Board discusses preserving Belasco principal and using its interest

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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE HERMOSA BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
HELD AT THE LIBRARY ON JULY 23, 1997
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Rosalind Bender, Betty Evans, Tint Ferguson, John Hales, Charlotte and Bill
Malone and Betty Starr.
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Toni Empringham, Tom Humbarger, Jean Lombardo, Cathy McCurdy and Al
Valdes
OTHER ATTENDEES: CLM Ron Schneider, Jack and Fat Belasco, Pat Mooney and Alan Thomen.
CALL TO ORDER: By President Tim Ferguson at 7:30 P.M.
MINUTES: ACTION: To approve the minutes of the meeting of 3-26-97. Motion, Rosalind Bender, second.
Bill Malone. No objection. So ordered
TREASURER'S REPORT: Bill Malone presented the treasurer's report with a balance on hand as of 7-19-97 of
S8.534.04-
ACTION: To approve the treasurer's report. Motion, Charlotte Malore, second, Betty Evans So-ordered
Discussion. Non-monetary donations to the library consists of donated books that Ron Schneider and Nina
request for the library directly. These books were given a value and listed as "non-monetary donations" to gise
the County the most accurate accounting possible.
BOOK SALE REPORT: The sale brought in $2,727.20, wlich Book Sale Chairman Charlotte Malone reports as
a good sale". She requests that each book sale volunteer recruit one extra person to help at the next sale. It
as suggested that volunteers also could be brought in from local schools such as El Camino and Mira Costa.
SURVEY: President Tim Ferguson reports that the results of the library patron preference survey will be
summed up in the next issue of the FOL newsletter.
RENTAL OF BEST SELLERS AND VIDEOS: No action. A date to further research will be set later.
NEW BUSINESS
CL.M Ron Schneider reports that the passage of Proposition L will have no financial impact on our forary; 10
reduced hours and no personnel layolls
The County has supplied a new computer that will also have internet access using Netscape as the prov iler. This
new computer is scheduled for use starting in October, giving the County enough time to distribute registration forms.
ACTION: To adopt the County's "Acceptable Use Policies" which includes the following points:
1) Computer users must have library cards;
2) Computer users may not have outstanding library fines;
3) A special form must be filled out by all patrons who want to use the computer.
Motion, Charlotte Malone, second, Alan Thomen. No objection. So ordered.
loor is yielded to Pat Mooney who requested that FOL reverse their policy of locking out the "A" (floppy disk)
drive and allow computer users to download/copy files to diskettes. He reported that Torrance library has four
computers that all allow patrons to use the A drive and that the library also sells diskettes

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ACTION Contingent upon Computer Chairman Tom Humbarger's approval, the A drive will be opened and the
*C"drive (internal) will be locked out for computer users. Motion, Betty Starr, second, Jack Belasco. So ordered
ACTION: The above motion will be resolved by a vote among the elected officers to expedite the opening of the
A drive. Motion, Jack Belasco, second, Tim Ferguson. So ordered. Ron will see to purging of files.
PARKING: CLM Ron Schneider proposes that the FOL draft a letter requesting that the front row of parking
spaces be designated as "library parking only" to free up parking for library patrons. Motion, Jack Belasco,
second. Betty Evans. So ordered
CLM REQUESTS: Ron Schneider requests the following
1) $500 for children's books,
ACTION: To allocate $500 from the Belasco fund. Motion, John Hales, second, Alan Thomen. So ordered
Discussion: Efforts have been made to bring the Belasco fund to $25,000 and use the interest only for the
purchase of children's books. Proceeds from the November sale will go into this fund, if possible. 2) $200 for videos
ACTION: To allocate $200 for videos. Motion, Charlotte Malone, second, Rosalind Bender. So ordered
Discussion: $500 has already been spent on videos in 1997. Also the Oscar Award collection is a truly
outstanding feature and becoming a drawing point for other library patrons
3) $200 for music CD's.
ACTION: To allocate $200 for music CD's. Motion, Alan Thomen, second, Charlotte Malone. One vote against. So ordered
4) $200 for Books On Tape
ACTION: To allocate $200 for Books On Tape. Motion, Charlotte Malone, second, Bill Malone. So ordered 5) $1.000 for adult books.
ACTION: To allocate $1,000 for adult books. Motion, Bill Malone, second, Jack Belasco. So ordered
It was noted by CLM Ron Schneider that while library patrons requested more reference materials on the survey,
due to the very high cost of those books, he prefers to use County money to purchase reference material. A
suggestion was made to research getting reference materials on CD ROM's.
BOOK SALE DATES FOR 1998:
ACTION: To approve the following dates and time for next year's book sales: March 21, July 18 and November
14 with a return to the hours of 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Motion, Bill Malone, second, John Hales. So ordered
Discussion Some felt that the books were packed up too soon, thereby shortening the actual hours of the sale.
It was suggested that the paperback section could stay open as long as they wanted so long as the responsible
volunteers close up and get the money to the Treasurer.
John Hales requested that the record reflect his opinion that Tim Ferguson's letter to the editor to the local
papers in response to Pat Gazin's letter of 5-19-97 concerning separation from the County library system, was
inappropriate. Three members voiced disagreement with him and the matter was closed
ADJOURNMENT: On order of President Tim Ferguson, this meeting was adjourned at 8:39 PM to the meeting
of Wednesday. November 19, 1997 at 7:30 PM at the Library.
BetteHarr
Betty Star Recording Secretary