1 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:06,640 There we are. All right. Well, welcome 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,360 to our board meeting. 3 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,720 Um 4 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:13,560 I am Kelsey and the new chair. We've got 5 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:15,160 Lynn next to me on the vice chair. 6 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:17,200 And we're going to see how we can get 7 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:19,760 through this. I've got my script. 8 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:21,640 We're going to give it a run. 9 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,440 We have no visitors, correct? 10 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:25,800 » That's correct. 11 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:25,800 » Six of us ladies here today. 12 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:31,800 And we then will move to approve minutes 13 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:34,480 from our last meeting, which feels like 14 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:36,600 forever ago. 15 00:00:34,480 --> 00:00:38,040 Can I get a motion to approve meeting 16 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:39,320 minutes unless somebody has a comment 17 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:40,960 about them? 18 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:41,560 » Uh I'll do that. 19 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:43,720 » Yeah. 20 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:45,960 » There we go. So, we've got Ellen as our 21 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:47,280 first and Lynn as our second. 22 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:48,160 » Hang on. Sorry. So sorry. Let me catch 23 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:51,560 up here. 24 00:00:48,160 --> 00:00:52,600 So, Ellen um Ellen moved and Lynn um 25 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:53,600 seconded. 26 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:55,840 » Yeah, right. 27 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:55,840 » Okay. 28 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:02,080 » All right. 29 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:03,200 Moving on to our old business. Um we 30 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:05,480 don't have 31 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:07,400 » Take a vote on that, Kelsey? 32 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:10,080 » Oh, right. Thank you. Yes, can we all 33 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:13,080 vote on approval of Ellen and Lynn's 34 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:15,560 motion? Raise a hand. Or a thumb or a 35 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,560 yay. 36 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:19,320 » Unanimous. 37 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:19,320 » There we go. Thank you. 38 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:24,495 I even have that in my notes. 39 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:25,760 I should read them. 40 00:01:24,495 --> 00:01:29,560 » [laughter] 41 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:29,560 » We're moving to old business now. 42 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:32,760 Committees. I don't think we have 43 00:01:31,320 --> 00:01:34,680 anybody from strategic planning 44 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,520 subcommittee, right? That's Aaron and 45 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:36,680 Fatima. 46 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:38,440 » That's correct. 47 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,840 » Okay. And we don't have anybody from 48 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:40,960 makerspace fundraising. 49 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:44,000 » That is correct. 50 00:01:40,960 --> 00:01:45,400 » So, quickly through old business. 51 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:48,400 We'll make a note that we would like to 52 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:50,440 meet with those subcommittees 53 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:53,240 sometime between now and the next board 54 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:54,360 meeting if possible 55 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,840 to 56 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:58,520 get those 57 00:01:55,840 --> 00:02:00,720 subcommittees back up and full force 58 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:03,160 running. Um Suzanne has some wonderful 59 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:05,800 ideas for strategic plan talking about 60 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:08,759 getting together with the Oregon state 61 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:10,320 person to breathe some new life into 62 00:02:08,759 --> 00:02:12,120 that. 63 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:16,280 And then 64 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:18,120 checking in with Jay on fundraising. 65 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:20,720 Moving into anybody have comments on old 66 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,720 business? 67 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:27,720 All right. Moving into new business. 68 00:02:24,959 --> 00:02:30,760 We are proposing a new subcommittee for 69 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:33,840 the collection development policy. 70 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:35,360 Suzanne would like 71 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:37,160 Hey, 72 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:40,000 Elwyn. I'm on a video call right now. I 73 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:40,000 can't do that. 74 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:44,640 Well, then come talk to him, please. 75 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:44,640 I'm 76 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:48,120 This is why I tried the headset. 77 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:52,680 The collection development policy is in 78 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:56,360 need of some updating specifically 79 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:57,360 talking about the 80 00:02:56,360 --> 00:03:00,840 re- 81 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:03,080 citizens request to reconsider 82 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:04,480 a book. Not that we have any, but that 83 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:06,600 we'd like to refresh that to make sure 84 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:09,640 it's up-to-date, modern, and fitting 85 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:11,600 with current 86 00:03:09,640 --> 00:03:11,760 world views. 87 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:13,160 So 88 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:13,920 » And and best practice. Would you mind if 89 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:18,080 I 90 00:03:13,920 --> 00:03:20,320 talked to you a little bit, Kelsie? So 91 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:21,959 we have a we have a very solid 92 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:24,040 collection development policy, but as 93 00:03:21,959 --> 00:03:25,320 Kelsie said, there's a piece missing and 94 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:27,360 that is 95 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:29,560 what the board does or what the process 96 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:32,000 is for 97 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:33,760 We need a fuller explanation of what the 98 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,880 process is for collection development 99 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:39,000 for request for reconsideration. And 100 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:41,400 there's a few things to consider. One is 101 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:43,200 and let me back up. When I first got to 102 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:46,400 the library, I met with somebody at the 103 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:48,160 state library to ask them what their 104 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:50,000 what they recommend for policies. And 105 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:52,600 there are a few things that we don't do 106 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:54,640 that we could do if we choose to. And a 107 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:56,360 a couple of them are make a decision 108 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:58,320 about who can make a request for 109 00:03:56,360 --> 00:04:00,560 reconsideration. For example, do you 110 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:03,320 need to have a library card, or does it 111 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:06,560 matter if you have a library card? Um do 112 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:09,120 you need to live in Columbia County or 113 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:12,160 in the city? Um are there So, are there 114 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:15,400 there any geographic limitations? Um how 115 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:18,280 many requests can you submit in a year? 116 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:20,600 Or how many books how many times can a 117 00:04:18,280 --> 00:04:22,840 request for the same book be submitted? 118 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:26,680 So, for example, if 119 00:04:22,840 --> 00:04:31,000 Sarah Sue submitted um Dr. you know, Cat 120 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:32,800 on Cat in the Hat, um and um somebody 121 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:34,880 else came along, you know, Sam came 122 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:37,560 along later and wanted to submit a 123 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:39,160 request for reconsideration, um do we 124 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:41,680 entertain that? Does the board entertain 125 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:43,919 that, or do we Do we place a limit on, 126 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:46,280 you know, each book can be reconsidered 127 00:04:43,919 --> 00:04:48,720 in a calendar year, or whatever that 128 00:04:46,280 --> 00:04:50,880 time period might be? And then the third 129 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:52,360 feature the third piece is 130 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:54,960 when a 131 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:58,080 request for reconsideration goes from 132 00:04:54,960 --> 00:05:00,000 the So, the process is This is maybe new 133 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:01,640 for some folks. Process is somebody 134 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:04,880 comes to the library, they fill out the 135 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:06,880 form. I have a conversation with them. I 136 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:09,520 take a look at the material, and I give 137 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:10,680 them my um decision about whether or not 138 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:12,880 the item's going to remain in the 139 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:15,919 collection, moved, 140 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:18,320 you know, le- you know, be weeded, etc. 141 00:05:15,919 --> 00:05:21,400 If that person is not happy with or 142 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:23,360 satisfied with my decision, then it goes 143 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:26,880 to the board, and you guys make the 144 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:29,800 ultimate decision. So, when it gets to 145 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:31,160 the board, there are other communities 146 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:33,120 in the um 147 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:35,600 country, as you probably know, where 148 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:38,280 they have had many, many people come to 149 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:40,640 their board meetings and speak um during 150 00:05:38,280 --> 00:05:42,480 public comment. Um not that we don't 151 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,880 welcome people to do that, but do we 152 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:46,919 have some parameters that we want to 153 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:48,920 set? Like maybe the number of people 154 00:05:46,919 --> 00:05:50,200 that can speak, you know, 155 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,920 a certain number of people that can 156 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:54,760 speak during a meeting. You know, maybe 157 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:57,160 it's 100, maybe it's 20, or a time 158 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:59,240 period. You know, we'll we we can have 159 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:01,680 public comments for 20 minutes or until 160 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:03,760 10:00 p.m. or whatever that might be. 161 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:05,280 And then some decisions about who can 162 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,640 speak. Do they have to be a member of 163 00:06:05,280 --> 00:06:08,200 the community? Do they have to have a 164 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:10,280 library card? 165 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:12,400 You know, are there are there 166 00:06:10,280 --> 00:06:15,280 what parameters might that be if 167 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:17,040 anything? You know, it's 168 00:06:15,280 --> 00:06:18,080 Thank you. Oh, bye. 169 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:20,760 Um 170 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:24,919 That's Michelle. Have a nice evening. 171 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:26,960 Um so, there are communities 172 00:06:24,919 --> 00:06:29,040 There are a lot of factors to consider 173 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:31,840 and some of the things that we can 174 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:35,120 consider are we're bound by municipal 175 00:06:31,840 --> 00:06:36,840 code. For example, I talked to um 176 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:39,720 Kathy Payne 177 00:06:36,840 --> 00:06:42,640 several years ago now about whether or 178 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:46,000 not we could limit um 179 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:48,320 the number of people who speak at a city 180 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:50,960 council or excuse me, at a meeting. And 181 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:53,760 her her thought was that it's baked into 182 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:56,440 municipal code what city council can do. 183 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:58,480 And then the question is do we are we 184 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:59,960 able to make a decision independent of 185 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:02,919 that or do we need to follow the same 186 00:06:59,960 --> 00:07:05,000 municipal code? So, there's there's some 187 00:07:02,919 --> 00:07:06,840 I've done some research and I you know, 188 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:08,440 I'd be I'd love to meet with or work 189 00:07:06,840 --> 00:07:10,560 with some board members who are 190 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:13,120 interested in the subject to do I can 191 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:15,120 share what I've learned. Um you know, 192 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:16,560 and and then you you could make some 193 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:19,560 decisions about what you might want to 194 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:21,640 propose to the um to the rest of the 195 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:23,240 board. But the but the collection 196 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:25,960 development policy and I put it in your 197 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:28,320 packet is this is solid. This is based 198 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:30,880 on American Library Association 199 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:32,680 um you know, information. It's it's you 200 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:34,480 know, it's best practice. The piece 201 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:37,120 that's missing here I think is the piece 202 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:39,600 about what the process is if it goes to 203 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:42,680 the board. Thank you, Kelsey. 204 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:46,240 » Of course. Um do we have anybody that 205 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:48,480 would like to join that subcommittee? 206 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:49,280 » I would like to be on this subcommittee. 207 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:51,000 » Okay. 208 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:53,200 » Yeah, I would like to do that, too, but 209 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:55,480 I really want to jump off of the 210 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:57,760 strategic plan subcommittee. [laughter] 211 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:58,440 That's my reason. 212 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:00,760 » Okay. 213 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:02,480 » I would love to be on the committee. 214 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:06,160 » Okay. 215 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:06,160 So, Lynn, Aaron, and Janna? 216 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:10,520 » Sounds great. 217 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:13,160 » Sure. Yeah. 218 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:13,160 » Thanks, guys. 219 00:08:13,919 --> 00:08:22,040 » Perfect. Okay. Um 220 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:25,080 Next new business, we are considering 221 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:25,919 doing a in-person 222 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:28,480 um 223 00:08:25,919 --> 00:08:30,680 board meeting for our next one, which is 224 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:32,560 September. 225 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:34,360 Our actual scheduled board meeting is 226 00:08:32,560 --> 00:08:35,000 September 14th, 227 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:37,240 um 228 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:39,680 but we would love to do an in-person one 229 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:43,680 on Saturday, September 12th instead, so 230 00:08:39,680 --> 00:08:47,440 2 days beforehand. Um, do it as a 231 00:08:43,680 --> 00:08:49,960 morning, midday, or evening session, um 232 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:52,080 if members are interested or willing to 233 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:53,680 do so. 234 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:55,160 » Yeah. 235 00:08:53,680 --> 00:08:58,080 I'd be willing to do that. 236 00:08:55,160 --> 00:09:00,040 » Okay. All in favor? Nays? Schedule 237 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:03,160 conflicts? 238 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:05,160 » I think it's a great idea. 239 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:07,640 » Um, we're considering I can't remember 240 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:08,720 Suzanne, how many hours did you say? 241 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:10,520 3 hours? 242 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:13,160 » Um, yeah, we talked about 3 hours, maybe 243 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:15,360 doing some work on the strategic plan. 244 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:16,680 Um, maybe doing some breakout groups, 245 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:18,280 maybe that would be a good time to talk 246 00:09:16,680 --> 00:09:19,000 about the collection development policy 247 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:21,160 and 248 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:23,200 » We can break out into a couple 249 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:25,280 subcommittees and 250 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:26,800 reform subcommittees as people have 251 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:28,920 shifted around. 252 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:32,720 » Yeah. 253 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:35,560 Have pastries, drink coffee. 254 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:37,560 See each other in person. 255 00:09:35,560 --> 00:09:39,960 » Sounds good. 256 00:09:37,560 --> 00:09:40,920 » Anybody here having nay on that or are 257 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:42,640 we feel pretty good about that? 258 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:44,360 » I would have to check. I think I might 259 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:46,400 have an event then, but because so many 260 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:48,200 members are missing, is it worth a 261 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:49,680 follow-up email cuz lots of folks have 262 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:51,040 kids and other activities on the 263 00:09:49,680 --> 00:09:52,760 weekends. 264 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:55,000 Did you guys consider potentially doing 265 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:57,280 an in-person meeting on a regular day 266 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:58,320 when people would be available 267 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:59,840 for sure? 268 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:01,000 » Do in the evening, you mean? 269 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:02,480 » Yeah. 270 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,840 Cuz I would think for a lot of people 271 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:06,280 with families, weekends might be more 272 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:07,680 difficult. I don't know. 273 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:10,160 » We can put it up to a vote of who's 274 00:10:07,680 --> 00:10:13,040 available on what. I think for a 3-hour 275 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:16,160 session, I think I would prefer a 276 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:18,000 weekend, but Monday evenings after work, 277 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:19,160 school for 278 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:20,440 everybody 279 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:22,480 um might be a bit long, but we could 280 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:25,000 always cut it down to a shorter time 281 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:26,440 period if we felt like that was a need 282 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:28,960 um 283 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:31,320 to do that and then maybe do breakout 284 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:35,400 committee meetings 285 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:38,600 at a later time, non-board meeting 286 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:40,000 Okay. Requirements. 287 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:42,000 Um 288 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,800 speaking of other meetings, we do have 289 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:47,720 our um 290 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:51,280 joint meeting with the city council on 291 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:54,000 August 27th. 292 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:56,320 So, attendance would be appreciated on 293 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:57,800 that. I think we would we will need a 294 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:58,839 quorum 295 00:10:57,800 --> 00:10:59,720 for that as well. 296 00:10:58,839 --> 00:11:00,560 » That's correct. 297 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:00,800 » So, 298 00:11:00,560 --> 00:11:03,600 » Yeah. 299 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:05,960 » Put it on your calendars for that. I 300 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:07,600 assume 7:30? 7:15? 301 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:09,040 » Uh that's a good question. It's the 302 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:09,520 different time than 303 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:14,040 » Yeah, it's 304 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:16,400 » I can follow up with with that and um 305 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:18,960 I we have they they would really prefer 306 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:20,680 we not zoom, but we can people can zoom 307 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:21,839 if they are not able to be there in 308 00:11:20,680 --> 00:11:24,160 person. 309 00:11:21,839 --> 00:11:26,160 » What date did you say? 310 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:27,400 » August 27th. 311 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:28,800 » 26th. 312 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:28,960 » 26th. 26th? 313 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:30,880 » Yeah. 314 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:32,080 » Is that definitely the date? 315 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:33,800 » 26th. 316 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:35,640 » 26th? 317 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:37,760 » Um that's a good question. I checked 318 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:38,520 with Cathy Payne and she said yes, that 319 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:40,120 we are definitely 320 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:41,960 » Cuz I thought they were trying to meet 321 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:42,240 much less frequently. Okay, that's 322 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:44,520 interesting. 323 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:47,120 » Did too. Yeah, that's exactly. That's 324 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:48,760 why I called her and asked her if I 325 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:49,080 if there was 326 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:50,320 » Yeah. 327 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:52,680 » There'd been some change and she said 328 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:54,080 no, that that one was those are still 329 00:11:52,680 --> 00:11:54,600 scheduled. 330 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:56,760 » Hm. 331 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:57,360 » 20th, 26th. I don't know why I had to 332 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:59,160 twice them. 333 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:00,720 » What time? 6:00? 334 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:02,840 » Uh let me check. Sorry about that. I 335 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:04,560 didn't think to put that on my 336 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:05,680 Um 337 00:12:04,560 --> 00:12:08,400 Okay. 338 00:12:05,680 --> 00:12:11,160 She says it's at 7:00. 339 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:11,160 Starts at 7:00. 340 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:17,720 Could we go back to um 341 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:19,840 the discussion about I just need to make 342 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:22,600 some notes. The discussion about the 343 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:24,920 in-person meeting proposal. 344 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:27,360 » I believe we're going to take a vote 345 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:29,160 with the entire board since there's only 346 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:32,680 five of us represented 347 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:36,160 if we want if we're able to do Saturday 348 00:12:32,680 --> 00:12:37,680 of morning, afternoon, or evening or if 349 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:40,880 it would be preferred to have a shorter 350 00:12:37,680 --> 00:12:41,320 session during our normal time on Monday 351 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:42,920 evening. 352 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:44,839 » Okay, Suzanne, why don't you do one of 353 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:45,640 your Doodle Polls? Those are really 354 00:12:44,839 --> 00:12:46,920 helpful. 355 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:48,440 » I can do a Doodle 356 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:49,960 » Okay. 357 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:50,760 All right. I can see where everybody can 358 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:52,880 land. 359 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:55,360 » Okay, that's a great idea. I will 360 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:55,360 do it. 361 00:12:56,080 --> 00:13:00,400 Okay. So 362 00:12:58,680 --> 00:13:01,520 my Doodle Poll 363 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:04,800 Sorry, I'm just going to repeat this one 364 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:06,720 more time. So the Doodle question is 365 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:08,760 Saturday 366 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:10,040 like 9:00 to What did we say, Kelsey? 367 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:11,880 9:00 to 12:00? 368 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:16,040 » 9:00 to noon, 369 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:18,454 11:00 to 1:00, or 3:00 to 370 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:19,000 6:00. Trying to do math there. 371 00:13:18,454 --> 00:13:20,839 » [laughter] 372 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:23,360 » Okay, and then Ellen, your suggestion 373 00:13:20,839 --> 00:13:24,800 was the regular 374 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:26,600 » But you might throw it out there as an 375 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:28,640 option because everybody should have 376 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:29,440 that day marked on their calendars 377 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:31,840 already. 378 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:33,960 » Yeah, got it. Okay. And that would be 379 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:36,600 Would your proposal, Alan, be that it be 380 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:38,160 a regular length meeting or 381 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:42,120 » Yeah, I think Kelsey made a good point 382 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:43,840 that being on a, you know, late at night 383 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:44,840 3 hours might be a bit much for anybody 384 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:46,040 on a weeknight. 385 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:47,640 » Okay. 386 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:50,000 » Just putting out options there. 387 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:52,440 » Okay, cool. All right. So, 388 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:55,560 9:00 to So, Saturday the 12th, 9:00 to 389 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:58,080 12:00, 11:00 to 1:00, 3:00 to 6:00, and 390 00:13:55,560 --> 00:13:59,960 then our regular meeting 391 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:01,320 regular length of time for that that 392 00:13:59,960 --> 00:14:03,080 Saturday meet or the Excuse me, the 393 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:03,680 September meeting. 394 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:07,160 » Yes. 395 00:14:03,680 --> 00:14:08,040 » Okay, got it. Thank you. 396 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:10,160 » Okay. 397 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:11,920 Um 398 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:15,840 That's all I have for new business. Does 399 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:15,840 anybody else have something to propose? 400 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:21,280 All right. Library director's report. 401 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:24,680 On to Suzanne. 402 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:26,680 » All righty. Thank you. Um 403 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:27,720 Well, things are in 404 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:29,040 um 405 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:30,960 I was trying to figure out what word I 406 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:32,400 was going to use. 407 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:34,360 Things are kind of 408 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:37,000 Things are kind of um 409 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:38,080 up in the air, I guess, is the is 410 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:40,160 probably the worst way to put it. 411 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:42,400 Anyway, as you all know, you know, we've 412 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:45,560 cut back to our Wednesday's and Thursday 413 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:47,440 hours or days closed. Um 414 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:49,280 there's a fair amount of confusion with 415 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:50,720 patrons, as you can imagine. People 416 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:52,240 needing to come in on Wednesdays or 417 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:54,080 Thursdays. 418 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:56,280 Um people have been very gracious about 419 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:58,280 it. We have, of course, had some people 420 00:14:56,280 --> 00:15:00,600 complain as, you know, 421 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:03,520 reasonably so, that they aren't they 422 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:04,960 can't come in on a um 423 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:09,120 they can't come in on a different day of 424 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:10,480 the week or they or wondering why we um 425 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:12,240 are even closed at all, that we have a 426 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:14,400 lot we get we do get a lot of questions 427 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:16,080 from folks about the budget and how 428 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:16,839 that's impacting 429 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:19,520 um 430 00:15:16,839 --> 00:15:21,120 what how that has impacted the library. 431 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:23,320 A lot of people asking when we're going 432 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:25,880 to be back open or is this you know, 433 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:27,000 forever? Um, so we've been fielding a 434 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:28,160 lot of those questions at the front 435 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:31,240 desk. 436 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:32,960 Um, you know, the answer is 437 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:35,920 we are short-staffed. You know, we're 438 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:38,400 down to two um, part-time staff. 439 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:40,360 We're hiring as quickly as we can. 440 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:41,720 Um, as soon as we've hired those folks 441 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:43,400 and they're on board, we need to do some 442 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:47,680 training. It's fairly extensive 443 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:50,160 training. Um, so it's going to be my my 444 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:53,120 guess is best-case scenario in early 445 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:55,280 September we'll we'll be able to 446 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:57,800 close uh, to be open again on Wednesday 447 00:15:55,280 --> 00:16:00,240 and then by 448 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:02,160 late September, early October, maybe 449 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:04,080 sooner, um, 450 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:06,600 we'll be able to be open back open our 451 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:08,920 six days of the week. Um, you know, cuz 452 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:11,720 we need to the the questions in the air 453 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:13,040 hanging in the air are um, 454 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:15,120 are we going to get somebody who already 455 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:17,440 has library experience? Are we going to 456 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:19,880 get somebody who has experience in our 457 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:21,520 library? And if we have either of those 458 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:23,400 two things, then obviously training's 459 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:25,800 going to go really quickly. But if we 460 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:27,680 don't have people with those skills 461 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:29,400 already, then it's just going to take 462 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:32,640 some more time. I mean, it's a it's an 463 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:35,080 incredibly complex job. And it takes, 464 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:37,880 you know, there are tasks that are 465 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:40,320 nuanced. I um, I talked to Michelle 466 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:41,760 today um, and I've talked to Terry and 467 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:43,000 actually Nicole and Brenda at this point 468 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:46,120 too. Jan and I haven't had a chance to 469 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:49,520 talk um, about how to do the training 470 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:51,280 for this job. And and in the past um, 471 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:54,000 we've done all the training on the you 472 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:55,760 know, at the desk in the moment. But I 473 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:58,120 think this this time because we have 474 00:16:55,760 --> 00:17:00,800 those closed days, I'm going to have 475 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:03,800 them do some training at the desk when 476 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:06,760 we're closed. So they can just learn how 477 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:09,839 to use our content management system, 478 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:10,920 how to help somebody use the um, online 479 00:17:09,839 --> 00:17:13,040 um, 480 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:14,800 um, catalog. How to you know, what is 481 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:16,800 what's in our shelves? What is it what 482 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:18,079 is the the look like? All of those 483 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:20,040 things that they don't have to have 484 00:17:18,079 --> 00:17:22,560 patrons there for, that they can really 485 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:25,800 focus on, then we can get them up and 486 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:27,560 running. I'm hopeful, um, faster. 487 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:29,320 Um, but all that to say, so those are 488 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:31,320 the That's That's the context. That's 489 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:32,920 what we tell people when they, um, when 490 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:35,200 they ask what's, you know, what the plan 491 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:40,360 is and what's going on. That That's the 492 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:43,960 plan. So, to that end, we have 105 493 00:17:40,360 --> 00:17:45,920 uh, as of June uh, July July 9th, last 494 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:48,800 Thursday, which was my day for my first 495 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:51,880 review of applications for the, um, 496 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:53,280 positions, the two positions, we had 105 497 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:56,640 applicants. 498 00:17:53,280 --> 00:18:00,080 Of those, 23 have some library 499 00:17:56,640 --> 00:18:01,760 experience. That ranges from they're 500 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:03,880 just starting their master's in library 501 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:07,000 science, but don't have any experience 502 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:10,240 working in a library yet, to they have 503 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:13,040 their master's in library science, um, 504 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:16,000 and they have some library experience. 505 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:18,720 We have a number of people, 506 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:20,720 seven or eight people that have, 507 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:22,840 you know, parallel library experience. 508 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:24,280 They've been a clerk or they've been a 509 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:27,240 library assistant or they've been a 510 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:29,480 tech, um, who, you know, literally could 511 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:31,560 probably drop into the job and, you 512 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:33,120 know, very quickly pick it up. Um, we 513 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:34,600 have some folks that have volunteered 514 00:18:33,120 --> 00:18:36,200 and have other relationships with the 515 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:38,160 library where they've been in the 516 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:40,040 library and they kind of know the the 517 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:42,240 way we work, but don't have that, you 518 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:45,120 know, that specific training. 519 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:47,280 So, our first interviews are going to be 520 00:18:45,120 --> 00:18:49,400 on Wednesday. Kelsey's, um, going to be 521 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:53,520 on the, um, hiring committee as is 522 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:55,760 Nicole and I, and me. Um, and we'll be 523 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:58,160 interviewing, I think, six to eight 524 00:18:55,760 --> 00:19:00,280 people depending on who, um, 525 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:02,280 accepts our invitation. 526 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:05,400 And then, uh, we'll do a second 527 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:08,400 interview follow next week and then, uh, 528 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:11,440 make an offer. We We have the option of 529 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:14,320 choosing two people in this first group 530 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:16,320 of people. If we don't find two people 531 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:18,840 that we find that are exceptional enough 532 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:20,920 to meet the you know, our requirements, 533 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:22,920 we have the option because of because 534 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:26,040 we're hiring for two positions of going 535 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:28,120 back and looking at another block of 536 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:29,960 people. And but that would be people 537 00:19:28,120 --> 00:19:31,920 that would be coming along after July 538 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:33,440 9th because we've already been through 539 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:35,880 the you know, we've been through the 540 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:37,120 group of people. Um the list of of 541 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:39,920 applicants. 542 00:19:37,120 --> 00:19:42,520 So it could be it could be a little bit 543 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:44,760 lengthier than I hope, but 544 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:47,440 um we have a really really great group 545 00:19:44,760 --> 00:19:49,600 of um people to look at this time. So 546 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:51,440 I'm really hopeful that um it's going to 547 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:52,760 be you know, really efficient and we're 548 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:56,960 going to be able to find two people we 549 00:19:52,760 --> 00:20:00,160 really like in the first go around. 550 00:19:56,960 --> 00:20:02,000 So I'm going all over the place here. Um 551 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:03,160 So I'm going to go back and then try to 552 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:06,360 follow my 553 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:10,040 follow my rows my my um notes here. 554 00:20:06,360 --> 00:20:11,400 Um I was invited and I'm serving on 555 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:14,160 an advisory committee for the state 556 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:18,000 library called library cuts and closures 557 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:20,560 rules committee. Um they are the the 558 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:22,160 state library is updating their policy 559 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:26,440 or the they're actually updating Oregon 560 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:28,760 statute around what is required to close 561 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:32,320 a library. There's a long list of 562 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:36,520 requirements and rules state rules such 563 00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:39,000 as there has to be two public hearings 564 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:41,760 90 days apart. They have to be 565 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:43,480 advertised in certain ways. There's 566 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:45,040 there's um 567 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:46,880 there's guidelines about you know, 568 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:49,240 number of people in your 569 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:51,840 the service population and what that 570 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:53,760 means about how many you know, 571 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:56,560 librarians or professional staff and 572 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:58,320 paraprofessional staff must be 573 00:20:56,560 --> 00:21:00,360 um serving the public library for it 574 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:02,760 actually to be considered a public 575 00:21:00,360 --> 00:21:04,240 library. So we just had our first 576 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:06,280 meeting. We're going to meet once a 577 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:09,240 month just a few times 578 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:12,160 um, advise the, um, state library staff 579 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:14,840 on, um, new language and, um, 580 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:18,440 uh, new language for the that, um, part 581 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:20,680 of the state, um, Oregon state statutes. 582 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:22,960 And then Janna was just taken on to the 583 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:25,160 Oregon Library Association Children's 584 00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:27,120 Services Division board. She's going to 585 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:29,880 be the Communications Coordinator for 586 00:21:27,120 --> 00:21:31,640 the coming year. It's a 2-year position, 587 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:34,000 so she'll be Communications Coordinator 588 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:36,560 this year and then, um, you know, 589 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:38,120 depending on what she likes and who else 590 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:40,000 comes on board, she may stay in that 591 00:21:38,120 --> 00:21:42,640 role for another year or, um, move on to 592 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:44,640 a different role. 593 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:47,560 Um, we welcomed our new interim city 594 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:51,000 administrator, Christy Wurster. Um, she 595 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:53,320 Her first day was last Tuesday, um, and 596 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:55,920 her first task was an a management team 597 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:57,800 meeting. Um, so so we all got to, 598 00:21:55,920 --> 00:22:00,120 welcome her. Um, 599 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:03,000 she's very forthright. She has a lot of 600 00:22:00,120 --> 00:22:06,320 experience as an interim, um, city 601 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:07,880 administrator. She most recently, um, 602 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:10,400 worked with Monmouth. 603 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:12,400 She's also worked with Madras and 604 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:14,120 Brookings and Sweet Home. And then she 605 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:17,280 also worked for the League of Oregon 606 00:22:14,120 --> 00:22:19,560 Cities for a year. And it turns out she 607 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:21,680 became good friends with John Walsh, so 608 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:23,920 she has a she said a 609 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:24,840 uh, particular place in her heart for 610 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:26,000 for 611 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:27,480 you know, what we're all going through 612 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,760 and what she or herself is going through 613 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:30,120 as well. 614 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:32,480 Um, 615 00:22:30,120 --> 00:22:35,200 when she did her interview with City 616 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:36,280 Council the previous week, 617 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:37,840 um, [clears throat] I invited her to 618 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:40,600 stop by the library on her way out of 619 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:42,800 town going back to Salem and she did. 620 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:44,480 So, she came in and we had a just brief 621 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:46,560 chat. She was literally on the getting 622 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:48,320 on the road, but, um, I showed her the 623 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:49,920 Maker Space and she got to look around 624 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:51,360 the library and meet a couple of people 625 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:53,960 and, um, 626 00:22:51,360 --> 00:22:55,880 so she's asked all of us, um, department 627 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:58,440 heads to meet with her. So, I'm looking 628 00:22:55,880 --> 00:23:00,440 forward to doing that next week. 629 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:02,880 Um, at the library. 630 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:05,840 Um, 631 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:07,440 just just to re- reiterate our funding 632 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:09,640 situation 633 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:12,320 um now that the dust has settled, we do 634 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:14,840 have funding for the four four full four 635 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:16,320 part-time staff, 20 hours a week. We 636 00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:18,760 have the four full-time staff, and of 637 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:20,960 course, we're all furloughed 10%. Um 638 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:22,880 that means we're working fewer hours 639 00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:24,760 obviously during the week. Um we are 640 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:26,840 flexing that. So, 641 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:28,240 um you know, it just depends because 642 00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:30,760 we're not just we're not just you know, 643 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:32,440 an 8:00 to 5:00 kind of place. City Hall 644 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:34,640 has been able to do a be a little bit 645 00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:35,760 more regimented, but fortunately, we 646 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:38,720 have the 647 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:41,200 um we have the opportunity to be able to 648 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:43,640 flex that. So, each of us full-time 649 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:46,880 staff are making that taking those 4 650 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:48,680 hours where we want to or need to and 651 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:50,600 can, you know, to the extent that it's 652 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:52,120 it's going to work out for the library. 653 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:53,400 Um so, I'm taking an hour here and 654 00:23:52,120 --> 00:23:55,560 there. 655 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:57,080 Um I all of us are really doing that. 656 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:58,360 It's just sort of picking at it from 657 00:23:57,080 --> 00:24:00,400 here and there. 658 00:23:58,360 --> 00:24:04,520 Um and then the other piece of the of 659 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:07,680 the budget is that 25 20 to 25% 660 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:08,760 reduction in materials and services um 661 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:10,640 for the 662 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:12,480 um rest of the budget. Speaking of 663 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:15,880 which, um 664 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:17,800 we had some ADA buttons replaced. Um you 665 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:19,760 may have noticed that we had quite a 666 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:21,320 long time when the buttons were not 667 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:23,680 working at the front door there and the 668 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:26,080 women's restroom. Um it turns out that 669 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:29,280 it is very difficult to find a company 670 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:31,960 that um has the capability and is 671 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:34,160 willing to come to St. Helens to do the 672 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:37,480 work. So, we finally did find somebody. 673 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:39,400 They're great. Um he came in and um 674 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:41,160 made my day because he came in and said, 675 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:43,840 "You know, that motor could be shot in 676 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:45,360 that thing, and that'll be 4400 4400 677 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:48,440 dollars." 678 00:24:45,360 --> 00:24:50,160 And fortunately, the part was 120 679 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:51,600 dollars. So, 680 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:53,040 we're um we're still in good shape with 681 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:55,480 the budget. 682 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:56,640 Um and speaking of building structural 683 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:57,480 things, 684 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:59,760 um 685 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:02,520 Columbia County Public Health, we get 686 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:04,160 there are Narcan boxes from them and we 687 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:06,280 had in the past gotten the COVID test 688 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:08,680 from them as well and the masks. 689 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:12,840 Um, they asked us if we'd be interested 690 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:14,120 in putting out a Knox Box, it's called. 691 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:16,120 Which is a 692 00:25:14,120 --> 00:25:17,520 Can you see it okay? 693 00:25:16,120 --> 00:25:19,160 It's a um 694 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:21,040 It's it goes out 695 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:22,080 » Can you see it? No, oh no, you can't, 696 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:22,840 can you? 697 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:25,640 » There you go. 698 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:27,640 » Uh, this is so hard. There we go. Um, 699 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:29,760 it's a it's a box that goes out and can 700 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:32,600 be anywhere affixed to the wall. It 701 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:34,320 holds a couple of um 702 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:35,440 a couple of boxes of Narcan, whatever we 703 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:37,000 can fit in there. It'd probably fit 704 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:38,600 three or four in there. 705 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:40,040 And we would just put it somewhere for 706 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:43,120 people to just help themselves as they 707 00:25:40,040 --> 00:25:44,080 need it. So, we've been talking about We 708 00:25:43,120 --> 00:25:46,000 have, you know, we have them at the 709 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:47,920 front desk. We obviously want to make it 710 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:50,200 easy for people to just grab one and go 711 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:53,000 and not have to ask for them because 712 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:54,960 some people do feel uncomfortable asking 713 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:56,880 for them. And, you know, we had a woman 714 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:58,960 come in the other day who had taken one 715 00:25:56,880 --> 00:26:00,920 a couple weeks before and came in and 716 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:03,200 said she'd used it and saved someone's 717 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:05,200 life and was coming back to get some 718 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:06,720 more. So, we see a lot more people that 719 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:08,120 are just putting them in their keeping 720 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:09,640 them in their car, 721 00:26:08,120 --> 00:26:11,360 keeping them in their purse or whatever 722 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:14,560 it is just in case they might run into 723 00:26:11,360 --> 00:26:16,040 somebody. So, anyway, to that end, um, 724 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:18,280 I'm working with public works to figure 725 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:20,520 out where to put that box um on the 726 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:22,280 outside of the building somewhere. And 727 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:24,080 then, um, 728 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:26,640 they just reached out to us. They have 729 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:28,720 these things called period pantries, 730 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:31,280 which is like a little kind of like 731 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:33,360 this, some kind of box that has hygiene 732 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:35,920 supplies and other reproductive health 733 00:26:33,360 --> 00:26:38,760 stuff in it. And they would they would 734 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:40,000 provide the box for us. We um partner 735 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:42,920 with them. They're interested in us 736 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:45,240 doing some like curated um book lists 737 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:48,960 that we could accompany the period 738 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:51,400 pantry with, you know, go to Dewey 636s 739 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:51,880 for information about 740 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:52,560 I don't know. 741 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:54,960 » That's cool. 742 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:57,680 » Whatever, reproductive rights or health. 743 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:59,840 So, um we're working on that. Um we just 744 00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:01,200 um Janet just got that request a couple 745 00:26:59,840 --> 00:27:02,440 of days ago, so we're trying to figure 746 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:05,720 out where we could where we could put 747 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:07,800 it. Cuz we do have the supplies in the 748 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:09,320 women's restroom and in the 749 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:11,440 family restroom. We had them in the 750 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:12,680 men's men's room for a while and they 751 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:14,600 just 752 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:16,560 we found too many hanging from the 753 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:18,360 ceiling. 754 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:21,000 The middle school middle school boys 755 00:27:18,360 --> 00:27:22,160 were just enjoying them too much. So, we 756 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:24,120 had to pull them from the men's 757 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:25,520 restroom, but um 758 00:27:24,120 --> 00:27:27,360 anyway, but they would supply all the 759 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:28,720 materials and they would supply the box 760 00:27:27,360 --> 00:27:30,600 and that would be a big help to us cuz 761 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:32,640 right now we pay for that that those 762 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:34,880 materials, um you know, those items and 763 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:36,000 they're expensive. 764 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:37,360 So, we're talking about doing that. What 765 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,960 else did we talk about? Oh, I wanted to 766 00:27:37,360 --> 00:27:41,080 share with you um this really 767 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:42,960 interesting graph that 768 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:45,120 Brenda and I have been working on um 769 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:48,200 that she produced. 770 00:27:45,120 --> 00:27:51,480 Um hang on a second. I've got it cued 771 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:51,480 up. I just need to grab it. 772 00:27:52,120 --> 00:27:55,640 All right. 773 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:56,480 You should be able to see a document 774 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:58,080 that 775 00:27:56,480 --> 00:28:01,440 says 776 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:02,200 June 25th, 2026 year-over-year compared. 777 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:03,840 » Yes. 778 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:04,640 » Can you see it? 779 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:06,520 Okay. 780 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:08,680 Great. All right, so there's a lot of 781 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:12,200 red numbers here, as you can imagine. 782 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:15,720 June, um we were fully closed on 783 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:19,680 Thursdays for the whole month of June. 784 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:22,320 We also had some really weird days um 785 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:25,440 closed. So, we had a couple of our first 786 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:27,560 Thursdays closed. We also had the day 787 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:29,320 that we were closed after John um 788 00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:31,160 disappeared while the fam while the city 789 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:32,360 was still kind of reeling and trying to 790 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:34,440 figure out how we were going to move 791 00:28:32,360 --> 00:28:36,480 forward. At the end of that week, we had 792 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:38,520 Juneteenth, so we were closed 3 days in 793 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:41,280 a row that week. That was the first day 794 00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:43,760 of summer library challenge, so it was a 795 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:45,600 perfect storm. Um and you'll see that 796 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:46,880 reflected in the number of visitors that 797 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:49,000 we had 798 00:28:46,880 --> 00:28:51,200 in the building 799 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:52,640 um that month. 800 00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:55,040 The other thing that I think is really 801 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:57,320 interesting is if we look at visits per 802 00:28:55,040 --> 00:29:00,560 hour, you can see that there's very 803 00:28:57,320 --> 00:29:03,560 little difference in earlier in the day 804 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:05,680 and in the evening it's just it really 805 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:08,040 changes. It's significant. I mean we're 806 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:10,840 we're down 81% 807 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:12,800 um between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. 808 00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:14,080 And here's my theory as she she and I 809 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:16,120 still kind of digging into this. She 810 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:19,760 just gave me this a couple of days ago. 811 00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:22,880 Um this is my theory or our theory. This 812 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:25,520 is when we have our families here. 813 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:27,920 This is when we have retirees and our 814 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:30,960 regular folks that come in 815 00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:32,440 once a week or once every few days. The 816 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:34,480 families are coming in to spin the 817 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:36,240 wheel. The families are coming in for 818 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:40,000 family story time. This is when most of 819 00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:42,680 our programming is. So I think what this 820 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:44,200 shows is that programs are drawing 821 00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:46,360 people in and we've seen an increase in 822 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:48,040 our program numbers, but also these 823 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:49,640 folks are the ones that get in kind of 824 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:51,600 get in the rhythm. They have some 825 00:29:49,640 --> 00:29:54,000 flexibility so they don't need to come 826 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:55,920 in on a Wednesday or a Thursday. They 827 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:57,760 they're able to um 828 00:29:55,920 --> 00:29:59,360 accommodate our you know unfortunate 829 00:29:57,760 --> 00:30:01,400 schedule. 830 00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:04,320 Here 831 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:06,960 I think this is 832 00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:08,800 uh reflects the fact that a lot of the 833 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:11,360 people that come in in the evenings are 834 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:14,120 not our regulars our regulars are not 835 00:30:11,360 --> 00:30:15,840 regular library users. They come in they 836 00:30:14,120 --> 00:30:17,400 come flying in after work. They have 837 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:20,320 some things that they need to take care 838 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:22,880 of right away. Often people at this time 839 00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:25,800 of the day we have heavy public computer 840 00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:28,120 usage. We do have families coming coming 841 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:30,800 in you know early you know around the 842 00:30:28,120 --> 00:30:32,400 dinner hour just before or after to pick 843 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:34,560 out books and do some more library 844 00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:38,120 things. But I think what's happening 845 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:40,360 here is um we aren't capturing the 846 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:42,680 people who 847 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:44,640 need to be don't have a choice on what 848 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:47,680 day of the week they need to be here. 849 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:49,680 And also, I think this reflects the fact 850 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:51,600 that we are closed more days and people 851 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:53,680 are still adjusting to that and are 852 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:56,360 really curious about when the heck we 853 00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:58,440 are open. Because now we're not open 2 854 00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:59,720 days of the week and it was 1 day of the 855 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:01,000 week before. 856 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:01,400 So, I'm really hopeful. 857 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:02,120 » Hm? 858 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:04,960 » Go on. 859 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:06,960 Uh last June, did we have any heat days 860 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:08,920 where the library was open as a cooling 861 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:11,040 center in June? 862 00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:13,000 » Interesting question. 863 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:15,120 I don't think so. I think it was July. 864 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:16,280 July and August. I could look that up. 865 00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:18,920 That's an interesting question. That 866 00:31:16,280 --> 00:31:19,640 might reflect it. Oh, the other thing, 867 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:21,000 um 868 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:22,800 I was asking Brenda what she thought 869 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:23,640 this was cuz obviously this is a huge 870 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:24,160 increase. 871 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:25,600 » Yeah. 872 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:27,680 » And um 873 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:30,400 couple things, programming, 874 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:33,960 but she also pointed out that we've had 875 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:38,120 a lot more big training groups um coming 876 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:39,960 in, you know, like CCMH um for a couple 877 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:41,600 of months in a row did these big 878 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:43,800 training sessions where they had folks 879 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:45,760 here all day. They were filling up the 880 00:31:43,800 --> 00:31:48,760 auditorium. And we're seeing more and 881 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:50,520 more of that. And her her um 882 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:52,560 surmising without us really digging into 883 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:53,680 these numbers is that this reflects 884 00:31:52,560 --> 00:31:54,880 that. 885 00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:56,960 So, people still coming into the 886 00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:59,400 library, obviously, but you see there's 887 00:31:56,960 --> 00:32:02,200 a reduction here in library visitors in 888 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:03,680 general of 20% and then this increase. 889 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:05,960 So, we think that's people using the 890 00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:07,040 maker the excuse me, the meeting rooms. 891 00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:08,880 » Hm. 892 00:32:07,040 --> 00:32:12,280 » So, you know, this shows that things are 893 00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:14,360 rocky right now, but um 894 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:15,920 you know, I think we just need to power 895 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:18,160 through these next couple of months 896 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:19,680 until we can right the ship. And I think 897 00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:21,160 being able to open again after the 898 00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:23,640 school year starts is going to really 899 00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:25,200 help cuz folks will be able to settle 900 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:26,960 back into their regular schedules and 901 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:28,040 we'll be here for them again. 902 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:31,520 » It'll be interesting to see these 903 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:33,520 numbers in September, October when the 904 00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:35,720 library is back to its normal and see if 905 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:39,040 those numbers right themselves. 906 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:40,760 » Yeah. Yeah. I agree. 907 00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:42,440 Okay, and speaking of great numbers 908 00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:44,600 though, um 909 00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:46,520 we were Jenna came flying in the door 910 00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:48,280 the other day from the Maker Space and 911 00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:50,000 said, "Oh my gosh, that was that was 912 00:32:48,280 --> 00:32:52,840 really busy." So, she looked at the 913 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:55,720 numbers and she said in the 3 hours that 914 00:32:52,840 --> 00:32:58,040 we were open, we had 26 users. 915 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:59,160 Um seven of which were introductions to 916 00:32:58,040 --> 00:33:01,000 the space, which is a pretty 917 00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:03,400 time-consuming process. 918 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:06,200 Six volunteers were there helping out 919 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:07,920 and 11 people in the first half hour 920 00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:10,280 that came in. So, 921 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:13,000 I mean, we had we had as you as you see, 922 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:15,480 we had six volunteers helping and gosh, 923 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:18,960 we just could not accommodate that that 924 00:33:15,480 --> 00:33:20,800 kind of a crowd um without their help. 925 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:23,040 You know, we have somebody helping with 926 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:25,040 IT. We have somebody helping with the 3D 927 00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:28,040 printer. We have somebody that helps 928 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:29,680 with sewing and other sort of soft um 929 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:31,360 soft skills. 930 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:33,040 Um we have a couple of people that just 931 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:35,280 know a lot about the Maker Space that 932 00:33:33,040 --> 00:33:38,040 kind of can float and then that gives 933 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:40,040 Jenna the space to do the certifications 934 00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:42,080 for the 3D printer and to help people on 935 00:33:40,040 --> 00:33:44,760 specific projects. 936 00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:47,680 Um she said the big ones are sewing, 3D 937 00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:50,560 printing, laser cutting, Dot and Dash 938 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:52,600 robots are super popular right now. 939 00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:53,920 IT help, we have a wonderful volunteer 940 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:55,600 who 941 00:33:53,920 --> 00:33:57,200 just makes appointments for folks for a 942 00:33:55,600 --> 00:33:59,240 half an hour and sits down and helps 943 00:33:57,200 --> 00:34:00,880 them. He's been helping a fellow who got 944 00:33:59,240 --> 00:34:02,600 a new laptop that just needs help 945 00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:04,640 getting getting it set up, you know, 946 00:34:02,600 --> 00:34:06,920 getting the apps that he needs and he's 947 00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:08,240 an older guy and it's just he he needs 948 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:10,560 he wants he really wants to help 949 00:34:08,240 --> 00:34:11,879 figuring it out, understanding it. And 950 00:34:10,560 --> 00:34:15,720 then LEGOs 951 00:34:11,879 --> 00:34:17,639 um are super popular as always. 952 00:34:15,720 --> 00:34:19,639 Um summer library program or summer 953 00:34:17,639 --> 00:34:20,560 library challenge, just a few numbers. 954 00:34:19,639 --> 00:34:23,840 Um 955 00:34:20,560 --> 00:34:26,000 we had 187 people at our petting zoo, 956 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:27,399 which I mean, it was a super hot day. I 957 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:29,639 think it would have been even busier if 958 00:34:27,399 --> 00:34:32,320 it hadn't been so hot. 959 00:34:29,639 --> 00:34:34,320 Um we had CRPUD's bucket truck at one of 960 00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:35,720 our family story times. That was super 961 00:34:34,320 --> 00:34:38,360 popular. 962 00:34:35,720 --> 00:34:40,200 Um we had youth um yoga 963 00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:42,800 and we had Let's see how many do I don't 964 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:45,480 remember how many. I think we had 30 35 965 00:34:42,800 --> 00:34:47,960 people at youth yoga with all these cute 966 00:34:45,480 --> 00:34:51,000 little toddlers and 5-year-olds doing 967 00:34:47,960 --> 00:34:52,760 downward down dog in the courtyard. It 968 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:54,760 was super cute. 969 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:56,960 Um that's been fun. The teens have a 970 00:34:54,760 --> 00:34:59,600 writing workshop that they're doing. And 971 00:34:56,960 --> 00:35:00,920 Janna, I think didn't you help them get 972 00:34:59,600 --> 00:35:04,120 set up with that or you've been giving 973 00:35:00,920 --> 00:35:06,120 us some advice and Is that correct? 974 00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:06,760 Or somebody Ellen? 975 00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:07,480 » Yeah, okay. 976 00:35:06,760 --> 00:35:08,960 » Yep. 977 00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:10,600 » Okay. 978 00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:12,080 And then they're doing a lock-in next 979 00:35:10,600 --> 00:35:14,080 week where they're going to take over 980 00:35:12,080 --> 00:35:15,960 the library and build for They want to 981 00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:17,120 build forts in the library and they want 982 00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:18,600 to make 983 00:35:17,120 --> 00:35:20,680 I don't They're making slime in the 984 00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:22,280 maker space. 985 00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:23,600 They're just doing all kinds of fun kids 986 00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:25,640 stuff for the summer. So they're going 987 00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:27,720 to have 2 and 1/2 hours with the library 988 00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:30,440 all to themselves. 989 00:35:27,720 --> 00:35:33,840 And then um so far Janna just did a 990 00:35:30,440 --> 00:35:36,920 tally for me, 148,600 991 00:35:33,840 --> 00:35:39,800 and some minutes read um by all of our 992 00:35:36,920 --> 00:35:42,040 participants and we have almost 400 993 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:43,800 registrants this year, which is 994 00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:45,360 I think it's 995 00:35:43,800 --> 00:35:47,080 I don't want to say a number. I Last 996 00:35:45,360 --> 00:35:50,440 time I looked I think it was down 20 997 00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:52,200 25%, which honestly I think is 998 00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:53,320 is a testament is it 999 00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:55,720 is it 1000 00:35:53,320 --> 00:35:57,440 um a positive result given all of the 1001 00:35:55,720 --> 00:35:59,000 all of the um 1002 00:35:57,440 --> 00:36:01,280 all of the turmoil that um that we've 1003 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:02,680 had in the city. 1004 00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:05,320 Um 1005 00:36:02,680 --> 00:36:07,120 Labor Day is our next holiday, li- 1006 00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:09,720 library closed and that's the 7th of 1007 00:36:07,120 --> 00:36:11,560 September, that Monday. 1008 00:36:09,720 --> 00:36:13,120 Otherwise, you know, it's smooth sailing 1009 00:36:11,560 --> 00:36:15,160 really. Everybody's 1010 00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:16,480 Everybody's really, you know, put their 1011 00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:17,960 nose to the grindstone and working 1012 00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:19,880 really hard and 1013 00:36:17,960 --> 00:36:21,160 you know, patrons love us and but 1014 00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:23,400 there's a reason for that. We're good at 1015 00:36:21,160 --> 00:36:25,320 our jobs and um we really care about our 1016 00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:27,400 patrons. So and that really shows. I 1017 00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:28,840 mean, right now as hard as things are 1018 00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:31,040 for everybody, the fact that people are 1019 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:33,120 coming in and, you know, 1020 00:36:31,040 --> 00:36:35,080 trusting us with their 1021 00:36:33,120 --> 00:36:37,560 needs and, you know, help us helping 1022 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:38,920 them find court documents or 1023 00:36:37,560 --> 00:36:40,440 find just the right book, whatever it 1024 00:36:38,920 --> 00:36:41,920 might be. We I think it's a real 1025 00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:44,200 testament to the people we have working 1026 00:36:41,920 --> 00:36:44,200 here. 1027 00:36:44,840 --> 00:36:47,960 That's all I got. 1028 00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:50,360 » Thank you very much, Susan. Does anybody 1029 00:36:47,960 --> 00:36:53,200 have any comments for Susan or off of 1030 00:36:50,360 --> 00:36:53,200 what she had said? 1031 00:36:53,560 --> 00:36:59,080 All right. Uh skipping over the council 1032 00:36:56,200 --> 00:37:02,200 liaison report this evening. 1033 00:36:59,080 --> 00:37:04,560 Um we are going to try 1034 00:37:02,200 --> 00:37:07,200 uh out a new report, uh the Friends of 1035 00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:08,920 the Library report, um with Lynn, just 1036 00:37:07,200 --> 00:37:11,360 as quick updates so that we can kind of 1037 00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:13,160 be up to date on what their funding is, 1038 00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:14,680 their events, and other things so that 1039 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:17,080 we can kind of go hand in hand. So, I'll 1040 00:37:14,680 --> 00:37:20,200 hand it over to Lynn. 1041 00:37:17,080 --> 00:37:20,200 Oops, Lynn, you're muted. 1042 00:37:24,320 --> 00:37:28,840 » So, uh they did not meet in June, and 1043 00:37:27,080 --> 00:37:30,080 they're talking about not meeting in 1044 00:37:28,840 --> 00:37:33,080 July. 1045 00:37:30,080 --> 00:37:35,840 And I didn't so I wasn't at the last 1046 00:37:33,080 --> 00:37:38,280 meeting to report, and uh hopefully I'll 1047 00:37:35,840 --> 00:37:39,040 have something next month. 1048 00:37:38,280 --> 00:37:41,800 » All right. 1049 00:37:39,040 --> 00:37:41,800 » That's the short of it. 1050 00:37:41,840 --> 00:37:45,760 » Thank you very much. 1051 00:37:43,720 --> 00:37:49,920 Um any other business that anybody would 1052 00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:49,920 like to add in? 1053 00:37:51,760 --> 00:37:57,720 All right. Um so, action items. Susan's 1054 00:37:55,440 --> 00:38:00,040 going to send out a doodle um for our 1055 00:37:57,720 --> 00:38:02,480 board meeting scheduling, 1056 00:38:00,040 --> 00:38:05,720 um and 1057 00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:07,440 with that board meeting, we will plan on 1058 00:38:05,720 --> 00:38:10,560 getting those committees to meet up 1059 00:38:07,440 --> 00:38:13,520 together, um to kind of get things 1060 00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:17,680 rolling. Um Susan, did you want to set 1061 00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:20,280 up a meeting for the new subcommittee um 1062 00:38:17,680 --> 00:38:22,720 sooner than that board meeting? 1063 00:38:20,280 --> 00:38:25,960 » Um I I leave that up to the 1064 00:38:22,720 --> 00:38:27,480 group. Lynn, Aaron, Janna, would you 1065 00:38:25,960 --> 00:38:29,720 Do you want to comment now? I could 1066 00:38:27,480 --> 00:38:31,200 start an email string and you guys could 1067 00:38:29,720 --> 00:38:33,200 start to make some decisions. I'm I'm 1068 00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:34,160 happy to support either way. 1069 00:38:33,200 --> 00:38:36,160 » Okay. 1070 00:38:34,160 --> 00:38:39,240 » That sounds good to me. 1071 00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:40,800 » To meet or for me to send an email? 1072 00:38:39,240 --> 00:38:42,680 » Um 1073 00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:44,440 go ahead and send out an email when 1074 00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:45,000 you're going to be available. 1075 00:38:44,440 --> 00:38:47,840 » Okay. 1076 00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:49,320 » And the rest of us can respond 1077 00:38:47,840 --> 00:38:50,320 so that we can meet. 1078 00:38:49,320 --> 00:38:53,040 » Okay. 1079 00:38:50,320 --> 00:38:53,840 » And see how we want to meet. 1080 00:38:53,040 --> 00:38:54,720 » Okay. 1081 00:38:53,840 --> 00:38:56,040 » Got it. 1082 00:38:54,720 --> 00:38:57,640 » All right. 1083 00:38:56,040 --> 00:38:59,560 » Susanna is doodling for board meeting 1084 00:38:57,640 --> 00:39:03,000 for board meeting. Susanna is doodling 1085 00:38:59,560 --> 00:39:05,120 or emailing for subcommittee. Um, I 1086 00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:06,840 don't have anything else on that. Maybe 1087 00:39:05,120 --> 00:39:09,480 I'll have an action item that we need to 1088 00:39:06,840 --> 00:39:11,000 accomplish before our next meeting. 1089 00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:13,160 Oh, and Susanna's also sending out an 1090 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:14,240 email for reminding about the joint 1091 00:39:13,160 --> 00:39:15,760 council meeting. 1092 00:39:14,240 --> 00:39:18,200 » All right. Okay. 1093 00:39:15,760 --> 00:39:18,200 Thank you. 1094 00:39:18,240 --> 00:39:21,200 » So, everything Susanna gets to do today. 1095 00:39:20,647 --> 00:39:23,160 » [laughter] 1096 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:26,760 » Yeah, you keep keep on keeping me busy. 1097 00:39:23,160 --> 00:39:30,720 Um, actually I I do have a question. Um 1098 00:39:26,760 --> 00:39:32,680 I I'm wondering if I'm sending if the 1099 00:39:30,720 --> 00:39:34,200 emails that I'm sending out I I pulled 1100 00:39:32,680 --> 00:39:36,400 way back. I was doing them once a week 1101 00:39:34,200 --> 00:39:37,840 for a while and I just decided that it 1102 00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:40,920 seemed like I was jamming up people's 1103 00:39:37,840 --> 00:39:43,240 email boxes with you know, with bits and 1104 00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:44,920 pieces. So, I've my strategy has been to 1105 00:39:43,240 --> 00:39:46,680 send longer emails out, you know, when 1106 00:39:44,920 --> 00:39:48,280 there's something pressing. But, I'm 1107 00:39:46,680 --> 00:39:50,400 wondering I'm just wondering what the 1108 00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:53,720 group thinks about that if there's a 1109 00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:56,240 preference for more frequent missives 1110 00:39:53,720 --> 00:39:58,800 about you know, bite-sized bite-sized 1111 00:39:56,240 --> 00:40:01,440 things or media or if if you care one 1112 00:39:58,800 --> 00:40:01,440 way or the other. 1113 00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:05,720 » I would suggest whatever is easiest for 1114 00:40:04,520 --> 00:40:06,920 you, Susanna. 1115 00:40:05,720 --> 00:40:09,240 » Okay. 1116 00:40:06,920 --> 00:40:11,000 There you go. 1117 00:40:09,240 --> 00:40:12,560 » I think whenever something important is 1118 00:40:11,000 --> 00:40:14,880 happening that you feel like you need to 1119 00:40:12,560 --> 00:40:18,120 loop us in on, that's great. I don't 1120 00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:20,252 expect a weekly update or anything but 1121 00:40:18,120 --> 00:40:20,720 especially you don't have time. So, 1122 00:40:20,252 --> 00:40:21,880 » [laughter] 1123 00:40:20,720 --> 00:40:23,120 » When you have something that you need to 1124 00:40:21,880 --> 00:40:25,080 tell us, I think. 1125 00:40:23,120 --> 00:40:26,720 » Okay. Did you feel just one more 1126 00:40:25,080 --> 00:40:28,560 follow-up question. Did you feel like 1127 00:40:26,720 --> 00:40:31,400 you got enough information during the 1128 00:40:28,560 --> 00:40:31,400 budget season? 1129 00:40:31,760 --> 00:40:34,880 You I kept you apprised. There were no 1130 00:40:33,240 --> 00:40:35,880 surprise unpleasant surprises when you 1131 00:40:34,880 --> 00:40:37,840 were Okay. 1132 00:40:35,880 --> 00:40:39,600 » Yeah, I think you're good. 1133 00:40:37,840 --> 00:40:41,960 » Okay, good. Thank you. 1134 00:40:39,600 --> 00:40:44,160 » Okay. All right. 1135 00:40:41,960 --> 00:40:45,480 Um well, I guess we will motion to 1136 00:40:44,160 --> 00:40:47,560 adjourn. 1137 00:40:45,480 --> 00:40:50,520 Nobody's got anything else. If anybody 1138 00:40:47,560 --> 00:40:52,200 to start that motion. 1139 00:40:50,520 --> 00:40:54,400 » I make a motion to adjourn. 1140 00:40:52,200 --> 00:40:55,440 » There we go. Lynn, anybody second? 1141 00:40:54,400 --> 00:40:57,000 » Second. 1142 00:40:55,440 --> 00:40:58,280 » Aaron seconding. 1143 00:40:57,000 --> 00:41:00,120 » Aaron. 1144 00:40:58,280 --> 00:41:03,200 » And then do we have to vote on that or 1145 00:41:00,120 --> 00:41:03,200 is it just take a second? 1146 00:41:03,800 --> 00:41:06,720 » Just takes a second. 1147 00:41:04,760 --> 00:41:08,880 » Just takes a second. There we go. All 1148 00:41:06,720 --> 00:41:09,840 right. Well, thank you so much everybody 1149 00:41:08,880 --> 00:41:13,440 for 1150 00:41:09,840 --> 00:41:15,200 um being here and I am excited to have a 1151 00:41:13,440 --> 00:41:16,840 year with you. 1152 00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:17,360 » Thank you. You've done a great job, 1153 00:41:16,840 --> 00:41:18,548 Kelsey. 1154 00:41:17,360 --> 00:41:19,640 » Oh, thank you. 1155 00:41:18,548 --> 00:41:21,320 » [laughter] 1156 00:41:19,640 --> 00:41:22,480 » All right. Everybody have a wonderful 1157 00:41:21,320 --> 00:41:23,720 evening. 1158 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:24,600 » Goodnight. 1159 00:41:23,720 --> 00:41:27,200 » Bye. 1160 00:41:24,600 --> 00:41:27,200 » Bye-bye.