2010

New Bylaws, Monthly Sales and Teen Territory Plans

At a special meeting on January 20, 2010, the Friends adopted revised bylaws, elected officers and moved future elections to the final meeting of the year. Year-end 2009 cash stood at $31,125.34. In February, five gifts totaling $235 honored Fred Huebscher's fiftieth birthday, and Elmita Brown requested $1,844.09 for the Library, including $1,500 for six summer performers. The Library and the Friends co-sponsored the Make a Splash summer reading program from June 25 to July 30. Memorial gifts included $200 for children's books in memory of Mary G. Portnoy and a $5,000 Simpson memorial gift. On September 20 the Board replaced four large annual sales with monthly third-Saturday sales and voted to disband the California Collection. In November it reported a $1,000 County Library Foundation grant for Teen Territory, to be matched, and planned the opening for January 2011.

Drawn from: Special meeting adopts bylaws and elects officers; Board meeting and summer program funding; Library supplies and summer reading request; Summer reading sponsorship caption; Mary G. Portnoy memorial gift instructions; Simpson memorial donation check; Special meeting votes to disband California Collection; Board meeting approves Teen Territory matching support.

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

2010 at a glance

Officers: President Dorothy Yost; Vice president Bob Luthardt; Treasurer Carol Lawson; Recording secretary Diane Craig (election record)
Raised and spent: Raised $27,425 and spent $26,575, including $14,684 for books, programs and equipment for the Library. Treasurer's report
Held at year end: $166,242: $31,976 in operating cash and $134,267 in named and invested funds.
Dues received: $2,265

From the Treasurer's reports, minutes and newsletters in this archive. The Exhibits chart every year together.