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08-31-2011 FOL Minutes

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Meeting Minutes
for
Wednesday, August
31,2011
Attendees:
Randy Robertshaw, John Hassan, Leslie Hassan, Christine Hassan, MikeDecker, Rita Laderoute, Gretchen MayallApproved minutes from June 11,201 1 meeting
Old Business:
Energy Auditing Project- complete and ready for check out. Advertised on the blog andwill be advertised on the web site. Includes two Kilowatt meters and one digital scanner(allows patrons to see how well insulated their homes are).
Book Nook Signage:
The sign is almost finished and we will look into adding a secondsmaller sign with the words Friends ofthe Library connected to the larger Book Nooksign. We authorized modifying the $100 for the sign to include installation (hardwareand chains to hang from the ceiling). We will also look at getting the local hardwarestore to donate the chains.
Film Series:
Leslie, John and Randy put a lot of work into this. The first movie night will be an adultmovie night on Thursday, October 6 at 7pn1. Adult movies will be @'#GoKiNed theElectric Car?, 10106, Inside Job, 010120, Fog of War: Eleven Lessons for the Life ofRobert McNamara, 11/03 and Greatest Movie Ever Sold, 111 17.Children's movies will begin at 6:OOpm and the dates are Rio, 10113, Horton Hears aWho!, 1111 0 and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, 12108.A budget of $200 was approved for popcorn, drinks and updates to the cable for movieviewing. We will look into using Ms. Penny's popcorn machine.
Book by Book Program:
The program was approved by the Superintendent of DracutSchools. It is up to each school's principal to decide if they want to participate. Randyhas printed up some sample coupons. Each school will receive coupons that can be givento students who demonstrate positive behavior. The coupons are redeemable at thelibrary for a book. There will be a separate shelf in the Book Nook for this with a shelffor each age group.
CD transfer:
We will be rolling over the CD at this time. Rates are low and we will stillkeep looking for a better place to put the funds.
Electronic Donations:
We are still working on how and if we will accept electronicdonations. We will most likely be opening a separate account for this. We should havean update for the October meeting.
Old Home Days:
We have a eight foot table for the day. Christine will be bringing acanape to keep the sun out. We will need a few volunteers to get there shortly after8:OOam to help set up. We will be bringing flyers, membership forms, information for
 
the wreath and basket raffle. We may be raffling off some items as well. Randy founda Bruins Jersey, a football autographed by one of the New England Patriots and we arelooking into getting an autographed book to raffle off.A special meeting was called for Wednesday, September 7 at 6:30pm to solidify the OldHome Days Agenda.
Wreath and Basket Raffle:
Gretchen and Mike worked on a form letter to send to area businesses. We will include aMembership form and Museum Pass Brochure. Randy will look at getting us Letterheadto use. Once the letters have been mailed out, we will have volunteers call out to thebusinesses to follow up.
New Business:Meeting Room Software:
$250 was approved for new software that would link up theEvents Calendar with the Meeting Room Calendar to avoid double booking of the room.
Proposal for Lobby:
Randy took us on a tour to discuss Lobby updates. We are lookingto update the bulletin board used to showcase library and other community events. Therewill be a policy coming soon for who can place signs and donation boxes (like the eyeglass and used cell phone boxes out front). The estimate is $800 for a 4x8 corkboard, a4x6 corkboard and two magazine racks (clear like the one inside the front door).
Spring Author Series:
We have two local authors signed up for the Spring Author Series. $450.00 of our$750.00 budget has been used. The first author is Andre Dubus I11 who wrote
House ofSand and Fog
and
Towning
(a new book that is a memoir about growing up in Haverhill).He will talk for one hour. We do not know yet if he will stay for a book signing.The second author is Stephen Puleo, author of
Dark Tide
and
A
City
So Grand
(newbook). We will have a number of his books for sale that day and he will be doing asigning.People will need to pre-register for these events because of capacity issues.Friends will have a table at each event to promote the Friends and Friends can pre-register for these events.
Jobs
2011
Series:
We will begin our Jobs Series on September 29 from2:OO-4:OOpnl. It is open to anyonelooking for a job. It begins with 09/29 Defining Your Personal Brand. Other dates are10106, 1011
3,
10120, 10127, 11103, and
1
111 0. More to come on additional topics. Webelieve this provides more than what is available at the Lowell Career Center. Thespeakers are volunteering their time, but we are looking into giving gift certificates to alocal restaurant andlor another type of honorarium (like a gas stipend).
Community Computer Lab Proposal:
we are looking into a grant that would help payfor the purchase of six lap top computers. This would be a partnership with the DracutCouncil on Aging where we share the computers. Our patrons have told us they would

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