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Commonwealth of Massachusetts <br /> Board of Library Commissioners <br /> 648 Beacon Street• Boston, Massachusetts 02215-2070 <br /> (800)952-7403 in state•(617) 7-9400 17 421-9833 fax <br /> November 4, 2004 <br /> Mr. David Burton, Trustee Chair <br /> 11 Cranb erne Circle <br /> Mashpee, MA 02649 <br /> re: Mashpee Public Library <br /> Dear Mr. Burton: <br /> N overnber 4, 2004, M as tepee was certified to receive State Aid to Public Libraries awards. The Board <br /> f Library C o mmi si ners is pleased to announce that the Town of Mash pa wil!receive State Aid to Public _ <br /> Libraries in these amounts: <br /> FY2006 Library Incentive Grant(LIG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99046.59 <br /> FY2005 Municipal Equalization Grant MEG * • . . . . . . . . . . . . 2t691.36 <br /> FY2005 Nonresident Circulation Offset(NRC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,947.91 <br /> Total 14,685.86 - <br /> k <br /> 4 <br /> Mashpee may also receive an additional State Aid to Public Libraries payment in'the last quarter of FY2005 <br /> if sufficient undistributed funds remain In the state's account for this program. In that case,you will be notified <br /> :�. f the second amount. <br /> When certifying Mashpee, the Board reviewed the library's compliance in FY2004 with the minimum <br /> standards of public library service and the municipality's compliance in FY2005 with the minimum <br /> appropriation requirement. <br /> The State Aid to Public Libraries program is funded through Chapter 14 9,Acts of 2004,wh ich states that the <br /> awards "...shall be expended by the public library—without appropriation..." Consequently, the FY2005 <br /> awards cannot be counted as part of municipally appropriated funds when measuring col plianr;p with the <br /> appropriation requirement. <br /> A letter-has been sent notifying the treasurer in your municipality that the Board has asked the State <br /> Treasurer's office to issue Mashpee a check for the above awards. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Robert C. Maier <br /> Director <br /> Enclosures: Ch.149, Acts of 2004, FY2005 State Aad to Public Libraries Fact Sheet <br /> PC: Ms. Helene B. DeFoe, Director <br /> Mashpee Public Library, Mashpee <br />