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Chair,the late Alice Borden,who passed away in 2017, best at what you do,and the services you provide to the only days before the ceremony. Alice's take charge Library, and to the Town and its residents are attitude masked a kind-hearted soul who was deeply unparalleled. We thank you for your efforts! committed to the Library. Together,she and Ed were a dynamic duo whose contributions helped to maintain The brave men and women across the street at the Library services for many years. Mashpee Fire and Police Stations are always on duty, watch over us,keep us all safe,and are always prepared Through the support of the Friends,and the funds to answer the call. We are fortunate to have them as they raise from community donations, we are able to colleagues and friends. There are no thanks for the sustain all of the free programs and services that offered support and peace of mind they provide. each year. We also wish to thank and offer our sincere The Library is also fortunate to have a committed appreciation to the Mashpee Board of Selectmen,Town group of volunteers who generously share their time Manager, Rodney Collins, Assistant Town Manager, and talent with us each week. Duties range from Wayne Taylor, and their staff for their support of the shelving and processing books to assisting with Library and belief in the importance of the services that program preparation and clean up. Their energy and we offer residents. They have listened to us, worked enthusiasm inspires us all, as they continue to serve with us,and respected our desire to achieve the highest year after year. In June we collaborated with the level of service possible for our residents.Meeting the Mashpee Council on Aging to hold the first ever joint competing needs of a diverse community is no small Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon at the Senior Center feat, and we are grateful to be recognized and valued to celebrate the community wide commitment to for our contributions and will continue to strive to meet service, and honor the special men and women who the expectations of the Town and our residents. deserve our gratitude and respect. The Library and the service it provides is truly a Library Trustee Carlo D'Este concluded his reflection of the staff who report to work each day with tenure on the Board in 2017, stepping down after 20 the simple goal of helping our patrons and residents. years of service to the community. An accomplished Building Community, and Connecting People to military veteran,he made Mashpee his home and the resources,information,and support are the basis of our place where he would pursue his career as an award operation and the Library staff have embraced that role winning author and historian. His love of history and wholeheartedly. Their hard work, attention to detail, literature made him a natural choice for the Board of and concern cannot be measured or recorded,but it is Trustees, and allowed him to continue to serve the the cornerstone of our operation and they are to be public. He was an integral player in the growth and commended for another successful year. construction of the Library building, and a strong believer that public libraries are a rich part of American FY 2017 Highlights—Our Year in Numbers tradition. We offer our sincere gratitude for his Municipal(Mashpee)Borrowers dedication to service and will miss his insight and 9,541 dedication at board meetings. Total Borrowers 17,123 Total Circulation 221,466 Since the new building opened in 2010,we have Number of Children's Programs 345 continued to grow, expand, and meet new challenges Attendance Children's Programs 8,751 and opportunities as we strive to provide a welcoming Number of Adult Programs 84 and comfortable space and offer current and emerging Attendance Adult Programs 747 services. We have not achieved our goals without the Number of Volunteers 52 support of many other Town departments. We would Total Volunteer Hours 2366 like to publicly acknowledge the expertise and leadership of the Accounting Department,Department Meeting Room Use 2045 Meetings of Public Works, Human Resources Department, Total Hours Library Open 2080 Information Technology Department, and the Treasurer's Office who have grown with us and help Respectfully submitted, us manage our operation on a regular basis.You are the Kathleen Mahoney Director 126