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LibraryBoard | 2005-11-09 | 3 | Board member Mitchell MOVED to approve Sunday closures for Christmas and New Year's Day. Vice President Belikove SECONDED the motion which CARRIED by a unanimous voice vote. Board member Mitchell MOVED to approve a 3:00 p.m. closure for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Vice President Belikove SECONDED the motion which CARRIED by a unanimous voice vote. C. Library Building Team (M. Hartigan) In the absence of Mike Hartigan, Ms. Chisaki reported that the furnishings sub-team met last week and looked at some sample chairs. She handed out pictures of the chairs and sample colors for the Board to review. Board member Schoenrock had a question regarding a $70,000 savings on the construction budget. Ms. Chisaki stated that she did not think it was a savings on the roof but possible the parking structure. She will report back to the Board. Acting Director Chisaki stated that the building will not be weather tight until sometime in January instead of December as planned. The bricks for the exterior of the building will have a short delay in arriving. D. Alameda Free Library Foundation (R. Belikove) Vice President Belikove stated that the Foundation has a new member on the team and that they have sent out 5,000 donation letters. The team is exploring how much it will cost to send out letters to everyone in Alameda. Ms. Chisaki stated that she has created a donor form for the Foundation's web page. E. Friends of the Alameda Free Library (M. Skeen) Molly Skeen announced that the Friends had the second largest book sale they have ever had which brought in almost $13,000. The next 2 sales will be held in May and October. The Friends next meeting will be held November 21st. F. Library Building Watch (L. Krongold) President Krongold stated that the newsletter went out last week. Her next newsletter will focus on the Foundation's fundraising efforts and it will target year end giving. G. Patron suggestions/comments (Speak-Outs) and Library Director's response. Acting Library Director Chisaki read 4 input/feedback forms regarding: Please obtain a novel by Patrick O'Brien; please purchase more books on the Northern Renaissance; why do we have 95 CD's from one author; and please purchase Herding Cats. | LibraryBoard/2005-11-09.pdf |