May 11, 2023 AGENDA
1) CALL TO ORDER/ESTABLISH QUORUM:
Mark Alexander
Diane Decker
Samantha Dunaway-Bryant-zoom
Grace Johnston
Diane Kelly
Marc Miller
Melissa Bourbon Ramirez
Wendy Scott
Shannon Turlington
Tonya Simpson
Meg Stouffer
Sally Bordeur
and our library team!
2) Vote to accept Meg Stouffer as a board member
3) TREASURER’S REPORT
Taxes:
Federal we file a postcard, which is done and has been accepted.
State: we’re in process (we have until July 15)
Bank accounts, little change since we’ve had no events this month
40,609.15 in all accounts.
23, 182.33 in checking
17, 426.82 in money market
4) MEMBERSHIP REPORT
127 active members right now
7 new since last meeting
5) LIBRARY REPORT
Funding request: summer learning: proposal will come via email for email vote
Thanks for support of recent author event and upcoming ones on schedule.
Looking for some adult events: considering a mystery event. Maybe put together with the NaNoWriMo event? An October lead up event? (Proust questionnaire, character planner)
Storywalk idea in one of the parks. Parks and Rec is interested.
Task Force meeting: Chapel Hill Library request for funding. Recommendation decision: same amount they’ve been providing for years (not in line with what the task force recommended).
6) OLD BUSINESS
A) Staff lunch: successful; we only need about ½ as much food as we ordered next time.
B) Next book sale dates: Wednesday, Sept. 13 – Sunday, Sept. 17th (setup Wednesday and Thursday, Members-only sale Thursday evening, last hour Sunday free books to teachers/nonprofits)
-looking for ways to expand awareness of teachers/nonprofits time
-different pickup group for books that don’t sell (Maureen Berner)
7) NEW BUSINESS
A) StoryWalk
1) community sponsorships
2) visit nearby StoryWalks
3) division of labor between Friends/Library staff
B) Event for National Novel Writing Month (November)
book sorting issues: be careful of safety of stacking
7) ADJOURN
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