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Mashpee Public Library <br /> 4 Steeple St <br /> P 0. Box 657 <br /> Mashpee MA 02649 <br /> 508--539-1435 FAX 508-539-1437 <br /> Circulation for the rnonth of June 2010 totaled 12,996 iterns.That exceeded last year's total of 10,997 by <br /> 1,999 items.The monthly total increased 1 over the same time period last year. The library lost a <br /> week's.worth of circulation figures because of the multiple closings for the odor problem. Our actual <br /> figures would have been thousands of items higher if not for the closings.Year-to-date, Mashpee's <br /> circulation figures total 124,409. Library card applications continue to grow at a phenomenal enal rate. We <br /> continue to have high demand for new library cards.Actual figures for the month were not yet'avallable <br /> o I will include the June figure with next month's report. <br /> We appear to be at the end of the oid o r problem. Ceiling tiles from a batch that was made in o t ber <br /> had a problem that Armstrong had experienced in other locations. The library closed on several days <br /> during June while the town was still trying to identify the,sources of the odor.An environ menta I expert <br /> was brought in and he quickly identified the ceiling tiles as the problem.The library closed again on June <br /> lot"so the tiles could be replaced. When use came in on Monday,there was a noticeable freshness t <br /> the air that had been missing for weeks. We have detected a slight odor in parts of the Children's Room. <br /> I've reported that to Catherine Laurent and not heard back from her yet. It may be more tiles or <br /> something else could have absorbed some of the odor. I'll continue to monitor it and report bank nett <br /> month. <br /> completed the Town Meeting Articles as I was instructed to do at the May meeting.The finished <br /> articles were emailed to Kathleen Moore on Friday and she confirmed receiving therm. I did it on Friday <br /> because I was going o be away on July 12t"which was the deadline date. <br /> As I receive the Mashpee annual statistics from CLAMS, I will be completing the state ARIS report which <br /> is due the end of August.The figures I distributed today reflect all of CLAMS. In the next few creeks, <br /> LAMS will send each library their oven figures, broken down by material types and age groups.This <br /> year, all ARIS submissions are being done online. I participated in a test group last year and thought it <br /> was much more efficient than filling out the hard copies.The test was so successful that everyone is now <br /> required to submitonline. <br /> The annual inventory was due in June.Terri Cook was a big help to me in compiling the inventory forms. <br /> Normally I just update last year's forms; adding new items and deleting withdrawn items. Since <br /> everything was new this year, it eras a big job.Terri worked from the Accounting Department invoices <br /> and created a spreadsheet for me. I reviewed what she submitted to rine and added the few items we <br />