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Elk River Library Board Report - July 2023 <br />Margot Barry, Library Service Coordinator <br />Summer Reading Program <br />The GRRL Summer Reading program runs June 5-August 5 this year. We are currently in week six of the <br />program. To date (July 18), 989 kids have signed on to the program (942 on paper, 47 in the Beanstack <br />app). This breaks down to 113 Teens, 777 kids age 3-grdae 6, and 99 babies age 0-3. We've given away <br />over four hundred books so far. <br />Outreach <br />The Elk River Library has a table once each month this summer at the Farmer's Market. We will also be <br />at Elk RiverFest. Connecting with community members has been a positive experience this summer; just <br />last week we signed on 39 more Summer Reading Program kids and handed out over 30 library card <br />applications during conversations with table visitors. Outreach will be an important part of the work we <br />do in 2024 with more planned collaboration and participation in community groups and events. <br />Staffing <br />As of today, we have filled three Library Assistant positions and two Library Aide positions. Jackie Hague, <br />has been promoted from within the Elk River Branch started her position this week. Hannah Sorenson, is <br />a returning Library Aide who started earlier in July. To the system and Elk River Library are Allison <br />Skinner (Library Aide) who started two weeks ago, Ibett Gomez (Library Assistant) who will start July 25, <br />and Keegan Agyekum (Library Assistant) who will start August 7t". We are very excited to welcome these <br />new employees. We have one Library Aide position open due to the promotion. We hope to have it <br />filled by the end of the August of early September. <br />5.7 <br />