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HI, THIS IS PARISH PRESIDENT CYNTHIA LECHE.
I AM HERE ON THE LATEST NEXT LEVEL INITIATIVE THAT WE'RE BRINGING YOU FROM OUR JEFFERSON PARISH GOVERNMENT.
I AM AT THE TERRYTOWN LIBRARY, AND THIS IS THE LAUNCH OF OUR BEYOND BOOKS LIBRARY OF THINGS.
SO I'M STANDING IN FRONT OF SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY CHECK OUT.
SO WE'RE GOING BEYOND THAT, CHECKING OUT THAT BOOK OR THE DVD.
YOU CAN CHECK OUT AN OLD-FASHIONED RECORD PLAYER IS WHAT I CALL IT.
BUT A PHOTOGRAPH, A PANINI MAKER, A UKULELE, A TELESCOPE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE REALLY VERY PROUD OF.
THIS IS A PART OF OUR BEYOND BOOKS INITIATIVE, WHERE THE LIBRARY IS GETTING OUT THERE AND DOING THINGS TO, TO HELP CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY TO RESOURCES THAT AREN'T JUST BOOKS.
YOU CAN USE YOUR LIBRARY CARD TO CHECK OUT PRACTICAL, RECREATIONAL, OR EDUCATIONAL ITEMS. THINGS OTHER THAN JUST BOOKS OR DVDS.
TAKE THEM HOME FOR A TWO WEEK LOAN PERIOD AND THEN RETURN THEM BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
YOU HAD A LADY WAITING HERE AT THE START AT 9:00 AM I THINK SHE TOOK A PHOTOGRAPH AND I WANNA SAY A PASTA MAKER.
YOU READ A BOOK ABOUT SPACE AND YOU WANNA KNOW MORE.
YOU CAN GET A TELESCOPE, OR YOU FIND A WONDERFUL COOKBOOK AND YOU WANNA LEARN TO MAKE YOUR OWN PASTA.
YOU CAN COME AND GET A PASTA MAKER FROM THE LIBRARY.
PEOPLE ARE VERY CONFUSED WHEN THEY FIRST HEAR THAT THEY CAN LEAVE THE LIBRARY FOR FREE WITH SOMETHING THAT'S USUALLY, YOU KNOW, AN INVESTMENT.
AND SO IT'S BEEN VERY FUN TO EXPLAIN, LIKE, YEAH, NO, TAKE IT, GO HOME.
I HOMESCHOOL AND I NOTICED THAT THEY HAVE A MICROSCOPE AND, UH, TELESCOPE, UM, AVAILABLE TO, TO BORROW, WHICH WE CAN TOTALLY USE FOR OUR, UM, OUR SCHOOL.
YOU KNOW, AT HOME WE'RE PLAYING SOME OF OUR STAFF'S FAVORITE RECORDS, AND YOU CAN PLAY YOUR OWN RECORDS ON THE RECORD PLAYER, WHICH WE HAVE IN OUR COLLECTION.
EVERYBODY WANT ICE CREAM WITH ROCK, WE'VE GOT LOTS OF MUSICIANS BEHIND ME.
WE HAVE A LITTLE DRUM KIT FOR KIDS, A KEYBOARD, YU UKULELES IN THE BACK ROOM.
WE'RE DOING, UH, DEMONSTRATIONS FOR THE AIR FRYER AND FOR THE ICE CREAM MAKER, BOTH OF WHICH YOU CAN CHECK OUT FOR FREE WITH YOUR LIBRARY CARD.
IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRY THINGS THAT WE MAY NE NECESSARILY HAVE THE BUDGET TO, TO BUY RIGHT NOW, OR EVEN, YOU KNOW, NOT SURE IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE USING.
I HAVE MY EYE ON ONE OF THOSE SEWING MACHINES TO TRY OUT OUR GIRL BRIDGET'S OVER THERE SEWING A WHOLE BLANKET.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW, BUT IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
WE HAVE SPORTING GOODS, WE HAVE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, WE HAVE ALL KIND OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, SO CHECK US OUT.
SOMETIMES WE LEARN BETTER HANDS ON WHEN WE CAN REALLY EXPERIENCE SOMETHING AND FEEL SOMETHING.
AND, AND SO IN ADDITION TO LEARNING FROM BOOKS OR LEARNING FROM A COMPUTER, YOU CAN LEARN HANDS ON AND YOU CAN DO IT THROUGH YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY FOR FREE.
THIS IS JUST THE START, AND IT'S GONNA GO TO ALL OF THE BRANCHES ACROSS JEFFERSON, PARIS.
SO IF YOU DON'T SEE IT AT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY, JUST HOLD ON.
MAKE SURE THAT, UH, YOUR LIBRARY KNOWS THAT YOU'RE SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROJECT AND IT WILL COME TO YOU.
WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED THAT THE JEFFERSON PARISH LIBRARY IS GONNA TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.