May meeting minutes approved
Spring meeting minutes approved

Marcia will be the new webmaster
- she will build on Kathleen's page, or explore other options, brainstorm on ideas
Karen on leave beginning of November for 3 months
Cheryl on vacation the whole month of December

EBA's had 97 attendees, cost = $860, very well attended
Marianne: may be more well received than Holiday Party and cheaper and easier to plan
ideas on what to do differently for those who can't attend (Storage, MFLB, shipping/receiving have hardest time)

Cheryl: thoughts on discontinuing Holiday Party?
- many ideas have been brought up before:
- cookies and cocoa and gift cards
- have it sometime in January instead
- it's a lot of work, still get complaints

Cheryl: birthday recognition? (send an email?)
- some people are really against birthday recognition, bad feelings if someone is forgotten

Face page on website?
- could also have info: favorite book, hobbies, etc.

Danada: We should take a look at the DSLSA: strengths, weaknesses, goals for the coming year

Strengths:

• We have money and a budget
• Scholarship program
• Mission
• Welfare Committee
• Service awards
• Support from library management
• Program committee
• Mix in board of experience

• Promoting activities (should a marketing sub-group be formed?)
• Documentation of group: what do we do? (“job descriptions”)
• Historical records

• Marketing
• Reviewing constitution
• Web page
• Observe After Hours programs and connect
• Table at Craft Fair this year
• Acknowledge birthdays?
• Budget for program and social committees
• Bake sale at Craft Fair

• Events
  EBA's: timing and including everyone
• Holiday Party
• Money and budget issues
• Marketing for fundraising
• Marketing for scholarships
• Marketing: publicizing events and ourselves