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26 September 2023

[Library Board] Board of Trustees

Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 40 subject tags

The Moon Township Public Library Board of Trustees met on September 26 and approved the minutes from the August meeting. The board unanimously approved the treasurer’s report covering year-to-date and monthly financials. The director reported that September is Love Your Library month, with fundraising matched by the Jack Buncher Foundation. The 2023 book sale raised about $5,000, snack sales brought in $210, and the annual appeal generated $2,770 through municipal authority mailings. The Purse Bash fundraiser is underway with online ticketing active and 15 tickets sold; a small games of chance license and special raffle license have been obtained. Future fundraisers include Jolabokaflod kits for $40 each and a Santa visit with a cookie walk. The library has rolled out the Chat with a Librarian service, with Moon Library on rotation six hours per week. The book drop needs a new lock at minimal cost. A librarian resigned effective October, with their salary reallocated into the 2024 budget. The board discussed strategies to engage teens and tours of the library space for small businesses. The Friends group gave out 97 books during Homecoming. The building committee is exploring Bridgeway Capital specialty nonprofit loans, grants, and zero-interest cash loans, and is working to schedule a meeting with the supervisors; a board member was asked to join the committee immediately. The fundraising committee detailed Purse Bash logistics: tickets are $40 and include dinner and mixers, set up will cost $20 per hour the night before, food will be obtained at cost from The Hangar, and a DJ has been secured for $200. Raffle baskets are being donated by local officials and businesses. The board discussed nominations for vice president and secretary positions, with acting secretaries to serve for November and December before 2024 officer elections. The meeting adjourned at 7:58 PM.

Summarised by AI from the linked minutes, with some details withheld for privacy. The document is the record — check anything that matters against it.

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