BOARD MEETING MINUTES
September 19, 2024
Meeting called to order and quorum established 6:55 pm.
Board members present: Diane Kelly, Melissa Bourbon-Ramirez, Diane Decker, Grace Johnston, William McLean, Wendy Scott, Meg Stouffer, Tess Tessier and Shannon Turlington
Absent: Mark Alexander
Minutes of August 15, 2024, approved
TREASURER’S REPORT
The bank balance is $36,867.76. Since the last meeting, cash out includes $147.62 for book sale supplies and $84.78 in processing fees. We received $3,745.50 from the fall book sale, $490 from memberships, $437.37 from the ongoing book sale, $62.01 in interest, $53.17 from Purple Crow (10% proceeds from author event (Frances Mayes) on 8/18), and $8.05 from online T-shirt sales.
BOOK SALE
Total proceeds from the book sale were $3,745.50.
The breakdown was:
Thursday $335
Friday $1,569
Saturday $1,246.50
Sunday $595
MEMBERSHIP REPORT
We have 165 active members. Since the last meeting, we received 13 gifts totaling $370. Eight of these membership renewals seem to be in direct response to the book sale.
LIBRARY REPORT
The book giving tree donation project will begin October 1 and run through December. Other upcoming events include a Teen Spooky Craft project and a celebration of Smoky the Bear’s 80th birthday. The new fire marshal and a forest ranger will attend the Smoky the Bear event. It is also National Library Card month, and various local businesses are doing promotions to support it.
BOOK SALE DISCUSSION
The next book sale will be scheduled March 19 through 23. Setup will be on the 19th. Members only sale will be on the 20th.
BUSINESS
The Cosby/Pruitt Discussion Event will take place on 10/04 at 7:00 pm. Diane Decker and Shannon Turlington volunteered for the Friends table at the event.
The upcoming write-in event will feature a write-in session (with prizes) in the morning and a horror fiction speaker in the afternoon. This event will no longer be associated with NaNoWriMo.
The story walk project is ongoing. The board approved up to $600 for installation. Parks and Recreation will deliver the materials.
We will not be participating in the Hillsborough holiday parade.
The Board approved $500 for the giving tree project. Orders will be placed with Purple Crow.
Discussion for next meeting should include plans for a library staff recognition event.
We need to ensure that the Baker and Taylor boxes that have been loaned come back to us.
Meeting adjourned at 8:02 pm .
