02-24-2025 (Library) Agenda PacketWylie Library Advisory Board Regular Meeting
February 24, 2025 — 7:00 PM
Council Chambers - 300 Country Club Rd., Bldg. 100 Wylie, TX 75098
CALL TO ORDER
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CITY OF
WY'LIE
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.
Review and approve the minutes from the January 27 meeting
WORK SESSION
WS 1. 2024 Achievement of Excellence in Libraries Award
.......... 2_® Review Strategic Plan 2025 - 2030
_® Friends of the Library - Priscilla's Play Wall
........_ Review Monthly Report
.® Upcoming Library Programs
ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFICATION
I certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted on February 21, 2025 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
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.
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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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CALL TO ORDER
Announce the presence of a Quorum.
Justin Strauch called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. The following Library Board members were
present: Justin Strauch, Zachary Todd, Toshia Kimball, Irene Chavira & Ofilia Barrera Board Liaison.
Board members not present: Brian Ortiz, Roberta Schaafsma, & Monica Munoz.
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
1. Consider and act upon, approval of October 28, 2024 Library Advisory Board Meeting minutes.
Board Action:
A motion was made by Toshia Kimball, seconded by Zachary Todd, to approve the minutes as presented.
A vote was taken and the motion passed 4-0.
WORK SESSION — DISCUSSION ITEMS
WS1. Review monthly report.
Ofilia Barrera presented information to the Board covering program attendance, resource usage by
patrons, and staff meeting/training highlights for the period of October 24, 2024 to January 22, 2025. A
new language learning platform, Pronunciator, is now available for patron use and has been added to the
monthly report. Pronunciator replaces the Mango Languages database.
WS2. The Wall That Heals Exhibit Explanation.
The exhibit is a touring wall replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and mobile education center that
travels throughout the nation and will be on display in Wylie from October 29, 2025 to November 2,
2025. Ofilia Barrera provided a brief summary of the timeline, location, and the different aspects of the
exhibit.
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WS3. Strategic Plan Findings Overview.
Ofilia Barrera shared an overview of the survey responses from patrons, stakeholders, and staff with the
hope of having the complete plan to share at the next Library Advisory Board meeting.
WS4. Upcoming Library Programs.
Ofilia Barrera presented a list of upcoming programs and events for the month of February, with special
mention of a reception being held this Saturday for former mayor Eric Hogue to commemorate naming
the library's storytime room in his honor. One program date change was also noted: Birds of Texas will
take place on February 15th instead of February 8th.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Zachary Todd, seconded by Toshia Kimball, to adjourn the meeting at 7:49 p.m. A
vote was taken and the motion passed 4-0.
Justin Strauch, Chair
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February 7, 2025
Ofilia Barrera
Rita & Truett Smith Public Library
300 Country Club Bldg. 300
Wylie, 75098
Dear Ofilia Barrera,
Congratulations to the Rita & Truett Smith Public Library! On behalf of the Texas Municipal Library
Directors Association, I am pleased to inform you that you have been awarded the 2024 Achievement of
Excellence in Libraries Award.
Your application clearly demonstrated your commitment to providing exceptional service to your
community. Of the 542 public library systems in Texas, your library is one of only 102 who have earned
this year's award. With this honor, your library is now in the top 19% of all public libraries in the state.
We know you will want to proudly display your accolades, which include a congratulatory letter, a digital
medal and an award template that can be used to order a plaque. The digital medal is an image file that
can be used (but not altered) on websites, email signatures, stationery, and other official library
promotional materials. The digital image can be made to be clickable to the TMLDA award site or to a
page displaying your accomplishment and/or completed application.
Again, congratulations on this accomplishment, and thank you for enriching the lives of your residents
and providing your community with outstanding and innovative services.
Sincerely,
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President, Texas Municipal Library Directors Association
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Friends of the Library Special Project with the Warren Family
Priscilla's Play Wall
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Monthly Report for the Library Advisory Board
(Based on Weekly Reports sent to City Manager's office every Thursday)
Storytime
Kid Events
Teen Events
Adult Events
Outreach
Business Exchange
Circulation
Visitors
New Borrowers
Drive-Thru
Holds Processed
986
371
628
272
103
820
27
12
20
127
75
103
0
10
0
177
121
126
479655
50,151
48,817
159779
15,061
121702
470
497
326
292
308
251
5,670
51363
41346
Ancestry
Sessions
Searches
November 2024
12
371
December 2024
12
93
January 2025
6
109
Creativebug
Sessions
Total Video Views
Hours Viewed
November 2024
9
29
3.95
December 2024
13
29
4.21
January 2025
8
6
.09
Data Axle
Log -ins
# of Searches
Total Records Downloaded
November 2024
10
55
19984
December 2024
19
107
19817
January 2025
23
372
21644
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Gale Courses
Enrollments
Total Course Log -ins
Total Minutes in Class
November 2024
23
104
81700
December 2024
18
75
8,692
January 2025
25
153
167989
Pronunciator
Registrations
Logins
November 2024
18
37
December 2024
15
32
January 2025
17
43
Udemy
Active Users
Courses Enrolled
Video Mins
November 2024
59
86
81109
December 2024
75
223
13,788
January 2025
90
230
171457
Library App
Devices
Launches
New Devices
November 2024
938
41633
124
December 2024
983
49836
144
January 2025
1,104
5,898
173
Digital Resources Usage:
(Presented by calendar month)
Libby (Overdrive)
Totals for
Consortium
Unique Users
Check -Outs
Holds
Purchases
November 2024
December 2024
January 2025
16,552
SPI - 1,918
16,633
SPL - 1,894
181743
SPL - 21128
59, 901
SPL -6,909
61, 827
SPL - 7,242
695362
SPL - 85033
27, 007
28, 890
375657
921
639
828
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Hoopla
Circulation
Counts by
Month:
Audio
Binge Comics Ebooks Movies
Music TV
Total
Nov 2024
894
28
93
487
144
41
73
1760
910
35
137
467
164
41
55
1809
December 2024
January 2025
979
29
116
575
164
31
75
1969
Kanopy
Stats
November 2024
December 2024
January 2025
Kanopy
Plays by Device
November 2024
December 2024
January 2025
Visits
Pages
Plays Minutes
21247
21705
476 10, 061
2,280
21666
357 105038
3, 323
33877
448 115 717
Tablet
Desktop
Mobile
Television
24.8%
27.5%
35.5%
12.2%
25.8%
15.4%
39.2%
19.6%
30.6%
5.6%
27%
36.8%
Meetings/Training Highlights:
• 1 /23/25 Ofilia and Lisa one on one
• 1 /23/25 Ofilia attended the Rotary meeting
• 1/27/25 Ofilia and Lisa met with community leader to plan Ramadan Event
• 1/27/25 Ofilia and Lisa met w/college student about potential social media internship
• 1/27/25 Ofilia and Xcenia facilitated the Library Advisory Board meeting
• 1/28/25 Ofilia and Lety one on one
• 1/28/25 Weekly admin team meeting
• 1/28/25 Supervisors meeting
• 1/28/25 Ofilia attended the City Council meeting
• 1 /30/25 Ofilia attended the Servant Leadership Conference
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• 1 /30/25 Ofilia met virtually with UTA Cohort for Capstone project
• 1 /31 /25 All staff meeting led by Lisa Galletta
• 2/1/25 Ofilia and Lisa facilitated the Eric Hogue Storytime Room dedication
• 2/6/25 Ofilia attended the staff meeting
• 2/13/25 Ofilia and Lisa attended the Ladies Leadership Lunch
• 2/13/25 Ofilia and Lisa attended the new door installation meeting
• 2/13/25 Ofilia and Lisa attended the Facilities custodian meeting
• 2/14/25 Ofilia and Elizabeth one on one
• 2/14/25 Ofilia and Lisa worked the Friends Murder Mystery Night Event
• 2/18/25 Ofilia and Debbie one on one
• 2/19/25 Ofilia, Lisa and Debbie attended the Summer Kickoff Event meeting
• 2/19/25 Lisa weekly WISD Mentoring
• 2/19/25 Ofilia attended the staff meeting
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Upcoming Library Programs - March 2025
Adults
Booked on Fridays
Friday, March 14
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Join us for engaging reads, good conversation, and loads of fun.
Third Tuesday Book Club
Tuesday, March 18
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
Social networking and a good book. Immerse yourself into a good story with friends. Discuss thrilling
tales, mysterious manuscripts, and awe-inspiring adventures.
Celtic Music
Saturday, March 22 @ 2PM
Listen to the engaging sounds of Celtic Standard Time, a high-energy, acoustic instrumental trio
based in D/FW, as they play traditional Irish and Scottish music. All ages welcome.
Anime Watch Party
Tuesday, March 25 @ 6PM
Set aside some time to catch up on anime on your to -be -watched list.
Writing Workshop
Tuesday, March 27 @ 6PM
Learn tips for writing a novel from author Rebecca Adler (a.k.a. Gina Nelson).
Conversational English
Thursday, March 27 @ 2PM
Practice your English speaking conversation skills! Participants meet monthly to practice
speaking about everyday topics in a casual, supportive setting.
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Preschool
Free stickers are required to enter all storytimes and are available right before the event time.
Space is limited due to fire code.
Bilingual 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
Fridays @ 10:15am and 11 am
Sensory Storytime
Space is limited to keep a sensory friendly environment
Saturday, March 1 @ 10:15am
Kids
Ramadan Family Event
Activity tables, a special lobby display and a Ramdan Storytime with local author Ndaa Hassan!
March 8 from 11:OOam - 1:OOpm
My Very Own Book Club
1st & 2nd graders (6-8 years old) meet on the designated date from 3:30-4:30pm in the
Multi -Purpose Room.
March 18 & 20
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by Jon Steptoe
BeTween Book Club
4th-6th graders (9-12 years old) and meets on the designated date from 6-7pm in the Storytime
Room.
March 11
The Genius Under the Table by Eugene Yelchin
Spring Break Treasure Hunt
Find the hidden images in the Children's Area and get a prize! One prize per child per day while
supplies last. This is a self directed activity.
March 14 - 22
Big Air BMX Show
Enjoy 40 minutes of daring BMX bike tricks paired with positive motivational youth messages!
March 17 from 3:30pm
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Kids First Aid
Join certified First Aid/CPR/AED Teen Instructor, Mariyam Khanam, to learn CPR and fist aid
basics. This class is for ages 7 - 13 and at least one parent/guardian is required to attend.
Registration is required as space is limited.
March 22 from 10:00 - 11:30am
Idea Lab
3rd & 4th graders (8-10 years old) meet on the designated date from 3:30-4:30pm in the
Multi -Purpose Room.
March 27
Cookie Palooza
Teens
Teen Book Club
7th-12th graders meet monthly at 6pm in the storytime room to chat about the book we read,
discuss what else we've been reading, and snack! The first 30 teens to sign up get a free copy
of the book!
March 13
The Getaway by Lamar Giles
Japanimation
Our anime and manga club for 7th-12th graders! Join us every month in the storytime room at
6pm to watch anime, chat about manga, do some crafts, and share artwork with each other.
March 20
Roll for the Initiative: SPL's Teen Dungeons & Dragons Group
7th-12th graders only. Registration required. Space may be limited for specific meetings.
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