MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF THE MERRICK LIBRARY
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
Lori Stayer opened the meeting at 4:35P.M.
Present: Lori Stayer (President) Karen A. Tusa (Vice President), David R.Stayer (Secretary), Lois Calame (Publicity Chair), Marion Ormsten (Correspondence Chair), Debbie Jones (Library Liaison), Joan Sculli, Felizia Bushkin, Barbara Goldberg and Carol Fontana.
Minutes for the August meeting were read. Lois moved and Joan seconded that the minutes be approved. Motion passed.
Report of the Treasurer: Lori Stayer gave the report. Savings account $5,588.09. Checking account $407.55. David moved and Karen seconded that the report of the treasurer be accepted. Motion passed.
The book sale is doing well. We are asking that books only be donated during the hours the sale is in progress. The next weeding will be Wednesday, October 12, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Committee Reports: Karen reported that 25 out of 70 members have not yet renewed. Follow up calls will be made in late October.
The raffle brought in $85.00. The name of the winner was drawn and called.
Marion has sent a sympathy card to Barbara Bernstein in behalf of the Friends. A thinking of you card will be sent to Barbara Perlman.
Lois continues to keep on top of the notices of our book sale for the local newspapers.
The cookbook was discussed. It will be expensive to print copies of the cookbook and Merrick Library personnel cannot sell it for us, but we can sell it along with our monthly raffle. After much discussion we have decided to not sell the cookbook for now.
There is still a lighting problem in the parlor at the wing. Debbie will pursue this along with the ongoing problem of the sign not being visible.
We can pay for the museum passes in March of 2012.
Lori requested the form for last year’s Friend’s tax return.
Our next meetings are Thursday, October 27, November 17, December 15, 2011 and January 19, 2012. All meetings begin at 4:30 p.m. and all Friends are invited to attend.
Lois moved for adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 5:25 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
David R. Stayer, LCSW-R
