Coffee ShopHouse

Come to the Friends of the Merrick Library Coffee House on Sunday, June 5th from 1 to 4PM. Enjoy hot coffee, cool jazz playing in the background, poetry readings and a book sale to browse-not to mention delicious snacks. Join the Friends in the lovely Library Wing for a relaxing afternoon.

MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF THE MERRICK LIBRARY THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2011

MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF THE MERRICK LIBRARY THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2011
Because of the bad weather the April meeting was moved to Thursday, May 5, 2011. Lori Stayer opened the meeting at 4:33 pm.
Present: Lori Stayer (President), Karen Tusa (Vice President), David R. Stayer (Secretary), Debbie Jones (Library Liaison), Marion Ormsten (Correspondence Chair), Anita Gordon, Martha Skorand Diane Christie.
Minutes from the March meeting were read. Anita motioned and Karen seconded the minutes be approved as read. Motion passed.
Report of the treasurer: Karen Tusa gave the report for our treasurer. Savings account $8,858.85 checking account $408.23. David motioned and Marion seconded that the report of the treasurer be accepted. Motion passed.
Book Sale: For the month of April the book sale grossed $244. Expenses in April were $163.
Committee Reports: Two new members were added bringing in $25. The raffle brought in $163 and was drawn on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
The Intrepid was approved as a new museum costing $500 per year. Total cost for approved museum passes $5,165.
Janway will be called to order 250 new bags of a different color. The price for a fill the bag will be raised to $9 once the new bags are used. Debbie Jones will print new book marks. Reminder that books should be dated upon arrival. In the future the Friends will have a table at the library to sell raffles. The next raffle will be drawn on Sunday, June 5, 2011 at the Coffee Shop.
Coffee shop preparations discussed. Various Friends will seek donations from local vendors. Friends can also contribute baked goods. Lori will call The East Meadow Library to see if Mark Breier a comic will be available as part of the entertainment. We are seeking local talent as well. Poets, singers etal are welcome.
David moved and Karen seconded the motion to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 6:00 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
David R . Stayer, LCSW-R

Meeting rescheduled

The April 28th meeting has been rescheduled for May 5th at 4:30 in the Library conference room.

March 2011 Minutes

MINUTES FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE MERRICK LIBRARY MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2011
Lori Stayer opened the meeting at 4:33 P.M.
Present: Lori Stayer (President), Karen Tusa (Vice President), David R. Stayer (Secretary), Debbie Jones (Library Laiason),Lois Calame (Publicity Chair), Marion Ormsten (Correspondence Chair), Anita Gordon and Katherine Luger.
Minutes of the February meeting were read. Lois moved and Karen seconded THAT THE minutes of THE February meeting be approved. Motion passed.
Report of the Treasurer: Because our Treasurer Shirley Sherwin is hospitalized, Karen gave the report. Savings account $8,480.00, checking $492.00. It was recommended that our checking account amount be raised to over $500.00. The bank charges have bben returned and apparently removed from the account a ctivity. David moved and Catherine sedconded acceptance of the report of the treasurer. Motion passed.
Committee Reports: marion Ormsten correspondence chair has sent a card to Shirley Sherwin.
Lois Calame will make sure the publicity for our Sunday, June 5, 2011 Coffee Shop begins around Monday, May 2, 2011.
Raffle of the baseball book raised $53.00. The winner was drawn and notified. He is Albert Cereda. Next drawing will be Thursday, April 28, 2011 at our next meeting. The book is about sailing and seamanship. Books for future raffles are being held in the store room at the wing.
Katherine has called 72 members. We will devide up the calling of members to remind them of future activities and upcoming meetings.
The book sale has brought in $279.00. Question about closing on the first Wednesday of the month at 7:00 P.M. was rejected. Weeding done on Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Next weeding will be done on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. The large art books have been reduced to $5.00 each. Some books are being brought down from upper shelves to be better viewed by customers.
According to library policy we cannot raise money at our book sale for the American Legion. They have been informed.
We have been contacted through the mail by Independent Galleries to consider a fundraiser for the library. Karen will gather more de tails and we will decide at our April meeting.
National Library Week is from Sunday, April 10, through Saturday, April 16, 2011 The friends will have a table on Monday, April 11, Tuesday, April 12 and Thursday, April 14, 2011. We will need volunteers from 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 p.m. and 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 p.m.
The Friends will have a luncheon to celebrate National Volunteer Week on Friday, April 15, 2011.
Debbie Jones raised several issues. First voting for the library budget will occur on Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Second we are being asked to consider funding passes to two additional museums. They are the Folk Art and the Intrepid. Debbie has been asked to furnish statistical data regarding the useage of the passes for the museums we purchased.We will decide at our April meeting.
Lori and David will assist at the Friends table at the Sunday, April 3, 2011 program at the library.
The next meeting of the Friends of the Merick Library will occur on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 4:30 P.M. at the Merrick Library.
Karen moved and Lois seconded the motion to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 5:15 P.M.

Respectfully submitted,
David R. Stayer, LCSW-R

February 2011 Minutes

Minutes for the friends of the Merrick Library meeting Thursday February 17, 2011
Lori Stayer opened the meeting at 4:10 pm.
present: Lori Stayer (President), Karen Tusa (Vice President), David R. Stayer (Secretary), Debbie Jones (Library Liaison), Lois Calame (Public Relations Chair).
Minutes of the previous meeting were approved as read. Karen Tusa motioned Debbie Jones seconded. Motion passed.
Report of the treasurer: savings account $7805.80 checking account $501.63. David moved and Lois seconded the report as given by Karen be accepted. Motion passed.
Book sale: American legion wants to participate in the book sale for one day. Can we do this according to library policy? Debbie Jones will check . Most of us feel that we should specifically raise money for the library. Yesterday the book sale brought in $73.
Publicity for the coffee shop scheduled for Sunday,June 5, 2011 should begin two or three weeks before the event. No rare books this time. Debbie will furnish the poster from last year with changes.
MEMBERSHIP One renewal member.
Weeding Friday, February 18, 2011 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 P.M.
Raffle earned $44. Someone won on Saturday, February 12, 2011. Baseball book for March raffle will be drawn on March 24, during our friends meeting. . A thank you card for the $50 gift certificate will be sent by our correspondence chair. Disappearing scissors and the door being left locked with the lights on were discussed.
Next weeding Wednesday,March 23, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 pm.
Suggestion for an additional book sale not approved. Additional meetings Thursday, May 26 and Thursday, June 23.
Motion for adjournment made by Karen and seconded by David. Motion approved and meeting adjourned at 4:56 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
David R. Stayer, LCSW-R

January Minutes

MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF THE MERRICK LIBRARY THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011.
Lori Stayer opened the meeting at 4:35 pm
Present: Lori Stayer [President], Karen Tusa [Vice President], David R. Stayer [Secretary], Marion Ormsten [Correspondence Chair], Debbie Jones [Library Liaison], Joan Sculli.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Joan Sculli motioned and Karen Tusa seconded. Motion passed. Treasurer's report: Because Shirley Sherwin was not available, Karen Tusa gave the treasurer's report. Savings Account $7833.23 Checking $429.91. A bank charge of $25 was mistakenly charged to our account. Karen Tusa called and the bank has made the correction. David motioned and Karen seconded acceptance of the report of the treasurer. Motion passed. Tax report done and mailed. We will consider changing our fiscal year to January through December. Karen will follow up regarding possible tax problems. David will draft a possible amendment to the Friends bylaws.
New sign is doing its job since more people are coming to buy books. The sign must be moved since it is blocked by a pole. The custodian will be told to properly move the sign.
book sale $154 for January thus far./ Trader Joe raffle $45.00. Book raffle only raised $18. Carla acquired a $50 gift certificate from Nicholas James Bistro. We will raffle a book as well for Valentine's Day. The drawing will occur on Saturday, February 12, 2011. Three books for upcoming raffles. Suggestion that a friend can make the announcement prior to the Sunday programs at the Library when we have a table.
Committee reports: membership quarterly contribution of $150 from OAA. We will have Marion Ormsten our correspondence chair send them a thank you note. She will also send a thank you note to Trader Joe's for their raffle donation. We deleted 18 members from the membership list as of December 31, 2010.
New Business: The Rotary Club will honor Lori as President of the Friends of the Merrick Library at a dinner on Thursday, February 17, 2011 with one of their Leadership Awards.
Our next meeting on February 17 will begin at 4:00 pm. . /Debbie will assist with the new sign for the casement window at the wing.
Motion to allow each person to fill one bag per day at the book sale was made. The motion passed. A small electric tea pot will be purchased by the Friends. Joan Sculli will investigate at Walmart and Lori Stayer will investigate BJ'S.
Friends will have a coffee house may 22, 2011. Need publicity for coffee house. David motioned karen seconded. Motion passed. Next weeding February 23, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.
Library invoices were reviewed. The light bulb problem may be solved.
Motion to adjourn. Joan moved karen seconded. Meeting adjourned 5:35 pm.
respectfully submitted,
David R. Stayer, LCSW-R

December 2010 minutes

MINUTES FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE MERRICK LIBRARY MEETING Thursday, DECEMBER 16, 2010
Karen Tusa opened the meeting at 4:05 p.m.
Present: Lori Stayer (President), Karen Tusa (Vice President), David R. Stayer (Secretary), Debbie Jones (Library Liaison), Lois Calame (Publicity Chair), Marion Ormsten (Correspondence Chair), Ellen Firer (Merrick Library Director) and Diane Christie.
The minutes of the November meeting were read. Lois Calame motioned and Karen Tusa seconded the minutes were accepted as read. Motion passed.
Treasury Report: Shirley Sherwin called in the following numbers for the treasury report: prior savings $ 7,155.23; collections (book sale, raffle, membership) as of 12/16: $257.25; total savings: 7412.48; Checking $691.78.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Membership: Karen Tusa reported there are 19 outstanding members who have not renewed. Members not responding by December 31, 2010 will be deleted from the roster.
Publicity: Lois is mailing out announcements regarding friends activities. She will add patch.com to her list at the suggestion of Ellen Firer.
Correspondence: Marion reported that the Friends sent a card to Lori who was hospitalized.
OLD BUSINESS: The book sale has been rather slow. Karen Tusa has a total of $73.50 for our treasurer. The friends have decided to have a book sale on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 to allow people to purchase books as last minute presents.
The library wing was left opened prior to 1:30 p.m. This problem will be corrected.
The raffle has netted $29.00 thus far. It will be drawn either Monday, December 20, or Tuesday, December 21, 2010. We have a new book to add to the next raffle.
Apparently bulbs are still not functioning in the wing. This may be an electrical problem.
The next book weeding is scheduled for Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 11:00 a.m.
NEW BUSINESS: Friends will have a table at the Sunday programs at the Library. The covered dates are: December 19, 2010, January 9, 2011 and February 6, 2011.
For helping with wrapping of books for National Friends of the Library Week, the library submitted a charge of $3.87 which will be paid.
Our tax report for our fiscal year ending August 31, 2010 is due.
The next scheduled meetings are on Thursday, at 4:30 on January 20, 2011, February 17, 2011 March 24, 2011 and April 28, 2011
Motion to adjourn was made and approved. The meeting was adjourned at 5:03 p.m.


Respectfully submitted,


David R. Stayer, LCSW-R