9/11/2012 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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Coag- ane lar j1p aat (continued) Jack said the Trustees should agree tonight on the mission statement to he adopted. Three draft statements developed by the Strategic Planning Committee were reviewed and discussed. The Trustees unanimously agreed on.the version 2 with the word"the"appearing before"Mashpee Public Library"on lines 1 and 3. Motion: Patricia Gauaehe motioned to adopt the Mission Statement numbered"2" in the draft to read as follows; "fhe Mashpee public Library promotes life-long learnin g,discovery,enrichment,and civic engagement through materials,technology, and experiences. By serving a diverse population,the Mashpee public Library facilitates access to information,the love of learning,and the building of community." Motion was seconded by Sandra Lahart. VOTE: Yes-5. Roll Call vote: Patricia Gar a h ,yes Chip Bishop,yes Sandra Lahart,yes John Kowalski,yes. Jane Dolan,yes ,lane Dolan exited the meeting. Discussion f Jack noted that staff vacations are coming up and that Kathy Mahoney will prepare a timesheet schedule for the Trustees to review since there is a possibility we may have to shorten library hours. Jack.said we don't know this for sure at this point. Chip said he would hope we can avoid at all costs reducing library hours in any form. Jack sad he agrees in principle, but we have to address safety concerns. Mike suggested perhaps volunteers would help at the library to avoid reducing the library hours. Meeting,Schedule Special Meeting tentatively scheduled for 2 p. a., Friday, September 21, 201 2 in the Library Conference Room. Regular Meeting scheduled or 5 p.m., Tuesday, October 9, 2012 in the Library Conference Room. Adjournment Patricia Garnaehe motioned to adjourn the meeting; Sandra Laha�rt seconded the motiow9 and it was unanimously passed. The meeting adjoumed at :21 p.m. Respectfully submitted, hat'" Gi l i hemi ording Secretary 3