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5.4 <br />Library Services Coordinator Report -Board Meeting-10/26/2021 <br />Let's start off with a Summer Reading Program recap. We had a total of 868 children, babies/toddlers, <br />and teens participate in 2021. This number was lower than our participation in 2019, but with only 98 <br />participants in 2020, we are celebrating 868 as a huge comeback! We gave away approximately 570 <br />books, as well as pencils, bookmarks, gift cards, and other prizes, thanks to the generous support of our <br />Elk River Friends of the Library and our donor. We also had about 60 children/families participating in <br />the Story Stroll challenge, which was co -sponsored with the City of Elk River, Sherburne County Parks <br />and Rec, and our Becker and Big Lake branch libraries. The planning has already begun to offer this <br />program again next summer. <br />We are slowly returning to in -person programming at the library. We continue to encourage social <br />distancing at these programs and ask patrons to stay home if they are sick. Masks are currently <br />recommended in the library, per CDC guidelines, but are not required. We have in -person story time on <br />Mondays at 10:30 am, and we have consistently had 10-15 children and their parents attending. We are <br />offering our Schooled in Art Learning Series once per month, and in November, will begin offering our <br />Lego/STEM hour again. Our adult book club has returned to in -person as well, on a monthly basis. <br />On October 7, we offered a dance performance with Afoutayi, a Haitian dance group with music and live <br />drums. This event was available courtesy of the MN Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. We will be offering <br />a Halloween magic show for children and their families on October 26, also courtesy of the MN Arts and <br />Cultural Heritage fund. In December, we will have two musical performances funded by these same <br />Legacy funds. The Mistletones, a caroling group, will be at the library on Dec. 9, and Chris Ward, a <br />harpist, will be here on Dec. 16. We are looking forward to having these programs and events in the <br />library again. <br />,%GRgrA RIM M10MAL <br />RARY <br />