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Friends of Wilmington Memorial Library Annual Meeting 2015 (3/19/15)
- 2. 164 Members
- 5. Authors
- 10. Literacy Support
- 11. 3 D Printer
- 12. Funding for Museum Passes
- 14. Ice Cream Basket Fundraiser
- 15. INTRODUCTION (Tina Stewart) ANNUAL REPORT Review of Friends Programs/Services (Peggy Kane) Fiscal Year 2013 Treasurer’s Report (Martha Stevenson) Book Store Next Door Report (Martha Stevenson) MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 PM THANKED OUTGOING FRIENDS EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS (Peggy Kane) READ AND ACCEPTED PRIOR MINUTES MOTION to approve the 2013 Friends Annual Meeting Minutes made by a verified dues-paying member and seconded by a verified dues- paying member. Motion passed unanimously. PRESENTATION OF 2014 FRIENDS EXECUTIVE BOARD SLATE (Peggy Kane) MOTION to approve the 2014 Friends Executive Board Slate made by a verified dues-paying member and seconded by a verified dues- paying member. Motion passed unanimously. LIBRARY DIRECTOR REPORT (Tina Stewart) Recognition and gratitude expressed for Friends’ support MISC (Eileen MacDougall) Game – “Do Tell The Book By The Cover” Raffle Conducted Downton Abby Basket – Winner - Peter Cain MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:05PM APPENDIX – Annual Meeting Powerpoint Presentation (under separate cover) Annual Meeting Minutes March 20, 2014
- 17. Income Detail
- 18. Expense Detail
- 19. Book Store Next Door
- 20. Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/WilmLibraryFriends
- 21. Executive Board 2015-2016 President Peggy Kane Vice-President Liza Valenca Treasurer Martha Stevenson Recording Secretary – Lisa Favuzza Book Store Manager Karen Campbell Membership Chair-Pam Southern Publicity Chair – Barbara Alevras Members at Large Christine Hauray Ann St. Onge Bev Shea
- 22. Do we still need libraries? 90 % of Americans say public libraries are important to their community -----Pew Research Studies, 2013
- 23. Over 37 million visits
- 24. WML 2014 Stats •149, 258 visits •10,811 attended programs
- 26. Teen Zone
- 27. Children’s Room
- 28. Help Spread the Word! 46% say they know some of what their libraries offer and 31% said they know not much or nothing at all of what their libraries offer. Pew Research Studies, 2013 -
- 29. Be a Library Advocate • Tell friends why you use the library. • Give a friend a library events brochure • Bring a friend to a library program.
Editor's Notes
- Friends provide financial support for programming for all ages. No program funding is included in the library’s municipal budget. Farmer Minor and Daisey the Pig
- Stephen Puleo –Author of Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
- Deborah Wyndam Concert
- Betsy Williams Herbal Harvest
- 2013 Annual Appeal funded literacy toys for the preschool area
- 2013 Annual Appeal funded 3D printer – distribute frog bookmarks made with 3 D printer
- Friends fund memberships to the Zoo New England (Stone Zoo and Franklin Park Zoo), Peabody Essex Museum, Children’s Discovery Museum and the Massachusetts State Parks. These passes provide discount admission. The Parks Pass provides free parking at all state parks (except Nahant and Nantasket beaches).
- Brad McKenna Technology Librarian will attend Computers in Libraries Conference in Washington D.C. and Charlotte Wood, Assistant Library Director, will attend American Library Association Conference in San Francisco. Staff learn about latest trends and services at these conference from experts in the field.