Agenda 01-22-25 City of Boynton Beach
BOYNTON BEACH CITY LIBRARY
100 East Ocean Avenue
Boynton Beach, FL 33435
LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
A G E N D A
Date: January 22, 2025
Location/Time: City Hall, 100 East Ocean Avenue, Boynton Beach, FL 33435
Commission Chambers at 6:00 p.m.
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I. Call to Order – Stephanie Colaianni, Chair
II. Approval of Minutes – October 2024
III. Correspondence and Communications
IV. Public Audience (Individual Speakers Will Be Limited to 3 Minute Presentations)
V. Chair’s Report – Board Chair
VI. Unfinished Business:
Staffing update
Career Online High School Program Update – Tiffany Pagan
VII. New Business
Introduction of Brian Reagh, Librarian - Digital Services and Makerspace
Fiscal Year 2024 – 2025 Library Budget
VIII. Library Director's Report/Statistics
November 2024 and December 2024 Monthly Reports
IX. Announcements
Next Library Board Meeting – February 26, 2025
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2024 - 2025 BUDGET
GENERAL LEDGER SUMMARY
LIBRARY
ACCT # AMENDED APROVED
001-2610-571 ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION BUDGET BUDGET %
FY 23 / 24 FY 24 / 25 DIFF CHANGE
12-10 REGULAR SALARIES/WAGES 1,617,347 1,688,066 70,719 4%
14-10 OVERTIME 83,725 91,425 7,700 9%
15-12 CELL PHONE ALLOWANCE 2,016 5,580 3,564 177%
15-20 CAR PHONE ALLOWANCE 0 10,800 10,800 0%
19-99 ALLOWANCE FOR NEW PERSONNEL - - -
21-10 EMPLOYER FICA 114,964 130,390 15,426 13%
22-10 GENERAL EMPLOYEES PENSION 218,787 263,205 44,418 20%
23-10 LIFE INSURANCE 793 649 (144) -18%
23-20 DISABILITY INSURANCE 9,062 7,036 (2,026) -22%
23-30 HEALTH INSURANCE 214,928 222,112 7,184 3%
23-34 HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT 10,500 16,500 6,000 57%
23-40 DENTAL INSURANCE 10,903 9,306 (1,597) -15%
23-50 VISION INSURANCE 1,283 1,220 (63) -5%
TOTAL PERSONNEL SERVICES 2,284,308 2,446,289 161,981 7.09%
40-10 TRAVEL ALLOWANCE 350 350 - 0%
40-12 BUSINESS MEETINGS 980 6,900 5,920 604%
41-11 LEASED LINES (COALA) 7,800 7,800 - 0%
41-15 CELLULAR PHONE 240 240 - 0%
43-10 ELECTRIC SERVICE 43,000 43,000 - 0%
43-20 WATER/SEWER SERVICES 2,500 2,500 - 0%
44-31 COPY MACHINE RENTAL 5,000 6,000 1,000 20%
44-33 BOOK LEASING PROGRAM 20,000 19,000 (1,000) -5%
46-20 EQUIPMENT REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 36,553 41,894 5,341 14.6%
46-22 COMPUTER MAINTENANCE 72 - (72) -100%
46-91 SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE 100,748 69,118 (31,630) -31%
47-10 PRINTING AND BINDING 600 600 - 0%
49-09 TRANSFER TO SELF INS-WK COMP 5,096 4,662 (434) -9%
49-10 WAREHOUSE SERVICE CHARGE 2,833 4,406 1,573 56%
49-14 CREDIT CARD FEES 480 480 - 0%
49-17 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES - LIBRARY 45,980 42,600 (3,380) -7%
49-80 C.O.A.L.A. (COMPUTER PROGRAMS) 23,625 23,334 (291) -1%
51-10 OFFICE SUPPLIES 5,500 5,500 - 0%
52-01 SUPPLIES (COMPUTER) 13,000 13,000 - 0%
52-72 LIBRARY SUPPLIES 12,000 10,919 (1,081) -9%
54-10 PERIODICALS/MAGAZINES/BOOKS/SUBSCIPTIONS 4,332 3,532 (800) -18%
54-20 MEMBERSHIPS 1,935 1,935 - 0%
54-30 TRAINING 1,000 2,000 1,000 100%
64-15 COMPUTER MAINTENANCE 1,600 - (1,600) -100%
66-01 BOOKS 71,000 71,000 - 0%
TOTAL OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 333,624 309,770 (23,854) -7.15%
TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENSES 71,000 71,000 - 0%
TOTAL PERSONNEL EXPENSES 2,284,308 2,446,289 161,981 7.09%
LIBRARY TOTALS 2,688,932 2,827,059 138,127 5.14%
MUSEUM
FY 2024 / 2025
BUDGET REQUEST
APPROVED RECOMMENDED
ACCT # BUDGET BUDGET %
001-2612-571 ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION FY 23/ 24 FY 24 / 25 DIFF CHANGE
31-91 STAFF SERVICES 175,000 164,366 (10,634) -6%
41-10 TELEPHONE 500 500 - 0%
43-10 ELECTRIC SERVICE 32,000 32,000 - 0%
43-20 WATER/SEWER SERVICES 1,000 1,000 - 0%
49-17 CONTRACTUAL SERVICE 0 800 800 100%
ADT $59mo x 12 = $708
TOTAL: LIBRARY BUDGET $208,500 $198,666 (9,834) -5%
34-10 JANITORIAL SERVICES 17,500 17,500 - 0%
34-20 PEST CONTROL 4,000 4,000 - 0%
46-10 BUILDING REPAIRS 5,000 5,000 - 0%
46-20 ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE 15,000 15,000 - 0%
46-20 FIRE ALARM & SPRINKLER MAINTENANCE/
INSPECTIONS & MONITORING
FIRE EXTINGUISHER MAINTENANCE -
TOTAL: FACILITIES BUDGET 41,500 41,500 - 0%
49-08 PROPERTY INSURANCE 15,604 14,080 (1,524) -10%
TOTAL: RISK MANAGEMENT BUDGET 15,604 14,080 (1,524) -10%
TOTAL MUSEUM: $265,604 254,246 (11,358) -4.28%
TOTAL LIBRARY/MUSEUM OVERALL BUDGET $2,954,536 $3,081,305 126,769 4.29%
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Administrative Activities
Library Director, Jeannie Taylor, attended: Commission meeting, Library Advisory
Board
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Report by: Sonia Chaudry
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Social Media Statistics - Tiffany Marshall
Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter
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Online Marketing - Google Profile
Business Profile Interactions: 21,637 (+2.8% vs November 2023)
Views: 5,476
Searches: 3,279
Calls: 186 (+6.3% vs November 2023)
Direction requests: 597 (+8.5% vs November 2023)
Website clicks: 854
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Public Computer Usage Statistics
Adult Computer Use: 1001
Adult Computer Average Time Per Session: 44 min
Youth Computer Use: 631
Youth Computer Average Time Per Session: 35 min
Adult Laptops Total Use: 28
Teen Laptops Total Use: 17
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Archivist Monthly Report - Jacob Rabinowitz
Archives’ Monthly Report – November
● Just about finished with VHS digitization project on materials from Gillian Wimbourne Davis
Collection intern Ian is assisting with; beginning to review & edit these. Digitization software is
slightly clunky, so some tapes have been digitized in chunks that need to be stitched together.
Additionally curating some clips of the more interesting ones to add to the archives’ BrightSign
screen.
● Currently in research & drafting process on upcoming Brown Bag Lecture for local women
pioneers – fun stuff! Lots to pull from here in the archives.
● Began assessing/appraising materials in Andrews House down the road at request from Boynton
Beach & Delray Historical Societies; many materials belonging to Bob Katz who worked on a lot
of historic buildings in Boynton. Unfortunately, until a deed of gift can be secured from the legal
owners of the materials this is on indefinite hiatus ☹ Continuing work to obtain said papers from
the company that bought the estate, however, not holding my breath on this one.
● Put together a short presentation for staff on the archives for our holiday/staff training in
December. Will include a tour of facilities! Yay for everyone!
● Some small accruals to collections here and there. Received gifts from (and finally met) Susan
Oyer, materials from Boynton Beach Historical Society for their collection, and several other
items pending appraisal.
● Ongoing help & coverage for research desk, yay!
● As always, various research & reference request fulfillments with branches of the city and the
general public. Most frequent requests relate to historic photographs, businesses, individuals of
interest, and homes – keeping my feelers out for materials to add to our collections more aligned
with our users’ needs.
● Continuing project on numbering folders/series/subseries in our extant archival collections &
representing this information in our finding aids to facilitate better navigation and access of
materials. Rough estimate that only about 10% of our collections have this information currently.
● Rehousing photos & other materials in some of our collections that haven’t been stored to
current preservation standards (e.g. acid-free folders, stable storage arrangement, etc.).
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Creative Edge Studio - Christina Graves and Rebecca Schiebel
Programs:
Hand-Crafted Greeting Cards (Saturday): 9
Hand-Crafted Greeting Cards (evening): 9
Sewing Beginner Lesson: 6 (Full class)
Sewing Intermediate: 6 (Full class)
Crafting in the Library (Rolled Beeswax Candles with CreativeBug): 10 (Full
class)
NEW Craft Crop: 3
Appointments:
With Librarian: 0
With Studio Assistant: 0
Creative Bug
Active Users: 8
New Users: 1
Hours Watched: 4.68 hrs
The most popular class category this month is paper crafts.
Craft Crop is a new program we are trying out. A craft crop is mostly a group
hangout, the idea is people bring whatever craft they are currently working on
and they work on it in a group setting. It is an opportunity to socialize with fellow
crafters and to learn about new crafts, and techniques.
The new Makerspace/Digital Services Librarian is learning all the equipment in the
Studio and we are planning to start Orientations again in January.
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Public Technology Training Programs - Brianna Tabil
Tech Talk Thursdays:
**UPDATED TIME: 10:30a – 11:30a**
Join us every Thursday by the couches at the front of the library where we will discuss technology and
how to use that tech. This class will be a brief 30–45-minutes chat along with instructions on how to use
different technologies.
Registration is required and limited to five seats. Others may drop-in but the five registrants will be given
seats. This class will be held in the pop-up area of the library.
NOVEMBER AGENDA:
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· November 2nd – Home Safety & Security Devices
· November 9th – Scan & Sign Documents Using Your Phone
· November 16th, 2023 – What is Cloud Storage?
· November 30th, 2023 – Exploring YouTube.com
Since starting my monthly visits to the Senior Center, I have been getting more and more people in for
Tech Talk. It is getting to the point where I might need to open the class up to more than five. I love
holding it in the pop-up area, and I would just move some extra chairs over to that section. Extending the
class for one hour was the right decision. A lot of attendees like to stay longer and chat about their tech
woes. I have seen some real friendships blossom from this class as well. Apparently, a small group of
Tech Talk attendees meet up at a local McDonald’s once a week now.
4-Week Computer Literacy Program:
2p-3:30p - 90-minute class
· Thursdays:
o November 2nd, 2023
o November 9th, 2023
o November 30th, 2023
o December 7th, 2023
The program went off without a hitch. Despite this program being for city employees, I only had one
employee register. One week before class started, I opened up the program to the general public. The
other four spots filled up quickly. I had a few no shows, but luckily a few walk-ins came in and were able
to take advantage of the empty spots. Unfortunately, due to personal health issues, I had to cancel the
last two sessions at the end of the month. I have kept in close contact with those that attended and I am
trying to put together a make-up session for them. I am going to hold it in the study room next to my
office since there will only be three others attending.
23 One-on-One appointments:
A few of the 1:1 appointments were from seniors from the Senior Center. A group of them were given
cellphones from some sort of government program but they were not shown how to use them. I met
with one gentleman twice so far to try and help him understand the smart phone – it is a make and
model that I have never heard of (NUU), so I have to do a lot of research to get to the answers for him.
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I have been doing more one on one appointments for help with graphic design and using Canva. I have
helped patrons create business cards, sticker labels, logos and social media posts.
Other Notes:
November 21st, I attended a virtual class on ChatGPT Basics held by the Palm Beach County Library
System. I have been attending a few of their tech classes – the Belle Glade branch holds more of those
tech virtual classes. Their classes are very basic and less informative that I would like to see. I have been
attending these classes to get an idea of what I should be teaching.
November 27th, I attended a meeting on with Economic Development about getting small business
owners and entrepreneurs into the virtual zone during the day. John and I spoke about using the
Whisper Room during school hours and I told him to get in touch with Jeannie and Tiffany to go over
policy and what we can do at the library for them.
Adult Services Programs - Tiffany Marshall
Program Sessions Participants
Book Buzz Adult Book Club 1 14
Aging Skin - Understanding Fragile Skin Challenges 1 30
The Power Trio: Boost Your YouTube with Titles,
Descriptions, and Thumbnails
1 14
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Youth Services Programs - Bianca Incledon
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CAREERSOURCE PBC SERVICES
Adult ESOL AmeriCorps - Devynn Fletcher
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November kicked off with a lesson on locations and prepositions. We talked
about our city, Boynton Beach, and what we like to do here, where we like to go.
We made a list of locations and talked about what we do at each location. For
example, we buy books at the bookstore. We dived into proper nouns as well and
noted the difference in how we say the name of a place versus no name (I go to
Cinemark v. I go to the movie theater). With this lesson, we learned prepositions
of place, such as under, above, in, out and so on. I used objects to demonstrate
these and created a prepositional game to test assessment. We then combined
these two together, drew a map and practiced saying things like, “Walmart is next
to the hospital.”
Then, we delved into tenses! We went over present tense (simple and
continuous) and past tense (simple and continuous). My students were so eager
and focused on learning these lessons so that they can converse more in English.
Some of my beginner students became overwhelmed with the prospect of all
these tenses, so I broke it up and made it easier by drawing charts, modeling
sentences and handing out homework and exercises for them to practice and
study. It worked! I am very impressed with how quickly my students grab a hold of
a new concept.
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We ended November learning and experiencing Thanksgiving with our
Thanksgiving party. I’ve been adamant on my students trying traditional
Thanksgiving food, and thanks to Pilar and I, we made it happen! We ate and
enjoyed each other ’s company, played Bingo and dispersed National Native
American Heritage Month bookmarks for bingo prizes and did some crafts, like
make corn out of pipe cleaners and beads and color wooden, fall keychains.
Current ESOL stats:
Enrollment:
Beginner 1: 7 students (1 from Ecuador, 1 from Cuba, 1 from Chile, 2 from Colombia, 1
from Haiti, 1 from China)
Beginner 2: 7 students (2 from Brazil, 5 from Haiti)
Tutoring: 1 student (Ukraine)
Lessons Completed:
Locations with prepositions
Present Tense: Simple and Continuous
Past Tense: Simple and Continuous
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AmeriCorps K-6th Tutoring Monthly Report - Pilar Regnier and Aldith Scott
Americorps Tutoring /Homework Help
Tutoring /Homework Help
Tutoring /Homework Help for the month November was devoted to the following:
1. Book handling /Concepts of print
2. Reading strategies and behaviors
3. Phonic and phonemic awareness
4. Listening Comprehension
5. Reading Compression
6. Writing (Not tested)
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Chart 2 Results of Student Assessment
A total of 26 students were tested, 9 were unavailable for testing.
Please note that due to privacy concerns, students’ names were changed to pseudonym.
During the month of November, students were assessed in the following areas:
1. Book handling /Concepts of print
2. Reading strategies and behaviors
3. Phonic and phonemic awareness
● 4. Listening Comprehension
5. Reading Compression
6. Writing (Not tested)
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Students were also checked for fluency using running records. This will be ongoing since increasing
fluency will have a positive impact on automaticity, and reading comprehension.
Informal assessment through observation began in week one and is ongoing. In addition to informal
observation, formative assessments will continue to be conducted monthly to collect data reflecting
student growth. This type of assessment will utilize Running Record and (ERIC) Educational Resources
(Reading) assessment (early independent through grade 7) to students at each level represented in the
student enrollment chart.
Other
Parents have informed us that testing at their child’s school will be on going between the months
November-December. Also, student’s availability for testing may be affected by the upcoming holidays.
On days where students do not receive any homework, enrichment activities will be taking place. These
activities are aimed at helping students enhance their skills in reading, communication, and creative
writing.
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UNIQUE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
CREATED: 12/01/2024 3:15 PM WB ACCOUNT STATUS REPORT PAGE: 421
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 11/30/2024
ALL AMOUNTS LISTED
Accounts Submitted : 3,348 Dollars Submitted : 245,488.65 Dollars Received : 54,012.29
Bankruptcies : 0 Dollars in Bankruptcy : 0.00 Material Returned : 45,792.02
Incorrect Addresses : 605 Dollars in Skiptracing : 32,368.56 Dollars Waived : 13,413.37
Patron Disputes/Suspends : 1 Dollars in Dispute : 37.00
Accounts in Process : 2,742 Dollars in Process : 198,270.35
# of Accounts Activated : 1,661 Total Activated : 128,947.65
% of Accounts Activated : 60.58% % of Dollars Activated : 65.04%
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Administrative Activities
Library Director, Jeannie Taylor, attended: Commission meeting, Library Advisory
Board
Customer Service and Circulation Statistics
Current Month
Same
Month
Previous
Year
Percentage
Change
Customer Visits Adult 7,286 7,483 -2.6%
Customer Visits Youth 4,657 5,619 -17.1%
Total Customer Visits 11,943 13,102 -8.8%
Total Circulation* 11,793 10,843 8.8%
Adult Circulation 4,892 4,618 5.9%
Young Adult Circulation 575 392 46.7%
Juvenile Circulation 3,509 3,340 5.1%
ILS System Circulation (Print Materials)** 8,988 8,354 7.6%
Checkouts on Kiosks 3,810 3,825 -0.4%
EBook Circ (Overdrive, Cloudlibrary) 1,098 1,015 8.2%
eAudiobook Circ (Overdrive, CloudL) 751 518 45.0%
Overdrive Magazines 642 623 3.0%
Audiovisual (DVDs, CDs, Audiobooks etc) 740 865 -14.5%
Users registered 216 202 6.9%
Online user registration 4 36 -88.9%
Onecard Cards 0 0 NaN
Number of Reference Transactions 1,336 378 253.4%
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*includes ILS, Ebooks, Freegal, OD mags, Gale legal
forms
**Total items checked out kiosks and others
in-house
Digital Resource and Database Statistics
Current Month
Same
Month
Previo
us Year
Percentag
e Change
Freegal Streams 1,088 1,420 -23.4%
Freegal Users (new) 1 1 0.0%
Freegal Downloads 312 323 -3.4%
Kanopy Streams 534 657 -18.7%
Learning Express Sessions 96 31 209.7%
Gale Legal 2 2 0.0%
Gale Infotrac Sessions 18 31 -41.9%
Gale Infotrac Retrievals 14 12 16.7%
Transparent Languages Users 6 21 -71.4%
Transparent Languages Sessions 8 67 -88.1%
Learning Express Job Career Sessions 94 30 213.3%
A to Z total records viewed 33,292 7,144 366.0%
Boynton-Beach.org /city-library pageviews ***
Palm Beach Post Views (Newsbank) 1,140 1,151 -1.0%
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***pulled from Google Analytics, number of
views library website has received
Collection Management
Discarded Items 430
Items Added to Collection 847
Customer Relations/Curbside Pickup
Curbside Appointments made 8
Curbside appointments picked up 8
Curbside appointments no-show 0
Report by: Sonia Chaudry
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Social Media Statistics - Tiffany Marshall
Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter
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Online Marketing - Google Profile
Business Profile Interactions: 1,832 (+10.9% vs December 2023)
Views: 5,350 (+12.1% vs December 2023)
Searches: 3,049
Calls: 227 (+25.4% vs December 2023)
Direction requests: 697 (+26.5% vs December 2023)
Website clicks: 908
Public Computer Usage Statistics
Adult Computer Use: 1031
Adult Computer Average Time Per Session: 45 min
Youth Computer Use: 696
Youth Computer Average Time Per Session: 36 min
Adult Laptops Total Use: 33
Teen Laptops Total Use: 39
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Archivist Monthly Report - Jacob Rabinowitz
Archives’ Monthly Report – December
● Continuing research/putting together first draft of Brown Bag lecture on historic/pioneer
Boynton Women; it ’s coming along nicely! Should have a draft ready for review by late Jan or
early Feb. – this has been eating up a lot of time, but there’s good stuff to be had!
● Intern Ian finished up digitizing VHS tapes I had him working on – currently reviewing /editing.
Mister Ian is now site mapping the archives’ website and identifying leftover dead links/outdated
information for me to fix & additionally combing through our archived images/newspapers for
notable subjects to highlight. I believe his internship ends in January.
● Began training here & there with Christina Graves on operations at the front desk in the library
to potentially cover breaks here and there when the timing lines up and I’m needed; thanks
Christina! Have been spending time shadowing people at the desk to familiarize myself.
● Coverage of the research desk as needed for Sonia/Donna/Angela – yay!
● Worked with Brian R. over in the Creative Edge studio assisting making our AWESOME
gingerbread house for the library; secured photos & descriptions, and assisted with makin’ them
look all pretty in the house’s construction. It came out great!
● Fulfilled various research & reference both internally from the city and externally for
patrons/etc.; not an exhaustive list, but, I helped Miriam (last name escapes me) from the
Schoolhouse Children’s Museum conduct research and locate materials relating to early 20th
century Boynton homes, maps, and aerial photos of different Boynton neighborhoods; helped
miss Janet Naughton locate materials on the Boynton Inlet; working on communicating with a
librarian in Lake Worth Beach determining collection gaps of the Lake Worth Herald issues we
have here and what they are missing; plenty more!
● Processing new donations of materials to the archives
● Continuing discussions with Janis from the Coastal Star – they have offered copies of the full run
of their newspapers for the archives! Yay! Working on ironing out the details, however, Janis is
very hard to get ahold of and doesn’t return calls ☹
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Creative Edge Studio - Brian Reagh
Programs:
Hand-Crafted Greeting Cards (Saturday): 8
Hand-Crafted Greeting Cards (Evening): 10
Holiday Gift Wrapping Party: 17
Sewing Beginner Lesson: 5
Sewing Intermediate: 5
Appointments:
With Librarian: 0
With Studio Assistant: 0
Creative Bug
Active Users: 6
New Users: 3
Hours Watched: 1.5
The most popular class category this month is sewing.
During December, the studio was actively used by staff members to create holiday
decorations, gifts, and a gingerbread house for the city tree lighting event. This
provided an excellent opportunity to "break in" the studio and practice using the
equipment for constructing a large, multi-hour project.
We also conducted orientations for desk staff in preparation for the January
reopening. I practiced introducing the space as I would to patrons, demonstrating
the studio's offerings to staff so they could confidently answer questions from
patrons.
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Significant time was dedicated to preparing the space and equipment for new
users. This included purchasing new supplies, performing equipment
maintenance, and updating the literature provided to studio users.
Public Technology Training Programs - Brianna Tabil
Tech Talk Thursdays:
10:30a – 11:30a
Join us every Thursday by the couches at the front of the library where we will discuss technology and
how to use that tech. This class will be a brief 60-minute chat along with instructions on how to use
different technologies.
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Registration is required and limited to five seats. Others may drop-in but the five registrants will be given
seats. This class will be held in the pop-up area of the library.
DECEMBER AGENDA:
· December 5th – iOS 18 Introduction
· December 12th – What is Cloud Storage?
· December 19th – What is 5G?
· December 26th - *NO CLASS*
December is always a tough month for attendance, between the holidays and COVID this year, Tech Talk
had to be cancelled a few times. The tech talks that were held went very well and the topics have been
received really well.
13 One-on-ones:
I met with one woman who was moving up to Orlando and wanted to go over her resume before she
moved up there. She is very successful nurse and has been working in the field for over 20 years. She
was planning one moving up to Orlando before she has a job lined up and she hasn’t needed to make a
resume in over 5 years. We went over her resume and it was extensive with a lot of published medical
journal articles. I decided to show her how to make a CV and professional digital profile. She was thrilled
to have the help and she even created a canva.com account to work on her digital profile.
My regular Canadians are starting to return. I have on regular who started to see me, she created a list of
things she wanted to learn while she was up in Canada during the summer. We always have a good time
and she is always excited to learn new things about her computer, or how to do certain things. Last
session she learned how to make a purchase on Amazon.com and how to organize her emails.
Other notes: The new attendance policy has worked WONDERS. One of my chronically no call/no shows
has been following the rules and either took her name off the registration in the correct time frame or
she came to the class. Having the policy on the registration email helps.
I held my first virtual class on Friday, December 27th. I only had two attendees, but I really enjoyed it. I
am hoping to plan more virtual classes in the future. I have told patrons who come to my other classes
that I will be holding more virtual classes and they all seemed excited about it.
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Adult Services Programs - Tiffany Marshall
Program Sessions Participants
Book Buzz Adult Book Club 1 16
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Youth Services Programs - Bianca Incledon
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Adult ESOL AmeriCorps - Devynn Fletcher
The lesson on past tense continued into the start of December. This is a massive lesson,
and I wanted to make sure my students had a tight understanding of past tense before moving
on, especially with my Beginner 1 class that is learning past tense for the first time. I included
different activities and conversation practice to help, such as a memory game for irregular
verbs. We made flash cards to help with irregular verbs as well and practiced pronunciation,
especially for regular verbs where the “ed” can either sound like a “t ” or “d.”
Then, we had a review day and then mid-year assessments. These include everything we
have learned and gone over so far since September. These assessments are not grade based, to
see where each student is—where they have improved since September and if there are any
areas that we need to go over again (and this also shows me how I am doing as a teacher!). I
was very impressed with the results (please see below for stats). We went over the questions,
and will spend more time on prepositions and verb tenses during the second half of the year
based off of what was commonly missed.
Christmas cheer was officially brought to our holiday party, and my students were able to see
and experience Christmas in a different culture. We ate great food, watched the movie Elf, had a
hot chocolate bar, a photo area and Secret Santa. Seeing all the thoughtful gifts in Secret Santa
was very touching.
For the last couple of days in December, I set up a mock shop for my students. They practiced
their English to “buy” items they liked using paper money and cards and were able to take items
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home (my aunt donated a bunch of clothes and accessories). My students loved it and were
very grateful. I was very impressed with their listening and interactive skills during this
experience.
Then, for NYE, we had a combined movie day that gave my students insight into what the
holiday looks like to multiple people in America.
Have a very happy new year!
Current ESOL stats:
Enrollment:
Beginner 1: 7 students (1 from Ecuador, 1 from Cuba, 1 from Chile, 2 from Colombia, 1 from
Haiti, 1 from China)
Beginner 2: 7 students (2 from Brazil, 5 from Haiti)
Tutoring: 1 student (Ukraine)
Lessons Completed:
Past Tense: Simple and Continuous
Regular and Irregular Verbs
Holidays in America (Christmas & NYE)
Money/Currency
Assessment Results for Each Student:
Beginner 1
Zebra: -2
Horse: -6
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Raccoon: -3
Gazelle: -3
Beaver: -6
Lion: -16
Beginner 2
Coyote: -1
Muskrat: -4
Moose: -5
Puma: -5
Oppusum: -2
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AmeriCorps K-6th Tutoring Monthly Report - Pilar Regnier and Aldith Scott
Americorps Tutoring /Homework Help
Tutoring /Homework Help for the month of December was devoted to the following:
1. Book handling/Concepts of print
2. Reading strategies and behaviors
3. Phonic and phonemic awareness
4. Listening Comprehension
5. Reading Compression
6. Writing (Not tested)
Holiday Break
Due to the long holiday break (Dec.23-Jan.6) and because many parents communicated that
they would be traveling with their children for the holidays, testing was not administered. Many
parents expressed concern over their children having to continuously test at school leading up
to the holiday break. We also noticed that students were incredibly frustrated and distressed
during tutoring /homework help hours, and as instructors felt it best that our focus be on the
assignments they brought in for help. We plan to resume testing for the month of January, and
will continue to assist students in any way we can.
Chart 1 Number of Students enrolled by Grade Level
As the chart above indicates, we are serving students at the Kindergarten to seventh grade
level. We are providing tutoring and homework help and enrichment activities across the
curriculum.
Practice Packets
Tutoring /Homework help remained open during the holiday break. Parents were encouraged to
bring their children, and 30 min-1 hour sessions were made available.
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In addition to assisting students with their homework brought in from school, we have also
started giving out practice/study guides. These instructional packets have activities that parents
can do with their children and cover topics like, sight word recognition, letters/writing, phonics,
and math.
Other
A majority of the students being served are between grades K-5. Many of these students are
starting to come in with homework assignments centered around cursive and paragraph
writing. We’ve noticed students struggling with the writing portion of their homework. New,
writing focused practice packets were created so that students could keep themselves refreshed
on the material during weekends, and while on break. These activities are aimed at helping
students enhance their skills in reading, communication, critical thinking, and creative writing.
The practice packets include a simple to follow formula for creating main ideas, placement of
supporting details, and paragraph writing.
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We look forward to continuing our tutoring /homework help sessions into the new
2025 school year, and can’t wait for our students to share all the exciting things
they did on winter break.
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CREATIVE EDGE STUDIO ORIENTATION
Monday, January 6 | 10 AM - 12 PM
BROWN BAG: BOYNTON INLET HISTORY
Monday, January 6 | 12 PM - 1 PM
WHAT IS A NOTARY PUBLIC?
Monday, January 6 | 5 PM - 6:30 PM
ENHANCED PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS
Tuesday, January 7 | 5 PM - 6:30 PM
HAND CRAFTED GREETING CARDS
Wednesday, January 8 | 5 PM - 7 PM
HAND CRAFTED GREETING CARDS
Saturday, January 11 | 2 PM - 4 PM
BROWN BAG: SOUTHERN ITALY
Monday, January 13 | 12 PM - PM
INTRODUCTION TO IOS18
Monday, January 13 | 5 PM - 6:30 PM
ADVANCED POWERPOINT SKILLS
Tuesday, January 14 | 5 PM - 6:30 PM
BOOK BUZZ ADULT BOOK CLUB
Wednesday, January 15 | 10 AM - 12 PM
CRAFTING IN THE LIBRARY
Wednesday, January 15 | 5 PM - 7 PM
SEWING FUNDAMENTALS
Thursday, January 16 | 5 PM - 7 PM
CREATIVE EDGE STUDIO ORIENTATION
Saturday, January 18 | 2 PM - 4 PM
USING AI FOR RESEARCH
Tuesday, January 21 | 5 PM - 6:30 PM
HOW TO NAVIGATE AMAZON.COM
Friday, January 24 | 2 PM - 3:30 PM
BROWN BAG: HEALTHY GUT
Monday, January 27 | 12 PM - 1 PM
AN INTRODUCTION TO PODCASTING
Thursday, January 30 | 11 AM - 12 PM
WRITING PERSONAL STORIES
Thursday, January 30 | 4:30 PM - 6 PM
QUILTERS GROUP
Thursdays | 9 AM - 12 PM
BoyntonLibrary.org @bbcitylibraryBoynton Beach City Library100 East Ocean Avenue
INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE SEWING
Thursday, January 2 | 5 PM - 7 PM
Programs are subject to change or cancellation without notice. NOTE: Filming and/or photography is in progress during all programs. See Marketing Manager for more information.
Join us every Thursday by the
couches at the front of the
library where we will discuss
different tech tools & tips!
THURSDAYS | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
BoyntonLibrary.org @bbcitylibraryBoynton Beach City Library100 East Ocean Avenue
January 2
Managing Device Storage
January 9
Understanding QR Codes
January 16
Home Safety Devices
January 23
Understanding Google Apps
January 30
Getting the Most Out of the iPad
LECTURE SERIES 2025
MONDAYS | 12 PM - 1 PM
January 6
History of the South Lake Worth
(Boynton) Inlet
January 13
Southern Italy Unveiled -
A Traveler’s Journey
January 27
Healthy Gut
February 3
Ancient Wisdom, Modern Healing:
The Power of Acupuncture and
Herbal Medicine
FOR ADULTS
JANUARY - APRIL
Starts: Tuesday, January 14
Register by: Friday, February 20
Read by: Thursday, March 27
Pick up gift by: Tuesday, April 29
Programs are subject to change or cancellation without notice. NOTE: Filming and/or photography is in progress during all programs. See Marketing Manager
for more information. For accommodations because of a disability, email ada@bbfl.us, or call 561-742-6241 or Florida Relay 711.
Scan with your phone to register for any library
program or register online: BoyntonLibrary.org
Holiday Closures: Wednesday, January 1 and Monday, January 20
T E E NTUESDA Y S
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MAKE & TAKE: NEW
YEAR'S BALL
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
PICTURE BOOK CLUB
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
CREATIVE WRITING
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
MAKE & TAKE: MINI
YARN HATS
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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30
9
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C R E A T I V ETHURSDAY S
5 P M - 7 P MWORKSHOP
T E E N
LEGO LAB
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
C A R E E R
January's spotlight is on
Information Technology (IT)
Join us for a presentation and
Q&A session from a certified IT
specialist. Learn all about a day
in the life of an IT professional
and how they got started in
their field. We will be
highlighting our digital library
resources perfect for anyone
ready to jumpstart their career
in IT.
High School students may earn 1
community service hour for attending
this program. For ages 13-17
7
2 1
Vision Boards
1 4 DIY Sugar Scrub
2 8 DIY Upcycled
Clothing
Artsy Fartsy
I N F O R M A T I O NTECHNOLOGY
W R I T E R ’S C O R N E RMONDAY, J A N U A R Y 65 P M - 7 P M
Have essays or research papers? The library is
here to help! Bring in your writing assignments
and receive personalized guidance from our
dedicated librarians who will provide valuable
feedback that will help you refine your writing
and citation skills. Ages 13-17.
To schedule a 30-minute 1:1 appointment
between the hours of 5-7pm, please call (561)
742-6883.
JANUARY
P R O G R A M S
B I L I N G U A LSTORYTIME
For accommodations because of a disability,
email ada@bbfl.us, or call 561-742-6241 or
Florida Relay 711.
Programs are subject to change/cancellation
at any time without notice.
By attending any program, you consent to
photography and videography unless
disapproval noted before the program.
Program details, full descriptions, and
updates are online at BoyntonLibrary.org
BoyntonLibrary.org
100 East Ocean Avenue
561-742-6390
V I S I T U SSOON!10 AM - 10:30 AM
TEEN AND YOUTHTEEN AND YOUTH
Wednesday, January 8
Wednesday, January 22
@ B B C I T Y L I B R A R Y
B O N E S T O B O O K S
Saturday, January 11
1 PM - 2 PM
Come and read aloud to one of
our furry friends from Bonafide
Therapy Dogs!
Monday - Thursday
8 AM to 7:30 PM
Friday - Saturday
9 AM to 5 PM
just for
jan. 21tue.
Artsy Fartsy
Team up, draw, guess, and steal clues that willhave the whole gang laughing out loud!
feb. 25tue.
teen yoga
Meet us outside under the City HallBanyan tree for an evening of stretching,relaxation, and rejuvenation.
100 East ocean avenue
tue.jan. 28
DIY UpcycledClothing
Upcycled clothing is new clothing or items madefrom used or unwanted parts of clothes that havealready been produced. Bring in an old T-shirt totransform it into a cute pillow cushion.
TUE.feb. 4
DIY Butterfly Wing Bookmark
Create the viral and ridiculously cool-lookingbutterfly bookmark! Option to make dragon orbat wings if butterflies aren't your thing.
tue.feb. 11
DIY Valentines
Celebrate love and friendship by makingvalentines bracelets and cards! We have aplethora of crafting materials for you to unleashyour creativity
tue.feb. 18Mario KartTournament
Join fellow racers in a showdown of skill andspeed as you navigate through familiartracks, aiming for victory.
Farheen Arts @BBC IT YL IBR A RY
All programs start at 5 PMfor teens ages 13 - 17.
teencareer
tue.mar. 11
DIY Beaded Phone Strap
We will be using a diverse selection of beads to craft aunique and functional accessory for your cell phone.Bring your friends!
writer’s
100 East ocean avenue
tue.mar. 4
March MadnessNBA 2K Tournament
Show off your skills, strategize your plays, and competeagainst fellow players for a chance to claim victory. Thewinner will receive a grand prize!
MONDAYSjan. 13Information Technology
January's spotlight is on Information Technology (IT) Join us for apresentation and Q&A session from a certified IT specialist.
tue.mar. 18
Uno Tournament
Test your card-playing skills in this fast-paced gamewhere strategy and luck combine. Bring your friendsand get ready to shout "UNO!" Winner will receive aprize.
feb. 10nursing
February's spotlight is on nursing. Join us for a presentation and Q&Asession from a certified registered nurse (RN).
mar. 10cybersecurity
March's spotlight is on cybersecurity. Join us for a presentation and Q&Asession from a certified cybersecurity analyst.
FEB. 3MON.
Have essays or research papers? The library is here to help! Bring in yourwriting assignments and receive personalized guidance from ourdedicated librarians who will provide valuable feedback that will helpyou refine your writing and citation skills. Ages 13-17.
To schedule a 30-minute 1:1 appointment between the hours of 5-7pm,please call (561) 742-6883.
@ BBCI TYLIBRARY
For accommodations because of a disability, email ada@bbfl.us,or call 561-742-6241 or Florida Relay 711.
COMMUNITYSERVICE HRS.AVAILABLE!