Friends of the Pigeon District Library
General Meeting Minutes
January 20, 2007
I. Call to Order by Colleen Forman Date: January 20, 2007 9:30 A.M.
II. Attendance: Colleen Forman, Kathy Kent, Jane Himmel, Mary Dast, Jeanette Bach, Sue Herford, Dan Suttkus.
Absent: Carol Suttkus
III. Reading of the Minutes by: All present.
No additions or corrections.
Motion: To accept the Minutes.
Made by: Jeanette Bach Seconded by: Jane Himmel Vote: Carried
IV. Officer Reports
- Treasurer (submitted by Dan Suttkus):
· December 2006 beginning balance was $936.10. One expense was paid, $50.00 for book sale change. Four deposits were made, totaling $347.12. The ending balance as of December 31, 2006 was $1233.22.
A Year End Report for 2006 was also submitted. The year began with a
balance of $2,506.98. Total deposits were $3,457.19. Debits came to
$4,730.65, leaving the end of the year balance at $1,233.22.
Motion: To accept the Treasurer's report.
Made by: Mary Dast Seconded by: Jane Himmel Vote: Carried
- President: Nothing at this time.
- Vice President: Nothing at this time.
- Secretary: Nothing at this time.
V. Committee Reports: None to report.
VI. Special Reports: None to report.
VII. Old Business:
VIII. New Business:
· Valentine's Day Cookie Sale Jane Himmel and Sue Herford will bake cookies for the sale on the weekend of February 9th. Decorating will take place at the Library on the evening of Monday, February 12th. The cookie sale day will be Tuesday, February 13th. Cookies will be sold in bags of three cookies for $1.00.
· March 2007 Younkers Community Day Sale Colleen Forman ordered fifty coupon booklets which will sell for $5.00 each, all proceeds going to the Friends. Just as during the November 2006 sale, groups can earn a percentage of the sale day booklet profits by spending time selling booklets at the store. Dan Suttkus volunteered to sell booklets at the store sometime in February, date to be determined.
· Hobby and Craft Show - The show will take place on April 20th and 21st, with set-up on the evening of Thursday April 19th. Jane will send out postcards to potential participants and circulate flyers. She will update the postcards and flyers with a disclaimer stating that the collection of sales tax is the responsibility of the seller.
· Scholastic Book Fair Jeanette Bach has been in contact with Scholastic representatives regarding a book fair at the Library. This is dependent upon whether Lakers Schools will hold a book fair this spring. If Lakers does not hold a fair, the proposed date for a book fair would be May 8th through 12th.
IX. Announcements:
· Annual membership dues are required by the March General Meeting. The following members have paid their 2007 dues: Colleen Forman, Mary Dast, Jane Himmel, Sue Herford, Jeanette Bach, Kathy Kent.
· The Constitution and By-Laws need to be updated with the 2006 additions and corrections. Per the Constitution, the Vice President will complete this task.
· Jeanette Bach mentioned the success of the Library Appreciation dinner on January 11, 2007. Submitted for the record was a clipping of photos of the event published in the Newsweekly in the January 17, 2007 edition.
· FOPDL President Colleen Forman and FOPDL Secretary Kathy Kent will perform a financial audit directly following the January General Meeting.
X. Adjournment by Colleen Forman
Motion: For adjournment.
Made by: Jane Himmel Seconded by: Mary Dast Vote: Carried
Notes: Meeting adjourned at 10:42 A.M.
Next meeting: Saturday, February 17, 2007 at 9:30 A.M.
Signed,
Kathy Kent
Secretary, FOPDL
1/22/2007