Minutes and agendas · November 17, 2010

Board meeting approves Teen Territory matching support

Reports a $1,000 County Library Foundation grant to be matched, a second grant application, a planned January 2011 opening, quarterly newsletters, elected officers and insurance. Records no $1,000 school gift because the schools had reached their quota.

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HERMOSA BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, 2010 Board Members present: D. Yost, B. Luthardt, D. Craig, C. Lawson Also present: G. Miller, M. Hershey, M. Shaw, T. Empringham & E. Brown Meeting called to order at 2pm by D. Yost MINUTES: August 25. 2010 minutes approved. TREASURER'S REPORT: Period ending 11/17/10 approved. Book sale on Sat. Nov. 13, 2010 brought in $501.85. Balance on hand as of 11/17/10 $31,835.12. Our internet sales are up. Year-to-date internet income $7,788.86. Elaine Seeger donated $500 to FOL. We will not be donating $1,000 to Hermosa View and Hermosa Valley School libraries because they met their quota without our help. LIBRARIAN REQUESTS: We received $1000 from the L.A. County Library foundation which we will match for a "Teen Territory". We have applied for a second $1000 grant which we will also match for the teen area. A grand opening is planned for Jan. 2011. Bookmark contest awards will be Tuesday, January 25 at the library. A new step stool and audio book cases (25) are needed at the library. Total cost is $296.34. Motion was approved. Elmita will be giving us a list of magazines that we could buy for the library in the new year BOOK STORE: Book store will be open third Saturday of each month in 2011. Toni wanted clairification of publication of newsletter. It was decided the newsletter will be published quarterly – Feb., May, Aug. and Nov. The board meetings for 2011 will be held on Wednesday after the third Saturday following the newsletter four times a year. We are still searching for a plastic translucent holder to fit our front door. Much needed new carpet has been installed in our bookstore. Liability insurance for volunteers has been purchased effective 10/25/10 to 10/20/11. Marquee purchase, without lights, is still pending for the library. The purchase of a red step stool for the bookstore was approved. A lamination machine was donated to F.O.L. by the Kiwanis Club. NEW BUSINESS: New Officers for 2011 were elected as follows: Dorothy Yost, President; Bob Luthardt, Vice President; Diane Craig, Secretary; Carol Lawson, Treasurer. We have two new volunteers at our bookstore, Doris Kelley and Margo Hershey. Attached is a copy of all our volunteers as of 10/10/10. ADJOURMENT: 3:25pm RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: D. Craig, Recording Secretary

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HERMOSA BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, 2010
Board Members present: D. Yost, B. Luthardt, D. Craig, C. Lawson
Also present: G. Miller, M. Hershey, M. Shaw, T. Empringham & E. Brown
Meeting called to order at 2pm by D. Yost
MINUTES: August 25. 2010 minutes approved.
TREASURER'S REPORT: Period ending 11/17/10 approved. Book sale on Sat. Nov. 13, 2010 brought in
$501.85. Balance on hand as of 11/17/10 $31,835.12. Our internet sales are up. Year-to-date internet
income $7,788.86. Elaine Seeger donated $500 to FOL. We will not be donating $1,000 to Hermosa
View and Hermosa Valley School libraries because they met their quota without our help.
LIBRARIAN REQUESTS: We received $1000 from the L.A. County Library foundation which we will match
for a "Teen Territory". We have applied for a second $1000 grant which we will also match for the teen
area. A grand opening is planned for Jan. 2011. Bookmark contest awards will be Tuesday, January 25
at the library. A new step stool and audio book cases (25) are needed at the library. Total cost is
$296.34. Motion was approved. Elmita will be giving us a list of magazines that we could buy for the
library in the new year
BOOK STORE: Book store will be open third Saturday of each month in 2011. Toni wanted clarification
of publication of newsletter. It was decided the newsletter will be published quarterly - Feb., May, Aug
and Nov. The board meetings for 2011 will be held on Wednesday after the third Saturday following
the newsletter four times a year. We are still searching for a plastic translucent holder to fit our front
door. Much needed new carpet has been installed in our bookstore. Liability insurance for volunteers
has been purchased effective 10/25/10 to 10/20/11. Marquee purchase, without lights, is still pending
for the library. The purchase of a red step stool for the bookstore was approved. A lamination machine
was donated to F.O.L. by the Kiwanis Club.
NEW BUSINESS: New Officers for 2011 were elected as follows: Dorothy Yost, President; Bob Luthardt,
Vice President; Diane Craig, Secretary; Carol Lawson, Treasurer. We have two new volunteers at our
bookstore, Doris Kelley and Margo Hershey. Attached is a copy of all our volunteers as of 10/10/10.
ADJOURMENT: 3:25pm
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: D. Craig, Recording Secretary