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<br />Another issue is advocating for fair prices for eBooks sold to libraries because <br />publishers will sell an eBook to an individual for $14.99, but a public library is charged <br />significantly more, often upwards of $55.00 each. Downloadable audiobooks are even <br />more costly, and can cost as much as $100 or more, and they are sold with licenses <br />which only allow borrowing for a one-year period. Several states have tried to pass <br /> <br /> <br />legislation to regulate the price gouging libraries experience. It is very costly to meet <br />the demand for downloadable materials. <br /> <br />The Library Director submitted the Library’s report for the Town Annual report. <br /> <br />The Library Director discussed the changes in collection development post pandemic. <br />In terms of formats, overall, the public is veering away from CDs and DVDs, with higher <br />volumes of usage being seen across digital platforms for music, movies, and audio <br />books. Libraries are still purchasing music CD’s but many, including some in the <br />CLAMS network have stopped investing in these formats entirely. DVDs aren’t as <br />readily available as in the past. The Library will explore offering the popular digital <br />platform, Hoopla. eBooks and audiobooks purchased via the Overdrive vendor <br />continues to be expensive. Since the pandemic more patrons are now reading <br />newspapers online, such as the Wall Street Journal, which the Library provides free <br />online for patrons. The Library Director plans to shift resources for best overall use of <br />funding to serve the greatest number of users. <br /> <br />The CLAMS network is focused on the transition to the new ILS and online catalog. All <br />patrons in CLAMS will have to reset pins and passwords in the new system, as their <br />former ones will disappear when the new system comes online. The staff are expecting <br />an influx of calls and e-mails regarding the password changes, and the entire system <br />will be offline February 24, 25, and 26. The Library has opted to remain open, and <br />transactions will have to be done manually during those days. The new system will go <br />live Monday, February 27. <br /> <br />The staff is doing extensive online training in preparation for the crossover. Overall, the <br />new system will be better, and more responsive to the libraries’ needs. The company <br />offering the existing ILS software has changed hands multiple times in recent years, and <br />each time results in a decline in service. The new owners are not responsive to request <br />for software upgrades or innovations. The new ILS has a whole community of <br />developers and coders. CLAMS will be the first network in Massachusetts to operate <br />with this ILS. A CLAMS task force worked on this project for a year before <br />recommending the transition to this new ILS. <br /> <br />The painting that the Friends had in their storage facility was given to the Mashpee <br />Public Library by the artist who was a member of the Wampanoag community with a <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />