FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

Board of Directors meeting February 8, 1999.

Present: Ann Albrecht Absent: Ivy Lou Cleveland

Pat Cockerell Dennis Jones

Frank Ewell Glenda Stone

Ken Jones

Linda Land

Mary Ann Lipford

Nedra Maddox

Patricia McClanahan

Mike Moser

Mary Ann Westbrook

The meeting was called to order by President, Ann Albrecht, at 3:35 p.m.

Pat Cockerell moved to accept the minutes of the January 11, 1999 Friends

of the Library Board Meeting and Nedra Maddox seconded.

OFFICER REPORTS

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There were no Officer Reports except for the Treasurer’s report. The report

consisted of a handout of the financial statement for December 31, 1998

and January 31, 1999. It was reported that the bookcases have come in that Friends’ money purchased for the Library.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

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BY-LAWS

Ann asked Frank Ewell for a disc of the By Laws and Constitution so they

can be put it on the Friends’ Web page.

NEWSLETTER

Ann Albrecht reported that the Newsletter went out.

BOOK SALE

The Book Sale has ended and the amount brought in was reported in the

last Newsletter.

BAKE SALE

Frank Ewell is working on this for the first Monday in May, May 3, 1999.

DINNER

Pat Cockerell reported that they are on track with the plans for the Dinner,

and it should be very interesting.

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Mary Ann Lipford will follow up on the suggestions made at the last

Meeting. Mary Ann asked for the latest number of members, but

no one had the total number at the meeting.

OLD BUSINESS

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Ann Albrecht handed out the revised version of the Friends’ Web page.

The changes to be made on this draft version was to add Pat Cockerell

to the contacts for membership and to add a Visitor Page. It was also

requested that the wording be changed on the Membership page to say

Library privileges including check out at the Teaching and Learning Center

and the Dick Smith Library. Ann and Dennis will add email links for the

officers to the Web page on the Board of Director’s page. Ann will put

Linda Land as the email link on the Visitor’s Page. Ann will add the

minutes of January 11 to the Web page now that they have been approved.

The Web page should be up and running by the next meeting.

Second item of Old Business was the Annual Membership Meeting

Committee report. Pat Cockerell, chair, gave the report. Pat said

that the members of the committee are Ken Jones, Linda Land, Mike

Moser, Jack Anderson, and Mary Ann Westbrook. Their purpose will be

to get more members involved at the annual General Membership

Meeting. Pat said that they want to have a gala, dressy affair with very

nice invitations sent out to everyone. The invitations would be sent out

separate from any other mailings. Pat said some of the suggestions

so far have been to serve hot and cold appetizers, see about getting the

President of the A&M Friends’ group to attend, and having a musical

group from Tarleton provide background music for the social time. It is

felt that if the annual meeting is advertised heavily more people would come.

It was suggested that we get the bookstores to help. Mary AnnLipford will

see what it will take to have the meeting in the Student Development Center ballroom. Pat Cockerell is going to see what it would take to be able to have

it at the Trifles restaurant.

NEW BUSINESS

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Ann Albrecht appointed Mary Ann Lipford as Chair of the Nominating

Committee for the 1999-2000 Officers and Board of Directors. It was

reported by Ann that she, Mike Moser and Mary Ann Westbrook will

have their terms expire at the end of 1998-1999. Mary Ann Westbrook

will help Mary Ann Lipford on the Nominating Committee. It was

suggested that we get more community people on the Board. The

deadline for having the nominations ready is thirty days before the

Summer Newsletter comes out, like late July.

The next meeting of the Friends of the Library will be March 8, 1999

at 3:30 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Library.

Ann Albrecht adjourned the Board meeting at 4:16 p.m.