Friends of the Manchester Library

Carol/Ray continue investigation of a chair “caddy” Dee to review earthquake procedures with staff

The meeting was called to order at 7:01 pm by President Cisney

Minutes of the previous meeting were approved as written.

Correspondence: There was a monthly newsletter from E. Bremerton FOL.

Treasurer’s report: Carol reported that we are about $12K to the good for the year. She commented that we need to apply a little more energy to the quilt raffle tickets for that to be a success. Carol also mentioned that she has added a CD at Kitsap Bank.

Penny jar: Lauri reported $42.67 in new donations; the new running total is $2242.67.

Branch Manager’s report: Dee’s report is a separate attachment. Per Dee’s suggestion, a motion was approved to allow up to $250 to procure a replacement reader board. Dee will work with Carol on the procurement.

Bookstore report: Bookstore sales have been down since April. Next sale will be 9/13.

Newsletter: Next issue will be out about 1 September. New articles are always welcomed!

Facilities Manager report: John said he will deal with the bird nest over the entryway light as soon as the chicks spread their wings. Carol recently replaced the flag. Dee agreed to make contact with KRL on maintenance issues to be delegated to them. Please coordinate non-emergency maintenance concerns through John. Carol mentioned that the grass behind the building is in need of trimming so it was agreed that she would make arrangements to do so.

Gardens: The next work party is scheduled for July 11^th at 9:30, more FOML help is needed. Special thanks to Carol and Jean for helping last time.

Building Committee: Eric reported that the committee has agreed that we should proceed with plans to move the north wall of the bookstore to be matched to the other north wall and to add an office for Dee adjacent to the NE corner of the existing office (masking tape on floor shows tentative location). The next step in the process is to contact the Port for their approval, and the County for informal building code review. John will get the FOML on the agenda for the 7/11 Port meeting.

Salmon bake: John reported the event was a success with 754 dinners served. Proceeds were on the same order as last year. It was agreed that we would send bouquets to the three businesses which helped the most, Amy’s, Airport Diner, and Manchester Inn. Up to $200 was approved for this purpose and Carol will make arrangements and will pursue FOML logo note cards to be used for thank yous. We also discussed the need for additional plastic surfaced tables. It was agreed that we need to buy two square “card tables” and two 8’ tables. Carol will handle the card tables and Gigi will investigate the sourcing on 8’ tables. We had some helpful feedback on the Salmon Bake from Kareen and it was concluded that it would be helpful to propose a follow-up article to Justine Fredrickson of the POI on how we did, portion control, where the funds will be spent, and what the future holds for the Salmon Bake.

Old Business:

Closed items from last meeting: Ray said there were no negatives on earthquake valves on the internet. It was approved for Ray to spend up to $600 at his discretion on the installation of a non-ball type valve for the Library. FOML 2008 goals are with KRL for review. Carol found we could likely find an adequate refrigerator for about $450 in the 15-18 ft3 range, frost-free, high efficiency. A motion was approved to allow Carol up to $600 to procure an appropriate refrigerator. The gutter leaks have been repaired by KRL staff.

New Business:

Carol requested that we attempt to discourage use of bottled water to minimize environmental impact. Ron said that bulb planters (of about 16 bulbs each) will be available for sale on 7/5-6 at $15; John to promote via email.

Meeting adjourned at 8:22 pm. Next meeting: Wednesday, July23 from 7 to 8:15 pm in the library meeting room.

Respectfully submitted,

John Winslow, Secretary