05/09/2023 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

Home Browse Search

retired from the Mashpee Library. One of her arguments was nobody would stay 30 years at a Step 2 position. Tuition reimbursement was implemented and they have two employees who are pursuing graduate degrees right now. They will get two weeks' vacation upon start date. There are a lot of nice things that came with the contract. Library Director and the Assistant Director are no longer in a union. They are moving to the Personal Administration Plan. The library is very busy with various things going on while being short staffed. They are booking free lunches for summer. Ms. Mahoney will be looking for volunteers. It started with Mashpee Schools then we worked with the local Barnstable Church and now we are joining YMCA and Project Bread. Mahoney offered to host a training session on Tuesday, June 6t" in the Event Room from 9a-11a. Madison Riley is the person of contact, she started in the fall and is very enthusiastic. Ms. Riley would like to hold a kickoff event on June 301h on the green across the street. She will try and bring hot food and get some entertainment. They will ask if the Fire and Police could provide some trucks and also get the Tribe involved. The lunches will start being distributed at the library on Monday, June 26t" and every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday thereafter. The library has been invited to host a table at the Race Amity Day on Sunday, June 11tn Mashpee Night Out is August 2nd and the library has been invited to go to the Fire and Police Station that evening. Ms. Mahoney will use money from the donation account to pay for a face painter or balloon artist. Last year they donated the Italian ice truck. The past few years have been canceled due to weather. Sunday, May 21St is this years' Who We Are immigration project that will be held from 7p-8p and will remain on display in the Conference Room. The election went well. The Clerk's office came and were happy about the set up. Captain Rose did the traffic detail. The main building was closed at 5p.m. and people were directed to the side entrance. The library was the single busiest place for voters. 15 new library cards from residents who were here voting. Ms. Smith noted the budget increases due to three police details at the polls. Ms. Mahoney commented that the National Election will be on a Tuesday. There will be four elections next year. She will have to figure out the before and after, and get DPW to come remove the materials. There was a Department Head meeting the following Wednesday after Town Meeting and the Town Manager brought up doing a five year plan for staffing and capital projects, not a wish list, but looking at needs. The Strategic Plan doesn't talk dollars, but we are looking more into building maintenance. What is getting to the end of its life? The Friends are paying to replace carpeting in the Children's Room. 2