Corrected March 15 board minutes

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3/23/2017
Corrected minutes for March 15
REVISE
From: Antoinette Empringham <toni635@verizon.net>
To: Diane Craig <lillulu57@aol.com>
Subject: Corrected minutes for March 15
Date: Fri, Mar 17, 2017 2:59 pm
Hi Diane:
I just realized I left out the membership information, so here is the revised version .
Hermosa Beach Friends of the Library
Board of Directors Meeting
15 March 2017
Members Present: Howie Seeb, Dorothy Yost, George Ceman, Robert Luthardt, Sue DeLaCamp, Betty Starr, Pat Roberts, Marilyn Shaw, Catherine
Gazin, Toni Empringham. Also Present: Katie Sullivan, CLM.
The meeting was called to order by President Seeb at 2:30 p.m..
Minutes of meeting on 16 November 2016: discussion and approval deferred until the next meeting on July 19.
Treasurer's Report (George): 2016 year-end revenues were within 1% of budgeted estimates. Expenses were down approximately 45%, primarily
because changes in library personnel resulted in fewer requests for funds. Internet sales were within 10% of prediction. George will be doing tax returns
(due in May); reallocation of HBFOL assets into long-term and mid-term growth funds is pending
Librarian's Report (Katie): Interviews are in progress for a full-time Children's Librarian; currently Katie is covering both positions. Purchases of books
& DVDs using the Amazon.com account need to be completed by the HBFOL, not by the CLM, in accordance with County regulations. Because the
County needs to catch up on cataloging, acquisitions not already in its system are on hold, so requests will continue to be below budget for awhile. The
FOL will provide funds ($50-$75) for refreshments on April 8 following the LA Opera presentation of Puccini Opera Tales at 2 p.m.
Book Store (Gabor and Sue): book sales and donations are both doing well at present.
Web Page (Betty): No recent updates, but she has been deleting Saturday sale dates after they occur.
Newsletter (Toni): The April 2017 issue will include an update on the impending Bard Street closure and relocation of the Book Store.
Membership (Howie): There is no Membership Chair yet, but George and Howie have updated the database and Howie printed mailing labels for the
next newsletter. Marilyn & Dorothy have been encouraging signups at the Bard Street cashier's desk and will continue to do so
New Library Building (Howie): following the recent needs assessment, and another meeting to be held soon, there will be a formal presentation to the
City Council in April or May.
Book Store Move (Howie): the newest proposal is to move the store to the storage area south of the City Center parking lot. This site is acceptable to
Gabor, Sue, and others involved in Book Store operation.
Various fundraising ideas were discussed, including asking that the annual Kiwanis Club Taste of the Beach benefit the HBFOL. Howie will be
attending the annual countywide FOL meeting in May and will report back on fundraising activities used successfully by other groups.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:10 in honor of Howie's birthday! Next scheduled meeting is Wednesday, July 19, at 2:30 p.m. in the Community Center
Room 4.
Toni Empringham, for Recording Secretary Diane Craig
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