1961

A Senior Patio and a Groundbreaking

Members elected Bea Bond president on January 31, 1961, with Sako Miho, Barbara Dennis and Kenny de Groot as fellow officers. The radio raffle cleared $75 for the senior patio. The Friends moved their account from Bank of America to South Bay Bank. By April 13, the patio furniture was ready. The board planned a May 11 coffee to open the patio. Volunteer readers held weekly story hours from July 6 through September 7. In September, the board judged the summer reading program a success. Members held 117 adult and 39 junior memberships. The October 14 bake sale netted $34.25. The new library broke ground on Friday, November 17, at 2:30 p.m. The program named Friends representatives alongside civic leaders, architect Savo Stoshitch and contractor Jack K. Tanner. The board also planned a globe purchase and a December 2 book sale.

Drawn from: Annual meeting — Bea Bond elected president; Treasurer’s ledger — May 1961 through January 1962; Board meeting — patio opening and summer programs; Summer story-hour volunteer schedule — July–September 1961; Board meeting — summer results, bake sale and construction bids; Board meeting — groundbreaking, globe and proposed book sale; New public library — official groundbreaking program; Library groundbreaking and proposed bylaws change.

Summary written by Claude from this year's records, for review by the board. Read every year.