06-23-2025 (Library) Agenda Packet
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Wylie Library Advisory Board Regular Meeting
June 23, 2025 – 7:00 PM
Council Chambers - 300 Country Club Rd., Bldg. 100 Wylie, TX 75098
CALL TO ORDER
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 Ag enda
and will be considered separately.
A. Review and approve minutes from the April 28 meeting
WORK SESSION
WS1. Priscilla's Play Wall Opening
WS2. Friends of the Library Upcoming Events
WS3. Update on Budget FY 26
WS4. Review monthly report
ADJOURNMENT
Reception for outgoing members
CERTIFICATION
I certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted on June 20, 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.
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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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Library Advisory Board
Minutes
In-person Meeting
April 28, 2025 – 7:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
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, Roberta Schaafsma, Brian Ortiz, & Ofilia
Barrera Board Liaison. Board members not present: Irene Chavira & 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 February 24, 2025 Library Advisory Board Meeting
minutes.
Board Action:
A motion was made by Brain Ortiz, seconded by Toshia Kimball, to approve the minutes as presented. A
vote was taken and the motion passed 5-0.
WORK SESSION – DISCUSSION ITEMS
WS1. Certificate of Recognition and Proclamation for Library of Excellence Award.
Ofilia Barrera shared the Proclamation, letter from Representative Keith Self, and the Certificate of
Recognition for those board members who were unable to attend the council meeting.
WS2. Priscilla’s Play Wall Invitation.
On Friday, May 23, 2025 at 2:00p.m. all are invited to attend the grand opening and celebration of
Priscilla’s Play Wall.
WS3. Friends of the Library Bookmark Design Contest Winners 2025.
Minutes April 28, 2025
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Ofilia Barrera presented the winning designs for the 2025 Bookmark Contest. The winner of each
category will receive 10 prints of their bookmark and the remaining prints will be made available in the
library.
WS4. Review Summer 2025 Brochure.
Ofilia Barrera walked the Board through the Summer Learning Club 2025 brochure. Summer Reading
Challenges for kids, teens, and adults begin on May 19, 2025 and run through August 2, 2025. The
Summer Kick Off Party takes place on May 30, 2025 and the library’s summer programs will continue
through the month of July, wrapping up on July 25, 2025 with Harry Potter ’s Birthday Party.
WS5. Update on grants and federal funding.
Ofilia Barrera shared information concerning potential changes to funding received from The Texas State
Library and Archives Commission and how the loss would affect library services. Senate Bill 2101,
House Bill 3225, and House Bill 267 were mentioned as well.
WS6. Review Monthly Report.
Ofilia Barrera presented the Board with statistics regarding program attendance and resource usage for the
period of January 23, 2025 to March 20, 2025. She also shared additional information concerning the use
of Laserfiche and described the Capstone Project of a group of UT Arlington students working on their
Master’s Degree in City Management.
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. (Roberta Schaafsma left the meeting early)
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Justin Strauch, Chair
Minutes April 28, 2025
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06/23/2025 Item A.
Priscilla’s Play Wall
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06/23/2025 Item WS1.
Upcoming Events
Thursday, July 3 from 7:30 - 9:30pm
Fireworks @ Founders Park
Friday, July 18 from 5 - 7pm
Friends of the Library Pre-Sale
Friday, July 19 from 9am - 3pm
Friends of the Library Annual Book
Sale
Saturday, August 9 from 6 - 9pm
Mini Golf in the Library!
More info @ WylieTexas.gov/about/friends
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06/23/2025 Item WS2.
Monthly Report for the Library Advisory Board
(Based on Weekly Reports sent to City Manager’s office every Thursday)
May 22 - June 17* April 24 - May 21 March 20 - April 23
Storytime 959 221 1,232
Kid Events 3,186 120 658
Teen Events 28 15 31
Adult Events 114 66 165
Outreach 189 499 200
Business Exchange 192 218 261
Circulation 55,897 45,975 59,014
Visitors 21,044 14,492 19,386
New Borrowers 771 471 598
Drive-Thru 245 392 339
Holds Processed 5,989 5,414 7,066
*Minus one day due to
Juneteenth holiday.
Ancestry Sessions Searches
March2025 14 66
April 2025 9 49
May 2025 13 219
Creativebug Sessions Total Video Views Hours Viewed
March 20255 8 9 :45
April 2025 4 3 .06
May 20255 12 74 7.49
Data Axle Log-ins # of Searches Total Records Downloaded
March 2025 44 193 3,225
April 2025 28 133 4,705
May 2025 20 134 1,408
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Gale Courses Enrollments Total Course Log-ins Total Minutes in Class
March 2025 31 191 18,023
April 2025 25 222 20,905
May 2025 27 190 22,365
Pronunciator Registrations Logins
March 2025 18 41
April 2025 4 14
May 2025 16 38
Udemy Active Users Courses Enrolled Video Mins
March 2025 65 147 8,017.50
April 2025 66 155 11,439.20
May 2025 70 193 13,597
Library App Devices Launches New Devices
March 2025 1,176 6,343 170
April 2025 1,166 6,216 154
May 2025 1,260 6,346 201
Digital Resources Usage:
(Presented by calendar month)
Libby (Overdrive)
Totals for
Consortium March 2025 April 2025 May 2025
Unique Users
18,537
SPL - 2,104
18,119
SPL - 2,027
18,894
SPL - 2,114
Check-Outs
69,353
SPL - 7,853
69,353
SPL - 7,266
69,953
SPL - 7,723
Holds 33,805 33,805 33,338
Purchases 963 597 959
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06/23/2025 Item WS4.
Hoopla
Circulation
Counts by
Month:
Audio Binge Comics Ebooks Movies Music TV Total
March 2025 1250 38 134 591 134 44 82 2273
April 2025 1,271 35 127 591 149 61 108 2,342
May 2025 1,300 43 127 616 205 69 89 2,449
Kanopy
Stats Visits Pages Plays Minutes
March 2025 2,306 2,864 530 15,645
April 2025 1,852 2,285 386 10,034
May 2025 2,084 2,635 509 17,056
Kanopy
Plays by Device Tablet Desktop Mobile Television
March 2025 29.1% 3.8% 35.1% 32.1%
April 2025 24.4% 4.7% 33.7% 37.3%
May 2025 19.8% 11.4% 40.7% 28.1%
Meetings/Training Highlights:
● 4/24/25 Ofilia attended the Rotary meeting
● 4/25/25 All staff meeting
● 4/26/25 Lisa attended the Library Giving Day debrief
● 4/28/25 Ofilia participated in the HR Analyst interviews
● 4/29/25 Ofilia, Lisa and Xcenia helped stuffed bags in preparation for Taste of Wylie
● 4/29/25 Ofilia and Lety one on one
● 4/29/25 Weekly Admin Team Meeting
● 4/30/25 Ofilia and Lisa one on one
● 4/30/25 Various staff attended the TMRS Lunch & Learn
● 4/30/25 Lisa and Xcenia attended volunteer orientation for Taste of Wylie
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● 4/30/25 Ofilia and Elizabeth one on one
● 4/30/25 Ofilia attended Camp Ryla orientation w/WISD students
● 5/1/25 Ofilia attended the Updates on statewide Interlibrary Loan Program webinar
● 5/1/25 Ofilia and Lisa worked the Wylie High School mental health fair
● 5/6/25 Lisa attended the staff meeting
● 5/6/25 Lisa did safety training with Tyler
● 5/7/25 Lisa weekly mentoring meeting w/Wylie ISD student
● 5/7/25 Ofilia, Lisa and Debbie attended the Summer Kickoff Planning meeting
● 5/8/25 Lisa and Debbie attended the Summer Kickoff Walk through
● 5/8/25 Ofilia attended The Wall That Heals planning meeting
● 5/13/25 Ofilia attended the Reception for Council Members
● 5/13/25 Ofilia attended the City Council meeting
● 5/14/25 Ofilia attended the Library Garden Committee meeting
● 5/15/25 Ofilia attended Mental Health in the Public Sector webinar
● 5/16/25 Monthly librarian meeting
● 5/16/25 Ofilia met with the Collin County Master Gardener President and VP to discuss
educational opportunities
● 5/19/25 Ofilia met with Collin College to discuss Adult Education and Literacy Grant programming
● 5/20/25 Ofilia and Lisa attended the Friends of the Library meeting
● 5/23/25 Priscilla’s Play Wall Dedication
● 5/28/25 Ofilia and Michaela Sensory Storytime Planning meeting
● 5/28/25 Ofilia attended Boards & Commission Interviews
● 5/29/25 Ofilia attended the Boards & Commissions interviews
● 5/29/25 Ofilia met w/WISD, volunteer coordinator for TWTH
● 6/2/25 Lisa met w/staff from Pathway Hospice to plan Caregiver Fair
● 6/3/25 Ofilia attended the director ’s lunch and meeting
● 6/4/25 Ofilia, Lisa and Debbie attended the post Summer Kickoff meeting
● 6/4/25 Lisa met with Jasmin to review Laserfiche forms for the library
● 6/5/25 Ofilia attended the Director ’s budget meeting
● 6/5 - 6/6/25 Lisa attended the Philanthropy in Action Conference
● 6/6/25 Ofilia gave a tour to employees from the City of Anna
● 6/11/25 Ofilia attended the City Council meeting
● 6/12/25 Ofilia attended the Director ’s budget meeting
● 6/12/25 Ofilia attended the Wylie Historical Society Meeting
● 6/13/25 Lisa attended Revize webinars
● 6/17/25 Ofilia and Lisa met with JB regarding the projector in the MP Room
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06/23/2025 Item WS4.