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Accomplishments
2006 |
2007 | 2008 | 2009
Board:
President Susan Gordon, Vice President Alice Scott, Secretary Jean Valdez,
Treasurer Mary Shoults
- Supported
- Supported a film festival at the Main Library in January and again in July
- Board members attended the San Bernardino County Friends' annual educational workshop in Fontana
- The American Cancer Society through a root beer float fundrasier in June and raised $250
- A program with author Vincenza Scarpaci
- The Summer Reading Program for adults, teens and children raised $176 at the carnival
- Retirement reception at Page One Café for Library Director Judy Evans
- Grants
- Recieved $500 from Edu-Grant program for water education for Children's Department
- Recieved $3,000 from the Alliance for Education
- Recieved $500 from 3M which the Friends added $300 to be used for educational audio-visual materials
- Purchased
- Mobile storage unit for the Branch Library
- A donation drop box (furniture) for Main Library
- Furniture to cover wiring at Branch computer station
- A bike to be raffled off at the Ontario-Montclair School District's Expo
- Ear buds for library customers - they are selling very briskly
- Funiture A-Frame book display unit for the Children's Department
- Supplies for the Model Colony room, for teen and children's programs, for scrapbooking programs and for literacy
- Computer stand for the graphics office
- Christmas decorations for the library
- Marketing/Fundraising
- Space Bank sent us $501 in January for recycled e-waste, and $364 in May
- Susan Gordon made FOCL banners for the book sale area at the Main Library
- A membership drive basket of goodies was raffled off as part of Love Your Library in February
- FOCL purchased a $50 ad in the Kiwanis' pancake breakfast placemat in June
- FOCL purchased $150 worth of e-mail advertising from the Chamber of Commerce announcing our e-waste program
- Thank You
- To everyone who helped out at our annual book sale in September - teens made $100; new members $175; and $704 in sales
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