1979

Twenty Years and $800 for Library Books

The January 1979 newsletter marked the Friends' twentieth anniversary and recalled the 1959 founders. Members elected Bill Malone and the 1979 officers on January 31 and called for permanent library funding. In March, with county library funding uncertain, the newsletter reported an advocacy mailgram and discussed Senate Bill 31 and Proposition 13. Joan Greenwald and Jacqueline Wofford co-chaired the Libations benefit, which moved from August 4 to August 11 at Cele Doerfling Vaughn's home and netted $198.66. Evy Belasco received a Woman of the Year award on July 19. After a $300 gift for books, the board authorized $500 more on September 19, and by November the Friends reported $800 spent on 79 books. The November newsletter attributed reduced circulation to Monday closures. The Friends planned a free textbook distribution and a pre-Christmas book sale for December 8.

Drawn from: January newsletter on twentieth anniversary and election; Annual meeting minutes electing Bill Malone — 1979; March newsletter on library funding and membership; Libations benefit announcement; August newsletter rescheduling Libations; Treasurer's report and Libations calculation; Board minutes authorizing $500 library gift; November newsletter reporting library gifts and free textbooks.

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