1/8/2008 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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f Mashpee Public Library P.O. Box 657 Mashpee, Ma 02649 Circulation for December 2007 was 8,341 items. This was 123 items less than last December. An early closing on December 13 because of a severe snow storm probably accounted for the slight difference from last year's total. December tends to be one of our slower months and vire put the time to good use doing preparation tasks for the move. Bridget has reviewed most of the items in the library storage room. She's found homes in other town departments for various reports. The Town Planner, Building Department, conservation Department and others were pleased to receive pristine copies of reports that related to their functions. Janet Burke has made good progress in weeding the children's materials., She is sending an email to each school librarian to b shared with the teachers: offering surplus items foe classroom collections. I have completed reviewing and Breeding the audio book collection. I have removed under used titles which give us more shelf space and will cut down on ghat vire have to stare during the rove. Many of our oldest titles had seen lithe or no circulation activity for the last two gears. The weeded titles have been given to the Friends for the library book sale. The inclusion of audio books in the sale was heavily promoted. We had about a dozen people waiting to get into the sale at :00 a.m. and business was brisk all day. I thinly we saw a lot of neva faces at the sale and hopefully they will become repeat customers. queried Joyce Mason.about disposing of equipment that we don't intend to take with us. 1 told her we were offering items to other departments first. She told me to mate of list of anything not-ranted by the town. They will post the list on the town website for the public to purchase items. After than items will be declared surplus and the DPW can assist in tatting items to the transfer station. I have not heard any more on our budget yet. That is hopefully a positive sign: that the narrative fully explained our budget request. The Selectmen or Finance Committee may r yet have questions for nye but I think Joyce Mason was satisfied with my presentation. I'll update you on the budget request net month. I anticipate I'll have Joyce's recommendation by then. I reported last month that the Selectmen were voting on the Library's OPM. They agreed to hire R P Walsh as OP ll but Steve cook: chair of Planning and Construction told rice that the town and Walsh are still in negotiations over the price of the contract. If they are not able to reach agreement} the town would try to negotiate with one of the other candidates.