Agenda 05-26-21 City of Boynton Beach
BOYNTON BEACH CITY LIBRARY
100 East Ocean Avenue
Boynton Beach, FL 33435
LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
AGENDA
Date: May 26, 2021
Location/Time: City Hall, 100 East Ocean Avenue, Boynton Beach, FL 33435
Commission Chambers at 6:00 p.m.
I. Call to Order—Marcia Levine, Board Chair
II. Approval of Minutes—Meeting of March 24, 2021 &April 28, 2021
III. Correspondence and Communications
IV. Public Audience(Individual Speakers Will Be Limited to 3 Minute Presentations)
V. Chair's Report
VI. Unfinished Business:
Staffing Update-Craig Clark
AmeriCorps Program—Jeannie Taylor
Career Online High School/LSTA Grant Update-Jeannie Taylor
Advocacy for Library Funding—Craig Clark
VII. New Business
Library Marketing Plan—Madison Kjosa, Marketing &Outreach Manager
Library Budget Request
Library Signage on City Hall Building exterior
2nd Floor Public Restrooms—ADA access
Whisper Room Purchase—Jeannie Taylor
New Database—Comics and Graphic Novels on Overdrive(Libby app)
VIII. Library Director's Report/Statistics
March 2021 &April 2021 Monthly Reports
IX. Announcements
Next Library Board Meeting—June 23, 2021
X. Adjournment
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MINUTES OF THE LIBRARY BOARD MEETING HELD ON WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 24, 2021, AT 6:00 P.M.
VIA ZOOM ONLINE MEETING, IN BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
Present:
Marcia Levine, Chair Craig Clark, Library Director
Dr. Stephanie Hayden-Adeyemo, Vice Chair(.arrived 6.20 PM) Jeannie Taylor, Assistant
George Feldman (Arrived at 6:30 PM) Library Director
Ace Tilton Ratcliff
Elizabeth Sherlock
Victor Gaud Cabrera,Alternate
Sarah Brown, Alternate
Absent:
Robyn Boucard
Lindsay Karten
I. Pro-meeting announcement from Craig Clark, Library Director
At 6:01 p.m., Craig Clark, Library Director, read a statement explaining how the online
meeting would proceed and how the public could participate.
II. Call to Order— Marcia Levine, Board Chair
Chair Levine called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. Roll call was taken. Self-
introductions were made. A quorum was present.
Ill. Approval of Minutes—Meeting of February 24, 2021
Motion
Mr. Gaud moved to approve the minutes. Ms. Sherlock seconded the motion.The motion
passed unanimously.
IV. Correspondence and Communications
Chair Levine explained at the last meeting, there was discussion that under this section
of the agenda the members could speak about anything they learned or did pertaining to
libraries. It would be a running conversation and items discussed may end up as New
Business items. Chair Levine was still finding her way and learning about the Library and
what was going on in Boynton. She visits the library and looks and sees who comes to
the Library. She goes to other libraries and she likes to see how the Boynton Library
measures up. She was reading a lot about libraries and is amazed how much there is on
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the web about libraries, the International Library Association, how many library
associations there are and she reviews their trends. A lot of it deals with technology and
social justice. Mx. Ratcliff goes to the Library each week and thought the Library was
incredible. Ms. Sherlock thought the Kinetic event was great and the guard at the door
named Jay, was a salesman for the Library. Chair Levine agreed.
Mr. Clark noted there was a lot of questions and concerns about why the word Library is
not on the building and he informed the members a sign was coming and the City
administration was working on it. Staff is trying to determine placement of the sign and
when they have a schematic, he will review it with the Board. Mr. Clark did not know if
the City would make a presentation.
V. Public Audience (Individual Speakers Will Be Limited to 3 Minute
Presentations)
None.
VI. Chair's Report
Chair Levine referenced her earlier comments.
VII. Unfinished Business
Staffing Update- Craig Clark
Mr. Clark explained they are looking through applications and anticipated interviewing for
the remaining part-time Library Aide position over the next few weeks. The Library was
getting busier each day due to COVID vaccination roll-outs and he would keep the Board
apprised. People 50 and older can now get their shots and Mr. Clark pointed out the City's
website can allow people to sign up for the vaccine at the Hester Center, which is on the
City's home page.
AmeriCorps Program—Jeannie Taylor
Jeannie Taylor, Assistant Library Director, announced AmeriCorps Volunteers were off
last week for spring break and returned this week and are fully booked. She noted Youth
Services has a summer reading program and an extensive one was planned this year.
They want a kick off day that will use the indoors, outdoors and the green space. The
events they have planned included AmeriCorps as the volunteers can do service projects,
which are community non-profit activities, for additional hours. It was anticipated an
additional 40 AmeriCorps volunteers will participate in the event that will be held on
Saturday, June 5t' from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Those enrolled in the Summer Reading
program agree to read so many materials and then receive a prize on completion. Usually
the Library has a program for the youth and the teens as well, in addition to school reading
lists.
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Career Online High School -Jeannie Taylor
Ms. Taylor announced they have three students in the program: two have completed
68%of the course. If they are diligent, they can complete the course in the next couple of
months. No one is in the prerequisite program right now. She gets a few emails each
week from people that have taken the self-assessment, but right now they can only offer
scholarships to those working or living in Boynton Beach. They are applying for a grant,
and if awarded, they can open it up to people in the surrounding areas. Mr. Clark noted
the members received emails about advocacy,which included information on the Career
Online High School and there is a House Bill advocating for$500K in funding, statewide
for the program and there is Senate support. Mr. Clark commented they did not support
the measure last year, but they did the year before, but the Governor vetoed it. They are
pushing the program and the Florida's Library Association has caught onto chatter about
the program in Tallahassee. He hoped all would continue to send emalls. He had two
meetings with two senators and one with a representative and he advised the letters do
help. Chair Levine requested Mr. Clark put it on the agenda as a reminder. Mr. Clark
thought it would be too late next month. He was unsure when session ends, but they are
currently in session and they have a deadline to submit their budget to the Governor.
Advocacy is year-round and he would add it to the agenda.
Adult Reading Club—Jeannie Taylor
Ms. Taylor explained the adult reading club is held in January and February. Since it is
slow,they extended it to March. Last month, 94 people signed up for the program and the
current tally is 99 people. The prize is a tote bag and half of the participants claimed their
prize.
VIII. New Business
Library Visitation Recap—Kinetic Art Symposium
Mr. Clark advised the Youth Library was open for four hours the Sunday of the Kinetic Art
event and 281 people came through the Library. He was glad they could see the winners
of the pinwheel kits made by the youth. New Library cards were issued and some items
were checked out. They were happy to be open and participate. Chair Levine was excited
how many people turned out for the event and noted there were thousands patiently
waiting at the Cultural Art Center to get into the indoor exhibit. It was truly amazing. The
weather was great except for Saturday about 4 p.m. Sunday was gorgeous. The band
and food trucks were great. Chair Levine explained the Board has the ability to do closed
captioning on Zoom. They would only have to enable it.
BBCL Small Business Resources Brochure
Mr. Clark included a draft brochure in the meeting materials. This item and the next Item
are listed as Small Business Resources. Mr. Clark explained he has a seat at the
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economic development table and it is an important place to be right now. The brochure
has a list of many of the City's free resources for anyone looking to start a small business,
including two new databases, one of which is the Gale Business Plan Builder. It creates
a step-by-step pian that walks through five areas of exploration to develop a business
plan focused on long-term success. The A to Z Databases is a job search, reference and
mailing list with 30M executive profiles and business and 220M references that can be
used for sales leads, mailing lists, market research and more. They have listed online
resources, print materials, ebooks and overdrive on cloud library and some local, county,
state and federal resources as a one-stop shopping guide to start a small business. The
CRA and City will distribute them as well as the Economic Development Department. Mr,
Clark noted the Makers Space was coming on line this year as well.
New Databases Coming—A to Z and Gale Business Plan Builder
David Scott is the Director of Economic Development and Strategy and he was a key
resource that Mr. Clark consulted. He researched relationships and sat down and talked
about what they have at the Library and was impressed with the Library's resources. Vice
Chair Hayden-Adeyemo praised Mr. Clark for his patience. She asked if Library staff was
moving forward with a progression plan for Library employees. Ms. Taylor noted it was a
career path and resources and tools for employees. The Library and City are always
interested in developing its employees.
Vice Chair Hayden-Adeyemo went to the Library in person and thought if there is square
footage the Library does not have, it has to be made up somehow. She was glad they
have a chair at the economic development table and thought the Library should aim for
the entire table. If the Library and City Hall complex is the beacon, they want to also be
influential in the decisions that are made in the City.
Mx. Ratcliff was excited about the Makers Space, thought is was a cool part of the
community and offered to be involved in it. Mr. Clark thought there may be opportunities
to volunteer in the program and he will let his staff know. Mr. Gaud wanted to volunteer
for new programs regarding the small business activities. Vice Chair Hayden-Adeyemo
was also interested in volunteering in the same programs. Mr. Clark commented staff
was waiting for the contracts to be signed for the new databases and then the brochure
will be valid.
IX. Library Director'sReport/Statistics
February 2021 Monthly Report
Mr. Clark noted circulation increased 23% overall since last year. Adult circulation
increased 1%, young adults increased 5%, and juvenile circulation increased 37%. E-
book circulation increased 115% due to COVID and E-audio circulation increased 47%.
The statistics are very good. The Library has a lot more digital and virtual programming
and staff was pleased with the increase. Chair Levine asked if patrons come in and give
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suggestions and ask questions. Mr. Clark responded they consistently get new ideas,
requests for materials and questions why the word Library was not on the building. The
public is very vocal about their needs. Nearly all of the items requested are ordered by
the Library.
Vice Chair Hayden-Adeyemo saw the Library for the first time and used the restrooms.
She commented she did not feel safe in the restrooms on the second floor. It did not
have an open doorway and it seems like it was not intended for general public use. Mr.
Clark explained there is a camera in the hallway outside the restrooms. Vice Chair
Hayden-Adeyemo advised if she is physically challenged, the disabled bathroom was
locked or difficult to open. The community area had a male and female bathroom, and
she did not feel safe. She advised when you go to a public venue, it seems like the
bathroom was for staff usage. Mr. Clark explained it originally was for staff usage. He
commented he will ask if they could have the door removed. Mx. Ratcliff did not feel the
restrooms were unsafe, but to the point of disabled patrons, the door was hard to
maneuver for wheelchair bound individuals because there was no auto door opener. Mr.
Clark advised he would bring that up to the City Administration's attention tomorrow and
see what could be done. There is no other bathroom on the second floor, but there are
public restrooms on the first floor.
Vice Chair Hayden-Adeyemo asked about the Library entrance sign and learned it was
forthcoming. She noted the City was planning for the Library since 2018 and questioned
why the sign was just coming now.
Mr. Gaud asked, regarding the social media statistics, if there was a social media and
marketing plan in place they could read. Mr. Clark explained they do not have a written
plan yet, but the marketing manager will work on one. Vice Chair Hayden-Adeyemo noted
the marketing manager made a presentation. She asked if there was a marketing plan
developed when hired or after the fact. Mr. Clark restated there was not yet a plan
developed.
Vice Chair Hayden-Adeyemo commented the Board had discussed a youth situation and
she went into the Youth Library. She indicated based on what they discussed,the Youth
Library would be away from the main Library, but she did not see a space for youth. She
spoke about the lights, but she did not see what the members saw on the blueprints or
the charettes. Mr. Clark could not answer questions how the building was designed. Vice
Chair Hayden-Adeyemo responded she was not talking about how the building was
designed. She was speaking about the comments they made at the time and at the
charettes and thought the current building was nothing like they discussed. Mr.Clark was
aware of the charette at the Library. Vice Chair Hayden-Adeyemo agreed, the Board
talked by themselves and then the Library designer came in and spoke to them and then
others came in. As the past week was the first time she went to the Library, she reiterated
the design does not match up and she was very disappointed they are waiting for a sign
that says Library to be placed and the restroom on the second floor was an after fact
thought. She wanted it on record she was disappointed and it is unacceptable. It was the
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first time she physically entered the library. She got her (vaccine) shot and n to the
kinetic event and was there early. She had driven and went by the Library, but did not go
in because it was a trauma for her. She has processed her trauma and entered the
Library. Chair Levine noted the item was not on the n Wiest Vice Chair
Hayden- dye o frame the issue and they can put it on the next agenda . Mr. Clark
agreed to do so for the next meeting. Vice Chair Hayden-Adeyemo thought there was no
need to put on theagenda,
Forthe next agenda,Vice Chair Hayden-Adeyemo wanted to discuss what was discussed
in several rrieetings for the Library. The end result of the Library discussion was the
product did not look like what was discussed. Mr. Clark asked what she wanted him to do
about it, because there was nothing he could do about it. Mr. Feldman suggested framing
the issue by saying u lic access complaints discussed at meeting on a certain date,
second floor bathroom not according to Code?and Library signage. r. Feldman did not
think they have theright to question the construction of the building. He thought they
should give direction what they would like to see for the public to make it better.
Mr. Gaud thought all could be summarized in the layout of the Library and the current
organization of the Library. Vice ChairHayden- eyerno thought the issue was the
comments intended/written organization, versus the product that was received. Chair
Levine summarized at the next meetingthey will discuss the bathroomdoor,.the
placement of the bathroom facilities, access to the door and the sign. Vice Chair yden-
e emo advised she wanted to discuss Code Compliance according to federal statutes
for the restroom® if it is not an intended bathroom it must be up to federal standards. She
wanted to discuss the location and access for the main point oft e entrance at the Libra
ry
that says Library, and the resources, such as the technology, computers that were
supposed to be purchased.
Mr. Clark reiterated ill discuss the matter of the bathroom door and handicapped
access with the City administration the next day. He repeated is the word Library will
addedbe to the outside of the building. The City is working on it. As for the resources,
computers and technology that he said he would purchase, he advised he worked for
months on end to acquire everything he said he would and purchased every piece of it.
Vice ChairHayden- deye o rioted the bathroom was an afterthought and was not in
compliance. Chair Levine explained they need verbiage for the New Business. She did
of see where the new business was in the matter and thought the matter was outside
the purview of the Board. Vice Chair lad n- dye o noted they were the Library
Board.
'Dice Chair I-layden- deye o commented they treed the plan they discussed a year ago
when the new arketing person was hired on what they would do to upsell the Library.
Mr. Clark responded he had addressed that matter. Chair Levine thanked all for their
patience.
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X. Announcements
Next Library Board Meeting—April 28,2021 —Via Zoom Meeting
XI. Adjournment
Motion
Mx. Ratcliff move to adjourn. Ms. Sherlock seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:59 p.m.
Catherine Cherry
Minutes Specialist
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MINUTES OF THE LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
HELD ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2021, AT 6:00 P.M.
VIA ZOOM ONLINE MEETING, IN BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
Present:
Dr. Stephanie Hayden-Adeyemo, Vice Chair Craig Clark, Library Director
George Feldman Jeannie Taylor, Assistant Library Director
Ace Tilton Ratcliff Madison Kjosa, Marketing Outreach Manager
Lindsay Karten Danielle Schwabe, Esq. Assistant City Attorney
Absent:
Victor Gaud Cabrera, Alternate
Sarah Brown, Alternate
Robyn Boucard
I. Pre-meeting announcement from Craig Clark, Library Director
Craig Clark, Library Director, announced Chair Levine had a family emergency and
would not attend the meeting. Vice Chair Hayden-Adeyemo would act as Chair for the
meeting.
At 6:06 p.m., Chair Hayden-Adeyemo announced they do not have a quorum. Self
introductions were made. Chair Hayden-Adeyemo understood Mx. Ratcliff was not
feeling well, and thought the meeting should not take place. At 6:08 p.m., she
recommended the meeting be cancelled, but wanted to wait until 6:15 p.m. to see if
anyone else would join the meeting. Some items discussed at the last meeting should
have a fuller board to discuss.
Chair Hayden-Adeyemo asked how long Attorney Danielle Schwabe was with the City
Attorney's office and learned it was for two years. The firm has worked with the City for
20 years. Attorney Jim Cherof is a partner at the firm and is the City Attorney for
Boynton Beach.
II. Call to Order— Marcia Levine, Board Chair
III. Approval of Minutes —Meeting of March 24, 2021
IV. Correspondence and Communications
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V. Public Audience (Individual Speakers Will Be Limited to 3 Minute
Presentations)
VI. Chair's Report
VII. Unfinished Business:
Staffing Update- Craig Clark
AmerlCorps Program—Jeannie Taylor
Career Online High School -Jeannie Taylor
Advocacy for Library Funding—Craig Clark
Vlll. New Business
Library Marketing Plan—Madison Kjosa, Marketing Manager—presentation
Library Signage on City Hall Building exterior
2nd Floor Public Restrooms—Access for Disabled
Whisper Room Purchase—Jeannie Taylor
New Database—Comics and Graphic Novels on Overdrive (Libby app)
IX. Library Director's Report/Statistics
March 2021 Monthly Report
X. Announcements
Next Library Board Meeting — May 26, 2021 -Via Zoom Meeting
Xl. Adjournment
Motion
Mr. Feldman moved to adjourn. Mx. Ratcliff seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
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Minutes Specialist
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2021-2022 BUDGET REQUEST
GENERAL LEDGER SUMMARY
LIBRARY
ACCT# APPROVED RECOMMEND
001-2610-571 ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION BUDGET BUDGET %
FY 20/21 FY 21 /22 DIFF CHANGE
12-10 REGULAR SALARIESIWAGES 1,398,604 1,434,981 36,377 3%
14-10 OVERTIME 61,405 76,019 14,614 24%
15-12 CELL PHONE ALLOWANCE 2,016 2,016 - 0%
19-99 ALLOWANCE FOR NEW PERSONNEL
21-10 EMPLOYER FICA 109,067 109,930 863 1%
22-10 GENERAL EMPLOYEES PENSION_ 347,252 394,371 47,119 14%
23-10 LIFE INSURANCE 630 680 50 8%
23-20 DISABILITY INSURANCE 4,902 8,563 3,661 75°h
23-30 HEALTH INSURANCE 185,060 198,732 13,672 7%
23-34 HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT 22,000 22,000 - 0%
23-40 DENTAL INSURANCE 9,601 10,082 481 5%
23-50 VISION INSURANCE 1,127 1184 57 5%
TOTAL PERSONNEL SERVICES 2,141,664 2,258,558 116,894 50/6
40-10 TRAVEL ALLOWANCE 350 350 - 0%
40-12 BUSINESS MEETINGS 980 980 - 0%
41-10 TELEPHONE SERVICE 1,000 1,000 - 0%
41-11 LEASED LINES COALA 22,452 11,880 0,572) •47%
41-12 POSTAGE _ 500 (300) -100%
41-15 CELLULAR PHONE 80 80 - 0%
43-10 ELECTRIC SERVICE 57,000 45,000 12,030) -21%
43-20 WATER/SEWER SERVICES 2,500 2,500_ - 0%
44-30 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 1,250
-_ - (1a5I1) m100%
44-31 COPY MACHINE RENTAL 4,500 5,000 500 11%
46-20 EQUIPMENT REPAIRS&MAINTENANCE 40,802 37,802 0,000) 7°�S
46-22 COMPUTER MAINTENANCE 17,937 19,137 1,200 7%
46-30 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE-GARAGE 1,529 - 1,325) -100%
47-10 PRINTING AND BINDING 500 600 100 20%
49-09 TRANSFER TO SELF INS-WK COMP 4,008 3,875 133 „3;
49-10 WAREHOUSE SERVICE CHARGE 1,664 1,344 (3 20) •19W
49-14 CREDIT CARD FEES 480 _ 480
49-17 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 29,170 30,670 1,500 5%
49-80 C.O.A.L.A. COMPUTER PROGRAMS 23,140 23,625 485 2%
51-10 OFFICE SUPPLIES 5,500 5,500 _ 0%
51-25 SUPPLIES/COMPUTER SOFTWARE<$750 3,985 3,785 200 -5%''
52-01 SUPPLIES COMPUTER 10,000 10,000 - 0%
52-72 LIBRARY SUPPLIES 10,000 12,000 2,000 20%
54-10 PERIODICALS/MAGAZINES/BOOKS/SUBSCIPTIONS 11,833 56,579 44,746 378%
54-20 MEMBERSHIPS 933 1,105 172 180/0
54-30 TRAINING 1,000 1,000 - 0°k
66-01 BOOKS 130,000 110,000 colo) -15%
TOTAL OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 252,613 274,292 21,679 9%'
TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENSES 130,000 110,000 pomo� -15%
TOTAL PERSONNEL EXPENSES 2,141,664 2,258,558 116,894 5%'
LIBRARY TOTALS 2,524,277 2,642,850 118,573 4.70%
MUSEUM
FY 2021 12022
BUDGET REQUEST
APPROVED RECOMMENDED
ACCT# BUDGET BUDGET %
001-2612-571 ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION FY 20/21 FY 21122 DIFF CHANGE
31-91 STAFF SERVICES 322,600 322,600 - 0%
41-10 TELEPHONE 500 500 - 0%
43-10 ELECTRIC SERVICE 16,000 16,000 - 0%
_ 43-20 WATERISEWER SERVICES 1,000 1,000 - 0%
49-17 CONTRACTUAL SERVICE ADT SECURITY). 500 500 - 0%
TOTAL: LIBRARY BUDGET $340,600 $340,600 - 0%
34-10 JANITORIAL SERVICES 15,500 15,500, 0%
34-20 PEST CONTROL 2,500 2,500' - 0%
46-10 BUILDING REPAIRS 2,500 2,500 - 0%
46-20 ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE 9,000 91000 - 0%.
46-20 FIRE ALARM&SPRINKLER MAINTENANCE/
INSPECTIONS&MONITORING
FIRE EXTINGUISHER MAINTENANCE
TOTAL: FACILITIES BUDGET 29,500 29,500 - 0%
49-08 PROPERTY INSURANCE 12,133 12,133 - 0%
TOTAL: RISK MANAGEMENT BUDGET 12,133 11,849 ( 54) -2%
TOTAL MUSEUM: $382,233 $381,949 (264) -0.07%
TOTAL LIBRARY/MUSEUM OVERALL BUDGET REQ $2,906,510 $3,024,799 118,2891 4.07%,
BOYNTON BEACH CITY LIBRARY MONTHLY REPORT
ARCH 2021
Administrative Services/Public Relations
Library Director attended City Commission meetings, Healing Heart Sculpture Unveiling, BB Campaign Monthly
Meeting, and SEFLIN Advocacy Meeting.
The Youth Library collaborated with the city for the Kinetic Art Festival, held the weekend of March 6. Pinwheels
created by local youth prior to the event were displayed in the Youth Library for event attendees to see.
Customer Service and Circulation Statistics
Current Same Month Percentage
Month Previous Year Change
Customer Visits Adult 3,426 4,885 (Adult + -.63 (combined)
YS)
Customer Visits Youth 1,428 - -
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Total Circulation* 13,241 8,214 61
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Adult Circulation 6,969 4,775 46
Young Adult Circulation 546 276 ( 98
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Juvenile Circulation 3,037 1,531 98
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ILS System Circulation (Print Materials) 10,582 6,585 61
(Total items checked out kiosks and
others in-house)
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Checkouts on Kiosks 6,278 0
Items Checked Out at CR Desk RFID 87 -
Pad
EBook Circ (Overdrive, Cloudlibrary) 1,645 793 107
eAudiobook Circ (Overdrive, CloudL) 291 199 46
Overdrive Magazines 202 312 35
Audiovisual 2,301 1,916 20
Users registered 278 47 491
4
[Online user registration 27 - -
Onecard Cards 1 2 50
Number of Reference Transactions 351 400 -12
*includes ILS, Ebooks, Freegal, OD mags, Gale legal forms
Curbside Pickup Statistics
• Number of appointments made: 19
• Number of appointments picked up: 19
• Number of no-shows: 0
Meeting Room Usage Statistics
• Number of reservations: 211 people
Di ital Resource and Database Statistics
Current Same Month Percentage
Month Previous Year Change
Freegal Streams 787465 69
.-1
Freegal Users (new) 2 18 -89
.. ..M.v... .M.M ........
Freegal Downloads 514 324 59
Kanopy Streams 322 129 150
Learning Express Sessions 51 0 [ -
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Gale Legal 10 1 900
M. . aw .......................__ m,W-- .
Gale Infotrac Sessions 450 206 118
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Gale Infotrac Retrievals 17 33 -48
Transparent Languages Users 10 8 25 1
Transparent Languages Sessions 45 15 200
Learning Express Job Career Sessions 45 0 -
..mm _.......
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Knowledge City Logins 8 0
Boynton-Beach.org/city-library 6,743 5,019 34
pageviews (pulled from Google
Analytics, this is the number of views
our library website has received)
Palm Beach Post Views Newsbank 436 385 13
Social Media
Current Same Month Percentage
E
Month Previous Year Change
Facebook Likes (number ofpeople 1007 588 71
I' who like the Facebook a e
New Facebook Likes (number of 8 7 14
new a e likes
Facebook Engagements (sum of all No historical data
likes, comments, and shares across all 449 available -
osts for the month
Twitter Followers (number of
people who follow the Twitter 273 209 31
account
March 2021 Monthly Report Page 2
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( New Twitter Followers (number of 6 3 50 V —�
new Twitter account followers
Twitter Engagements (sum of al/ No historical data
likes, comments, and retweets across 79 available
all tweets for the month
Instagram Followers (number of No historical data
people who follow the Instagram 779 available
account
New Instagram Followers No historical data _
(number of new Instagram account 25 available
fo/lowers
Instagram Engagements (sum of No historical data
likes and comments across all posts 189 available
for the month)
Public Computer Usage Statistics
Adult Computer use = 1266 Average time per session = 38 minutes
Youth Computer use = 252 Average time per session = 40 minutes
Adult Laptops total use: 117
Teen Laptops total use: 72
Computer Usage total = 1,707*
One year ago = No computer usage stats.**
*Total includes adult and youth computer areas, and adult and teen laptops.
**Total includes adult, youth, and teen computer areas.
Collection Management
Discarded Items = 873
Items Added to Collection = 798
Archives Activities
The Local History Archives continues to collect, preserve, and make accessible historical materials. Donations to
the Archives are increasing. Recent donations include copies of documents from Angela Girtman of the South
Palm Beach County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, a national African-American sorority and community
service organization, which were also placed on display as part of Women's History month. Another display for
Women's History Month was a spotlight on Women's oral histories in our collections. Donations made in February
are continuing to be processed, including the photo file of the Boynton Beach Star and photographs and films
of Miss Gillian's Dance School. The digitization project undertaken in conjunction with FIU has been completed,
and 1,497 of our images are available on the FIU digital collections database, and through Digital Public Library
of America; thanks go to Southeast Florida Library Information Network for funding this initiative.
March 2021 Monthly Report I Page 3
Library Program Report
DIGITAL PROGRAMMING
- Makerspace Grab"n' Go Event: Paper Beads
o Number of Kits Checked Out: 23
o Registered Zoom Attendees (those who registered): 4
o In-Meeting Zoom Attendees (those who actually attended): 0
o Facebook Live Attendees: 9
- NAMI Ending the Silence: For Families
o Registered Zoom Attendees (those who registered): 21
o In-Meeting Zoom Attendees (those who actually attended): 15
o Facebook Live Attendees: 28
- NAMI Ending the Silence: For Students
o Registered Zoom Attendees (those who registered): 28
o In-Meeting Zoom Attendees (those who actually attended): 18
o Facebook Live Attendees: 16
- "The Great American Songbook,"Virtual Concert
o Facebook Live Attendees: 29
- Back to the Databasics: Transparent Language
o Registered Zoom Attendees (those who registered): 1
o In-Meeting Zoom Attendees (those who actually attended): 1
o Facebook Live Attendees: 12
- Coffee Chat: Stencil Latte Art
0 1-Minute Video Views: 12
o Post Engagements: 4
o Number of Videos: 1
ADULT SERVICES
- Quilters (paused meetings until further notice)
o Number of Meetings: 0
March 2021 Monthly Report Page 4
o Total Attendees: 0
- Adult English Classes
o Number of Sessions: 26
o Participants: 4
YOUTH SERVICES
- Teeny Tiny Storytime
o Number of Programs: 11
o Participants: 25
- Homework Help (Child)
o Number of Sessions: 94
o Participants: 27
- Youth Craft Kits (various)
o Number of Programs: N/A
o Participants: 120
TEEN SERVICES
- Homework Help (Teen)
o Number of Sessions: 57
o Participants: 11
- Pi-Day Pikus
o Number of Programs: 1
o Participants: 8
- Pi-Day Pi Chain
o Number of Programs: 1
o Participants: 18
- NAMI Ending the Silence — Parts 1 and 2
o See Digital Programming for statistics.
March 2021 Monthly Report Page 5
AmeriCorps Report
AmeriCor s Kids Homework Help Monthly Report
By Olivia Shimkus
March was a very busy month here at the homework help center. The kids always get excited
before and after a break so it was a wonderfully hectic month. I continue to be very busy and have a
full schedule consistently. I still have mostly regulars who come week to week, with a few sporadic
drop-ins and several new students. I have gotten really positive feedback from parents over the last
few weeks as many learners are taking Florida state tests and reading level placement exams. I have
had a few parents bring in report cards to show me to see their progress which I love! I have begun
doubling up some times if learners are at similar levels and both parents are okay with it in order to
meet demand and help as many learners as possible.
My learners are fully in-person at school now which they are very happy about. This has
changed the center a little bit as there are a lot more students with homework now that they aren't
fully online. I am excited to keep working with my students as they finish up testing and prepare for
summer and their next school year.
This month's statistics were as follows: In regards to students K-6, we had 7 new students
and about 20 returning students. The new students varied in age with no kindergarteners, 2
first graders, 1 second grader, 1 third grader, 3 fourth graders, no fifth graders and no
sixth graders.
In March, even though we had a week off for spring break, I had about 94 sessions
from 30 minutes — 1 hour and did just over 48 hours of instruction for the month of
March.
In total, Joe and I have served 65 K-6 students in official sessions and dozens of others with
quick questions and technical help. Just to give a snapshot, the kid's homework help center has
served 10 kindergarteners, 14 first graders, 8 second graders, 11 third graders, 10 fourth
graders, 10 fifth graders and 2 sixth graders total from dozens of area schools, most
commonly, Poinciana elementary and Forest Park Elementary. Year to date I have provided 441
sessions with a total of 238 hours of instruction.
Most of my tutoring continues to be in math and reading, with a little bit of science, history,
and spelling. As of late, I have been doing a lot of test prep for the various Florida state tests being
administered around this time. A lot of parents and learners have expressed a desire to prepare for
these tests, so I've been doing a lot of research and material curating to help prepare my learners for
these. The youth library has several books and study guides for the various tests so those have been
helpful. Many parents have also expressed to me that they are looking ahead to next school year and
are looking for materials for summer to keep their kids on track, so that is something I've been
working on along with the Youth librarians!
I continue to really enjoy spending time with my learners and look forwards to seeing them
every week. It is an honor to see their personalities develop as they get more comfortable with me.
Many parents have told me their child gets super excited to come to the library to see me and that
they want to come even when they have no homework! That gives me so much purpose. I am happy
to be with them even to just be a friendly presence and someone to talk to. I look forward to watch
them continue to grow in the next few months!
March 2021 Monthly Report I Page 6
AmeriCorps Teens Homework Help Monthly-Report
By Joe DiConsiglio
March was a good and busy month. I had anywhere from 4-7 students a day and I had a lot of
new students this month.
I had 17 students throughout the month for a total of 57 sessions. This month had
less sessions because we missed a week for Spring Break. I had 6 elementary school students, 8
middle school students, and 3 high schoolers.
Like previous months, I have two students who come in everyday and I have developed
friendly, mentor-student relationships with them. I have seen significant improvement in the writing
and math work of these students and am excited to keep helping them for hopefully the rest of the
year.
My other students come in more sporadically. For everyone else I keep it to two sessions a
week as I am becoming more and more busy. Most days this month I have had students from 2:30 —
7:00 straight with no breaks. Still, we have had excellent tutoring sessions nonetheless. I am getting
more and more comfortable teaching subjects as well as helping students without giving them the
answers.
AmeriCorps Adult English Classes Report
By Abbey Van Allsburg
Students: Kanga, Inspector Gadget, Moana and Vision have been very consistent students
throughout March.
Kanga and I have continued working together on college readiness, completing FAFSA
applications and scholarships, as well as writing for emails. By the end of March, Kanga had chosen a
program and will be starting classes in May! I have test taking and study strategy activities already
pI anned, and will continue to develop her illi writing mainly for it professionalism.
Inspector Gadget and I have mainly been reviewing his writing together and pronunciation of
his writing.
Moana and I have progressed quite a bit together. We have covered almost all of the parts of
speech (nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs) and will be moving into sentence structures. She has
been actively studying on her own time as well, and I'm excited to see her progress throughout April!
Vision and I have covered a range of topics in March, including verbs, comparisons, directions
around town, and possessive pronouns. Vision easily grasps vocab, much of which he's already
studied in his own time, but struggles to create sentences on his own or is shy to speak. My plan for
April is to focus on speaking as opposed to memorization of specific vocabulary.
All in all, I've had a total of 26 sessions with 4 students in March.
March 2021 Monthly Report I Page 7
UNIQUE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
CREATED: 03/31/2021 756 PM ZS A O mTT TATTT R .PC1RT PDGF 485
MS JEANNIE TAYLOR
BOYNTON BEACH CITY LIBRARY
100 E OCEAN AVE
BOYNTON BEACH FL 33435
CREDITOR: 1581 -- BOYNTON BEACH CITY LIBRARY
DATES LISTED: 01/01/1900 TO 03/31/2021
ALL AMOUNTS LISTED
Accounts Submitted 2,646 Dollars Submitted 184,030.37 Dollars Received 26,470.40
Bankruptcies 0 Dollars in Bankruptcy 0.00 Material Returned 45,792.02
Incorrect Addresses 479 Dollars in Skiptracing 22,910.94 Dollars Waived 13,413.37
Patron Disputes/Suspends 1 Dollars in Dispute 37.00
Accounts in Process 2,166 Dollars in Process 149,500.35
# of Accounts Activated 1,300 Total Activated 96,280.18
% of Accounts Activated 60.02% % of Dollars Activated 64.40%
UNIQUE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
MS JEANNIE TAYLOR
BOYNTON BEACH CITY LIBRARY
100 E OCEAN AVE
BOYNTON BEACH FL 33435
CREDITOR: 1581 -- BOYNTON BEACH CITY LIBRARY
DATES LISTED: 01/01/1900 TO 04/30/2021
ALL AMOUNTS LISTED
Accounts Submitted 2,658 Dollars Submitted 184,862.95 Dollars Received 26,663.34
Bankruptcies 0 Dollars in Bankruptcy 0.00 Material Returned 45,792.02
Incorrect Addresses 481 Dollars in Skiptracing 23,015.94 Dollars Waived 13,413.37
Patron Disputes/Suspends 1 Dollars in Dispute 37.00
Accounts in Process 2,176 Dollars in Process 150,227.93
# of Accounts Activated 1,303 Total Activated 96,542.13
% of Accounts Activated 59.88% % of Dollars Activated 64.26%
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UNIQUE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
EXPLANATION OF SUMMARY PAGE
ACCOUNT STATUS REPORT
Left Column
Accounts Submitted:Total number of accounts submitted for collection.
Bankruptcies:Total number of accounts in bankruptcy.
Incorrect Addresses:Total number of accounts for which we do not have correct addresses yet. Skip tracing efforts continue
for quite some time so this number is very dynamic.
Patron Disputes/Suspends:Total number of accounts where collection efforts have been stopped because the patron disputed
the debt or the Library suspended collection efforts as a result of payment arrangements, mistakes,etc.
Accounts In Process:Total number of accounts being processed through our collection service. This number is arrived at by
subtracting Bankruptcies,Incorrect Addresses and Patron Disputes/Suspends from the total number of Accounts
Submitted.
#of Accounts Activated:Total number of accounts that have responded in some way to reduce their balance. They could have
returned material,made a payment or a combination of both.
%of Accounts Activated:Percentage of processed accounts that have responded in some way
(#of Accounts Activated divided by Accounts in Process).This percentage is a good measure of response rate because it
measures the percentage of patrons that have actually responded due to the collection process.
Middle Column
Dollars Submitted, Total dollar amount due from all accounts submitted for collection.
Dollars in Bankruptcy:Total dollar amount due from all accounts in bankruptcy.
Dollars In Skips:Total dollar amount due for accounts with incorrect addresses.
Dollars in Dispute:Total dollar amount for all accounts that have been disputed..
Dollars In Process:Total dollar amount for all accounts being processed- This number is equal to the Dollars Submitted minus
Dollars In Bankruptcy,Dollars in Skips,and Dollars in Dispute,as well as the dollar amount due for all suspended and
closed accounts(not detailed on this report).Its purpose is to show the total dollar amount actually being worked.-
Total Activated:Total original amount due by all Accounts Activated. The difference between this number and the-sum of
Dollars Received,Material Returned,and Dollars Waived is the remaining balance due by all Accounts Activated.
%of Dollars Activated: Percentage of processed dollars that have been activated(Total Activated divided by Dollars In
Process).
Right Column
Dollars Received.Actual money recovered as reported by the Library.
Material Returned:Actual value of material returned as valued and reported by the Library.
Dollars Waived:Actual dollars waived by the Library as reported by the Library.
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Monthly Recovery Statistics: Boynton Beach City Library
12/2019 Through 4/2021
Month Cash Material Waives Total Assets Onl Invoice Amount
April-21 $192.94 $0.00 $0.00 $192.94 $192.94 $107.40
March-21 $1,658.59 $0.00 $0.00 $1,658.59 $1,658.59 $492.25
February-21 $225.96 $0.00 $0.00 $225.96 $225.96 $0.00
January-21 $116.90 $0.00 $0.00 $116.90 $116.90 $0.00
December-20 $226.92 $0.00 $0.00 $226.92 $226.92 $0.00
November-20 $121.97 $0.00 $0.00 $121.97 $121.97 $0.00
October-20 $219.00 $0.00 $0.00 $219.00 $219.00 $71.60
April-20 $25.00 $0.00 $0.00 $25.00 $25.00 $0.00
March-20 $25.98 $0.00 $0.00 $25.98 $25.98 $26.85
February-20 $227.63 $0.00 $0.00 $227.63 $227.63 $232.70
January-20 $38.00 $0.00 $0.00 $38.00 $38.00 $0.00
December-19 $29.00 $0.00 $0.00 $29.00 $29.00 $0.00
Total $3,107.89 $0.001 $0.001 $3,107.89 $3,107.89 $930.80
Avera a j $258.991 $0.00' $0.001 $258.99 $258.99 $77.57
Total ROI:$3:1
Average Monthly Recovery and Cost
$300.00
$258.99 $258.99
$250.00 j
$200.00
$150.00
$100.00
$77.57
$50.00
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Cash Material Waives Asset Only Invoice Amount
Unique Management Services,Inc.
BOYNTON BEACH CITY LIBRARY MONTHLY REPORT
APRIL 2021
Administrative Services/Public Relations
Library Director attended City Commission meetings, BBTS Leadership Committee Meeting, Schoolhouse
Museum Board Meeting, SEFLIN Executive Committee Meeting, and Friends Board Meeting. The Friends Board
had not met in a while due to COVID-19, and a lot of business was discussed on how to reboot the friends and
generate new interest in supporting/joining the organization.
The Library celebrated National Library Week from April 4-10. Included in the campaign were a "Staff Picks"
book display, social media staff features, and an official city proclamation.
Additionally, the Library collaborated with the city to host three virtual programs in celebration of Earth Day.
The Youth Library also coordinated Earth Day programs, including a seed exchange and DIY bottle planter
activity. The programs were featured in a Sun Sentinel article and also across city marketing channels:
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/community/fl-cn-earth-day-roundup-20210408-i7l hzkhw3zg67fetu65446mtky-
story.htm I
Customer Service and Circulation Statistics
Current Same Month Percentage
Month Previous Year Change
Customer Visits Adult 2807 0 (both Adult & -
YS)
Customer Visits Youth 972 - -
Total Circulation* 11,796 2,056 474
Adult Circulation 6,191 62 9,885
Young Adult Circulation 545 1 I 541400
Juvenile Circulation 1,852 10 18,420
-.-...
ILS System Circulation (Print Materials) 9,521 73 12,942
(Total items checked out kiosks and
others in-house)
----- .---------
Checkouts on Kiosks 5,409 - -
Items Checked Out at CR Desk RFID
93
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EBook Circ (Overdrive, Cloudlibrary) 1,343 883 52
eAudiobook Circ (Overdrive, CloudL) 247 _ 230 t 7
Overdrive Magazines 106 352 -70
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Audiovisual 1,824 22 8,191
Users registered 201 18 1,017 __..Nv..
Online user registration 25 - -
rds 1 0 -
necar Ca
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Number of Reference Transactions ! 1,085 N/A
1-1--. ---
*includes ILS, Ebooks, Freegal, OD mags, Gale legal forms
Curbside Pickup Statistics
• Number of appointments made: 22
• Number of appointments picked up: 22
• Number of no-shows: 0
Meeting Room Usage Statistics
• Number of reservations: 229 people
DI ital Resource and Database Statistics
Current Same Month Percentage
Month Previous Year Change
Freegal Streams 607 801 -24_. .M_
Freegal Users (new) 2 3 -33
Freegal Downloads 456 335 36
-
Kanopy Streams 208 231..... ....................... .. -1
Learning Express Sessions 62 21 195
Gale Legal 73 3 2,333
Gale Infotrac Sessions 521 530 -
. ___ ........... .,.,.
Gale Infotrac Retrievals 87 23 278
Transparent Languages Users 6 4 50
Transparent Languages Sessions 131 23 470
........
Learning Express Job Career Sessions 59 20 195
Knowledge City Logins 2 2 0
,.... —. ...�
Boynton-Beach.org/city-library 9,087 3,409 167
pageviews (pulled from Google s
Analytics, this is the number of views
our library website has received)
_ _
Palm Beach Post Views (Newsbank) 1112 1181 6
April 2021 Monthly Report Page 2
Social Media
-- .._
Current Same Month Percentage
Month Previous Year Change
Facebook Likes (number of people
who like the Facebook e 1019 633 61
New Facebook Likes (number of 12 46 -74
new a e likes
Facebook Engagements (sum of all
likes, comments, and shares across all 520 No historical data
osts for the month available
Twitter Followers (number of
people who follow the Twitter 279 208 34
account
New Twitter Followers (number of 6 _1 -
new Twitter account followers
Twitter Engagements (sum of all No historical data _
likes, comments, and retweets across 58 available
all tweets for the month
I Instagram Followers (number of historical
people who follow the Instagram 796 No availabledata
account
New Instagram Followers
(number of new Instagram account 17 No historical data _
followers
available
follo
Instagram Engagements (sum of No historical data _
likes and comments across all posts 209 available
for them--,
Public Computer Usage Statistics
Adult Computer use = 1078 Average time per session = 40 minutes
Youth Computer use = 209 Average time per session = 40 minutes
Adult Laptops total use: 163
Teen Laptops total use: 69
Computer Usage total = 1,519*
One year ago = No computer usage stats.**
*Total includes adult and youth computer areas, and adult and teen laptops.
**Total includes adult, youth, and teen computer areas.
Collection Management
Discarded Items = 650
Items Added to Collection = 1051
Archives Activities
The Local History Archives continues to collect, preserve, and make accessible historical materials. We have six
new donations in the month of April, including a Boynton Beach Little League Flag.
April 2021 Monthly Report I Page 3
This month's new display focuses on the photography of Stan Sheets from the Boynton Beach Star Collection
donated a few weeks ago.
Library Program Report
DIGITAL PROGRAMMING
- Makerspace Grab'n'Go Event: Mouse Pad
o Number of Kits Checked Out: 15
o Registered Zoom Attendees (those who registered): 2
o In-Meeting Zoom Attendees (those who actually attended): 0
o Facebook Live Attendees: 8
- What the Climate Crisis Means for Florida
o Registered Zoom Attendees (those who registered): 30
o In-Meeting Zoom Attendees (those who actually attended): 25
o Facebook Live Attendees: 12
- Get in Touch With Nature - in Your Neighborhood and Beyond
o Registered Zoom Attendees (those who registered): 12
o In-Meeting Zoom Attendees (those who actually attended): 9
o Facebook Live Attendees: 2
- Lionfish Virtual Dissection and Discussion
o Registered Zoom Attendees (those who registered): 17
o In-Meeting Zoom Attendees (those who actually attended): 13
o Facebook Live Attendees: 2
- Back to the Databasics: Freegal
o Registered Zoom Attendees (those who registered): 1
o In-Meeting Zoom Attendees (those who actually attended): 0
o Facebook Live Attendees: 6
- Ace Adobe: Background Removal in Photoshop
o 1-Minute Video Views: 10
o Post Engagements: 7
o Number of Videos: 1
April 2021 Monthly Report Page 4
ADULT SERVICES
- Quilters (paused meetings until further notice)
o Number of Meetings: 0
o Total Attendees: 0
- Adult English Classes
o Number of Sessions: 38
o Participants: 7
YOUTH SERVICES
- Virtual Lionfish Dissection
o See Digital Programming for statistics.
- Homework Help (Child)
o Number of Sessions: 115
o Participants: 29
- Earth Day - Youth
o Number of Programs: 1
o Participants: 25
TEEN SERVICES
- Homework Help (Teen)
o Number of Sessions: 66
o Participants: 13
- Teen Seed Library
o Number of Programs: 1
o Participants: 27
- Earth Day - Teen
o Number of Programs: 1
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AmeriCorps Report
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By Olivia Shimkus
April was another very busy month in the books. I continue to be almost fully booked every
single day, evening opening some time earlier in the day for younger students and students doing
online school. I also have been doubling up with the parents' permission as I have some students
that are friends, working on the same topic, or are similar levels. I find this is actually helpful in
motivating and encouraging my learners. I am thrilled that so many people are utilizing the
homework help center, and it has become even more important as students prepare for the FSA and
other Florida State Tests. We have had an influx of new and returning students looking to prepare for
these exams so I have become very familiar with the format, requirements, and types of questions.
There are a lot of resources online and in the library for these tests and I've directed many patrons to
them with the help of the youth librarians. Joe continues to be an awesome co-tutor and help me
greatly when there are K-6 walk-ins or sibling pairs!
For next month, I think things will become busier as parents are preparing for the end of the
school year and summer. Many parents are very interested in making sure their students are at grade
level before the long break. I also have gotten few new kindergarteners whose parents are looking
for support before their child enters 1st grade, which can be a big jump for some. I also have been
talking about the library summer reading program with many of my students and am encouraging
them to participate because it is an awesome opportunity to keep up reading skills over the summer
and it's fun too).
This month's statistics were as follows: In regards to students K-6, we had 7 new students
and about 22 returning students. The new students varied in age with 3 kindergarteners, 2
first graders, no second grader, 1 third grader, no fourth graders, 1 fifth grader and no
sixth graders.
This April, I had about 115 sessions from 30 minutes — 1 hour and did just over 53
hours of instruction for the month of April. An awesomely busy month.
In total, Joe and I have served 72 K-6 students in official sessions and dozens others with
quick questions and technical help. Just to give a snapshot, the kid's homework help center has
served 13 kindergarteners, 16 first graders, 8 second graders, 12 third graders, 10 fourth
graders, 11 fifth graders and 2 sixth graders total from dozens of area schools, most
commonly, Poinciana elementary and Forest Park Elementary. Year to date I have provided 557
sessions with a total of 291 hours of instruction.
Most of my instruction continues to be in reading with some math, science, and social studies.
I have become quite confident in my abilities to create curriculum for students who need support in a
special topic and it has become a desire of mine to possibly go into curriculum planning as a result.
I continue to hear great things from parents about our programs. I have a student whose
parent has told me that she will be moving to gifted class and I am so proud of her because she has
been struggling with reading and has been working really hard and improving a lot. I have many
parents who tell me their children are super excited to come to the library which I love because I
want to be support for them emotionally as well as academically. I will miss them all so much when I
am gone! I can't wait to see how they improve over these last few months together and beyond!
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By Joe DiConsiglio
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April was an easy-going month. I had a few new students but for the most part, it was only
my regular students.
I had 13 students throughout the month for a total of 66 sessions. That's less
students than the previous month but more sessions. I had ten elementary school students, 2 middle
school and 1 high school.
The student who is high school aged, maybe older is studying for the GED. She is not in high
school but is working on getting her diploma. This is has a good experience because I have been
teaching social studies and some of the sciences for the first time. I definitely prefer that over math.
This student passed the social studies section of the GED and now we are moving on to science. Like
previous months, I have two students who come in everyday and I have developed friendly, mentor-
student relationships with. I have seen significant improvement in the writing and math work of these
students and am excited to keep helping them for hopefully the rest of the year.
My other students come in more sporadically. I have significantly younger students than
teenagers which is okay, it is just not what I usually lesson plan for. These sessions are easier to
prepare for but also more difficult throughout the session as it is harder to get younger kids to focus
on the task. Still, we have had excellent tutoring sessions nonetheless. I am getting more and more
comfortable teaching subjects as well as helping students without giving them the answers.
AmeriCorps Adult English Classes Report
By Abbey Van Allsburg
Students:
Kanga, Inspector Gadget, Moana and Vision have been very consistent students throughout
April. We've gained quite a few new students: Tinkerbell, the Little Mermaid and Iron Man.
Kanga and I have been working on grammar in preparation for the beginning of her first
semester in May. We've been doing a lot of email practice writings as well as making sure she has all
documents requested by the school ready to go.
Inspector Gadget has written about new essay topics; we've continued to review his writing
pronunciation.
Moana and I saw less of each other this month than usual, but she has been diligently
studying while at home. She is looking to start applying to more jobs soon, so we will be
incorporating typical business writing into our grammar lessons.
Vision and I have covered present simple and present progressive tense. We are currently
practicing past simple tense.
Tinkerbell, the Little Mermaid, and Iron Man are all beginner level ESOL students. For each,
I've started lessons on the alphabet, courteous speaking over the phone and spelling out their names
and emails (as if doing so over the phone).
All in all, I've had a total of 38 sessions with 7 students in April.
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Library
Youth Programs for June 2021
• Nature Detectives -June 8 from 4:30-6 p.m.
Examine bones, feathers, and animal tracks to solve a nature mystery! Create & take home your own backyard
nature guide.
• Turtle Hunt -June 15 from 4:30-6 p.m.
Can you track down all of the library's hidden turtles? Enjoy a turtle story while you make a turtle of your own.
• Pose a Picture Book -June 22 from 4:30-6 p.m.
Choose a backdrop and a cast of toy characters to photograph your own story! Pick up your very own wordless
picture book the next day.
• Paint-a-Pig - June 29 from 4:30-6 p.m.
Learn some helpful tips and surprising facts about money while you paint a colorful piggy bank. Program takes
place outdoors.
• Outdoor Storytime (infant–4yrs) - Wednesdays from 10-10:30 a.m.
Join us under the big tree (just outside the new City Hall) for stories, rhymes, & more!
Vinyl seat pads will be provided. Storytime will be canceled in inclement weather.
• Homework Help - Monday through Thursday, 2:30-7 PM
Does your child need extra help with homework?Tutoring in math or reading? Sign up for a 30-minute tutoring
session with Olivia, our Literacy AmeriCorps volunteer. Register or learn more in person or by calling 561-
742-6884.
Teen Programs for June 2021
• Duct Tape Creations - June 10 from 4-5:30 p.m.
Participants will make cool indestructible wallets and purses out of duct tape.
• Cursive Workshop - June 17 from 4-5:30 p.m.
Arm yourself with the knowledge of a lost art form—reading and writing in cursive.
• Let's Fly a Kite -June 24 from 4-5:30 p.m.
Join us on a breezy afternoon to take some colorful kites to the skies! Bring your own kite or use one of ours.
Program takes place outdoors.
• Teen Yoga - June 10 and 17 from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Enjoy a fun and relaxing yoga session! Program takes place outdoors.
• Virtual Comment Box - Entire month of June
Let us know what you'd like to see and do at the library! Fill out the survey at: bit.ly/BBCLTeenSurveys.
• Homework Help - Monday through Thursday, 2:30-7 PM
Do you need extra help with homework? Looking for SAT/ACT/GED prep? Sign up for a 30-minute tutoring ses-
sion with Joe, our Literacy AmeriCorps volunteer.
Register or learn more in person or by calling 561-742-6387
Register for more library programs at:
bit.Iy/bbclevents
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Adult Programsforiune 2021
• Read the Rainbow: Celebrating Pride Month - Entire Month of June
Join the library for a month-long observance of Pride Month and how books show us every color
of the rainbow. Register for our virtual programs below, or visit the library starting June 7 to
check out a book from our Pride Month display!
j • MakerSpace with Creative Christina, Grab 'n' Go Craft Kits - June 3 at 10 a.m.
t Create a colorful Mandala with Creative Christina! Prior to the program, visit City Hall on June 1
or 2 from 12-2 p.m. to check out a kit with all supplies needed to make the craft. Program will air
on the library Facebook page and YouTube channel (Boynton Beach City Library).
1 • Hurricane Preparedness with the National Weather Service - June 8 at 6 p.m.
` Join the National Weather Service from the Miami/South Florida Forecast Office as they discuss
I weather preparedness & hurricane awareness as hurricane season approaches.
Presented virtually on Zoom. Visit bit.ly/bbclevents to register.
• Virtual Tour and LGBTQ History Exhibition: Stonewall National Museum and Archives
(SNMA) - June 9 at 6 p.m.
Join SNMA Executive Director Hunter O'Hanian as he gives a tour of the largest LGBTQ library in
the United States and their archive of over 6 million pages of LGBTQ history. Hunter will also give
a curated talk of their two exhibitions, "Off Our Backs: Early Lesbian Publications," and "Don't
Ask, Do Tell: the History of the Relationship Between the US Military and the LGBTQ Community."
Presented virtually on Zoom. Visit bit.ly/bbclevents to register.
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• Back to the Databasics: Kanopy - June 18 at 12 p.m.
I Kanopy allows you to stream thousands of films for free without ads, all through your library
card! Let's learn how to use it together.
Presented virtually on Zoom. Visit bit.ly/bbclevents to register.
$ Coloring Creations: DIY Bookmark - June 21-25
! Stop by our Coloring Creations display located at the front of the library to choose from one of
Ithree unique bookmark designs and color it in to make it your own!
• Career & Employment Help with CareerSource PBC - Weekly on Tuesdays, 9-5 p.m.
Stop by the library for personalized assistance with employment, re-employment,
resume' assistance, filing for unemployment and career path assistance.
Our representative is even fluent in English, Creole and French!
• Adult English Private Meetings - Weekly, Monday through Thursday from 2-7 p.m.
Sign up for sessions of 30 minutes to an hour. We will discuss what is most important to you!
Call (321)-345-8152 or email avanallsburg@boyntonlibrary.org to register.
Register for more library programs at:
bit.ly/bbclevents