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A :R I Z O N A
MINUTES
LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
GLENDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY
5959 W. BROWN ST.
GLENDALE, ARIZONA 85302
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
6:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Diane Kocur, Chair-Cholla District
Gary R. Johnson, Board Member -Barrel District
Haydee Kukowski, Board Member-Sahuaro District
Meegan Tosh, Board Member -Mayoral -Yucca District
Theresa Fowler, Board Member -Yucca District
Also Present: Michael Beck, Chief Librarian
Dawn Ferro, Library Administrator
Natalie Menges, Librarian
Anne Stapley, Water Conservation Specialist
Esther Peneff, Administrative Support Specialist
3. CITIZEN COMMENTS
None.
4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
a. Library Advisory Board Minutes of August 26, 2023.
Board Member Kukowski moved, Board Member Johnson made the second, to approve
the August 26, 2023, Library Advisory Board minutes as written.
Motion carried 5 — 0.
5. NEW BUSINESS
a. INFORMATION: SUMMER READING PROGRAM UPDATE
Ms. Menges gave a presentation of the 2023 Summer Reading Program, which included
information on the following:
• What is Summer Reading
o Incentive program where participants earn prizes for tracking time spent reading
o Open to all ages
o All valley libraries participate
o Program runs June 1 st through August 1 st
o Maricopa Council sponsors three free programs annually for every library branch
in Glendale
• Theme: All Together Now
• Timeline
o Timeline chart with milestones provided
• Program Analysis — Graphs and Charts provided
o Program Registrations by Age Group
o Registration and Completion by Library
o Achiever Rate by Age
o Library Event Attendance (June and July)
• Next Steps
o The theme for 2024 is Adventure Begins at Your Library
Chair Kocur asked who chose the themes. Ms. Menges said the themes were chosen at
the state level. She explained the general timeline of the annual advance planning at the
state level.
Mr. Beck noted there was also wrap -around programming done in support of the Summer
Reading Program. He thanked Ms. Menges and her team for doing a great job.
Chair Kocur asked about the prizes for adults. Ms. Menges said the adult prizes included
Library Book Sale coupons, Free Drink coupon at Raising Kanes, Arizona State Parks
Passes, and Phoenix Mercury Rising tickets. She said some of the prizes came in via
partnership with the county.
Board Member Kukowski asked if the artist chosen for the program promotional art was
from Arizona. Ms. Menges believed so, but will follow up with confirmation.
b. INFORMATION: COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMING AND SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
Ms. Stahley gave a presentation on Collaborative Programming and Service
Opportunities with Water Conservation, which included detailed information on the
following:
• Water Conservation Program History
• Conservation and Sustainable Living Program Today
o Maintain Best Management Practices
• Public Awareness
o Average Daily Water Usage information
• Adult Education — Green -Living Class Series
• Adult Education — Free Conservation Kits at the Glendale Libraries
• Water Awareness Day
• Adult Education — Glendale Seed Library
• Youth Education at the Glendale Libraries
• Glendale Xeriscape Demonstration Garden
Chair Kocur asked if there were plans for other xeriscape gardens, for example, possibly
at Heroes Regional Park Library. Ms. Stahley said when Heroes was planned, her
department was contacted for ideas on landscaping, but not a xeriscape garden.
Mr. Beck thanked Ms. Stahley for being a great partner and said that the Seed Library
was one of the top five circulations in the library.
6. CHIEF LIBRARIAN UPDATE
a. Mr. Beck updated the Board members on current Library activities, operations, and
projects. Highlights included the following:
• On October 29th and 30th, the Semi -Annual Book Sale will be held at the Foothills
Library.
• On December 2nd, the Annual LibCon event will be held at the Main Library. It is a pop
culture and graphic novel event and is being relocated from the Velma Teague Library
due to the Downtown Reconstruction Project. There will be food trucks, wrap around
programs, arts and crafts for kids, and between twenty-five and thirty cosplayers. It is an
all ages, family event.
• At the October Board meeting, the Board will have to elect a Vice Chair and vote on a
recommendation for Chair to Council.
7. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
None.
8. NEXT MEETING
The next regular meeting of the Library Advisory Board will be held on Wednesday,
October 11, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., in the Board Room of the Main Library located at 5959
W. Brown St., Glendale, Arizona, 85302.
9. ADJOURNMENT
Board Member Tosh moved, Board Member Fowler made the second, to adjourn the
meeting at 6:48 p.m.
Motion carried 5 — 0.
The Library Advisory Board meeting minutes of September 13, 2023, were submitted and
approved ti 's 11th d of Oc ber 2023.
sther Peneff for Deni. . Kazmierczak, Accuracy Solutions
Recording Secretary