1/14/1997 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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BOARS] OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES REGULAR MONTBLY MEETING TUESDAY, JANUARY 140 1997 7:00 P. Ms I PRESENT: HEIENE DEFOE, LIBRARY DIRECTOR ANTON BUSC E L'ELDT CHARLOTTE FA NEL L CHERYL HATER MIMI MARSH ONDRI`A ROBERTSON DICK SHAU HNES SY II MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS: The minutes of the November 12, 1996 and the December 20, 1996 meetings were accepted as printed. III REPORTS: A. The meeting was advised that ondrea Robertson and Dick Shaughnessy did not plan to serge as library trustees for another term, The- nomination papers for new candidates for library trustees were due in March. B. Librarian: Helene reported that she had two Library Director's Reports- prepared for November and December 1996, since the December meeting had been cancelled. Helene reported that it had been busy for. both months. In November, they were up_ over 421 items over the previous November. December they were up over 1,000 items. The only slow periods were just those couple of days before Christmas. Helene reported that at the end of December the library staff had taken the serials training. That refers to the periodicals and materials that appear on a regular or irregular basis, such as travel guides and items where there were updates; not just a single item. The series module is one of the more difficult aspects of CLAMS. When the training was last offered, the library staff were so new to the system, Helene felt it would be too much to absorb on top of learning the basics. Helene and Kathy had taken the training and it was pretty confusing. They have been gradually starting to add their periodicals, one leading the other through the process. once that was accomplished, all of their collection would be pretty much in the data base. C. Friends of the Library: Mimi Marsh reported that there had been no booksa le in January. D. Dick Shaughnessy reported on the Capital Improvement Committee Meeting (December' 0, 1996): Dick reported that it was his turn to present the library's position for the Capitol Improvement Committee Meeting. Last year, the 11.brary trustees requested a CIR for $663,200 for a 5,000 sq. ft. addition to the library, asking that be figured in for Fy2001., with a $15,000 funding for an architectural study for FY 2000. The library trustees had presented that in detail. Dick pointed out to them that subsequent studies in the past year b library personnel, and primarily by Eric Smith, Dept. of 'down Planner, indicated that the total buildout for the 'down of Mashpee when it reaches its zenith as far as population, would be a 16,000 foot library.