FRIENDS OF THE CORTE MADERA LIBRARY

Minutes of September 11, 2002 Meeting

 

A.  The meeting was called to order by President Shaw at 10:08 a.m. in the library.  In attendance:  Annette Schriebman, Harry Schriebman, Nancy Davis, Jerri Ceschi, Marguerite Gilbert, Kay Lowney, Sue Bigall, Jan Shaw, and Nancy Brooks. 

  1. No introductions were necessary.
  2. The minutes of the August 14, 2002 meeting were accepted with the correction of Annette’s last name.
  3. There were no additions to the agenda.

 

B.     Friends Reading Garden Progress:  The garden may be finished this week.  Still needed are the benches, plaques and door to window change.  J C Miller has asked that the garden model be returned to him; it was agreed that he may have the model for his professional use.  There was an additional charge of $600 for preparation and painting of a portion of a wall.  Nancy Davis will ask if the County will pick up this expense since it is part of the building. 

 

  1. Tiles/Quotations:  Annette presented several sayings as possible use on the tile the Friends will purchase to honor Annette.  (attached)  M/s/c: The choice is: “If you have a garden and a library, you have all you need” by Cicero.  Annette will choose the design of the tile to be made by V. Saullz.
  2. Dedication Plans –We cannot use the Library on a Friday because it is closed.  After discussion, Sunday October 20, from 2 to 4 P.M. was selected as the date for the dedication.  Those interested in helping to plan the event were asked to stay after our meeting this morning.

 

C.     Annual Meeting:

  1. Nominating Committee for Officers:  Jan Shaw reported that she had met with Nancy Davis as the Nominating Committee.  All officers have volunteered to continue for another year.  Report accepted.
  2. Jan suggested that our Annual Meeting be our regular meeting date in November with no formal invitations as in previous years.  We will present a summary of the year’s activities.  Library Director, Carol Starr, and the President of the County Friends, Barbara Madrid, will be invited.

 

D.  Reports/Updates:

1.      County Reports:-  Nancy Brooks had no new report.  The County Friends are scheduled to meet on September 14.  Jan will attend that meeting since Nancy will be out of town.  Nancy circulated a letter written by Barbara Madrid to Herb Nienstedt to inform him that the County Friends had donated money for the garden in his honor/memory.  She also had a copy of the obituary reporting Herb’s death on August 7.

 

2.      Treasurer – The Treasurer presented a report for the month of August 2002.  (Copy in the Secretary’s file.)  Donations for the garden were $770.00.  There was 1 new membership and 6 renewals.  The County has agreed to pay for the conversion of the door into a window and we will pay for the engraving on the door.  The Working Capital is $5,975.64 as of August 31, 2002. 

 

3.      Foundation:  Kay Lowney reported that the Foundation meeting had been postponed to September 12.  They need new members.  Carol Starr has asked Kay to be Treasurer to replace Herb Nienstedt.

 

4.      Used Book Store – Sue Bigall reported that income from staffing the 5th Thursday in August staffing should be over $150.  We agreed to staff October 31 and the four 5th Thursdays in 2003 as long as it doesn’t interfere with our ability to staff our regular day on the 1st Thursday.  Sue has a list of 13 people she can depend on to staff the shop.  Sue will report our decision to Dorothy Saunders.

 

5.      Branch Activities:  Nancy Davis presented flyers prepared for the Steinbeck programs.  A person from Dominican will lead a discussion of the Grapes of Wrath on October 10.  Nancy has requested the $200 stipend for the discussion leader from the County Friends branch account.  She listed the people she has talked to about sharing their experiences during the depression years at the October 17 program.  It was m/s/c that the CMA Friends will provide simple refreshments for these two programs and will be acknowledged on the flyers.  Jan strongly suggested that the Friends be prepared to provide refreshments for all programs in the library to give us a presence.

 

E.      Other Business:  It was m/s/c to spend no more than $100 on a gift for J C Miller for his “above and beyond” attention and supervision of our garden project.  Annette may ask him for suggestions on a book he might like to have.

 

F.      Adjournment:  The meeting adjourned at 11:40 a.m.  The next meeting is scheduled for October 9, 2002 at 10 a.m. in the Library.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Nancy Brooks, Secretary

 

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