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Paris Public Library Advisory Board 05/15/2024 Meeting Minutes I. Call to Order: The regular meeting of the Paris Public Library Advisory Board was called to order by Chairman Steve Hellmann at 5:03 p.m. Board members present were Steve Hellmann, Jennifer Cullum, Myers Hurt, Melanie Loughmiller, and DeEtte Cobb. Also present were Connie Lawman and Deputy City Manager Rob Vine. Board member Kelvin Hicks was absent. Library patrons Abigail Frank and Millicent Key were present as well. II. Citizen's Forum: Two board applicants introduced themselves: Millie Key and Abigail Frank. Abigail has 3 boys, all homeschooled, recently moved to Paris, and is inspired by the library. She and her husband own "Paris Play." Millie reports that she is a lifelong library patron, has 2 daughters, and works as a nurse practitioner. She is at the libraryweekly, and as one of our local Master Gardeners, she helped start the seed library currently in place. Applying forthe open library board position to get more formally involved. III. Approval: The minutes of the April 17th, 2024, board meeting was approved with no corrections. Myers Hurt made the motion and DeEtte Cobb provided the 2nd. IV. Strategic Planning a. Goal3: Strengthen Capacity i. Crosstra in a ll staff ii. Strengthen employee skills with the digital library iii. Updating the library interface to be more user friendly iv. Improve the building Connie noted that this includes her idea of bettering the Library from the inside out and that starts with the building and staff. Staff training on the new Atrium program is a great start for everyone to be trained together. She also noted that Sophia wants to do 3-D printing for all ages and Connie states that this could also be a good cross -training opportunity for staff. Connie is also continuing to improve the building by rearranging and better utilizing the space that is available, including expanding the children's area and updating the interior d eco r.