12/14/2004 LIBRARY BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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TOWN OF MASE LIBRARY BUILDING COMMITTEE Mints of the Meeting of December 14, 2004 Committee Afte dees: Also Attending: Sheldon Gilbert Janet Burke, children's Librarian Bonnie Barrett Ann MacDonald-Dailey, Liaison Maureen Rounds Jerry Elun'rengarten, Publicity Comm' ittee Diane Lannon John Renzi Mashpee Common Torn O'Neill Bridget Bontrager, Library Staff Steve Cook J. Stewart Roberts, Architect Jane Dolan Mike Bailer, Mashpee Enterprise Commi t e Members Absent: Ed DeFoe Sunny Merritt Chairman Sheldon Gilbert called the meeting to order at 7,15 PM. REVIEW v of MINUTES The committee unanimously approved the minutes as written from the LBC meeting of 11/30/04. . FUNDRAISING AISIN REPORT—David Burton. Dare reported that Ted Nadoiny, President of the Friends of the Ma h ee Public Library, had broken down the fundraising effort into public areas � by businesses and individual donors, both large and small. There.is a list of 600 Mashpee area businesses, which is being reviewed and broken down into two categories of one-person shops and large chains in Mashpee. Local bark branch managers have been contacted to come together for an informational ,meeting to determine whether it would be possible to apply for a grant. This meeting will take place after the first of the year. -Melinda Gallant, former president of the Mashpee Chamber of Commerce and now Manager of Mashpee Commons, has offered her assistance in the fundraising effort. The get-out-the-vote mass veiling, conducted by the Friends of the Library in late October, received 150 responses, raised $5,500 and has added to the ranks of library volunteers. preliminary fundraisers playbook is being assembled as a resource kit for use by the fundraisers committee and others, and includes general and specific fundraising information including p#edge forms, and lists of potential donors. The kit will be updated as schematics are designed and finalized. Tori O'Neill has two cocktail party events cbrning up in the next 8 weeks targeted toward the more substantial donors. J.'STEI ART ROBERTS TS REPORT. Mr. Roberts stated that he is now concentrating on development of a revised plan that will meet the grant requirements, He quickly reviewed the original 20,285 square ft. design with 12,265 sq. ft on the first floor, and 8,020 sq. ft on the second floor. He has added 1500 square feet to the back of the building in this plan, corning up with a 21,785 sq. ft design, adding that Patience Jackson's comments had been addressed. Copies of his revised 21,785 sq, ft. plan were distributed for review. Highlights of the revised.plan follow. On the fiat floor, he has enlarged the staff work room; moved the maintenance room; added a children's toilet room',; moved the toddler area to the entrance to the children's library; located the computers closer to the circulation desk; moved the public toilet area closer to the circulation desk; and added two emergency staircases.