February 20, 2024 MEETING MINUTES 1) CALL TO ORDER/ESTABLISH QUORUM – meeting called to order 7:07, quorum established Present (by Zoom): Mark Alexander, Diane Decker, Grace Johnston, Diane Kelly, William McLean,
Melissa
Bourbon
Ramirez,
Laura
Sumrell,
Meg
Stouffer,
Tess
Tessier.
Library
Staff
Nancy
Crews,
Jody
Smith 2) December and January minutes approved unanimously 3) TREASURER'S REPORT Total bank balance is $38,966.12, up $498.56 since our last meeting. Cash in is $370.00 from donations
and
memberships,
$298.50
from
the
ongoing
book
sale,
$157.00
from
Purple
Crow
from
the
author
event,
$54.89
in
interest,
and
$8.05
from
online
shirt
sales.
Cash
out
is
$266.22
for
membership
software
renewal,
$72.06
for
quarterly
sales
tax
payment,
$35.00
for
NC
Friends
membership
renewal,
and
$16.60
in
processing
fees.
4) MEMBERSHIP REPORT We have 148 active members. Since last meeting, we received six gifts totaling $255. 5) LIBRARY REPORT (Nancy Crews) Adult Services: Spotlight Books & Film Club is a new series that alternates book discussions and film viewings with
light
discussion.
The
theme
of
each
book
or
film
will
often
mirror
books
and
films
that
Main
Library's
Adult
Services
is
highlighting
that
month.
This
month’s
film
is
Nora
Rae,
March
1,
2:00-4:00
pm. The First Monday Classics Book Club will meet March 3, 6:30 – 8:30. Friendly Fabric Fridays Meet-Up will be 3/07, 9:00-10:30 am. Yarn and patterns will be available. Youth Services: Fun with Clay for grades 3 rd through 5 th will be March 6, 4:00-5:00 pm. Mini-Terrariums: Craft Your Own Greenery World for Grades 6-12 will be March 12, 5:00-6:00 pm 7) BUSINESS We discussed the Friends tee shirts and agreed that we should mention their availability again in
the
Newsletter.
Book donations are creeping up, and the circulation staff is becoming overwhelmed. All Board members need to sign conflict of interest forms and get them in. Book Sale: Not many of the 40 volunteers on the list have signed up to help with the book sale. Board members
should
all
sign
up
on
Sign
Up
Genius
so
Wendy
can
tell
where
the
gaps
are.
We
could
encourage
members
to
volunteer
by
highlighting
the
benefits
of
staffing
the
book
sale. Those putting up signs for the book sale should meet at the library at 9:00 am on 3/17. The book sale banner needs to be reinforced so that it doesn’t sag. The next book sale will be September 17-21 to coincide with Hog Day. Laura, Meg and Mark volunteered to be on the audit committee to review our financial records. The Alex Evanovich program will take place on 7/19 and will be a creative writing program for teens.
The
honorarium
has
been
waved.
The
Board
approved
up
to
$500
to
buy
books
from
Purple
Crow
for
the
registered
participants. The Janet Evanovich program will take place on 7/11, and Purple Crow has again agreed to do a
50/50
split
with
book
sales. The introductory panel for the book walk has been received and will be installed. The ribbon cutting
date
is
not
yet
determined. The staff appreciation event date will be 4/16. Jody will book the room and announce the event to
the
staff.
We
will
approve
a
budget
at
the
next
meeting
after
we
get
a
count
of
those
attending. The meeting adjourned at 8:06
