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Board Meeting Minutes

February 10, 2022

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In Attendance: Gail Corrado, Diane Kelly, Nancy Crews, Wendy Scott, Grace Johnston, Shannon Turlington, Samantha Bryant

Library Report-Nancy Crews county manager meeting: ready to advertise for director’s position mask distribution begins tomorrow: 10,000 bags Tuesday Feb. 15, all depts will report needs to county manager; feedback coming in April

One Day Sale: April 30 Yes, we may use meeting room for staging room is reserved for the week before April 25-30 Ask Stacey to go assess the book pile before deciding whether we’ll have a book drive to go with this. Stacey: will we have someone come and take what we didn’t sell again? Nancy will contact city for permissions Shannon will check on tablet functionality and Samantha will coordinate with James for Square if needed

OVERSEER = STACEY

TASK CLUSTERS=US

A. PHYSICAL STUFF: Gail *2 dolly’s (3 if possible, library will have one): Diane and Samantha each have one *Tables (library will have) *A few “tents” in case of inclement weather (library has one, I have one): Samantha has one

B. THE MERCHANDISE..

Get Existing Books Get more books??? Sort Them Stage them for putting out Decide on table layout (weather, etc.)

C. STAFFING-SHANNON

*Enough people for set-up…(6 should do it) *4 people for breakdown. (Decide prior what we’ll do with leftover books).

D. FINANCIAL STUFF (TREASURER)--SHANNON

*Have the tablet fully charged and ready for credit card sales, notebook to record sales, pens, membership applications, and cash ($200—$100 in fives, $40 in ones, $60 in tens).

E. MARKETING STUFF

*Stacey will handle social media *News of Orange County, Libby, Next Door, WCHL etc. *Inform local schools/librarians that kids get one free book. Diane: flyer on Canva (Maybe Libby at library) Grace (with support from Shannon): email to group

Begin Farmer's Market presence in April: Gail will arrange and get back to the group about taking shifts Yes.

Writers workshop!!! Separate planning meeting for this with Melissa, Diane, Samantha? On November 12th: Nancy will get the room reserved Diane, Melissa, Samantha, James? Jim: Author Essentials; Gray: Baen books (slush read?) film sessions also?

Chamber of Commerce we have re-upped, but not much is happening right now

Our next meeting, 2nd Thursday, 10 March 6:30 p.m.

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