1991

New President and a History of the Friends

On January 16 members elected John Hales president, succeeding Charlotte Malone. Hales, a former planning commissioner, had designed and donated the city seal. In March the board directed the Belasco fund to repay operating funds for the new children's rug and allocated $300 for children's books. A May booklet by Patricia A. Gazin, Legacy of a Library and a History of a Library's Friends, traced the reading group, the pier library, the civic center building and the founding of the Friends. The June sale brought a record $2,047.40, and Hales thanked Mira Costa High School for three student volunteers. The membership list held 126 names. In September the board authorized the president to answer requests from organizations for leftover books. In December Charlotte Malone reported plans to give leftover books to El Camino College, and Betty Evans reported 24 California Collection books bought for $243.47.

Drawn from: Annual election of John Hales and appointment of committee chairs; Beach Reporter — Hales named president of library friends; Board authorizes Belasco reimbursement for the children's rug; Legacy of a Library and a History of a Library’s Friends; Board reviews record sale and children's collection purchases; Thanks to Mira Costa students for book sale service; Board delegates decisions on surplus book requests; December sale, proposed El Camino donation and California purchases.

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