1976

A New Librarian and Bicentennial Displays

At the annual meeting on January 28, 1976, the Friends introduced Shari Petresky as the new head librarian and elected a board led by Evelyn Belasco. In March the board set five age divisions and two categories for the children's contest and gave the librarian first choice of donated books. In May it noted the county's ban on storing sale books at the Library. The Friends scheduled the June 12 Libations at the Waters home, formerly the Gazin home and the site of the first benefit in July 1964. Bicentennial displays ran through the year: antique samplers in January, valentines in February, postcards, cup plates, miniatures and textiles organized by Delma Peery in August, and nineteenth-century Samuel French play scripts lent by Rosemary Foreman in October. In September the board discussed convalescent-home service through HALO. The December 4 sidewalk sale brought in $164.89.

Drawn from: Annual meeting minutes — librarian, officers and scholarships; Shari Petresky appointed head Hermosa librarian — Easy Reader profile; Bicentennial displays — two newspaper reports; Old scripts form display — bicentennial exhibit; Board minutes — contest structure and donated-book policy; Newsletter — benefit returns to original venue; Board minutes — more book sales and HALO outreach; Book-sale receipts and deposit note.

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