Minutes and agendas · April 13, 1961

Board meeting — patio opening and summer programs

Discusses bank transfer, completed patio furniture, summer story hours and County reading program. Reports 133 members and plans a May 11 coffee for the patio opening.

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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.

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April 13, 1961 The regular meeting of the board of the Friends of the Hermosa Beach Library was held in the morning on April 13, 1961 at the hom of Bea Bond. The secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting. The treasurer reported that there was a total of $56.15 left in the old bank account and that we were in the process of changing the account to the Souht Bay Bank in Manhattan Beach as the Bank of America was so unsatisfactory. A report from Helen Tracy was read about the Patio Committee. The furniture consisting of four chairs and a large umbrella and planters from the Garden Club are ready for use. It was decided to buy from the Thrift Shop "World Famous Orations" for reference. A letter from Carol Hall thanking us for flowers sent during her illness was read. Also a letter from the Hermosa Chamber of Commerce asking for support for the Hermosa Holidays was read. It was decided that this project was not in line for the Friends. There was an announcement for the Spring Book Breakfast on May 10 in Los Angeles. Sacho Miho and Janie are to be county guests, and Dorothy Olney, Bea Bond, and Pat Gazin plan to go. The summer program was discussed. The regular weekly story hour will be repeated with Irene Mason will be repeated. The county has planned its usual summer reading program with the addition of a young adult group. We will have g prize to be awarded by the Friends at the end of the summer. Memberships now stand at 133 total with 98 adults and 35 juniors with some cards still out. Flowers will be sent to Ginny Falvey who is ill.

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It was dedided to have a Coffee [illegible] to celebrate the opening of the new Patio., on Mayl7. A letter to the membership will be sent to include these subjects: most encouraging progress fo the new Library, dues for membership are now past due, and an anouncement for the opening of the new patio and the Coffee. Respectfully submitted,

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April 13, 1961
The repular meeting of the board of the Friends of the Hermosa Beach
Library was held in the morning on April 13, 1961 at the hom of Bea
Bond.
The secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting. The treasurer
reported that there was a total of $56.15 left in the old bank account
and that we were in the process of changing the account to the Souht
Bay Bank in Manhattan Beach as the Bank of America was so unsatis-
factory?
A report from Helen Tracy was read about the Patio Conmittee. The
furniture consisting of four chairs and a large umbrella and planters
from the Garden Club are ready for use.
It was decided to buy from the Thrift Shop "World Famous Orations"
for reference.
A letter from Carol Hall thanking us for flowers sent during her
illness was read. Also a letter from the Hermosa Chamber of Commerce
asking for support for the Hermosa Holidays was read. It was
decided that this project was not in line for the Friends.
There was an announcement for the Spring Book Breakfast on May 10
in Los Angeles. Sacho Miho and Janie are to be county guests, and
Dorothy Olney, Bea Bond, and Pat Gazin plan to go.
The summer program was discussed. The regular weekly story hour
will be repeated with Irene Mason will be repeated. The county has
planned its usual summer reading program with the addition of a
young adult group. We will have g prize to be awarded by the
Friends at the end of the summer.
Memberships now stand at 133 total with 98 adults and 35 juniors
with some cards still out.
Flowers will be sent to Ginny Falvey who is ill.

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It was dedided to have a Coffee fux to celebrate the opening of
the new Patio., on Mayll.
A letter to the membership will be sent to include these subjects:
most encouraging progress fo the new Library, dues for membership
are now past due, and an anouncement for the opening of the new
patio and the boffee.
Respectfully submitted,