Friends of the Laurel Library
Highlights from:
January 28, 2008
Present:
Pat Behenna, President
Mildred O'Laughlin, Publicity
Sue Zwicker, Webmaster
Elizabeth Root, Secretary
Roy Joynes, Branch Manager
Steve LaBash
The meeting was convened at 7:30. The minutes from the last meeting were approved.
Correspondence includes:
- The Maryland Library Association requested a donation. FOLL voted to give them $50, but also to check and see if PGFOL donates money on behalf of all the Friends groups.
Roy Joynes:
- 15 people attended the Martin Luther King celebration. St. Marks choir canceled on account of the weather, but wants to sing sometime during the month of February, Black History Month.;
- Sarah Palmer requested $60 for refreshments for the Teen movie night, when the attendees will also make valentines for senior citizens;
- On April 13, the beginning of National Library Week, there will be the library's first Sunday program. FOLL approved $300 for musicians Mike Walls and Bobby Walters plus one other to perform "beach music" at the program. Roy Joynes will see if the Library has a suitable "Library Week" banner;
- FOLL approved $200 for a guest speaker at the Teen Job Zone, April 5;
- Armiger Jagoes memoir writing program will be held Thursdays May 8, 15, 22, 29 from 10am-12pm;
- The library requests money for a 32" television; FOLL approved $650.00;
- May 10 is the Laurel Main Street Festival. The library intends to participate, and may ask FOLL to cover any fees.
Sue Zwicker, Webmaster:
- The website will post the newsletter, FOLL meeting agendas, highlights of FOLL minutes, and advertise programs. The latter can be linked to the pertinent PGCMLS webpages. There will be a 1 year archive of newsletters and eventually, minutes highlights;
- Sue will create webpage dummies for the next FOLL meeting so that members can vote on the look of the webpage;
- An emailing list of all FOLL members will be created, after they have been given an opportunity to opt out. This will be an "undisclosed list", so that the emails are not visible to all recipients. There will not be a directory. Sue will draft a letter for approval. A Request for email will be added to the membership application.
- Only the moderator will be able to post to the FOLL website. Steve LaBash will be the alternate administrator.
The next meeting will be February 25 at 7:30. The Children's Librarian, Andrea Erickson, will be invited to speak.
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