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The total expenditures so far amount to $302,578.57, which is 41% of the FY <br />2022 budget. There were no comments from the Library Advisory Board <br />members regarding February's expenditures. <br />b. Statistical Report <br />February's statistical report shows an increase in Juvenile books, patron visits, <br />and a -book usage. The library's YouTube account has gone up considerably. <br />Tim noted that the adult reading program was a success, with 306 people taking <br />a reading log and about 150 returning the log completed. <br />VI. Friends of the Library Report <br />a. The Friends of the Library purchased a laptop for the library visitors to use and <br />Tim made certain to purchase the laptop through the City of Paris so that it <br />would be eligible to have the city's IT personnel conduct maintenance on it. Tim <br />stated that this laptop would be made available to visitors of the library. Steve <br />Hellmann suggested creating a 2nd email address for the visiting users. <br />b. The Friends established a new president, Audrey Mathieu. <br />c. The Friends will also be paying for % the cost of summer performers for the <br />children's program at the library. <br />VII. Director's Remarks <br />a. Tim told the board that Justin, the library's intern, will be at the library 20 hours <br />a week through May. <br />b. Summer hours: Tim talked with Rob regarding changing the library's hours <br />during the summer time so that more people could visit the library more often. <br />Tim is concerned for children of working parents who can't get off in time to <br />make it to the library will not have access to books like they do during school <br />time. Tim would also like to update the library hours to allow more time <br />available for families to come and visit. The new hours for summer will be <br />Tuesday and Thursday, from 10-8. Melanie loved the idea, as did the other board <br />members. Steve mentioned that this would also provide an opportunity for <br />evening programming. Melanie asked how the staff felt about the change in <br />hours and Tim said that the staff was receptive to the update, with some staff <br />members preferring that schedule, so there was no need to change staff working <br />hours. Tim also wanted to consider if the current hours were conducive to <br />serving the entire population of Paris. Steve suggested that at the end of the <br />summer, re-evaluate how impactful the change in open times was for the library. <br />Tim said it's possible that if enough people enjoyed the later hours, the library <br />may keep them. <br />c. 1000 Books Before Kindergarten: The library had a soft rollout recently, with the <br />big opening on April 1St. The initiative was pushed in the paper and local media <br />outlets. So far, the library has given out 16 tags for reaching 100 books read. Tim <br />said that when the child reaches the milestone tag, he takes a picture of them by <br />the poster and that the children love it. <br />