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tem. A computer program links the requested item to puppets and puzzles for the children's room. Most of the patron's record. Non-local request items are deiv- the ea soar o wat were hen the currentreplaced had been library opened.purchased They had ered to Mashpee Public Library and the library sttaff y g be picked up at been well used and were ready to be replaced. Thanks notifies the patron when the item can h also are the library. Patrons may request a PIN number,whiculoarr job ttofmat maintaining the library lgrounds. lets them review their own borrowing record. They The spectacular can check on what requests they have submitted e bd. two new Friends Onehe is in honoroprovidedry also funding offormerlibrary renew items needed beyond the initial 1 p Patrons without home computers can use the PAC ter- trustee and chair of the library building committee, ry of urinal at the library to request,renew and review their Richard Shaughnessy. The second is in Wayne S.Hyde, son of Teri Hyde,who was1P President nt borrowing records. In response to patron requests, y phone for one of the Friends of video cassettes may now be renewed bthe Library. The Beautification additional circulation. Council arranged for the tree planting and memorial plaques on the trees. The library added a series of programs for children ages five to seven. Previously, story hours were The library received donations from many friends offered only for ages three to five because of a lack of and supporters during the year. I would particularly II staffing. Shifting personnel around allowed us expand like to thank the New Seabury Women's Club for their �I the ages served and resulted in offering 31% more generous donation. The library also received a large We plan on further number of donations in memory of Irma Mc rory, a programs than in FY 1996. 1998, by adding long-time patron of the library who died last summer, expanding children's services in FY a part-time position devoted to children's service Thanks to waher s 1 u chased y and iinsher memory.selection of current P needs. In 1994, the library completed helong g mega plan Respectfully submitted, that identified the need to expand t Helene B. DeFoe by the year 2001. A request for a feasibility study was Library Director } submitted to the Capital Budget Program (CIP), in October 1997. The State Legislature is currently working on a bond bill that would make capital fund- ing available for library construction. Completion of Report of the JJ the study would be the first step in preparing to apply Board of Health for grant funding for an expanded library. The timetable of the project has been moved forward one year to take advantage of applying for some grant To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and funds to help defray the local cost share of the build- the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: ing project. iWe, the Board of Health, respectfully submit our j The library has been trying to come up with ways to annual report for the calendar year 1997. stretch the life of the building while awaiting expan- sion. To help in that effort, space saving shelving was The following is a partial list of the services pro recently installed in the library storage room. Using vided by the Board of Health, its Agents and mobile shelving makes it possible to triple the amount Administrative Assistant during 1997 as compared to of items that can be stored in a very modest amount of 1996: floor space. 1996 � 1997 The library collaborated on a joint grant with the perc tests 217 168 East Falmouth Library to increase the number of 60 Water tests 191 42 342 multi-cultural materials in each library's collection. pool inspections 48 Funding for this project was provided by the Cape Cod Complaint investigations 115 103 184 Neighborhood Support Coalition. Each library Septic inspections 264 received $3,000 to add multi-cultural books, audio 263 268 Food inspections $1 cassettes, video cassettes and puzzles. Items pur- Housing inspections 34 23 chased through the grant are marked on the spine with22 Hazardous emergency calls 138 a multi-cultural label. Site visits 164 279 Septic plan review 387 118 Thanks are owed to the Friends of the Mashpee Training/meetings 239 a Public Library for funding a new selection of toys, Illegal dumping investigations 43 no count y; 108