This item allows the City Manager to provide an update regarding the Friendswood Library Summer Reading Program at the library:<ul data-pasted="true"><li>Friendswood Public Library had 300 people attend the Summer Reading Kickoff Party on May 22. </li><li>1,250 readers of all ages registered for the Summer Reading Challenge between May 22 and June 22. </li><li>During the first month, our Summer Readers have read a combined 405,361 minutes.</li><li>The library facility had more than 5,000 attendees for special summer events in June.</li></ul><br>The Reading Challenge runs through July 31, so there is still plenty of time to enjoy reading, prizes, and programs. <br><br>Visit the library website to register and learn more about prizes and summer activities at: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.friendswood.lib.tx.us/">https://www.friendswood.lib.tx.us/</a>.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.6/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).