2/7/2012 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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- --- - ------ -- ---- - - - --- - - Mashpee Public Library February 7, 2012-Trustees Meeting Director's Report-January Circulation for the month of December was 9321 items, which reflects the annual dip in numbers due to the holiday season. However,during December seventy patrons registered to use the Overdrive component of the CLAMS system to check out eBooks. For the period beginning July 1, and ending December 31, we have had 666 Mashpee patrons register for the eBook service. Mashpee patrons have checked out 2517 eBooks since July 1, making Mashpee the third largest user of eBooks in the CLAMS system behind only Falmouth and Harwich. Circulation figures for print materials for the month of January are not yet available from the CLAMS system,but an increase is expected due to other indicators. In January,the Library issued 117 new library cards to users,which represents a sizable increase over the 62 new cards issued in December. Circulation figures for the expanded Saturday hours continue to climb: • Saturday, September 24 880 items • Saturday, October 22 859 items • Saturday,November 26 1329 items (Saturday after Thanksgiving) • Saturday, January 28 1299 items We expect Saturdays during the summer months to post huge increases, as the summer population arrives. I missed the monthly Town Department Head meeting due to illness, but submitted text and photographs for the Town Annual report, which I will circulate under separate cover. On January 13,Eileen Chandler, Program Specialist from the CLAMS system, conducted two in- house training sessions to teach staff the fundamentals of cataloging and how to do collection development and purchase eBooks using the vendor's updated interface. The sessions were very productive and Eileen will be returning to conduct continuing training for staff. On January 17,the Library served as the host for Cape Cod Health Care's regional Blood Drive. The actual event took place from 10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m., and netted 41 units of blood. The staff from CCHC was extremely impressed with the facility and the level of support from Town officials and employees. They were thrilled with the overall results and have scheduled their next Blood Drive for Wednesday,March 28.