The Annual Meeting of the Friends is held in March, when changes to the by-laws are proposed and officers are elected for the coming year. The officers also have a business meeting on the second Monday in January, March, May, July, September, and November. All members are encouraged to attend. Members who have attended three out of the last six meetings are entitled to the same vote on business conducted as an elected officer. FRIENDS OF HARRISON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, INC. MINUTES March 8, 2010 Vice President Cindy Daily presided over the Annual meeting held in the Blaine Wiseman Conference Room of the Harrison County Public Library. Attending were Treasurer Genarose Turner, Asst. Treasurer Christine Pendleton, Web Master Marian Allen, Publicity Sue Haake, Recording Secretary Diane D. Miller, Virginia S. Moore, and Sheryl A. Melton. Melton was welcomed and introductions made. I. Motion by Pendleton to approve the minutes of the January meeting as distributed, seconded and motion carried. II. Treasurer Turner reported $2,138.85 in checking and $5,922.56 in C. D’s., one of which will come due in April, for a total of $8,061.41. A. Discussion regarding Brochures included that additional had been ordered. They can be used at the new Branch Libraries, the Brochures just about ran out with just the main Library open last year. Motion by Voyles to approve the payment of additional $60 to Warren Printing. Motion seconded and approved unanimously. B. Library Bags were printed incorrectly, the order had been lost and reordered. They are now in. C. Motion by Pendleton to approve the Treasurer’s Report as submitted, to be filed for Audit. D. Motion by Turner to cash the $2,684.24 C. D. due in April for the Summer Program expenses. Motion seconded and passed unanimously. III. Book Box sign-up sheet was circulated for volunteers to sign. A. March half-price sale books will be Biographies, April will be Christian Fiction and Religion, May will be everything, June will be Health and Well Being. IV. New Branch Library News. A. Pendleton reported that delay was due to improper laying of carpet, pattern not matched and seams not closed. There is enough carpet in warehouse to lay the opposite direction. Resolution to be determined. B. Flag Pole is already in place in New Salisbury. There was a consensus of opinion that we would wait to see if something else might come up that the Friends could provide as opposed to paying for the pole. V. Book signings/Library News A. March calendar of programs was distributed. B. Allen reported that the Writer’s Group will visit Luther Luckett Prison for a presentation. VI. Summer Program Fliers showed “Make a Splash” for the younger ones and “Make Waves” for the Teens. Program will probably start in June with sign-ups starting a few days before. VII. New Business A. The FOIL (Friends of Indiana Libraries) meeting will be Apr. 17 at Mishawaka. B. Election of Officers. Slate as Submitted: President Carolyn Beanblossom Vice-President Marian Allen Treasurer Genarose Turner Asst. Treasurer Christine Pendleton Recording Secretary Cyndi Voyles Publicity Sue Haake (appointed by President) Miller made the motion that the Nominations be closed and the slate of officers were approved by acclamation. NEXT MEETING – MAY 10, 2010 AT 7 PM. Meeting adjourned at 7:43 PM Diane D. Miller, Recording Secy.
