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[1. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action on Approving the Minutes from the Regular Meeting Held on July 27, 2026 (discussion and possible action).]
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TELL OF BUSINESS APPROVING THE THE EVENT WILL BEGIN SOON.
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I THINK YOU ALL HAD A THE EVENT WILL BEGIN SOON.
COPY OF THEM. ANY CAPTION WRITER IS PRESENT. CORRECTIOS OR A THE EVENT WILL BEGIN SOON. DIGSZ TO THOSE CAPTION WRITER IS PRESENT. MINUTES? THE EVENT WILL BEGIN SOON. CAPTION WRITER IS PRESENT.
THE EVENT WILL BEGIN SOON. I SEE NO CORRECTIONS.
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>> YOU HAD AT WILL BEGIN SOON. QUESTION?
>> I SEE CAPTION WRITER IS PRESENT.
NO CORRECTIONS TO BE MADE. >> THE EVENT WILL BEGIN SOON. NO CORRECTIONS.
CAPTION WRITER IS PRESENT. OKAY, STAND THE EVENT WILL BEGIN SOON. APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
THE NEXT EYE CAPTION WRITER IS PRESENT.
TELL OF BUSINESS THE EVENT WILL BEGIN SOON.
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>> ALL IN CAPTION WRITER IS PRESENT.
FAVOR AYE THE EVENT WILL BEGIN SOON.
CAPTION WRITER IS PRESENT. THE EVENT WILL BEGIN SOON.
[ PUBLIC COMMENTS]
CAPTION WRITER IS PRESENT. NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS PUBLICLIBRARY ADVISER COUNCIL, I'M TAMMY FOGLE A DEPRESSANTS OF BERNALINHO. I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU AS A BOARD MEMBER YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IS MUCH MORE THAN SHOWING UP.
YOU'VE BEEN APPOINTED THE A POSITION OF INFLUENCE AND I BELIEVE THAT IS AND OPPORTUNITY GOD AS GIVEN YOU TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT REFLECT OUR COMMUNITY VALUES.
BOOKS, SUCH AS ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL AND BEFORE THE BREAKS, RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT INTENTIONAL.
BEFORE THE DEVIL BREAKS I READ AND ME EARL AND THE DYING GIRL HAS BEEN CHALLENGED AND HELD UP AS A BOOK THAT DOES NOT BELONG IN THE YOUNG ADULT SECTION OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND WE SHOULD NOT ASSUME A BOOK BELONGS IN OUR LIBRARY JUST BECAUSE IT'S ON THE SHELVES OR BECAUSE NO ONE HAS SAID ANYTHING, FOR SHOULD WE ASSUME QUESTIONING THE BOOK IS AUTOMATICALLY WRONG.
THE FCC RESTRICTS CERTAIN MATERIALS, I COULDN'T REPEAT THIS ON PUBLIC AIRWAYS BECAUSE IT'S RESTRICTED BETWEEN 6 A.M.
APPLY IN LIBRARY BOOKS BUT CERTAIN MATERIALS ARE RECOGNIZED PUBLIC CONCERN. WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEBODY ONE ELSE TO RAISE CONCERNS.
CAN YOU USE YOUR POSITION TO DETERMINE WHETHER BOOKS HAS A PLACE IN THE COLLECTION. IF YOU BELIEVE IN PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM PROFANE INDECENT MATTERS DO NOT BE AFRAID TO ACT WITHIN YOUR AUTHORITY. AT LEAST ONE OF YOU MAY ALWAYS CHOOSE TO PRIORITIZE PROTECTING BOOKS OVER CHILDREN BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE REST OF YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW.
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR DECISIONS, CAN YOU EXAMINE THE FACTS ASK QUESTIONS AND QUESTION ON YOUR JUDGMENT AND CONVICTIONS AND DON'T SETTLE FOR ATTENDING MEETINGS WILL BEING WILLING TO READ QUESTION DELIBERATE AND ACT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR JOB. USE YOUR INFLUENCE GOD HAS GIVEN YOU. OUR CHILDREN DESERVE BOARD MEMBERS WHO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. ALSO PROVIDED HAND OUT SHEET JUST TO REMIND YOU JUST BECAUSE IT'S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE IT CAN'T BE DONE AND WE CAN DO ANYTHING BECAUSE OF RULINGS THAT HAPPENED THERE. THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WITH NO OTHER SPEAKERS COMING
[2. Review on-order catalog comments and make a recommendation to the Library Director on pending book orders (discussion and possible action).]
FORWARD, THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED.THE NEXT ITEM IN OUR AGENDA. ALL RIGHT.
LITTLE CONFUSION HERE. WE ARE GOING TO REVIEW ON ORDER CATALOG COMMENTS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR ON PENDING BOOK ORDERS. HANDS OR COMMENTS.
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RECEIVING NO COMMENTS. >> RECEIVED NO COMMENTS.
>> I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE THE ON ORDER CATALOG.
ALL RIGHT. >> THE COMPLETION OF THESE ORDERS, THIS IS A STANDING AGENDA FOR ITEMS OF REGULAR
COORDINATION. >> ALL IN FAVOR.
>> OPPOSED. >> THANKS FOR FILLING IN.
[3. Library Director's Report (discussion).
]
I'M SUCCESSFUL. >> NO, YOU'RE GREAT.
THANK YOU KAREN. THANKS FOR COMING EVERYONE.
I HAVE SOME UPDATES ON A FEW ITEMS. I THINK MOTION OF YOU HAVE BEEN TO THE NEW MAIN LIBRARY AT ABILENE HERITAGE SQUARE AND WE HAVE OVER 16,000 SQUARE FEET ON THREE PUBLIC FLOORS SO WE ARE SEEING A LARGE AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY USE INCLUDING THE DEDICATED CHILDREN'S FLOOR, THE ADVENTURE ROOM AND THE AND ADVANCE'S MAKERS PLACE, SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THAT COME BY, AND THE STUDY OF MEETING ROOM SPACES HAVE BEEN HEAVILY USED. FOR THE FULL FISCAL YEAR AND THIS IS JUST THE MAIN LIBRARY INCLUDING THE OPERATIONS OF BOTH THE FORMER AND THE NEW LOCATION, THE MAIN LIBRARY VISITS REACHED 192,000617 INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY 131 PERCENT OVER FISCAL YEAR 2025, PHYSICAL CIRCULATION INCREASE NEARLY 40 PERCENT AND PROGRAM AND ATTENDANCE 18,000275 EMPLOYEES, RESULTS ARE INCLUDING UNTIL DAYS CLOSED TO MOVE THE COLLECTION AND PREPARE THE NEW LIBRARY FOR OPENING.
I JST WANT TO RECOGNIZE TABLE LIBRARY STAFF FOR THEIR FLEXIBILITY AND HARD WORK THROUGH THAT TRANSITION.
I HAVE AL RECREATION CENTER BRANCH UPDATE AS WELL.
YOU'LL REMEMBER THE SEARERS AND DANIELS BRANCH OPENED ON DECEMBER 22ND WHICH FORCED LOCATIONS, ON OCTOBER 20 THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD APPROVED RENAMING IT TO SEARS RECREATION CENTER, THE ARTHUR SEARS PARK WILL RETAIN ITS EXISTING NAME AND THE CENTER OF THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM WILL BE NAMED FOR AVILIA CAMPOS AND WE WILL BE CHANGING ALL THAT IN THE CATALOG AND LABELLING AND THAT MAY TAKE A LITTLE BIT TO GET ALL THAT PROCESS DONE BUT WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE OF THAT DECISION BY THE PARKS BOARD. FROM OPENING THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30 THE TWO BRANCHES RECORDED A COMBINED 18,656 VITSZ AND ISSUED 299 NEW LIBRARY CARDS. THEY PRESENTED 117 PROGRAMS WITH 2782 ATTENDEES. THESE LOCATION PROVIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESSES TO LIBRARY MATERIALS COMPUTERS PRINTING PROGRAMMING AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITY TO COORDINATE SERVICES WITH RECREATION STAFF WHICH IS GOING REALLY WELL.
WHEN WE ARE REVIEWING ANNUAL STATISTICS IT'S IMPORTANT REMEMBER FISCAL YEAR 2026 WAS A TRANSITION YEAR, MADDOX CLOSED 2025 AND OTHER BRANCHES ON FIVE MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
OUR FOCUS IS ON BUILDING AWARENESS AT THESE LOW KAIKSZ STRENGTHENING AND PREPARING FOR EXPANDED OPERATING HOURS THAT WOULD FILL YOU IN SHORTLY. ANY QUESTIONS? SO, I HAVE KIND OF A PREVIEW YEAR OF FISCAL YEAR 2026 ASSIST PARTICULARS. WE HAVE BEEN STEADILY WORKING OUR WAY AND COUNTING DOING STATISTICS IN DIFFERENT AREAS ACROSS THE LIBRARY SYSTEM AND WE RECORDED 353 ,641 LIBRARY VITSZ INCREASE 8.6 PERCENT OVER FISCAL 2025, AT ONE POINT SOUTH WAS THE ONLY LIBRARY OPENED SO WE ARE REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT.
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WE HAD 256,000419 PHYSICAL CHECK OUTS INCREASE OVER THE LAST YEAR AND STEADILY INCREASING SINCE MAY SO WE ANTICIPATE THAT CONTINUE. WE HAVE 5309 NEW LIBRARY CARDS INCREASE OF 42 PERCENT THE LAST FISCAL YEAR AND WE ALSO HAD 33,700 REFERENCE QUESTIONS ANSWERED INCREASE NEARLY 19 PERCENT FROM THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, AND WE HAD 5440 STUDY ROOM USES INCREASES OF APPROXIMATELY 33 PERCENT SYSTEM-WIDE.STAFF PRESENTED 13232 PROGRAMS OVER 37,000 TEN DIERKS WE HAD SLIGHTLY FEWER PROGRAMS IN FISCAL YEAR BUT ATTENDANCE NEARLY LEVEL. EARLY CHILD AND ATTENDANCE INCREASE 41 PERCENT. PROGRAM TAENGSD EXCEEDED PREVIOUS YEARS TEN DANCE JUNE THROUGH DECEMBER, DIGITAL SERVICES, 174,000200 OVERDRIVE CANOPY DEMONSTRATING STRONG DEMAND FOR LIBRARY SERVICES REFLECTING EFFECTS OF MAJOR TRANSITION YEAR. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.
THEN I HAVE AN UPDATE OPEN THE CITY SERVICES BUDGETS IF YOU FOLLOW CITY COUNCIL AT ALL YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN THIS, BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF HOURS OPEN EACH WEEK AT THE REC CENTERS AND THE BRANCH LIBRARIES, SO THIS IS WHAT COUNCIL APPROVED IN THE NEW BUDGET INCLUDING 5 NEW POSITIONS ONE UNFROZEN POSITION SO EXISTED BUT FROZEN SEVERAL YEARS TO EXPERT THE ENRIQUES AND DANIELS LIBRARY SO THAT WILL ADD ONE LIBRARY ASSISTANT ONE MANAGER USES SERVICES ONE LIBRARY IN ADULT SERVICES THAT WAS THE FROZEN POSITION AND TWO-PART TIME LIBRARY ONE POSITIONS THESE POSITIONS WILL ALLOW BOTH BRANCHES TO EXPAND THEIR HOURS FROM 36 TO 63 HOURS PER WEEK WHICH MATCHES THE FORMER MOCKINGBIRD BRANCH SCHEDULE.
NEW HOURS. HIRING IS UNDERWAY, AND EFFECTIVE WAIT FOR EXPANDED HOURS NOT FINALIZED.
BECAUSE WE NEED THE STAFF TO BE OPEN EXTENDED HOURS AND THE RECREATION CENTERS HAVE RECEIVED APPROVAL FOR ADDITIONAL STAFF AND EXTENDED HOURS. APPROVED THIS YEAR'S BUDGET INCLUDING REPLACEMENT FOR FURNITURE SHELVING THE SOUTH BRANCH TO ADDRESS THE WEAR FROM YEARS OF HEAVY PUBLIC USE IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE YOU KNOW THE STAFF SEATING HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS NOVEMBER 19TH MARKS THE SOUTH BRANCH LIBRARY 10TH VESTRY WHICH IS A HUGE MILESTONE.
IT'S WELL USED AND EXCITED TO HIT THE TEN-YEAR PRAYER.
OUR PRAYERS FOR THE COMING YEAR ARE CAN DEVELOP SERVICES NEW FACILITIES CONTINUE WELCOMING SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
LET ME NO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. >> ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COVER.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.