May 2013 Minutes

MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF THE MERRICK LIBRARY THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2013 Lori Stayer opened the meeting at 4:40 PM. Present: Lori Stayer (President), Carol Fontana (Vice President), David R. Stayer (Secretary), Marion Ormsten (Correspondence Chair), Shirley Sherwin and Joan Sculli. The minutes of the April meeting were read. Shirley moved and Marion seconded that they be approved. The motion passed. Because Diane was not able to attend the meeting, Lori gave the report of the treasurer. Savings account $1,844.65 and checking account $450.35. The book sale brought in $232.00 raffle brought in $57.00 and membership brought in $40.00. David moved and Shirley seconded approval of the report. The motion passed. Old Business: The book sale brought in $95.00 this past week. The raffle winner was contacted by Carol. We are considering having coffee and conversation to stimulate the book sale to raise more funds to support the Merrick Library. We will contact Lois former Public Relations Chair for resources. Before paying for the two new museums we will request the number of visitors. If we cannot gather the statistics we will vote on their approval at our June meeting. New Business: We may try having a coffee shop one evening. Lori has done the paperwork and the Friends may receive funds from Better World Books. We may receive 5% of the proceeds from the bin near the wing. We need additional fund raising ideas. We will submit specific questions from the Friends to the Merrick Library Director so our relationship with the Merrick Library can be clarified. Please bring your questions to our June 27, 2013 meeting. Our next meeting is Thursday, June 27, 2013, at the Merrick Library. All meetings begin at 4:30 PM. All Friends are welcome to attend. The meeting was adjourned at 5:35 PM. Respectfully submitted, David R. Stayer, LCSW-R