I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Minutes of August 11th.
Motion to accept. >> Motion to accept. >> Second. Second. Can I can I just comment that my name is Alisa, not Alise. >> Okay. >> Just it just needs an A instead of an E at the end. I mean, I don't think it's
any big deal, but >> Okay. >> It is a big deal. It's your name. >> Thank you. >> And under the director's report, there's a typo. >> Okay. >> The sentence hoopla and canopy. Canopy is a capital K.
>> Oh, not a C. then you know that I don't use it. >> It's great. You should. It's free. >> Motion to approve. >> All in favor? >> I
date of next meeting, November 10th. >> November, right? >> Yes. >> Day before Veterans Day. >> Oh my goodness. Do I have to let you know I won't be here for that? I'm going to be on vacation. >> Nice. >> Okay. >> As long as As long as there are four
people with Okay. >> Any correspondence? >> Um I did have an email. I forgot to print it out though. Um somebody from the Standard Times did contact me to comment on all the issues. I did not answer about it. I wasn't planning on it, but I wanted to bring it up to all
of you that it did. Um, >> yeah. I didn't think I should, it was something that needed to be commented out to my reporter. So, >> so you're okay just letting it disappear? >> Yes. As long as I don't know if he would
write anything anyway without a comment. I I assume he contacted the school as well. I'm not sure. >> I did forward that email to uh deputy chief rebell. >> Which email? >> The one that was in the paper from Reddit that she sent. >> Oh, that Yeah. Now, this was a separate email from a reporter from the Stanford
Times wanting to have a comment on the situation and I >> jump. >> Yeah, I did not comment, but I just wanted to bring it up to all of you. >> Well, you know what the celebrities say, no comment. >> Yeah, basically. So, >> but that was the standard times out of New Bedford.
>> Yeah. It didn't seem >> Okay. The director's report. Motion to accept. >> I have it just I want to go over this first. >> A motion and then discuss. >> Okay. >> Motion to accept. >> We have that under new business. >> Second policy is under new business.
>> Okay. >> Second discussion. >> Labor is under new. >> Oh, right. >> Yeah. Policy is under new business. Any
discussion about the director's report? >> Well, I just want to say because there we're getting filled and people at home might not see all these statistics. Yeah. >> You know how the numbers have keep climbing. >> Our numbers are really good. I'm very pleased with them.
>> Yeah. >> Like the door count for one month is 6,895. Our social media use is climbing. The use of the internet is climbing. Patron registrations. >> Our social circulation is really really
great too. >> There's nothing under September for >> um I don't get them until the 8th of the month. So they just I'll have it on the next next month's report. >> Yeah. Because people who don't come here, don't come here often don't
realize just how busy the library is >> and all the attendance and all the programs. >> Yeah, we had too attent especially over the summer. >> Is there any way you could put something like that in the newsletter from F >> some of the highlights of everything you
do? >> We could do a year-end wrap-up sort of thing. >> Okay. >> Um because they just put out their October, November, December one, but we could for January, right? I could ask if we could put something in >> just that might get more people seeing what we do. >> Is there a quarterly?
>> Haven't noticed that. >> Yeah. >> Motion to accept the director's report. >> Motion to accept. >> I'm sorry. >> We already did. >> Everyone, we already did. >> Everyone in favor of >> accepting the report. I
>> I >> assistant directors report motion to accept >> motion. Second. >> Any discussion? >> Okay. All in favor? >> I
>> I just have a question after we've already were back to Ingram. >> Yeah. the other people. >> Baker and Taylor weren't um they're both like smallalish kind of like yeah they weren't ready for all the libraries.
So we're seeing what's going to happen with that. But >> interesting. >> So what was the what was the >> old one but the new one? was the old one that they ended up getting new staff and stuff and they were um training everyone still so
everything was like backed up >> and then we went to Baker and Taylor but then every other library did the same thing and they're not they're not ready they're like a smaller kind of warehouse >> um so they ended up getting backed up and then >> Ingram finally trained everyone I guess and so they were ready when we started
>> ordering from them we got it like the same week it was insane >> and things are coming cuz we used to get pre-orders before they came out. So they were ready the day they came out >> and that's finally happening again and that's been >> tomorrow's a new release day and we have everything ready >> to go out. Yeah. So it's really it's
working out. >> Good. >> Now Ryan is now the person who left was Rebecca, right? >> Yes. Yes. Ryan had been hired originally for the part-time position and then when Rebecca left Ryan. >> And are you replacing Ryan? Yes.
>> Former? Yes, we are. Um, we have gone through all the applications and we have, I think, five or six people. Um, we have two scheduled already for this week and I'm going to schedule the others today. >> There's a nice little write up in file from Ryan. >> Mhm. >> Yeah. >> If you haven't read it yet, it follows
my newslet. The Q&A with her, but that Yeah, that was nice. >> She's very happy here. >> Yes, we're so happy to have her. She's great. >> Does she still tutor? >> I don't know. I don't think she does. I think she's just doing this now. But that has all worked out very well.
So that's good. Update. >> Holly, you went to the August meeting. >> Yes. It was very, very, very much sale focus, which now was ancient history almost. We talked about the book sale so much. And then, of course, as I noted there at the um passing of Carol Videll,
and that was obviously somewhat traumatic to the group, and they had a lot a lot of discussion there. And um that was it basically. It was long, but that that's pretty much all we talked about. Right. You were there. >> You um they were talking about maybe planting a tree on the ground somewhere
in her honor. >> We should do it over that way somewhere. >> Yeah. Since we're doing um we'll be doing landscaping. Anyway, I thought that seemed like a good idea. >> There was something. Oh, the tables. Remember I talked about the tables? They were wanted us to ask the trustees if they were interested or >> um the ones stacked up right over there.
>> Very heavy tables. Yes, those are the ones we used to keep them in the closet to use 2 weeks a year during the book sale. >> Didn't we get rid of ours? >> We got rid of some. Those are the last ones. They were >> We don't have to check with the town to get rid of those. >> They were bought um >> by >> Yeah, they were not. >> So, we don't have to check with the
town. >> No, it was not bought with town funds. >> So, I would like everyone take a table when we leave. >> Take out some books and get a table. Um I can ask other libraries in the area if anybody wants to come. do that first because last time we had three left
over. I put them in my front yard. >> I think somebody would definitely They're really nice. They're just if they're going to stay in the same spot all the time, but we have to reset this room so much it was just >> too heavy. >> They were way too heavy to keep moving. These are much nicer. >> So, these are the replacements. >> Yes. These to replace them. Yeah. And
they're so much easier to move. >> Now that we're talking about friends, I Sue said something about they might not be buying a a a pod or something for outside. >> She didn't mention that. I I don't remember. >> I I asked her about it when I saw her outside. >> I know. They brought it up again, but >> And she said, "Well, you don't know. We
don't know how much longer we're all going to be around. Everybody's getting older." And >> yeah, they keep saying every year the book sale is their last and then so successful that they do it again. >> Yeah. >> I I really think we should push them to do that because we could use that room. >> Oh, the space that they use inside.
>> They were Well, they were kind of um receptive to the uh book drop box, which I think was somewhat costly. >> Something. Yeah. So, I don't know if they I don't know if they're fun. >> I think it just ended up being too big of a project for anyone to take on. >> They had $90,000 spend. I mean,
>> that's they even ask us to >> They did um They did get 40,000 for our book budget. >> So, I did get that. So, they >> and then that book drop was $7,000. I think that's,000 to do that. >> They still have $50,000. >> They still have
>> um Oh, I just um brought it up if that was something that they would want to pay for. Um, I would like to replace the book drop that's outside. We had discussed it a little bit. Um, if we could get a pad of cement over near where the flag pole is in that area, we could put it out there and people would be able to just drive up to it
>> cuz they're designed to be kind of car height and they could just go in. >> I wonder though how that affects the count cuz I mean obviously after hours it doesn't matter. >> Well, if they're leaving them in the book, they don't come in anyway. So, >> yeah. A lot of people use the book drop or do they come in? >> Um, it depends. I see people just
>> a lot of people use it. >> When I'm sitting here after school, >> just watching the cars go by. >> Watching people come in the >> highway department to put a little pad there. >> That would be great. >> Do you know how big the moon is? >> Um I could get the measurements. I pretty much picked out I got a bunch of
>> And we I also thought about something else for that one on the side of the building over there that blocks the camera view. >> Yes. >> We could put it in that little grassy area as you drive in. There's parking. Here's parking. >> Uhhuh. >> There's that little grassy area as you're driving in. >> Oh, yeah.
>> Could put it right there. >> We could. >> It's It's out of the way. >> The part that's sticking into the parking lot, though. Somebody will hit that. Absolutely. >> Only people go back there is us. >> People do overflow parking back there. >> It'll be off in the grass >> and people drive right over. I have a video of someone almost hitting me. They
went right over the grass on the over the >> So, I would be nervous to have it right there. We thought maybe in the parking spot that's right there because it's really hard to get your car into there that that spot any parking spot. >> I don't know. But I also don't want anyone to drive into it and I feel like they >> The other thing to consider is if it's
not if it's not right close to the building, it could invite vandalism. >> It would still be closer, but where we have it now blocks any of the c the cameras. You can't see if somebody's right at the door. >> Oh, I can see making it accessible. >> Yeah. So, yeah, we'll have to Yeah,
we'll have to think about that. >> So, is that used by us or is that >> um the one back in the employee area parking area, that's where all of the um overflow books, anything that's kind of moldy or in bad shape goes out there. So, we do use it all the time.
>> You use it, but I couldn't like bring books from home and put it. >> But sometimes people will donate things and it's something that's older that we can't use. It's out of date and they will recycle. >> I Yeah, I thought it was not used. >> So, Fowl uses it and the staff uses it. >> Yeah. Okay. So there's a foul meeting this Thursday night, right?
>> Okay. >> I will be there. >> I'll get I'll be there for the second half of it. We have sewing class during the first half. So I had to be there for that. >> Well, it's kind of like either you do a shed for us or we have them get something. >> They have um worked really hard. Super
Eco has worked really hard on clearing out some of the stuff that was in the closet right behind us and um stuff that was in the shed that Fowl had just kind of left there that nobody was using. So, there is actually a bunch more room in the shed. John has gotten rid of the track or is going to get rid of the um
the lawn mower because it does not work and has not worked >> in over 10 years and it's just been sitting there. Um there's also a snowblower which he's trying to get working and it might uh a couple years ago I know it did go in to get fixed and apparently it did not actually get fixed.
>> Um cuz he tried it last year and it didn't work. >> Have the highway department take it down there and they can fix it. >> Yeah. Um >> you can take the lawn mower down there too if they can fix it behind. If not they can throw >> Yeah. I don't think the lawn mower is fixable at this point. It's been sitting for so long. So um we'd like to get rid of that and then we can leave stuff. Um
Jones moved a couple of things out there already and there's a lot of room in that closet now. So we can actually get also um Sue also mentioned she that was up for grabs. That shelving right there. >> Oh, that is we can use it if somebody has an exhibit in here or something.
They can use it. If we wanted to use it in the library, it would be fine. But um they will keep it in their basement if for the next book sale if we don't want it here. So for now, >> it goes over the top of the door. >> Oh, it hooks over the top. >> Yeah. So, it's removable, but >> her husband made it.
>> It's beautifully made. It's amazing, >> right? >> Yeah. >> It was really well done. So, for now, it's just hanging out there, but we do have the option that they will take it if we don't have another spot for it. >> Looks fine there. >> Yeah, it works right there. Door still opens. >> Yeah, no problem.
>> All right. Friends, >> what what do we want for a sign? Say what did we decide on the sign? Um Sue Costa had brought that up because there was a bus that came and kind of got stuck back where that chain goes across
>> and it's really especially that time of day it's a nightmare to have to back out. So um we were thinking maybe we need some sort of signage that that is not a throughway or it's a dead end or >> something. How about no buses or delivery trucks? >> We could do that because cars can turn around over there. There's room for
that. But it's just the large, you know, um, delivery trucks and things like that. >> What about UPS and FedEx? Cuz we get deliveries here. So, would that deter them? >> And we can just tell there is a sign somewhere that says trucks have to go around the building.
>> I don't know. There is property, but it's not I don't think anyone sees it. So if he has something >> I'm not sure where it is but um that bus cuz you had all the traffic here and I was sitting here and the bus came through and then was trying to back out
while you had kids coming across. We had the people doing the hydro seating out here. You had all that equipment out here and he had to help back up the bus. >> That was the SRO's fault though. That wasn't the bus driver. >> Yeah. >> Well, the problem was >> correct. They block the road over there.
But they had somebody temporarily stopping traffic going to the elementary school, not the service officer. >> So when the bus started pulling, they wouldn't let them in. >> Service officer usually lets them in this way. >> They had somebody different there. >> I think that was one of
>> But they also get But they get delivery trucks that come this way, remove the chain >> so that they can go back that way. But the the locks back on there now, >> so they can't What's the chain for? It's blocking people from going through. >> Oh, if the road goes through, why can't
the cars go through without the chain? >> It was cars lined up here to pick up kids and cars lined up there to pick up kids. >> When they were building the new school, one of our bigger arguments was that there should not be a driveway there
>> because of traffic coming in to the library parking lot. And come to find out that driveway is was there because their loading dock is right across from it, >> the high school.
>> So their intent was to use the library parking lot, >> but they brought up that nobody would use it. >> And then Michelle Raposa, who was an advocate for seeing things done appropriately, put the chain across >> because you cannot have trucks. I
imagine a truck that isn't familiar doesn't see the chain till they're there. >> And the GPS tells them to come in this driveway and everybody always ends up come to my house. >> Yeah. >> My house is listed as 400 Old County Road. Not that.
>> There is a sign that >> there is one before where it says um where it branches off where you can go in front of the school or go this way. There is a sign there that says no trucks, but it's not very >> Maybe we need to put it down there and it emphasizes something cuz up here they're too late. >> Yeah, >> they're already here.
>> They have to go back and go around. >> I don't know. I think it'd be good to have let people know that that you can't go through that way. >> Okay, I'll get I'll look into a sign. >> Okay, small thing. >> Yeah, nothing gigantic. Just
>> blinking lights. That that is a signed up quiet sign. >> That would be >> get a giant alarm. >> That would be nice. A blinking red light or something on it or yellow light >> to stop them. >> I don't know how much those cost, but
you know, the highway department has put them up at various stops. >> I hate those stop signs. I'm so distracting. >> I'm leaving right there. >> Yeah. room on our phone instead of the north
street. >> Do we need to put that to a vote? >> The sign. >> The sign. >> The idea. >> Just Don's going to look into it. >> Okay. >> We'll shoot down his ideas if we don't like it.
>> It would make you see it. >> No, >> but it's not the first time that it's happened. It was the first time last week that it happened. It's happened before. >> Right. Well, they were saying delivery trucks. But it's been buses, too. I've seen
buses do the same thing. >> And Sean's been here when the truck has gone right over the sidewalk in front of the door. >> Yeah. >> Because they don't know how to drive in a parking lot. Correct. How does GPS get corrected? >> What's that? >> How does GPS get corrected if they're if they're guided to the wrong address? How
can they not make a mistake? >> Because school would give you money. 400 is like >> I know, but so so you can see any any delivery is going to put in the address and they're going to get sent here. So, how can you other than the sign would be the best way once you're here? But it would be better to back. >> How you going to bittersweet? Come into
my second driveway cuz they think my second driveway >> goes to bittersweet. >> How? Not even that main road. >> I'm on Charlotte White. They think it says when it says take a left, >> they think that road goes to bittersweet. >> Oh my gosh.
>> That's why the new signs. Well, I >> was going to say that's got a sign with the flashing light at that intersection now. >> Mhm. People still run to it anyway. We just had a big bad accident over there. >> Really? >> Mhm. >> Gosh.
>> Okay. >> Personnel. We have nothing. The committee doesn't, but you and Amy do. >> Yeah. Just the um we're looking to hire to fill the parttime position. >> Did you have a narrow dime by next meeting? Um yeah, we're we're going to
interview this week and then hopefully um >> Now, how are you getting by in one short? >> Oh, we're doing okay, but Nancy is going to be gone for six weeks coming up soon, so we want to >> um you know, start hiring this >> at this point. So, we have because then
we would be down, you know, two positions. >> And you don't have any overtime in your budget, do you? >> No. >> No, we never do. >> If you had to, could you take some of the salary that'll be used right now and do that? Um >> yeah, >> if you had >> Yeah, because we'll end up because we
have had um you know there was a few weeks where we didn't have a principal clerk and then not having that we will have extra so it can the line item line items for those positions can be adjusted so that money could be used to pay somebody else. Yeah.
>> Good luck. >> Okay. after school and unattended child policy updates. Okay, so to those who don't have the red, I didn't realize I copied in black and white so you can't see the highlighted portions. Um, basically
what was talked about at the meeting with the school and what we had a staff meeting after that to get everyone's um, opinions. Um it the principal um Laura had suggested and the school resource officer had suggested that we have them
um give us their school IDs when they come in and then we would be able to know who everyone is when they and who is in the building at you know any one time. So, um the plan is to have that starting I think >> you're just going to have a little box >> physically physically give them to you
and then they take >> on November 1st we would start um there will be we'll send something home for the parents to sign saying that they have acknowledged that they have read our after school policy and everyone you know had hopefully talked to their children about it and everyone knows
what the expectations are and then >> we going to mail it to them. >> Um I believe the school can yeah email it to them or send it. Yeah. >> So I would um >> So you mail it to the whole school population then >> um well not Yeah. for everybody over there. Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> And then they do plan not the elementary school cuz they're farther away, but if the kids do plan on coming and then once we get a signed >> I don't know like not per I guess a permission slip we could call it. I don't know what you really want to call it but an acknowledgement that everyone
knows what the expectations are in the building. Um, we would make them a little card and put it in a box and then they would give us their ID when they come in and then take it when they leave and then we would know if there are issues. >> Is there a picture on their ID? >> Yes. >> That was why the school resource officer
suggested that cuz we had talked about library cards also having them like scan their library card but then they could have anybody's library card cuz there was no >> I was at a school in Jamestown and they did that with anybody that came into the school had to give me a driver's license. Yeah. >> Behind that on a little clipboard. >> Yeah. So they would know if something
happened who's still in the school. >> But if you didn't if you didn't have a a badge, you w you shouldn't be in the school >> and then you couldn't leave because you wouldn't have a driver's license. >> Yeah. So I'm sure it'll be a little bit of a learning curve. I'm sure kids are going to need their IDs and things like
that. But we would give them a few weeks to get, you know, used to the idea and then we would know, you know, if something happens, who is in the building and who is not. And we would also um once they come in and give us their ID that's you know if they leave
that's it for the day because we get I mean I don't know if you've seen you know 20 teenagers walk into a building but it's loud every single time and when they leave the building it gets very loud. Um so just like the in and constant in and out is really distracting for people who are trying to
study or um working. So they would have you know if they want to go get a snack or something they need to do that before they come into the building. Well, that was a good outcome. >> That was also suggested by the school that they get one in and out per day >> and if they want to they decide they want to be in the library, then
>> how do you how we keep track of one one per day? >> We would have um Yeah, somebody whoever is taking the ID would check off that they came in and then check it off when they get their ID back. >> It's a little bit more work for your staff. It will be, but I think once it
gets rolling, it will be, you know, it won't it'll be 15 or 20 minutes at 2:00. You know, that >> is that something a volunteer could do. >> Um, we're going to have Ryan do what she has offered to do it >> to start with >> and she'll get to know who the kids are. >> Yeah. And I thought, you know, the
full-time staff should all kind of take turns at the beginning just so we get to know everyone. >> I know some of them, but, you know, not everybody. >> Now, there are those who come in and they're not here for more than three minutes. Well, we're trying >> because ours come in and pick them up. >> Yeah, it's
>> we don't get a lot of that as much as we used to. >> I mean, because parking out here. The two days that I looked at it, there was only one car that came in after school was out and that was like 20 minutes after school was out >> and it was already almost dead >> cuz it used to be that they were there
like within 5 minutes. >> Yeah. We don't get that as much anymore. >> Good. >> But we do get the kids come in, throw their backpacks on the floor, and then go to the store. Yep. And then everybody's tripping over backpacks. So this would hopefully >> because they're not allowed to bring the backpacks into the store. >> So they want to leave them here
>> and they're only allowed in the store two at a time. >> And then we have adult unattended backpacks. >> That's what I learned when I went down there and >> Yeah. I spoke with her um Tuesday >> and she said that they're only allowed two in at a time and they're not allowed
to bring their backpacks into the store. They have to leave them outside. So they drop them off here and walk down. Oh, but then we have it in like, you know, five or six times a day and it's disruptive cuz they've been outside so they're yelling and then they come in and they're still yelling and it's it's just very disruptive for everyone else.
>> They'll have to leave the backpacks out and have somebody watch them. >> Yeah, that's that's up to them. That's their backpack. So, you're not responsible for them. >> Um, >> how do they how do they um are there IDs on like >> lanyard? >> Lanyards or >> I think they just have them in their
backpacks because you know how kids now have the stuffed animals on everything they own. >> They'll give us the whole thing >> is they'll have to give us the whole thing. Yeah. Okay. All right. >> Um but yeah, it's just like a little library card and it has their picture on
it. So that would help us to identify when there are issues. Then we make sure we're only, >> you know, it only is affecting the kids causing the issues and everyone else can kind of use the library. And >> do you have kids using the side doors very often? >> No, that has stopped. We really cracked
down on that. >> I saw it in here. Yeah, that was a problem previously, but last year we really um got serious about that and it doesn't I don't think it really happens anymore. >> Like the ebikes. I like the ebikes. >> That is a new situation this year
>> and they were weaving in and out of cars in the parking lot. It was dangerous. We saw >> a couple of almost collisions in, you know, just in one week. Um, so we would ask them to if they have it, they can just walk it over and leave it in the
bike rack, but they don't need to be riding it in circles and >> I don't think the school knows how to deal with it yet. >> Yeah, that's that just started like within the last week >> and really once school is out, school is not responsible. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> So the fact that Laura has taken an
interest really appreciate she has been incredibly helpful and so has the school resource officer. So this here to access a public computer a parent guardian must come to the library to get their child a library card >> under the age of 16 we need a parent signature to get a library card.
>> Do they need to be with >> yes in order they have to come in in order to get them a library card and that's whether they're an after school student or not. Any person any teen under the age of 16 has to have a parental signature. >> The parent came in without the child to get it. Is that acceptable or not?
>> Um we have done that in the past. It kind of depends, but um if their kids already here after school, then they can just, you know, come in and get them a card if they want to. >> Um let's see. >> And don't many kids already have cards? >> Uh some of them do. Yeah, there are a
couple of kids who use the computers for school stuff and they do have their cards already and those are students we tend to know. >> The officers would have to know about the one down here outside areas as well. >> Yes. Um okay. Should we just go through the um just start from the beginning? Okay. So, the first page I pretty much
left the same. Um the if a child is not able to safely be in the leave the library without an adult, then they shouldn't be in the library without an adult because um that kind of goes together. So, that was just moved from later that used to be on like page three, I think. So, that was the
difference there. And um we would like to take out the paragraph about transportation at closing time. Um that is up to the parents to get here and if they don't sometimes we are able to wait sometimes we are not. It depends on
sometimes they just walk out and you know we don't >> yeah it's not something that we can really you know we don't have the staff to make sure every single child um we make sure you know there's benches out front they can sit on if it's bad weather somebody if they are able to
stay will stay a few extra minutes and let them stay inside. Um, but for the most part that's been okay. Most of the kids are waiting for sports, so they're heading to a game or practice, so they're gone before 5 anyway. It very I think it very rarely happens that anybody's there at 5. Yeah.
>> So that that used to be when it was the younger kids more of an issue, but um so we're just going to take that out and have that in here. Um, when it comes to the numbered um, items, number two is
um, having them check in with their student ID so we can keep track of whoever is here and then they can check in um, check in and out once per day. And I think that will just um, we don't want to do anything that penalize the kids who do come in here and study and take out books. You know, we want them
to be here and to feel welcome here. So, this was just a way of identifying where the problem is and not um you know, not making any of the other kids feel unwelcome because we do want them here as long as they you know, want to be here for the right reasons. Um and then
we did um in number three, it was mostly what we had already. Um, we did add in refusal to leave the premises when asked will result in the school resource officer or Westport police being called because that's been um a new issue after
they've been given warnings and things have escalated. Um, sometimes they just flat out refuse to leave and there's really nothing to be done at that point. Um, so that um, we will contact someone in that that area there. Also, um, we would contact either the school resource
officer before 3 or after three. the case for that situation. Um, number four, this was also last year. Um, we just don't want to open cans in the library because they immediately get kicked over and we have brand new carpeting. So, basically any like cups
or bottles with the lid, you know, where it can be sealed is fine and no food. So, um, I just worded it a little differently because there was some confusion as to what was allowed. Um, I don't think anything got changed in number five. Um, number seven, we just
are taking out the sentence, if the students leave the building, they have to take all their belongings because we're just going to be the one in, one out once we start checking their IDs. So, that didn't need to be in there. That obviously they wouldn't be leaving their stuff if they were leaving for the day. Um
and then in number 10, uh the no loitering in the um entryway. Some of the kids who were asked to leave would then stand in front of the doors and scream obscenities at people. So there is no loitering on the property if you have been asked to leave for the day. Um
and then we added in about uh no bikes in the parking lot during open hours because of the almost accidents that were happening. Um and that uh defacing or damaging library property is prohibited. Um we did add in parents or guardians will be build for any damages
incurred to the library. Um based on what happened to our vote. So basically um and the second part I think we're going to get rid of I think that's a little too harsh.
>> Yeah. Um so uh the for the last part is um warnings will be given or they will be asked to leave depending on what has actually happened. Um you know if they're just a little loud we obviously shush them a
few times. Um if they're you know making their you know um putting their hands on other students if they're yelling you know obscenities things like that they would be asked to leave right away. Um at that time they would be informed if they are going to be asked to leave for a certain amount of time.
Sometimes we have them stay out for a week. Um right now there are some who can't come in for a month and they will be informed of that at the time. And this includes the outside areas. >> How does the whole staff know that? >> That will be on their card when they sign in. So everyone will they will get
a little note saying if they try to hand us their ID they'll have a little note on their where we put the card saying that they have a you know from such and such and date they have been asked to not come into the library. >> And then how about the staff like who makes a decision if it's one day two
days a week a month. >> Um it's usually me or Amy >> so one of you is always here >> would say. Yeah would always be here >> pretty much. Yeah. Um, but basically the full-time staff has the, you know, we can't be everywhere all at once. So, um, Dan and Ryan also have they are allowed,
you know, >> I think it's fine for them to make that decision also. >> And then what about this the space outside the amphitheater space? >> If they are not allowed in the library due to behavioral issues, they are not allowed on our property at all. So, they shouldn't be outside either.
>> And how is that monitored at all? >> Yeah, that's a little iffy. I mean we can tell them but having actually enforcing that part is a little more difficult but >> and there's no camera towards that there is oh okay >> yeah so we do that >> you can ask the service officer to uh speak to those >> that they are told they shouldn't be on
the property but that's >> for kids who want to come to the library and want to sit outside you know like a day like today reading a book or whatever >> when it's nice >> it's totally fine. >> Yeah. Oh absolutely. Yeah. No that's why >> some of the kids leave from near the back of the building and come around the back way.
>> Yeah. That's why we have all the ventures and stuff down there. We would love them. It's a lovely area down there. So, >> um, we would like them to be able to. >> And if they want to do that, they can just do that first. And if they want to come in the building later, that's fine. >> How long did the school resource officer
say he'd be coming by? >> Um, I think it was just last week. >> Okay. So, um I think from now on it would just be if there was an issue >> asking him every once in a while just swing over >> because he he can only be here for a certain amount of time because he has to be at the other side for the bus duty, >> right? >> Yeah.
>> Also, it I still think the idea of calling the school when school is out. It's very difficult to get a response for you and you or whoever else might be calling. >> But he wasn't willing to give his direct number. >> No. >> At all. >> No, >> I can call the desk the main number.
Well, because he did say they have radios. So, the person he called, she calls at the desk. Should be able to get the officer on the radio. >> But how long is that person at the desk at? >> Until 3:00. >> 3. >> Yes. After 3:00. >> Then then what? >> Then I'm supposed to call the police. But >> isn't it usually open by 3?
>> It depends. No. >> No. Usually the outside stuff is usually like whoever is um you know going to be here is here by 3, but the what happens inside the building, the behavioral issues do happen after 3. How about if you had a walkie-talkie to him?
>> I don't think they give me that. Yes, >> I don't think that's really appropriate. >> But there's no way to get >> then call the police. >> He is a school employee. The problem has been there's been a lot of back and forth between the school says call the police cuz they're not on school
property, which I agree with. The police tell me to call the school. So, I am trying to get a meeting with um >> if the time of day that doesn't work with obviously their role. >> Yes. So that there is um because there's been a lot of I say you know I will call
someone and then no one shows up and then there's >> not to mention it's kind of the moment it's not something that that is you know come by 20 minutes or so. >> The officer said his first responsibility is that school which >> that's when he come over here he will but he's not fully.
>> So I am going to be talking to the police too. >> I talked to I talked to Rebell a little bit. >> Oh okay. Yeah. Um he did email me back. I might be seeing him today. I'm not sure. I haven't heard back this morning. He was in training last week. So, >> okay. >> What's happening with the panic buttons from the alarm company?
>> He had no idea. I talked to him like three times. >> Michelle once said, "If you're going to have any buses, it's probably a sports person because they have different drivers. Drivers don't always know where to go." >> Yeah. >> If that's a bus, it's going to be one of the out of town sports buses. >> Yeah. But she was asking about the panic
buttons for inside the library. And >> you talked to Phil. >> No, you did. >> Remember he called back? I haven't I haven't heard from him since then. Um he only answered your phone calls apparently. >> I'm not mad about that. Don't worry. >> Well, he did talk to me. He was pretty uh
>> he was like rattled because he's been so busy, but he said he was >> so he wasn't aware he put panic. There are panic buttons. >> No, we had requested them when we got the um the cameras installed which was July. Yeah. >> Is when we did the walk through. >> Yes. And we talked to them and then he
didn't have them then. So he we asked I think I've asked like twice more since then. >> I think it's a space shuttle. >> He had no idea what I was talking about. So we'll try again. >> So you don't have that? >> We don't have we talked about the cameras around. >> Yeah, it was it was supposed to be part of the original. >> Where did you get these from?
>> It has been um so yeah. Um >> yeah. So Amy and I did eventually figure out the security system on our own, but we still can't um >> report it. Yeah, we still can't. We can access the recordings. >> We can look at it, but we can't record it, you know, show them.
>> No, it's just on a monitor right now. So, we are waiting to get our new computers. Um, they have been delivered to the IT at sales. We're just waiting for her to be able to because there's other libraries >> because you don't have the access to do it right now. >> Yeah, it needs to be.
>> Yeah. Hooked up to a computer to be able to do that, which we can't do right now. How long does it stay on whatever it's on at the moment on the monitor? >> 30 days. >> 30 days, I think. >> 30 days. >> 30 days. >> But if you have an issue, you can you should be able to put it onto a jump drive and take >> Well, I was trying to contact him to um
have, you know, their office save it for us. >> Um but >> cuz this is probably 15 plus days in, right? When did that happen? A week or two? >> It was like two weeks ago. >> Two weeks ago. >> Yeah. So I yeah that's why I've been trying to contact him to get them to just save it for us until
>> um we can get you know the access on our own but I have had no luck >> getting >> but you answered Don again I think >> oh I will answer Don within minutes the first time >> I texted it the first time
>> oh yeah no >> anyway So, um, but yeah, we do need to get that footage. That seems incident. >> We need a motion to accept the policy policy. >> Second. >> Who's making a motion?
>> Oh, I did. >> Any further comment or discussion? >> All in favor? >> All right. We have an updated policy. Okay. Study pod policy that I did not even get to with any everything that happened. So
if you're those pods here? >> Yeah. Yeah. They're in the library. They're being awesome. Somebody had a proctor test they had to take so they were able to use one. >> Oh, wonderful. >> It was during the after school time and he said he didn't hear anything. So >> Wow. >> Is the fire alarm they hear?
>> Yeah. And if somebody's like yelling, they can hear it. You know, it's not completely check out. >> But yeah, >> Amy and I sat and chatted and nobody could hear us just to see if it works. >> When we were not open, I did stand in there and scream just to see >> if you can't hear that. >> That's fun.
>> Anybody else in the library? >> No. >> Yeah, this is the staff. We want to see how how far they were. >> Are students going to be allowed to use them? >> Um, so far we have been, but only if they're working on homework or something. Yeah, >> it's not a clubhouse cuz that was immediately like seven kids in there,
>> but we did um I did get I had to buy a table and um I used the two black chairs that used to be in the history room that nobody likes sitting in cuz they were too low for the table. So, those are in the double pod now and I got a small table to go into it and the other one just has a built-in desk. So, they're
really nice and people are really happy with them and people have been asking about >> Do you get cell recept reception in there? You do? >> Yeah. And there's um it has they are motion sens uh activated. So when you open the door, the lights go on and then there's an exhaust fan that runs the
whole time. >> So they're really not claustrophobia inducing. I was kind of curious about that myself. >> Um and it's actually pretty comfortable. >> Long time frame for >> uh not really. That's would be part of it. >> Like um we wouldn't want somebody coming in, you know, unless they had like a
like this guy had a test that took quite a while. So something like that. But we wouldn't want somebody using it as their office space every day. So that would be, you know, sort of um >> you could hook up to the internet. Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. There the Wi-Fi goes in there and there's also you can charge, you know, your phone or something while
you're in there. There's plugs along the wall >> and but yeah, they're very I encourage everyone to go see them. >> Does have >> I don't think so. They have separate rooms. Do they have separate meeting rooms? Yeah, they have a room and then two meeting rooms and then two huge
meeting rooms. How many square feet is that library? It's big. >> It's huge. Yeah. >> Yeah. They have two libraries, right? >> No. Well, yeah. They do unions at four corners and they have the turban one near um the high school. >> And it's huge. Yeah. Used to work there.
It was Oh my god. Amazing. >> The break room was insane. >> Mellowed out here a little bit. >> Yeah. >> Old business, man. some old business, >> man. Uh, grant project updates. >> Um,
>> we got delayed on the trees. Joseph went down and talked to Amy. He went down to get look at the trees and they didn't look so hot because they've been sitting there all summer. >> So, he suggested we wait till spring. >> So, he knows his business. So, >> and at this point, it's probably for them to root in and everything. Not a
bad idea to wait. >> So, we'll wait till spring for a dedication. And >> so everything is done but the landscaping at this point I believe >> we got looking at the water still. >> Oh the water. Yes. >> And the water we're looking at and just the landscaping, right?
>> Yeah. That's basically >> trying to hook up to the old well. >> Okay. >> So we could have um you know to be able to water any plants or anything >> that we could get on our case from using too much water. It's not drinkable water. >> It was drinkable but it's not now. It
would be fine to water plants, you know. >> And we're Bonnie's going to put down where she wants. We're going to put little concrete pads for the picnic tables out there. So when they cut grass, >> I I see I see I watched them the other day cutting grass over here. They take the tractor and they push the picnic
table out of the way. They cut and they push the picnic table. >> He came in and asked if we wanted the other ones down there moved back closer to the tree. And I said like, "If you can. They're so heavy." And he's like, "Oh, no. I just push them with a tractor." When I say checks, >> what about the HVAC systems?
>> Oh, we we're waiting on prices for the HVAC. I'd like to apply for a grant or money for man, but we don't have the numbers together yet for the HVAC. We have one price which was $100,000 and we're waiting on another price from HVAC family whatever it is main road.
>> Family heating heating. Yes. >> He's he's going to quot both ways. The traditional systems or the heat pump systems. What was it? Sue Sernica said AGS was excellent that they did the brange. >> AGS.
>> She said AS always good service. >> I see them around town a lot now. >> But they um when they did the Graange, they helped them out. >> They seem like they're more industrial, too,
as opposed to homes. I mean, I know they do homes, but >> he's got homes both ways, which would be the traditional way we have and which the heat pumps, the heat pumps is probably going to be like $75,000 more, >> but there's very lucrative rebates.
>> December 31, >> huh? >> Only till December 31. >> Uh, it depends on whether it's gas or electric. >> What's What is the What is What is the difference? >> I don't know. because I heard that whole program ends December 30th.
>> Oh, not according to this guy. So, I don't know. I don't follow all that as close. >> Maybe it's residential. >> But he said it's harder to get that approved because people don't want to give you that amount of money. Then you're going to get the money back. >> Yeah. >> So, you have to borrow that extra $80,000 and there's no way you're going
to guarantee 100% you're going to get that money back. >> So, we're going to be traditional systems here. And I do believe that unit out back is original to the building >> I believe. So >> the other ones are all man which would be two
>> 2000. So you only can upgrade the older or do you think >> from 1970? >> What's that? >> Do you only need to up the does only the old part of the building need to be upgraded or does this >> it's the newer part of the building that's having all the problems? Really? Yeah. And that room um where I have
story time. Last uh winter I had to move a couple of times um because there was no heat and then over the summer the AC kept going out. It's the children's area and the north side of the community. >> They say 15 years is life expectancy of a commercial. >> Yeah. >> The one out back has been since 1970.
>> Yeah. And that one actually works well. >> Yeah. >> Wow. >> Most people wait till they break and then it's much more expensive because it's a rush job. We still don't know how you do it and keep running everything in here. >> That I don't know.
>> Figure it out. >> But that we got one price. So we had one price we got another price from guy down the street and I'll call AGS as well. >> Now GM was when when it was around G&M or GM GM. >> Yeah. >> Did they do the original work? >> I believe so.
>> Uh I'm not sure. I'm pretty sure they've been bought out by >> by Je by GM. >> Yeah. GM has a terrible reputation. >> Yeah, they do. >> Doesn't GM though still do commercial? >> Who? >> GM still do commercial? >> They're not around anymore
>> because when I lost them, I know that Gem took over, >> but they told me that they were continuing to do their commercials. >> They did for a short time. >> Oh. And they don't anymore. They were so good. >> Yeah, they were great. >> Yeah. George Mercer had nobody to take
over. >> His kids didn't want to be involved in >> Yeah, that's too bad. >> Okay. >> Anything else? >> Motion to adjourn then at 12:52. >> Motion to adjurnn.
>> Second. >> All in favor?