30 Main Street, Macedon NY 14502
Macedon Public Library
30 Main Street, Macedon NY 14502
Friends of the Macedon Public Library
Minutes - May 17, 2007
1). Present: Klingler, Gabbert, Wint, Waterstraat, Moore, Handfield, Harbol, and Dibble.
Meeting called to order by Vice President Handfield at 1:13 p.m.
2). Secretary’s report: Minutes of April 19, 2007 were approved as written.
3). Treasurers Report: See attached report for April. General savings account: $1,261; Friends checking account for eBay sales: $52.08,; CRMPL account: $5,850.14; Petty cash: $71.71; CRMPL petty cash: $11.00.
Endowment Fund A - $53.741.00
Endowment Fund B - $10,828.40
Grant-making account - $2,170.77
4). Announcements and updates:
n Rundel sales - $4 check received.
n Display cases - September - Helen Burgio will be doing lighthouses to coordinate with program about lighthouses.
June - Helen will be doing local historical documents
July - Joan Handfield will do dolphins if no other volunteers
August - Le Leche League-Scarlet Miles
May - Helen will have one room school house pictures
October - Linda Kingsley will be doing Warm Winter Project
November - Owl Display
Harbol spoke to director Virkler about putting a sign at the circ. desk to ask for children to display their collections in the display cases. Virkler ok'd a sign, Harbol will make one up.
n eBay sales - nothing at this time
n On-going sale - $125.00 this month
n 5-8 grade programming - Harbol approached Director Virkler about the possibility of having a chess class as a sign up for summer. Moore will contact the chess club leader and see if he is agreeable to this. No teens have contacted Harbol about teen web page. With summer coming it may be a good time to advertise this in the library to attract volunteers.
n CRMPL update - Waterstraat and Moore passed around the rough draft of the legacy brochure that CRMPL is working on.
n History Committee - Gabbert showed several plaques that had been salvaged from the fire. The Friends discussed possible ways of displaying the plaques at the library, particularily the one dedicating the library to Nellie Cattanack. Gabbert asked that everyone think about this and will discuss at next month's meeting. Handfield to talk to Board for approval to hang in the library. Everyone agreed that the plaques should not be cleaned up, but displayed as is to show that they came through the fire.
5). Old Business:
n Outreach - Sign at front desk to find kid's collections to display. See above.
n Rolling book case. The book case has arrived and will be used initially in the big used book sale, and then will be moved to the entrance of the library to hold free books and magazines.
n Harry Potter drawing - the drawing for the new Harry Potter book will begin around June 21, and will end on the book release date of July 21. Joan Moore has donated a lovely set of clip style book marks representing the four houses of Hogwarts to the drawing. June Hamell also found a tapestry Hogwarts pillow and three book marks with three of the four houses of Hogwarts that will also be added to the drawing. Harbol will bring all to the next meeting and the Friends will decide order of prizes after the book.
6). New Business:
Quilt blocks were displayed. We have six finished so far, with enough in process to finish a 12 block wall hanging.
Meeting adjourned at 2:06 p.m.
Next official meeting will be June 21, 2007 at 1:00 p.m.
Minutes respectfully submitted by:
Abigail Harbol
Secretary for FMPL
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