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BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES MEETING <br />TUESDAY, DECEMBER S, 2015 <br />MASHPEE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM <br />Present: Carlo D'Este, Mark Wright, John Kowalski, Joan Lyons, Mary LeClair, and Kate Milde. <br />Absent: Allen Waters. <br />Also Present: Kathy Mahoney ---- Library Director <br />John Cotton -- Board of Selectmen <br />Carlo D'Este, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 4:07 p.m. and commented that it would be most <br />appropriate for the Trustees to enter a motion into the record acknowledging the great accomplishment <br />of the Mashpee High School football team in winning the State division championship. All Trustees <br />agreed and praised the Mashpee Falcons. <br />MOTION: Mark Wright motioned the Mashpee Board of Library Trustees acknowledge the Mashpee <br />Falcon's accomplishment and extend congratulations to them on winning the State Super Bowl <br />Championship. John Kowalski seconded the motion; and it was unanimously passed by all Trustees <br />present. <br />Library Website <br />Carlo advised he sent the letter to the Town Manager posing the Trustees' recommendation for the Library to <br />have its own website. Carlo said we did receive a reply; however, nothing was committed to at this point.. <br />Discussion of opportunities and challenges of a new website: <br />• Kathy received call from Assistant Town Manager for information on Library website needs. He is <br />exploring options with vendor to see what is possible and if our needs could be met. <br />• Town contracted with Virtual Town Hall for Town website. <br />• If Library had own website with own home page, patron access would be simplified; they would not <br />have to go through various links... but Library would still be cross-linked back to Town website. <br />• Library needs are unique --for example, Library has online resources and services that can only be <br />accessed through a website; need direct link to blogs; provide services to the community; publicize <br />information in way Town website doesn't do. We could never have the entire fiont page of Town <br />website. <br />• Uncertain why this is a point of contention. Every other library on Cape (and probably in the State) has <br />own website. Virtually all libraries have their own website, social media, identity, and logo ... just surf <br />the Internet to observe this. Why can't Masbpee offer same service platform in the way other libraries <br />do? <br />John Cotton was interested in hearing the discussion and comments from each of the Trustees on the importance <br />and benefits a Library website would offer in servicing patrons of the Library, as well as the community. He <br />asked if Library had own website, is Library willing to pay for that? Trustees responded "yes" funding would <br />be provided through the Friends. <br />