* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:20] HI, AND WELCOME TO CHECK IT OUT, YOUR INSIDE SCOOP FOR ALL THE GREAT HAPPENINGS AT YOUR GRAND PRAIRIE LIBRARIES. MY NAME IS PETER AND IT'S MAY, WHICH MEANS WE'RE JUST AROUND THE CORNER FROM SUMMER READING CLUB, AND I JOINED OUR ENTIRE STAFF TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT HOW THAT'S GONNA WORK THIS YEAR. FREE MOVIES, AND ON MY HOMEWORK, DANCE AND PLAY ALL DAY. READ YOUR WAY INTO OTHER, LEARN THINGS WITH YOUR FRIENDS. PROGRAMS. GO FOR, BUT SO MUCH MORE. WHEN YOU ARE HERE, YOU'LL FALL. KINDNESS, FRIENDSHIP, UNITY. THE LIBRARY'S THE PLACE TO BE. ALL TOGETHER. ALL TOGETHER. ALL TOGETHER. NOW. IT'S ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL. NO GOODIE TOO SMALL. LIBRARIES ARE FOR EVERYONE. COME JUST AS YOU WANT. KINDNESS, FRIENDSHIP, UNITY. THE LIBRARY'S THE PLACE TO BE. ALL TOGETHER. ALL TOGETHER. ALL TOGETHER. NOW WE WITH YOU. NO MATTER THE STORMS, YOU MIGHT WEATHER, DISCOVER WHO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN WE GROW TOGETHER, LIFE SO MUCH BETTER. PAY US A VISIT AND SEE KINDNESS, FRIENDSHIP, UNITY. THE LIBRARIES, THE PLACE TO BE TOGETHER. ALL TOGETHER. ALL TOGETHER NOW. ALL TOGETHER. ALL TOGETHER. ALL TOGETHER NOW. ALL TOGETHER. ALL TOGETHER. ALL TOGETHER NOW. HI, I'M JENNIFER, AND THIS IS PETER FROM THE GRAND PRAIRIE PUBLIC LIBRARY. AND WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS YEAR'S SUMMER READING CLUB. THIS YEAR'S THEME IS ALL TOGETHER NOW, CELEBRATING FRIENDSHIP, KINDNESS, AND UNITY AT THE LIBRARY. OUR SUMMER WILL BEGIN WITH OUR BE KIND SRC KICKOFF CELEBRATION. WE WILL HAVE BEEKEEPERS, NATURE THEMED CRAFTS, FACE PAINTING, SENSORY ACTIVITIES, AND A COMMUNITY ART PROJECT TO GET EVERYONE EXCITED ABOUT SUMMER FUN AT THE LIBRARY. YOU MAY EVEN GET TO MEET SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTERS. BELIEVE US, YOU DON'T WANNA MISS IT. WE ARE ALSO THRILLED TO BRING BACK OUR BIG MONDAY PROGRAMS AGAIN THIS SUMMER. AND WHAT'S SO COOL ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS IS THAT THEY TRAVEL TO ALL THREE OF OUR LIBRARY LOCATIONS IN JUST ONE DAY. WE WILL WELCOME BACK SOME OF OUR FAVORITES, LIKE PROFESSOR BRAUS GRACE HULA DANCE COMPANY, OH, AND THE PETTING ZOO EXPERIENCE WITH COUNTRY CRITTERS FARM, WHERE WE WILL GET TO MEET DIFFERENT FARM ANIMALS UP CLOSE. THERE WILL BE NEW PROGRAMS TOO, WHICH I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT, LIKE BILINGUAL MAGICIAN, MAGO ALI AND DALLAS PUPPET THEATER, WHERE YOU WILL GET A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT HOW MARIONETTE PUPPETS ARE ACTUALLY MADE. IN ADDITION TO THESE GREAT MONDAY PROGRAMS, WE WILL ALSO HAVE OUR SUMMER NIGHTS PROGRAMS. ONCE A MONTH, WE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER, A SPLASH DOWN SHOWDOWN WITH WATER THEMED FIELD DAY GAMES. AND WE'RE WELCOMING BACK WILDLIFE ON THE MOVE WHERE YOU GET TO MEET REPTILES AND OTHER CREATURES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. AND OF COURSE, WE WILL HAVE OUR READING LOGS AVAILABLE ALL SUMMER, JUNE THROUGH AUGUST. DON'T FORGET, EVERY TIME YOU READ, MARK THOSE READING LOGS AND BRING 'EM BACK TO US. AND REMEMBER, READING IS NOT JUST SITTING WITH A BOOK, IT'S READING TO YOUR SISTER, LISTENING TO A FRIEND READ TO YOU. IT'S COMIC BOOKS AND AUDIO BOOKS. AND EVERY TIME YOU ATTEND A LIBRARY PROGRAM THAT COUNTS AS ONE HOUR OF READING, JUST MAKE SURE YOU BRING THAT LOG BACK TO THE LIBRARY EVERY TIME YOU HIT FIVE HOURS. [00:05:01] BECAUSE FOR EVERY FIVE HOURS YOU READ AND EVERY LOG YOU TURN IN, YOU WILL GET A PRIZE. THAT PRIZE COULD BE SWIM PASSES, A FAMILY MEMBERSHIP TO THE PEROT MUSEUM GAME. TIME FOR MAIN EVENT, ANNIE ANN'S PRETZELS, TEXAS RANGERS, TICKETS, NOTHING. BUNT CAKES, RAIS CANES, TREASURE CHEST TOYS, BOOKS, AND MORE. NOW LET'S SEE WHAT ELA AND BLAIR HAVE FOR TEENS THIS SUMMER. HEY, TEENS, SUMMER'S JUST AROUND THE CORNER. AND WHY NOT MAKE IT THE BEST SUMMER EVER BY PARTICIPATING IN OUR SUMMER READING CLUB. KICK OFF THE SUMMER WITH CARNIVAL GAMES, JOIN US FOR RAINBOW CLUB AND COME MAKE YOUR OWN ANIME ART. ALL YOU NEED IS TO TRACK YOUR HOURS AND TURN IN READING LOGS. THE MORE READING LOGS YOU TURN IN, THE HIGHER CHANCES YOU'LL HAVE OF WINNING. FOR EVERY FIVE HOURS OF READING, YOU'LL BE ENTERED INTO A MONTHLY DRAWING TO WIN SOME COOL PRIZES FROM A BLUETOOTH KEYBOARD AND FILM CAMERA TO A RECORD PLAYER AND MINI FRIDGE. WE'VE GOT SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. WELL, WHAT ABOUT ADULTS? HERE'S JOSH AND ANNMARIE. THAT'S RIGHT, ELLA. ADULTS CAN TURN IN THEIR LOGS FOR PRIZES TOO. EACH LOG THAT YOU TURN IN, YOU'LL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN IPAD AND AMAZON KINDLE FIRE, OR A THEMED PRIZE BASKET FOR EACH LIBRARY. WE ARE STARTING THE SUMMER WITH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GRAND PRAIRIE HISTORICAL ORGANIZATION AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY TO HOST OUR FIRST HISTORICAL FASHION SHOW AT THE LIBRARY. WE'LL BE CLOSING OUT OUR SUMMER WITH A FIELD DAY FOR ADULTS, A PART OF THE LATE NIGHT AT THE LIBRARY PROGRAM SERIES. IT'S GONNA BE A FUN SUMMER. WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU HERE. SEE YOU SUMMER. SUMMER. ALL TOGETHER. ALL TOGETHER. ALL TOGETHER NOW. WOW. WHAT A GREAT LINEUP OF PRIZES AND BOOK LOGS AND PROGRAMS THIS SUMMER. NOW, HERE'S BLAIR TO TELL US WHAT'S COOKING WITH HER BOOK CHALLENGE THIS MONTH. HI PETER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME TODAY. I AM SO EXCITED TO TELL YOU ABOUT HANGING WITH VAMPIRES, WHICH IS A TOTALLY FACTUAL FIELD GUIDE TO THE SUPERNATURAL. I'M GONNA TELL YOU ABOUT THIS ONE TODAY BECAUSE IT ALSO INCLUDES A RECIPE FOR GARLIC BREAD, WHICH IS ONE OF THE PROMPTS ON YOUR TURNING PAGES, READING CHALLENGES TO READ A BOOK THAT HAS A RECIPE IN IT. BUT BEFORE I GET INTO THE RECIPE, PETER, DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE BIRD VAMPIRES? UH, NO. LIKE FOR REAL, FOR REAL. I HAD NO IDEA THAT THEY EXISTED UNTIL I READ THIS BOOK. I GOOGLED IT. DISTURBING, DISTURBING, AND AWESOME. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND READING THIS BOOK. IT TEACHES YOU THE HISTORY OF VAMPIRES, VAMPIRE LORE, VAMPIRE BOOKS, AND VAMPIRE BIRDS. AND IT ALSO HAS A WONDERFUL GARLIC BREAD RECIPE BECAUSE YOU KNOW WE GOTTA STICK TO THE CHALLENGE. HERE'S SARAH TO TELL US HER SCRUMPTIOUS BOOK. PICK. THANKS, BLAIR. MY BOOK WITH THE RECIPE IN IT IS ROSALYN PALMER TAKES THE CAKE BY ALEXIS HALL. THE MAIN CHARACTER IS COMPETING ON A REALITY BAKING SHOW IN ENGLAND. SO SHE AND HER FELLOW CONTESTANTS GATHER EACH WEEKEND TO SEE WHO CAN MAKE THE BEST TREATS. THIS ROMANCE IS PERFECT FOR FANS OF THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF. IF YOU LOVE BAKING, DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE CAKE PANS AND COOKIE CUTTERS. FROM OUR NEW LIBRARY OF THINGS. THERE ARE LOTS OF FUN ITEMS TO BORROW. SO SCAN THE QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO SEE THE COMPLETE LIST. AND NOW HERE'S JOSH TO TELL YOU ABOUT A GREAT ADULT PROGRAM. THANKS, SARAH. THIS MONTH'S NIGHT, THE MUSEUM PROGRAM IS GONNA BE A GOOD ONE. JOIN US MAY 18TH FOR ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER VOICES AND ART, WHERE WE'LL HAVE A GALLERY OF LOCAL ARTISTS, SOME DRINKS AND SNACKS AND ARTS AND CRAFTS TABLES FOR FAMILIES TO COME AND HANG OUT. EMAIL ME IF YOU WANNA SUBMIT YOUR OWN ARTWORK. AND NOW BACK TO YOU, PETER. THANKS JOSH. I REALLY LOVE THE NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM PROGRAM, SO PLEASE JOIN US ON MAY 18TH. NOW WE DO HAVE A PROGRAMMING BREAK FROM MAY 22ND TO JUNE 2ND, AND THEN ON JUNE 3RD, REMEMBER OUR SRC KICKOFF AT THE MAIN LIBRARY. SO FOR THE ENTIRE LIBRARY STAFF, I'M PETER REMINDING YOU TO CHECK IT OUT. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.