Thursday, February 21, 2008
Welcome and
Introductions
Kathy Albert called the
meeting to order at 1:30. Introduction of attendees: Kathy
Albert, Dyan Emerson, Shannon Atherton, Sandra
Johnson, Lorna Harger, Nancy Daniels, Laurie Del Genio, Pat Moreno, Jane Montford, Barbara Hathaway,
Francis Laundreaux, and Debbie Opdahl
Minutes
Minutes from the January
17, 2008, FOL meeting were approved. All FOL meeting minutes are posted on the
website.
Treasurer Report
Francis gave the Treasurer Report. We have $1,521.47 in our account. We have a few outstanding bills, but they are
small.
New Business
Earth Day Celebration - Earth Day is Tuesday, April 22. We will ask Girl Scout’s to help coordinate
Kid’s Earth Day Project. Kathy
is researching potential speakers. We
will have informational tables. The
group discussed an appropriate day and tentatively selected April 26th for the
Bee Cave Earth Day Celebration.
Bee Cave
History Project – This is a Friends’ Project.
The FOL need to coordinate with Elaine Perkins to
obtain the Western Travis County Historical Society information. Sandra, Jane, and Debbie will schedule a
meeting with Elaine and prepare an inventory of the information. Once that has been accomplished, alternatives
for digitizing and storing the information will be evaluated. A $10,000 grant was given to the library
specifically for this project.
The FOL group has been linked to the Randall’s Good Neighbor
Program. Our number is 11828 and once
the card is linked, the FOL will get a percentage of the purchase.
Old Business
Genealogy Workshop – Sandra reported on the status of the
workshop scheduled for February 25,
2008. Starbucks is donating
coffee and pastries. Friends will
volunteer to setup coffee setup by 8:30
the day of the workshop. Computer,
screen, etc. will be setup on Friday, February 22. Friends can attend for free.
Lake Travis Reads – Kathy
and Debbie gave an update on the first meeting of the Lake Travis Reads
project. The meeting was attended by
representatives from the Lake Travis
Schools, the Lake Travis Library,
the Spicewood Library, the Spicewood Arts Society, the Bee Cave Library, and
their Friends. Three subcommittee’s
were created: PR/Marketing, Book
Selection, and Development (websites, grants, etc.). The next meeting of Lake Travis Reads will be
held in the meeting room above the Bee Cave Library on March 5, 2008 at 6
pm. Friends are urged to
attend.
Shannon gave a report on the
opportunity to donate books to the school library in Jamaica. The school has 275 students from 1-9 grade
level and books ranging from pre-school to high school level are being
collected. The woman Shannon
is working with is willing to come to the library and pick up the books and
ship them to Jamaica. Shannon asked that
the Friends contact her with any thoughts or ideas about this opportunity. Pat also has a source for donated books. She and Shannon will work together on this
project.
Director’s Report
The Library is growing.
Since the Library opened approximately 800 new library cards have been
issued. To keep up with the number of
Library visitors, the circulation desk is staffed with three members for the
majority of the day.
The “Seuss on the Loose” celebration of Dr. Seuss birthday
is scheduled for March 1st from 11 am
to 2 pm. Activities include a silly concert by the
children’s band “The Telephone Company”, stories, games, face painting, and
crafts. Volunteers are needed!
Other activities include outreach to Grace House, the Bee
Cave Book Club, and planning for the Summer Reading Program that will kick off
in May.
Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 2:30
pm.