Agenda 03- 25-26 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: March 25, 2026
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 – December 2025 and January 2026
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
VII. New Business
Discuss Library Advisory Board Meeting Frequency – Monthly or Quarterly
Library Video Tour
VIII. Library Director's Report/Statistics
December 2025 and January Monthly Report
IX. Announcements
Next Library Board Meeting – April 22, 2026
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MINUTES OF THE LIBRARY BOARD
HELD ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2026, AT 6:00 P.M.
AT CITY HALL, COMMISSION CHAMBERS
100 EAST OCEAN AVENUE, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
PRESENT:
Stephanie Coliani, Chair Jeannie Taylor, Library Director
Joel Barsky Tiffany Pagan, Assistant Library Director
Christine Hunter
Veronica Anepete
Verna Henry
I. Call to Order – Stephanie Colaianni, Chair
Chair Colaianni called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M.
Roll call was taken. A quorum was present.
II. Approval of Minutes – October 2025
Motion
Ms. Hunter moved to approve the minutes. Ms. Anepete seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimously.
III. Correspondence and Communications
None.
IV. Public Audience (Individual Speakers Will Be Limited to 3 Minute Presentations)
None.
V. Chair’s Report – Board Chair
Chair Colaianni said she loved the Books and Bingo program and that she would get
more involved with Friends of the Library. She also praised the Booky Bunch social
media contest with the City, and she said the Library won. She also mentioned that
she was excited about creating cards again with the Cricket machine.
Tiffany Pagan said Tiffany Marshall, the Marketing Manager, created the contest. She
was excited about cards again.
Meeting Minutes
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VI. Unfinished Business:
Staffing update
Ms. Taylor announced that the vacant part time position at the Library was filled by
Karissa Quilles-Rios a few weeks ago and she is doing great and is a wonderful member
of the team in Customer Relations. She also said the Library was able to get another
full-time Librarian position for Public Technology Training, which was filled by Robby
Pitts, a part-time employee who is now full time. She advised that he started in the new
position a few weeks ago and is doing great. She commented that the Library is now
fully staffed until March, which is when she will retire. She advised that the Library will
be in good hands with Ms. Pagan. She mentioned that she will join the Friends of the
Library, as the Library is her first love, and she commented that she was the Chair of the
Library Board for 11 years. She announced that she in comfortable leaving the Library
in such a good place.
Ms. Pagan said that she will be the Interim Director for 30 to 60 days and if the City likes
her performance, she will be appointed as the Director and then they will post her
vacated position. She stated that she is excited, she’s been with the Library for 20 years.
She has a Master’s Degree in Accounting, as she wanted to be a CPA ,and in 2023, she
graduated with her second Master’s Degree in Library Sciences.
VII. New Business
New Databases
Ms. Taylor stated that they have five new databases that are awesome. She said that
they are online to get Library Services. She recommended looking at Medici TV, for
concerts, classical operas, orchestras etc., and they are all free with a card. She said
Global World Warrior is a travel database, and they get printable information they need
on the various countries. She announced that The Juice helps with reading skills, but it
uses articles related to current events, presented at different age levels, and there are
games for comprehension. Weiss Financial provides financial literacy mostly for teens,
but also for adults, and information on investments, bank rates and more. She said that
Family Search is a genealogy database, as Ancestry was too expensive and Family
Search will soon be available and free. Lastly, she mentioned that the Adult Reading
Club is on and participants have to read 10 things. The prizes are a cup and a sunhat.
provided by the Friends of the Library.
A request was made to invite the Friends of the Library to come to the Board and make
a presentation.
VIII. Library Director's Report/Statistics
December 2025 Monthly Report
Meeting Minutes
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Ms. Taylor announced the Statistics were included in the meeting materials.
Ms. Hunter asked, in reference to the adult classes, if they can sign up earlier than they
have in the past and noted that it does not show a sign up date.
Ms. Pagan said that the adult programs open up two weeks prior to the class start date
and the two week period resulted in better attendance. She explained when opening all
at once, people sign up too far in advance and forget to attend.
Ms. Anepete inquired if there was somewhere to see all the classes that they signed up
for.
Ms. Pagan responded that when patrons sign up, they receive an email confirmation. She
said that she did not think so and would check with staff and let her know.
Discussion followed that there are some phone apps that can automatically calendar
classes that users sign up for.
Ms. Pagan said that the software they use is an online program calendar and it houses
all age programs, and where users can sign up for the Creative Edge Studio. The Virtual
Zone, and Public Technology Training. She advised that most programs are set up for
original confirmation when signed up, a reminder confirmation prior to the program and a
follow up survey after the program.
IX. Announcements
Next Library Board Meeting – February 25, 2026
Chair Colaianni announced the next meeting date and advised that she will be out of
town.
Motion
Chair Colaianni moved to adjourn. Ms. Anepete seconded the motion. The motion
passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:25 P.M.
Catherine Cherry
Minutes Specialist
M O N T H L YR E P O R T
DECEMBER 2025
JEANNIE TAYLOR
LIBRARY DIRECTOR
BOYNTONBEACHCITYLIBRARY
TIFFANY PAGAN
ASSISTANT
LIBRARY DIRECTOR
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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVI CES/PUBLIC RELATIONS
The Library Director attended:
City Commission meeting
Friends of the Library Books & Bingo fundraiser
Current Month Same Month
Previous Year
Percentage
Change
Customer Visits Adult 8,939 7,286 22.70%
Customer Visits Youth 5,592 4,657 20.10%
Total Customer Visits 14,531 11,943 21.70%
Total Circulation*9,713 11,793 -17.60%
Adult Circulation 3,819 4,892 -21.90%
Young Adult Circulation 319 575 -44.50%
Juvenile Circulation 3,005 3,509 -14.40%
ILS System Circulation (Print
M t i l )**
7,143 8,988 -20.50%
Checkouts on Kiosks 2,820 3,810 -26.00%
EBook Circ (Overdrive, Cloudlibrary)1,026 1,098 -6.60%
eAudiobook Circ (Overdrive, CloudL)732 751 -2.50%
Overdrive Magazines 799 642 24.50%
Audiovisual (DVDs, CDs, Audiobooks
t )
540 882 -38.80%
Users registered 207 216 -4.20%
Online user registration 2 2 0.00%
Onecard Cards 0 0 NaN
Number of Reference Transactions 344 1,336 -74.30%
*includes ILS, Ebooks, OD mags, Gale legal forms
**Total items checked out kiosks and others in-house
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CUSTOMER SERVICE ANDCIRCULATION STATISTICS Submitted by:
Sonia Chaudry
CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CIRCULATION STATISTICS
Collection Management
Discarded: 979
Items added: 606
Customer Relations/Curbside Pickup
Appointments made: 3
Picked up: 3
Current Month Same Month
Previous Year
PercentageChange
A to Z total records viewed 5,418 33,292 -83.70%
Gale Infotrac Retrievals 0 14 -100.00%
Gale Infotrac Sessions 0 18 -100.00%
Gale Legal 13 2 550.00%
Global Road Warrior Page Views 151 X NaN
Kanopy Streams 341 534 -36.10%
Learning Express Job Career Sessions 0 4 -100.00%
Learning Express Sessions 4 94 -95.70%
Medici TV 54 X NaN
Mometrix Sessions 56 X NaN
The Juice X NaN
Transparent Languages Sessions 30 8 275.00%
Transparent Languages Users 8 6 33.30%
Weiss Financial Sessions 18 X NaN
Boynton-Beach.org/city-library pageviews ***4,589 4,947 7.80%
Palm Beach Post Views (Newsbank)1,554 1,140 36.30%
***pulled from Google Analytics, number of views library
website has received
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DIGITAL RESOURCE ANDDATABASE STATISTICS Submitted by: Sonia Chaudry
DIGIITAL RESOURCE AND DATABASE STATISTICS
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SOCIALMEDIA
Submitted by: Tiffany Marshall
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SOCIALMEDIA
Submitted by: Tiffany Marshall
HIGHEST PERFORMING CONTENT
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SOCIALMEDIA
Submitted by: Tiffany Marshall
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SOCIALMEDIA
Submitted by: Tiffany Marshall
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SOCIALMEDIA
Submitted by: Tiffany Marshall
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PUBLIC COMPUTER USAGESTATISTICS
Submitted by: Michael Bennett
Adult Computer Use: 1052
Adult Computer Average Time Per Session: 43 min
Youth Computer Use: 538
Youth Computer Average Time Per Session: 47 min
Adult Laptops Total Use: 49
Teen Laptops Total Use: 31
Archives Monthly Report – December – LAST MONTH OF ’25!
• very slowly assigning metadata to the recently di gitized A0008 City of Boynton Beach
Collection media (DVDs etc.) and wrestling with how exactly to make this accessible online;
because nothing is ever straightforward, we’re now testing a couple of different hosting
routes and simultaneously finding gaps in the colle ction’s description that need backfilling
before putting it in front of the public
• been in touch with Bryan from Paperboy Digital (local Boynton Beach digitization outfit)
about potential collaborative projects; planning to meet in January to discuss options,
assuming there is money or grants to make any of th is possible and not merely a pleasant
hypothetical
• received some lovely donations from Ms. Naughton (pamphlets, postcards, and other local
history materials) that will be absorbed into a han dful of collections; continuing to chip away
at my backlog of accessions in general, because the “incoming” side of archival work has
seems to outpace my two hands and time available
• gathering materials to refresh the display cases so they are less outdated and less painful
to look at under fluorescent lighting; WE’RE SO CLO SE! Mister Brian R. in the Creative Edge
Studio has been helping me print some large format higher quality images to display which
has been a huge help
• continuing to cover the Research Desk as needed i n addition to the usual scheduled
coverage; steady flow of people wanting to look at old Boynton materials, photos in
particular
• unending work on the archives’ website, mainly hu nting dead links, vanished PDFs, and
other casualties of past site migrations that refus e to reveal themselves until someone
attempts to click them (shoutout to Craig C. for fi nding a few this month)
• ongoing research/reference assistance for interna l city departments and the regular
public: currently working with Boynton Police Dept. to curate some timeline images for
them, while helping several members of the public navigate our photo collections both online
and off
• plenty of other mundane archival labor not listed here, including the usual spreadsheet
wrangling, rehousing, and rearranging of things tha t insist on existing in physical space
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ARCHIVES ACTIVITIES
Submitted by: Jacob Rabinowitz
Programs:
CES Orientation: 9
Hand-Crafted Greeting Cards (Wednesday): 10
Hand-Crafted Greeting Cards (Saturday): 6
Sewing Fundamentals: 6
Sewing Introduction: 6
Intro to 3D Printing: 5
Quest Club (Dungeons & Dragons): 6
Appointments:
With Librarian: 27
With Studio Assistant: 2
Creative Bug
Active Users: 2
New Users: 0
Hours Watched: 0
In December, the Creative Edge Studio welcomed 9 new patrons through
orientations and held a successful introduction to 3D printing program. One-on-
one appointments were primarily used for holiday related projects, including
decorations, gift making, and photo printing. The studio continued to see steady
engagement driven by seasonal needs and creative projects. Staff members also
had opportunities to use the studio for holiday projects, giving them a chance to
learn more about the functions of the studio.
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CREATIVE EDGE STUDIO
Submitted by: Brian Reagh
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PUBLIC TECHNOLOGYTRAINING PROGRAMS
Submitted by: 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.
DECEMBER AGENDA:
· December 4th – Let’s Chat AI
· December 11th – How Do Social Media Algorithms Work?
· December 18th – Smart Tech 101
· December 25th – CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS DAY!
Tech Talks for December were really slow. I think it’s because of the holiday season and
most people are traveling. Tech Talk attendance was low, I think January attendance
will pick up. A few of my regulars returned this month, but I think more familiar faces
will show up in the New Year.
13 One-on-ones:
This month, I helped a patron who needed to learn how to use WhatsApp. He told me that
he was trying to contact his daughter in Guatemala but didn’t know how to use
WhatsApp. We went over how to make calls, how to sent messages and how to send
photos. As a practice, he did a video call to her daughter. He hadn’t seen his daughters
face in over 5 years. He was very appreciative and excited to get home and call other
family members.
I’ve had multiple 1:1s with people having issues with new laptops. I had three
appointments with three separate people who received new laptops for Christmas and
didn’t know how to use them. Two of the three were Macbooks and we were able to synch
up everything and go over how to use the laptops.
The other one was a really nice Asus laptop and the patron wanted to learn how to play
Roblox so they could play with their grandchild. I wasn’t able to show him how to play
(because I don’t know) but I was able to show him how to access the site and create an
account.
Other Notes:
Some of the most requested classes:
Canva (all types) Excel (basic) AI (anything about it
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PUBLIC TECHNOLOGYTRAINING PROGRAMS
Submitted by: Brianna Tabil
Programs Sessions Participants
Books & Bingo!
in collaboration with The Friends of the Library 1 35
TOTAL:1 35
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ADULT SERVICES PROGRAMS
Submitted by: Tiffany Marshall
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OUTREACH
Submitted by: Tiffany Marshall
Early Childhood Learning Collaborative meeting with Bridges
December 28, 2026
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YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAMS
Submitted by: Beatriz Barreca‑Garcia
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YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAMS
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PALM BEACH CAREER SOURCE
NOT ON SITE IN DECEMBER
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AMERICORPS
Mike Nigrelli
Levels: Beginner, Intermediate Instructor: Michael Nigrelli Reporting Period: December 2025
1. Topic: Talking About Skills and Abilities (Regul ar, Irregular, and Modifying Adverbs)
Objective: Students will be able to identify and co rrectly use regular and irregular adverbs, as well
as basic modifying adverbs such as really and quite, to add detail and clarity to their sentences.
Content Covered:
• Formation of regular adverbs using -ly (e.g., slo wly, carefully).
• Common irregular adverbs (e.g., well, fast, hard).
• Basic sentence modifiers such as really and quite.
• Placement of adverbs in sentences (e.g., before a djectives, after verbs).
Progress:
• Students demonstrated growing confidence in changing adjectives into adverbs.
• Learners enjoyed comparing sentences with and wit hout modifiers to see how meaning changes.
• Many students successfully used really and quite to add emphasis in spoken practice.
Areas of Improvement:
• “Well” was understood well enough, however, irregular adverbs were challenging and require
continued exposure.
• Lower beginner students still confuse word type definitions, such as adjectives vs adverbs.
2. Topic: Talking About Our Dreams/How to be Polite vs Demanding (Understanding the
Difference Between “Would Like” and “Want”/Introducing “Would”/ “Could”/ “Will”/ “Can”)
Objective:
Students will be able to distinguish between want and would like and use each appropriately based
on formality and context. As well as introducing beginners to the idea of possibilities with would
and could.
Content Covered:
• Meaning and usage of want vs. would like.
• Polite requests and offers using would like.
• Sentence formation in statements and questions (e.g., I want…, Would you like…?).
• Introducing the idea of ability vs want (e.g., ca n… won’t)
• Role-play scenarios such as ordering food or making plans.
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AMERICORPS
Mike Nigrelli
3. Topic: Talking About Things We Own (Definite and Zero Articles)
Objective:
Students will be able to recognize when to use the definite article (the) and when to use zero
articles with general nouns. As well as a/an for go od measure.
Content Covered:
• Definite article usage for specific nouns/singular or plural (the book on the table).
• Zero articles with general nouns/plural and uncountable nouns (Books are expensive, I like
coffee).
• The articles “A” and “An” for general singular nouns. (A cat sits on the counter).
• Comparing specific vs. general meaning in sentenc es.
Progress:
• Students showed improvement in identifying general vs. specific references and when to use
proper articles.
• Class discussions helped learners explain why an article was or was not needed.
• Writing exercises demonstrated clearer article usag e than earlier in the term.
Areas of Improvement:
• Some students still overuse the in general statements.
• Additional listening practice may help reinforce natural article use.
4. Topic: Talking About Chores (Reflexive Pronouns)
Objective:
Students will be able to use reflexive pronouns correctly to describe actions done by the subject to
itself.
Content Covered:
• Reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, themselves).
• Difference between object pronouns and reflexive pronouns.
• Common expressions (e.g., by myself, teach myself).
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AMERICORPS
Mike Nigrelli
5. Topic: Talking About Job Plans (Gerunds and Infi nitives)
Objective:
Students will be able to identify and use gerunds a nd infinitives after common verbs.
Content Covered:
• Gerunds (-ing forms) after verbs such as enjoy, like, and avoid.
• Infinitives (to + verb) after verbs such as want, need, and plan.
• Common verbs that can take both forms with little change in meaning.
Progress:
• Students began recognizing verb patterns rather th an memorizing rules.
• Class polls and discussion activities increased engagement.
• Many students can now self-correct in written exercises.
Areas of Improvement:
• Some learners mix gerunds and infinitives in longer sentences.
• Continued exposure and practice are needed for automatic usage.
6. Topic: Reviewing for and Taking Midterms / Overall Performance
Objective:
Students will review key grammar concepts through a practice test and demonstrate their
understanding through midterm assessments.
Content Covered:
• Review of all major grammar points from the first half of their schoolyear.
• Practice tests, group review quiz games, and spea king assessments.
• Strategies for reading and understanding test que stions.
Progress:
• The average score of the midterm review quizzes w as around 76% for both classes.
• Most students showed measurable improvement compa red to earlier assessments. The ones that
didn’t admit that they didn’t study. Students who r eceived As on their first attempt, attempted to go
for a perfect score. Students who received Cs on their first attempts worked their ways up to at least
Bs, if not As for some.
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AMERICORPS
Mike Nigrelli
Areas of Improvement:
• Reading comprehension remains challenging for some learners.
• Test anxiety affected a small number of students’ performance.
• Small sticking points included phrasal verbs and remembering adverbs of frequency. 7. Next Steps
• It appears as though the focus of the next few lessons (the focus in January) is in making future
plans (e.g., going to, will, might, must, have to).
• Continue reinforcing grammar, phrasal verbs, and other difficult subjects through conversation-
based practice.
• Introduce more complex verb patterns and sentence structures.
• Increase focus on reading strategies and vocabulary building.
Instructor’s Comments:
The most difficult aspect of December was not so mu ch the classes, but my students’ schedules.
Between traveling for two holidays, and a number of students’ job schedules changing, I’m
finding that next term will have a lot of different students. I am happy/ a little emotional about certain
students leaving the nest (especially the student w ho just got a new job). The new beginner from last
month, while brand new to the language is the furthest thing from deterred.
Despite setbacks, I am optimistic and pleased with the progress students made during December. This
month required everyone to bring forth EVERYTHING they have learned so far. It required careful
attention to subtle grammar differences, and the st udents with regular attendance rose to the
challenge. While some concepts (particularly reflexive pronouns) remain difficult, consistent practice
and real-life application have led to noticeable im provement, even if students cannot see it
themselves. My dyslexic student continues to try her best and scored a 76% on her written midterm.
My student who has the opposite problem, scored an 80%. Continued emphasis on speaking and
confidence-building activities will further support student success for all my students moving
forward.
Current ESOL stats
Enrollment:
Beginner: 11 students (3 Spanish speakers, 5 Haitian Creole speakers, 3 Vietnamese speakers)
Intermediate: 13 students (5 Spanish speakers, 6 Haitian Creole speakers, 2 Russian speakers)
END OF REPORT
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The Libr a ry Director attended:
City Commission meeting
Public Libr a ry Directors Monthly Virtual C onversation with the Florida
Di vision o f Library and I nform a t io n S e rvices.
Current Month Same Month
Previous Year
Percentage
Change
Customer Visits Adult 9,958 8,700 14.50%
Customer Visits Youth 5,811 5,200 11.80%
Total Customer Visits 15,769 13,800 14.30%
Total Circulation*10,810 12,960 -16.60%
Adult Circulation 4,642 5,776 -19.60%
Young Adult Circulation 368 481 -23.50%
Juvenile Circulation 3,081 3,752 -17.90%
ILS System Circulation (Print Materials)**8,095 10,035 -19.30%
Checkouts on Kiosks 3,682 4,713 -21.90%
EBook Circ (Overdrive, Cloudlibrary)1,106 1,080 2.40%
eAudiobook Circ (Overdrive, CloudL)765 751 1.90%
Overdrive Magazines 833 755 10.30%
Audiovisual (DVDs, CDs, Audiobooks etc)655 943 -30.50%
Users registered 259 310 -16.50%
Online user registration 5 6 -16.70%
Onecard Cards 0 0 NaN
Number of Reference Transactions 488 746 -34.60%
*includes ILS, Ebooks, OD mags, Gale legal
forms
**Total items checked out kiosks and others in-
house
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C U S T O M E R S E R V I C E A N D
C I R C U L A T I O N S T A T I S T I C S Submitted by:
Sonia Chaudry
C U S T O M E R S E R V I C E A N D C I R C U L A T I O N S T A T I S T I C S
Collection Management
Discarded: 41
Items added: 438
Customer Relations/Curbside Pickup
Appointments made: 1
Picked up: 1
Current Month Same Month
Previous Year
Percentage
Change
A to Z total records viewed 8,720 3,145 177.30%
Gale Infotrac Retrievals 26 24 8.30%
Gale Infotrac Sessions 16 30 -46.70%
Gale Legal 11 0 NaN
Global Road Warrior Page Views 140 X NaN
Kanopy Streams 367 518 -29.20%
Learning Express Job Career Sessions 0 0 NaN
Learning Express Sessions 0 0 NaN
Medici TV 8 X NaN
Mometrix Sessions 36 X NaN
The Juice 34 X NaN
Transparent Languages Sessions 51 56 -8.90%
Transparent Languages Users 15 17 -11.80%
Weiss Financial Sessions 19 X NaN
Boynton-Beach.org/city-library pageviews ***#DIV/0!
Palm Beach Post Views (Newsbank)1,580 1,129 39.90%
***pulled from Google Analytics, number of
views library website has received
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D I G I T A L R E S O U R C E A N D
D A T A B A S E S T A T I S T I C S Submitted by: Sonia Chaudry
D I G I I T A L R E S O U R C E A N D D A T A B A S E S T A T I S T I C S
Renewal contract
in progress
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S O C I A L
M E D I A
Submitted by: Tiffany Marshall
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S O C I A L
M E D I A
Submitted by: Tiffany Marshall
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S O C I A L
M E D I A
Submitted by: Tiffany Marshall
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S O C I A L
M E D I A
Submitted by: Tiffany Marshall
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S O C I A L
M E D I A
Submitted by: Tiffany Marshall
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P U B L I C C O M P U T E R U S A G E
S T A T I S T I C S
Submitted by: Juaquin Torres
A d u l t C o m p u t e r U s e : 1 1 3 0Adult C o m p u t e r A v e r a g e T i m e P e r S e s s i o n : 4 4 m i n
Yo u t h C o m p u t e r U s e : 5 3 0Youth C o m p u t e r A v e r a g e T i m e P e r S e s s i o n : 4 1 m i n
A d u l t L a p t o p s To t a l U s e : 6 9Teen L a p t o p s To t a l U s e : 2 3
A r c h i ve s Mo n t h l y R e p ort – J an u a r y
R e f e r e n c e d e s k c ove ra g e
C ove r e d t h e r e se a r c h d e s k w h i l e S o n i a w as o n v a c a t i o n , shi fti n g i n t o a m o r e p u b l i c -
f a c i n g r o le (y ay !).
A d j u s t e d s c h e dul i n g f o r a b i t o f t h i s a s A n g e l a ha d fe w e r op p o r t u n i t ie s t o a s s i s t .
A p p r e c i a t e d t h e o p por t u n i t y t o w o r k m o r e d i r e c t l y w i t h p a t r o n s .
D i gi t iz a t io n & o nl i n e a cc e s s
C o n t i n u e d u p l o a d i n g d i g i t i z e d m a t e r i a ls , i n c l u di n g m i cr o f i l m c it y d ir ec t o ri es .
O n g o i n g p r o c e s s i n g o f re m a i n i n g 8 m m fi l m m a t e r i a l s & t r y i n g t o ge t t h o s e
o n li n e/a c c es s i b l e .
C i t y d i r e c t o r ie s (p hy s ic al c o l l e ct i o n s w o r k )
C r e a t e d s p ac e i n t h e a r chi ves f o r p hy si c a l c i t y d i r e c t o r i e s pr ev i o u sl y h o u s e d i n r e f e r e n c e
a n d o t h e r a r e a s .
I d e n t if i e d vo l u m es t h a t h ad n o t b e e n c a t al o g e d .
C o o r d i n a t e d w i t h c at a l o g i n g t o e ns u r e t h e y a r e n o w p r o p e r l y e n t e r e d int o t h e s y s t e m
(t h a n k s !)
O ra l h is t o r y i n i t i a t i ve s
C o n t i n u e d e f f o r t s t o a r ra n g e n ew o ra l h i st o r y i n t e r v ie w s .
Fo r m e r B oy n t o n m ayo r J e r ry Tay lor ha s exp r e s s e d i n t e r e s t in p a r t i c ip a t ing .
D ra f t e d s a m p l e int e r v i e w q u es t i o n s a n d b e g a n p r e l im i n a r y l o g i s t i c al pl a n n i n g (tha n k s
J e a n n i e !)
P r e s e r va t i o n & co l l e c t i o n ma i n t e n a n c e
C o n t i n u e d re h o u s i n g m a t e r i a l s n o t st o r e d t o c u r r e n t p r e s e r v a ti o n s ta n d a r d s (e .g ., non–
a c i d -f r e e f o ld e r s , m at e r i a l s s t o r e d i m p r o p e r l y, and t h e li s t g o e s o n ).
I d e n t if i e d m a t e r i a l s n o t r e f l e c t e d i n ex i s ti n g f i n d i n g a i d s a n d t h e ong o i n g b a t t l e to
a d d r e s s i n g g a p s .
W h il e t h e b a c k l o g r e m a i n s s u b sta n t i a l , s t e a d y p r o g r e s s i s b e i n g m a de . YAY 😊
Va c a t i o n (s t ra t e g i c h u m a n m a i n t e n a n c e)
Wa s out a p p r ox i m a t e l y 2 5 % o f t h e m o n t h .
Re t u r n e d r e a d y t o r e s u m e o n g o i n g p r o j e ct s .
Lot s o f w e t, col d ra in i n C A – n i c e t o h ave i t b u t n i c e t o b e b ac k !
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Submitted by: Jacob Rabinowitz
Programs:
CES Orientation: 9
Hand-Crafted Greeting Cards (Evening): 10
Hand-Crafted Greeting Cards (Morning): 10
Sewing Fundamentals: 6
Sewing Introduction: 6
Intro to Sublimation: 9
Quest Club (Dungeons & Dragons) Movie Night: 6
Quest Club – Becoming a Dungeon Master: 6
Adult Coloring Club: 6
Adult Craft – Paper Beads (With guest instructor Holly G): 10
Appointments:
With Librarian: 29
With Studio Assistant: 0
Creative Bug
Active Users: 4
New Users: 1
Hours Watched: .5
January was a busy and productive start to the new year for the Creative Edge Studio.
We provided access to 9 new patrons through orientations and continued to see
growing interest in how to begin using the space. The studio capped off the first year of
its Dungeons and Dragons program with a movie night, followed by a volunteer-led
course on how to become a Dungeon Master and host independent games ahead of
the next campaign. I also presented a lecture on 3D printing as part of the library ’s
annual Brown Bag lecture series, which drew 27 attendees and generated strong
interest in makerspace services. Additionally, the studio hosted a guest instructor for a
paper bead making workshop that was fully booked and received positive feedback.
City staff continued to use the studio to support internal projects, including printing
and the creation of custom branding materials.
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Submitted by: Brian Reagh
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P U B L I C T E C H N O L O G Y
T R A I N I N G P R O G R A M S
Submitted by: Brianna Tabil
Tech Talk Thursdays:10:30a – 11:30aJoin us every Thursday by the couches at the front of the library where we will discusstechnology and how to use that tech. This class will be a brief 60-minute chat alongwith instructions on how to use different technologies.
JANUARY AGENDA:· January 1st – LIBRARY CLOSED· January 8th – Let’s Chat AI.· January 15th – How does the internet work?· January 22nd – Tech Myths Busted· January 29th – FB Terms and Conditions
Tech Talk is still the most popular class. AI is the hottest topic and since starting theLet’s Chat AI every first Thursday of the month has brought in new patrons. Every firstThursday of the month, we talk about a specific AI topic. This Tech Talk goes furtherinto AI than just the basics that I have been teaching.
14 One-on-ones:The Canadian Snowbirds are back and have been booking up my 1:1 calendar. The mostrecent 1:1 I had with one of them was about how to merge her Google photos and heriPhotos. It took us two sessions to get her comfortable doing it on her own. I was able toshow her how to access her iPhotos from the iCloud and sort through them.
I had an appointment with one patron who was trying to navigate LinkedIn and wantedhelp getting her resume onto the website. I showed her how to upload her resume andthen also showed her the site and helped her fill in her profile.
Other notes: I have been working with a patron on and off (he shows up randomly and Iwill sit with him for ten minutes – if I have the time, and show him a new thing to do) withgetting accessibility settings on his devices. He approached me last year asking if I knewof any devices that could help him read since his eye sight is going. I showed him theaccessibility settings on his iPhone and showed him how to increase the font, place azoom button on the home screen and helped him figure out how to use the dictateoption on his text messages.
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Submitted by: Brianna Tabil
Programs Sessions Participants
Brown Bag Lecture Series: The Evolution of Boynton's Historic
Spaces | 1927 Boynton High School to Today 1 56
Brown Bag Lecture: Inside Scandinavia with Maria Drumm 1 38
Coral Reef Ecology 1 12
Book Buzz - Adult Book Club 1 15
Brown Bag Lecture Series: Discover 3D Printing | From Simple
Designs to Useful Creations 1 28
CPR 101 1 17
TOTAL:6 166
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A D U L T S E R V I C E S P R O G R A M S
Submitted by: Tiffany Marshall
B O Y N T O N B E A C H C I T Y L I B R A R Y P A G E 1 6
Y O U T H S E R V I C E S P R O G R A M S
Submitted by: Beatriz Barreca‑Garcia
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M o n t h ly Am e r i C o rp s E S O L R e por t
Level s : B e g inn e r, I n t e rm e d i a t e
I n s tr u ct o r : Mi cha el N igr e ll i
R e por t i n g Pe ri o d : J anu ar y 20 2 6
1. To pi c: P res ent C ont i n u o u s Qu e st i o n s a nd A ns w er s
O bj ect ive : S t ud e n t s w i ll be a bl e t o fo r m a n d r e s p o n d t o p re s e n t c o n ti nuo u s
q ue s t i o n s a n d s t a te me n ts t o de s c r i b e a c t i o n s h a ppe n i n g no w o r a r o und the p r e se n t
ti m e .
C o nt e n t C over e d :
• Form i n g pr e s ent c o nt in u o u s s t a t e me n ts (I a m w o r ki n g , S h e i s s tud yi n g ).
• Yes/N o que s ti o ns a n d sho r t a n s we r s (Ar e yo u w o r ki n g ? Ye s , I a m / N o , I ’m n o t).
• W h - q u es t i o n s (Wh a t a r e you d o i n g? Wh e r e i s he goi ng ?).
• S u b j ect –ve rb a g r e em en t wi t h b e (a m , is, a r e).
P r ogr e s s:
• S t u d ent s de mon s t ra t ed gr o w i n g co n f i d e n c e de s c r i b i n g w h a t t hey a n d ot h er s a re
d oi n g in r e al t i m e .
• Pa ir a c ti v it ie s h e l p e d r e i n for c e n at u ra l q u e s t i on -a n d-a n s we r p a t t er n s .
• M a ny l e a rn e r s succe s s f ul l y us e d p re s e n t c o n ti nuo u s to t al k a b o ut c u r re n t r o u ti ne s
a nd t em p o ra r y si t u a t ion s .
A r ea s o f I m p r ove m e n t :
• For t h e m o st p a rt , n o st u de n t s r e a l ly c o nf u s e pre s e nt s i m p l e an d p r ese n t
c o n t inu o u s . My ne w est s tu d e nt s a re t he n e w e s t t o E n gl i s h s o t h ey re q u i r e spe c i a l
a t t en t i o n , b u t t h ey u nd e r st o o d.
• E x t ra p ract i c e i s n e ed e d f o r q u e s t i on f o rm at io n , p a rt i c u la r l y w it h wor d ord e r.
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2. Topic: S t ate Ve r b s vs . Ac t i o n Ve r b s
Ob j e ct i ve: Stu de nts wi ll b e a ble to id en t ify an d co rr e ct l y us e s t a t e ve rb s and a c t ion ver bs,
und e rst an din g w he n pr e s e n t c on t inu o us i s and is n ot app ro p ri at e.
C o ntent Cover e d :
• Co mm o n s t a t e ve rb s (kn o w, l ike , love, want , beli eve , un de rs t a n d).
• A c t io n ver bs u se d i n con t inu o us f or ms (r un , eat, s tud y, w o r k).
• Ex p la nati o n o f w hy s ta te ve r bs ar e usu al ly n o t us ed w ith -i ng.
P r o g r ess :
• St u dent s sho wed c l e ar u n de r s t a nd i ng when s or t in g ve r b s i n to “st at e” a n d “a ct i on” categories.
• M a ny l e arner s se lf -co rr e ct ed se nte nce s su ch a s I a m kn o w ing t o I k now.
• Cl as s di s c ussi ons h e l pe d clar if y mea ni n g -base d ve rb usage.
• A r eas o f Im p rovem e n t :
• So me con f usi on re mai n s with ver bs t h a t c a n b e b oth state a nd a c t i on de p e n di ng o n m eani n g
(th ink, h ave , se e).
• St u dent may f or g e t if t he topi c is n ot r evis i te d s o c ont i nu ed ex p osu re a nd r epetit i on wi ll h e l p
sol i di fy th e dis t i ncti o n b et wee n th e t wo .
3. Topic: Exc ep t i o n s (Us u all y I… b u t today I am…)
Ob j e ct i ve: Stu de nts wi ll b e a ble to de scr i be tem p ora ry ch a n g e s fr om no rm a l r o uti ne s us i ng pre se nt
c o nti nuo u s alo ngsi de p r es ent s im p le .
C o ntent Cover e d :
• Co n t ra s t betwe e n hab i ts and te mp o rary actio ns.
• Sent en ce s t ru ct u r es s uc h as “I u s ua ll y w o r k m or nin g s, b ut to day I am w or k i ng at n ight .”
• Ti me expr e s s io n s li ke usu al ly, to d ay, th i s w e ek.
P r o g r ess :
• St u dent s e n joye d s h a ri ng per s onal ex a mples, mak ing g ram mar mo re r e l a t a ble.
• M a ny l e arner s su cce ssf ull y c o ntra sted ro u tin es a n d exc ept i on s in s p oken p racti ce.
• Th is l es s on h e l p e d clar if y w hy b oth t e n se s a r e n eed ed .
Ar e a s of I mpr ove me nt:
• So me st u de nts ove rge ne ral iz ed a nd use d p re se nt co n tin u ou s fo r per man en t situ a t ion s .
• M or e w ri t t e n pra ct i c e may h el p r ei n fo rce a c cu racy.
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4. Topic: Doc tor Vis i t s a n d B o d y Part Voc abula r y
Ob j e ct i ve: Stu de nts wi ll b e a ble to de scr i be sy mpto ms, i dent i fy b od y pa r t s , a nd c om mun ic a t e basi c
ne e d s d ur ing a d octo r vi s it.
C o ntent Cover e d :
• Vocab u la r y fo r b od y p a rt s (h ead , sto ma c h, b a ck, ar m, le g ).
• Co mm o n s y mpto ms a n d expre s sio ns (I t hu rts , I fe e l si ck, I h ave a feve r, my eyes a re it chy ).
• Si mpl e dialo g ue s f o r me di cal a p p oin t ment s .
P r o g r ess :
• St u dent s a c t ively p a rti c i pa t e d i n r o le -p lay acti v iti es s im u lati n g do c t or v isi t s.
• Vocab u la r y r etent i on was s t r o ng d ue to re p e t iti o n and pra c t ic a l us e. Even t he less ex p er ie nce dstudents knew m any vo c a bul a ry wo rd s .
• Lear ne r s ex p r es s ed in cre a s e d c on f id en c e d iscus s ing h e a l t h-r el a t ed is s ue s . A rea s o f I mp rovem en t :
• P ron unci at i on o f l es s fam i li ar b o dy p a rts ne ed s r e i nf o rcem en t .
• So me st u de nts s tr uggled w i t h re mem be ri n g d i ff er e n t words for si c k o r i ll.
5. Topic: Talking A b o u t We ather Us i n g Nouns and Adje ct i ves
Ob j e ct i ve: Stu de nts wi ll b e a ble to de scr i be we a t he r co ndi t io n s us i ng b oth nou n and a djec tive form s .
C o ntent Cover e d :
• We a t he r n ou n s and a djec tive s (ra in /rainy, sun /su n ny, cl o ud /c lou dy).
• Sent en ce patt er ns s uc h as “Th er e is ra in” v s . “I t is rainy.”
• Talkin g a bou t w e at h e r pre fe rences an d d ai ly i mpac t.
P r o g r ess :
• St u dent s qu i c kl y gra s p e d th e n oun –a djective t ran s fo rm a t ion p a t te rn s .
• Cl as s di s c ussi ons a b ou t local wea ther e n c oura g e d n at u ral c o nve rsati on.
• M a ny s t ud en t s e njoyed be ing p rete nd w eath er f o reca ste r s .
Ar e a s of I mpr ove me nt:
• O c c as i on al mi xi n g of no u n and a dj ecti ve form s pe rs i sts .
• Co n t in u e d r ev ie w w ill he lp r e i nf o r ce corr ect u sa g e .
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6. Topic: Making Plans, Pr o mis es, a n d P r e d ictions (Fut u r e Form s )
Ob j e ct i ve: Stu de nts wi ll b e a ble to ex p ress fut u re i n te nti o ns, o bl i g a t io n s, and pos s ib i li t i e s us i ng go i ng
t o, wi l l, mus t , mi g ht, co u ld , a nd may.
C o ntent Cover e d :
• Futu re plan s w ith g o in g t o.
• P romis es an d d eci s ion s w ith w i ll.
• O bl i g a t io n w ith mu s t .
• Possi bi l ity an d u n c ertain t y w ith mi g h t, cou ld , may.
P r o g r ess :
• St u dent s sho wed s tr ong en g agem en t w he n d iscus s ing f utu re go al s a nd p lans .
• M a ny l e arner s e njoyed c l a s s d i sc uss i on s on t he pr ope r t im es t o u s e each wo rd a n d h ow li t tle a
di f fe r en ce th ere c a n b e b e t wee n word s like “m ay ” a n d “m ight ”.
• Paire d u p r o le -p lay acti v i ties h el p e d c lar ify me a nin g a nd u sa ge .
Ar e a s of I mpr ove me nt:
• So me ove r l a p r em a ins be tw een many of t he w o r ds.
• M or e s tr uc ture d compa r i son exe r ci s e s m ay he lp t h e s tud en t s.
7. N ex t Ste ps
• Fo c u s wil l b e o n su p e rlati ve s, l an g ua ge r el at ed t o m a k i ng cho ic e s , a nd qu est i on t a g s .
• P rov id e ad di t ion al pra ct i c e wi t h m ixe d ve rb types an d excepti o ns.
• In t ro duce m or e re a l-lif e ro l e p lays t o b u il d con f id en c e an d f l ue nc y.
• G rad u a lly i ncr eas e s en t en c e co mplexi t y fo r i nte r me di at e l ear ne r s .
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In stru ctor’s Com me n ts :
I a m ve ry p l e as ed w i th t he p r o g r ess stud e n ts m a de th ro u g hou t J a n uar y ho weve r m or e s tud e n t s ar e
fin di n g it dif ficu l t to make ti me fo r t h e c l a s s.
As a n in s t r u c t or, it i s no t my p lac e t o cr iti c i ze th ose w ho may eit h e r b e a f rai d t o c om e t o th e l ibrar y in
t he c ur r en t p ol i tical cl i mate. N o r is i t my place to be upset t h a t stu de nts c h oos e t h e i r j ob s w ith
c o nst an t ly ch an g ing s c h e dul es ove r th is. H ow ever, my t w o new stu de nts fr o m U zb ekis t a n have mad e
t he m s el ve s at h o m e an d fi t r i ght i n wit h my c lasses. Tw o n ew V ie t nam es e s t ud en t s spea k t he lea st
a mo u nt o f E ngli s h b ut wi t h th ei r f el l ow V ie t nam ese s t u dent s w ho h ave b ee n i n her e s ince th e s t a rt,
t hey are pick ing u p m or e t ha n th ey w oul d o t he rwi s e.
T his mo n th re qu i r ed le a rn er s to thi n k mo re d eeply a b ou t w hy E ngl i sh u se s c e rtai n fo rm s, espec iall y
w h e n d i stin g uis h in g be tw e en p rese nt s im p le , pr es en t c ont i nuo us, an d f u tur e str uc ture s . W h il e s o me
c o nce p ts we r e ch al le ngin g a t fi rst , c ons i ste nt p rac tice a nd mea ni n g fu l c onve rs a t i on he lpe d s t ud en t s
g a in co n fi de nc e . C o nti n ue d re inf or c em e n t a nd r eal-wor ld a p p li cati o n wi l l f u r t he r s t r en g t he n th ei r
sk ill s m ovi n g fo rwar d.
C u r r e n t E SO L s tat s
En ro l lm en t :
B egi nner : 11 stu de nts (1 U zb e k s p eaker, 5 H a i t ian Cr e o le spea ke r s , 5 Vietn am e s e s pe a kers)
I n te rme diate: 7 stu de nts (1 U zb e k s p eaker, 3 Span i sh s p e aker s, 1 Hai t i a n Cr eo l e spe a ke r, 2 R u ssi an
spe a ke rs)
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In stru ctor’s Com me n ts :
I a m ve ry p l e as ed w i th t he p r o g r ess stud e n ts m a de th ro u g hou t J a n uar y ho weve r m or e s tud e n t s ar e
fin di n g it dif ficu l t to make ti me fo r t h e c l a s s.
As a n in s t r u c t or, it i s no t my p lac e t o cr iti c i ze th ose w ho may eit h e r b e a f rai d t o c om e t o th e l ibrar y in
t he c ur r en t p ol i tical cl i mate. N o r is i t my place to be upset t h a t stu de nts c h oos e t h e i r j ob s w ith
c o nst an t ly ch an g ing s c h e dul es ove r th is. H ow ever, my t w o new stu de nts fr o m U zb ekis t a n have mad e
t he m s el ve s at h o m e an d fi t r i ght i n wit h my c lasses. Tw o n ew V ie t nam es e s t ud en t s spea k t he lea st
a mo u nt o f E ngli s h b ut wi t h th ei r f el l ow V ie t nam ese s t u dent s w ho h ave b ee n i n her e s ince th e s t a rt,
t hey are pick ing u p m or e t ha n th ey w oul d o t he rwi s e.
T his mo n th re qu i r ed le a rn er s to thi n k mo re d eeply a b ou t w hy E ngl i sh u se s c e rtai n fo rm s, espec iall y
w h e n d i stin g uis h in g be tw e en p rese nt s im p le , pr es en t c ont i nuo us, an d f u tur e str uc ture s . W h il e s o me
c o nce p ts we r e ch al le ngin g a t fi rst , c ons i ste nt p rac tice a nd mea ni n g fu l c onve rs a t i on he lpe d s t ud en t s
g a in co n fi de nc e . C o nti n ue d re inf or c em e n t a nd r eal-wor ld a p p li cati o n wi l l f u r t he r s t r en g t he n th ei r
sk ill s m ovi n g fo rwar d.
C u r r e n t E SO L s tat s
En ro l lm en t :
B egi nner : 11 stu de nts (1 U zb e k s p eaker, 5 H a i t ian Cr e o le spea ke r s , 5 Vietn am e s e s pe a kers)
I n te rme diate: 7 stu de nts (1 U zb e k s p eaker, 3 Span i sh s p e aker s, 1 Hai t i a n Cr eo l e spe a ke r, 2 R u ssi an
spe a ke rs)
B O Y N T O N B E A C H C I T Y L I B R A R Y P A G E 2 5
A M E R I C O R P S
P i l a r R e g n i e r
Tu t o r i n g/Hom e w o r k He l p
Tuto ri n g /Ho me w o r k H el p fo r t h e mo n th o f J a nuar y w a s d evot ed to t h e fol lowin g :
1. Bo ok hand lin g /Co n c ep t s of p r i nt
2. In c re a s in g s igh t w or d voc a bul a ry
3. Re a di n g stra te g ie s and behav i or s
4. P h on i c a n d p h on em ic a war e n e s s
5. L isteni ng C om p r eh en s ion
6. Re a di n g C om p ress i on, flu en cy a n d au t om at i c ity
7. Wr i tin g (N ot test ed )
A T O T A L O F 2 4 S T U D E N T S W E R E T E S T E D , 2 W E R E U N A V A I L A B L E F O R T E S T I N G .
P L E A S E N O T E T H A T D U E T O P R I V A C Y C O N C E R N S , S T U D E N T S ’ N A M E S W E R E
C H A N G E D T O P S E U D O N Y M .
B O Y N T O N B E A C H C I T Y L I B R A R Y P A G E 2 6
A M E R I C O R P S
P i l a r R e g n i e r & C a r m e n O ’C o n n o r
D ur in g t he m o nth of Janu a ry, i n str uc tio n f o c u se d o n h el p i ng s t ud en t s im p r ove t he ir readi ng
c o m p re he nsi on s ki lls . A s t ro n g e mp h a s is was p l a c ed on repe a t e d r ead ing acti v iti es t o b u il d f l ue nc y
a n d au t om a t ic ity, whi c h su p p or t stu de nts i n u n der s ta nd i ng wh at t hey re a d b oth l itera l ly an d th ro u g h
de e p er i n te rpre t a t io n . These a c t ivi t ie s w e re d es i g ne d t o help s t ud en t s r e ad m o r e s moo t hly,
a c cu rately, an d w ith g r eate r c o nf i de nce .
S t ud en t pr ogr es s w a s m o nit o r ed t hr ou g h r egu la r c l a s sr oom ob s e rvati ons a n d t h e use of r u nni ng
recor ds . T he se a s se ssm e n t to o ls h el p e d id e n tif y e a ch stud e n t’s i nd i v id ua l s t rengt h s and a rea s f o r
g r o w t h, all ow ing i nst ru ct i on an d ass ess me nts t o b e matched t o th ei r s p eci f ic n ee ds . T he data
c o ll ecte d wi l l b e rev i e wed an d u s e d in Fe br ua r y t o ad j ust i nst ru ct i on, p rovi d e t a rg eted s uppo rt, a n d
c o nti nue to s tr en g t he n s t udent s ’ r ead ing s ki lls .
O the r
Du rin g the m id -ye ar eval u a t ion , w e dis cu s se d go a l s f o r t he r em a ind e r o f th e ye ar and a g ree d t o
fo c u s o n a S T E M-based g ro u p ac tivi t y th at c o mb in es l itera cy a n d h a n ds -o n lea r n in g . T he bo o k S e e
M arc us G ro w wi ll b e used t o su p p or t r e ad ing s k i lls w h ile i n tr odu c i ng s t ud en t s to ba sic co n c ept s
a bo u t pl a n t s and gr ow th.
For th e h a n ds -o n po rti on o f th e acti v ity, s t u dent s w ill p lant an d car e f or their o wn be a n pl an t s
w hil e o bs er vin g c h a nge s over t im e . T hey wil l cr eate and decora te ob s e rvati o n j o ur na ls t o r eco rd
th ei r o bse r v a t ion s a nd c o llect s i mpl e da ta on p lant g ro wt h . O n c e t he bea ns h ave gr ow n i n to
hea lthy stal ks wi t h l eave s , stu de nts wi ll b e a ble to t a ke their pl an t s ho me to c o nti n ue th ei r l ear nin g
w ith t he ir fam ili es .
Thi s a c t ivi t y is de s ign ed to s uppo rt mul t iple ar e as of l e arni n g w hi l e en c o ura g ing cu ri o sit y a n d
e nga ge me nt. B y c o mb in i ng r e a d in g , hand s -on p l a nti n g , and ob s e rvati o n, s t ud en t s stre ngth en ear ly
li t e rac y skil l s, d evelo p a n u n de r s t a nd i ng o f b as i c S T E M con cepts , a nd p racti ce r e co rd ing
in for m at i on i n an ag e-a ppr opr ia te w ay. T he ove ral l goal of t his a ct i v ity i s to p r o mo t e inq uiry,
r es p ons i bi l ity, an d a love o f lear n in g by a l lo wi n g st u de nts t o acti ve l y par t icip at e i n th e growth
pr oc e s s and m ake m e a n ingf ul co nnec tio n s b et wee n what t h ey r e ad a nd w h a t they ex p erience .
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