Newsletters · March 1979Estimated date
Early draft on Library funding crisis
Early working draft of the March funding newsletter.
Names in this record: Clyde W. Malone is Bill Malone; Patricia Gazin is Pat Gazin.
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March 1979 March 1979
The Hermosa Beach Friends of the Library
As we go to press the library budget picture remains a cliff hanger. On Feb. 6, Clyde W. Malone, Pres. sent a mail[illegible] gram to Eugene Chappie, chairman, local government committee in Sacramento, urging support of SB 31. This was to grant special s[illegible] suppport to special dixtricts for drastically needed interim aid.
The legistsative picture remains fuzzy, and the county Board of Supervisors [illegible]. Their is no clear plan as to how the L will be kept
Meanwhile, in Sacramento, [illegible] a governor's conference on library services is scheduled the week=end of March 2.
Whatever results, it seems clear the membership and fiancial and moral support of all varietieies will be increasingly important to our libraries in the months ahead.
Membership renewal time is NOW. $2. check(per person) may be mailed to Bonnie Grace, 1801 Hillcrest, or dropped at the library. Membership cards will be returned by mail, delivered in person, or by pony express.
President Malone announces the following positions: California collection, Betty Evans; coordinating council, Delma Peery; legislative liason and publicity, Patricia Gazin, Our treasurer is Curtney Harris and the secretaries are Joan Greenwald and [illegible] corr and rec respectively.
BOOK DONATIONS ARE NEEDED for next booksale, Saturday, March 24.
Donations may be [illegible] deposited in the "green barrel" at the library. Chairman Evie Belasco says we need booksand volunteers for the sale. Contact Evy or [illegible] FR 43132 or assistant sales chairman Jacqueline Wofford 3705387
Delma Peery's stint as president, and fine job she did too, are already permanently recorded on the Presidents' Plaque... on west pillar in the library.
Meanwhkle unless interim aid miraculously appear, Shari Petersky
[illegible]s predicted our library service will be cut 50 per cent. She also anticipates 90 per cent reduction in staff Just how to interpret this I dont know. Ope Hours of service may change again. County headquarters has a plan to carry the libraries though March on merely caretake taker basis
Meanwhile neighbor libraries: Redondo library has a volunteer [illegible]ogram' Manhattan Beach has a few wekklly volunteers; Palos Verdes has a formal [illegible]lunteeer training rpogram underway.
mark the date: Libations for the Library will be resurrected.
Mark the date now.. Saturday Aug. 4. Details to come.
Handwritten notes
• (struck through) "remains up in the air." after "Board of Supervisors"
• (above "Peery's stint") [illegible] mark
• (typed, above "may be mailed") membership chm.
• (under last line) underline beneath "Aug. 4. Details to come."
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March 1979 March 1979 The Hermosa Beach Friends of the Library As we go to press the library budget pictur e remains a cliff hanger. Oneb. 6,C lyde W. Malone, Pres. sent a mail oxgranta gram to Eugene Chappie, chairman, local government committee in Sacramento, urging support of SB 31. This was to grant special siss$ ?suppport to special dixtrictsfor drastically needed interim aid. The legistsativ e picture remains fuzzy, add the county Board of Supervisors romains up in the air. Their is no clear pøan as to how the I will be kept Meanwhile, in Sacramento, thenex a governor's conference on library services is scheduled the week=end of March 2. Whatever results, it seems clear the membership and fiancial and moral support of all varietieies will be increasingly important to our libraries in the months ahead. Membership renewal time is NOW. $2. check(fer perso harsh falled to Bonnie Grace, 1801 Hillcrest, or dropped at the library. Membership cards will be returned by mail, delivered in person, or by pony express. President Malone announces the following positions: California collection, Betty Evans; coordinating council, Delma Peery; legislative liason and publicity, Patricia Gazin, ? Pur treasurer is Curtney Harris and the secretaries are next 506ksafP,Mixw?k? Saturday, March 24. Donations may be brøngkaxtømkhamki»mammama deposited in the "greenbarrel" at the library. Chairman Evie Belasco says we need booksand volunteers for the sale. Contact Evy or assistantmamx FR 43132 or assistant sales chairman Jacqueline Wofford 3705387 Delma Peery's/stint as president, and fine job she did too, are already permanently recorded on the Presidents' Plaque... on west pillar in the library . s predicted our library serv ice will be cut 50 per c ent 90 per Meanwhkle unless interim aid miraculously appear, Shari Petersky cent reduction in staff Just how to interpret this I dont know. She also anticipates Ope Hours of service may change again. County headquarters has a plan to carry the libraries though March on merely caretake taker basis Meanwhile neighbor libraries: Redondo library has a volunteer ogram' Manhat tan Beach has a few wekklly volunteers; Palos Verdes has a formal lunteeer training rpogram underway. mark the date: Libations for the Library will be resurrected. Mark the date now.. Saturday Aug. 4. Details to come.