Who We Are |
Officers
- President, Betsy Klarman
- Vice President, Mary Grande
- Secretary, Jonathan Clark
- Treasurer, Callista Stoddard
- Assistant Treasurer, Paula Harrington
Highlights
- Friends group founded in 1988
- A separate 501(c)3 (non profit status)
- 550 members, approximately 250 members volunteer
- Governance is by a board; officers are elected for 2 year terms and directors are appointed for varied terms
- Board meets monthly except for January and July
- Annual meeting for members takes place in June
- The library director attends all board meetings and prioritizes the funding requests
- All money raised except for modest expenses is donated back to the library
- Book Sale is major fund raiser but we have ongoing book sales in the library, a holiday gift basket sale, a May Walkathon and an annual matching gift
- In 2009, we added a monthly lecture series with a focus on art, music, literature, and film
- In 2009 we helped the library raise money and endow an annual lecture, which we continue to administer and host
- In 2008 we instituted an annual volunteer "thank you" luncheon
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