Board funds summer reading and children's books from Belasco

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Hermosa Beach Friends of the Library
HB FOL MINUTES
April 2, 1998 Meeting
Board Members Present: Charlotte Malone, Bill Malone, John Hales, Toni Empringham,
Cathy McCurdy, as well as FOL members Valerie Stonehouse Brown and Betty Evans, Librarian
Ron Schneider.
Call to Order: Vice Pres. Charlotte Malone at 7:10pm.
Minutes: January 22, 1998 Minutes Approved as corrected for motion on slate of officers
was made by Toni Empringham not Rosalind (Morion-Bill Malone, Second-Toni Emprinham).
Treasurer's Report: Balance on hand as of 4-2-98 $5250.78. Membership is up by $40l
over last year. Please note that Board member dues must be current to maintain your Board
status. Treasurer's report submitted and approved (Motion-John Hales, Second-Betty Evans).
OLD BUSINESS:
Reports: Charlotte Malone reported on the Book Sale. Profits were $2243.45 including St.
Paddy's Day, even though our Book supply was lower than in previous sales. Betty Evans
commented on the concern of Book Dealers setting aside large quantities of books to go thru
later, which limits access to all of our customers until the Dealers sort and return those they
ultimately do not wish to purchase. It was suggested that we request Dealers to refrain from
doing this, however enforcement will be difficult.
It was also suggested that we place an ad on cable and in our local press releases, re the
next sale, that we need books. Charlotte to contact Jean Lombardo to do this.
St. Patrick Day Parade: John Hales reported that this event was a lot of fun and it was
suggested that next year we could "march" as Books.
NEW BUSINESS:
Discussion Item: Printers
Two color printers were purchased as per previous minutes. The public response has been
enthusiastic. The old printer, an Epson 1400 laser has not yet been offered for sale, however
it was unknown how to price. Cathy McCurdy will contact the School Tech. Teacher for
assistance in pricing. It was also suggested that if the School Dist. or other non-profit could
use the Printer to donate it to them. A motion was made to donate the Printer to the School
District, if the value does not exceed $100. Motion-Bill Malone Second-Betty Evans.
Approved.
Belasco Endowment Fund:
Current Balance is $25,766.70. County Librarian, Ron requested and received the following

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Hermosa Beach Friends of the Library
funds from the Belasco fund for Children's Summer reading program $1000 (Motion Bill
Malone, Second Betty Evans) $300 for Children's books (Motion Betty Evans, Second Bill
Malone).
County Librarian Report and requests:
The following requests for funding were approved:
$817.00 for Books (Motion-Betty Evans, Second-John Hales)
$100.00 for Classic Literature Videos (Motion-Tomi Empringham, Second-Charlotte M
Ron reported on the fact that the new wiring for OPAC has been installed, and we now have
access to many magazines and other periodicals, which were previously unavailable. He will
now check on the purchase of OPAC computers ( purchase vs.loan), as well as wiring
availability for a second AOL internet acess system. Members were requested to investigate
other Internet access servers for lower cost, more access. A question relative to charging for
the use of the Internet will be asked of the County by Ron. It should be noted that the Library
system is meant to be FREE access. Magazine subscripts are up due to the ad on cable.
Other:
Toni Empringham noted that the last Beach Cities Symphony Concert will be held June
5th at 7:30 at El Camino College-Titled "Artists of the Future" Don't miss out!!!
Meeting Adjourned by Vice Pres. Charlotte at 7:55pm.
NEXT BOOK SALE JULY 18TH,
NEXT MEETING WILL BE JULY 23, 1998 AT 7:00pm