FHTL Meeting, February 9, 2004

Friends of the Hancock Town Library

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Meeting Agenda - Monday, February 9, 2004
7:00 pm - Library Daniels Room

Call to Order:

1. Secretary's Report

2. Treasurer's Report

3. Director's Report

4. Program Committee Reports
a. Art Exhibit:
b. Baby Book Program:
c. Foreign Language Program:
d. Handypersons:
e. Hospitality:
f. In-Home Services:
g. Speaker/Film Program:

OLD BUSINESS:

1. Membership Letter:
2. Revised Articles of Agreement and Bylaws to NH Attorney General:
3. Post-Book Donation Sale update:
4. Bank signature cards:

NEW BUSINESS:

Date and time of Next Meeting

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Minutes
Monday, February 9, 2004
7:00 pm - Library Daniels Room

Present: Dick Gilbert, Shirley Kane, Katrina Hall, Kim Brady, Deborah Sampson, Amy Markus, Jim Musarra, Shannon Hurley, Tom Pisaturo, Margot Swanson and Kim Cunningham.

Minutes: Minutes of January 12 accepted as written.

Treasurer's Report: Jim Musarra reported that our balance is now $4302.84, up 79 cents (Granite Bank interest!) from $4302.05 in January. We had allocated $50 for Jill Kuchino's book club, which will probably start the week of February 16.

All of the paperwork authorizing check signing privileges for the President and VP has been sent to Granite Bank; we haven't heard back yet. Deborah will call after next week if nothing has happened.

Library Director's Report: Amy has received a long list from Walter Clark of classical CD's to order. The periodical reading area has been rearranged and a donated floor lamp and area rug would be welcome. All of the software from Textsoup. org has arrived and Windows XP has been installed on the public computer.

The Trustees have discussed replacing the rug in the Daniels Room in September, after the book sale. The Friends could contribute to the cost of this. Amy will research prices; suggested sources are Peterborough Paint, Home Depot, and a discount company in North Carolina. The touch-up painting is quite extensive and will be hired out.

Program Committee Reports:

Art Exhibit: A reception was held on February 8 for Judith Oksner and Ed Mulhall which was quite well attended. The next exhibit will be hung in 6 weeks.

Baby Book: The Friends got a thank-you note from Fletch & Holly Wilson (she delivers the books!) and Susan & Paul Frehner/Mann.

Foreign Language: Kim B. spoke to N Sherman who reported Sue Ingalls is handling this on her own, so it will be removed from future committee reports.

Handypersons: Tom suggested that a coat rack could be put on the back of the chair closet door.

In Home Services: Amy reported that they've been delivering books all winter, mostly to one patron who calls in and gives book requests.

Speaker/Film: "Chocolat" will be shown February 20 at 7pm. Amy plans to make "killer brownies" and others will contribute chocolate desserts. Hot chocolate could be made in the large coffee urn. 16 people viewed "Mostly Martha" and the program is definitely worth continuing. This series will run through May, with "Eat Drink Man Woman" being another possibility.

Katrina had an idea for a speaker in the Fall, a teacher at Keene State who specializes in Architecture. Dick suggested Channel 9 might be a good resource for speakers, also the NH Humanities Council. Another idea was Judith Moyer presenting "It Had To Be Done So I Did It," Women on the Home Front.

Old Business:

Membership Letter: The membership letter should ideally be sent out by May 1. Kim B. drafted a letter which she had sent to Tom, Jim & Deborah for review. N Sherman said merging the Friends list with the Town list is a daunting task so we will use the labels again like last year. Jill Kuchinos put the letter together last year; Kim B. will see if she still has the file and can E-mail the new letter to the printer. Dick and Tom still plan to review last year's responses for possible volunteers. They'll follow up with phone calls. The Membership Committee will meet to review the mailing list and plan other tasks on March 1st. The Friends voted to appropriate $350 for the membership letter costs.

Revised Articles of Agreement and Bylaws: They have been sent to the NH Attorney General by Deborah.

Board Vacancy: Kim B. suggested Barbara Strawbridge as a new Member at Large and will ask her if she's interested.

New Business:

Emails: Kim B. has typed up the email addresses so she can email the FOL as a group.

Classes: Amy reported that Tibby Tobey will lead a Shakespeare's Kings class Thursdays from 2 - 4pm. Margaret Carleson's class, "American Women Writers from 1930 On" will be on Thursdays from 1 - 3pm starting March 11.

Next Meeting: There was some debate over having meetings at night or in the afternoon, perhaps at 4:00pm. We will try the 7:00pm time again on April 12.

Meeting adjourned at 8:15pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Kim Cunningham

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