Minutes of the 10/16/25 Friends of HPL Meeting
Present: Helen Gallagher, Gail Jones, Liz Vezina, Irene White, Kathy Clifford, Diane Corbin, Kathie Clark, Kathy Bernier, and Katrina Kirchner
| TOPIC | DISCUSSION | ACTION | |
| Call to Order | 6 to 7:10 pm | Social time followed by meeting led by VP Helen | |
| Minutes | May and September minutes were reviewed and accepted. | ||
| Financial Report | Beginning and ending balance: $4534.77 | ||
| Publicity | RTE and FB are updated regularly. | Check them out! | |
| School Liaison | Liz and Lynn Roach are “reading buddies,” 2 hrs./wk. | Volunteers call SES. | |
| Book Club | The Ride of Her Life for October. | Last Tuesday, 6 pm. Call Lorrie, 938-4702 | |
| Display Case | Joe Kennedy’s Beyond Plumbing is spectacular. Nov. will feature Art by Kennedy and White. | For December, we are looking for old-fashioned items of Christmas. Eg., toys, books, decorations… | |
| Old Business | |||
| New Business | Meetings during winter will be hybrid, at 5 pm. Passes for Children’s Discovery Museum, Lake George, and Botanical Gardens: table till November. | Note new time. | |
| Next Meeting | Thursday, Nov. 20th, 5 pm ( hybrid) | ||
| Addenda | Several of us have worked with Barbara Day and Shirley Humphrey on the Children’s Christmas Fund. The LAST one, since these lovely ladies are retiring, will be Saturday, OCTOBER 25th, 8 am to noon. Set-up Friday, 8:30 am at ITTC. Kathy Bernier told us about ”Cups for Kids,” which raises funds to help several Giving Trees. Her goal is $2000, and she has reached $1000! Contact her for details re this worthy project: 207/542-2356. | ||
| Librarian’s Report | See Lorrie’s extensive report. | ||
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