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[EBR Library Board of Control on June 18, 2025.]
EVENING EVERYONE.WELCOME TO THE JUNE 18TH, 2025 EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH LIBRARY BOARD OF CONTROL MEETING.
EVERYONE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
COULD YOU LEAD US, PLEASE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE.
MS. ANTOINETTE, ROLL CALL PLEASE.
NEXT ON THE AGENDA, THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 15TH.
ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES HERE AND NO, THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS.
THE MINUTES WILL BE APPROVED AS DISTRIBUTED.
SPECIAL ORDERS, WE HAVE MR. STEVE WILSON HERE.
WE WANT TO THANK HIM AND WELCOME HIM.
UM, WE REALLY APPRECIATE, UM, AND IT'S VISUALLY IMPRESSIVE, ALL THE STAINED GLASS AROUND IN THE COLORING BOOK.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME SEEING THAT, BUT YES.
UM, JOHN, RICHARD AND, UH, WARD BOND HAD A LOT TO DO WITH IT BACK IN THE DAY.
THE VISION FOR PUTTING STAINED GLASS IN, UH, SOME OF THE BRANCHES OF THE LIBRARY, THE FIRST ONE BEING THE PLEX.
UH, ONE OF THE, AT THAT TIME, ALL THE SURVIVING, UH, MEMBERS OF TABASCO FAMILY FROM NEW IBERIA AND EVERYTHING, UH, GENEROUSLY GAVE THE FUNDS TO DO WHAT KIND OF PUT ME ON THE MAP AS MY FIRST MAJOR COMMISSION.
UM, JUST AS THE LIBRARY IS THE JEWEL, UM, UH, UH, LOUISIANA, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, UH, REALLY, UM, YOU, YOU KNOW, THE REPUTATION YOU HAVE, IT'S PROBABLY A NATIONAL REPUTATION.
WELL, LSU HAD A STAINED GLASS PROGRAM AND NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT.
BUT PAUL DUFORT CAME HERE AND, UH, THE EARLY SIXTIES AND, UM, HE WAS OLD SCHOOL AND HE PUSHED US HARD AND WE HAD TO KNOW COLOR THEORY 'CAUSE HE STUDIED UNDER FAMOUS JOSEPH ALBERS, THE COLOR THEORIST.
AND, UM, PAUL DEVELOPED A MASTER'S DEGREE IN STAINED GLASS, OF WHICH A FEW GRADUATED AND FROM WHICH FEW GRADUATED.
AND, UM, I, I STARTED HAVING CHILDREN PRETTY QUICKLY AFTER THAT.
UH, SO AFTER A STINT AS ARTIST IN THE SCHOOLS THROUGH THE DA, NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, AND I WAS SPONSORED BY DEREK GORDON AT THE, UH, ARTS COUNCIL, UH, AT THE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF FOR TWO YEARS.
UM, UH, CLAIRE, MY WIFE SAID, UH, MAYBE IT'S TIME TO GET A REAL JOB
AND, AND SO, UH, SHE WAS, UH, A LIBRARIAN AT THE TIME,
AND I SAID, NO, I THINK I CAN DO THIS.
ANYWAY, WITH WARD BOND'S HELP TEACHING ME TO GET OUT AND PROMOTE AND EVERYTHING.
WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE OUR THREE KIDS HERE AND, UM, JUST MAKE A GREAT LIVING.
UM, THE CHARACTERISTIC OF LSU STAINED GLASS GRADUATES IS COLOR.
A LOT OF OTHER STAINED GLASS WINDOWS ARE NARRATIVE DRIVEN OR, UM, UH, IF NOT NARRATIVE DRIVEN, THEY, THEY MIGHT BE, UM, UH, UH, A LOT OF NON-OBJECTIVE WORK.
UM, LSU, UH, WITH PAUL DUFOUR EMPHASIZED COLOR.
AND SO IF YOU LOOK AT SAM CORSO, WHO'S BEING HONORED TONIGHT AT THE BAT, BATON ROUGE GALLERY, MY CONTEMPORARY ERSKINE MITCHELL, UH, JUST AN AWESOME DESIGNER, UM, JEFF SMITH, UH, MARGIE BLAKE, AND ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE THAT, UH, GRADUATED FROM LSU.
AND YOU SEE THEIR WORK COMPARED TO STAINED GLASS COMMISSIONS AROUND THE NATION.
WE BLOW OUT THE COLOR AND
WE'VE ALREADY GOT THE CHASE OF CLARA STORY WINDOWS RIGHT THERE, BUT IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN RIGHT TO GO FULL BODIED IN COLOR BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT CLEAR GLASS ABOVE AND BELOW.
SO I INCORPORATED A LOT OF CLEAR GLASS INTO IT, INCLUDING A LOT OF BEVELS AND PRISMS AND PIECES FROM THE ORIGINAL PLEX, UH, LIBRARY INSTALLATION.
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UM, YOU ARE TAKING SOME WITH YOU.SO STEVE GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO LET US USE THE DESIGN IN A COLORING BOOK, UM, THAT GOES ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COLORING BOOK, THERE'S A QR CODE THAT GOES TO A LIBRARY LIST OF PRINT BOOKS AS WELL AS EBOOKS AND LIVY, WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN THE STAINED GLASS.
AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE BOOKS HERE, INCLUDING THE WIND AND THE WHEELS AND WINNIE THE POO, AND, UH, SOME OTHER CLASSICS MAYBE ON THE ADULT SIDE AS WELL.
AND STEVE'S HAND IS ALSO IN THE GLASS AT BLUE VOMIT AT EDEN PARK IN THE CHILDREN'S ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR AND FLOOR AND IN THE AV ROOM HERE.
AND WE'VE JUST BEEN SO DELIGHTED TO WORK WITH STEVE OVER THESE YEARS.
ALRIGHT, NEXT ON THE AGENDA REPORTS BY THE DIRECTOR FINANCIAL REPORT SUPPORT WILL BE READ BY RHONDA
OPERATING EXPENDITURES THROUGH MAY 31ST ARE $18,084,740 AND 46 CENTS ARE 32.87% OF THE OPERATING BUDGET THROUGH MAY.
WE SHOULD HAVE SPENT NO MORE THAN 42% OF THE BUDGET, A BUDGET TRANSFER TO CLEAN UP SEVERAL CAPITAL PROJECTS.
FUNDS IS CURRENTLY BEING PROCESSED IN FINANCE.
SO YOU'LL SEE SOME CHANGES IN THAT SCHEDULE NEXT MONTH.
CASH COLLECTIONS FROM PROPERTY TAXES FOR 2025 REMAIN AHEAD OF THOSE COLLECTED IN 2024 AS WE WERE APPROXIMATELY $2.9 MILLION AND 5.43% AHEAD OF THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE TWO QUICK THINGS.
I'VE NOTICED WE'VE SPENT $425,000 ON CLEANING SUPPLIES.
IS THAT AGAIN, BECAUSE OF BUYING SUPPLIES FOR ALL THE BRANCHES? YEP.
AND THE OTHER THING IS, I GUESS, DIRECTED TOWARD MARY, WE'VE ALREADY SPENT ALMOST 61% OF THE ADVERTISING BUDGET MM-HMM
AND WE'RE ONLY FIVE MONTHS IN, OR FIVE AND A HALF MONTHS IN.
WE ENCUMBER A LOT OF CONTRACTS TOO AT THE BEGINNING.
IS THAT IT? BUT RHONDA WILL NOT LET ME GO OVER
NEXT ON THE AGENDA SYSTEM REPORTS.
YES, TECHNOLOGY IS OUR FRIEND TODAY.
UH, YOU'LL SEE SOME FAMILIAR FACES ON THIS SLIDE.
UM, I ESPECIALLY LIKE MR. LUTHER'S HAT, UH, BUT YOU'LL SEE IN THE FIRST SLIDE COUNCILMAN ANTHONY KENNY FROM DISTRICT TWO MAYOR, PRESIDENT SID EDWARDS.
THEN YOU'LL SEE CANDACE, THEN YOU'LL SEE DONALD LUTHER, THEN YOU'LL SEE COUNCILMAN DARREL HURST, AND THEN YOU'LL SEE KATRINA.
AND THEN YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH SHOVELS, INCLUDING LORI.
UM, SO WE ARE OFF TO THE RACES THERE, AND LORI WILL TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT LATER.
BUT, UM, IT'S ALWAYS A HAPPY DAY.
IT'S A LITTLE UNUSUAL TO HAVE A GROUNDBREAKING IN FRONT OF A PERFECTLY GOOD LOOKING BUILDING.
BUT, UM, INSIDE IS NOT SO PRETTY RIGHT NOW.
UH, I WANTED TO, UH, INVITE YOU, OH, WELL INVITE YOU TO SOMETHING COMING UP, BUT, UH, SHARE SOME OF THE RESULTS.
I LOVE THE BATON ROUGE SOUL FOOD FESTIVAL.
AND THERE IS MUSIC AND THERE IS CONVERSATION, AND IT ATTRACTS SUCH A WIDE VARIETY FROM THE COMMUNITY.
AND PEOPLE DO DRIVE IN FROM OUT OF TOWN FOR THIS EVENT.
SO THIS WAS OUR SECOND YEAR HOSTING IT WITH HENRY TURNER JR.
THERE, YOU SEE HIM IN THE BOTTOM PICTURE.
THAT'S MR. TURNER WITH HIS FAMOUS HAT.
UM, THEY'RE SO EASY TO WORK WITH.
AND WE'LL SEE HIM AGAIN VERY SOON FOR A DIFFERENT FESTIVAL.
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WE HAD EVENT AFTER EVENT AFTER EVENT BETWEEN OUR LAST BOARD MEETING AND THIS ONE, SO HOT ON THE HEELS OF THAT EVENT.THE WALL OF VALOR WAS CELEBRATED WITH, UH, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, OFFICE ON VETERAN AFFAIRS.
AND THE YOUNG LADY IN THE BOTTOM SCREEN, UM, IS OUR PARISH ATTORNEY, ELENA ZARO, UH, WHO IS A MARINE, ONCE A MARINE, ALWAYS A MARINE.
SHE, EVEN THOUGH SHE'S RETIRED FROM THE CORPS, SHE'S A MARINE.
AND SHE LEADS THIS EFFORT AND HAS GATHERED IMAGES AND STORIES CELEBRATING BATON ROUGE EAST, BATON ROUGE PARISH, FALLEN WARRIORS.
UH, PEOPLE WHO SERVED IN ANY SERVICE ARM OF THE MILITARY ARE, WE WELCOME THEIR STORIES.
AND SO SHE COLLECTS THEM ALL YEAR LONG.
AND THEN SHE, UH, DISPLAYS THEM.
WE HAD SOME WONDERFUL VISITORS.
UH, THE GENERAL PUT TOGETHER, UH, A FABULOUS POWERPOINT WITH THE MUSIC AND, AND SPOKEN, UH, REMINISCENCES FROM, UH, OF SOME OF THE VARIOUS PEOPLE THAT ARE COMMEMORATED IN THIS EVENT.
AND ELENA LAST YEAR HAD THE BRILLIANT IDEA TO USE THE LIBRARY'S BUILDING SPACE.
AND SHE HID A TRUMPET, UH, PLAYER OUT ON THE PENINSULA OVER THE REFLECTING POOL.
AND SHE HAD THE CANDLES IN THE REFLECTING POOL.
AND SHE DID THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR.
AND, UM, IT, IT'S A VERY MOVING CEREMONY.
WE, WE DO IT IN THE HALL AND, AND THEN WE LEAVE THE, WE LEAVE THE IMAGES UP FOR SEVERAL DAYS BECAUSE RIGHT AFTER THIS, SINCE IT'S FOR MEMORIAL DAY, COMES THE BATON ROUGE CONCERT BAND CELEBRATING MEMORIAL DAY.
AND THEY COME INSIDE AND THEY LOOK AT THAT.
AND WE ALSO HAD THE EXONERATED EXHIBITION ON DISPLAY AT THE SAME TIME.
IT WAS ON DISPLAY THE DAY BEFORE THE SOUL FOOD FEST CAME UP.
AND SO A THOUSAND PEOPLE SAW THAT EXHIBITION THE FIRST WEEKEND.
AND THAT TREND HAS JUST CONTINUED.
UM, THIS IS A POWERFUL EXHIBITION.
IT IS GOING TO BE UP IN THE LOBBY THROUGH THE END OF JULY.
UM, I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT PUTTING IT IN THE LOBBY BECAUSE IT'S NOT AS PROTECTED.
AND WE SERVE THE CHILDREN FOOD IN THE LOBBY AND CHILDREN RUNNING AND OUT OF THE LOBBY.
THE SCULPTOR, BECKY GAN IS GOING TO BE HERE IN JULY TO DO, UH, FOR A RECEPTION AND A LITTLE TALK, UH, THAT IS GONNA KIND OF, UH, COALESCE WITH SOMETHING THE A HUNDRED BLACK MEN ARE ALREADY DOING ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
AND IN AUGUST, HER SON HAS DONE A DOCUMENTARY ON THIS.
SO, UH, IT IS A FASCINATING PROJECT, IS POWERFUL STORIES ON EACH ONE.
WE HAVE THE LITTLE QR CODE, UH, WITH A LINK TO THE WEBSITE FOR WHERE, UH, THE STORIES ALL LIVE ON ONE OF OUR INFO GUIDES.
SO THAT'S, WE, WE'VE BEEN PROUD TO HOST THIS.
THERE YOU SEE THAT BATON ROUGE CONCERT BAND.
UM, WE, WE DID SOMETHING NEW A FEW MONTHS AGO FOR THEIR SPRING CONCERT.
THEY ASKED IF INSTEAD OF FACING THE STAGE, THEY COULD FACE THE FRONT DOOR OF THE LIBRARY.
AND I'M LIKE, HMM, WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO COME IN AND OUT OF THE LIBRARY.
BUT SO THEY STARTED PAST THE, THE LARGE AVENUE OF RAMP THAT LEADS UP TO THE FRONT DOOR.
AND THIS WAY THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE SUN BEATING DOWN ON THEM AND THEY COULD ACTUALLY SEE THEIR MUSIC.
SO WE THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING.
THEY DIDN'T SWEAT NEARLY AS MUCH.
AND, UH, THERE WAS NO HEAT STROKE.
UH, BUT WE HAD A WONDERFUL CONCERT.
JAY GRIMES WAS THE MC FOR THIS ONE.
AND THEN JOHNNY IAN SHOWED UP TWO DAYS, A FEW DAYS LATER FOR, UM, THE CIVIC ORCHESTRA GOES TO THE MOVIES.
AND AGAIN, STANDING ROOM ONLY, I HAD TO BRING IN EXTRA CHAIRS.
WE HAD PEOPLE IN THE HALL OUTSIDE IN THE VESTIBULE LISTENING TO THE MUSIC.
'CAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE, UH, COMING TO ENJOY THESE WONDERFUL FREE CONCERTS BY VOLUNTEER MUSICIANS.
COOL CAREERS OFF TO A GOOD, GOOD START.
I LIKE SAYING SRO, UM, FOR THE FIRST ONE, WHICH WAS NASA IN SPACE.
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UH, LAST FRIDAY WE HAD KING CROW STUDIOS.THAT IS THE STUDIO THAT HAS WORKED WITH OUR STAFF TO MAKE SOME LITTLE VR AR TRAINING ON HOW TO USE THE PODCASTING STUDIO SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO SIT WITH A PERSON FOR TWO HOURS EVERY TIME BEFORE THEY GET BADGED.
WELL, THEY, THEY WERE TALKING, THEY ALSO WORK FOR PRIVATE INDUSTRY ALL OVER THIS REGION.
AND SO THEY WERE TALKING, UM, IN THIS BOTTOM PICTURE, YOU SEE HOW THEY, UH, HOW THEY DESIGN THINGS FOR AUTO MANUFACTURING.
UH, SO HOW THEY MIGHT USE THAT COMING UP, UH, THIS FRIDAY IS THE FACES LAB FROM LSU.
UH, YOU MAY RECALL THAT WAS THE FAMOUS FAMOUSLY STARTED BY MARY MANHEIM, WHO'S SINCE RETIRED.
BUT SHE'S, SHE STILL GETS CALLED IN.
UM, AND THEN WE'LL END THE MONTH WITH DRONES AND ROBOTICS.
CAN YOU HAVE TOO MANY ROBOTS? NO, YOU CANNOT.
AND SINCE WE, I WAS ON TEENS, THE ZACHARY BRANCH LIBRARY SENT ME THIS PICTURE RIGHT AFTER GRADUATION, UH, ONE OF THE GRADUATING SENIORS CAME BY AND TOOK HER PICTURE WITH HER, ONE OF HER FAVORITE BOOKS.
UM, AND, AND SHE LOVES HER LIBRARY.
AND, AND I JUST HAD TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
UH, ANYMORE IN THE NEWS, YOU MOSTLY HEAR BAD NEWS ABOUT TEENS, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD NEWS ABOUT TEENS IN THE LIBRARY.
ADULTS, WE HAD STANDING ROOM ONLY WHEN WE DID THAT LECTURE, LOOKING BACK AT THE DESTRUCTION OF LAST ISLAND.
AND WE ARRANGED TO TAPE IT BECAUSE WE HAD GOTTEN SO MANY PHONE CALLS ABOUT IT OF PEOPLE DESPERATE TO COME.
AND YOU MAY RECALL, I TOLD YOU PEOPLE DROVE IN FROM LAKE CHARLES.
THEY DROVE DOWN FROM NATCHEZ, UH, TO, TO ATTEND THIS EVENT.
I STOOD, AS DID SEVERAL MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY.
JAY GRIMES WAS STANDING IN THE BACK, UH, 'CAUSE HE WAS THERE, VERY INTERESTED IN THE STORY OF THE HURRICANE.
UM, SO WE TAPE THAT AND THAT IS ON, UH, ARCHIVE NOW ON THE LIBRARY'S WEBSITE, IF YOU WANTED TO GO AND CHECK THAT OUT.
THERE YOU SEE SYLVIA WITHERSPOON FROM CHANNEL TWO.
YOU KNOW, WE HUNT, WE TREAT ALL THE, THE NEWS STATIONS.
UH, SYLVIA HAS PARTNERED WITH THE LIBRARY WITH LEGACY LETTERS.
SYLVIA HAS PROMOTED THE SEED LIBRARY.
SYLVIA HAS PROMOTED A NUMBER OF OTHER WONDERFUL LIBRARY OF THE MOVIES ON THE PLAZA.
UM, SHE, SHE'S REALLY BEEN LEANING INTO WHAT THIS COMMUNITY CAN DO IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
AND SHE IS PART OF THE LEGACY LETTER PROJECT, WHICH WE KIND OF STARTED LAST FALL.
AND WE'RE ABOUT READY TO ROLL OUT WITH A, A GUIDED ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM TO HELP YOU DO IT.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE'RE, WE'RE DOING SOME, IM KIND OF MORE IMPROMPTU GUIDED WORKSHOPS WHERE BY THE, YOU COME TO THIS WORKSHOP, YOU WILL LEAVE WITH A LETTER.
AND THE WHOLE POINT OF LEGACY LETTER IS, WE ALL MEAN TO DO THIS, BUT WE SOMEHOW NEVER ACTUALLY DO IT.
WRITE A LETTER TO SOMEONE THAT MATTERS.
MAYBE IT WAS SOMEONE WHO MATTERED TO YOU IN YOUR LIFE, A MENTOR, A PARENT, A GODPARENT, UH, A FORMER COLLEAGUE.
MAYBE YOU WANT TO LEAVE A LETTER AS A LEGACY FOR YOUR CHILDREN OR GODCHILD OR SOMEONE YOU ARE MENTORING.
AND SOMEHOW WE DON'T GET AROUND TO DOING IT.
IF YOU COME TO THE LEGACY LETTER, WE WILL GET YOU OUT THE DOOR WITH SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DELIVER.
AND IT, I DON'T WANT, I DON'T WANNA BE TRITE AND SAY RESEARCH SHOWS, BUT IT'S REALLY BEEN SEEN TO TAKE EFFECT THOUGH.
WHEN PEOPLE MAKE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS, IT CHANGES THE DYNAMIC OF A RELATIONSHIP.
AND STARTING FROM THE GROUND UP, YOU CAN CHANGE A CULTURE.
THAT'S WHY THIS PROGRAM IS IN BUSINESSES BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO CHANGE THE CULTURE OF THEIR BUSINESS.
THAT'S WHY IT'S IN FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES.
AND THAT'S WHY NFL TEAMS ARE USING THIS PRO, THIS PROCESS.
'CAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO GROW A TEAM.
WELL, WE NEED TO GROW COMMUNITY.
I INVITE YOU TO TAKE PART Y'ALL SUMMER.
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STANDING RUO.UH, SOME OF OUR FAVORITES ARE BACK HARVEY RABBIT, FARMER, MINER, DAISY THE PIG.
LOOK AT THAT YOUNG, LOOK AT THOSE TWO YOUNG MEN.
THAT COULD BE MY SON, Y'ALL OR MY GRANDSON.
OH, AND THEY'RE ESPECIALLY EXCITED WHEN THEIR PARENTAL UNIT TOUCHES THE SNAKE TOO.
UM, BUT THIS IS ACTUALLY FOR SERIOUS REASONS.
YOU KNOW, NOT ALL SNAKES ARE EVIL AND BAD.
NOT ALL MANY SNAKES ARE HELPFUL IN OUR ECOLOGY.
I WANNA KNOW THE DIFFERENCE, AND I'LL KEEP MY DISTANCE UNTIL I DO.
UH, AGAIN, UM, THE MEDIA'S BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE ABOUT HELPING US PUSH OUT, UH, THE WONDERFUL PROGRAMS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE.
YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT US ON THE RADIO, YOU'LL SEE US IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND IN BUNDLED SOCIAL MEDIA FOR OTHER THINGS IN THE MEDIA.
THERE WAS A STADIA AND THE ADVOCATE ON THE, ON THE FRONT PAGE RAP, UH, ANYTHING TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT, HEY, WE'RE HERE FOR YOU.
WE'VE GOT GOOD STUFF GOING ON AT THE LIBRARY.
THERE'S THOSE MOVIES GONE FULL BLAST.
OUR OUR FIRST MOVIE, UH, WAS, UM, THE WILD ROBOT I HAD NEVER SEEN.
IT WAS DARLING, WE HAD OVER 300 PEOPLE AND THE BEST DANCE PARTY WE HAVE HAD EVER.
Y'ALL, YOU JUST GOT TO GET YOUR MOVES ON WITH THIS GROUP.
UM, THIS, UH, LAST WEEK WE DID INSIDE OUT THIS WEEK, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING WISH AND WE WILL END THE SUMMER WITH THE MARVELS.
UM, LAST WEEK I HAD ON A BLUE WIG.
NOW WHY IS THERE A VIKING HELMET ON THE TABLE? BECAUSE WHEN YOU COMPLETE THE LENDER CHALLENGE AND MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE MAIN LIBRARY, YOU ARE CELEBRATED.
YOU ARE WELCOMED, YOU ARE TAKEN, YOU ARE WRAPPED IN ROBES OF PURPLE VELVET AND HERMAN, YOU ARE GIVEN SCEPTERS TIARAS OR HELMETS.
IT, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER FLOATS TO YOUR BOAT.
IF YOU WANT A TIARA, WE'LL MAKE IT HAPPEN.
IF YOU WANT A ROYAL OR WE'LL MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
AND YOU'RE BROUGHT UP, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS PICTURE, YOU'RE BROUGHT UP THE CARGO ELEVATOR.
IT HAS BEEN BEDECKED AND BEDAZZLED.
AND YOU COME THROUGH THE SECRET WAY OF THE LIBRARY.
AND UP ON THE TOP FLOOR, YOU'RE GREETED WITH KAZOOS OR TROMBONES AND RIDICULOUSNESS.
THE STAFF IS, IS ALSO DRESSED IN RIDICULOUS ATTIRE.
UM, SHE DID NOT WEAR THE VIKING HELMET, BUT NEXT TIME, UH, AND PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING IT, BUT MOSTLY THEY'RE ENJOYING THE THRILL OF GOING FROM LIBRARY TO LIBRARY TO LIBRARY, FILLING OUT THEIR PASS PORT MAP.
EACH, EACH STAMP IS DIFFERENT.
AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE THINGS THAT ARE UNIQUE TO THAT BRANCH.
AND THEY'RE TAKING THEIR PICTURES AND CHECKING OUT BOOKS.
THERE ARE, UH, SINGLE MOMS. THERE ARE NEIGHBORS BRINGING THE KIDS.
UH, I, I GOT TIRED OF GETTING THE PICTURES.
Y'ALL, THERE WERE SO MANY, IT WAS SO WONDERFUL.
BUT HERE IS THE LENDER'S FAMILY AND THAT THEY COMPLETED IT VERY EARLY ON.
AND THE DAUGHTER HAD ACTUALLY MADE THEM SPECIAL SHARKS THAT SAID THEY SURVIVED THE LINDER CHALLENGE.
AND ON THE BACK, THE MOM SAID, I'M THE CHAUFFEUR.
UH, THE DAUGHTER SAID, I CAME FOR THE BOOKS.
AND THE SON SAID, I CAME FOR THE SNACKS.
THEN THEY POURED THEIR MEDALLION.
AND WHEN THEY CAME BACK TO COLLECT THEIR MEDALLIONS, HERE CAME A NEW LENDER FAMILY.
SO WE HAD TWO LENDER FAMILIES MEETING OFF THE ELEVATOR.
AND THE NEW LENDER FAMILY, THE YOUNG MAN THAT YOU SEE RIGHT HERE, ALL DRESSED, UM, HE WAS CROWING BECAUSE THEY HAD BEATEN EVERYBODY'S RECORD FOR TIME.
UH, SO WE HAVE SOME WORK TO DO.
ALRIGHT, SOMETHING NEW FOR US, WHICH, UH, JONES CREEK ASKED TO DO.
AND IT'S TAKEN OFF LIKE HOT CAKES.
NEXT WILL BE MAINE IS SPEED PUZZLING Y'ALL.
WE ALREADY WERE DOING QBI COMPETITIONS WHERE YOU DO RUBIK'S CUBES.
YOU KNOW, IT BLOWS MY MIND THAT THEY CAN DO IT.
I COULD NEVER DO IT, LET ALONE DO IT IN A MINUTE OR THREE MINUTES OR WHATEVER.
BUT WE'RE DOING, WE'VE BEEN, UH, CIRCULATING
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GAMES FOR SEVERAL YEARS.AND FAMILY ACTIVITY KITS, WELL, WE'VE DONE SOME PUZZLE EXCHANGES AND JOE'S CREEK SAID, WELL, WE WANNA DO AN EVENT AND WE WANNA START CIRCULATING THE PUZZLES.
SO WE'RE LIKE, OKAY, WE ARE AT IT TO THE LIBRARY OF THINGS.
BUT WHAT THEY GOT, THEY ACTUALLY HAD A DONATION OF IDENTICAL PUZZLES.
SO THEY HAD A BUNCH OF BOXES OF THE EXACT SAME PUZZLE.
AND LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE THAT CAME.
THERE'S ACTUALLY MORE, THIS WAS, UH, MORE THAN THIS.
WERE IN THE ROOM AND THEY HAD THE BEST TIME, UH, THE WINNING TIME, 75 MINUTES AND 47 SECONDS BECAUSE THESE WERE CUTTHROAT PUZZLERS.
UH, SO, UH, FAIRWOOD IS WAS NEXT, AND THEN I CAN'T WAIT FOR US TO DO IT.
UM, SO THAT'S A FUN NEW KIND OF THING THAT WE'RE DOING THIS SUMMER.
SOMETHING ELSE WE'RE STARTING THIS SUMMER IS A LITTLE MORE SERIOUS.
IT'S FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND ENTREPRENEURS.
AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THE BUS, THE ALLIANCE, WHICH IS A GROUP OF, UH, NETWORK OF BUSINESS, UH, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND COACHES.
BASICALLY PEOPLE WHO COACH SMALL BUSINESS, UH, AND LARGE BUSINESS ACTUALLY.
THEY ACTUALLY COACH A LOT MORE LARGE BUSINESS THAN THEY DO SMALL BUSINESS.
AND THEY WANNA GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
THEY ALREADY DO A LOT OF OTHER NON-PROFIT THINGS.
SO THEY'RE WORKING WITH OUR SMALL BUSINESS SERVICE, AND WE'VE DEVELOPED A SERIES THAT'S NOT JUST COME TO THE LIBRARY AND HEAR ME LECTURE YOU ON HOW TO USE A LIBRARY RESOURCE.
THIS IS A WORKSHOP WHERE, YES, THE LIBRARY RESOURCES ARE THERE, INCLUDING THE STAFF AND THE, THE, THE FABULOUS PLATFORMS, BUT ALSO SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FROM THE COMMUNITY ARE THERE TO SAY HOW THEY WOULD USE THESE LIBRARY RESOURCES.
SO IT'S A B2B KIND OF EXCHANGE, WHICH IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT DYNAMIC THAN ME, THE LIBRARIAN SAYING USE GOOD STUFF.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
IT WILL PREMIERE IN JULY AND WE'VE PLANNED FIVE EVENTS.
THE FIRST ONE WILL BE MARKETING.
AND WE WILL OF COURSE TALK ABOUT DATA AXLE, WHICH USED TO BE CALLED REFERENCE USA AND SOME OF THE OTHER MARKETING PLATFORMS THAT WE HAVE.
UH, YOU MAY RECALL, UM, AT ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEETINGS WHEN SOMEONE AT, WHEN THE COUNCIL MEETING WAS OVER AND IT WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE CASUAL, A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE YELLED OUT AT ME, I SAVE $5,000 BY USING DATA AXLE.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA TAKE THAT ENERGY AND MOVE IT ON.
SO I'M VERY EXCITED TO PREMIERE THAT THIS SUMMER.
AND WE'LL BE RUNNING THAT SUMMER INTO FALL VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALKS HEADING UP.
AND IN THE SUMMER THEY'VE ADDED CHILDREN'S AND TEEN AUTHORS.
SO Y'ALL, CATHERINE APPLEGATE AND OTTER IS ODD, BUT IT'S ABOUT AN OTTER, A SEA MAMMAL.
UH, WELL, A IT'S A FRESHWATER MAMMAL, ISN'T IT? BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S IN THE OCEAN IN THAT PICTURE, BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE ODD, ISN'T IT? UM, WE, OF COURSE, WE HAD JODY, UH, THIS MORNING.
TONY XANDERS, THE NEW HEAD OF NEXUS, WILL BE THE NEXT SPEAKER FOR STRICTLY BUSINESS.
OUR LIBRARY CHANGED LIVES, FEATURES IS WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL SMALL BUSINESS OWNER.
GO RIDE ENTREPRENEUR, CHARLES DANIEL.
AND, UM, HERE'S SOME OF HIS STORY.
HE'S, UH, BEEN A FRIEND OF THE LIBRARY FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND BEEN PASSING SOME TIME WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS LIBRARIANS.
SO IT'S WONDERFUL TO HEAR THOSE STORIES.
I MENTIONED, UH, HENRY TURNER WAS COMING BACK.
HE'S GONNA BRING BACK NEIGHBOR HOOD FEST AGAIN OUTSIDE, INSIDE FILM SCREENINGS, MUSIC, FOOD, UM, ALL THE THINGS.
AND THEN IN AUGUST, WE'RE GOING TO HOST THE ZINE FEST, WHICH IS A, A LITTLE CASUAL, BUT ZINES ARE KIND OF GRASSROOT MAGAZINES, UH, THAT YOU CAN PUBLISH SO MUCH EASIER NOW WITH DIGITAL ONLINE RESOURCES.
SO THERE ARE A LOT OF LITTLE EASY ZINES OUT THERE IN THE WORLD.
AND IN FACT, WE'RE DO, WE DO SOME WORKSHOPS FOR THEM.
AND WE'VE HAD SOME, UH, GOOD RESPONSE ON THE EASING WORKSHOPS THAT WE HAVE HOSTED.
BUT WE ARE GOING TO, UH, BE THE HOST SITE FOR THE ZINE FEST IN AUGUST.
AND I'M KIND OF EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT.
SAVE THE DAY OCTOBER 18TH, MAKER FAIR MOVIE MAGIC.
SO WE'RE GONNA ROLL IT THIS YEAR.
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TO BE THEMATICALLY CENTERED AROUND FILM AND FILM, INDUSTRY, FILM CREATION, EVERYTHING THAT FEEDS INTO FILM.AND FILM ISN'T JUST MOVIES, IT'S PODCASTS, IT'S TIKTOK, IT'S HYPE REELS.
UH, AND TEENAGERS ARE MAKING FILMS RIGHT NOW IN OUR SUMMER FILM CAMPS.
UH, ADULTS MAKE FILMS. THEY SHOOT PODCASTS AND VIDEO BLOGS AT THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY.
SO WE HAVE CELTIC STUDIOS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET.
WE HAVE THE LOUISIANA FILM TOUR GONNA GO LIVE THIS SUMMER.
SO WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL PARTNERS THAT WE WILL BE WORKING WITH, UH, TO TALK ABOUT HOW TO DO THE FILMS, UH, THE BUSINESS OF FILM, AND THEN BREAKING IT DOWN.
EVERYTHING FROM MY FAVORITE IS THE FOLEY, THE MUSIC AND THE SOUND EFFECTS, UH, AND HOW YOU SWEETEN A FILM.
UH, THE, THE CLASSIC EXAMPLE IS JAWS WITHOUT THE MUSIC, YOU NEED THAT MUSIC.
UH, SO THAT, THAT'S GONNA BE PART OF THE MAKER FAIR.
IN OCTOBER, WE USUALLY DO A CALL FOR MAKERS BEGINNING IN JULY.
AND THIS YEAR, UH, JUST FOR FUN, THE MAKER MEN ARE HAVING A MAKER MEETUP, UH, TO DO, TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT USING THE CRICUT AND SUBLIMATION, WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MOVIES, BUT EVERYTHING TO DO WITH MAKING.
THOSE ARE OUR HOTTEST PIECES OF EQUIPMENT.
UH, IN FACT, WE'RE DOING A SPECIAL WORKSHOP FOR THE LADIES IN THE DAR SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE THINGS FOR THEIR ANNIVERSARY.
UM, BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE A MAKER MEETUP AND WE'RE GONNA BE MAKING BANDANAS FOR THE COMPANION ANIMAL ALLIANCE.
AND THEY'RE, SO THEY'LL BE PARTNERING WITH US ON THAT.
UM, NOW THERE'S ONE OTHER THING I WANTED TO TELL YOU.
I THINK, OH YEAH, SO BACK TO THE STAINED GLASS.
OF COURSE WE HAVE THESE, IT'S PERFECT FOR OUR SUMMER READING THEME, Y'ALL, BECAUSE IT'S COLOR OUR WORLD AND THE ADULTS HAVE INK PENS THAT WOULD LIKE, UM, I DID WANNA TELL YOU ONE OF OUR DATABASE PLATFORMS, HIVE CLASS, UH, WE ASKED THEM WHEN WE GOT THIS, THIS IS THE ONE WHERE YOU COULD LEARN HOW TO PLAY PICKLEBALL, YOU KNOW, ONE SKILL AT A TIME OR SOCCER OR ANYTHING ELSE.
BUT YOU CAN ALSO LEARN MINDFULNESS.
YOU CAN LEARN A VARIETY OF THINGS THAT USE THE WHOLE BODY.
WE ASKED THEM WHEN WE STARTED WORKING WITH THEM, UH, FIRST OF ALL, WE ASK THEM TO MAKE SOME OF THE MARKETING NOT JUST 8-YEAR-OLD KIDS.
'CAUSE I LOVE 8-YEAR-OLD KIDS.
BUT IF I'M A 67-YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER, I WANT TO KNOW THAT THIS IS ALSO FOR ME.
I WANNA SEE SOMEONE THAT LOOKS LIKE ME DOING THIS YOGA.
THEY HAVE REMARKETED THINGS AT OUR REQUEST SO THAT IT'S ALL AGES, ALL GENERATIONS.
AND THEN WE SAID, OKAY, WE NEED CHAIR YOGA.
WE NEED, UH, THINGS ON AGING GRACEFULLY AND SAFELY.
AND THEY HAVE ANNOUNCED THOSE.
THEY, UH, MOBILITY AND SENIOR MOBILITY.
AND THEN THEY'LL ADD MORE THINGS TO IT.
SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
UM, THIS IS ONE OF THE DATABASES, PLATFORMS THAT IT'S NOT JUST FOR YOU AT HOME, BUT IT'S FOR LIBRARY STAFF TO USE IN LIBRARY PROGRAMMING.
IT'S FOR, UM, A RETIREMENT CENTER TO USE IN THEIR PROGRAMMING.
IT'S FOR A SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER TO USE WITH HER KIDS WHO ARE TRYING TO BURN OFF SOME ENERGY ON A RAINY DAY.
THERE'S EVEN A SECTION IN IT IF YOU ARE HOMESCHOOLING WHERE IT'S KIND OF LIKE, THIS IS THE PE LESSON.
IF YOU WANNA GET SOMETHING THAT'S AN EXCHANGE FOR WHAT IS REQUIRED IN PE.
SO IT'S AN ALL PURPOSE DATABASE AND WE'RE TRYING TO REALLY HAVE IT SPEAK TO MULTIPLE AUDIENCES THAT WE DEAL WITH, BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, WE SERVE PEOPLE AT EVERY AGE THROUGH EVERY STAGE OF LIFE.
SO I WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT TO YOU, AND I THINK THAT'S ENOUGH.
ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I DID HAVE A COMMENT ABOUT, UM, ABOUT THE MARKETING.
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I THINK BECAUSE WE MARKET IN SUCH A UNIQUE WAY, UM, SOME PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT WE ARE MARKETING ALL THE SERVICES WITH THE ATE SYSTEM.UM, I DO THINK WE SHOULD DO A LITTLE BIT MORE ON SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE WHAT IT'S LIKE WE PAY FOR, UM, OR WE HAVE, WE EITHER THING OR HAVE COLLABORATIONS WITH DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND THAT'S HOW OUR SERVICES ARE PROMOTED.
THEY THINK THAT OKAY, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THIS PARTICULAR ORGANIZATION IS TALKING ABOUT THIS DATABASE, THEY BELIEVE EACH TIME IT'S JUST BECAUSE THEY LOVE THE LIBRARY, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE PAYING FOR THEM TO DO THAT, BUT THEY DON'T REALIZE THAT THAT'S PART OF OUR, THAT WE'RE PAYING FOR THAT.
YOU KNOW? SO I THINK IF WE ALSO INCLUDE MORE ON OUR INTERNET, UM, OR OUR SOCIAL MEDIA DATABASES, THAT WOULD HELP.
I KNOW BACK IN OCTOBER, UM, I BELIEVE CLAIRE MENTIONED THAT WE WERE GONNA START DOING A DID YOU KNOW, SERIES.
AND I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, STILL HASN'T HAPPENED.
BUT I THINK THAT'LL BE HELPFUL WHERE WE ARE SHOWING THE DATABASES AND THE DIFFERENT THINGS AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY DON'T REALIZE THE UNIQUE WAY WILL MARKET.
IF WE CAN DO THAT, I REALLY THINK THAT WOULD ELIMINATE SOME OF THE PUSHBACK THAT I KNOW I ALWAYS HEAR REGARDING, WE'RE NOT ADVERTISING ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS WITH THE LIBRARY SYSTEM.
SO WITH THE, WELL, DID YOU KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE STARTING THOSE THIS SUMMER.
WE WANTED TO GET SOME CLARITY ON, ON THE POLITICAL ANGLES OF OUR CAMPAIGNS FOR THE FALL, AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE COULD CARRY THAT OVER THE FINISH LINE.
SO WE'RE GONNA ROLL THOSE TWO THINGS TOGETHER.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN, UM, THAT OUR PARTNERS, THE COUNCIL ON AGING IS DOING, DID, YOU KNOWS THEY STARTED LAST MONTH.
AND WE WILL START SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR, UH, KIND OF WANT IT TO LOOK A CERTAIN WAY.
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT WHEN WE, UM, I HANDED OUT TO YOU, UH, INFORMATION FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR BEDTIME READING, UM, UH, FAQS.
NOTHING'S BEEN POSTED YET, BUT FAQS, UH, RELATED TO ANY QUESTION PRETTY MUCH THAT SOMEONE HAS ASKED ABOUT THE LIBRARY'S FUNDING AND ITS FUTURE.
AND WE'VE PUT TOGETHER JUST AN INFORMATIONAL, NOT AN VOCATIONAL, BUT AN INFORMATIONAL POWERPOINT AND A BOOKMARK, AND THEN SOME OTHER LITTLE THINGS THERE.
IT IS NOT, IT IS NOT A CAMPAIGN THAT WILL BE DONE BY OUR FRIENDS GROUP AND THE FRIENDS GROUP.
AND, AND THE, THE PACK THAT THE COUNCIL ON AGING, THE LIBRARY AND, UM, OTHERS ARE GOING TO WORK WITH.
UM, THEY, THEY ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY AND I WAS PRIVILEGED TO BE THERE ON MY OWN TIME, OF COURSE, UM, NOT ON WORK TIME.
I WAS THERE TO HEAR WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY FOR GENERATIONS UNITED, WHICH IS, UH, AN OFFICIAL PAC UH, FORMED BY THE PARTNERS.
UH, SO THERE'LL BE A LOT OF MOVING PARTS WITH THIS, BUT IS REALLY CRITICAL THAT THEY DON'T LOOK TOO DIFFERENT.
SO THEY NEED TO LOOK COHESIVE.
SO WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS JUST SIMPLE.
THERE'S A LOT OF BLUE, BUT IT'S JUST SIMPLE.
IT, IT'S NOT A PARTICULAR BRAND OF LOOK.
IT'S JUST SIMPLE, SIMPLE, SIMPLE.
UH, AND ANY COMMENTS OR CONCERNS YOU HAVE ABOUT THAT WILL BE REALLY APPRECIATED.
I WILL BE POSTING THAT DRAFT THIS WEEKEND ON OUR, ON THE LIBRARY'S WEBPAGE AND THE POPPLE.
I DON'T CONTROL THEIR WEBPAGE, BUT I'M GONNA ASK THEM TO POST IT BECAUSE, UH, NOW THAT THE GENERATIONS UNITED PAC HAS HAD A PUBLIC EVENT AND, UH, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WAS GOING TO START SOME MESSAGING NEXT WEEK, I NEEDED TO BE SURE THAT WE HAD SOMETHING THAT WAS JUST VERY PRAGMATIC, VERY SIMPLE, VERY CLEAR, YOU KNOW, NOT NO DRAMA, UH, JUST THE FACTS KIND OF DRAGNET.
UM, BUT IF I'VE A SIN OF OMISSION IS THE WORST SIN.
SO WHAT QUESTION IF SOMEONE ASKED YOU
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THAT I DON'T HAVE ON THAT FAQ, THAT'S WHAT I REALLY NEED FROM YOU.AND IF IN THE ANSWERS ON THOSE F FAQS SOMETHING WAS LIKE, WELL, THAT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE, I NEED TO KNOW THAT BECAUSE AT THIS POINT IT'S ALL GIBBERISH TO ME BECAUSE I'VE SAID IT TO MYSELF SO MANY TIMES, I'M NOT SEEING IT ANYMORE.
I HAVE TO FIND PEOPLE IN THE LIBRARY SAY, YOU'RE A FRESH READ
GO TO THIS CLOSET AND READ THIS P PIECE OF PAPER BECAUSE, UH, YOU'RE MY, YOU'RE MY VICTIM, UH, NOW TO, TO TO BE THE COLD READ.
SO I'M GONNA DEPEND ON Y'ALL, YOU KNOW, WHAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING YOU.
AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THOSE QUESTIONS ARE REFLECTED BECAUSE WE'RE NOT HIDING, WE'RE TRANSPARENT.
AND, UH, THEN WE'RE GONNA ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS IN A CALM MANNER.
SO THAT'S YOUR HOMEWORK? YES MA'AM.
YOU MENTIONED A DOCUMENTARY SOMETIME AGO, EARLY ON MM-HMM
IN YOUR PRESENTATION, UH, WILL WE, UH, WILL THAT DOCUMENTARY AT EVER BE AIR ON LOCAL CHANNELS? THE, THE DOCUMENTARY FROM OH OH.
THE ONE FROM, UH, THE EXHIBITION? YEAH.
BUT IT'S NOT AN LPB DOCUMENTARY, SO HE MAY WANT IT TO BE PLACED.
SO WHEN HE COMES IN AUGUST, WE WILL CERTAINLY ASK HIM.
AND WILL YOU PLEASE GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK AS TO WHETHER THAT CAN AND WILL HAPPEN? UH, I THINK THAT EXHIBIT ALONE, UH, IS WORTHY OF SHARING WITH THE COMMUNITY.
THE SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER IS GOING TO HAVE CLASS HERE.
UM, AND THEY'LL BE MEETING IN THIS ROOM.
THEY'LL BE LOOKING AT THE EXHIBITION AND MS. BECKY MAY ACTUALLY ATTEND THAT CLASS.
UM, THAT THAT'LL BE JUST THEIR PRIVATE CLASS.
INSTEAD OF MEETING OUT AT SCHOOL, THEY'RE GONNA COME AND MEET HERE.
UH, WHEN, WHEN WILL THAT TAKE PLACE? OH, THAT ON A SATURDAY THAT THEY, NOR THEY NORMALLY MEET ON A SATURDAY.
I COULD GET THAT FOR YOU LATER.
YOU PROBABLY KNOW THE PROFESSOR.
IT'S, AND THE WONDERFUL THING THAT WE HAVE SEEN IS PEOPLE JUST COME IN THE LOBBY AND THEN THEY JUST STOP.
AND MOST ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S A YOUNG PERSON WITH THEM AND THE YOUNG PERSON ASKS THE QUESTION, IT IS THE TIME FOR THE TEACHING MOMENT.
AND WE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE HERE FOR THAT BIG FESTIVAL.
WE, AND THEN THE VARIOUS CONCERTS AND THEN SOME OF THE OTHER BIG THINGS THAT WENT ON THE SUMMER READING KICKOFF, THE FARMER'S MARKET.
THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF EYES ON THAT EXHIBITION.
AND, AND IT, IT'S, IT'S IMPORTANT UPSTAIRS ON THE SECOND FLOOR, WE ACTUALLY HAVE, UM, JENNIFER CAR GUILD'S PAINTINGS FROM HER THAT SHE PAINTED AFTER SHE WAS ON, UH, THE, THE CITIZEN COMMITTEE THAT TOURED THE JAILS MM-HMM
AND SO SHE PAINTED A REFLECTION, UH, IN A SERIES OF PAINTINGS THAT ARE ON THE SECOND FLOOR WHEN YOU GET OFF THE ELEVATOR AT THE CONCIERGE, UH, ELEVATOR.
AND SO THAT KIND OF PAIRS NICELY WITH IT.
SO, UM, WE, WE TALKED WITH HER AFTER A COUNCIL MEETING AND SHE SAID COULD SHE BRING HIM? AND WE HAD ENOUGH SPACE AND IT WAS PERFECT TIMING.
SO VERY, SO I WILL REMEMBER TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY AND SEE WHERE, WHERE IT IS.
IT MAY BE ON YOUTUBE FOR ALL WE KNOW, BUT WE'LL FIND OUT.
MARY, DO YOU WANT ANY COMMENTS JUST RIGHT AWAY FROM ANY OF THIS OR WAIT UNTIL NEXT MONTH? OH NO.
I'D LIKE 'EM SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.
SO IF YOU WANNA GIVE THEM TO ME AFTER CLASS.
ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO OTHER REPORTS.
MAINTENANCE AND ADDITIONAL CAPITAL PROJECTS.
OKAY, SO FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, THE MAINTENANCE REPORT IS AS FOLLOWS.
CONTRACT WORK THAT BEGAN IN APRIL FOR THE PAINTING OF THE CURBS AT ALL LOCATIONS IS NEARLY COMPLETE.
THE SOUTH BRANCH LIBRARY AND THE BLUE BONNET REGIONAL LIBRARY ARE THE ONLY TWO BRANCHES REMAINING TO HAVE THEIR CURBS PAINTED.
LIMESTONE WAS INSTALLED AROUND THE CHILL YARD AT THE CENTRAL BRANCH LIBRARY TO CREATE A SAFE WALKING PATH.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY'S NOTICED IF IT'S BEEN ON LATELY, BUT THE SPLASH PAD REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AT THE MAIN LIBRARY JUST IN TIME
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FOR SUMMER.UM, THE AIR HANDLING UNITS ARE BEING REFURBISHED AT THE CARVER PRIDE, GREENWELL SPRINGS BAKER AND ZACHARY BRANCH LIBRARIES.
THERE WERE EMERGENCY REPAIRS THAT HAD TO BE MADE AT THE, UM, FOR THE CHILL WATER VALVE AT THE EDEN PARK LIBRARY.
AND A NEW FENCE WAS INSTALLED AT THE EDEN PARK LIBRARY AS WELL ADJACENT TO THE STAFF PARKING LOT FOR THE MISCELLANEOUS IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR OUTREACH, MULTI-PROJECT, UH, MULTI BRANCH PROJECT, THE ROOFING PROJECT, THERE'S STILL NOTHING NEW TO REPORT FOR THE BOILERS FOR EDEN PARK AND GREENWELL SPRINGS BRANCH LIBRARIES.
THE PROJECT SHOULD BE GOING OUT TO BE IT NEXT MONTH.
UM, BLUE BARN BRANCH LIBRARY RENOVATIONS, WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR TWO QUOTES BEFORE REPAIRS COULD BE BEGAN.
UM, ON THE BLUE BOND PATIO AND ADMINISTRATION IS STILL DISCUSSING FURTHER RENOVATIONS TO THE BUILDING AND WE STILL PLAN TO USE THE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN, UM, TO WORK WITH ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES TO COMPOSE A SCOPE OF WORK.
UM, ALTHOUGH ALL FUTURE RENOVATIONS WILL STILL DEPEND ON OUR AVAILABLE BUDGET, UH, THE CHILLER PROJECT, THE CONTRACTOR IS STILL WORKING ON THE FINAL PUNCH LIST AND FOR THE BAKER BRANCH LIBRARY RENOVATIONS, UH, ADMINISTRATION IS STILL WORKING WITH BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS ON FORMING A BOARD TO SELECT AN ARCHITECT FOR THE PROJECT.
UH, THE UH, BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, DID THEY GET SOMEONE PUT IN PLACE THAT THEY COULD ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVEN'T DONE IT? THEY HAVEN'T MADE A SELECTION? THEY HAVEN'T FORMED THE BOARD YET.
UM, THE PROJECT AT BLUE BONNET FOR THE PATIO.
UH, HOW LONG IS THAT EXPECTED TO TAKE AND WHEN MIGHT THAT START? WE DON'T HAVE THAT.
UM, ALVIN IS ACTUALLY WORKING ON OBTAINING THE QUOTES FOR THAT.
SO HE'S GOTTEN ONE QUOTE SO FAR BACK AND WE'RE WAITING ON TWO MORE AT LEAST, SO THAT HE'LL HAVE THAT INFORMATION TO TAKE TWO PURCHASING IN ORDER TO GET THE CONTRACT AWARDED.
AND RIGHT OUT HERE WALKING IN, UH, THERE'S A BUNCH OF, UH, PIPES THAT ARE UH, FOR SPRINKLERS OR SOMETHING THAT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED FOR A LONG TIME.
ARE WE GONNA COVERING THOSE? SOME MULCH WE CAN GET WITH ALAN TO POINT THAT OUT TO HIM AND LET HIM KNOW.
THANK YOUR NEXT MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS.
I DO NOT HAVE VERY MUCH THIS MONTH.
MOST OF THIS IS REALLY INFORMATIONAL.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA BEGINS NEXT WEEK.
UH, APPROXIMATELY 18 STAFF, INCLUDING MYSELF, WILL BE ATTENDING.
I WILL BE LEAVING ON THURSDAY, JUNE THE 26TH.
I'LL RETURN TUESDAY, JULY THE FIRST.
UH, WE HAVE RECENTLY STARTED A NEW JANITORIAL CONTRACT WITH OOK JANITORIAL JANITORIAL SERVICES FOR ALL OUR BRANCH LOCATIONS.
ADDITIONALLY, UH, WE ARE WORKING ON RENEWING OUR CONTRACT WITH THE VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA FOR THE SOCIAL WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN COMING AROUND TO SOME OF OUR BRANCH LOCATIONS.
UH, ANOTHER REMINDER, THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET WORKSHOP IS MONDAY, JUNE THE 23RD FROM FOUR TO EIGHT IN THE EVENING.
OUR SOUTH BRANCH LIBRARY DEDICATION, THE LONG AWAITED DEDICATION CEREMONY WILL BE SUNDAY, AUGUST 10TH AT THREE IN THE AFTERNOON.
AND FINALLY, UH, THE STATE BOARD LIBRARY EXAM THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE IN DECEMBER IS HAPPENING FRIDAY
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? WHEN IS, UM, IN AUGUST? WHAT IS THAT DATE AND TIME AGAIN? AUGUST THE 10TH.
WISH ME LUCK ON THE EXAM 'CAUSE I'M GONNA BE CRAMMING ALL DAY TOMORROW.
THE AGENDA IS REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS AT THIS TIME.
MOVING ON TO UNFINISHED BUSINESS UPDATE ON SOUTH BRANCH LIBRARY.
SO FOR THE SOUTH BRANCH, UM, THE METRO COUNCIL VOTED TO APPROVE FINAL ACCEPTANCE ON JUNE 11TH.
UM, THE STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO NOTE ANY ISSUES DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD.
AND AS KATRINA JUST MENTIONED, WE'RE HAVING A DEDICATION CEREMONY THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 10TH AT 3:00 PM FORMAL INVITATIONS WILL BE GOING OUT NEXT MONTH.
UM, IN ADDITION AT THE SOUTH BRANCH, UH, THE BRANCH MANAGER, PATRICK ABBOT WAS CONTACTED BY MS. CHELSEA NORRIS, THE GALLERY DIRECTOR FOR ANNE CONNO ART.
UM, THEY WERE NOTIFYING US THAT LOCAL ARTISTS, MR. ED PRO, WANTED TO DONATE A PAINTING AND WE ARE STILL WAITING TO COORDINATE
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AN INSTALLATION DATE.AND MARY HAS A LOVELY IMAGE OF THE PAINTING THAT HE WILL BE DONATING THAT SHE CAN SHARE WITH YOU ALL.
IT'S AN OAK TREE
I THOUGHT THERE WAS CATHY IN THE, MY NEIGHBOR STOPPED ME ON THE WAY HERE.
UM, NEXT ON THE AGENDA UPDATE ON VILLE BRANCH LIBRARY.
SO FOR THE SCOTLANDVILLE BRANCH LIBRARY, DEMOLITION WORK IS ONGOING.
THERE HAVE BEEN DELAYS TO THE SITE WORK DUE TO THE WEATHER.
THE CONTRACTOR HAS INDICATED THAT SOME OF THE DRILL SHAFTS ARE COMPLETED AND THEY'RE WORKING ON INSTALLING GRAVE BEAMS AROUND THE BLACK HERITAGE AND TEAM ROOM ADDITIONS.
IN ADDITION, THE NECESSARY PERMITS WERE RECEIVED FOR THE DRIVEWAY EXPANSION THAT WILL ALLOW PATRONS AND STAFF TO ENTER AND EXIT USING THE SOUTHEAST PARKING LOT.
CURRENTLY THE SOUTHEAST PARKING LOT IS DESIGNED TO ONLY ALLOW YOU TO EXIT AND TURN TO THE RIGHT.
SO UNTIL THAT DRIVEWAY WORK IS COMPLETED, STAFF AND PATRONS ARE TEMPORARILY USING MINGLE ROAD TO ACCESS THE BRANCH.
THE NORTHWEST PARKING LOT WILL BE UTILIZED BY THE CONTRACTORS THROUGHOUT THE RENOVATIONS PROCESS AND THE CONTRACTOR IS WAITING FOR THE WEATHER AGAIN TO BE FAVORABLE TO COMPLETE THE WORK ON THE DRIVEWAY.
SO, ANY QUESTIONS? NO, I, UH, ED PRI IS MY NEIGHBOR AND HE STOPPED, UM, TO TELL ME THAT HE LOVES THE SOUTH BRANCH LIBRARY AND THAT HE, HE ESPECIALLY LIKES THAT ANY PLACE WHERE YOU WALKED IN THE LIBRARY, YOU COULD SEE THAT OAK TREE AND, UM, THE DESIGN.
HE REALLY APPRECIATED THE DESIGN OF THE WHOLE LIBRARY.
SO HE CAN PASS THAT ON TO THE ARCHITECTS OF THE DESIGN TEAM.
NEXT ON THE AGENDA OF NEW BUSINESS, WE HAVE TO APPROVE THE UPDATES TO THE EAST SPANISH PARISH LIBRARY 2025 STRATEGIC PLAN.
DO I HAVE ANY MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION? SECOND, I SECOND.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? ANY COMMENTS BY THE BOARD? OKAY, THE ONLY COMMENT I HAVE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, UM, CHANGE THE, THE BOTTOM WHERE IT SAYS THE APPROVED DATE.
UM, SINCE WE WERE GONNA MEET ON THE 18TH, BUT OH, IT'S THE 18TH.
MY DAY'S ALL COMPLETE, SO THAT'S IT.
OUR STAFF GOOD? YEAH, THEY'RE
ALRIGHT, SINCE WE HAVE A SECOND.
ANY COMMENTS BY THE LIBRARY BOARD OF CONTROL TODAY? GOOD LUCK.
SO NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS TO ADJOURN.
UM, IF I DON'T SEE ANY OBJECTIONS, I'M GONNA START YOU.
I, SORRY, WHAT? NICOLE HAS ME OKAY.