2/14/2006 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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Ilashpee Public Library P.O. Box 657 Mashpee, 11a 02649 circulation for January 2005 totaled 9,522 items, 249 iters more than last December. fear-to-date, circulation is 78,'092 items which is % more than the same period last year. We have another passed another library in year-to-date transactions (Bourne) and are now the fifth busiest library on-the Cape. At this point, Falmouth, Qrleans, Harwich and Nantucket are the only libraries with larger circulation totals. The closest in total to us is Nantucket at 89,450. our monthly circulations were very close 8,817 to 8,786, with Illashpee slightly ahead. Nantucket has a more generous renewal policy and had 1,748 renewals to Mashpee's 705. Nantucket's total circulation for January was 10,534. We are continuing on the fiction weeding project and have picked up a significant amount of shelf space after withdrawing much dead wood. We are about half way through the collection. The Mystery and Large Print sections: which follow in the next ranges of shelves, are Bruch too tightly packed. The space achieved by the weeding the fiction will let us spread those collections out. That will make thea easier to browse and help with reshelving. It will also lessen the wear and tear on the bindings. The MIS department continues work on the library computers, adding three computers to the town network. Janet Burke and Bridget Bontrager have been added to the town email network. David elvecchio's work enabled me to do payroll from my desk rather than traveling to town gall. This feature will -make better use of nay time. The town also uses MU IS (municipal software) for other applications. For the first time, the FY 2907 budget was prepared on MUNIS. The torn is also planning on implementing a purchase order system which will be done through rl UNIS. Bridget and ,Janet were added to the network because Bridget is my back person for payroll and Janet will be involved in the purchase order system since she selects all the children's book. Joyce Mason distributed her recommendations for department budgets at her monthly meeting. Prior to the meeting: she told me she had removed the funds for the additional hours for Janet Burke. she told me that she is still working on trying to fund the funding in the budget to add that beak. she recognizes the need for and importance of that position. If she is not successful, she proposed adding it to the October Town meeting. Copies of her recommendation are attached to this report. She had originally instructed departments to budget an additional 30% for utility casts. After reviewing her information, she revised her projections down, accounting for the decrease in this lure item. The Library Educational Supplies (book budget) was reduced because it is a percentage of the overall budget (16%). The other cuts reduced the amount needed to make the 16% percent. If the Children's Librarian's get added back, we will have to be sure the book budget is also increased to satisfy the required percentage.