04:26,520 --> 01:04:34,160
It's such a hub. A lot is going on
there. So, it's it's parking is I think

966
01:04:32,840 --> 01:04:40,760
it's always going to be a challenge for
us to navigate.

967
01:04:38,000 --> 01:04:44,560
Um let's see. Measure K
uh in the city council certified the

968
01:04:42,800 --> 01:04:50,840
results of the election for Measure K in
July. Um we were at 78%

969
01:04:48,600 --> 01:04:54,720
yes on that, which
um

970
01:04:51,880 --> 01:05:00,120
from what the city manager and
uh Catherine mentioned, it's the highest

971
01:04:57,160 --> 01:05:03,320
one of our measures has has um
reached.

972
01:05:01,280 --> 01:05:07,520
Um and something of note is that it
cleared 2/3 in all precincts, which I

973
01:05:05,880 --> 01:05:11,400
don't believe had been the case before.
So,

974
01:05:09,160 --> 01:05:17,760
uh and that just speaks to all the hard
work and that our staff is

975
01:05:15,520 --> 01:05:20,800
doing and and how connected they are to
the community.

976
01:05:19,080 --> 01:05:25,400
Um, I think it's I think our public
remembers that and um

977
01:05:23,680 --> 01:05:29,200
that speak that's that speaks louder
than than our campaigns.

978
01:05:29,720 --> 01:05:40,640
Um, Measure P the RF the RFQ for the
proposals closed on July 29th.

979
01:05:36,600 --> 01:05:45,680
Um, so the city is evaluating proposals
um, and proposing teams and select a

980
01:05:43,400 --> 01:05:51,240
team will be announced at the Measure P
subcommittee meeting on August 31st. So

981
01:05:49,200 --> 01:05:54,240
the teams moving forward and teams that
submitted proposals, all of that

982
01:05:52,560 --> 01:05:59,360
information will be
um, announced end of the month.

983
01:05:57,080 --> 01:06:04,080
Um, we're looking to have a joint
trustees park and rec commission meeting

984
01:06:02,360 --> 01:06:08,360
in October.
Um, we'll have to figure out what date

985
01:06:06,080 --> 01:06:11,280
that is. Um, so you'll hear from both
either Jenner and I on what that looks

986
01:06:10,120 --> 01:06:16,360
like
for October.

987
01:06:12,800 --> 01:06:22,600
Um, for September we also may have to re
uh, or look at a date

988
01:06:18,240 --> 01:06:28,680
uh, because our September meeting lands
on a city council meeting date.

989
01:06:25,840 --> 01:06:32,960
So I'll look at what the options are and
then we'll figure out the process for

990
01:06:30,240 --> 01:06:37,520
getting that on scheduled.
>> Is it already our meeting is a

991
01:06:36,040 --> 01:06:40,000
only on same day as council?
>> Yeah, and I feel I think it's because

992
01:06:39,600 --> 01:06:43,200
there's a
>> It's right after a holiday.

993
01:06:42,200 --> 01:06:47,720
» Everything weekend.
>> Yeah, so then they moved the meeting

994
01:06:45,080 --> 01:06:50,520
over to the next day.
Um,

995
01:06:48,720 --> 01:06:56,680
so we'll see and then we'll reach out
with dates.

996
01:06:53,640 --> 01:07:01,400
Um, and then we haven't met since May,
so just a little bit on the Pride event

997
01:06:59,360 --> 01:07:05,560
that we collaborate with Marine County
Free Library to throw.

998
01:07:03,080 --> 01:07:10,440
Um, we held it at the Civic Center
parking lot next to the farmers market

999
01:07:08,920 --> 01:07:14,920
on Sunday
June 13th, 14th. 14th. 14th.

1000
01:07:14,240 --> 01:07:16,960
Um
>> What was that?

1001
01:07:16,000 --> 01:07:18,640
» The pride event.
>> Oh, pride event.

1002
01:07:17,680 --> 01:07:22,280
» Reading with pride.
>> Okay.

1003
01:07:19,040 --> 01:07:28,800
» Uh we had 153 visitors to our table.
Uh 42 uh for story time. We coordinated

1004
01:07:26,520 --> 01:07:36,120
with 11 community partners. We gave away
swag and a bunch of giveaways.

1005
01:07:31,280 --> 01:07:41,400
Um we had music, Zumba, face painting,
and we one of our spin the wheel gifts

1006
01:07:39,520 --> 01:07:46,800
were tokens
for food or or purchasing anything at

1007
01:07:45,520 --> 01:07:49,640
the farmers market.
>> Cute.

1008
01:07:47,600 --> 01:07:55,440
» Nice.
>> Um so that was a lot of fun. Um and then

1009
01:07:52,640 --> 01:08:00,600
in September Common Reads with College
of Marin kicks off. The library San

1010
01:07:57,800 --> 01:08:04,520
Rafael Public Library is uh a part of
that program. So we'll we'll be

1011
01:08:02,240 --> 01:08:10,080
participating in programming throughout
between September and May of next year.

1012
01:08:07,040 --> 01:08:13,600
Um in different forms. Um
really um highlighting the book uh

1013
01:08:12,200 --> 01:08:15,720
Solito by Javier Zamora.
>> Yeah.

1014
01:08:16,960 --> 01:08:21,400
» Um anything else programming events? I'm
sure there's a ton.

1015
01:08:20,080 --> 01:08:24,040
» Endless.
>> Uh

1016
01:08:22,160 --> 01:08:27,319
there's a ton of stuff. Um but I think
those are just kind of highlights of

1017
01:08:25,080 --> 01:08:30,040
things that big and things.
>> Mhm.

1018
01:08:29,120 --> 01:08:31,560
» It's great.
>> Yeah.

1019
01:08:30,720 --> 01:08:36,319
» That's it.
>> Are there zip books? No more?

1020
01:08:33,920 --> 01:08:41,000
» Oh, that's right. Uh so we still have
until the end of this month to submit

1021
01:08:38,520 --> 01:08:44,920
your request for zip books. But the
California State Library kind of

1022
01:08:42,640 --> 01:08:49,240
redistributed those funds to other
resources.

1023
01:08:46,319 --> 01:08:54,920
Um and kind of ended support for zip
books. Um one of the things that came

1024
01:08:53,000 --> 01:08:59,279
out of that is that for the next year we
have access to tutor.com

1025
01:08:57,200 --> 01:09:03,440
for homework help.
Through it's it's labeled uh homework

1026
01:09:01,080 --> 01:09:09,240
California, but it's through tutor.com.
>> Mhm. Um so K through 12 help.

1027
01:09:07,080 --> 01:09:13,560
Um that's one of the
programs that sponsored.

1028
01:09:11,279 --> 01:09:18,839
» Remind me what Zip Books are.
>> Zip Books are it's a grant funded

1029
01:09:16,720 --> 01:09:24,440
program for from the California State
Library where if there's a book you want

1030
01:09:21,960 --> 01:09:30,120
that we don't have in our system,
it's not at any of our member libraries,

1031
01:09:27,240 --> 01:09:35,440
and you can't find it on Link Plus,
um then you find it on Amazon, you

1032
01:09:33,200 --> 01:09:38,240
request it, and it's delivered straight
to your house.

1033
01:09:36,279 --> 01:09:43,040
» Yeah, but that's not happening anymore.
>> Not after August 31st.

1034
01:09:40,880 --> 01:09:48,080
» Was it a grant?
Was it some of the library gets a lot

1035
01:09:45,440 --> 01:09:51,759
certain fund given to the month of
August? So once that's over

1036
01:09:49,720 --> 01:09:55,480
» So no, it's through fiscal year. So for
the year So we apply for the grant last

1037
01:09:54,120 --> 01:09:58,320
year. Well, we apply every year.
>> Okay.

1038
01:09:56,080 --> 01:10:02,600
» Um and then they give you a set amount
of money, and you have that much money

1039
01:10:00,240 --> 01:10:06,680
to spend books for the year.
>> For the year. Okay. And you can return

1040
01:10:05,120 --> 01:10:09,640
it or keep it, it sounds like.
>> Well, if you return it, then you're able

1041
01:10:08,200 --> 01:10:13,360
to request another one.
>> Oh, I see.

1042
01:10:10,360 --> 01:10:16,840
» Yeah. And then we're responsible for
adding a certain percentage of those

1043
01:10:15,200 --> 01:10:20,560
books into our collection.
>> Uh-huh.

1044
01:10:17,800 --> 01:10:24,520
And then the the fund that you received
is not if there's a leftover, do we have

1045
01:10:22,760 --> 01:10:26,680
to return to the
state?

1046
01:10:26,000 --> 01:10:30,200
Better use it.
>> So so

1047
01:10:27,800 --> 01:10:32,840
So is Where do you see that? Where do
you go for that?

1048
01:10:31,960 --> 01:10:36,120
Is it on the website?
>> It's on our website. We pretty much

1049
01:10:34,640 --> 01:10:38,480
advertise it every month in our
newsletter.

1050
01:10:37,760 --> 01:10:41,680
Um
>> It's okay. It there's so many

1051
01:10:40,360 --> 01:10:45,080
limitations to
>> Oh, is there?

1052
01:10:42,520 --> 01:10:49,360
» Yeah, it's a little hard to work with,
and that's one of the things I expressed

1053
01:10:46,880 --> 01:10:54,840
to Daniel. And I mean, it's no secret.
But because we are fortunate enough to

1054
01:10:52,120 --> 01:10:58,560
be a part of Link Plus, we have access
to a lot of books, which negates your

1055
01:10:56,920 --> 01:11:02,920
ability to get that book.
>> well, I I I asked that because I I do a

1056
01:11:01,040 --> 01:11:05,400
lot of research and and there are many
times when Link Plus does does not have

1057
01:11:05,160 --> 01:11:07,800
what I want.
>> Yeah, this would have been a great

1058
01:11:06,640 --> 01:11:10,440
resource for you.
>> So, I can still do it though till the

1059
01:11:09,080 --> 01:11:13,640
end of the month.
>> You can only get one and then you got to

1060
01:11:11,920 --> 01:11:16,960
return it if you want to get another.
>> Okay. Okay.

1061
01:11:14,960 --> 01:11:19,320
» So, pick the one you really want.
You know, like

1062
01:11:18,280 --> 01:11:23,720
» Yeah, that's true.
>> That's true.

1063
01:11:20,080 --> 01:11:27,120
» Yeah, but that is equal. That is equal.
>> Yeah, but it was a great experience.

1064
01:11:25,040 --> 01:11:30,720
» It was great.
It was great.

1065
01:11:28,080 --> 01:11:35,240
» Yeah. Yeah, which that's the intent of
at least for well-resourced libraries

1066
01:11:32,960 --> 01:11:36,400
like us who are able to tap into our
neighbors.

1067
01:11:36,000 --> 01:11:39,480
» Yeah.
>> It's how you can get the more niche

1068
01:11:37,760 --> 01:11:43,880
books that like are not going to
circulate well. So, that's typically why

1069
01:11:42,280 --> 01:11:45,560
they did it. Follow our trade.
>> I I want every

1070
01:11:44,840 --> 01:11:46,640
» Yeah.
>> Nobody's

1071
01:11:46,320 --> 01:11:50,600
» Mhm.
>> Yeah, if it only is going to circulate

1072
01:11:48,640 --> 01:11:53,160
once, then we're we're not going to
spend the money to get it.

1073
01:11:51,880 --> 01:11:56,480
» Foreign language books.
>> Yeah, exactly. It's great for foreign

1074
01:11:55,200 --> 01:12:01,240
language.
>> And then this last this last year they

1075
01:11:59,000 --> 01:12:05,560
also rolled out
ebooks.

1076
01:12:02,800 --> 01:12:10,640
So, the same kind of parameters
if you found a book that we didn't carry

1077
01:12:07,320 --> 01:12:14,080
or OverDrive didn't carry, you found it,
sent the link and they would load us

1078
01:12:12,640 --> 01:12:17,920
into the they would load it into the
Palace Project app

1079
01:12:16,160 --> 01:12:21,000
for you to download.
>> Oh.

1080
01:12:20,080 --> 01:12:25,000
» [clears throat]
>> That's great. Wonderful.

1081
01:12:23,440 --> 01:12:27,040
Good thing.
One last

1082
01:12:26,280 --> 01:12:30,440
» Yeah.
>> And

1083
01:12:27,560 --> 01:12:35,200
» Yeah. Yeah, but you know, it I mean,
homework help, that's an expensive

1084
01:12:32,120 --> 01:12:40,200
service. Tutor.com, it's expensive. So,
it's nice that we have access to it for

1085
01:12:37,160 --> 01:12:41,960
a year cuz it's 24 hours, multilingual.
>> 24 hour?

1086
01:12:40,960 --> 01:12:44,880
» Yeah. Yeah.
>> 24/7?

1087
01:12:42,440 --> 01:12:47,560
» And they have like the SAT prep. They
have they partner with Princeton, I

1088
01:12:46,360 --> 01:12:51,560
believe. So, they have like the
Princeton books and stuff and resources.

1089
01:12:50,280 --> 01:12:57,280
So, that's also one of the reasons why
it's expensive, so and like we lose zip

1090
01:12:54,200 --> 01:12:59,640
books, but we gain tutor.com, which is
like, you know,

1091
01:12:58,200 --> 01:13:03,800
» The tutor.com
one-on-one live

1092
01:13:01,720 --> 01:13:06,880
» They do there's a time frame for it, but
yeah, yeah.

1093
01:13:05,480 --> 01:13:09,880
» It's interesting. On the way over there
was a news

1094
01:13:08,200 --> 01:13:16,120
news
update about LA school district and

1095
01:13:13,160 --> 01:13:19,400
they're limiting all screen time with
the teachers and they were talking about

1096
01:13:17,560 --> 01:13:23,960
a science teacher that said, "We're so
used to doing screen and all my lessons

1097
01:13:22,000 --> 01:13:27,440
on a screen and experiments and
everything else."

1098
01:13:25,440 --> 01:13:31,640
And they're shutting that down. And then
other school districts are saying no

1099
01:13:29,360 --> 01:13:36,600
phones at the school.
Which is interesting because we're so

1100
01:13:33,480 --> 01:13:41,120
used to getting tutor.com and yet we had
this conflict. We want to get the kids

1101
01:13:38,560 --> 01:13:44,200
off of that and get them more engaged,
let's say reading a real book, you know,

1102
01:13:43,120 --> 01:13:48,720
versus
and some kids they they evaluated they

1103
01:13:46,200 --> 01:13:51,760
had like 10 to 12 hours of screen time.
>> Yeah.

1104
01:13:50,360 --> 01:13:57,040
» It's more even.
No, I mean this is evaluated by all the

1105
01:13:54,480 --> 01:14:00,680
by the teachers that they asked the kids
what it was and that was their average

1106
01:13:59,160 --> 01:14:04,480
of 10 to 12 hours
>> Yeah, I mean if you're doing all your

1107
01:14:01,920 --> 01:14:08,640
work on a [clears throat] screen, yeah.
But yeah, I'd say for tutoring, you

1108
01:14:06,360 --> 01:14:12,400
know, it's that is an access and
affordability, especially online tutors

1109
01:14:10,600 --> 01:14:15,760
tend to be more expensive here cuz
there's higher demand.

1110
01:14:14,160 --> 01:14:18,960
Um, and there's only so many free tutors
and even our own free tutoring service,

1111
01:14:17,760 --> 01:14:24,040
you know, we can only offer it to a
student once in a cycle and you can't

1112
01:14:21,760 --> 01:14:28,720
come back after that, so
you know, there's

1113
01:14:26,480 --> 01:14:33,200
it's great that we now have tutor.com,
but yeah, there's screen fatigue, so

1114
01:14:30,960 --> 01:14:36,640
like now you got to get on it's not
Zoom, but you know, you got to get on a

1115
01:14:34,520 --> 01:14:41,480
virtual setting to meet with this person
or it's all through chat, so

1116
01:14:40,000 --> 01:14:45,200
Yeah.
But it's an option.

1117
01:14:43,160 --> 01:14:47,720
It's now an option they have on their
school Chromebooks, they can access it,

1118
01:14:47,120 --> 01:14:52,920
so.
>> Yeah.

1119
01:14:50,080 --> 01:14:56,040
» Changing lives.
>> Um

1120
01:14:54,000 --> 01:14:59,600
Okay, and we didn't have any trustee
reports.

1121
01:14:57,240 --> 01:15:00,600
Thank you. I'm totally blanking on your
name.

1122
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:03,120
» Shawnee.
>> Shawnee.

1123
01:15:01,080 --> 01:15:05,520
» Yeah, it's okay. There's like 22 of us,
so.

1124
01:15:03,800 --> 01:15:09,320
» I don't want to get your slide.
>> Daniel and Shawnee.

1125
01:15:06,560 --> 01:15:09,320
» I know. I know.

1126
01:15:09,720 --> 01:15:14,440
» This was supposed to be Breanna tonight.
>> I was supposed to see the teen

1127
01:15:13,000 --> 01:15:18,800
librarian, but I
>> Thank you, Jinder. I'm going to call

1128
01:15:17,320 --> 01:15:24,800
meeting adjourned. I'll state the time
when the meeting is ended, and we'll

1129
01:15:20,120 --> 01:15:26,840
have adjournment, and it is 7:17.
Okay.

1130
01:15:26,200 --> 01:15:29,040
» Thank you.
>> All right, thank you.

1131
01:15:28,400 --> 01:15:31,920
» Thanks, Jinder.
>> Thank you, Jinder.

1132
01:15:30,000 --> 01:15:34,440
» Bye, Jinder.
>> Bye.