01/05/2005 LIBRARY BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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i I TOWN OF MASHPEE LIBRARY BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes the Meeting Wednesday,nesday, January 5, 2005 Committee Attendees: Also Attending: Sheldon Gilbert John Renz, Mashpee Commons Ed DeFoe Helene DeFoe, Library Director Steve Cook J. Stewart Roberts, Architect Dere Burton Nancy Soderberg, Friends of the Library Jere Dolan Diana Lannon Members Absent: Tern O'Neill Bonnie Barrett Chairman Sheldon Gilbert called the meeting to order at 7:10 PM. REVIEW of MINUTES. The minutes from the meeting held on 12/14/04 were amended a follows. Page 2, under stere CooklJane Dolan, the second sentence should read "Stewart Roberts stated that it will add about 10°o-t ...." . The committee unanimously approved as corrected the 12114104 minutes. COMMITTEE REPORTS. Fundraising. Dare Burton gage an update on activities since the last meeting. Dave and Ted iadolny plan to sit with the local bank managers nit week to approach thea for a donation in the new fiscal year. Dave has also made arrangements ents to meet with individuals at Stop& Shop, and asked that Sheldon Gilbert accompany him to this meeting. Small donations resulting from the Friends' mailing in'04 continue to come in. The total amount realized frorn the trailing now is close t $10,000. Another fundraising idea, successfully done in Sandwich several years ago, is to hold a theater production, perhaps a comedy, for$25 per ticket. Dave approached Monsignor Tosti, who has agreed to make Christ the ling Church available for such an event, during several weekends in the corning summer season. Melinda Gallant has a theater troupe that may b available for such a program. For purposes of completing required information on the grant application, Sheldon Gilbert will mead to get the dollar amounts being deposited into the Friend' three bank accounts. Torn O'Neill reported that a" with Your Help" construction sign would be going up very soon with - a design of the new library on display. Three small fundraisers are being planned in New Seabury homes. Torn also would like to plan for three more concerts at the Library, in March and April. Torn stated that meetings with potential large donors would need a rendering of the new library building, as well as interior designs of the Children's area, the sleeting Room and the Reading Boon, all of which are potential naming rooms. Grant Application. Helene DeFoe reported that she and Sheldon Gilbert have together completed about 0%of the grant application. The bulk of the difficult work is done; with a lame chunk left for Stewart Roberts erts to complete. ST EiA T ROBERTS REPORT. ` Stewart Roberts brought with hire reprised plans of both the exterior and interior of the building, taking into account the comments that carne out of the previous meeting. on the exterior, he has been looking at options in massing. Interior design— fire floor. on the first floor, the meeting room has been roved forward a bit. � The stair is in a new location, to the back of the room. The Program Room and children's room