2/9/1999 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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LIBRARY ..TRUSTEES 2 PAGE THREE I REPORT ON PROGRESS of BUILDING ADDITION: Mimi explained that they had had two morning meetings 'irx January , had a lo.t of disc ssion't and they -had tabl d. .a few things .. David explained that he had- spoken with Douglas Storrs today; he was a be.nef c.tor-, and David . state-d that he . t read lightly @ He spoke to Randall , their Head Architect about three weeks ago ; he told him what our- timetable . eras .- David explained that we had an article before Town Meeting , and we-. were ready to go * David explained to Randall that r plans -had not been definedID If we had a couple of artist ' s conceptions , ,especially for Town- Meeting , wn- Meetin David suggested that we could use them. anytime . Randall suggested that David "bug" hire in about two weeks . Mimi reminded the meeting of Dick ' Shaughnessy' s suggest ion that we visit some of the other 110braries that have gone through the , expansion process , Mimi sta.ted .that she would corer the Chatham and the Snow Libraries . If. anyone would like to join her , they were welcome. David stated that he would like to do those li- braries with Mimi. I-t was agreed that they would coo that the first week in March. Dick Shaughnessy referred to an article which lead been presented . � by the Ma hp a Enterprise on January 29the He complained of some inaccuracies of the facts stated r,el.ative to the original con- struction of the Mashpee Library . Dick stated 'that hat the had done the best that they could at the time. He stated that he felt that -if you are going to get all of theP p eo le in the town -behind you , he did not think the for- wardp ro + res has to be built on the dead bones of the one before; He would hope that that type of publicity ,_ as such, . would halt * orward he did not think a should knock Whatever we do to mage � � that which has gone before; David responded that there had been a correction seat to the Enter rise relative to some of the inaccuracies which had ,been P printed . Carlo su ested that perhaps they could work on some future stories that will address the expans ion, in - a- different light . Mimi stated that. she felt the most important message we meed to deliver to the town is to convince therm that we meed a larger library . that the not have another Building Addition • Helene- suggested Meeting until April, Helene will be away on vacation during March. Helene would like to move the regular Marchmeet-ing t-c the last Tuesday of the Month, March 30th,