FRIENDS OF THE CORTE MADERA
LIBRARY
The
meeting was called to order by-President Alice McNamee at 10:05 A. M. in the
library. In attendance: Alice McNamee, Annette Schriebman, Jerri
Ceschi, Marguerite Gilbert, Nancy Davis, Earl Brown, Kay Lowney, and Nancy
Brooks. Introductions were made.
1.
The
minutes of the January 12, 2005 meeting were approved as presented
2. Jerri Ceschi presented a Treasurer’s Report for January and February. (Copy in file.) Our working capital is $14,114.04 as of 2/28/05. Jerri opened a 9 month $10,000 CD account at Bank of America. Jerri circulated a thank you note from library staff for the video shelving.
3. Book Place – Sue Bigall not in attendance.
4.
County
Friends: Nancy Brooks reported: (1)
Super Sale volunteer slots filled (Earl Brown agreed to fill onecancellation)
including some help from County DPW which Alice McNamee was able to
arrange. (2) The Annual Meeting is
scheduled for June 11 or 12 at The Book Place.
(3) The Novato Chamber of Commerce will hold their April “mixer” at The
Book Place. (4) Because of conflict
with the Super Sale, the next meeting will be March 19. (5) The Book Place now has a cash
register. (6) For the next newsletter,
it was suggested that chapters indicate how they will use their proceeds from
the Super Sale.
5.
Membership
– Renewal letters for February and March are ready to be mailed.
6.
Garden
Update – Annette Schreibman reported on her research regarding preserving the
benches and fence. Using a natural preservative,
it would cost $150 for each bench and $800 for both sides of the fence. She will research further information for
the next meeting. We discussed a
possible planting party to fill in some areas of the garden. M/s Brooks/Ceschi to authorize Annette to
spend up to $200 for flowers and mulch.
The Town will be consulted regarding the planting.
7.
Branch
Activities – Nancy Davis reported: (1)
New carpeting will be included in new Library budget and ideally would be
installed in August or next winter holidays.
(2) The new bike rack will be installed by the end of March. (3) The MARINet web page has been
updated. Fines can now be paid
online. (4) National Library week is 2nd
week in April. Richard Torney will
present a program about railroads on April 12 and there will be a puppet show
for children that week. (5) Annette Schriebman will contact Pat Ravisio at the
Twin Cities Times regarding writng about the Friends.
Nancy Davis presented fabric samples for the 38 chairs with arms that she would like to order for the main part of the library. The cinnamon color was selected. She said the cost would be around $7,700. The Friends had already authorized $7,000 for these chairs. Therefore, it was m/s Lowney/Schriebman to increase the budget by $700. Motion carried.
New
Business:
Revision
of renewal letter: Earl Brown asked for
approval of a new, shorter version of a
renewal letter. (Copy in file.) He will send this reminder to those who are
up for renewal in February and March. For
various reasons, Earl asked to be relieved of his duties as Membership
Chair. Nancy Brooks and Jerri Ceschi
will fill in temporarily.
New
Wish List item: Carol Starr has
requested that each branch provide space in the public areas for patron “holds”. Therefore, Nancy Davis requested we purchase
two new signs: one for “holds” and one for “reference” (which Corte Madera has
never had). M/s Lowney/Ceschi to
authorize the Library to purchase two signs in the amount of $334.00. Motion
carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:56 A.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy A. Brooks, Secretary
PLEASE NOTE: THE NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 11, 2005, At 10:00 A.M.