Annual Membership Meeting
Friends of the Van Pelt Library
VPL Archives (new building)
This
meeting was held
in the MTU Archives in the Van Pelt Library from
Present: Gail Mroz, Don Durfee, Phyllis Johnson, Mary Marchaterre, Amy Hughes, Faith Morrison, Terry Reynolds, Maria Beardslee, June Hawthorne, Bette Mongold, and several quests, including Eric Nordberg
Absent: George Love, Dee Vincent, Karen Hubbard, Dana Richter, Patrick Quimby.
Don Durfee addressed
the audience and ran the short business
meeting:
Don named all the
current Board members.
Don noted our
fundraising highlights:
Fund raisers last year
included our Annual Used Book Sale, the
Book Cart sales, and Econo Food receipts. We also continue to sell
blankets and
note cards.
Elections:
One board member term is up this year – Gail Mroz. Gail has agreed to stand for re-election to the board.
Four board members resigned from the board, and immediately agreed to be re-elected to the board: Karen Hubbard, Dee Vincent, Mary Marchaterre, and Faith Morrison.
There were no
nominations from the floor. All were in
favor of these nominations to be
elected to the board
A slate of officers was
nominated to serve for the coming
year:
All were in favor of these nominations, except that Terry Reynolds was not in favor of the Treasurer nominee.
After the business
meeting, Eric Nordberg gave a tour of the
Archives. Phyllis Johnson then gave a
tour of the on-going library construction
Submitted by Amy
Hughes,