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FRIENDS OF THE PAHRUMP COMMUNITY LIBRARY MINUTES OF APRIL 10, 2010 OFFICERS: Ed Sepulveda, Pres., Edward Underhill, V.P., Marie Long , Treas., Helene Campton Recording Sec., and Mary Costello, Corresponding Sec. The meeting was called to order by President Ed Sepulveda at 9:15A.M. at the Pahrump Community Library meeting room. Sixteen members were in attendance. The Pledge of Allegiance was voiced by all. The minutes of the March 6, 2010 meeting were approved as written. Treasurers Report: Marie Long reported an opening balance of $4,049.81 and a closing balance of $5,339.08. There was a total of $2,147.65.00 deposited; $360.00 for membership and $1,572.40 in book sales from the book sale at the Nugget, and $215.25 in book sales from the Friend’s Room. Expenses: $858.38 to Ellison for the die cuts. Librarian’s Report: Vivian filled in for Susan as she was attending her daughter’s wedding. She thanked us for the Die cuts that we purchased from the Ellison Company. Library Board Report: The next board meeting will be held on Monday, April 12th at 10:00 A.M. Committee Reports: Friends book store: Phyllis Alvis reported that 9 boxes of books were brought back from the book sale at the Nugget. She is still looking for 3 volunteers to fill in especially on Thursdays. Historian: There was nothing to report. Hospitality: Kay was absent. Membership: Bob Alvis reported that 18 people still had not paid their memberships. Programs/Speakers: Ed Underhill reported that our speaker for today is Steven Johnson, May is Bob McCracken, a local historian, and June is Phil Hider, a student of the Constitution. Website: Dennis Suter was absent. Announcements: The next Friends of the Library meeting will be at 9:15A.M., May 1, 2010. The next Chamber mixer will be at Sheri’s on April 28th. Unfinished business: We sold 80 cases of books for a total of $1572.40. A thank you letter was sent to the Nugget. A motion carried that a free business membership would be awarded to the Nugget for all their help. Ed S. will send another letter informing them. It was discussed that the local paper dropped the ball on promoting the book sale in the briefs. Perhaps we need to buy an ad next time to insure the proper information gets into the paper. Bob Alvis also suggested we put something in the paper advertising Bob McCracken. Donna LaDuke will check out advertising in the chamber of commerce’s calendar. Ed Underhill has a ballot underway and they will be mailed out in May to all current members. Results will be announced in June. Today’s refreshments are provided by Joan Lewis, and May’s by Donna LaDuke. New Business: Survey: Mary C. reported 4 more members responded. Several members would like to see more information about us in the Pahrump Valley Times. Biz Expo was discussed: Set-up for most booths will be Thursday, April 22nd from noon to 6:00pm and Friday, April 23rd from9:00am- 11:45am.We will set up on Friday morning. It will be open to the public Friday 23rd from noon to 7:00pm and Saturday 24th from 9:00am to 5:00pm . Break down will be Saturday 24th after 5pm. The cost for a non- profit organization is $150.00 for a 6’X8’ table. There is a $100.00 refundable deposit. Bob Alvis reported that the library is ending their literacy program. Joan Lewis said there are 50+ children participating and roughly 5-6 adults. Cindy said that the DAR has a literacy council and that possibly they could look into this. Magazines for the hospital: Colleen suggested we recycle FOL members’ magazines instead of purchasing new. Donna LaDuke said she may have a push cart. Helene and she will coordinate their efforts. Ed S. suggested people send emails to either Helene or Donna about what magazines they could offer. Helene brought up the shut-in program being terminated. Discussion was tabled until Helene could speak with Lina Barnum, at the library, to get more information regarding the shut-in delivery program. Mary Costello, our corresponding secretary, said she would write a letter to the editor of the PVT regarding the book sale. Wish List: Vivian reported that the library is sending and receiving more faxes for people in recent months. They are charging $1.00 a page and make roughly $20.00 a day. They may want the FOL to purchase a better fax for them, one that can support more than 10 pages at a time being faxed without jamming. Brenda would like sand for her Children’s Activities’ project. Adjournment: At 10:10AM. Minutes respectfully submitted , Helene Campton Speaker: Following refreshments, Ed Sepulveda introduced our speaker, Steven Johnson, who is both knowledgeable and experienced at the art of Self-Publishing a manuscript for under $100.00. After explaining the process, Steven distributed a list of Resources—web-sites to meet ones needs at each step of the process. Mr. Johnson is very willing to work assist, and can be reached at 775-513-7735. Note: Transportation: Call VP Ed Underhill, 727-9823, if you need a ride to the meetings. Friendship: Call Kay Hendricks, 727-0562, if you know of a member’s illness, etc. ____________________________________________ FRIENDS
OF THE PAHRUMP COMMUNITY LIBRARY MINUTES
OF MARCH 6, 2010 OFFICERS:
Ed Sepulveda, Pres., Edward Underhill, V.P., Marie Long , Treas., Helene Campton Recording Sec., and Mary
Costello, Corresponding Sec. The meeting was called to order by President
Ed Sepulveda at 9:20 A at the Pahrump Community Library meeting room. Twenty-four members were in attendance; our
speaker, Lt. Jack Hennigan, was a welcome guest. The Pledge of Allegiance was voiced by all. The minutes of the February 6, 2009 meeting
were accepted as read. Treasurers Report: Marie Long reported
an opening balance of $4,165.59, and a closing balance of $4,049.81. There was a total of $232.20 deposited, from
membership and book sales. Expenses: $2.58
to Marilyn Christensen, $70.40 to Mary
Costello, $250.00 to the Chamber (Biz Expo), and $25.00 to the State of Librarian’s Report: Susan
Wonderly reported that she is working on the budget, coping with a reduction in
income. She requested from the
Friends approx $850 to cover the expense
of Die Cuts for the Summer Reading program.
Mary Costello moved, Frank Leemans seconded, a motion to contribute up
to $1,000.00 to cover this expense.
Motion passed unanimously. Library Board Report: Susan announced that Jim Mutton has been appointed
to the Library Board.
The next Board meeting is at 10:00A, Monday March 8, 2010. Committee Reports: Friends book store:
Book Store sales were brisk during February, including three sets of
encyclopedias sold. Phyllis Alvis reported
that many good books have been donated to the Friends. Phyllis circulated a sign-up sheet for
volunteers to assist with the BIG BOOK SALE, scheduled at the NUGGET CASINO
EVENT CENTER, FRIDAY, March 26th,
9:00A to 5:00P, and SATURDAY, March 27th, 9:00A to 3:00P. John, a Library employee, will provide youth
community service volunteers to assist loading the boxes of books from storage
to the Nugget on Thursday, March 25th. Set-up will begin on Thursday at 1:00P, and
clean-up will follow immediately after the sale closes on Saturday. We must be out of the Donna Laduke prepared very attractive
flyers advertising the Big Book Sale, and distributed multiple copies for members
to post. The Nugget will advertise the Historian:
There was nothing to report. Hospitality: VP Ed Underhill
was welcomed back, healing well from his knee surgery. Membership: Bob Alvis, our new membership chairman, accepted
2010 dues, and wrote receipts for all who have paid in 2010. Programs/Speakers: Unfinished business **Ed S. gave details of two upcoming
Friends’ events: Big Book Sale, March 26-27 – details above,and the Chamber of Commerce Biz Expo. We have reserved booth #44,
same one as last year. We will set-up on Thursday, April 22nd from
noon to 6:00P. The Expo will be open to the public on Friday 23rd
from noon to 7:00P, and Saturday 24th from 9:00A to 5:00P . Break down will be Saturday 24th
after 5P and /or Sunday 25th 9:00A to 4:00P. The cost for a non- profit organization is
$150.00 for a 6’X 8’ table. There is a
$100.00 refundable deposit. **Refreshments for the April meeting will
be provided by Joan Lewis, and for May by Donna Laduke. New Business:
**Ed S. proposed a budget for the coming year.
After review, **Mary Costello distributed copies, and
reviewed the results from the 27 Membership Surveys returned at this time.
Additional suggestion: Involve high
school students, under supervision, in the Book Store. They may be able to get credit for this work
experience. **Nominating Committee: Announcements: The next Friends of the Library meeting
will be at 9:15A, April 10, 2010. Note: Since Easter is on the first
weekend, we meet on the 2nd Saturday. **Cynthia
Sepulveda issued an invitation to the meeting of Daughters of the American
Revolution, March 10th, 10:00A in the library meeting room. There
will be a presentation on the Old Spanish Trail by Elizabeth Warren, author,
and director of the Nevada OSTA. **March Chamber
of Commerce Mixer, is at the Hospital, March 24th; April
28th, at If you wish to
attend, phone Phyllis by the previous Monday evening. **Future local
events: Garden Club Landscape Tour, May
1st; Taste of Pahrump and the
opening of the Farmers’ Market, May 15th; Pahrump Fall Festival, September 23-26; Wild West
Extravaganza, Oct. 15-17; and Pahrump
Outdoor Biz Expo, October 22-24. Adjournment: At 10:15, Phyllis moved, Edward U. seconded,
to close the business meeting. Minutes respectfully submitted, Mary Costello, substituting for Helene
Campton Speaker: Following
refreshments, Ed Underwood introduced our speaker, Deputy Sheriff Lt. Jack
Hennigan, head of the 4-member Narcotics Task Force in Note: Transportation: Call VP Ed
Underhill, 727-9823, if you need a ride to the meetings. Friendship: Call Kay Hendricks, 727-0562, if
you know of a member’s illness, etc. FRIENDS OF THE PAHRUMP COMMUNITY LIBRARY MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 6, 2010 OFFICERS: Ed Sepulveda, Pres., Edward Underhill, V.P., Marie Long , Treas., Helene Campton Recording Sec., and Mary Costello, Corresponding Sec. The meeting was called to order by President Ed Sepulveda at 9:25 AM at the Pahrump Community Library meeting room. Fourteen members were in attendance; Ed Underhill was absent. The Pledge of Allegiance was voiced by all. The minutes of the January 9, 2009 meeting were approved as read. Treasurers Report: Marie Long reported an opening balance of $4565.08, and a closing balance of $4,165.59. There was a total of $114.00 deposited; $55.00 for membership and $59.00 in book sales. Expenses: $11.69 to Marilyn Christensen, $9.87 to Mary Costello, $324.76 to Southwest Specialdees, $17.22 to Ed Sepulveda, and $150.00 to Valley Signs for a total of $513.49. Librarian’s Report: Susan Wonderly reported that the library is extremely busy and that consolidation of the meeting rooms is necessary to accommodate all the groups that want to use them, plus the yoga for kids has displaced groups also. Susan also reported that the library is looking into purchasing a small table, possibly at Wal-Mart (possibly something for the wish list). Dan McArthur said that the library should budget 10% less spending this year and that the library may need to look to the FOL for financial help this year. Checkouts have been very strong due to the bad economy. People are relying more on the library for their entertainment and information needs. The new book baskets are working well and Ed Sepulveda purchased plaques that adhere to the baskets which state the FOL purchased this item for the library. (Bigger plaques were also purchased for future use on larger items as well) There was a discussion on how people could access the library’s website to find audio books. Right now there is no specific data base just for that category. A person must search by author or title and then see if it’s offered as an audio selection. Maybe Mandy can look into this when updating software. Library Board Report: Bob Alvis is no longer on the board. Committee Reports: Friends book store: Phyllis Alvis reported that money has been missing from the cash box 3 weeks in a row. Susan also reported that money has been missing as well. Phyllis also reported she called all the volunteers and she lost one, but gained one. She has some opening: Tuesdays from noon to 4pm and Thursdays from 9am-11:30am or after 2pm to closing. There were donations of 5 boxes of books. Someone donated books and Phyllis realized that personal family bibles were included so she is holding onto them. Historian: There was nothing to report. Hospitality: Nothing was reported at this time. Membership: Connie is no longer membership chair. No volunteer has come forward to fill in. Programs/Speakers: Ed Underhill is still recuperating from surgery. Our speaker for February is Brian K. Shoemake. Ed U. will work on speakers for March, April, and May. Website: Dennis Suter will report back how many hits the website gets this month. Announcements: The National Friends of Libraries Week is October 18-24, 2010. The next Friends of the Library meeting will be at 9:15AM, March 6, 2010. Unfinished business: Ed Sepulveda handed out the new chamber maps with our advertising in it to each member who came today. The chamber gave us 25 maps for free because FOL bought an ad. These maps will be good for the next 2 years, and will cost $2.50 to the general public. FOL paid Southwest Specialdees $324.76 for book bags. We will sell them for $10.00 a piece and we gave Susan 20 to sell in the library. Refreshments for March will be Susan Wonderly and Joan Lewis for April. New Business: Mary Costello put together a survey based on what the board discussed at their last meeting. It will be sent out by email, mail, and put on the webpage. Member input will be extremely important, and it can be sent back anonymously. Meeting attendance has been down so this may help us understand why. Ed S. reported that the FOL will be having their book sale at the Pahrump Nugget Casino. They have graciously donated one of their event rooms to us. Set up will be Thursday March 25th after 1:00pm. The sale will be March 26th and 27th; times to be 9:00am- 5:00pm and 9:00am-3:00pm respectively. Clean-up will be immediately afterwards on the 27th because another group needs the room at 5:00pm. There will be no buck-a-bag this time as the books being offered at this sale are in almost new condition. Phyllis will schedule volunteers, and will contact Donna LaDuke who is in charge of advertising. The Pahrump Valley Time donated a case of books. There are 300 books titled: Screw Nevada, A Cartoon Chronicle of the Yucca Mountain Controversy. Members were encouraged to take a copy. A motion was passed to participate in the Chamber of Commerce’s Biz Expo. Set-up will be Thursday, April 22nd from noon to 6:00pm and Friday, April 23rd from 9:00am- 11:45am. It will be open to the public Friday 23rd from noon to 7:00pm and Saturday 24th from 9:00am to 5:00pm . Break down will be Saturday 24th after 5pm and /or Sunday 25th 9:00am to 4:00pm. The cost for a non- profit organization is $150.00 for a 6’X 8’ table. There will be a $100.00 refundable deposit. Wish List: In the ALTAFF magazine Ed S. found an article for Books for Babies kits. He thought Brenda may be interested in this for the children’s reading program. Adjournment: At 10:20AM. Minutes respectfully submitted, Helene Campton =========================================== FRIENDS OF THE PAHRUMP COMMUNITY LIBRARY MINUTES OF JANUARY 9, 2010 OFFICERS: Ed Sepulveda, Pres., Edward Underhill , V.P., Marie Long , Treas., Helene Campton Recording Sec., and Mary Costello, Corresponding Sec. The meeting was called to order by President Ed Sepulveda at 9:20 AM. at the Pahrump Community Library meeting room. Nineteen members were in attendance; Ed Underhill was absent. The Pledge of Allegiance was voiced by all. The minutes of the December 5, 2009 meeting were approved with the following corrections: Suzi Schoonover and Drexel Firby took part in the wreath planning/ decorating for the Festival of Trees. Treasurers Report: Marie Long reported an opening balance of $4,623.37, and a closing balance of $4,565.08. There was a total of $465.00 deposited; $160.00 for membership and $305.00 in book sales. Expenses: $40.00 for Dan Rodriguez for books,$90.00 for the Pahrump Chamber of Commerce, and $393.29 for Demco. Librarian’s Report: Susan Wonderly reported a security camera was stolen. She also mentioned that an audit was done at the last board meeting and due to the bad economy less taxes would be collected and that is money the library will definitely miss. There will be an inservice day for the employees; they will get a refresher on library policies and they will also learn about Facebook. Susan requested more book bags from the Friends as the library’s supply is exhausted. Library Board Report: Bob Alvis noted that Dan McArthur did the audit. The next meeting of the board will be January 11th at 10:00AM. Committee Reports: Friends book store: Phyllis Alvis reported that the book room has picked up. They have sold several sets of encyclopedias, even half sets. Historian: We received a thank you note from BeeHive assisted living for dropping off the Reader’s Digest large print magazines to their residents. Nathan Adelson Hospice also sent a thank you for our participation in Festival of Trees. Hospitality: Nothing was reported at this time. Membership: Connie is no longer membership chair. Marsha Underhill has said she is willing to help, but she has several classes she is trying to complete. It will be necessary to find someone to chair this position. Programs/Speakers: Ed Underhill is still recuperating from surgery. Announcements: The Pahrump Valley Times has donated several boxes of books. We are taking 2 boxes; each box contains 300 copies of the same book.. The subjects are Yucca Mountain and Las Vegas . A March book sale is a possibility if we get more donations to make it worth the effort. The next Friends of the Library meeting will be at 9:15AM, February 6, 2010. Unfinished business: It was suggested that our agendas be printed in a larger font. New Business: Refreshments for February will be Joan, and March will be Susan Wonderly. Adjournment: At 9:45AM. Minutes respectfully submitted , Helene Campton Speaker: Following refreshments, Ed Sepulveda introduced our speaker, Charles “Chuck” Moore Hackley III. He spoke on mules and the West. He has authored two books: Buckshot Higgins:His Life and Treasures and A Quest for Sleeping Heroes. He gave our members a handout and after his lecture he answered questions. Note: Transportation: Call VP Ed Underhill, 727-9823, if you need a ride to the meetings. Friendship: Call Kay Hendricks, 727-0562, if you know of a member’s illness, etc. Next Friends of the Library Meeting: Saturday, December 5, 9:15 AM ___________________________________________________________________________________
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