10/12/1999 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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Mashpcc Public Library P.O. Box 657 Mashpec, MA 02649 Circulation for the month of September 1999 totaled 9,139 items. His exceeded September 1998-by 999 items and 163 young adult items circulated during the month. During the month, 3,335 fiction. 1,288 uon-fiction. 615 paperbacks, 298 magazines. 715 audiocasse0cs, 2.308 videocassettes, 447 huge print (woks, 28 puppets and 2 ClYs circulated. 'there were 385 items borrowed from other items. The library issued cards to 67 new p,bons. There were 0.621 adult items, 2.033 juvenile libraries for Mashpee patrons, while Mashpec Library, tent out 285 items to other libraries for their p:urons. The lihrarn lent ileus to 3,530 Massachusetts residents whose primary residence is outside of Maslike. There were 248 out-of-state residents who borrowed books. P51ron visits in September totaled 5,560 Much of September was devoted to gathering information required by the Board of Library Commissioners for statistical forms that libraries must submit to be eligible for Slate Aide. Forms were completed and submitted for the annual ARIS and Neticnder transactions programs. In addition,the library's Early Childhood Mini-Grant was completed on September 30'^. A report wrapping up grant activities and expenditures was also prepared and seat to the Board of Library Commissioners. The library had to expend all remaining funds in that grant by September 30"to comply with grant requirements. We also had two pre-school open houses which were part of the grant activities and we printed up brochures and bookmarks that smnmed up types of materials added to the collection and what types of prc-school programs the library has on an on-going basis. Janet Burke will give more details of these activities in her report. Our gram program was considered very successful by the MBLC. Janet and I have been asked to do a presentation at the Weston Public Library on October 15a for libraries who will be doing Early Childhood Mini-Grants this year. We were one of three libraries asked to do a presentation. Shelly Quesada,who monitored many of these grants for the MBLC,selected ours as one of the best and requested that we participate in this orientation program. We were pleased to be asked and will be doing the presentation this Friday. Over due fines for September totaled$679.35. Year-to-date,$2,473.14 in fines has been collected and turned over to the Treasurer's office.