6/9/2009 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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Mashpee Public Library P 0 Box 657 Mashpee MA Circulation May was 8,776 items. This compares with last yeas circulation of 5,600. Year-to-date circulation is 105,956, compared to 116,313 items circulated during the same period last year. This is the first month in quite a while that circulation exceeds the same period last year. The library was closed for moving during the end of May 2008, accounting for some of 'the difference. Compared to FY 2008, circulation is -10,357 for the year. Overdrive collection statistics were not yet available for May. I asked the town to reappoint Mary Navicky to the Summer Circulation Assistant position. We were pleased with Mary's job performance last summer and she had expressed an interest in returning. David signed the paperwork on behalf of the Trustees to reappoint her and it has been certified by the Board of Selectmen. Mary will rejoin the staff on July 1st. Her schedule is 16 hours a week rather than the 19 hours we were able to use her last summer. Shewill work four days a week instead of five. This is part of the cuffs we had I to make to achieve a -i% budget for FY 201p. On the topic of budget, everyone is worried about what further cuts towns might face in state funding. Mashpee is anticipating an additional $330,000 reduction in state funding at this point in time, Joyce has asked Department Heads to hold off spending expense money from the new fiscal year until she has a better idea of the depth of the cuts and how it will be apportioned. Contractual items are exempt from this request. She is hopes to have information on this by the end of June. It will affect buying books and supplies if things are not settled by July 1st, We have been looking into having the SEM Club at Mashpee High School make a video of the construction project. After consideration, the Club decided they were not able to follow through on the project. I have contacted Maxine Wolfset to see if she might be interested. Maxine tapes the Board of Selectmen's meetings and other meetings for the local cable channel and has made several DVDs on various topics. Her most recent DVD is called Iraq trie Fina/Chapter. Maxine has an interest in environmental issues and has said she would be interested in tackling the project, focusing on Green issues and the LEED certification. Shelly Gilbert and I will co-ordinate with Maxine on the DVD,