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Library Board of Trustees <br />Director's Report September. 2021 <br />Library Services Update <br />The only recent change to Library services is the City mandate on masks in all City facilities. Staff and patrons <br />alike are once again wearing masks, except when they are alone in closed offices or study rooms. <br />The Library will open at 10am Tuesday through Friday starting September 21'. With the rise of the Delta variant <br />and our continued staffing issues (hiring is difficult right now) we will continue to be closed on Saturday and <br />Monday through at least October. <br />Early Literacy Protects <br />YEAR REGISTERED 30 BOOKS 50 BOOKS <br />2019-2020 150 51 37 <br />2020-2021 93 22 20 <br />For the 2021-2022 50 Books in First Grade program, we're moving registration and milestone tracking to <br />Beanstack, although patrons will still get a paper folder because we believe this to be an important early literacy <br />element. The first -graders typically write the titles of each book on the paper log themselves. <br />This year, kids will receive a pencil and animal -shaped eraser at 30 books, and a free easy reader at 50 books. <br />In September, Kristen Bodine and Youth Services Librarian Lindsay Huth are presenting at the Colorado <br />Association of Libraries Conference on 50 Books in First Grade. We think other libraries might like to launch this <br />program that focuses on beginning readers and encourages patrons to ask us readers' advisory questions about <br />easy readers and transitional fiction. <br />Lindsay is also launching a program for the month of November for Kindergartners. Kids will come to the library <br />for a treasure map that leads them to different key areas around the Children's Department. The last spot is at <br />the Children's Desk, where we'll tell them the librarians are always here to answer their questions. We'll give <br />them a set of keys to open a treasure chest. From the treasure chest, they can pick a packet of puffy stickers <br />and a paper library card holder (that they could decorate using the stickers). We'll invite the kids to get a library <br />card if they don't already have one. <br />Gallery <br />As part of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, we have created new guidelines and a new process <br />for artists wishing to show in the Library's art gallery. The Library seeks to display work created by artists from <br />diverse backgrounds as well as artwork in a variety of mediums and formats. In the past the gallery has been <br />almost exclusively used by local artist groups, who are wonderful community partners. Now we are looking to <br />expand our horizons a bit and invite artists from around the area to apply to show in the space. Artists seeking <br />to display artwork at the Library will submit a completed application to Library staff that will be reviewed by a <br />selection committee. Applications are due by October 31, 2021. <br />