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outstanding customer service, in person and online. 2014 Highlights—Our Year in Numbers Residents received their Library materials as quickly Municipal (Mashpee) Borrowers 8,964 and cost-effectively as possible, in ways that were Total Borrowers 15,906 focused on access, self-service and ease of use. The Library staff demonstrated its ability to use the public Total Circulation 217,106 resources entrusted to us with great care. Number of Children's Programs 287 April 2015,will mark the fifth anniversary of the Attendance Children's Programs 6,682 opening of the new Library building. Each year, we have celebrated our successes and learned from our Number of Volunteers 67 challenges,as we continue to grow and transform along Total Volunteer Hours 3,292 with the community around us. We have made great progress in the last five years, and owe a debt of Number of Adult Computers 12 gratitude to Town Manager, Joyce Mason, and the Number of Adult Patron Sessions 11,600 Mashpee Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee Total Minutes Used on Computers 482,382* for their confidence and on-going support of our goals. We are fortunate to have two outstanding individuals *These figures do not include computer use in the as our liaisons to the Board of Selectmen and Finance Young Adult of Children's Rooms. Committee in Mike Richardson and Terrie Cook,and we appreciate their on-going commitment to working Meeting Room Use 1713 Meetings cooperatively with the Board to benefit the community. Library Trustees Patricia Gamache, Sandra Total Hours Library Open 2064 Lahart,and Susan McGarry concluded their respective terms on the Board during 2014, and we offer our S^ gratitude for the skill and expertise they brought to the Library during its formative years in the new building. l � As always,we are ever grateful for the hard work and diligence of the staff members in each and every Town department that contribute regularly to our success. The Accounting Department,Department of Public Works, Human Resources Department, # Information Technology Department, and the Treasurer's Office go above and beyond in every way, and we rely on their collective expertise to maintain the integrity of our operation. We simply could not function without their efforts. Strengthening the community is a fundamental component of our mission, and we are incredibly fortunate to serve a community who supports us. We are forever grateful and humbled by the continued outpouring of good will and generosity that we experience on an almost daily basis,and look forward to the future with great expectations! — Respectfully submitted, Kathleen Mahoney Library Director r�!y J ' 110