12/28/1999 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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-Ma-shpee Public Library P.O. Box 657 Mashpee,MA 02649 Circulation for the month of December 1999 totaled 6,898 item. This was slightly less than Dccembel.98 When 147 more items circulated. Included in these totals were 5,103 adult items, 1,7(.4 juvenile items and 3 young adult items. There wore 2344 fiction, 1,033 non-fiction,296 paperbacks, 179 periodicals,718 audiocassettes, 3 compact discs,I,945 videocassettes., 300 large print bodes and 3 9 puppet lits. The library registered I 1 I new borrowers during the month. During the month,the library made 2,863 loans t Massachusetts residents that lure outside Mashp e. Fifty loans were made to out-of-state residents. The library borrowed 272 items for Mashpee patrons through interlibrary loan and loaned 257 items to other libraries for their patrons, There were 3,956 patron visits in December. December is one of our quieter months, especially just before the holidays. I spent time completing and submitting the budget and working on the collection. The budget is true the first week of January and a review session with the Town Admirfistrator will take place in January. I have been weeding the Large Print collection to male room on the shelves. we are already using the top and bottom shelves in this section and it is getting difficult for the volunteers to shelf rctums. I have tent a number of items to the West Falmouth Library for several months and weeded out items owned by other CLAMS' hbrari s,which didn't circulate Dere. This has made a bit of room but the section is still very crowded. The library filed a letter of intent with the Board of Library Commissioners for a Cross-Cultural Mini- Grant. innGrant. The application is due in March and if we arc approved for a grant, the library will rcc ive $8,000 for Cross-Cultural programs and materials. �. The library served as an Art-I-Gras site on New Year's Eve. The first too everts were very well attended, as they were geared for younger children. We were pleased with the turnout and will probably serve as a site next year. Overdue fines for Dcccrnb r totaled$635.55. That brings the year-to,datc overdue fire total.to $4,799.84 that has been collected and turned over to the Treasurer's office. Financial Balances as of November 309 1 Library Salaries 71,300.71 Expense 25,4 .19 Incentive Grant $ 10,885.69 MBG $ 9,509.97 Construction Grant $3010811.11 Library Donation $ 5,563.87 r