8/10/2014 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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Friends of the`Mash ee Public Libra Kate Milde reported the Friends are trying to get more PR out—they got agreements from all 4 ice crew vendors*n Mashpee to give 10-1 %of their profits next Wednesday to benefit the Library. • Friends raised$355 from Dining for Books event. • working on cocktail party for next June to go with the 5-year anniversary of this Library. • Looking to Board of Trustees to find a major need to raise funds for the Library for the 5-year anniversary. One idea they have is to get 100 donors to donate 100 for whatever was decided to be needed for the Library. Kate said the Friends are working hard. Kathy Mahoney commented that Friends want something big and large that is a one-time project and they want something tangible for this 5-year anniversary fundraiser. Kathy said perhaps we could do something like a media lab; video game design;or how to create own a-book; etc. Chip Bishop noted the Friends have come to us with this request before. Kathy Mahoney said especially since we're partnering with the schools on an iPad program,perhaps if 10 iPads were supplied to the Library by the Friends that would be a major project. Benefits of having the iPads: Create e-books. Get more use of e-books. Educate people about APPS. More and more schools,etc. g ing towards iPads. School will not allow students to take iPads out of school so students could come to Library to work on iPad after school. Motion: Chip Bishop motioned the Trustees recommend to the Friends to pursue a purchase of at least 10 Pads that are compatible with what is being used in the schools and raise the funds for those devices. Mary LeClair seconded the motion. VOTE: Yes- Roll Call vote: Mark Wright,yes Kate Milde,yes John Kowalski,yes Mary LeClair,yes Chip Bishop, yes Carlo ' ste, yes Kathy Mahoney is to do the research and work with the Friends on this project. e orts Kathy Mahoney's Library Director's.Deport for the month of July was reviewed and discussed. Kathy alerted Trustees that a bigger part of the budget is going to be for a-book materials. She said the gap will be filled by Mate aid;revolving account; and donation account. Kathy provided update on balances currently in these accounts. They are going to assimilate a-book and audio-book so if listening on audio-book place will be narked and you can pick up and continue reading on a-boob or vice versa. • Important that Library close gaps and get into the technology for residents. Kathy advised the Trustees that in doing the ASS report one of the questions asked how many wireless sessions take place in the Library every year. Kathy contacted Town IT Department and David DelVecchio is capturing information to give her a figure for Kathy to use to do some sort of projection. 2