10/12/2004 LIBRARY BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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.,. TOWN OF MASHPEE LIBRARY BCOMMITTEE Minutes of the Meeting of Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004 committee Attendees: Also Attending: Sheldon Gilbert Helene DeFoe, Library Director Bonnie Barrett John Rent, Mashpee Commons Sunny Merritt Nancy Stafford, Library Trustee Maureen Rounds Vanda Meyer, Mashpee Resident Steve cook Mike Bailey, Mashpee Enterprise ,bane Dolan Committee Members Absent: Ed DeFoe David Burton Chairman Sheldon Gilbert called the meeting to order at 7:10 Phil. REVIEW F MINUTES The committee unanimously approved as presented the minutes from the meeting of 9121104. COMMITTEE REPORTS Fund Raising— Tont ONeill. Tom reported on a meeting held on October 1 t New Se bury Country club. Luncheon was seared at 12-30 PM,followed by a meeting in the Board Room, moderated by Martha Moore, one of the consultants who participated in the original Library Forum~ held this spring. Martha is now Director of Philanthropy for a nonprofit clearinghouse, Associated Grant Makers(AMG), for all fundraising foundations for libraries worldwide. Martha gave a PowerPoint presentation to demonstrate how to access information available online relating to the grant writing process, and how to identify foundations that have grant funds for libraries. Martha plans to identify a professional grant writer who will in turn identity ten foundations with grant funds available for libraries. The Friends of the Library plan to provide funds to pay for the services of the grant writer recommended by Martha. Publicity—Bonne Barrett. .Posters—were prepared by Ted Hadolny, and distributed to local banks, The Boys&Girls Club, Southport, Post Office, Wampanoag Tribal Council, senior center, and kiosks in Mashpee Commons. Presentations—reaction to all has been positive. Sheldon Gilbert met with the Mashpee Men's Club; Helene DeFoe and Sheldon were guests of Janice Walford on the Mashpee Focus television show; Maureen Rounds attended the Quashnet Homeowners Association, and two sessions at the library for mothers of pre-schoolers; Anon MacDonald-Dailey spoke at the New Seabur Women's Club and the Mashpee Realtor's Group. In orrmplion Tables—Oktoberfest table was manned by Ed DeFoe, ,bane Dolan and Maureen Rounds. Tables at Stop& shop and Roche Brothers will be sunned Sat_ Oct. 16 th. Tele hone call Scri —Bonnie Barrett is working up a script for committee members to use in calling 10 to 20 of their friends(not cold calls), urging there to vote YES at Town Meeting and Election night. Town Meetlna & Election l lit—a poster on an easel with a rendering of the new library will be on display inside the building. Dave Burton will provide nametags for all of the Library Family, denoting LBC, Trustee, Friends, but no name. Maas Mailing—Dave Burton and Ted Nadolny will do a mass mailing to Mashpee residents with text including"Vote YES for the New Library,. The mailing will also serve as a recruitment for new Friends members. Mashpee Enterprise Ad—will appear in the Oct. 15th edition, paid for by the Friends, asking for a TE YES for the new Mashpee Public Library on 10118 and 11102. Sheldon Gilbert read a letter he has written to the editors at both the Mashpee Enterprise and the Cape Cod Tunes.