9/11/2018 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES MEETING TUESDAY, September 11,201 S, MASHPEE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM Present: Mary LeClair, Joan Lyons, Virginia Scharfenberg, Matt Auger and Ann Macdonald Absent: Sandra Horsman, Amanda Hall 5 Also Present: Kathy Mahoney—Library Director Mary LeClair, Chair, called the meeting to order at 4:04 p.m. Public Discussion: Done Approval of Minutes MOTION: Joan Lyons motioned to accept the Regular Meeting minutes of August 14, 2018 as presented. The Motion was seconded by Ann Macdonald.. Yes--4. NOTE: Roll Call Vote: Virginia Scharfenberg, yes Mary LeClair, yes Ann Macdonald,yes Joan Lyons, yes Matt Auger,Abstained Friends of the Mashpee Library The Friends event featuring bestselling author Lisa Genova is scheduled for September 13, at willowbend and is expected to be quite successful. Trustees were encouraged to attend and support the Friends. The Friends are interested in setting up fundraising plan for the garden area and would like input or any guidelines from Trustees. Library Director's Re art The Library Director reported that a new parttime Circulation Assistant has been hired and was beginning work after scheduling issues were resolved. The Library Director's report was discussed including updates on the American Libraries Association recommendations for Meeting Room Policies, and the need to continue to review and update policies concerning political and/or religious activities. The Library Director will continue to research and monitor and draft possible questions for Town Counsel. The demand for meeting rooms continues to be significant, and not all requests can be accommodated. Options for expanding the Library's operating hours within the current budget and staffing parameters were discussed. Staffing and personnel configurations were considered, and impact on staff schedules. Per MBLC certification guidelines, towns with population of 15,000 are required to be open to the public 50 hours per week in order to be fully compliant with state standards. The population will be recorded again in.the 2020 Census, and Mashpee may hit the 15,000 mark. The Library Director indicated that she would work on options and discuss with staff and report back to Board at next meeting.