26 June 2009

Dine Around Cape Cod Restaurant Raffle.

At this library, we are fortunate to have the support of our local community. This is even more than usually apparent as we prepare for our summer fundraiser, "Dine Around Cape Cod". Wonderful local restaurants have donated a dinner for two to be raffled off to benefit the Library. You can buy your tickets here at MMPL and on July 4th at Cotuit Liquors in Marstons Mills. Generous sponsors to date are: The Red Inn, The Chatham Bars Inn, Lyric, The Regatta and The Wild Goose. Tickets are $10 or 3/$25. Where else could you get 5 dinners for 2 for $10!?

Beginning on Monday, July 6, the Library will open at 10 A.M. instead of 1 P.M. as has been the case. Mondays are busy for us and we hope these additional hours will better serve our patrons. Please let us know how our open hours work for you and your family.

Hoping for a sunny weekend!

17 June 2009

Dollars and sense

Please join me, and Trustees Maureen McPhee and Ken Jenkins, for a public forum on 24 June at Town Hall to discuss the funding formula for Barnstable Libraries. The Town Library Committee, made up of two trustees from each Barnstable library, recently made changes in the formula that will effect how much funding each library receives. This is an informational meeting about those changes in the formula.

With Treasurer Al DeFlorio and Board member Howard Zabusky, I have been hard at work on our FY 10 Library budget. We have received funding reductions in our town appropriation, as well as reduced returns from our Annual Appeal. Although these reductions are not unexpected given our economic climate, they point out how important it is for each of us to do what we can to support the Library. The Library is busier than ever and is undergoing renovations, too. We need your help and we thank you!

11 June 2009

Summer Fun at MMPL

At their meeting on Tuesday, the Development Committee, the group charged with raising operating funds for our Library, discussed our yummy summer raffle. Our prize this year is 5 dinners for 2 at special Cape Cod restaurants! For $10( or 3 for $25), you can buy a chance to dine in style with a companion at 5 different restaurants. This is a great way to support MMPL while enjoying a night out. Please come by the Library to purchase your tickets any time after 15 June. Or, watch for us selling our tickets at local stores during July and August.

Our Youth Service Librarian is busy preparing for our Summer Reading program. Sign up on 22 June at the Library to participate. All ages are welcome and our theme this summer is Outer Space! There are lots of activities for different ages and prizes, too. Please join us.

03 June 2009

Family reads

Fresh from my quick trip to Seattle to see my author daughter, Caitlin, I am back here in LibraryRenoLand. Today, my stellar volunteer, Dennis, is painting the front entrance while professional carpenters,Richard and another lad named Dennis, shingle the addition to the back of the building.

Eventually, this addition will hold our LULA elevator making us fully accessible to all of our patrons. We can't wait!

If you are looking in the urban fantasy genre for a great adult read, pick up "Street Magic" by Caitlin Kittredge(shameless plug). As the review mags would say, "not for the faint of heart; gritty and fast paced". Blood aside, Caitlin tells a darn good story. And we were so excited yesterday to find her books in the big bookstore in SEATAC airport!!

The new Web site

Patient patrons, you may have noticed mmpl.org has a new look. We were going for a combination of historical and modern, much like our vision for the current MMPL building renovations.

The site is still under construction--there are many more pictures to put up and pages to create. If you notice broken links or other blips, please let us know about them via the "Contact Us" form.

That's all for now!

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