FRIENDS OF THE CORTE MADERA LIBRARY

Minutes of June 11, 2003 Meeting

 

The meeting was called to order by President Jan Shaw at 10:03 a.m. in the library.  Present:  Jan Shaw, Annette Schriebman, Harry Schriebman, Nancy Davis, Marguerite Gilbert, Kay Lowney, Joan Vaughan and Nancy Brooks. 

  1. No introductions were needed.
  2. The minutes of the May 14, 2003 meeting were approved as presented.  The $250 donation from the Bank of Marin is the remainder of their pledge of $500 for the garden.
  3. Additions to the agenda:  There were no additions to the agenda.

 

A.  Friends Reading Garden  Annette presented the finished plaques which will probably to be hung in September; we need to decide exact location.  Discussion about the stains on the concrete wall of the garden.  The architect and Town will be asked for suggestions how to clean and maintain.  M/s/c to plant Boston ivy after cleaning the wall.  Annette will ask the architect to have the ivy planted at the time the parking lot is landscaped.  The ivy will be pruned so it covers the wall and does not climb the fence.  Marguerite suggested that part of the garden reserves be used for periodic professional pruning and also cleaning of the area on the right side of the entrance.  Committee is still looking for a suitable children’s bench.

 

B.     Reports/Updates

1.      County Reports:  Jan Shaw reported that she and Nancy Brooks had attended the County Friends Annual Meeting on June 8 at which Jan Wahl was the guest speaker.  Carol Starr’s report included a 3% cut in 2003-04 budget.  The materials budget is not cut but will buy less.  The Anne T. Kent Memorial Award was presented to Barbara Madrid.  Work is in progress to sell better books from The Book Place on the Worldwide Web.

 

2.      Treasurer – Jerri Ceschi, unable to attend the meeting, emailed a summary of activity.  We received $1,456 from the Super Sale, $1,131.09 from the bookshop, a $50.00 donation and $185.00 from 1 new member and 5 renewal memberships.  Expenses:  $125.00 garden (mounting the garden plaques), childrens’ programs $358.57, administration $37.84 and teen programs $66.57.  A complete report and a fiscal year report will be provided later.

 

3.      Membership:  Richard Jensen, not in attendance, provided a written job description for Membership Chair.  Requests were made for an updated roster for the officers.  Nancy Brooks reported a new Corte Madera membership received at The Book Place when she staffed recently..  Marguerite will call and thank him as she does with all new members.

 

Kay Lowney reported that she will be attending a meeting next week regarding mailing membership solicitations to approximately 12,000 patrons who have signed up with the County Library.  Discussion followed.  Can Chapters be involved in the decision?

 

4.      Used Book Shop:  Sue Bigall reported that new procedures have been written for The Book Place and she will provide copies for all staffers.  Questions about whether we are meeting the rent with the sales?   Are Chapters still getting their share or will this wait until the shop sees a profit?

a.                   Staffing is in place for July 3 and there were volunteers for July 31.  Leo Donovan was a no-show on May 29 and Sue has been unable to communicate with him.

b.                  The next Super Sale is scheduled for March 12-14 in the Armory near the Civic Center.

 

5.      Branch Activities:  Nancy Davis reported:  (1) A test Customer Comment Card is being circulated among library patrons asking how library service can be improved.  (Copy in file.)  (2) David Hyams has taken over the Internet classes at Corte Madera.  . (3) The work on the new parking lot is underway and on schedule.  (4) Again Nancy Davis asked for volunteers to walk with the Library’s Precision Book Cart Drill Team in the July 4th parade and help hold the banner.  (5) Jan Shaw asked if library discards could be sold at the library instead of being put in the dumpster.  (6) Discussion of new chairs for the meeting room was revisited.  M/s/c to rescind the motion made at May meeting.  M/s/c to set up Chair Committee (Nancy Davis, Nancy Brooks, Annette Schriebman, Marguerite Gilbert, and Jan Shaw) to further research chairs and make a firm recommendation to the membership at the September meeting.  Further m/s/c to spend up to $5,000 for 30 chairs.

 

C.     1.   Meetings in July and August:  We will not meet in July or August unless there is a specific need.

 

D.                 Other Business:  Harry Schriebman announced that Jan Shaw was named Corte Madera Citizen of the Year.

 

E.                  Adjournment:  The meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.  The next regular meeting is scheduled for September 10, 2003.  There will be no meetings in July and August unless there is a need.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Nancy Brooks, Secretary

 

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