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Board Meeting Minutes

January 12, 2023

Transcribed from the meeting record.

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Reported this meeting $33,581 balance

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JANUARY: in person at the library, 7:00 p.m.

NOTES: Come 30 minutes early to work on Friends Room

Volunteer to help with the audit

Call to order 7:02

Establish quorum: all present, guest: Erin

Treasurer’s report

  • $33,580.54 in checking and savings
  • recent large donation ($500)
  • Orange County Chamber of Commerce is asking for renewal

Vote on board positions per bylaws

  • unanimous re-election of all

Old Business:

Book sale

-training date: Tuesday, 17 January 11:00 (training session for new board members)

-Suggestions from meeting with Stacie:

-Vote on purchase of 4 tables (around $50 each, $220 total w/ tax), new signs (up to $200), dry-erase board to direct people to meeting room ($85 for sandwich board style, $75 for easel style)

  • Found that library owns display stands we can use (print standard size paper)
  • Suggest we buy another color, but similar kind to the library’s folding tables
  • unanimous vote to approve purchase of tables and signs as described above

-soliciting donations

  • now collecting again
  • Put on Next Door, Facebook, etc.

-disposal of books after sale

  • Monday pickup possible at 10:00

Book sale details:

  • 9:30-5:30, 12-4 on Sunday.
  • Starting at 3:00 on Sunday, nonprofits can come take free anything they want.
  • Thursday 5:00-7:00 friends only access.
  • Wednesday the 15th of March starts set-up: there will be a sign up genius–as soon as the library opens at 11:00
  • Sell old teeshirts and bags for $1 each

New Business:

Appointment of audit committee

  • Diane, Marc A., Diana agreed and will coordinate amongst themselves

new position: volunteer coordinator

  • Wendy’s arm is twisted and will do it
  • Shannon will share information already in place

Chamber of Commerce renewal $300

  • our participation has netted us opportunities and donations in the past
  • we maybe could be in the newsletter
  • unanimously approved

Big donation $500 Coomer Murray, designated for the children’s department

  • president will send a thank you

Adjourn: 7:30

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Two mice reading back to back against a leaf, with the hand-lettered words Friends of the Orange County Public Library
Illustration by Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell, gifted to the Friends 2026