February Minutes

MINUTES OF THE FRIENDS OF THE MERRICK LIBRARY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013 Lori Stayer opened the meeting at 4:35 PM. Present: Lori Stayer (President), Carol Fontana (Vice President), Diane Christie (Treasurer), David R. Stayer (Secretary), Jonathan Haas (Business Chair), Shirley Sherwin and Joan Sculli. The minutes for the January meeting were read. Joan moved and Diane seconded acceptance of the minutes. The motion passed. Report of the Treasurer: Diane gave the report. Savings account $6,970.16 checking account $450.00. The book sale brought in $333.00 since our last meeting. The raffle for the month brought in $84.00. Carol moved and Jonathan seconded acceptance of the report of the treasurer. The motion passed. Old Business: After some discussion we have decided to issue a certificate rather than a decal for the Businesses becoming members of the Friends. Carol will request that Art design the certificate. We will also work on a Friend’s membership flyer. Jonathan proposed that we ask the Merrick Library when issuing each museum pass to include a pamphlet recognizing the Friends for our purchasing the museum passes. He will draft the text for the pamphlet. New Business: We are considering having a membership drive Coffee Shop in June 2013. We would prefer a Sunday afternoon, but this will need to be discussed with the Director of the Merrick Library. Our attempt on a Wednesday evening in June of 2012 was a failure. Our next meeting is Thursday, March 21, 2013 at the Merrick Library beginning at 4:30 PM. All Friends are invited to attend.Since no other business came before the Friends the meeting was adjourned at 6:05 PM. Respectfully submitted, David R. Stayer, LCSW-R