1963

Kay Pontius, Summer Reading and Christmas Lights

Members elected Kay Pontius president on January 31, 1963, with Lorraine Hales, Sako Miho and Kolma Flake as fellow officers. They considered forming a book discussion group. In February, the board planned a membership drive and discussed buying Chronicles of America and Who's Who in California. The Friends counted 218 members and 63 junior members in April. The board planned a coffee marking the new library's first anniversary and 50 years in the County system. It also planned a luncheon honoring Dorothy Olney and a May 9 book discussion. Volunteers read to children through the summer. The board judged the summer reading program a success. It proposed buying works by Dumas and Maupassant. In December, the board authorized up to $30 for exterior Christmas lights. It planned a December 19 open house. Membership stood at 277.

Drawn from: Annual meeting — Kay Pontius elected president; Board meeting — membership drive and reference-book proposals; Board meeting — library anniversaries and book discussions; Book discussions and Chronicles of America newsletter; Summer story-time reader roster, 1963; Board meeting — summer reading review and fundraising proposals; Board meeting — Christmas lights, open house and nominations; Christmas coffee and summer reading review.

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