 Thank you Carol. Congratulations to the committee and welcome everybody. Let's pick up the energy folks This is a great day today and go Giants, right? So I always look forward to welcoming each and every one of you to these sessions because it's really important work That the committee is doing that all of you are doing It's especially important today because not only do we have the farmers market out there that you can enjoy and participate But also I hope you take advantage of visiting the main library here We too are sort of pushing the envelope in Technology and innovation in the future Our mix there are team digital Media Lab on the second floor It's really going like gangbusters with a lot of wonderful things happening there on the fifth floor We have what we call the bridge at main Which is our literacy and learning center that we also have created to really focus on serving Communities of need particularly when it comes to literacy to technology access The whole makerspace movement is so important. So I hope you take advantage of that I do want to say that the work that your committee is doing the PLP staff development committee is extremely important and What happens here? This is not lot not like Las Vegas. What happens here should not stay here You really should make it a point of sharing the information because I've always believed that The talent pool in the Bay Area Bay Area libraries is phenomenal and some of the most innovative creative programs and services Transcend our region and go on beyond Our places so that other parts of the nation can benefit from what we're doing. I really think it's important too that you bring in Voices and perspective from the outside from other industries that are sort of raising the bar in terms of how we're addressing Communities, I think the work today in particular is important because when we think of communities Many folks tell me that Public libraries know how to build communities But I think that now we're kind of in a different environment of trailblazing online communities Knowing how to link these communities and to be inclusive. We can't forget the fact that one of our core values is Inclusivity so whenever we talk about technology and about online communities I hope we don't forget that there's still segments of the community that are not connected that we have to find ways to Be really really creative. I'm very proud of the work that our own staff is doing just recently We've established a future of the library forum And I would offer that every single library system should have thought leaders within your libraries That push the envelope on innovation and positioning your organizations towards the future This group of 30 staff members are our creative Leaders that are going to help us look for towards the future in terms of facilities in Terms of technology in terms of service models and the organization itself And to relate to what you're doing today Community, how do we look at our communities three years five years down the road to make sure that libraries continue to be relevant? So I wish you all the best today have a wonderful exciting day and again congratulations to the great committee I'm very proud of Michelle Hampton one of our own that's part of your leadership team So with that welcome to San Francisco Public Library