MINUTES FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE MERRICK LIBRARY MEETING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2010.
Lori Stayer opened the meeting at 2:35 p.m.
Present: Lori Stayer (President), Karen Tusa (Vice President), Shirley Sherwin (Treasurer), David Stayer (Secretary), Debbie Jones (Library Liaison), Carla Jaszczerski (Information Technologist), Marion Ormsten (Correspondence Chair) and Joan Sculli.
We welcomed back our Treasurer Shirley Sherwin. The minutes of the August meeting were approved as read by the Book Sense. Karen Tusa moved and Joan Sculli seconded. The motion passed.
Report of the Treasurer: Because of the transition to another bank Lori Stayer gave the Treasurer’s Report. Previous assets $6,696.67. Current assets $7,072.67. Additional funds from dues and book sales for September. Treasurer’s Report motion to accept moved by David Stayer and seconded by Carla Jaszczerski, passed.
Lori will pick up a cash book for record keeping purposes.
Old Business: We are working with HSBC Bank to open our Checking and Savings Accounts. Invoices for the Merrick Library and Marion Ormsten will be paid once checks become available.
The Book Sale continues to be productive. Karen Tusa has set up the volunteer schedule through October. Karen and Lori will weed books on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Although the Merrick Library replaced the bulb in the Library Wing, there still appears to be a problem which may be in the chandelier.
Lori will forward the file for the cook book to Debbie.
Bylaws: The proposed Bylaws were unanimously approved as amended.
Membership: Karen Tusa reported that membership renewals are slower than we anticipated. Only 40 members have renewed. She will follow up with telephone calls.
New Business: We will need Federal Form 990 to complete our taxes.
Karen Tusa will pursue a basket and gift certificates for a raffle with contributions from local merchants. The raffle will be sold at the Merrick Library Sunday programs by the friends.Lori will compose a letter of introduction for this purpose.
There is a change in the meeting schedule. The next meeting date has been changed to Thursday, October 14, 2010 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. at the Merrick Library.
Motion to adjourn approved. Meeting adjourned at 3:45 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted
David R. Stayer, LCSW-R
