Today's Meeting Cancelled

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Friends for October 25th has been cancelled.

Minutes from September 2012 meeting

MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF THE MERRICK LIBRARY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 Lori Stayer opened the meeting at 4:35 PM. Present: Lori Stayer (President), Karen A. Tusa (Vice President), Diane Christie (Treasurer), David R. Stayer (Secretary), Jonathan Haas (via phone--Business Chair), and Joann Petrowski. Minutes of the August meeting were read. Karen moved and Diane seconded their approval. The motion passed. Old Business: The Better World Books bin is now available at the Wing. It fills up quickly. The book sale netted $41 yesterday, and $212 since our August meeting. Karen reported that the raffle netted $43. From now on Diane will report on the raffle. The winner was drawn and notified. Karen also reported that out of the 73 members contacted, 51 have renewed. Jonathan called in regarding the Business Memberships. He will require one hundred additional brochures. About half of the Chamber of Commerce Business list has been contacted. Publicity for the businesses that become members at $75 will commence in January of 2013. The next weeding will occur Thursday, October 25, 2012 at the Merrick Library Wing from Ten AM to Twelve PM. Joann has agreed to help with the raffle at the library on Tuesday and Friday. She has agreed to assist by calling Friends members prior to our upcoming meetings. Our meetings on Thursday, October 25, 2012 and Thursday, November 29, 2012 will be held in the multipurpose room. The meeting on Thursday, December 20, 2012 will be held in the conference room at the Merrick Library. These meetings will begin at 4:00 PM. All Friends are invited to attend. Lori and Diane will work on the Friends Tax Return. We will contact our Publicity Chair. The meeting adjourned at 6 PM. Respectfully submitted, David R. Stayer, LCSW-R