Board reduces 2002 sale schedule and approves library purchases

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HERMOSA BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
MINUTES: Meeting of 29 November 2001
Board Members Present: Charlotte & Bill Malone, Toni Empringham, Betty Evans. Also Present: Reda Anderson, CLM Ron
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. at the Hermosa Beach Library by President Charlotte Malone.
Minutes of August 2, 2001, were approved upon a motion by Bill Malone, seconded by Charlotte.
Treasurer's Report (Bill Malone): Balance on hand as of November 29, 2001, is $5,674.03. Interim book sale receipts to date
total 51,628.68, $760.73 since July 24. Motion to approve Treasurer's Report by Betty Evans, seconded by Toni
Empringham.
Book Sales on November 14 & 17: Receipts from both sales totaled $1,412.50; the Pre-Sale netted S669.25. Charlotte
handed out a recap of book sales and membership income and of gifts from the FOL to the library between 1998 and 2001.
She explained that because of a decline in book donations and the uncertainty of our continued use of the Bard Street area for
storage and sales, there will not be a March 2002 book sale. The FOL will til be having two pre-sales and two regular book
sales in June and November 2002
Correspondence: Charlotte received a letter from Regional Supervisor Jean Alexander in reply to the request for a change and increase in hours for the librarv Based on a survey conducted in August of total number of patrons usin the librarv durina the
first and last open hours, Ms. Alexander has decided not to change the current hours of operation. She also stated that there
are no available funds in the County's operating budget to increase hours of use at this time; to add more hours, supplementai
funding must be provided from another source
Old Business:
The project of amending the by-laws will be put over until next year.
The search for the silkscreened HBFOL logo is ongoing. If found, it might be used to order black sweatshirts with white
lettering as a fundraising project. Jean Lombardo is still working on obtaining a corporate sponsor to pay for a banner over Pacific Coast Highway with
proceeds to benefit the FOL.
New Business
Ron requested the following funds for books and other items: ? $300 for children's books from the Belasco Fund. Motion to approve by Charlotte, seconded by Bill. So ordered.
? $200 for CDs. Motion to approve by Charlotte, seconded by Bill. So ordered
? $200 for books on tape. Motion to approve by Charlotte, seconded by Bill. So ordered.
? $500 for adult books. Motion to approve by Toni, seconded by Charlotte. So ordered.
Book Sale dates for 2002 will be June 1 and November 16. Charlotte will order bookmarks announcing the sales.
Signs will be put up in the library encouraging book donations for future sales. Ron will ask Jean Alexander about the possibility
of (1) putting a sign on the door asking for books; (2) having a receptacle for book donations inside the library.
Nominating Committee: Each elected member of the Board chooses a current member to represent him/her on the Nominating
Committee. The President designates one of the five to serve as Chairman. The committee shall present the slate to the
President no less than three weeks prior to the Annual Meeting and Election on January 16.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m. The Annual Meeting and Election of Officers will be held at 7 P.M. in the library on
Wednesday, January 16, 2002.
Toni Empringham
Toni Empringham, Recording Secretary