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THAT'S RIGHT.YOU GOTTA USE IT NOW AND THEN WE'LL BE READY.
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
EXCELLENT.SO I'LL CALL TO ORDER OUR LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 26.
UM, ALAN, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLE PLEASE? YES, CHAIR.
PASCAL, WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU CAN ANSWER I TO INDICATE YOUR PRESENCE.
UH, BOARD MEMBER HA BONNO APPEARS TO BE ABSENT.
AND JUST ONE NOTE, AS CHAIR PASCAL MENTIONED, REALLY MAKE A EFFORT TONIGHT TO SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONES.
UM, IT DOES MAKE FOR A BETTER RECORDING AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT HAS SOME DIFFICULTIES PICKING PEOPLE UP IF THEY'RE NOT SPEAKING INTO IT.
UM, I'LL MOVE TO ITEM TWO, OUR OPEN FORUM.
DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, OH, DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO PUBLIC COMMENTS BEEN RECEIVED.
AND, UM, JUST FOR THE RECORD BOARD MEMBER HANO HAS JOINED US.
[3. CONSENT CALENDAR ]
AND MOVE TO ITEM THREE, OUR CONSENT CALENDAR.UM, SO WE'LL START WITH, UM, ITEM 3.1, APPROVAL OF THE DRAFT MINUTES FROM OUR FEBRUARY 26TH, 2026 LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING.
UM, IS THERE A STAFF REPORT ON THIS ITEM? NO.
STAFF REPORT, NO PUBLIC COMMENTS BEEN RECEIVED.
OKAY, SO, UM, NOT ALL OF US CAN VOTE ON THIS ITEM.
AS IT WAS YOURSELF, VICE CHAIR, HALFORD, AND BOARD MEMBER HUNT.
YOU WOULD BE THE THREE, UH, FOLKS VOTING ON IT TONIGHT.
UM, SO THE THREE OF US WHO WERE HERE, ANY, UM, DISCUSSION ON THE MINUTES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? NOPE.
SO MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
AND THEN I THINK I JUST DO A ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
[4. MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION ]
TO ITEM 4.1 MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION.THIS IS THE REPORT ON THE LIBRARY'S RECOGNITION OF THE 2026 BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
UM, NATHAN, THIS ONE'S YOU, THIS IS MINE TO INTRODUCE AT LEAST.
UH, TONIGHT WE HAVE OUR STELLAR LIBRARIAN WITH US TONIGHT.
I'LL, UM, LET HER INTRODUCE HERSELF, BUT, UH, UH, IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT, BUT PRIMARILY LED BY THE PERSON HERE WITH YOU.
UM, AND YOU WANNA TAKE IT AWAY, NYDIA? SURE.
I AM A LIBRARIAN WITH THE ADULT SERVICES UNIT AT THE LIVERMORE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
UM, I LED THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROGRAMMING FOR THIS YEAR.
UM, THIS ACTUALLY MARKED THE 100TH YEAR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATIONS, UH, CELEBRATING THE HISTORY, CULTURE AND CONTRIBUTION OF BLACK AMERICANS.
FREDERICK UH, MCKINLEY JONES CREATED THE AUTOMATIC REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT USED TO TRANSPORT PERISHABLE GOODS.
AND MADAM CJ WALKER WAS THE FIRST FEMALE SELF-MADE MILLIONAIRE, UM, BY CREATING A LINE OF BLACK HAIRCARE PRODUCTS.
SO THE PROGRAMMING FOR THIS MONTH, UM, FELL UNDER THESE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES, UM, AS MOST OF OUR HERITAGE MONTHS DO, IF NOT ALL.
UH, WE KICKED OFF BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH A, AN AUTHOR VISIT BY DR.
UM, SHE WROTE, UH, WHITE SUPREMACY IS ALL AROUND NOTES FROM A BLACK DISABLED WOMAN IN WHITE AMERICA.
UM, WE HAD 18 ATTENDEES, UH, AND WE ALSO FOR THIS PROGRAM INCLUDED A SL INTERPRETATION FROM APRIL JOHAN AND SARAH HAM, UH, TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY.
KADE, UH, HERSELF IS PART OF THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY AS, UM, THE TITLE OF HER BOOK INDICATES.
UM, AND SHE IS ALSO, UM, STARTING TO LOSE HER HEARING.
SO THIS WAS, UH, DOUBLY EFFECTIVE, NOT JUST FOR THE COMMUN ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE COMMUNITY, BUT ACCESSIBILITY FOR OUR SPEAKER.
WE HAD A GAME NIGHT WITH A LOCAL WINERY, LONGEVITY WINES.
IT IS, LET ME SEE, IT'S A LOCALLY OWNED BLACK OWNED BUSINESS, AND THE OWNER'S ACTUALLY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN INVENTORS.
UH, WE HAD 29 ATTENDEES FOR THIS PROGRAM.
SO THIS WAS REALLY COOL BECAUSE IT REALLY, UM, HELPED SHOW THE COMMUNITY WHAT ELSE IS OUT THERE FOR THEM TO
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ENJOY.UM, I TOOK ITEMS FROM OUR LIBRARY OF THINGS, A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT BOARD GAMES, SET THEM OUT.
UH, ATTENDEES WERE ENCOURAGED TO BRING A PICNIC LUNCH, AND THEY DID.
UM, IT WAS A BUNCH OF FAMILIES.
SO AT ONE POINT AFTER THEY'D KIND OF EATEN AND PLAYED SOME GAMES, UH, WE HAD MUSIC PLAYING.
SO, UM, PARENTS STARTED DANCING WITH THEIR KIDS UP ON THE STAGE.
UM, WE ALSO PARTNERED AGAIN WITH TRI-VALLEY FOR BLACK LIVES FOR A TRIVIA NIGHT, WHICH WAS HOSTED, UM, BY FAITH ERS.
UM, PRIZES INCLUDED GIFT CARDS TO LOCAL BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES, UM, SPICES FROM A BLACK-OWNED BUSINESS AND BOOKS, UM, BY BLACK AUTHORS.
UM, WE ALSO WELCOME BACK THE ASHLEY JEMISON QUARTET.
WE HAD 58 ATTENDEES FOR THIS PROGRAM FOR A DAY OF JAZZ.
UM, AND OVER AT OUR RINCON BRANCH LIBRARY, UH, BABA SHABAMBO CAME, UM, AND PERFORMED HIS AFRICAN MUSIC AND ARTS VILLAGE, UH, PERFORMANCE.
SO, UM, IN THIS PERFORMANCE, HE TAKES, UM, ATTENDEES THROUGH A JOURNEY OF ANCIENT AFRICA, UH, THROUGH MUSIC AND STORY, AND IT'S AN INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE.
SO AS HE'S TELLING THE STORY, UM, ATTENDEES ARE ABLE TO GO UP AND PARTICIPATE BY DRUMMING, UM, AND OTHER THINGS.
UH, WE ALSO WELCOME BACK THE ART OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA FOR ANOTHER SATELLITE EXHIBIT.
THIS WAS, I BELIEVE, THE FIFTH YEAR THAT THE LIVERMORE PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS PARTNERED WITH THEM.
UM, IT WAS A MONTH LONG ART EXHIBIT LOCATED IN THE CIVIC CENTER LIBRARY GALLERY.
AND ON FEBRUARY 28TH, WE HAD THE ARTIST RECEPTION WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS COULD COME AND MEET THE ARTISTS WHO WERE EXHIBITING, UM, IN THE, IN THE, UM, ART EXHIBIT.
UM, AND WE HAD, UH, REFRESHMENTS FOR THEM AS WELL.
SO, OVER AT OUR SPRINGTOWN LIBRARY, WE HAD A TAKE AND MAKE CRAFT BASED OFF OF SOMETHING SOMEDAY BY AMANDA GORMAN AND CHRISTIAN ROBINSON.
AMANDA GORMAN, UM, WAS THE, UH, INAUGURAL INAUGURATION, UH, POET A FEW YEARS AGO.
UH, 99 KITS WERE GIVEN OUT, UM, THEMED AROUND THIS BOOK.
AND WE ALSO HAD A BLACK HISTORY MONTH TRIVIA BULLETIN BOARD AT ALL THREE BRANCHES, UH, WHERE PATRONS COULD GO AND TEST THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT, UM, IMPORTANT FIGURES IN BLACK HISTORY.
AND FINALLY, WE HAD, UH, BOOK LISTS AVAILABLE FOR PATRONS BOTH ONLINE AND IN PERSON.
UM, ONLINE WE HAD BLACK HISTORY MONTH, INVENTORS AND INNOVATORS, TEEN BLACK HISTORY MONTH READS, UH, BLACK HISTORY MONTH FICTION SELECTIONS AND BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2026 NONFICTION SELECTIONS.
UM, AND IN THE FICTION SECTION, UM, THERE WAS WERE ALSO WAS ALSO A PAPER BOOK LIST THAT, UM, PATRONS WERE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE, UH, TO CONTINUE, UM, HIGHLIGHTING BLACK AUTHORS.
UM, I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
NO PUBLIC COMMENTS BEEN RECEIVED.
UM, BOARD ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS? I HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, ARE THESE ALL NEW, UH, PRESENTERS FOR THIS YEAR? OR SOME OF THE, UM, HAVE, UH, IT SOUNDS LIKE ONE OF THEM YOU USED, YOU'VE USED FOR FIVE YEARS, BUT MM-HMM
HAVE YOU USED GONE, YOU KNOW, PARTNERED WITH THEM BEFORE? UH, LONGEVITY WINES, I BELIEVE WE PARTNERED WITH A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO IN THE PAST FOR AN ONLINE PROGRAM DURING THE PANDEMIC, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
UM, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE HAD AN OFFSITE PROGRAM WITH THEM.
UM, AND I THINK WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD MIX OF NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH SOME RETURNING ONES BECAUSE THEY WERE COMMUNITY FAVORITES, LIKE THE TRIVIA NIGHT AND THE ART OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA EXHIBIT.
I I'VE HEARD THAT THEY HAVE A GREAT SOUL LINE DANCING AT LONGEVITY TOO, SO SOMETHING TO KEEP.
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? UM, I JUST WANNA SAY, I ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE BOOK LISTS.
UH, MY KID AND I PICK OUT BOOKS FROM THOSE LISTS, UH, FOR ALL OF LIKE THE HERITAGE MONTHS AND ALWAYS APPRECIATE LIBRARY STAFF PUTTING THOSE TOGETHER.
UH, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 4.2, PRESENTATION ON THE 2026 DIGITAL
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LITERACY WORKSHOP WITH THE LIVERMORE HOUSING AUTHORITY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BRUMLEY.UM, YEAH, WE WERE SUPER EXCITED TO, UH, KIND OF EXTEND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH, UM, THE HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES IN THE LIBRARY AND WITH THE CITY.
UM, THIS IS KIND OF A, A NATURAL COURSE OF WHERE WE WERE GOING WITH THIS, BUT TO REALLY TAKE US INTO THE PRESENTATION, WE HAVE OUR, UH, LIBRARY MANAGER FOR PUBLIC SERVICES LOUISVILLE.
UM, YEAH, SO WE WERE EXCITED WHEN WE WERE APPROACHED, UM, EARLY THIS YEAR BY COLLEAGUES IN THE HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
AND THEY THOUGHT LIBRARY STAFF WOULD PROBABLY BE GOOD AT, UM, DEVELOPING A DIGITAL LITERACY, UM, WORKSHOP FOR, UM, INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE, UM, TRANSITIONING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS.
UM, THEY'RE, THEY ARE L-V-J-U-S-D, UM, PARENTS WHO ARE TRANSITIONING INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND, UM, DIGITAL LITERACY, SOMETHING THAT, UM, LIBRARIES PRIORITIZE.
AND SO WE WERE EXCITED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
UM, WHEN WE LEARNED MORE ABOUT WHAT SPECIFIC THINGS THEY WERE HOPING WE WOULD RELAY, UM, TO, UH, THIS AUDIENCE, IT DAWNED ON US THAT, UM, THERE WAS PROBABLY ANOTHER GREAT COLLABORATION TO BE HAD.
AND SO WE TAPPED OUR, UM, LEAD VOLUNTEER FOR BASIC TECH HELP.
AND, UM, HE'S AN IT EXPERT AND THEY WERE WANTING TO REALLY FOCUS ON, UM, IT AND LIKE CYBERSECURITY LITERACY.
UM, SO HE, UH, TOOK THE LEAD IN DEVELOPING THE ACTUAL WORKSHOP COMPONENT.
AND, UM, THEN WE ALSO ATTENDED, UM, AND SHARED LIBRARY RESOURCES.
SO THAT WAS KIND OF MORE OUR ROLE.
AND THEN WE GAVE AARON THE LEAD IN THE, UM, THE, UH, DIGITAL LITERACY PIECE.
UM, SO THIS WAS, WE HELD THE WORKSHOP IN FEBRUARY.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO GO TO LAHEY SQUARE, AND THAT'S WHERE THE WORKSHOP WAS HELD.
UM, WE FOCUSED MAINLY ON EMAIL CREATION, GENERAL ONLINE SEARCHING, AND BASIC CYBER SECURITY.
UM, THAT'S WHAT WE DECIDED WE WOULD JUST LIKE REALLY FOCUS ON, UH, DURING THAT, THAT HOUR.
UM, SO THE LIBRARY RESOURCES THAT WE FOCUSED ON SHARING WERE CAREER ONLINE, HIGH SCHOOL, OUR ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM, AND THE NEW BASIC TECH HELP DROP-IN SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE.
UM, TWICE A WEEK AT CIVIC CENTRAL LIBRARY.
UM, SO SIX ATTENDEES PARTICIPATED IN THIS WORKSHOP, BUT I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE OUTCOME OF, UM, THAT TIME SPENT WITH THOSE SIX ATTENDEES.
UM, TWO NEW LIBRARY CARDS WERE ISSUED.
ONE LIBRARY CARD WAS REPLACED ON AN EXISTING ACCOUNT.
ONE PERSON COMPLETED A SURVEY, AN INTRO SURVEY FOR CAREER ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL, UM, AND I BELIEVE ARE, ARE NOW EN ENROLLED.
UM, ONE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM, UH, AND, UH, THEY ALL WERE REALLY ENGAGED AND THEY CREATED EMAIL ACCOUNTS.
UM, THEY WERE, THERE WAS A VERY ENGAGING AND LIVELY DISCUSSION ABOUT ONLINE SAFETY, LIKE NOT RESPONDING TO TEXTS THAT WERE, UM, SCAM TEXTS AND, UM, YOU KNOW, NOT CLICKING ON LINKS IN EMAILS THAT YOU DID NOT TRUST.
UM, SO IT JUST WAS A REALLY, REALLY GREAT, UM, I GUESS RETURN ON INVESTMENT, FOR LACK OF A BETTER PHRASE.
UM, I, WE ALSO ARE COLLABORATE.
WE'RE GONNA GO BACK IN MAY, SO IT'S REALLY STRENGTHENED OUR PAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
UM, AND I, I JUST THINK THAT WE'RE GONNA PROVIDE SOME AMAZING, UM, FUTURE WORKSHOPS, UM, FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL REALLY BENEFIT FROM THESE SKILLS.
UM, SO WE'RE JUST EXCITED TO, TO GROW WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THE AREA OF DIGITAL LITERACY AND TO GET OUTSIDE OF OUR WALLS AND KEEP PROVIDING THIS TYPE OF SERVICE.
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AND THAT ABOUT COVERS IT.UM, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO PUBLIC COMMENT'S BEEN RECEIVED.
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? YOU GO AHEAD.
I JUST THOUGHT THIS IS A GREAT IDEA.
PHIL'S FILLS A GOOD NEED AND I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT THERE'S GONNA BE ANOTHER ONE.
AND ENCOURAGE, UM, FINDING MORE AUDIENCES MAYBE AT VINEYARD 2.0 ALSO.
I SHOULD ALSO ADD THAT I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING A SIMILAR WORKSHOP FOR YOUTHS IN THAT, UM, SAME AREA RIGHT AT LAHEY SQUARE.
SO THAT KIND OF HAS DEVELOPED FROM IT AS WELL.
SO I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH LAHEY SQUARE.
CAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT THAT? SURE.
YOU, WOULD YOU BETTER DESCRIBE IT.
IT, IT'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT IT'S, IT'S LIKE SPECIFICALLY TIED TO LIVERMORE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
UM, THAT'S KIND OF THE EXTENT THAT I CAN TALK TO
BUT, UH, IT'S, IT'S A DEFINITELY A GREAT, UH, COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE HAPPY TO BE CONNECTING WITH THE RESIDENTS 'CAUSE UM, I MEAN, EVERYBODY CAN USE OUR SERVICES, BUT WE CAN ESPECIALLY MAKE BIG IMPACTS THERE AS WE CAN SEE WITH, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY JOINING CAREER ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL, UH, JOINING OUR, OUR LITERACY PROGRAM.
WE'LL MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE THERE.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS ITEM AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 4.3 PRESENTATION ON AN AUTHOR VISIT FROM DREW DEWALT ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 2026.
SO SUPER EXCITED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET THIS AUTHOR TO COME.
I CAME IN MYSELF TOO, UH, AND SAW HIM.
BUT, UM, UH, TONIGHT TO GO OVER THE PRESENTATION, WE HAVE, UM, LIBRARY MANAGER, YANG CHONG.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, UH, NATHAN.
UH, ON MARCH 26TH, WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY OF HAVING, UM, DREW DEWALT VISIT CIVIC CENTRAL LIBRARY IN A STORE TIME ROOM.
IF YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW, HE IS LIKE SUPER FAMOUS IN THE, IN THE CHILDREN'S WORLD,
AND SO HE JUST, UH, PUBLISHED HIS NEW BOOK, UH, 40 FORTUNE TELLER.
AND SO, UM, SOME OF YOU GUYS MAY BE OLDER OR YOUNGER THAN I AM, BUT HE GREW UP IN THE EIGHTIES AND THE NINETIES.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID BEFORE TECHNOLOGY WAS SUPER ADVANCED WAS WE ACTUALLY FOLDED PAPER ORIGAMI, WHICH IS LIKE THE, UH, FORTUNE TELLING, LIKE, YOU KNOW, UH, PICK A COLOR, PICK A NUMBER, AND THEN USUALLY YOU OPEN THE THING AND THEN IT TELLS YOU YOUR FORTUNE, WHETHER IT'S LIKE, UM, COO, BOYFRIEND, GIRLFRIEND, OR, UH,
SO THAT'S WHAT THE BOOK IS KIND OF FOCUSED AROUND.
UM, BUT, UH, WE DID HAVE A BOARD MEMBER HALFORD JOIN US THAT DAY.
UM, IT WAS VERY EXCITING TO SEE ONE BOARD MEMBERS DID FOR THE PROGRAM.
AND SO, UH, THIS PROGRAM WAS FOR ALL AGES.
AND WHAT WAS REALLY NICE WAS, UH, DREW DEWALT SHARED WHAT INSPIRED HIM TO BECOME AN AUTHOR.
AND, UH, ONE OF THE REALLY COOL SHARES WAS, UH, HE TALKED ABOUT THAT HE, UH, HE HAS A DOG NAMED SAM, UM, THAT, UH, HE WROTE A BOOK BASED ON HIS DOG, SAM.
AND THE BOOK TITLE IS CALLED NO SAM.
'CAUSE THAT DOG, HE WAS CONSISTENTLY ALWAYS TELLING THE DOG NO.
SO THE BOOK TITLES CALLED NO SAM.
SO IT WAS VERY INTERESTING TO HEAR ABOUT, UM, HIS STORIES GROWING UP.
IN TOTAL, WE HAD 1 42 ATTENDEES.
UM, AND WHAT WAS REALLY NICE WAS, UH, A LOT OF THE YOUNG YOUTH THAT ATTENDED, UM, THERE WERE VERY INTERESTED IN BECOMING AUTHORS AS WELL.
SO IF YOU, YOU GUYS CAN SEE OF THE PICTURES, UH, DREW AND G UM, UH, A LOT OF THE YOUTH TO BE LIKE, HEY, YOU CAN BECOME AN AUTHOR.
AND, UH, ONE OF THE REALLY COOL THING ABOUT THIS PROGRAM WAS, UM, ONE OF THE THING LIVERMORE PUBLIC LIBRARY WE TRY TO DO IS BUILD COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP.
SO TOWN CENTER BOOKS, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR LOCAL BOOKSTORES, PARTNER WITH US, UH, FOR THIS PROGRAM, UM, THEY'RE KIND OF THE ONE WHO HELPS SCHEDULE, UH, DREW DEWALT TO COME TO THE LIBRARY, ACTUALLY FREE OF COST FOR US.
AND SO, UM, THIS IS A REALLY COOL PROGRAM.
AND, UH, JUDY FROM A TALENTED BOOKS, UM, SHE HAD BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR FOLKS AS WELL THAT WAS WRITTEN BY DREW DEWALT.
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OF COURSE, YOU GET A, UH, MEET A LIVE FAMOUS PERSON, UM, AFTER A PRESENTATION.AND, UM, DREW ALSO OFFERED, UH, FREE BOOK SIGNING FOR ALL ATTENDEES.
AND SO FOR THE PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T BRING, UM, BOOKS, SOME PEOPLE JUST GOT A SHEET OF PAPER AND JUST GOT A SIGNATURE.
UH, UH, REALLY COOL ABOUT THIS PROGRAM WAS, UM, TWO OF OUR YOUNG ADULT VOLUNTEERS, UM, HELPED OUT THAT DAY.
AND SO WHEN THEY FOUND OUT WHO DREW WAS, THEY'RE LIKE, YANG, I GOTTA GET HIS SIGNATURE
SO THEY ACTUALLY WENT TO THE YOUTH SERVICES OFFICE, UM, GRAB A SHEET OF PAPER, AND THEN JUST HAD, UH, DREW WRITE SOMETHING FOR THEM WAITING IN THE LONG LINE.
AND SO IF YOU WERE IN LINE, YOU, UH, YOU WERE PROBABLY THERE FOR AT LEAST 20, 30 MINUTES, BUT IT WAS WORTH EVERY SECOND WHEN YOU GOT UP THERE, GOTTA, UH, MEET HIM IN PERSON.
UM, SOME OF THE QUOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS, UM, ONE OF THE MOM WAS A PRESCHOOL TEACHER, AND SO THE, UH, UM, THE MOM, UH, WAS EXPLAINING HOW SHE READS, UM, HIS BOOKS TO, UH, TO, UH, HER, UH, PRESCHOOL STUDENTS.
AND SO, UH, SHE BROUGHT A LOT OF THE BOOKS, UM, TO GET SIGNED JUST TO BRING BACK TO THE KIDDOS, UM, AND PRIEST BE LIKE, HEY, LOOK, I GOT THESE BOOKS SIGNED.
THE AUTHOR ACTUALLY WROTE THIS BOOK.
UM, AND THEN, UH, ONE OF THE COOL THINGS I HEARD FROM, UM, ONE OF THE, UH, YOUTH AS WELL WAS THAT LIKE, HEY, WHEN WHEN I GROW UP, I WANNA BE AN AUTHOR.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO PUBLIC COMMENT'S BEEN RECEIVED.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD ON THIS? YEAH, WELL, THIS WAS A FANTASTIC EVENT.
I HEARD ABOUT IT THE NIGHT BEFORE OUR LAST MEETING, AND, UM, UH, AND SO I'D HA I WAS HAVING MY GRANDSONS THAT SATURDAY.
I CAN BRING THEM TO, TO THE, THE AUTHOR VISIT.
AND ALSO, I MADE A PLUG IN THE SCHOOL, I WAS A SUB, UH, LIBRARIAN FOR ON FRIDAY AND WAS TELLING THE, THE STUDENTS THERE, AND I READ THEM, UH, ONE OF DREW DEWALT'S BOOKS.
AND IT GOT ME TO THINKING ABOUT, I WONDERED IF, UM, UH, THE LIBRARY STAFF HAD REACHED OUT TO OTHER, UH, SCHOOL LIBRARIANS IN LIVERMORE TO TELL THEM ABOUT WHAT WAS COMING UP AND THAT THEY COULD, UM, MAYBE READ ONE OF DREW'S BOOKS TO THE STUDENTS AND KIND OF GET EXCITEMENT UP ABOUT, YOU KNOW, COMING TO THE, THE, THE PRESENTATION.
SO IT'S LIKE FOR FUTURE, UM, UH, AUTHOR VISITS THAT COME, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING.
UM, AND THEN ANOTHER REALLY COOL THING THAT HAPPENED, I THINK IT WAS, YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO MAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO START COMING TO PRESENTATIONS THAT THE LIBRARY WAS GIVING.
AND SO THIS JUST WAS AWESOME THAT I COULD DO THAT.
UM, AND WHILE I WAS WAITING IN, BECAUSE, SO WHEN I WAS INTRODUCED AS BEING A LIBRARY BOARD MEMBER, UM, THEN I WAS WAITING IN LINE FOR BOOK SIGNING AND A WOMAN CAME UP TO ME AND SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR COMMUNITY AND THIS AND THAT.
AND SHE STARTED ASKING ME ABOUT, UM, WHAT, WHAT I DO, WHAT WE DO IN THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD.
AND SHE SAID SHE HAD SEEN SOMETHING ABOUT IT IN THE PAPER, AND I WAS JUST TELLING HER A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT, AND IT'S LIKE KIND OF GIVING HER SOME ENCOURAGEMENT TO THINK ABOUT BECOMING, UM, UM, YOU KNOW, LOOKING INTO BEING A BOARD MEMBER HERSELF AT SOME POINT.
SO IT WAS JUST A WIN-WIN ALL AROUND
Y YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION, WHICH WAS HOW DID WE GET HIM
I MEAN, THIS AUTHOR IS PRETTY FAMOUS, SO TOWN CENTER ARRANGED ALL OF THAT AND BROUGHT HIM IN AND THAT'S AMAZING.
UM, YEAH, I WAS THINKING ABOUT FOR SCHOOLS.
DID, DID IT HAPPEN TO GO OUT ON LIKE PEACH JAR OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? WE, WE HAVE A CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE LIBRARY, UH, MEETING SPECIALIST.
SO ANYTIME WE HAVE A PROGRAM, WHETHER FOR, UH, CHILDREN'S OR TEENS, UH, WE ALWAYS BRING THOSE FLYERS TO THE MONTHLY MEETING.
SO THEY'RE DEFINITELY AWARE OF THE PROGRAMS. UH, PEACH JAR, THERE'S A LIMIT OF ONE PER MONTH, SO IT'S VERY RESTRICTIVE OF WHAT WE SEND.
SO WE'VE DO SOMETHING, WE HAVE TO BE VERY STRATEGIC ABOUT IT.
UM, MY ONLY OTHER QUESTION IS, UH, DID HE SIGN THE LIBRARY COPY OF ANY OF HIS BOOKS? NO.
YEAH, WE NEED TO START FILLING OUR CASES, I THINK WITH MORE SIGNED BOOKS WITHOUT VISITING AUTHORS, MAYBE.
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IT, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE THOUGH, SOWE HAD 142 COME TO A CHILDREN'S AUTHOR SIGNING, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD.
UM, SO YEAH, THERE'S CLEAR INTEREST IN HIM.
WELL, I I WAS WONDERING IF YOU'D USE PEACH DARK, BECAUSE IT WAS SO THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE THERE.
ALRIGHT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE, UH, UNLESS THERE'S OTHER COMMENTS.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS ITEM AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 4.4 REPORT RELATED TO ONGOING LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 2026.
ALL RIGHT, SO JUST A COUPLE OF CALL OUTS I WANNA MAKE ABOUT THE STATISTICS.
SO I, I DID WANNA JUST KIND OF POINT OUT THAT, UH, OR ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR REGISTRATION HAS SUFFERED A LITTLE BIT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT WE'RE STILL HAPPY THAT WE'RE OVERALL UP BY 5% OR 6% OVER THE YEAR.
UM, PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN BROUGHT IN 10% MORE ATTENDEES WHEN COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, BUT REALLY, I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ADULT PROGRAMMING.
UM,
AND, UH, JUST LOOKING AT THE OVERALL NUMBER, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT FIVE YEAR CHART, THIS IS THE HIGHEST YEAR IN ATTENDANCE FOR FEBRUARY.
UM, ONE ANOMALY, I I ALWAYS LIKE TO POINT OUT FOR OUR DROP IN ELECTRONIC CONTENT, USE THIS, UM, THIS MONTH, AND THAT'S THE, THE RESULT OF OUR USUAL SUSPECT A TO Z DATABASES.
IT'S JUST KIND OF BEING WONKY IN THERE.
SO THAT ACCOUNTS FOR THE DIFFERENCE ACTUALLY OF 3000 USES.
I, I GUESS WE WEREN'T RUNNING AS MANY REPORTS, UH, OUT THERE PUBLIC THANKS.
UM, BUT, UH, NOT REALLY RELATED, BUT, UM, OTHER DATABASES WERE GETTING MORE USE.
SO LIKE I I'LL POINT OUT THAT ANCESTRY WAS A USAGE WAS UP BY 300 USAGE USES ALMOST.
SO, UM, THAT IS WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE STATISTICS.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO PUBLIC COMMENTS BEING RECEIVED.
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD ON THE STATISTICS? I JUST WANNA TAKE A MOMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGE, I ALWAYS LOOK AT THE VOLUNTEER HOURS AND JUST ACKNOWLEDGE BOTH THE FRIENDS OF THE LIVERMORE LIBRARY AND ALSO THE LITERACY HOURS, JUST LIKE HUNDREDS OF HOURS EVERY MONTH THAT IT'S IMPRESSIVE.
SO WE HAVE, WE HAVE A LOT OF, UH, COMMUNITY HELP AND WE APPRECIATE IT.
GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS ITEM AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 4.5 REPORT RELATED TO ONGOING LIBRARY ACTIVITIES FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 2026.
UM, SO, UH, YOU, YOU ALREADY HEARD ABOUT SOME REALLY STELLAR, UH, PROGRAMS, UH, VIA OUR PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT.
SOME ADDITIONAL THINGS I'LL GIVE KIND OF JUST A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, ATTENTION TO, UH, I JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE OUR LUNAR NEW YEAR SLATE OF PROGRAMMING WE DID THIS YEAR.
SO, UH, AT ALL THREE LIBRARY LOCATIONS, UH, WE HELD A FUN LUNAR NEW YEAR KIND OF DRAGON DANCE CRAFT.
WE HAD 468 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN THAT.
UM, AND THEN WE ALSO HAD A STORY TIME, UH, BASED AROUND LUNAR NEW YEAR.
IT WAS IN, UH, MANDARIN AND ENGLISH.
WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.
UH, CLARA, OUR STORYTELLER, SHE BRINGS IN A DRAGON KIND OF PROP AND THEY DO A DRAGON KIND OF DANCE AND WALK PARADE KIND OF THING THROUGH THE LIBRARY.
I THINK IN PREVIOUS YEAR, UH, YANG HAS PUT A UP, A EVEN A VIDEO OF IT.
UM, ONE THING I'LL SAY, IT WAS MENTIONED BY, UH, LIBRARIAN NIDIA AND MEL GZA EARLIER, UM, THE GAME NIGHT AT LONGEVITY WINES, THAT'S KIND OF INSPIRED US TO THINK ABOUT OFFSITE PROGRAMMING A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.
SO YOU MIGHT SEE US KIND OF EXPLORING DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS IN THE FUTURE LIKE THAT.
AND THEN, UM, ONE GREAT OUTREACH EVENT THAT I WANT TO JUST ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE WAS OUR, UM, ARROYO SECO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAREER FAIR, WHERE WE, WE MADE A HUNDRED CONNECTIONS WITH STUDENTS THERE.
I'VE DONE THAT A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST.
UH, IT'S REALLY FUN TO SEE THE KIDS AND TALK UP LIBRARIANSHIP WHERE A LOT OF 'EM HAVEN'T REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THAT AS A CAREER BEFORE.
SO THAT'S, AND THAT'S, UH, THAT'S WHAT I'VE GOT FOR PROGRAMMERS.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO PUBLIC COMMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
UH, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD ON ACTIVITIES? I HAVE
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A QUESTION ON, UM, OH, SORRY.Y YANG, DID WE TALK ABOUT THIS YET WITH THEM OR NOT YET? NO, I DON'T.
WE WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA TALK ABOUT IT.
WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THAT NEXT MONTH, BUT DO YOU WANNA JUST GO THROUGH REAL FAST AND TALK ABOUT IT? YANG I CAN TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT.
SO, A READING INFLUENCING PROGRAM, UH, UH, THIS WAS KIND OF JUST ABOUT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR NATHAN, WHEN I, I STARTED MY ROLE ABOUT, UH, ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO.
I WANNA SAY THAT, UM, ONE OF THE GOALS IS THAT WE WANTED TO WORK ON FLUENCY, UH, WITH, UH, YOUNG CHILDREN, UM, WHO MAY NOT BE READING, UM, THE GRADE LEVEL THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO.
SO I, I REACHED OUT TO, UH, ONE OF THE, UH, LEMORE JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, ONE OF THE ADMIN, CHRIS CONNOR.
AND, UM, ABOUT, I WANNA SAY YEAR, YEAR OR TWO AGO, WE BOUGHT A CURRICULUM, UH, SPECIFIC FOR FLUENCY, UH, THAT WE DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO REALLY USE.
SO IN TALKING WITH CHRIS, I'LL BE LIKE, HEY, CHRIS.
UM, WHAT ARE THE NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY? WHAT, WHAT IS A GOOD AGE GROUP THAT WE CAN TARGET AND, AND HELP? IS THERE A CERTAIN AGE GROUP THAT YOU GUYS, UH, UM, FEEL THAT IN THE COMMUNITY HAS A NEED, ESPECIALLY SINCE HE WORKS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT? HE HAS A GOOD INSIGHT.
SO, UM, HE WAS LIKE, UM, A LOT OF THE YOUNGER KIDS ARE STILL WORKING ON PHONICS.
UM, BUT UH, UH, FLUENCY IS SOMETHING THAT, UM, HE, HE CAN, UH, ENVISION THAT THE LIBRARY CAN DEFINITELY, UH, WORK ON.
AND SO WE TARGETED SPECIFICALLY THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE, UH, WITH THOSE WHO HAVE FLUENCY NEEDS.
AND SO, UM, WE, UH, REACHED OUT TO THE SCHOOLS CLOSEST TO, UM, UH, RAINCON LIBRARY, 'CAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE'RE HOSTING THE PROGRAM.
UM, AND SO, UH, TO TRY TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SIGN UP.
AND, UM, CHRIS ALSO SHARED IT DISTRICT WIDE AS WELL TO ALL THE PRINCIPALS AS WELL.
AND SO, UM, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
AND SO PRETTY MUCH, UM, UH, FOR A ONE HOUR PERIOD FROM 4 30, 5 30, UH, UH, PARENTS BRING THE KIDS IN.
AND WE HAVE SOME, UH, LIBRARY STAFF, UM, SOME RETIRED TEACHERS WHO, UH, UNDERSTANDS HOW TO USE THE FLUENCY, UH, CURRICULUM.
AND, UM, THEY JUST, UH, DO, DO SOME, UH, FLUENCY READ AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROGRAM.
AND, AND THEN THEY ALSO DO, UM, LITERACY ACTIVITIES LIKE CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
WE HAVE A, UH, WE'RE FORTUNATE THE PULSE TO REPROGRAM, UM, THEY BRING THE DOGS OVER SO THE KIDDOS GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ TO THE KIDS, UM, AS WELL.
AND, UM, THE BEGINNING WAS A LITTLE ROUGH, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET, UH, 10 SIGNUPS, WHICH IS OUR TENANT GOAL.
SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE A MORE DETAILED REPORT IN, IN COMING MONTH.
UM, ALSO, I LOVE THAT THE BOOK CLUB WAS, UM, PROJECT HAIL MARY, BECAUSE I JUST SAW THAT MOVIE AND IT WAS FANTASTIC.
THERE'S, THERE'S SOME WENT TO LIVE MORE HIGH.
HOW, HOW DO WE GET HIM TO COME
WE ACTUALLY DID REACH OUT TO HIM, UM, EARLY THIS YEAR AND HE RESPONDED.
UM, HE HAS COME AND SPOKEN IN THE PAST.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WERE THERE FOR THE MARTIAN.
UM, AND HE WAS SO KIND IN HIS RESPONSE, UM, IN LETTING US DOWN EASILY.
BUT, UM,
I AM WAY TOO BUSY AND I HAVE A TODDLER, SO I NEED TO PASS FOR NOW.
BUT, UM, STILL JUST GREAT THAT HE RESPONDED.
WELL, WE'LL GET HIM HERE ONE DAY.
AGAIN, I WONDER IF WE COULD DO A ZOOM CALL, YOU KNOW, LIKE, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD'VE BEEN A REALLY GOOD FOLLOW UP EMAIL, HUH?
OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THE ACTIVITIES? OKAY, GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS ITEM.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 4.6, DISCUSSION OF NEW NAME BADGES FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
UM, JUST PICKED UP TODAY,
UM, SO THE OTHER ADVISORY BODY THAT I SUPPORT, I'M THE LIAISON TO THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS.
AND AS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED, I'M SURE AMONGST MULTIPLE ADVISORY BODIES, UH, THEY WERE INTERESTED IN NAME BADGES FOR WHEN THEY WERE GONNA BE OUT AT, AT DIFFERENT EVENTS.
AND THEY WERE GONNA APPEAR LIKE IN A FORMAL CAPACITY.
UM, WHETHER THAT MEANS, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE THERE TO SAY, HEY, I'M HERE REPRESENTING, I'M TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE, UH, LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES DOES.
OR I HAVE SOME OTHER ROLE, OR I'M OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND I'M SPECIFICALLY, AGAIN, REPRESENTING THE LIBRARY BOARD.
THERE WAS LIKE, IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE JUST
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HAD A WAY TO REPRESENT OURSELVES SO PEOPLE CAN SEE IT.WE PAUSED THE PROCESS OF WORKING ON THE NAME BADGES FOR THAT BODY, UM, BECAUSE WE WERE, UH, UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE WAS WORKING ON GETTING T-SHIRTS MADE FOR EVERYONE.
SO WE WERE THINKING, OKAY, WELL LET'S SEE WHAT THE T-SHIRTS LOOK LIKE.
WE DON'T WANNA CLASH, OF COURSE,
SO THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS, WE, UH, TALKED TO THEM, PUT AN ORDER TOGETHER, THEY WERE SO VERY HAPPY, UH, WITH RECEIVING IT.
THEY JUST GOT THEIRS ON TUESDAY.
AND I SPOKE TO THE DIRECTOR AND I SAID, I THINK THE, UH, LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES WOULD LOVE THIS AS WELL.
I'LL TAKE A QUICK MOMENT AND PASS 'EM OUT.
NO TITLES OF COURSE, BECAUSE THOSE CHANGE, THOSE CHANGE.
SO, AND OFFICIAL THAT'S RIGHT.
THERE WEREN'T, THERE WEREN'T A TON OF CHOICES, UH, FOR COLORS.
I COULDN'T GET YOU THE EXACT SAME THING.
SO, UH, WE MADE AN INTERNAL DECISION ON THIS AND, UH, AS BOARD MEMBERS CHANGE IN THE FUTURE, UH, WE WILL, YOU KNOW, REFRESH 'EM, GET MORE.
UM, REALLY, AND THIS IS THE SAME INFORMATION THAT WE SHARED FOR THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS, IS JUST REMEMBER EVEN MORE SO THAN NORMAL, YOU'RE ALWAYS REPRESENTING THE LIBRARY BOARD.
YOU PLAY SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART IN EX EXPLAINING WHAT WE DO AND REPRESENTING OUR WORK.
BUT IF YOU HAVE THAT ON, EVEN MORE SO IT LOOKS EVEN MORE OFFICIAL, IF YOU'RE EVER ON THE FENCE ON WHETHER SOMETHING YOU'RE ABOUT TO GO DO IS, YOU KNOW, YOU FORMALLY REPRESENTING THE BOARD AND IT'S APPROPRIATE TO USE IT, YOU CAN ALWAYS CHECK IN WITH US.
WE'LL ALWAYS BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU OUR ADVICE, BUT THAT'S REALLY ALL WE GOT.
WE HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY THEM AND THEY ALREADY LOOK GREAT.
I LOVE THAT PEOPLE PUT 'EM ON.
SO,
UH, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO PUBLIC COMMENTS BEEN RECEIVED.
ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER ABOUT REPRESENTING THE LIBRARY WHEN WE WERE WEARING THESE.
ALRIGHT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS ITEM AND MOVE TO ITEM
[5. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS AND MATTERS INITIATED BY LIBRARY DIRECTOR AND BOARD MEMBERS]
FIVE.BOARD MEMBER REPORTS AND MATTERS INITIATED.
SO BOARD MEMBERS, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT NOW IS YOUR CHANCE.
SO MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN DOING LIVERMORE READS.
I WON
I I KNEW ANNE FROM THE LAB, SO WE AT EACH OTHER, UM, IT WAS VERY GOOD AND UH, AND, AND INTERESTING TO SEE WHERE SHE EVOLVED FROM WHEN I KNEW HER AT THE LAB.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS KNOW THAT HOLIDAY ON MARCH 14TH WAS PIE DAY.
AND SO I JUST THOUGHT ABOUT A PROGRAM, HOW THAT'S LIKE A MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, FOR NEXT YEAR, MAYBE POSSIBLY DOING SOMETHING AROUND THAT DAY, GIVING OUT FREE PIE SLICES AND STUFF.
AND I JUST THINK THAT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO INCORPORATE THAT AND MAYBE HAVE, WE HAVE SO MANY SCIENTISTS AND YOU KNOW, FACULTY, UM, I KNOW A FEW COLLEAGUES FROM LAS POSITAS COLLEGE WHO WOULD BE HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT IT.
SO I THINK THAT THAT SHOULD BE ON OUR RADAR.
YEAH, WE, WE'VE DONE PIE DAY IN THE PAST, BUT IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS, SO MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR OUR BREAK TO BE OVER.
UM, THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO MENTION WAS THAT I WAS AT THIS, UM, EVENT AT VALLEY MONTESSORI, BUT IN MY P FLAG CAPACITY AND IT WAS SUPER FUN TO SEE THE LIBRARY ALL SET UP WITH THE LIBRARIANS THERE AND PARENTS WERE VERY EXCITED TO CHECK OUT BOOKS.
AND I LOOKED AT THE BOOK SELECTION AND I'M ALWAYS VERY IMPRESSED BY WHAT THE LIBRARIANS BRING TO EVENTS LIKE THIS.
SO JUST WANTED TO SEND SOME APPRECIATION FOR HAVING THAT REPRESENTATION THERE AND, UM, HAVING, YOU KNOW, LIBRARIANS AT THAT EVENT.
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OR INITIATE FROM THE LIBRARY? NOTHING TO INITIATE FROM US.ALRIGHT, WELL THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN.