01/08/2019 MASHPEE INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE Minutes

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Mashpee Inclusion &Diversity Committee Meeting Minutes January 8,2019 at 10:00 am Mashpee Town Hall Present: Chairman J. Marie Stevenson, Gail Wilson, Lynne Waterman, JoAnn Nadeau,Winnie Johnson-Graham, Louis Homer,Patty DeBoer, Xavier Gonsalves (Non-Voting McOmber) Also Present: Kim Landry-Affirmative Action Officer John Cotton-Selectman Liaison Absent: Katherine Brown,Elana Doyle CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairwoman Stevenson at 10:00 a.m, with a quorum. Introductions were made. APPROVAL OF MINUTES December 11, 2018 Since a member of the public had been in attendance at the December 11 meeting,the Committee asked that it be noted in the minutes. Additionally,the Chair referenced her comments under Committee Member Reports on page 4 in regard to Amanda Church, and asked that the minutes reflect her role in the R Word Campaign and her willingness to speak at the school. It was discovered that the minutes distributed were missing pages, so acceptance was placed on hold until the next meeting. APPOINTMENTS &HEARINGS None at this time COMMUNICATIONS & CORRESPONDENCE None at this time NEW BUSINESS Guest Speaker,Kathleen Mahoney,Library Director-Ms.Mahoney described one of the goals for the library this year as looking more closely at diversity and inclusion. Library staff recently completed an online course on the topic. Inclusion and diversity at the library would be a consideration for the building, the program and the services. Ms. Mahoney provided examples such as building accessibility through ADA, the provision of hearing packs in the event room and large screen readers at computers. In addition, the library wished to provide materials that would be representative of all people,what was currently available on the shelves and as materials were being purchased. Ms. Mahoney also referenced materials that were representative of"Our Own Voices,"written by and associated with gender, cultural or ethnicity in an authentic manner. Additionally, Ms. Mahoney described their collections of video, streaming services, their Native American collection and Cape Cod collection. When purchasing a new book, the library considers buying it in print, on CD, large print, e-audio book, in an effort to make books as accessible as possible, and as allowed with costs. Additionally, items were available through a statewide exchange, such as Braille books or other materials not immediately available in the Mashpee Library. The library was in receipt of a State grant forjob preparation training for