Friends of the
Meeting Minutes for August 23, 2006
Attending: N. Brady, J. Brummond, J. Guariz, M. Guariz, B. Lounsbery, P. Nolan, G. Weixler, R. Weixler, John Winslow
1. Julie: Finish and print a newsletter
2. Carol & Gigi: procure willow or bamboo fencing to disguise the air conditioner; authorized funds
3: Ron: continue development of trifold brochure for donation packages, to advertise the need for funds
4. Eric/Terry Bow: Terry has some pieces of metal; two sections of the barbecue shrouding need replacing; he will bring them & see if they work
5. John: schedule a strategic planning session, probably in October
6. Joe: continue to research on a metal storage unit
7. John and Ron: mount donor recognition board and special friend plaque in entryway
8. John will discuss watering needs with Carol, Eric and Joe
9. John will made copies of Salmon Bake photo CDs
The meeting was called to order by President Winslow at 7:00 pm. Minutes of the previous meeting were accepted as written.
Correspondence: WLFFTA forums announcement. Scheduled
for 10/14 and 10/21. Announcement of site plan development
meeting for
Treasurer’s report: August was an average month. Report was accepted as presented.
Branch Manager’s report: Will be attached to the final minutes.
Penny Jar report: With an additional $26 donated, the penny jar has generated a total of $1,705 for the library.
Bookstore report: Donations and sales continue to be brisk. Gigi reports a need to have a dedicated store “weeding” – she will notify the group of anything scheduled.
Facilities Manager report: Furnace maintenance scheduled tomorrow. Margaret repaired carpet wrinkle. Not too smelly and bubbles appear to be gone. Joe got labels for the donor board. Hoses used for watering are in need of replacing/expanding. The front faucet appears to have extremely low water pressure. Manchester Water came out and replaced the nonfunctioning water meter and it appears that the old irrigation system is leaking approx. ½ cup per hour. Based on concerns about possible mold in the office, John tested with household test system – some contamination of slow-growing mold found. KRL has been contacted and they will pay to have complete environmental testing completed. Manchester Water cautions not to jump to any conclusions –
Old Business: Closed action items from 7/26 meeting (items not finished are under current action items):
1. Julie: prepare the special friend write up and picture for plaque
2. Julie and Sam: take bags of garden weeds to Norma’s
3. Julie: leave the CD with salmon pictures in the Friends’ mailbox
4. Norma: send Les Johnson a thank you note for his work on the penny jar
Parking lot signage: John reports that the
New Business:
LLGC is considering opting out of our garden maintenance/free room rent agreement. It takes a lot of their time and they’re not certain it’s in their best interest to continue. A variety of proposals were discussed, but it’s really premature until they make their decision.
October 21 is our next book sale.
Our November and December meetings will be November 15 and December 13 to avoid conflict with the holidays.
Rich asked about the proposal he saw to have the art gallery in the library meeting room. John explained that is was simply his suggestion to the gallery owner that the space would be available for classes – at the posted price.
Next meeting: The next regular meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 27 at 7:00 pm in the library meeting room.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Julie Brummond, Director
(substitute scribe)