Membership drive and early activities newsletter

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october 30, 1959
Dear Member c
HERM SA BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY:
we are delighted with the results of our membership drive so far. The roster
of names in the library testifies to the fact that many Hermosa Beach residents are
intensely interested in their library. We shall continue to add to the roster. Your
librarians have kindly consented to continue to issue memberships at the library,
since it is such a central location.
During the week October 13 - 17, as many of you know, we had a table in the
Hermosa Beach library where memberships in Friends of the Library could be taken
out. Those working there during that week were Mrs. G. D. Hagan, Mrs. Kenneth Kutch,
Mrs. Roland Pontius, Mrs. A. Valdes, Mrs. John Cavanagh, Mrs. Herman Friend,
Mrs. Jas. Gere, Mrs. D. E. Malvey, Mrs. Kobert Ziegler, Mrs. J. J. Reiutz,
Mrs Susan Behrman, Mrs. R. A. Zeller, Mrs. Shu Miho, Mrs. John Schmolle, Mirs. John
de Groot, Mrs. David Burt. We have our temporary Secretary-Treasurer to thank for
the attractive woodcut membership cards.
At the present time, we are working with a skeleton crew. If you feel you
have two hours that you can give to the Friends of the Library will you leave your
name and telephone with one of the librarians or call Helen Tracy at FR 2-6044.
More than 325 groups of Friends of the Library are scattered throughout the
United States and Canada.Their reasons for joining together are varied and each
unit is independent of other units. Any and all funds we raise remain with our
own library.
Our Articles of Association state that our group has formed to foster closer
relations between the Hermosa Beach Library and its citizens and organizations;
to stimulate public support; to focus attention on the facilities an services as
we11 as on the needs of the library; to encourage financial aid as well as gifts in
the form of books; and to encourage additions to library service.
We plan to preser a roster of officers in January during a general meeting,
who will serve for the year, as well as adopt by-laws. A general plan for 1960
will be made and our organization should then be a very real force in the
pommunity it serves.
The plan for the remainder of this year is to encourage memberships and with
the funds to buy books, with especial attention to reference books. More than new
memberships, however, we want to encorage consistent use of the library.
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Thursday, 10:30 A.M.,
November 5 -- Come enjoy a cup of coffee at the
library. Meet your librarians and hear a speaker
from the Los Angeles County Library tell us what
we may expect from our Library and what we can do
to make our Library a strong educational and
cultural asset to our city.
Sincerely,
HELEN TRACY
Your Temporary President
BOCK WEEK - NOVEMBER 1-7

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615-24th 27
Palisa Dyin
1959
M.
NOV
2 012-
BEACH
POSTAGE 34