10/13/2015 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 201.5 MASHPEE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM Present: Carlo D'Este, Mark Wright, Kate Milde, John Kowalski, Allen Waters (arrived 4:20 p.m.), and Joan Lyons (arrived 4:40 p.m.). Absent: Mary LeClair. Also Present: Kathy Mahoney – Library Director Audience: Sam Houghton – Mashpee Enterprise Carlo D'Este, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m. Approval of Minutes John Kowalski motioned to accept the Regular Meeting minutes of September S, 2015 as written. Motion was seconded by Mark Wright. VOTE: Yes -5. Roll Call Vote: Kate Milde, yes John Kowalski, yes Allen Waters, yes Mark Wright, yes Carlo D'Este, yes Friends of the Mashpee Public Libra Kathy Mahoney attended the Friends meeting and reported: • Ceil Sneider announced her retirement. At the November 5" Annual Meeting of the Friends they will have a surprise celebration honoring Ceil and her service to the Friends. Mark Wright asked whether any routine meeting between Friends and Trustees ever held. The Trustees suggested that perhaps after Friends' new slate of officers gets elected then the Trustees should invite the President of the Friends to attend a Trustee meeting. Reports Kathy Mahoney's report for the month of September was discussed. Some highlights included the following: The Trustees were impressed with the tremendous increase in enrollment in the summer reading program due to the efforts of Janet Burke, which brought the program to such a level this year. The 'trustees asked the Library Director to extend their compliments to Janet for collaborating with the schools and achieving tremendous success with the program. Kathy talked with the IT Director regarding computer replacements at the Library and budgeting for such replacements. David DelVecchio suggested doing replacements incrementally—perhaps, 12 computers at a time—and they will be under IT budget, not Library budget. However, he asked that the Library budget include a narrative explaining the need for the replacement computers in support of what is submitted in the 1T budget. Mark Wright asked when budget decision would be issued. Kathy explained it is submitted in December; then reviewed for approval by Town Manager, Finance Committee, and Board of Selectmen; and then goes to May Town Meeting for fmal approval. Approved budget starts July I".