06-24-2024 (Library) Agenda PacketCALL TO ORDER
Staff Spotlight, Megan Goode, Reference Assistant (Adult Services)
COMMENTS ON NON -AGENDA ITEMS
Any member of the public may address the Board regarding an item that is not listed on the Agenda. Members of the public
must fill out a form prior to the meeting in order to speak. The Board requests that comments be limited to three minutes for
an individual, six minutes for a group. In addition, the Library Board is not allowed to converse, deliberate or take action on
any matter presented during citizen participation.
CONSENT AGENDA
All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the Board and will be enacted by one motion.
There will not be separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda
and will be considered separately.
A. Review and approve the April 22 meeting minutes
WORK SESSION
WS I. Review the monthly report
WS2. Review upcoming programs
WS3. LAB Meeting Dates June 2023 - June 2024
WS4. Stakeholder survey for strategic plan
WS5. Fine free discussion
CERTIFICATION
I certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted on Friday, June 21, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. on the outside bulletin board
at Wylie City Hall, 300 Country Club Road, Building 100, Wylie, Texas, a place convenient and readily accessible
to the public at all times.
Stephanie Storm, City Secretary Date Notice Removed
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The Wylie Municipal Complex is wheelchair accessible. Sign interpretation or other special assistance for disabled
attendees must be requested 48 hours in advance by contacting the City Secretary's Office at 972.516.6020. Hearing
impaired devices are available from the City Secretary prior to each meeting.
If during the course of the meeting covered by this notice, the Board should determine that a closed or executive
meeting or session of the Board or a consultation with the attorney for the City should be held or is required, then
such closed or executive meeting or session or consultation with attorney as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings
Act, Texas Government Code § 551.001 et. seq., will be held by the Board at the date, hour and place given in this
notice as the Board may conveniently meet in such closed or executive meeting or session or consult with the
attorney for the City concerning any and all subjects and for any and all purposes permitted by the Act, including,
but not limited to, the following sanctions and purposes:
Texas Government Code Section:
§ 551.071— Private consultation with an attorney for the City.
§ 551.073 — Discussing prospective gift or donation to the City.
§ 551.076 — Discussing deployment of security personnel or devices or security audit.
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Minutes
In -person Meeting
April 22, 2024 — 7:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
CALL TO ORDER
Announce the presence of a Quorum.
Justin called the meeting to order at 7:01 pm. The following Library Board members were present: Justin
Strauch, Brian. Ortiz, Monica Munoz, Zachary Todd & Ofilia Barrera Board Liaison. Board members
not present: Roberta Schaafsma, Irene Chavira & Toshia Kimball.
STAFF SPOTLIGHT
Andrea Tyler, Youth Services Librarian
Andrea began her time with the library as a volunteer in 2016. Once she earned her MLS degree she
worked as a reference assistant for a year. She then worked as a librarian for the City of Melissa for two
years until a position became available here. Andrea is a part of the local community for she and her
family live in Wylie. She manages the Tween Programs which are primarily for 4th through 6th grade.
• Between Book Club
• Bluebonnet Book Club
o Outreach book club at Smith Elementary
• Idea Lab
o STEAM program for 3rd through 4th grade
• Big Kid Story Time (3 to 5 year olds)
• Summer Learning Programs for tweens
Andrea is also responsible for the Juvenile Collection: chapter books, series, graphic novels, and
Overdrive.
4 Justin asked if there is anything she would like to see added to the program or that the Board
could possibly help with.
♦ Andrea would love to see the Bluebonnet Book Club expand to include another school.
Currently she and another librarian are only able to visit two elementary schools.
CITIZENS COMMENTS ON NON -AGENDA ITEMS
Residents may address Board regarding an item that is not listed on the Agenda. Residents must provide their name
and address. Board requests that comments be limited to three (3) minutes. In addition, the Board is not allowed to
converse, deliberate, or take action on any matter presented during citizen participation.
No citizens were present at the meeting.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes April 22, 2024
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1. Consider and act upon approval of the Minutes of the March 25, 2024 Library Board Meeting.
Board Action:
The Library Board Minutes of March 25, 2024.
♦ Justin encouraged members to review the minutes; there were no questions or changes
requested.
• Brain made a motion to approve the minutes.
• Zach seconded the motion.
All votes were in favor; the motion passed 4-0.
WS1.Review the monthly report
Ofilia provided an overview of the report to the Board.
• While most circulation statistics were standard, there was a significant jump in attendance for kid
events primarily due to the Star Party.
• The numbers for database usage are consistent with most seeing small steady increases.
o There will be another push for the library app during the summer as there are many
patrons who only frequent the library during the summer months.
• Database usage remains steady with a slight uptick in Hoopla.
Zach asked how the ribbon cutting for the Little Free Library went.
♦ There was a good turnout of representatives from all the different organizations that made
it possible.
Justin asked if Ofilia could share more regarding future program partnerships with UNT.
♦ Ofilia met with. Dr. Caroline Najour from. UNT who represents the school's Arabic
Studies Department. She partners with communities to present Arabic cultural programs.
The library will be hosting a Moroccan Tea program in the fall and a drum program next
spring.
Brain asked how things are looking for Summer Kickoff.
♦ Things are going great. A few differences this year are the addition of several food trucks
with items for purchase, as well as, large and small obstacle courses so that smaller
children can enjoy the same experience as bigger kids.
WS2. Review Summer 2024 Program Brochure
The Summer 2024 Program Brochure will be made available to the public beginning Monday, April 29th,
and all the information will be on the library website by Wednesday, May lst.
Ofilia briefly touched on all the different reading challenges and programs listed in the brochure. The
summer programs will run from Monday, May 20th through Saturday, Aug. 3rd.
Zach asked what the Perot Tech Truck is.
♦ The Tech Truck is an outreach truck for the Perot Museum. They bring different science
experiments and interactive things kids can play with to help teach new skills and science
principles.
• Library Board members, Zach & Monica, both shared personal comments of praise for the
Summer Programs.
WS3. Review upcoming programs
• 3rd Annual Local Garden Tour on May 11
o There are currently 12 confirmed gardens.
Minutes April 22, 2024
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• Genealogy Mini. Camp on. May 4
• Upcoming City Programs for May
o Wylie 500 Pedal Car Race on May 5
o Taste of Wylie on May 6
• Budget work sessions with the City Council have begun.
o Presentations are being made in a 5 Year Plan format.
• The next Library Advisory Board meeting would have occurred on May 27th; however due to the
Memorial Day Holiday, the next meeting will take place on June 24th.
4 Justin asked for a motion to adjourn if there were no further questions or comments.
♦ There were none.
ADJOURNMENT
Zach made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Brain seconded the motion. All votes were in favor; the
motion passed 4:0. The meeting adjourned at 7:39pm.
Justin Strauch, Chair
Minutes April 22, 2024
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Monthly Report for the Library Advisory Board
(Based on Weekly Reports sent to City Manager's office every Thursday)
Storytime
751
474
880
Kid i Events
Teen Events
3,244
296
1,041
45
23
14
Adult Events
Outreach
262
77
204
200
230
292
Business Exchange 115 179
175'
Circulation
Visitors
56,573
56,353
45,678
22,742
17,984
15,301
New Borrowers
Drive-Thru
875
493
338`
256
339
242
Holds Processed 5,767
6,034
4,162
Ancestry
Sessions
Searches
Mar 2024
21
334
Apr2024
37
722
May 2024
25
293
Creativebug
Sessions
Total Video Views
Hours Viewed
Mar 2024
15
70
81'
Apr 2024
4
0
0'
May 2024
6
10
0.37'
Data Axle
Log -ins i
# of Searches
Total Records; Downloaded;
Mar 2024
36
209
650
Apr 2024
22
70
1,755'
May 2024
15
44
1,155'
Gale Courses
Enrollments
Total Course Log -ins
Total Minutes in Class
Mar 2024,
1'5
183
25,014'
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Apr 2024
21
154
19,389
May 2024
18
251
32,531
Mango Languages
Total Sessions
Total Learning Time
Average Learning Time
Mar2024
126
12:36:51
0:06:31
Apr 2024
184
18:48:23
0:06:38
May 2024
125
12:09:33
0:05:19
Udemy
Active Users
Courses Enrolled
Video Mins
Mar 2024
73
118
15,267.2
Apr 2024
67
163
15,594.8
May 20241
601
135
9,641.3
Library App
Devices
Launches
New Devices
Mar 2024
743
4,241
122
Apr 2024
729
4,180
119
May 2024,
771
4,293
126
Digital Resources Usage:
(Presented by calendar month)
Libby (Overdrive)
Totals for
Consortium
May 2024 April 2024 March 2024
Unique Users
16,633
SPL - 1,865
16,304 16,894
SPL - 1,829 SPL - 1,903
Check -Outs
65,116
SPL - 7,049
63,795 67,937
SPL - 7,201 SPL - 7,460
Holds
30,102
29,854 32,115
Purchases
484
647 719
0
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Hoopla
Circulation
Counts by
Month:
Audio
Binge Comics 'Ebooks:Movies
Music TV
Total
March 2024
1,104
24 132 512 109
45
36
1,962
April 2024
1,147
15 145 461 109
39
68
1,984
May 2024
1,117
25 194 495 166
51
95
2,143
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Stats Visits
March 2024
3,815
Pages
4,652
Plays
728
Minutes
17,084
April 2024
3,115
3,841
611
14,537
May 2024
3,312
3,950
508
12,317
Kanopy
Plays by Device Tablet
Desktop
Mobile
Television
March 2024
14%
9.9%
53.8%
22.3%
April 2024
12.4%
11.1 %
51.1 %
25.4%
May 2024
15%
22.8%
38%
24.2%
Meetings/Training Highlights:
• 4/18/24 Ofilia interviewed potential candidates for the Rotary Youth Leadership Academy Camp
• 4/18/24 Ofilia and Debbie one on one
• 4/18/24 Ofilia attended the Rotary meeting
• 4/19/24 Monthly librarian meeting
• 4/19/24 Ofilia met w/Councilman Strang
• 4/22/24 Ofilia and Lisa weekly meeting
• 4/23/24 Ofilia and Lety one on one
• 4/23/24 Weekly Admin Team meeting
• 4/23/24 Ofilia attended Public Library Administrators of Collin County meeting
• 4/23/24 Ofilia and Elizabeth one on one
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• 4/24/24 Ofilia attended Youth Services team meeting
• 4/24/24 Ofilia, Lisa and Elizabeth attended the Post Star Party review meeting
• 4/25/24 Ofilia and Debbie met with B&B Theaters
• 4/26/24 All staff meeting
• 4/29/24 Lisa viewed Budget Training video
• 4/30/24 Lisa & Xcenia attend Taste of Wylie meeting
• 4/30/24 Lisa attended virtual Texas State Library ILL Training
• 5/1/24 Lisa met virtually with hoopla rep
• 5/8/24 Ofilia and Veronica attended the Garden Council Meeting
• 5/6/24 Lisa attended a Beanstack EDU webinar
• 5/10/24 Ofilia attended the Public Library Administrators Meeting in Lewisville
• 5/14/24 Ofilia attended the Wylie Historical Society Meeting
• 5/14/24 Ofilia attended the City Council Meeting
• 5/16/24 Ofilia and Lisa FY 25 Budget review meeting
• 5/21/24 Ofilia and Lisa attended the Friends of the Library meeting
• 5/22/24 Ofilia and Veronica met to review the Local Garden Tour Event
• 5/29/24 Ofilia spoke to Jeremy from the Wylie News about summer programming at the library
• 5/29/24 Ofilia, Lisa and Cheryl met with a vendor regarding the smart chute and people counters
in the library
• 5/30/24 Lisa attended the GoGov webinar GoTo - How to Respond and Manage Citizen Requests
• 5/30/24 Ofilia attended the Board & Commission Interviews
• 5/31/24 All staff meeting w/guest Haley Chandler
• 6/3/24 Ofilia attended the Summer Kickoff Walk Through Meeting
• 6/4/24 Ofilia attended the staff meeting
• 6/6/24 Ofilia attended Budget meeting w/CM
• 6/11/24 Ofilia attended the Wylie Historical Society meeting
• 6/13/24 Ofilia and Lisa gave a tour to the Town of Prosper
• 6/14/24 Lisa attended the Annual Women's Conference organized by the Wylie Chamber of
Commerce
• 6/18/24 Ofilia and Lisa attended the Friends of the Library meeting
Misc. Information:
• 5/6/24 Lisa and Xcenia volunteered at Taste of Wylie
• 5/17/24 Various staff tested escape room puzzles planned for adult event
• 5/21/24 Ofilia, Lisa and Cheryl attended the Library Volunteer Appreciation Reception
• 5/24/24 Various staff attended "Pastries for Paras" with Ofilia and Lisa for one on one time with us
• 5/24/24 Ofilia and Lisa completed our FY 25 budget input
• 6/10/24 Wylie PD Youth Enrichment Program in the Conference Room
• 6/14/24 Ofilia hosted the Public Library Administrators of North Texas monthly meeting
• 6/15/24 Ofilia and various Friends of the Library Board members attended the PLANT Friends &
Foundation Summit in Euless
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Upcoming Library Programs - July 2024
Programs for All
Friends of the Library Book Pre -Sale
Friday, July 12 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
The early bird catches the worm!
Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale
Saturday, July 13 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Find some great treasures and support the Friends of the Library! All proceeds benefit the
library.
Need some fuel to get your shopping going? We have coffee & donuts in the morning and the
Loteria Fruit Truck in the afternoon!
SMOs Donuts will be in the parking lot from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Travelin' Tom's Coffee Truck of Wylie will be here from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Loteria Food Truck -will be here from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Harry Potter's Birthday Party
Friday, July 26 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Join us for fun and games to celebrate the birthday of The Boy Who Lived. This is a free event
open to all ages.
Mariachi Harp
Tuesday, July 30, 6 PM
Hear the harp, once a staple of mariachi, return to its place in traditional Mexican folk music.
Minda Keene performs. All are welcome
Adults
Anime Watch Party
Tuesday, June 25 @ 6 PM
Set aside some time to catch up on anime on your to -be -watched list. We'll screen The
Apothecary Diaries episodes 1-3.
Game Night
Thursday, June 27 @ 5:30PM
Enjoy an evening playing board games. The library will provide the games, all you need to bring
is you.
Paper Quilling
Saturday, June 29 @ 10:30AM
Discover the enchanting world of paper quilling. Roll, shape, and glue paper strips for stunning
designs. Supplies provided.
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Game On: D&D For Grown Ups
Tuesdays, July 9 & 23
A tabletop adventure awaits in this two -night campaign. All experience levels are welcome.
Medicare 101
Tuesday, July 9 @ 10:30am
Turning 65 or New to Medicare? We would like to invite you to an informative Medicare 101
meeting with Mike Ward. The meeting lasts 45 minutes and he opens it up to questions
afterward to last about an hour in total.
Diamond Painting - Floral Edition
Wednesday, July 17 @ 5:30 PM
Discover the art of diamond painting and find your next craft obsession. Combining the concepts
of mosaic art and paint -by -numbers, diamond painting uses tiny rhinestones on adhesive to
create a glittering, multi -dimensional picture.
Number's Up: An Escape Room Mystery
Saturday, July 20 @ 2 PM
Hostages of the precocious and pedantic Professor Polymath have one hour to solve his
perplexing puzzles in order to escape and put the professor in the pen for good. The same
game will be run multiple times. See the event page for more information.
Check Mate: Chess Night
Thursday, July 25 @ 5:30 PM
Bring your best chess set and meet fellow chess players for game night. The library will provide
several chess boards as well. All skill levels are welcome.
3D Printer Demo
Wednesday, July 31 @ 5:30 PM
Come learn about the library's 3D printers, including our new dual extruder printer! Get a chance
to see it in action, to ask questions, and learn how to request your own 3D prints.
Preschool
Free stickers are required to enter all storytimes and are available right before the event time.
Space is limited due to fire code.
Family Storytime for all ages
Mondays @ 6:30pm
Infant Storytime for 0 - 11 month olds
Wednesdays @ 10am
Big Kid Storytimes for 3 - 5 year olds
Wednesdays @ 10:45am and 11:30am
Thursdays @ 1:30pm
Toddler Time for 1 - 2 year olds
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Fridays @ 10:15am and 11 am
Kids
All programs are geared towards elementary school aged kids.
Stickers are required for entry and available for free on the day of the program. Space is limited.
Tuesdays (&- 10:00am & 11:00am
July 2 - Ramazini Circus - Join us for some juggling, comedy, and a little magic.
July 9 - Professor Pop's Bubble Show - Laugh and be amazed as Brett Roberts performs
amazing magic with bubbles.
July 16 - Austin Reptiles - Fun and informative show about Texas reptiles.
Thursdays (gD 6:00pm
June 27 - African Safari Drums - Listen to the beat of the drums that tell stories of some great
African Adventures.
July 11 - Jasmine's Beats - Enjoy some music beats all while learning to groove.
July 18 - Frontiers of Flight - Learn about the four forces of flight through this interactive
program about Aerodynamics.
Tweens
For kids entering 4th - 6th grades only.
Registration is required for all tween programs. Registration begins 2 weeks prior to the program
date with a link next to the program description below.
Mondays @ 2:00pm
July 1 Cookie Palooza - Join Taste E's Sweets and Treats in a cookie decorating class. Register
here.
July 8 Bee Princess - Join the Bee Princess from CCBA in learning about beekeeping,
honeybee facts, and pollination.
July 15 Escape Room - Can you escape from this Fairy Tale themed escape room? * This
program will be broken into two 20-minute sessions. Register for one session only.
Teens
For teens entering 7th - 12th grades.
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Registration required and begins 2 weeks prior to the program date via a link next to the
program description. Space is limited.
Thursday Programs @ 2:00pm
June 27 - Dungeons & Dragons Part 2 - Attendance at Part I on June 20 is required. You do not
have to register for this event. Registration/attendance from Part 1 will carry over into Part 2.
July 11 - 3D Print Workshop #2 - Learn how 3D printing at the library works, and design your
own piece in Tinkercad! Registration required.
July 18 - Diamond Painting & Napoleon Dynamite - Grab a PaintGem diamond painting kit and
enjoy the 2004 cult classic Naploeon Dynamite (Rated PG). Registration required.
Friday Programs @ 2:00pm
June 28 Early Aughts Party - Come pretend it's 2004 as you're watching music videos on MTV,
making crafts, and snacking with your BFFs.
July 12 Cyanotype Photography - Learn about the chemical process behind camera -less
cyanotype photos and make your own artwork to take home with you. Registration required.
July 19 - Cupcake Wars #2 - Michelle from Hands on Design will teach professional cupcake
decorating techniques. This is a repeat of the June 30 program. Please register for one session
only. Registration required.
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Library Advisory Board Meeting Dates June 2023 - June 2024
2024
June 24
July 22
August 26
September 23
October 28
November 25 (We may have to cancel this one since it's the week of Thanksgiving.)
December - No meeting, holiday week
2025
January 27
April 28
May - No meeting, holiday
June 23
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