12/7/19
Year in Review: Events: Comic Con, Local Authors, 2 last Friday screenings of ET and Wall-ee.
Book Sales: our biggest source of revenue. We held 4 of them this year, since we had record numbers of donations. Volunteer run. $12,000 earned from book sale events. $2,000 from our ongoing book sale, $1,000 from our online sales.
Library supported we funded: nearly $20,000. Building a community engagement division (physical facility), summer learning programs, matched a grant for library outreach, funded staff to attend a training on equity and inclusion, funded staff to attend an innovative user group, purchased a new projector for the meeting room, purchased new signage for the upstairs of the library.
Business today is to elect the board: Slate of 11; Melissa Bourbon, Samantha Bryant, Stacie Gamble, Gail and Michael Corrado, Grace Johnston, Diane Kelly, James Maxey, Wendy Scott, Dee Striebling, Shannon Turlington. Elected unanimously.
Next Library Book Sale: January 23-26 short sale, April 19-24, July 23-26, October 15-25.
Nancy Crewes: Library hopes for funding: redesign for the children’s area (new furnishings and rearrangement), 10 year anniversary, summer learning
Lucinda: library director: seeking a replacement for Andrea; their budget year starts next month. Talking about going fine free to remove barriers for access. New technology grants: circulation modules and checkout machines. Will remove security gates.
Stephanie Knop outreach program: takes books out to community centers and helps with .
Libby: communications librarian
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at 10:45 this became a board meeting
- setting meeting agenda. 2nd Thursdays at 6:30, every other month (Jan, Mar, etc)
- December 5: annual meeting
- Come to January meeting with thoughts of what events you’d like to see us do this year.
- Come to January meeting with notes on our website (what you think it should have)
- Officers:
- President: Shannon Turlington
- Vice President: Gail Corrado
- Treasurer: Samantha Bryant (with support on getting to bank)
- Secretary: Wendy Scott
- Membership Chair: Grace Johnston
- Booksale coordinator: Stacie Gamble
