December 2014 Minutes

MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF THE MERRICK LIBRARY TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2014 Karen A. Tusa opened the meeting at 4:35 PM. Present: Karen A. Tusa (President), Howard Schwartz (Vice President), Diane Christie (Treasurer), David R. Stayer (Secretary), Joan Sculli (Publicity Chair), Marion Ormsten (Correspondence Chair), Art Sacharoff (Library Trustee) and Angela Capone (Library Representative). Howard moved acceptance of the previously emailed minutes and Angela seconded. The motion passed . Diane gave the report of the treasurer: Savings account $3,462.65 and checking account $242.88. A check for $149.70 to Micro Center for the purchase of the flash drives. Membership brought in $85.00 tote bags brought in $9.00. Diane moved and David seconded acceptance of the report of the treasurer. The motion passed. Karen reported that a letter has been sent to the New York State Department of tax and finance to update our tax exempt forms. The letter was sent on December 2, 2014.Until our designation is changed to 501C3We must still complete the 990EZ IRS form. Blossom Miller has been selling raffles on Wednesday mornings. We thank her. Art has donated labels to help with our membership drive. Thank you. Joan has worked diligently on updating the Friends membership brochure. Discussion ensued and minor changes were suggested. Great Job. The membership categories were revised. We are trying to get more than twenty tables in the multipurpose room at the Merrick Library for the Craft Fair on Sunday, May 3, 2015. The Craft Fair was mentioned in the Merrick Library Newsletter Winter edition. We will be selling new tote bags for $3.00 each. The proposed amendment to our Bylaws was discussed. Howard moved and Joan seconded that the Bylaws be voted on at the meeting of Tuesday, January 13, 2015. The Friends link on the Library web site has been updated to include the current officers. Thank you Marissa. Maureen Garvey has agreed to update the friends blog. We will acquire a Join the Friends sign. We are tentatively planning a holiday breakfast for next year since schedules do not permit us to hold one this year. Our next two meetings are Tuesday, January 13, 2015 and Tuesday, February 10, 2015. All friends are invited to attend the meetings held at the Merrick Library beginning at 4::30 PM. The meeting was adjourned at 5:44 PM. Respectfully submitted Daavid R. Stayer, LCSW-R

Minutes of the November 18, 2014 Meeting

MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF THE MERRICK LIBRARY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2014 Karen A. Tusa opened the meeting at 4:35 PM. Present: Karen A. Tusa (President), Howard Schwartz (Vice President), Diane Christie (Treasurer), David R. Stayer (Secretary), Marion Ormsten (Correspondence Chair), Joan Sculli (Publicity Chair), Ellen Firer (Merrick Library Director) and Art Sacharof (Library Trustee). The minutes were read and approved. Ellen Firer suggested that since the minutes are emailed in advance that they not be read aloud. Karen A. Tusa will ask at subsequent meetings if the minutes need to be read. Diane Christie gave the report of the treasurer. Savings account $3,462.65 Checking $298.58. The tote bags brought in $16.00, Better World Books brought us $130.78, Raffle $47.00, Membership brought in $75.00 and interest from the bank netted $2.58. Diane moved for acceptance of the report and David seconded. The motion passed. We will order more tote bags. Karen A. Tusa will be in charge of membership and Howard Schwartz will be in charge of the Craft Fair. We will need to update our Friends brochure. A letter from a church which has had craft fairs in the past was reviewed. The Friends have asked Ellen Firer to ascertain whether the library list of patrons can be used for a blast emailing to assist in our membership drive. We do not know the answer since library Lawyers must be consulted. We need to determine how many tables for vendors at the craft fair can fit in the Merrick Library Multipurpose Room. The Friends have purchased flash drives to be sold to patrons who use the Library computers to download data. Karen A. Tusa informed us that the Friends have incorrectly been classified by the IRS as a Support Group. This is being corrected. An amendment to the Friends Bylaws will propose that the Friends change our fiscal year so it goes from January 1, through December 31. The proposed amendment will be read at our December meeting. The Friends now contribute toward the Museum Passes which the library offers to patrons. We will have a presence on Sunday, January 25, 2015 for Merrick Library Day. Also we will submit a Save the Date May 3, 2015 for our Friends Craft Fair. Our next two meetings are scheduled for Tuesday, December 9, 2014 and Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 4:30 PM at the Merrick Library. The meeting was adjourned at 5:15 PM. Respectfully submitted David R. Stayer, LCSW-R

October 2014 Minutes

Minutes for the meeting of the Friends of the Merrick Library Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Karen Tusa opened the meeting at 10:57 AM. Present: Karen A. Tusa, Diane Christie (acting treasurer), David R. Stayer (acting secretary), Marion Ormsten (acting correspondence chair), Angela Capone (Merrick Library Representative)), Shirley Sherwin, Blossom Miller and Sandra Mintz. The minutes of the September meeting were read and approved. Diane gave the report of the treasurer. Savings account $3,191.29 and the checking account $298.58. Membership brought in $185.00, raffle $47.00 and the tote bags brought in $14.00.Diane moved and David seconded approval of the report of the treasurer. Motion passed. Karen Tusa gave the nominating committee report. Karen A. Tusa President, Howard Schwartz Vice President, Diane Christie Treasurer and David R. Stayer secretary. The report of the nominating committee was accepted. The slate was elected. Marion Ormsten was appointed Correspondence Chair and by phone Joan Sculli was appointed Publicity Chair. Karen reported that because of other obligations that Carol Fontana has resigned from the Friends. We thank Carol for her major contribution for the past several years. Karen also reported that she received Carol’s notes from her contact with Christa from the Farmingdale Library. They have held several fundraisers including Minigolf. We have decided to hold a craft fair on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at the Merrick Library from One to four in the afternoon. The Friends will investigate selling flash drives to be used by Merrick Library patrons who download from the Library computers. Because of conflict with one of our newly elected officers the Friends meetings will be changed to Tuesdays at 4:30 PM. The next two meetings will be Tuesday, November 18, 2014 and Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 4:30 PM at the Merrick Library. Diane will go to the bank to update our officers. Karen will coordinate our membership list. Karen will appoint chairs of necessary committees. The meeting was adjourned at 11:47 AM. Our next meeting is Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 4:30 PM. All Friends are invited to attend. Respectfully submitted, David R. Stayer, LCSW-R

May Minutes

MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF THE MERRICK LIBRARY THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 The meeting was opened by Carol Fontana at 4:40 pm. Present: Carol Fontana (Vice President), David R. Stayer ((Secretary), Marion Ormsten (Correspondence Chair), Joan Sculli and Shirley Sherwin. The secretary apologized for not having minutes from the April 24, 2014 meeting, but Lori was gravely ill and died five days later. Report of the treasurer: Diane gave the following figures. Savings Account $4,044.54 and checking account $221.28. David moved and Shirley seconded approval of the report. The motion passed. After some discussion Joan and Shirley moved and seconded that as Wednesday, May 28, 2014 that a full bag be sold for $2.50. As of Wednesday, June 4, 2014 a full bag of books will be $1.00 if you bring your own and $2.00 if you purchase one of the Friends bags. This is being done because as of the end of June 2014, the book sale will no longer occur. We will have a meeting on Thursday, June 19, 2014 which the Merrick Library Director will attend and be part of the agenda. This meeting will determine the future of the Friends of the Merrick Library as a viable organization. We need to ascertain ways of attracting more members who will be active in helping us raise money to support our Merrick Library. Please allow me to state something from a personal position. My beautiful wife Loraine (Lori) was vehement about doing activities for the Merrick Library. It would be a disaster if the Friends of the Merrick Library stopped functioning. Less than one week before she died Lori conducted a meeting of the Friends hoping that the future will be bright for the Friends and Merrick Library working together. I will continue to be active to the best of my ability. Please attend the June 19, 2014 at 4:30 pm to continue the Friends and Lori’s legacy. The meeting was adjourned at 5:48 PM. David R. Stayer, LCSW-R

Sad News

We are sad to announce the the President of the Friends of the Merrick Library, Lorraine (Lori) Stayer, passed away on Tuesday, April 29th. Our condolences to her husband, David, and to her daughters. The family will be sitting shiva until next Monday.

February 2014 Minutes

Lori opened the meeting at 4:35 pm.. Present: Lori Stayer (President), Diane Christie (Treasurer), David R. Stayer (Secretary), Shirley Sherwin and Joan Sculli. The minutes from January 2014 were read and the following correction was noted. The Friends savings account should have been $3,288.47. Joan moved and Diane seconded the motion that the minutes for January be approved as corrected The motion passed. Report of the Treasurer: Diane reported that Friends savings has $3,649.47 and the Friends checking has $221.28. Book sale brought in $221.00, the bake sale brought in $88.00, raffle brought in $47.00 and membership brought in $5.00. Shirley moved and David seconded that the treasurer's report be accepted. motion passed. Old Business: There continues to be a problem with the heat at the Library Wing. . The bake sale went well as reported. New Business: Joan has brought in Hair Care Accessories that we might sell to raise money for the Friends. We will ask if we can sell these items in the Merrick Library lobby. Volunteer schedule set up for March. The next meeting of the Friends of the Merrick Library will be on Thursday, March 27, 2014 beginning at 4:30 pm. All meetings are held at the Merrick Library and Friends are invited to attend. Meeting adjourned at 5:16 pm. Respectfully submitted, David R. Stayer, LCSW-R

January 2014 minutes

MINUTES OF THE FRIENDS OF THE MERRICK LIBRARY MEETING THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014 Lori Stayer opened the meeting at 4:35 PM. Present: Lori Stayer (President), David R. Stayer (Secretary), Marion Ormsten (Correspondence Chair) and Joan Sculli. The minutes of the December 2013 meeting were read. Joan moved and Marion seconded their acceptance as read. The motion passed. Diane Christie had called in the report of the treasurer which Lori gave. Savings account $3,488.47 and checking $221.28. David moved and Joan seconded acceptance of the report of the treasurer. The motion passed. Book sale brought in $391.00, raffle netted $30.00 and membership brought in $80.00. The drawing of the raffle will be delayed. Because the bags cost $176.45, we voted to raise the price of each filled bag to $10.00. We will issue a protocol among the Friends to communicate with each other and the Merrick Library. The President will receive all communications. We will participate during bring your children to the Merrick Library on Saturday, February 1, 2014. We will sell baked goodies. Our next meeting is Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 4:30 PM at the Merrick Library and all Friends are invited to attend. The meeting was adjourned at 5:35 PM. Respectfully submitted, David R. Stayer, LCSW-R.

January 2014 Minutes

MINUTES OF THE FRIENDS OF THE MERRICK LIBRARY MEETING THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014 Lori Stayer opened the meeting at 4:35 PM. Present: Lori Stayer (President), David R. Stayer (Secretary), Marion Ormsten (Correspondence Chair) and Joan Sculli. The minutes of the December 2013 meeting were read. Joan moved and Marion seconded their acceptance as read. The motion passed. Diane Christie had called in the report of the treasurer which Lori gave. Savings account $3,488.47 and checking $221.28. David moved and Joan seconded acceptance of the report of the treasurer. The motion passed. Book sale brought in $391.00, raffle netted $30.00 and membership brought in $80.00. The drawing of the raffle will be delayed. Because the bags cost $176.45, we voted to raise the price of each filled bag to $10.00. We will issue a protocol among the Friends to communicate with each other and the Merrick Library. The President will receive all communications. We will participate during bring your children to the Merrick Library on Saturday, February 1, 2014. We will sell baked goodies. Our next meeting is Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 4:30 PM at the Merrick Library and all Friends are invited to attend. The meeting was adjourned at 5:35 PM. Respectfully submitted, David R. Stayer, LCSW-R.