Minutes and agendas · August 19, 1960
Board meeting — reading celebration and holiday fundraising
Plans a September 1 children’s reading celebration, requests donations, and outlines a December 1 book talk and transistor-radio drawing. Suggests routing books the library cannot accept to Pier Avenue School.
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Transcribed from the scans and checked against them by Claude. Typed text comes first; handwritten notes follow it. [illegible] marks words that cannot be read and [?] an uncertain reading.
A regular meeting of the Board of the Friends of the Hermosa Beach Library was called to order by the president, Helen Tracy, on Friday morning, August 19th at the home of the treasurer, Naoma Valdes.
The treasurer gave a report on the estimated income and balance at around twenty dollars (20).
Our president reported that there will a children's party to culminate their reading program on September 1st. There will be a punch bowl and cookies. Mrs. Humiston, the regular children's librarian, will present awards, and Mr Leonard Wibberly will be the guest of honor and autograph some of his books. Members of the board were asked to donate punch.
Our president reported that she is planning to write to all Hermosa organizations for donations. She also wrote to Mr. Shepherd, the Chamber of Commerce Secretary again and had not received a reply. Pat Gazin took a copy of the letter to see what she could do.
It was decided to write a letter to the general membership in November. This should contain
(1) a notice of the nominating committee
(2) reminder that dues will become payable in December
(3) an invitation to see the Xmas tree in the Library
(4) the announcement of the raffle of a transistor radio for fund-raising purposes
(5) the announcement fo a meeting on December 1 when a speaker from the ShoreBird in Palos Verdes will talk on Xmas books, and we will have the drawing of the radio, and members can pay their dues,
It was suggested that this letter should be mailed about ten days before the meeting.
It was suggested that if the Library is unable to accept some books that are donated, that Pier Avenue School might like to have them, as they are building up a library.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Dennis
awards, and Mr Lawrence Wibberly will be the [illegible]
Handwritten notes
• (top left) 1960
• (above "Lawrence") Leonard
• (above "writing and has written") planning to write
• (item 3, above "tree in") new furniture
• (above "would") might
• (signature) Barbara Dennis
• (above "Lawrence", which is struck through) Leonard
• (above "writing and has written", which is struck through) planning to write
• (above, between "Xmas" and "tree") new furniture
• (above "would", which is struck through) might
• (above "is writi") plan
• (pink note, upper right) highlight continuity of children's programs and cookies! (baked and brought in by volunteers: demonstrating impact of organization)
• (pink note, lower right) origin of readcycle programs!
• (signature) Barbara Den[illegible]
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1960 A regular meeting of the Board of the Friends of the Hermosa Beach Library was called to order by the president, Helen Tracy, on Friday morning, August 19th at the home of the treasurer, Naoma Valdes. The treasurer gave a report on the estimated income and balance at around twenty dollars (20)? Our president reported that there will a children's party to culminate their reading program on September lst. There will be a punch bowl and cookies. Mrs. Humiston, the regular children's librarian, will present atards, and Mr Lawrence Wibberly will be the guest of honor and autograph some of his books. Members of the board were asked to donate punch. spute Our president reported that she is writing and has written to all Hermosa organizations for donations. She also wrote to Mr. Shepherd, the Chamber of Commerce Secretary again and had not received a reply. Pat Gazin took a copy of the letter to see what she could do. It was decided to write a letter to the general membership in November. This should contain (1) a notice of the nominating committee (2) reminder that dues will become payable in December reco (3) an invitation to see the Xmas tree in the Library (4)the announcement ff the raffle of a transistor radio for fund-raising purposes (5) the announcement fo a meeting on December 1 when a speaker from the ShoreBird in Palos Verdes will talk on Xmas books, and we will have the drawing of the radio, and members can pay their dues, It was suggested that this letter should be mailed about ten days before the meeting. 'It was suggested that if the Library is unable to accept some books micht that are donated, that Pier Avenue School would like to have them, as they are bailding up a library. Respectfully submitted, Baibara dennis