Minutes of Friends of the Anacortes Library meeting, August 8, 2019
Friends of the Anacortes Public Library Minutes of the Meeting
Friends of the Anacortes Public Library
Minutes of the Meeting
August 8, 2019
Present: Kay O'Connell, Barbara King, Brian Tibbetts, Susan Rooks, Linda Falken, Ruth Barefoot, Margaret Holland, Patrick Gallagher, Syd Olausen
Call to Order: President Kay O'Connell brought the meeting to order at 2:00 pm.
Minutes: The 7/11/19 minutes were approved as amended.
Treasurer's Report – Brian Tibbetts
The detailed balance sheet as of 8/6/19 and the detailed cash flow report from 7/11/19 through 8/6/19 were accepted as presented and are filed in the Recording Secretary's notebook. Income 7/11/19 through 8/6/19 was $2,962.14 and expenses were $193.28. The total in budgeted accounts, the future budget reserve, and special donation accounts as of 8/6/19 was $77,667.08. Total financial assets were $149,981.43.
Correspondence Report – None
President's Report – None
Vice - President/Membership Report – None
Foundation/Library Report – None
FriendShop Report – Barbara King
FriendShop Sales 7/1/19 – 7/31/19 were $2,950.40.
Income from the August 8 library book sale was $830. There were leftover books placed on three extra tables in the lobby. Janel Bragg and Barbara King spent a total of nine hours moving those books into the FriendShop and onto the FriendShop lobby tables. They hope to alphabetize these books on August 12. Eleven FriendShop volunteers worked on August 3.
Ruth Barefoot will prepare an information sheet detailing correct information about the source of books that have been sold and will be sold. This information will be disseminated.
It was decided another book sale will be held December 7.
A new cash register or cash box needs to be purchased immediately for the FriendShop. Brian Tibbetts moved that Barbara can use her discretion and immediately arrange for a new cash register or box. Kay O'Connell seconded. Motion passed.
Old Business
Website: Patrick Gallagher presented the proposal for the FOL website prepared by him and Linda Falken. Barbara King moved that the FOL should subscribe to the Weebly Pro plan for $144/year. Kay O'Connell seconded. Motion passed. The features of the Pro Plan are: uses SSL encrypted security, assists web-searches to find the website, provides detailed data on page views by readers, provides a blog (notice of new postings to subscribers), eliminates ads shown on site, provides free domain for a year (without Weebly in domain name), allows member-only accessible pages, allows password-protected pages, and provides a full site search.
Bylaws: The rest of the meeting involved a fruitful discussion of the proposed bylaws. It became obvious another bylaws meeting is required with interested persons in addition to the committee. The meeting will be held Tuesday, August 20, at 2 pm in the upstairs meeting room.
Next Meeting: 2:00 pm on September 12, 2019
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara King, Recording Secretary
Friends of the Anacortes Public Library
Minutes of the Meeting
August 8, 2019
Present: Kay O'Connell, Barbara King, Brian Tibbetts, Susan Rooks, Linda Falken, Ruth Barefoot, Margaret Holland, Patrick Gallagher, Syd Olausen
Call to Order: President Kay O'Connell brought the meeting to order at 2:00 pm.
Minutes: The 7/11/19 minutes were approved as amended.
Treasurer's Report – Brian Tibbetts
The detailed balance sheet as of 8/6/19 and the detailed cash flow report from 7/11/19 through 8/6/19 were accepted as presented and are filed in the Recording Secretary's notebook. Income 7/11/19 through 8/6/19 was $2,962.14 and expenses were $193.28. The total in budgeted accounts, the future budget reserve, and special donation accounts as of 8/6/19 was $77,667.08. Total financial assets were $149,981.43.
Correspondence Report – None
President's Report – None
Vice - President/Membership Report – None
Foundation/Library Report – None
FriendShop Report – Barbara King
FriendShop Sales 7/1/19 – 7/31/19 were $2,950.40.
Income from the August 8 library book sale was $830. There were leftover books placed on three extra tables in the lobby. Janel Bragg and Barbara King spent a total of nine hours moving those books into the FriendShop and onto the FriendShop lobby tables. They hope to alphabetize these books on August 12. Eleven FriendShop volunteers worked on August 3.
Ruth Barefoot will prepare an information sheet detailing correct information about the source of books that have been sold and will be sold. This information will be disseminated.
It was decided another book sale will be held December 7.
A new cash register or cash box needs to be purchased immediately for the FriendShop. Brian Tibbetts moved that Barbara can use her discretion and immediately arrange for a new cash register or box. Kay O'Connell seconded. Motion passed.
Old Business
Website: Patrick Gallagher presented the proposal for the FOL website prepared by him and Linda Falken. Barbara King moved that the FOL should subscribe to the Weebly Pro plan for $144/year. Kay O'Connell seconded. Motion passed. The features of the Pro Plan are: uses SSL encrypted security, assists web-searches to find the website, provides detailed data on page views by readers, provides a blog (notice of new postings to subscribers), eliminates ads shown on site, provides free domain for a year (without Weebly in domain name), allows member-only accessible pages, allows password-protected pages, and provides a full site search.
Bylaws: The rest of the meeting involved a fruitful discussion of the proposed bylaws. It became obvious another bylaws meeting is required with interested persons in addition to the committee. The meeting will be held Tuesday, August 20, at 2 pm in the upstairs meeting room.
Next Meeting: 2:00 pm on September 12, 2019
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara King, Recording Secretary