Newsletter — 1991 elections and 1990 fundraising review

HERMOSA BEACH FRIENDS of the LIBRARY NEWSLETTER GENERAL MEETING COMING UP! This Special Edition of the Newsletter comes to you courtesy of the Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Library, which will be held on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16th at 7:30 PM at the library. Everyone is welcome (and encouraged) to attend. Officers for 1991 will be elected. This is kind of a formality, since they are all running unopposed, but by all means come on down and jazz things up if you have anything to say, or want to put in an impassioned bid for your own write-in candidacy. THE SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR 1991 IS: (may I have the envelope, please) President John Hales Vice President Al Valdes Treasurer Bill Malone Recording Secretary Nikki Humbarger Corresponding Secretary Bertha Dorsey IF WE CAN'T PUT ON A TICKER-TAPE PARADE, THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS SAY THANKS: And a really big thank-you is due to Charlotte Malone, who is stepping down as FOL president after five years in that particular harness. She has been a tireless sorter of books, worker at book sales, newsletter mailer, stocker of Interim Book Sale shelves, prodder of the newsletter editor (ahem), and, in general, the very definition of a true Friend of the Library. Fortunately, she plans to remain active with the Friends, which is the best argument against my suggestion that she be dipped in bronze and stood on a pedestal in front of the library as an Inspiration To Us All. Thanks, Charlotte! LET'S ALL BE SMUG, WE'VE EARNED IT: How wonderful are we? Well, in 1990, the Friends' book sales earned over $7100 for the library. About $1600 of that was from the Interim Book Sale, which refers to those racks of books for sale just inside the library's front door. Hermosa Beach has one of the best libraries in California (we definitely have the best librarians), and donations from the Friends is one of the ways we keep it that way. So, thanks to all of you, too! UNWRAP THOSE 1991 CALENDARS RIGHT NOW and mark the dates for this year's book sales: March 2, June 8, September 7, and December 7. They're all Saturdays, so you should be able to just zip through that little chore. MEMBERSHIP PITCH, AND DON'T YOU DARE SKIP OVER THIS: It's That Time again. ALL FOL memberships are due for renewal in January (if you've got a better system, and are willing to take charge of it, by all means come on down to the meeting and volunteer!), and so, once again: LADIES and GENTLEMEN, step right up for the GREATEST BARGAIN in TOWN! Yes, for the measly sum of only TWO DOLLARS you (yes, YOU!) can purchase a membership in that NOTED PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION, the HERMOSA BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY! For those two dollars, you receive not only the WARM GLOW of knowing YOU'RE part of something WONDERFUL, but, as a BONUS, no less than FIVE (count 'em, FIVE!) issues of this FATUOUS NEWSLETTER! Yes, my friends, you need NEVER AGAIN SUFFER THE EMBARRASSMENT of missing a book sale; your two bucks also gets you ADVANCE NOTICE of EACH AND EVERY ONE of them! So pull out those wallets now, and send or bring your dues (and the little form, below) to the library (the mailing address is 550 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254). HAPPY NEW YEAR! NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY, STATE, ZIP

HERMOSA BEACH
NEWSLETTER
GENERAL MEETING COMING UP! This Special Edition of the
Newsletter comes to you courtesy of the Annual General
FRIENDS of Meeting of the Friends of the Library, which will be held on
the LIBRARY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16th at 7:30 PM at the library. Everyone is welcome (and encouraged) to attend. Officers for
1991 will be elected. This is kind of a formality, since they are all running unopposed, but by all means come on down and jazz things up if you have
anything to say, or want to put in an impassioned bid for your own write-in candidacy.
THE SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR 1991 IS: (may I have the envelope, please) President John Hales
Vice President Al Valdes
Treasurer Bill Malone
Recording Secretary Nikki Humbarger Corresponding Secretary Bertha Dorsey
IF WE CAN'T PUT ON A TICKER-TAPE PARADE, THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS SAY
THANKS: And a really bigthank-you is due to Charlotte Malone, who is stepping down as FOL president after five years in that particular harness. She has been a tireless
sorter of books, worker at book sales, newsletter mailer, stocker of Interim Book Sale
shelves, prodder of the newsletter editor (ahem), and, in general, the very definition of a true Friend of the Library. Fortunately, she plans to remain active with the Friends,
which is the best argument against my suggestion that she be dipped in bronze and stood
on a pedestal in front of the library as an Inspiration To Us All. Thanks, Charlotte!
LET'S ALL BE SMUG, WE'VE EARNED IT: How wonderful are we? Well, in 1990, the Friends' book sales earned over $7100 for the library. About $1600 of that was from
Interim Book Sale, which refers to those racks of books for sale just inside the library's front door. Hermosa Beach has one of the best libraries in California (we definitely
have the best librarians), and donations from the Friends is one of the ways we keep it that way. So, thanks to all of you, too!
UNWRAP THOSE 1991 CALENDARS RIGHT NOW and mark the dates for this year's
book sales: March 2, June 8, September 7, and December 7. They're all Saturdays, so you should be able to just zip through that little chore.
MEMBERSHIP PITCH, AND DON'T YOU DARE SKIP OVER THIS: It's That Time again. ALL FOL memberships are due for renewal in January (if you've got a better system, and
are willing to take charge of it, by all means come on down to the meeting and volunteer!), and so, once again: LADIES and GENTLEMEN, step right up for the GREATEST
BARGAIN in TOWN! Yes, for the measly sum of only TWO DOLLARS you (yes, YOU!) can
purchase a membership in that NOTED PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION, the HERMOSA
BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY! For those two dollars, you receive not only the WARM
GLOW of knowing YOU'RE part of something WONDERFUL, but, as a BONUS, no less than
FIVE (count 'em, FIVE!) issues of this FATUOUS NEWSLETTER! Yes, my friends, you need
gets you ADVANCE NOTICE of EACH AND EVERY ONE of them! So pull out those wallets now,
and send or bring your dues (and the little form, below) to the library (the mailing address is 550 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254). HAPPY NEW YEAR!
NAME
STREET ADDRESS
CITY, STATE, ZIP