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Minutes and agendas · February 24, 2010

Board meeting and summer program funding

Reports $235 in birthday gifts, library requests of $1,844.09, bookstore insurance, Saturday opening and website maintenance.

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HERMOSA BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY MEETING OF FEBRUARY 24, 2010 Board Members Present: Dorothy Yost, Carol Lawson, Diane Craig Also present: Gillian Miller, Ray Martel, Ann Winkler, Elmita Brown Meeting brought to order at 2:10pm by president, Dorothy Yost. MINUTES: the minutes of January 20, 2010 were approved. TREASURER'S REPORT: Treasurer's report for period ending 2/24/10 were approved. The book sale on Saturday, February 20, 2010 brought in $469.86. Membership fees brought in $590.00. A donation of $235.00 from friends of Fred Heubscher was made. Balance on hand as of February 24, 2010 is $34,350.30. LIBRARIAN REQUESTS: 2 boxes HP Advanced Photo Paper, white card stock for PAWS, adult head phones, dry-erase markers, 6 performer fees for the SummerReading Program, and PAWS to Read gift certificates. Total of these requests $1,844.09. Elmita presented FOL Bookstore with a book mark poster. BOOK STORE: Cary Bichlmeier spoke to us regarding General Liability Insurance and Directors & Officers Liability Insurance for the FOL Book Store. Dorothy volunteered to shop around for comparable prices. Gillian brought up the fact that we have more books coming in than going out. She suggested the book store be open one Saturday a month in addition to the regular four Monday mornings a month. Three volunteers would be needed to work one Saturday a month from 9 am to noon. As an experiment this year we decided to start Saturday, March 20 and continue on the third Saturday of each month. This hopefully will draw customers who work during the week to be able to shop the book store and help us sell more books since we are running out of space. We will advertise in the Daily Breeze, Beach Reporter, and Easy Reader. Carpet for the book store was again discussed. Dorothy said she would call the Sunset Carpet Store in El Segundo for a price quote. Toni, who volunteers to write our newsletter, has requested an advance on expenses in the future. All approved. We are looking for a volunteer to handle Memberships. Please call Carol if interested. BUSINESS: Plans for a marquee at the Library are still in the workings and when finalized will be presented to the city. WEBSITE: Naoma has continued to update our website. Next Book Store board meeting will be May 19, 2010 at Bard Street Book Store at 2 pm. ADJOURMENT: 3:30pm February 24, 2010. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: Diane Craig, Recording Secretary

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HERMOSA BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
MEETING OF FEBRUARY 24, 2010
Board Members Present: Dorothy Yost, Carol Lawson, Diane Craig
Also present: Gillian Miller, Ray Martel, Ann Winkler, Elmita Brown
Meeting brought to order at 2:10pm by president, Dorothy Yost.
MINUTES: the minutes of January 20, 2010 were approved.
TREASURER'S REPORT: Treasurer's report for period ending 2/24/10 were approved. The book sale on
Saturday, February 20, 2010 brought in $469.86. Membership fees brought in $590.00. A donation of
$235.00 from friends of Fred Heubscher was made. Balance on hand as of February 24, 2010 is
$34,350.30.
LIBRARIAN REQUESTS: 2 boxes HP Advanced Photo Paper, white card stock for PAWS, adult head
phones, dry-erase markers, 6 performer fees for the SummerReading Program, and PAWS to Read gift
certificates. Total of these requests $1,844.09. Elmita presented FOL Bookstore with a book mark
poster.
BOOK STORE: Cary Bichlmeier spoke to us regarding General Liability Insurance and Directors &
Officiers Liability Insurance for the FOL Book Store. Dorothy volunteered to shop around for comparable
prices.
Gillian brought up the fact that we have more books coming in than going out. She suggested the book
store be open one Saturday a month in addition to the regular four Monday mornings a month. Three
volunteers would be needed to work one Saturday a month from 9 am to noon. As an experiment this
year we decided to start Saturday, March 20 and continue on the third Saturday of each month. This
hopefully will draw customers who work during the week to be able to shop the book store and help us
sell more books since we are running out of space. We will advertise in the Daily Breeze, Beach
Reporter, and Easy Reader.
Carpet for the book store was again discussed. Dorothy said she would call the Sunset Carpet Store in
El Segundo for a price quote.
Toni, who volunteers to write our newsletter, has requested an advance on expenses in the future. All
approved. We are looking for a volunteer to handle Memberships. Please call Carol if interested.
BUSINESS: Plans for a marquee at the Library are still in the workings and when finalized will be
presented to the city.
WEBSITE: Naoma has continued to update our website.
Next Book Store board meeting will be May 19, 2010 at Bard Street Book Store at 2pm.
ADJOURMENT: 3:30pm February 24, 2010.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: Diane Craig, Recording Secretary