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reconfiguring the periodical wall to add pods or mobile <br />workspaces for privacy. <br />o The Library Director shared pictures of potential pods <br />and workspaces and there was a discussion of <br />possible configurations and options. <br />o The Children's Garden area is also in need of renovation. <br />* The Library Director reached out to the Chair of the Community <br />Preservation Committee for guidance on submitting a CPC <br />application for funding for improvements to the Children's Garden. <br />* The application deadline for CPC funding is November 17, 2022. <br />The Library Director indicated we will not be ready to apply this fall, <br />but will look at the spring funding round. <br />Suggestions were made for additions to the Children's <br />Garden including adding a working garden and, or applying <br />for an MBLC grant. <br />Mashpee Enterprise Digitization <br />o The Library sent the materials to digitize the Mashpee Enterprise to the <br />Boston Public Library for inclusion in the Massachusetts Digital <br />Commonwealth in early 2020. <br />* COVID has slowed down the process, but the current expectation is <br />that the project will be completed in the next six to eight months. <br />* The company that was originally considered for the project has <br />increased their fees for other local libraries enormously, so the <br />decision to work with Boston Public Library to host the Mashpee <br />Enterprise through the Massachusetts Digital Commonwealth, <br />emerged as the better and more financially viable option, despite <br />the wait time. <br />& State Aid and ARTS <br />o The State Aid and ARIS reports have both been submitted. <br />* The Mashpee Library application was not reviewed in the first <br />round of the process, but could possibly be in the Dec.1, 2022 <br />round. <br />* The expectation is that the library will receive about $25,000 in <br />state grant funding. <br />