* 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. [00:00:10] WELCOME TO, IT'S HAPPENING IN GRAND PRAIRIE. I'M GEORGIA CLEMSON, AND WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU TODAY, AND WE'RE STARTING WITH ONE OF OUR FAVORITE GUESTS. MARY DOMINGUEZ. WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR INVITATION AGAIN, MISS GEORGIA. I LOVE BEING HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OF COURSE. AND THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY EXCITING HAPPENING, YOU KNOW, SEPTEMBER, THAT'S AN EXCITING MONTH. IT'S SORT OF A CHANGE. I EVEN HAVE A BIRTHDAY IN SEPTEMBER, BUT WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN CELEBRATING FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN GRAND PRAIRIE AND IT'S HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. YES. SO, WE KNOW YOU HAVE LOTS OF PLANS, SO LET US KNOW WHAT, WHAT DO, WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER? ABSOLUTELY. WELL, UH, THIS YEAR, AGAIN, AS WE USUALLY DO WITH THE CITY SUPPORT, WE CELEBRATE AND KICK OFF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT EVENTS TAKING PLACE, NOT ONLY DOWNTOWN GRAND PRAIRIE, BUT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN OUR CITY. YES. UH, SEPTEMBER 11, WE START OFF WITH CELEBRATING ELTO GALA MEXICANA, UH, AT THE PIONEER EVENT CENTER, 1130. AND OUR MAYOR, OF COURSE, USUALLY KICKS IT OFF. SO WE ARE EXCITED THAT THAT'S, ONCE AGAIN, THAT TAKES PLACE. UH, SEPTEMBER 11. THEN WE FOLLOW WITH THE, UH, GRAND FTA PATRIA FESTIVAL AND PARADE DOWNTOWN. GRAND PRAIRIE. SEPTEMBER 13TH. YES. IT'S GONNA START OFF. THIS YEAR'S GONNA BE AT CITY HALL. WE'RE EXCITED. UM, IT'S FROM 9:00 AM TO 3:00 PM THIS YEAR. UH, PEOPLE WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PARADE OR THE FESTIVAL. IT'S COMPLETELY FREE. AND IT'S A FAMILY ORIENTED EVENT. YES. EVERYBODY IS WELCOME. WE'RE GONNA HAVE VENDORS ENTERTAINMENT, FORICO. OUR DISTRICT ALWAYS SUPPORTS US WITH THE, UH, FINE ARTS, BRINGING OUR KIDS OUT. SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO COME OUT, SUPPORT, BE PART OF THE PARADE. BE PART OF THE FESTIVAL. IT DOESN'T COST YOU ANYTHING TO COME CELEBRATE AND KICK OFF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. ALSO, WE HAVE THE, UH, NEW THIS YEAR, ONE OF OUR, UM, BUSINESSES IN GRAND PRAIRIE CELEBRATES 30 YEARS ADULT LITERACY CLASSES. UM, DR. MARTINEZ, UH, WALLACE IS THE FOUNDER OF THAT FABULOUS ORGANIZATION. THEY'RE KICKING IT OFF, UH, CELEBRATING THEIR 30 YEARS AT THE SUMMIT, SEPTEMBER 20 FROM 6:00 PM TO 10:00 PM AND WE'RE EXCITED THAT THEY'RE DOING THIS THIS YEAR IN OUR GRAND CITY, WHICH I'M PRETTY SURE THERE ARE MORE EVENTS COMING UP, BUT THIS IS WHAT I CAN, UH, BRING TO THE TABLE RIGHT NOW. YES. I LOVE THAT. YES. WELL, LET'S GO BACK AND, UH, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EACH ONE OF THE EVENTS AGAIN, AND, UH, LET OUR VIEWERS KNOW HOW TO GET PLUGGED IN. NOW, ON NINE 11, REMIND ME WHAT THAT IS. SEPTEMBER 11 IS THE ELTO. IT'S MEXICAN INDEPENDENT STATE. YES. SO IT'S A TRADITIONAL CELEBRATION. WE BRING THE AZTECS, THE, UH, CROSSING OF THE, UH, THE, UM, THE BLESSING THAT WE DO AND CELEBRATE MEXICAN INDEPENDENT STATE. YES. AND WE WAVE THE FLAGS AND IT'S AT PIONEER EVENT CENTER. PIONEER. MAY THEY FIX IT OFF. YES, YES. AND HOW DO I GET A TICKET TO THAT? OKAY. UH, YOU GO ON THE WEBSITE FOR HISPANIC HERITAGE AMBASSADOR DFW.COM. YOU CAN PURCHASE YOUR TICKET. IT'S $25, AND YOU GET TO TASTE GREAT MEXICAN FOOD, AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD, AND YOU GET TO BE PART OF A HISTORIC EVENT THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE IN OUR CITY FOR THE LAST 17 YEARS. YES. AND IT'S ALWAYS A, A FUN CELEBRATION. YES. IT'S AND EDUCATIONAL AS WELL. ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART. ALL ALL, ALL OUR EVENTS ARE EDUCATIONAL. WE LOVE TO SHOWCASE WHO WE, WE ARE OUR CULTURAL TRADITIONS, AND WE WANT EVERYBODY TO SEE WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT. AND, YOU KNOW, OUR CITY IS SO DIVERSE AND SO BEAUTIFUL AND EMBRACES EVERYBODY THAT WE WANT TO SHOWCASE WHO WE ARE AND BRING IT TO THE TABLE. THAT IS EVERYBODY IS WELCOME. WONDERFUL. YES. YES. NOW WHAT'S AFTER THAT? AFTER THAT IS OUR AMAZING, UH, GRAND FIESTA. PATRIA ELTO. YES. AND LET ME TELL YOU THE STORY ABOUT, I THINK THE MAYOR WAS THE ONE THAT CAME UP WITH THAT NAME. 'CAUSE WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW DO WE NAME THIS GREAT EVENT GRAND GRAND. IT'S GOTTA BE GRAND. I, OF COURSE. OKAY. IT'S GOTTA BE GRAND GRAND FIESTA PATRIA. SO, YOU KNOW, WE, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THAT. WE CELEBRATE ALL THE CULTURES, UH, AND EVERYBODY THAT'S CELEBRATING THEIR INDEPENDENCE, UH, MEXICO, GUATEMALA, SALVADOR, NICARAGUA, , UH, AND IT'S A GREAT EVENT FOR EVERYBODY TO COME OUT. WE HAVE A GREAT DJ, GREAT ENTERTAINMENT. OUR SCHOOL IS ALWAYS PART OF IT. BALLET, FORICO, ALL TYPES OF MUSIC. AND EVERYBODY IS WELCOME. EVERYBODY GETS TO CELEBRATE FIESTA SPATA HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH BECAUSE WE ARE ALL OUR, OUR CULTURE IS FOR EVERYBODY. YES. AND WE EMBRACE EVERYBODY. [00:05:01] SO IT'S A FREE EVENT. WE WELCOME EVERYBODY TO COME OUT, TRY OUT DIFFERENT FOODS, GET YOU A LITTLE GIFT WITH THE VENDORS, HAVE FUN. RIGHT. AND IT'S FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. THAT'S WHAT I LOVE. AND IT'S FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. IT'S A FAMILY ORIENTED EVENT. THEY CAN START OFF WITH THE PARADE EARLY IN THE MORNING, RIGHT? YES. THE LINEUP FOR THE PARADE STARTS AS EARLY AS EIGHT 30. AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE JOHN LOPEZ AS OUR GRAND MARSHALL. YES. SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HONORED FOR HIM TO HAVE A, UH, BE PART OF IT. SO ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO WORK, IT'S FREE. IT'S COMPLETELY FREE. YOU COME AND BE PART OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. RIGHT. IF THEY WANT, DO THEY NEED TO SIGN UP? IF THEY WANT TO BE IN THE PARADE? YES, THEY DO. THEY GO UNDER THE WEBSITE AGAIN, HISPANIC HERITAGE AMBASSADORS DFW.COM. IT IS THE SAME APPLICATION FOR VENDORS AND PARADE. ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS ON THE SERVICE PART, WRITE PARADE, AND IT'S COMPLETELY FREE. AND YOU'RE PART OF THE FUN. YES. AND THAT IS SO EXCITING. AND I KNOW YOU HAVE A BUTTERFLY RELEASE. YOU HAVE VARIOUS THINGS THAT, UM, THE FAMILY AND CHILDREN ESPECIALLY WOULD ENJOY. YES. AND WE ADD, THIS YEAR WE ADDED MASCOTS, WE ADDED A KIDS AREA, AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S FOR EVERYBODY. ALL AGES. YEAH. EVERYBODY IS WELCOME. SO COME OUT AND JOIN US. IT'S GONNA BE AT CITY HALL SEPTEMBER 13TH. RIGHT. BE PART OF HISTORY. NOW IF THEY WANT, THERE'LL BE FOOD VENDORS THERE, BUT THEY THAT'S FOR PURCHASE, CORRECT? YES. THE FOOD IS FOR PURCHASE. AND WE HAVE DIVERSE, UH, VENDORS FROM HOT DOGS TO TACOS TO YES. TO MINI PANCAKES TO LEMONADES SODAS. SO WHATEVER YOU WANNA TRY THEIR PANZA, COME OUT HERE. IT'S, YOU KNOW, ALL KINDS OF FOODS. SO COME AND HAVE SOME FUN. YES. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THE FOOD. ABSOLUTELY. AND YOU KNOW WHAT, WE HAVE TO TRY ALL KINDS OF FOOD. THAT'S RIGHT. SO I LIKE TO TRY, I'M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT LIKES TO TRY DIFFERENT FOODS. UH, SO NOBODY WILL TELL ME HOW IT TASTES. I LIKE TO TRY AND I'LL TRY EVERYTHING THAT YOU PUT IN FRONT OF ME. YES. THAT WILL BE FUN. NOW WE HAVE ONE MORE DATE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. YES. A VERY IMPORTANT ONE. VERY IMPORTANT ONE. SEPTEMBER, 2030, CELEBRATING 30 YEARS DE AND THAT IS AN ADULT LITERACY ORGANIZATION THAT IS, IS FUNDAMENTAL IN OUR CITY. THEY OPERATE OUT OF THE YMCA HERE IN OUR CITY. AND, UH, DR. ELVIA MARTINEZ WALLACE, A RETIRED TEACHER, HAS BEEN EDUCATING OUR ADULTS SO THEY CAN GET THEIR, UH, LEARN ENGLISH, SPANISH, GET YOUR, THEIR GEDS AND, UM, THEIR CITIZENSHIP, WHICH IS MOST IMPORTANT. YES. VERY IMPORTANT. IT TAKES PLACE SEPTEMBER 20 AT OUR AMAZING SUMMIT. YES. AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A DINNER. UH, THEY'RE BRINGING A, A RE OWNED ARTIST, UH, TONY MELENDEZ. OH WOW. AND I'M HONORED TO BE, TO MEET HIM. YES. UH, IT'S GONNA BE FROM 6:00 PM TO 10 AND A GREAT DINNER. IT'S A GALA. AND ONE OF THE HONOREES IS OUR AMAZING CELEBRITY MAYOR RON JENSEN. WOW. YES. THERE'S, UM, I KNOW THAT'S GLORIA CARILLO IS ALSO GONNA BE HONORED, UH, UM, MICHAEL GARCIA, WHO USED TO BE WITH THE WIFE. OH, YES. AND, UH, MYSELF. SO WE'RE HONORED WONDERFUL. TO PART OF THE, THE SILENT HEROES AWARD. AND, UM, IT'S A BLESSING TO HAVE THAT ORGANIZATION IN OUR CITY EDUCATING OUR ADULTS. YES. I'M SO GLAD YOU SHARED THAT WITH US. ABSOLUTELY. AND WITH OUR VIEWERS, BECAUSE, UM, I WAS AWARE OF IT, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS. NOW THEY WILL HAVE TO HAVE A TICKET FOR THAT. YES. UH, BIG EVENT AT THE SUMMIT. CORRECT. YES. THEY WILL HAVE TO HAVE A TICKET NOW. THAT ONE, UH, THEY CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION, UM, AT THE GRAND PRAIRIE HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.ORG. UH, ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY NEED, WE CAN LINK THEM OR THEY CAN FIND THE FLYER THERE. AND IT HAS THEIR INFORMATION DIRECTLY WITH ME. QUE THEY ARE CHAMBER MEMBERS. AND YOU KNOW, IT'S A GREAT EVENT. SO IF YOU CAN, IT'S THEIR FIRST YEAR CELEBRATING IT SO BIG. I'M GLAD THAT THEY'RE ADDING THIS IMPORTANT, UM, MISSION TO THE EVENTS IN HISPANIC HERITAGE. SO, SO IF THEY NEED ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, JUST CALL US. EVEN IF THEY DON'T FIND A PARTICULAR, WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE CONNECT THEM WITH THE CT. AND THAT'S EXCELLENT. MARY, YOU ARE A CONNECTOR. THANK YOU. YOU'RE SUCH A BLESSING. AND THANK YOU. UM, YOU'VE MADE, UH, SEPTEMBER COME TO LIFE FOR US HERE FOR THE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO, ALL THAT YOU ARE, YOU'RE A GREAT BLESSING TO US. SO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND SHARING ALL OF THIS GREAT INFORMATION WITH US. NO, THANK YOU MS. GEORGIA FOR ALWAYS GIVING ME A SPOT TO COME AND SHARE OF THE HAPPENINGS THAT WE'RE BRINGING. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING, UH, MY DREAMS, MY VISIONS. I COULDN'T DO IT ALONE TO MAKE SOMETHING GET, WE, WE NEED PARTNERS. LIKE, LIKE YOU DO, NEED PARTNERS LIKE THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE WHO HAVE MADE IT VERY, UH, EASY FOR ME TO WORK AND MOVE MY EVENTS FORWARD. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. OUR PLEASURE. YES MA'AM. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. DO YOU HEAR THAT? YES. WHAT IS IT? MOSQUITOES. THEY'RE COMING. DEFEND YOURSELF, BYEBYE, [00:10:02] PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST THE WEST NILE VIRUS. USE INSECT SPRAY WITH DEEP WEAR, LONG SLEEVES AND PANTS. DRAIN ANYTHING WITH STANDING WATER, STOP THE WATER. COVER ME. GET MORE INFORMATION@GPTX.ORG SLASH BIKE. THE BIKE, THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE OFFERS ALERT GP A HIGH SPEED COMMUNICATION SERVICE FOR EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS. RECEIVE ALERTS FROM THE GRAND PRAIRIE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM BY GOING TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND FOLLOWING THE SIGNUP INSTRUCTIONS ALERT. GP CAN NOTIFY A LOT OF PEOPLE IN A SHORT TIME. IT TARGETS THE ENTIRE CITY OR SPECIFIC AREAS. WE CRITICAL COMMUNITY ALERTS ARE NECESSARY. IF WE CAN'T REACH YOU, WE CAN'T ALERT YOU. VISIT GPTX.ORG/ALERT GP AND SIGN UP TODAY. WELCOME BACK. AND WE LOVE OUR NEXT TWO GUESTS BECAUSE THEY ARE WITH THE GRAND PRAIRIE LIBRARY. SUCH A FABULOUS PLACE. WELCOME VICTORIA AND WELCOME PETER SIGN. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TODAY. THANK YOU. OH, MY PLEASURE. YOU KNOW, UM, I USUALLY SAY PARKS IS THE MOST FUN, BUT I'M TELLING YOU, THERE IS SO MUCH FUN THAT YOU CAN HAVE AT OUR GRAND PRAIRIE LIBRARIES. YES. SO MUCH GOING ON. NOW, VICTORIA, I KNOW YOU JUST COMPLETED A BIG PROJECT. MM-HMM . TELL US ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM. YES, OF COURSE. SO SUMMER READING PROGRAM WAS A LOT OF FUN. WE HAD OUR COMMUNITY READ OVER 4.4 MILLION MINUTES WOW. TOGETHER AS A COLLECTIVE. SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT. AND WE HAD OVER 2000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE. AND I LOVE THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT ONLY CHILDREN, ADULTS AS WELL, RIGHT? YEAH. CHILDREN ALL THE WAY THROUGH ADULTS. BUT WE HAD OVER A HUNDRED KIDS AGES FIVE TO 12 REACH OUR HIGHEST BADGE OF 6,000 MINUTES. SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THEM FOR DOING THAT. AND YOU REWARDED THEM, DIDN'T YOU? YES. WE HAD GIVEAWAYS FOR THOSE KIDDOS WHO COMPLETED MINUTES THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, AND THEN WE HAD RAFFLE PRIZES FOR REACHING CERTAIN LEVELS WITHIN THOSE CHALLENGES. I LOVE THE WAY YOU MOTIVATE THEM TO READ. YEAH. AND THEN THEY LEARN TO LOVE IT. YES, OF COURSE. WELL, WE KNOW THAT THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL AND I GOT TO SEE PART OF THAT AT MYSELF MM-HMM . AND, UM, WE KNOW THAT PART OF THE SUCCESS OF THAT IS OUR MOBILE LIBRARIES. YES. AND PETER, TELL US ABOUT THOSE. SO THEY'VE BEEN A BIG HIT. UH, WE GO THROUGH SCHEDULED STOPS IN EACH DISTRICT. IT'S BEEN GREAT TO TAKE SERVICES OUT TO PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST MAYBE FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM ONE OF THE STANDARD BUILDINGS. IT'S BETTER FOR US TO BRING THEM WHAT WE CALL THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY, UH, ONCE A WEEK. BUT VICTORIA ALSO DIRECTS OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS WITH THE OTHER MOBILE LIBRARY. SO BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO, WE CAN JUST REACH MANY MORE SERVICE POINTS. AND ONE THING WE'RE DOING THIS FALL IS EXPANDING OUR PROGRAMMING. SO WE JUST HAD OUR FIRST MOBILE LIBRARY PROGRAM DOWN IN GRAND PENINSULA LAST WEEK AND BROUGHT 40 PEOPLE TO THE MOBILE LIBRARY IN JUST TWO HOURS. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO START BRINGING PROGRAM. WE'VE KIND OF ESTABLISHED A RHYTHM OF GOING, GIVING OUT CARDS. WE HAVE THE MATERIALS, WE HAVE THE COMPUTERS, AND NOW OUR PROGRAMMING TEAM IS GOING WITH US TO BRING A LIVE PROGRAM TO EACH OF THE MOBILE LIBRARY SPOTS. PETER, GIVE US AN EXAMPLE OF A LIVE PROGRAM OF THOSE. UH, WHAT WAS, TELL US WHAT ABOUT IVANA'S PROGRAM LAST WEEK? SO, IVANIA IS OUR TWEEN AND TEEN PROGRAMMER. UM, AND THIS PROGRAM WAS FOR AGES FIVE TO 12. IT WAS CALLED ART ON THE GO. SO SHE JUST BROUGHT A COMMUNITY ART PROJECT TO THE GRAND PENINSULA. AND LIKE PETER SAID, WE HAD OVER 40 PEOPLE COME TO PARTICIPATE, WHICH IS A GREAT TURNOUT FOR OUR FIRST MOBILE LIBRARY PROGRAM. AND WE HAVE OUR FALL PROGRAM GUIDE THAT JUST CAME OUT. IT'S LIVE IN PERSON AND ONLINE. AND YOU CAN SEE ALL OF OUR UPCOMING MOBILE LIBRARY PROGRAMS ON THERE. ONE THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR IS ON NOVEMBER 22ND, WHICH IS A LITTLE WAYS AWAY, BUT IT'S CALLED PAGES IN THE PARK, AND IT'S GOING TO BE AT ME FAMILIA. AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE BOTH OF OUR MOBILE LIBRARIES THERE WHERE PEOPLE CAN CHECK OUT A BOOK, READ ON THE LAWN, OR READ ON THE GRASS IN THE PARK AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THE, THAT ARE GONNA BE HOSTED. THAT'S THE MOBILE LIBRARIES. YES. THAT IS SO EXCITING. I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT KIND OF PROGRAMS AND IF THEY'RE OUTDOORS AND MM-HMM . WE HAVE TO PRAY FOR GOOD WEATHER ON THOSE DAYS. YES. DON'T WE? WE DO. BUT YEAH, THE NICE THING ABOUT THIS IS, UH, VICTORIA AND THE STAFF HAVE COME UP WITH WAYS, UH, FOR US TO MOVE SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMPUTER TABLES OUT OF THE WAY. AND WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A SMALLER PROGRAM WITHIN THE BUILDING IF THERE, THE BUILDING WITHIN THE VEHICLE. YES. IF THERE WAS A WEATHER OR INCLEMENT WEATHER OF SOME KIND, THAT CAUGHT US OFF GUARD. SO WE'RE ABLE TO ADAPT [00:15:01] TO WHATEVER SITUATION HITS US OUT THERE. MM-HMM . AND WE'RE LEARNING THAT, UM, THE MOBILE LIBRARIES HAVE MUCH MORE THAN BOOKS, DON'T THEY? YES. WE HAVE, UH, PUBLIC COMPUTERS, PEOPLE CAN PRINT. UH, WE, A LOT OF PEOPLE USE THE WIFI, SO THERE'S A WIFI HUB THAT STRETCHES OUT ABOUT 20 FEET AROUND THE VEHICLE SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE ACTUALLY IN THE VEHICLE TO USE IT. UH, THAT'S ALSO BEEN VERY POPULAR. AND I THINK JUST PEOPLE LIKE THE IDEA, FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO USE IT. ONE OF OUR BUILDINGS LOST AIR CONDITIONING, UH, RECENTLY, AND WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE MOBILE LIBRARY ON SITE SO WE COULD WORK AS LIKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. MM-HMM . UH, SOMETHING WE HADN'T THOUGHT OF BEFORE, BUT JUST KIND OF CAME TO US AS WE WERE DEALING WITH THAT SITUATION. MM-HMM . THEN THE CUSTOMERS DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO ANOTHER LOCATION. THEY COULD JUST USE LIBRARY SERVICES THERE. NOW WE TALKED ABOUT THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM MM-HMM . AND IT ENDED OF COURSE WHEN SCHOOL STARTED MM-HMM . BUT THERE'S A CONTINUATION OF READING, ISN'T THERE? THAT YOU ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CONTINUE READING? YES. SO OUR NEW TRACKING SYSTEM WITH BEANS STACK, UM, WE'RE GONNA CARRY THAT THROUGH MOVING FORWARD AND YOU CAN FIND CHALLENGES LIKE A THOUSAND BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN ON THERE. AND THEN WE'LL BRING ON NEW SEASONAL CHALLENGES AS THE SEASONS COME ON. AND IF I WANTED TO PARTICIPATE OR GET MY SCHOOL AGE, UM, GRANDCHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE, HOW WOULD I DO THAT? YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE BET STACK APP ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE AND ACCESS OUR READING CHALLENGES THROUGH THERE. OR YOU CAN ACCESS IT THROUGH THE WEBSITE. SO YOU CAN GO TO GPTX.ORG/LIBRARY AND A DIRECT LINK TO BET STACK AND ALL THE DIRECTIONS ARE RIGHT THERE FOR YOU. THAT'S EXCITING. MM-HMM . NOW IF, UM, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE, UH, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE THEMSELVES TO A FACILITY, REMIND US WHERE THE, UH, OUR LIBRARIES ARE AND WE, WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE REDO YES. OF THE MAIN LIBRARY. SO OUR MAIN LIBRARY, THE GRAND PRAIRIE MEMORIAL LIBRARY IS LOCATED AT 9 0 1 CONOVER DRIVE, JUST OFF OF 1 61 ACCESS ROAD IN CONOVER. AND WE'D LOVE EVERYBODY TO COME OUT. WE'VE, WE HAVE REDONE THE ENTRANCE, UH, BROUGHT A LOT OF LIGHT AND A LOT OF COLOR. AND ESPECIALLY ON THE INSIDE, WE'VE BRIGHTENED AND EXPANDED THE SPACE WE CAN USE. OUR BETTY MACK LIBRARY IS LOCATED AT 7 6 0 BARDON ROAD. NOW THAT'S JUST SOUTH OF 20 IN THE CORNER OF ROBINSON AND BARDON. AND THEN THE TONY SHOTWELL LIBRARY IS INSIDE THE TONY SHOTWELL LIFE CENTER. AND THAT'S AT 27 50 GRAHAM STREET, CLOSE TO MACARTHUR AND I 30 MORE IN THE EASTERN PART. SO THOSE LIBRARIES HOURS ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND WE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO COME IN PERSON AND WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU EITHER AT THE MOBILE LIBRARIES OR AT ONE OF OUR BUILDINGS. SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES. YES. AND I KNOW THERE'S AN UPCOMING EVENT ON SEPTEMBER THE SIXTH THAT WE HAVE THE MOBILE LIBRARY AT. IS IT PICKLE FEST? MY FA ONE OF MY FAVORITES. YES. WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE MOBILE LIBRARY THERE AND WE'LL HAVE OUR TENTS SET UP NEXT TO IT AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE A FUN CRAFT FOR PATRONS TO DO AND IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF FUN. WE'RE EXCITED TO PARTICIPATE. SO IF THEY HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOBILE LIBRARIES, THAT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. YES. VERY MUCH IS TO COME RIGHT HERE TO CITY HALL AREA FOR A PIT BULL FEST AND LOOK FOR THE MOBILE LIBRARY. GET A LIBRARY CARD, CHECK OUT MATERIALS. WE'LL BE HAVING ALL KINDS OF GREAT STUFF THAT DAY. YES. WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN. WOW. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE SHOULD COVER AS FAR AS UPCOMING EVENTS? UPCOMING EVENTS? WE'LL BE AT MAIN STREET FEST IN OCTOBER, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS WELL. THAT IS EXCITING. AND WE'LL BE HOSTING A LARGE NUMBER OF, UH, WE'LL BE AT THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING IN DECEMBER. YES, YES. SO REALLY LOOK FOR US TO HAVE A HEAVY, UH, HOLIDAY PRESENCE BOTH AT THE BUILDINGS. WE'LL HAVE A WINTER WONDERLAND PROGRAM AT EPIC CENTRAL AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE A UKULELE CHRISTMAS BAND CONCERT, UH, DECEMBER THE NIGHT OF DECEMBER 11TH IN THE CITY HALL PARKING LOT. SO WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF HOLIDAY STUFF COMING UP, UH, IN THAT MONTH TOO. YES. SO MANY THINGS HAPPENING WITH THE LIBRARY. IT'S DEFINITELY HAPPENING AT THE LIBRARY AS WELL AS IN GRAND PRAIRIE, ISN'T IT? YES. YES. THANK YOU ALL. AND PLEASE, UH, TELL YOUR TEAM. WE KNOW YOU HAVE A FABULOUS TEAM AT THE LIBRARY. TELL THEM HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THEM AND HOW THEY MAKE THEY HELP PUT THE GRAND IN GRAND PRAIRIE. WE WILL DO IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US TODAY. OF COURSE. THANK YOU. MY PLEASURE. GOD BLESS YOU. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US TODAY. I'M REMINDING YOU. AS ALWAYS. I'M GEORGIA CLEMSON, AND IT'S HAPPENING IN GRAND PRAIRIE. * 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.