I'm waiting to see the picture here. All right. Uh, welcome everybody. Uh, it's 4 PM on Thursday, July 10th, 2025. Uh and uh this you have joined the
library board meeting here in New City Council Chambers. Our first uh item on the agenda is to approve the agenda. Do I have a Everyone's had a chance to look at it. So moved. We have a mo motion. Do I have a second?
I'll second. All right. Motion and a second. Any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor signify by saying I. Post. Same sign. We have an agenda. And now we've got minutes of last um last month's meeting. Again, those are uh have been in our packet. Anyone have any
uh uh corrections or additions or comments about our last meeting minutes? Otherwise, I'll take a motion to approve those minutes. I move. Do I have I have a second? Second. All right. A motion and a second. Any discussion? Hearing none, all in favor
signify by saying I. I. Post same sign. We have minutes. And now we'll move on to the June. We're halfway through the year. Yes, June 2025 financial report. We are 50.14% through 2025 and our bud budget is
approximately 50.33% expended. Bills paid during June include $224 to Demco for our some of our book processing supplies, $250 to Full Service Electric to remove an Ethernet floor box. They did that during the work for the study
rooms. We had kind of one in a funny space that was hidden by a desk before, so it was a tripping hazard once we moved the desk. $178 to sheet metal to replace the thermostat in the library's hallway. $394 to Hillyard for cleaning and paper
supplies. $888 to Minnesota Elevator for elevator repair. I'll touch on that a little bit during the librarian's report. and $557 to Swank Motion Pictures for our annual movie license, which was covered by a donation by the Optimus Club. So, thank
you to Oh, lovely. And then we also paid $3,488 to Highark Technology um doing business as your space for the second half of the study room and memory lab pod cost. Um so that
expense is complete and that was covered through the Melon Foundation grant. Great. Um, and then I just wanted to note that um, although you had approved to use the fund balance for the badge entry cabling for the doors, um, that
still becomes coded to our contractual maintenance building line. So that's why that one looks spent at 91 um.71%. Um, so just keep that in mind as you're looking at the at what percentage of those lines are spent. And then um when
we um remove the spending for the Melon Foundation grant in the library technology grant and library furniture grant lines, our budget is approximately 44% expended. Okay. Okay. Any questions? Um I was
wondering uh what kind of usage are we getting in the uh study rooms? So for June we had 25 reservations. I haven't done a count for July so far. Well worth it. Yes. Great. Shows that it was needed, wanted by our
community. Yeah. Great. Excellent. Great. I was also just like to say that we're 50% through the year and 50% expended. It does not get better than that. Thank you for your good work. I'm
always impressed at that. Either at the same or below. Yeah. Great. Great. Anyone else have any comments or questions? Otherwise, we can move on to the library activities report and statistics. So, I wanted to touch a little bit on
funding again just to keep you um up to date there. So, on June 14th, um Governor Walls signed the final bills completing the 2year state budget for Minnesota. Um so, the education bill where the majority of library state
funding is located was passed as part of that special session. And so in that bill they preserved the regional library telecom telecommunication aid the multicount multi-ype regional library basic system support and um base funding
for e library Minnesota um which is our database collection. Um and so those those fundings serve to support um the operations of our regional library and the services that they offer to us and
other libraries as well as um supplementing the federal money that we receive through our internet um access. So through that regional library telecommunication aid and our
internet costs are completely covered. Mhm. Um they also preserved um base funding for Minuteex operations. Um the so that's you know just their their base funding for operations. The federal funding that
we've been talking about through IMLS um has is used towards resource sharing the interl loan and then also towards um part of the e library Minnesota expenses. Minitex has not made any announcements about reduced or altered services due to
those federal grant reductions yet. So, we're still waiting to hear on how that might affect some of those services um or if other other things might take the cut. We're just we're not sure on that yet. Um the state also secured a
one-time funding infusion of $1 million for e library Minnesota for fiscal year 26 um to help with those expenses. And then um during that the regular 2025 session, they secured um 2.7 million um
per year for the next two years for the art arts and cultural heritage funding. Um and that goes to our regional library system and then they subrant it to their member libraries and we can apply for those funds. Um the bill also included a number of items that affect school
libraries, but I'm not going to go into those details here. So, um, as far as the Institute for Museum and Library Services or IMLS, um, next up in the federal budget process, the Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agency
Subcommittee, um, LHS, um, they're developing their detailed funding proposal, um, which includes libraries and that are later taken up by the full committees. So, um, this is still an opportunity to talk to your
representatives about what gets proposed and moved through appropriations. Um, excuse me, April. On that topic, I am wondering if there are um other board members who would care to join me in writing a letter to our congressmen. Um,
I think it would be good if we could have um a letter to him and maybe also um send it to um the local newspaper um of board support for
for um maintaining that funding. Are others interested in I mean not not everyone needs to do it obviously or or if a a few of us wanted to meet and compose the letter the letter could be sent out to all board members and then
each board member could decide whether or not they wished to sign it. Yeah. Mhm. I think that's an excellent idea. Okay. I'd be more than happy to join. Um do we want to choose a time now or maybe at the end of the meeting to to make that happen?
Well, since maybe at the end of the meeting, maybe you would have to be somewhere else, right? Yeah. Maybe we could meet in one of the new study rooms. I like that. I like that. I I
haven't had a reason to yet. I just love that. So, I love that. The new study rooms. Study rooms. That would really work nicely. I haven't been in. That would be great. That would be great. I I don't think it needs to be a time consuming thing, but
No, no. Well, I'm in. I'm in. So, okay. You know, so all right. Good. Thank you. We'll find time now. We can do it later. Right. Sure. I just want to um probably be careful that we're following the open meeting
laws with that. So, we might need to designate it as like a subcommittee meeting or something like that. I'm not I'm not exactly sure the best way to accomplish that, but we don't want we can't have board members meeting without um notice the public. Well, of course.
Yes. Right. Um and what's a quorum? Uh for your group of nine, it's five. Okay. So, it's So, I think if fewer than a quorum uh can get together, I think that's I I think that's right. Okay. I think that's right. We have to look that up to make sure.
double check it if you would please double check that and yeah check with the city manager because we we want to do this in in the correct manner we don't want to be on a technicality right um six people show up
so related to that we just um the court cases are still moving forward relating to um the executive order um but in order for the IML molest services
to continue. Um we need the the funding to be up there otherwise there's not much they can do without the funding. Um so July 21st is when that um the Labor Health and Human Services bill markup is
is scheduled. So that's kind of when um the American Library Association and the Minnesota Library Association are encouraging you to get letters of support in. What was the date? Uh July 21st. Okay. Okay. Sometime before that. Okay.
That's right around the corner. Yes. Yeah. Like a little bit more. Any questions on that or I can go on to other library activities. Well, we'll
right at the beginning you listed the three um uh things that were preserved for the regional. one was the um the regional library aid base funding and then there was a third or the e I missed those three.
Yeah. So it's the regional library to telecommunications aid and then the multicount multittype regional library basic system support and then the e library Minnesota base funding. Okay. And then they also preserve the
minuteex operations base funding. Thank you. Welcome. So, the main issue is with the federal federal funding and that's very broad. Well, I'll just put in a little uh thank you to April. April is coming to our League of Women Voters
meeting on Saturday. Uh and uh after that meeting, I'll know a lot more. So, because there's really smart people there and they'll ask real smart questions. So, so good. And I appreciate
that. So, but I think we can I think we can go on. Okay. Um, so we've I mentioned this at our last meeting, but we've had issues with the children's room elevator. The keypad that we use to lock the floors that are not available for public access went out
completely. Um, and so the city IT director's recommendation is to put a keypad in there that can work with our badges the way the new system, the door system does now. Um, so he's been working to get a quote for that um, from the company we used for the doors, but
um, Minnesota Elevator will also have to do some work. So we're waiting on them for a quote on that work, too. So it's a little bit more involved um, to get that information. And then um I did check with the city finance director that funds for that would come from the
city's 290 building fund. It wouldn't come directly from the library's budget. Um I mentioned last month that they were working on the steam line that runs through the library's parking lot. Um that work is complete. We're just waiting for that piece of the parking lot that was dug up to be patched.
So they've put they continue to put more dirt in there to get packed down. And then we've given out over 500 summer reading program logs so far this summer. Um yet last year we gave out 429 total by the end of the program. So we're ahead of where we were last year and it
has been busy in the children's room. We've had um regularly had between 50 to 70 people at story times. It's just been it's hopping up there. So that's that's been great. Excellent. And then I just wanted to note some
statistics to you. Um, we removed some items from our monthly reference statistics. Things like the unavailable hotspot because hotspots are holdable. Um, we no longer receive requests for contactless pickup. Um, we have study rooms, so we're not tracking those
requests. We're tracking those uses now. Um, and then, um, digital charging stations. We don't really receive requests for that any longer. And then the recreation center passes, we have those passes as holdable now, too. So, um, those things are not really needed to be tracked anymore because we we know
what we're doing there. Um, and then we did add a section to the activities report for the library space use, which will report the use of the study and the meeting rooms for you each month. Um, and we only had one out um, non- library use for the meeting room this month, but
that was because we um, limit our calendar for that during June and July because we want that space available for summer reading program activities. And sometimes we have to move a story time downstairs at the last minute because the AC is not working or the room is too
full. Those kind of things. Good reason for being too full. And then um our patron computer use is up 15% over June 2024. And one thing we've noticed this summer is we've seen an increased use by teens at our public computers. Um so that might be driving
some of that change. And then our wireless statistics are up 111% over June 2024. Um, and those stats can fluctuate quite a bit from month to month. And I talked to um, yeah, our automation librarian from TDS who
um, pulls those statistics for us. And he said that um, it's possible that nearby residences are picking up our signal from time to time and could be dropping on and off the network. So every time they connect that's recording a use. It doesn't
negative negatively impact our speed or anything like that at the library. So I'm not concerned about it because um if that's what's happening, it's possible that we're benefic if if they're getting to use it. And then our circulation is up 4.5% over
last summer. Um although our door count is down. Um, I'm less confident in our door count numbers during the summer because we have the um light hitting the um door counter by the book drop in a funny way. And so that's why I budgeted
um to replace those door counters next year. Um and that would also help us identify some of our traffic patterns if we got more advanced door counters that can show us what's happening hour to hour, day to day of the week. So,
okay. Yes. Any any questions? Any comments? People love the library. You want to go through the programming for July? Sure. Um, our summer reading program is busy. Like I mentioned, um, we have some
upcoming activities that families might be interested in. We have Griffin Griffin at the concert in the park this evening at 700 p.m. Um, and that's in German Park. And thanks to KNUJ and um,
Park and Wreck for partnering with us on that. And then we also have Mixed Nuts coming next Thursday, July 17th at 1 p.m. And that's at the library in our meeting room. And they are a comedy couple who does familyfriendly slapstick comedy.
And then for adults, we have the Mirandola Ensemble Vocal Recital on Friday, July 11th, so tomorrow at 3 p.m. And they are going to perform a capella coral music from the Early American Sacred Heart Tradition, some traditional
German music, and then they also have a set about water and rivers. We have AM radio hits with Joey Leon. He has um performed at the library before, but he'll be talking about um AM radio hits and then performing with his band
and that's at the community center on Tuesday, July 15th at 1 p.m. And we're partnering with CAST for that program. I just wanted to clarify something. Uh when the AC cappella group comes tomorrow at 3:00, they're going to be
performing in the Johnson room, right? Um they are actually going to be performing in the meeting room. We were able to switch the schedule a little bit so that we can have that space because that's a little bit better acoustically. Okay. So, they'll they'll be down in the in the basement.
Okay. Good. Cuz and the senior film will be in a different location. Um Leroy actually talked with um Cara from Cast about it and um we're cancelling it for tomorrow. Um and she's encouraging cast members to come to the recital.
Well, it sounds wonderful. Acappella music. It just sounds fabulous. That's wonderful. And then we have a Scandinavian folk art class on Monday, July 21st at 1 p.m. Um, artist Cammy Anderson will be giving an introduction on Scandinavian folk art
and history and then she'll be leading attendees in creating their own crossstitch piece. Um, registrations for that just to make sure she has the right uh number of supplies and registration is half full. So if you're interested, get get registered now. Mhm.
And then we have an author visit with Dory Nicholas on Saturday, July 26th at 9:30 a.m. And she's and that's at the library. And she's discussing her new romance novel, Cottonwood Farm, and her journey as a writer. And she's originally from Comfrey. And she's been here before, right? I think so.
I think so. Yeah. Fun. And then we are um participating in New Alm Night Out on Thursday, July 31st from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in German Park. And so local um area emergency preparedness services and emergency
services will be there to share information. So Leroy is helping coordinate that piece of the evening. And then we'll also have an activity booth as well. Megan will be there with some of our staffers and some volunteers um and we'll be making buttons. Yay.
Great. Any anything else? I just and I if you if you can't if you can't find fun at the library, then you just don't know where to look for fun, you know? Trying. Yeah. Right. It's great. All right. We got uh six action items. And the first
one uh the first one is uh I back got to back up here is uh to approve the preliminary budget. And so now do we we look at this? Is it now that we uh pass it or Yes. Okay. Good.
Yes. I um it was not a resolution last month, but there was um a rund down. Got it. Got it. Got it. Got it. All right. Well, I've got to find my resolution here. Oh, here it is. All right.
This is uh a resolution 202517 approving the preliminary 2026 budget. The attached 2026 preliminary library budget was prepared by the library director and must be submitted to the
finance director by July 25th, 2025. The library director will attend a budget work session with the city council, city manager, finance director, and other department heads. The date is to be
determined, but she will keep the library board informed about decisions affecting the library. Most of the libraryies revenue comes from taxes general uh which will be entered by the city finance department and approved by
the city council. The Brown County Library Board is scheduled to meet with the Brown County Commissioners on August 28th at 11:15 a.m. to discuss the 2026 county library
appropriations request. The library director has estimated revenue under the categories of charges for services and fines and fees based on previous years actual revenue and revenue generated so far in 2025.
Based on those figures, uh the library director does not recommend any changes in the revenue lines in those revenue lines that the that the board library board does control. The library's primary expense is personnel services
which include salaries and insurance and these items are also set by the finance department. Those numbers are not yet finalized and changes to those numbers are not shown on the attached preliminary library budget.
The Traverse Due Library Board uh did approve a 6.17% increase 1,834.88 in New Public Libraryies 2026 membership fees are reflected in the cataloging and
processing budget line. TDS fees are based on a formula that includes all TDS member libraries and the econ the electronic resources line includes the new public libraries 2026 overdrive fees
which total $8,92. The library director has noted explanations for her recommended line item changes in the attached budget chart. The changes total an overall
increase of $8,734.88 or 0.78 in lines overseen by the library board. For comparison, the 2025 preliminary library expenses showed an overall
increase of 5,000 Oh, oops. Oops. 35. That's a difference. $35,53712 or 3.52%. The reason the reason for that larger
increase for 2025 was the $25,000 budgeted for the office furniture and equipment line for shelving projects. The looking back at the 2024 preliminary library expenses showed a 1.3% in
increase of $11,314. That is the resolution. That is the resolution. Now, we've had this we've had this budget. We've got uh April's uh explanation for the things that we do
control. And just to remember that the you know the money coming in is a city council decision and uh the money going out for personnel expenses is also not not for us. But the things that we do
control um are are for us to talk about and decide. So, anybody got any questions or comments? I will note that this is um there are no changes to this draft from the one you saw in June. Okay.
Thank you for putting in that um comparison. Yes. Yes, that was helpful. Yeah. And overall many of the categories are not changing. No, it's minimal. There were um some some lines where our
um we found more efficient ways to do things and so those have been under spent and so in those cases I tried to shift funds from those line to the lines where we did need some of those increases. Mhm. Well, and sometimes the coding is a little difficult to understand and I know every time you
talk about expenses and there's one of those little coding things, you explain that and I appreciate that. I appreciate that. So, anything else? Thank you for doing this. Thank you for
uh uh representing us well at the uh at the budget meeting. I will if there's no further questions or discussion I will take a uh motion offering I offer to offer the resolution. Uh
do I have a motion to offer the resolution? So move. Do I have a second? Second. Uh okay. Uh any further discussion on this particular resolution to approve the preliminary 2026
uh budget? Hearing none. Uh, Secretary, would you please call the role? Dustin, yes. Caitlyn, yes. Ruth Anne, yes. Ivonne, yes. Manan, yes. Lynn, yes. Nancy, yes.
Right. Next. Next resolution. Come on, baby. Okay. All righty. Righty. I'm just uh This is the resolution to uh accept all the donations and it just doesn't want to come up.
Come on. Oops. What am I doing wrong? Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick. Hey, great. Thank you, Caitlyn. All right. And as always, people love the library. This is resolution 2025
uh 18 accepting the May through June 30th, 2025 donations. And the first donor is Carla Feld. Uh $27 for a magazine subscription uh to the Family Tree Magazine one-year uh subscription.
Thank you, Carla. The next is um a donor is Newm Area Foundation in memory of Emma Gibbser. Uh that's uh $310.54 in cash in order to buy books.
And then the New Maria Foundation, also in memory of Emma Gibbser, has uh donated $133 in cash for children's programs. Thank you. New Alriia Foundation. And
then uh Neil Huffman in memory of his beautiful wife um Carol Huffman has donated $500 in cash to buy books. Uh then there was an anonymous donation of $10 cash for children's books
and Charles Lutkkey has donated $150 uh by uh donating a realtore audio player. Yes. For our memory lab. Yes. Wonderful. Um, and then McDonald's of New has uh donated uh $200 for
150 free coffee vouchers. Is that for the memory lab? I'm joking. That is a little joke. I apologize. That is too silly. Okay. Anyway, then uh la last but not least,
Justina Schroeder has donated $100 in cash and not designated uh what to what to do with it. So, uh that is a total of $1,5354 in total cash donations and $377
total physical item donations for a total of $1,43054. Well, like I said, I I knew Carol Huffman. She was lovely. Well, I I told her husband at the memorial, she was a class act, and this
proves that she was really a class act. Loved her library. So, uh, any other comments about these? Um, I just want to note that the Emma Gster donations um come as one check and they're, um, from the Emma Gster fund, which, um, is an endowment that the Newm
Area Foundation manages for us. And so we get um a dispersement each year, similar amounts um and a portion of it is always for books and then the other portion is for that St. Nicholas event. Great. Well, yes, another you know, New
Maria Foundation just does such a wonderful job supporting supporting the best part of New and then those coffee vouchers. Um McDonald's is very generous and has donated ice cream vouchers for the summer reading program for several
years. And so um they came in randomly had representatives come in and said they wanted to do something for the adults too. Oh yes. And so we've decided that we'll probably give those away as a sign up incentive for our adult winter reading program because they have some great um extended
expiration dates on them. Oh great, great. Oh, wonderful. Thank you, McDonald's. Yes. Good. Anything else? Otherwise, I will take a motion uh to I'll move. All right. I have a motion. Second. All
in favor? Oh, well, not any more discussion hearing none. Uh, call the roll, please. Dustin, yes. Caitlyn, yes. Ruthanne, yes. Ivonne, yes. Manan, yes. Lynn, yes. Nancy, yes. All right.
Now, I am Now I'm back again. Here. There. Oh, there I am. All right. All right. Now we need to accept the
arts and culture. I don't know about the world. Oh, good. Thank you. Or I'll see what if I can remember. All right. This is resolution 202519 accepting arts and cultural heritage fund grant. At the June 2025 meeting,
the Travers Due Regional Library Board awarded Newm Public Library with an arts and cultural heritage fund legacy grant in the amount of $1,100 to fund a presentation by author Kent Nurburn. Nurburn is a two-time winner of
the Minnesota Book Award. His work is recognized for respectfully bridging the gap between native and non-native cultures and has been praised by native writers uh Louise Erdrich and Leonard
Peltier among others. Okay, any comments or questions about this one? Otherwise, I'll take a motion to accept the arts and uh and culture uh heritage fund grant. So moved. Do I have a second?
Second. Any further discussion? Hearing none, can we call the role? Dustin, yes. Caitlyn, yes. Ruthanne, yes. Ivonne, yes. Manan, yes. Lynn, yes. Nancy, yes.
Yes. All right, we have a resolution now. Sounds very good. Oh, yes. Right. Now, what? There you go. There I go. All right. I think I might actually have it. Okay,
here we go. Resolution number 202520 accepting TDS collaborative programming grants. In July 2025, the Traverse Doo Regional Library awarded New Public Library with two collaborative programming grants to fund performers
for the summer reading program at each of the five Brown County libraries. These grants are meant to help connect libraries with new and diverse audiences through collaborative program programming. The New Public Library was
awarded the following grant amounts. $5,000 to fund performances by Riffen Griffin. Yay. Riffen Griffin uh performs entertaining, educational, and funny music that is fun for kids and adults
like. He will perform in Newolm today no on Thursday July 10th at 700 p.m. in German park as part of the concerts in the park series which is offered in partnership with New uh Park and Wreck
and KNUJ. Next $3,875 to fund performances by Mixed Nuts. Mix Nuts is a husband and wife comedy duo specializing in high energy Prattf Falls and family conscious slapstick
entertainment. They will perform at the New Public Library on Thursday, July 17th at 100 p.m. Okay, any questions, comments? We went over this earlier. So, um I'll take a
motion to uh offer this resolution. I'll move. Do I have a second? Second. Any other discussion? Uh, hearing none. Uh, Dustin, can you call the role? Dustin, yes. Caitlyn, yes.
Ruthanne, yes. Ivonne, yes. Manan, yes. Lynn, yes. Nancy, yes. Okay. Next. Come on. I got it. Uh resolution number 202521
accepting Minnesota Department of Natural Resources grants. The New Public Library has been selected as a partner library for the Minnesota Department of Natural uh resources state park pass program for the period of July 1st, 2025
through June 30th, 2028. Newm Public Library will circulate three annual state park passes. Passes may be checked out at the library and expire after 7 days. This
program allows motans to visit our state parks free of charge providing increased opportunity for individuals and families to enjoy the health and special benefits of time at state parks. Each pass is valued at
$35 per year. So the total grant uh over the three-year period is $315. Great. How and you'll um I checked out two already this week. I'm not sure about the third one. Maybe it went out today.
Okay. Right. Well, it's beautiful at the park. Great program. Yes. Anybody else have anything that All right. I think it's it's wonderful. It's a it's a great value and if it's a it's a great value for families.
Um the DNR, this was a program that was piloted in 2018 and expanded in 2021 and then again they expanded it this year to include more libraries. So now there's at least one library in every county in Minnesota that has Oh, that's wonderful. That's wonderful.
The Springfield Library and the Comfrey Library also have passes. um as does the St. Peter Library and other libraries with throughout the Traverse Due Regional System. Wonderful. Wonderful. Uh motion to I make a motion.
All right. I'll second it. Great. Motion second. Anything else? Dustin, call the role. Dustin, yes. Excuse me. Caitlyn, yes. Ruth Anne, yes. Ivonne, yes. Manan, yes. Lynn, yes. Nancy,
yes. Okay. Now, last but not least, last but not least, I got to find resolution number 202522. I wonder if we're halfway through the
resolutions. And anyway, anyway, approval of the use of $5,000 from the Kitty Lee Fund. And I actually worked with Kitty Lee when she was a secretary at the Gizless office. lovely woman. Um,
a bequest of $50,000 from the estate of Hildigard Kitty Leeb was made to the Newm Public Library in 1999. The sole stipulation on these funds was that they quote be used to purchase
books in the name of Ms. Leeb. At its October 4th, 2021 meeting, the library board voted 6 to2 to quote approve the motion that the LEB fund be made an endowment with only the interest earned
on the principal to be used for purchasing books close quote. So, um, and the the it's the city that manages that fund, right? You don't have to you don't have to invest it. the
no the city manages the city somebody else takes care of so anyway as of July 3rd 2025 the balance of the LEB fund is $64,85.38 so it's invested been invested well and the library last requested money from
the from the LEB fund in January of 2023 so this request and it's there to be used so we might as will use it. Um, the library requests fif $5,000 out of the Hildigard Lee memorial fund acred
interest for use in acquiring new library materials. And the funds would be used uh for the following. $3,000 for the purchase of large print materials to support outreach services to senior living facilities and the general high
demand for large print materials. That would be me. And $2,000 for the purchase of Vox or Wonder Books, which are print picture books that have an accompanying a audio component. So for the seniors and the
kiddos, right? Sounds wonderful. It's great idea. Great idea. Um and so anyone else want to talk about this otherwise? Thank you, Kitty. I think large print is is great and um uh using the money from an endowment is setting it up as an
endowment I think was helpful. The older I get, the more I appreciate large print books and and as a former teacher, the Vox and Wonder books um I use them with my my kids all the time and that they're just
it's a good support for early readers. Just a wonderful support. Um, the Vox books, we have about 90 in our collection. And Wonder Books are the same concept. They're just two different brands we can purchase. Um, but we have about 90 of those in our collection and
there's three or four on the shelf. Usually they go out as soon as Oh, wonderful. They're great. Wonderful. Great. That's great. Well, I'm I'm sure Kitty is would encourage you to continue to look for uses for her money to buy books.
Yay. I'll take a I'll take a motion. Uh so moved. Do I have a second? Second. Motion and second. Anything else? Anyone else? Otherwise, Dustin, call the role. Dustin, yes. Caitlyn, yes. Ruth Anne,
yes. Ivonne, yes. Manan, yes. Lynn, yes. Nancy, yes. We have a We are done with the resolutions. Yay. Is there any other business to come before this board? Uh I I meant to say during the activities,
but um the seed library um I have um uh uh relatives that are involved in a seed library in California and they just speak of it as a very vital important thing to be doing. So I don't know where
it is in the space, time, funding, but I have only positive comments for for and support for a seed library. And then um uh uh thank you New Public Library noted in the school journal the
um the uh literature literary sculptures in it's a national journal, isn't it? So kudos to Newan Public Library. So absolutely for the um the Wandaog sculptures that they noted.
Yeah, they did a feature on um notable literary children's literary sculptures throughout the country and they included our Wanda Gogg sculpture. Um so big thanks to the Wanda House Association and the Wandaog sculpture committee who
um helped us install that in 2017. I think it's open. Thank you. anything the seed library um we are in early early conversations about how that might work for our library. We've reached out to other
libraries within TDS that have had one and when Megan worked at um the Puma County Library in Tucson, she had experience with it down there. So, she's been really um helping us think through how that could work for us. Well, thank you, Megan. That would be fun. Great. Great. Great. All right.
No further business. No, no. Any all right meeting adjourned. Thanks everybody. Thank you.