Board minutes — June 15, 1988

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HERMOSA BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
550 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach CA 90254
MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING OF 15 JUNE 1988 HELD AT THE LIBRARY
PRESENT: Bertha Dorsey John Hales
Toni Empringham Steve Hoffman
Betty Evans Bill Malone
Myron Gazin Charlotte Malone
Pat Gazin Ron Schneider
Meeting called to order by President Charlotte Malone at 7:30 p.m.
MINUTES: Copies of minutes for meeting of 30 March 1988 were
distributed. Motion by Betty Evans to approve. So ordered.
TREASURER'S REPORT: Copies of Report for 15 June 1988 distributed
by Bill Malone, who explained notes relating to the Belasco Fund
and FOL account. Motion by Bill Malone to approve, seconded by
Pat Gazin. So ordered.
BOOK SALE: $950.65 was realized from the sale on 1l June. Charlotte
Malone suggested that Myron Gazin contact Arlene Howell at Hermosa
Valley School to obtain student help for future sales. Steve Hoffman
asked for clarification of the starting time since early patrons
reported having been told of a 9 a.m. opening. Ron Schneider
assured all present that the 9:30 time was firm and that reports
to the contrary were inaccurate. John Hales asked that new volun-
of books ahead of opening time. & watched Opened be save erec Finally, Charlotte Malone commented
that lowering the price of hardcover nonfiction to 25¢ per volume
was very helpful in making the sale a success.
LIBRARIAN RON SCHNEIDER reported that the $3,000 donation by Strand
residents came from the Weintraub Production Company for two days
of filming of a feature film starring Dan Ackroyd and Kim Basinger.
Since the County will be giving the library another LePac and there
is a possibility of city funds for a fourth, it was suggested that
the $3,000 donation not be assigned for such a purchase at present.
Mr. Schneider is waiting for a sale on CDs before adding more to
the collection. He was able to obtain a 15% discount from B. Dalton
on Caldecott and Newbery Award books purchased with monies from
the Belasco Fund, and he informed the Board that these books have
been received. As of 13 May he has spent $238 of the $500 allo-
cated from FOL funds for books, andhe plans to purchase books
on tape within the next two weeks.. He mentioned that the final
working date for Karla Yde, library aide, is still uncertain, and
Charlotte Malone recommended that her farewell gift be purchased
from contributions by individual Board members rather than from
FOL funds, to which all assented. Finally, Mr. Schneider expressed
appreciation for the letter of commendation sent in his behalf to
Linda Crismond, County Librarian.
CHARLOTTE MALONE requested that Ron Schneider find out from in-
terested friends how donations in memory of Carlotta Hoye might
best be spent. She also requested information on obtaining book-
plates for purchases from the Evelyn Belasco Fund and asked that
a label be placed on the CD case to read "Gift of the Friends of
the Library."

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CHILDREN'S SUMMER READING PROGRAM, directed by Asst. Librarian
Glenn Fox, received a $250 allocation subsequent to approval
by a quorum of Board members contacted by President Malone.
LIBATIONS:Edie Weber will chair the event. Theme: Caribbean
Cruise. Place: Betty Ryan's home. Date: August 20.
FINES FOR OVERDUE BOOKS: Steve Hoffman requested an investigation
to inquire where a letter should be sent to ask that overdue fines
be retained by those libraries that collect them. He reported that
current policy is to deposit all such monies into the County
General Fund. Ron Schneider added that when patrons are assessed
for lost books and are charged an additional $5 processing fee,
those amounts also go to the General Fund. In addition, when books
are ordered with funds from the library budget but not received,
that money is not restored to the purchasing fund. Pat Gazin
volunteered to work with Ron Schneider to investigate disposition
of Hermosa Library funds before writing letters to appropriate
parties about such problems.
PAT GAZIN reported on publicity in 10 newspapers and by means of
bookmarks advertising quarterly book sales. Betty Evans volun-
teered to check whether Channel 10 is publicizing sales as re-
quested. Mrs. Gazin's report from the Library Coordinating
Councilmentioned a two-year program which may lead to an in-
crease if not an overemphasis on services for non-English speakers,
and she asked for an expression of how the FOL feels about this
change.
CALIFORNIANA COLLECTION: Betty Evans displayed three titles just
acquired: California: An Illustrated History, The California
Coastal Access Guide, and Walks in California. All three were
purchased from the Lorraine Hales Fund. John Hales moved that
past and present Californiana books donated by FOL be placed
within a single section of the library. Motion seconded by
Pat Gazin.So approved.
MYRON GAZIN asked whether a history of the San Joaquin Valley,
received as a donation and worth between $300 and $500, be kept
by the Hermosa Library or sold. After discussion, Charlotte
Malone requested that Mr. Gazin write a letter of inquiry to
appropriate institutions for the purpose of realizing funds
from the donation. Mr. Gazin also relayed a patron's inquiry
about why the Hermosa Library does not have a modem on its com-
puter. Ron Schneider explained that LePacs are not true com-
puters and are thus not compatible with modems. He further
explained that County funds in the near future will be concen-
trated on installing an automated circulation (bar code) system
rather than on data bases.
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
ADDENDUM: Bill Malone assigned an additional $500 from FOL
funds to Ron Schneider for the purchase of books.
Respectfully submitted,
Tailruykam
Toni Empringham