Thank You Supporters!

The sale was a large success due to our volunteers. Thank you to those who helped sort and store books, set up and take down the books and goods on the day of the sale and spent money. A thank you also goes to those who donated books and items for the sale. Your show of support to the Friends and the Burbank Library is wonderful. Thank you!

August 2012 Friends Meeting

The August meeting will meet on Tuesday August 14th at 6:30 pm at the Burbank Library. A report from the book sale committee is eagerly awaited on. Come and find out if the Friends were able to raise $900 at the sale.

Resale Items for Saturday's sale

There will be some items for sale that were donated to the Friends.  They include a Jerusalem Bible like this one in black. The Friends have decided to have a silent bid for the item starting at $50 with a "buy now" price of $120. Here are a few of the other items:

Volunteers Needed

The Friends need volunteers on July 13th and 14th.  The Friends will be sorting and pricing items for the sale Friday morning at the Burbank Library.  On the morning of the 14th helpers will be needed at 7:30 am to set up for the sale.

Sale: Books, Resale Items and Baked Goods

Books, Resale Items and Baked Goods

Saturday, July 14^th, 9 am-2 pm

Burbank Library: 875 Lake Road

Highway 124 to Lake Road in Burbank Heights.

Food, prizes and open mic  ~ 12-2 pm. Sound system provided.

To sign up please call 545-6549 or email burbankfriends@wwrurallibrary.com.

Proceeds go to support the Burbank Library’s Programs.

May Monthly Meeting

The meeting tonight will discuss the Community BBQ, summer reading as well as Saturday's Make 'n Take Plant Sale.  The plants  left over from the sale on Saturday will be available for purchase.

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 6:30-7:30 pm.

Spring Flower Make and Take

The Friends are really excited to try out a new fun way of raising money.  The group will be hosting a Make and Take time where individuals can come make their own hanging basket or container.  The Friends will furnish soil, flowers and containers.  If you already have an empty pot at home feel free to bring it so that you can make it beautiful again.  After you have made your selections and fill your container you can make a donation based on the materials that you used.

May 5th, 2012
10:00am-12:00pm
Burbank Library, 875 Lake Road

Make and Take Flier

The February Friends meeting will be at a new time- 6:30 pm on Tuesday the 14th.  Please join us to discuss the coming year.  We will go over volunteer duties to help the group run more smoothly.  Volunteers are needed to plan the Friends' booth at the community BBQ, write thank you letters and yes-even maintain this blog among others.

The monthly meeting times has been moved to 6:30 pm.  The meetings will continue on the 2nd Tuesday of the month.  We will see you all on Valentine's Day!

Punkey's retirement party will be this coming Sunday, January 29, 2012 from 2 to 4 pm. It will be at the Plaza Library Branch, 1640 Plaza Way in Walla Walla.

If you have the time, please attend and wish her a happy retirement.  If you are interested in carpooling let us know.  We would leave around 1pm from the Library.  Please also let us know if you can bake cookies!

Auction Items

Annual Auction 2011

December Annual Meeting and Auction

There are great a things happening at the Burbank Library on December 10th. The Library hours are going to be from 2 pm-7 pm. This is a change in the regular scheduled hours.

From 3 pm-5 pm the Friends' activities include a Pot Luck, Children's Games, Silent Auction, Door Prizes, Raffles, Baked Goods, and Awards. The group will also be electing new officers for the 2012 year. The bookmark contest winners will also be announced.

All funds raised during the event go towards supporting the Burbank Library's programs and special projects.

Sign up for the Cable Bridge Run

The Friends will be walking/running the Cable Bridge Run on December 17th and are seeking others to do the fun run with them and also for sponsors.

Click here- Race Registration Form and then fill out and submit with appropriate fee to run.

Email burbankfriends@wwrurallibrary.com to let us know if you would like to walk/run or sponsor another walker/runner.

Gift Baskets needed for December's Annual Auction

Donate a gift basket for the Friends of the
Burbank Community Library annual meeting.

Friends’ Annual Meeting is December 10, 2011.

Drop off donations at the Burbank Library by November 15, 2011

Gift baskets will either be used in a sealed bid auction prior to the 10th or a raffle or silent auction on December 10th.

Friends of the Burbank Community Library

Meeting Minutes September 20, 2011

Call to order @ 1pm.

Members present: Betty, Gloria, Kim and Virginia G.

Minutes were not approved for August.

Treasure reported a balance of $10,833.05.

The group discussed the Dolly Parton Imagination Library project. Virginia G. had made invoices and those helped in receiving funds from the Sunrise Rotary and the Elementary PTO. The group also discussed ways to increase the enrollment such as attending football games or the fire station parade. Virginia said she would contact Chelsea with the ideas.

The bylaw update was tabled.

The group discussed different options for the annual meeting. The annual meeting date was set for December 10^th. The group would like to do a day of baking cookies for the day and would like the event to continue as a potluck. The group decided that instead of doing an auction where items would be solicited from businesses that the group would ask members and patrons to donate themed baskets. These baskets then would be won on a silent bid. Baskets need to be at the Library by Nov.15^th. Then photos would be taken and a display would be made with the photos of the baskets with an envelope for silent bidding. The group discussed participating in the Cable Bridge Run, December 17^th, as a fundraiser. The group decided that they would each recruit a team to run. The cost of the run is $12 without a shirt and $17 with a shirt. The group decided not to purchase Friends’ shirts for the runners but maybe come up with an idea such as a Santa hat for each runner.

Virginia is to check with Ana about what type of banner, for advertisement, the Library needs.

Friends discussed their appreciation of the summer reading program and decided that the Pacific Science Center was a great activity and that they were happy to have sponsored it.

It was discussed that Virginia S. would help in the sorting of the donated books.

Virginia announced about the bazaar at the Grange. It is October 22^nd from 904 pm. Tables are $15, lunch is $5. Call Betty L or Sherri M. for more information. The Friends decided not to participate.

Meeting adjourned at 2:10 pm.

August 2011 Minutes

Friends of the Burbank Community Library

Meeting Minutes/ August 2011

Called to order at 3:00PM.

Members in attendance: Betty, Jill, Virginia G., Gloria, Virginia 5., Kim

Thank you to Virginia 5. who graciously allowed us to meet at her house for an impromptu lunch (Yum!) along with our meeting!

Kim moved to approve July's minutes and Virginia 5. seconded the approval. There was no treasurer's report available at the time of the meeting. Bylaw Updates were discussed and tabled until next meeting as there was no final decision made. Fundraising ideas were discussed and all were in agreement that the Cable Bridge Run was well received and should be done again this year. We are hoping to get the word out sooner so that we have more people participate. Betty gave the information that it appears we will be going with signs on wires for about $25/pc instead of the flags as originally thought, for the banner.

The end of the Summer Reading Program is the 20^th and there will be a potluck dinner at the library.

It was brought to our attention that due to overcrowding at the Library, there will not be room for the storage of donated books any longer. We will look for the phone number for the lady that Virginia G. talked to last year, who was willing to take any donated books, and see if that is still a possibility. We will also look into the possibility of taking turns picking up the donations and keeping smaller amounts in a variety of locations, so that one member does not have to make room in their home for a large amount of boxes/bags. The general concern is that if the Library stops taking book donations that we will lose the opportunity to get future book donations when needed for a sale, etc. This will be discussed again at the next meeting.

The manager of the Library, Ana, was not here to give her report in person, but did send a letter with Virginia G.

Jill will be bringing refreshments next meeting, September 13, 2011 at 7PM

Meeting adiourned at 5:05PM

July 2011 Minutes

Friends of the Burbank Community Library

Meeting Minutes

July 12, 2011

Meeting was called to order at 8:00 pm.

Members in attendance were Betty, Gloria, Virginia G and Virginia S.

The June Minutes were approved.

The Treasurer reported that there was $9,772.78

The enrollment is now up to 45 children. Virginia G. is asking Chelsea to be able to view the children are registered. The invoices are coming in through email and are due by the 10^th of the month.

In Article III- Membership & Dues the words adult, student were changed in individual and corporate was changes to super friend.

Betty will check into the different banners this month and Virginia will talk to Ana about what is wanted.

The group discussed having an earlier meeting in August and decided at 3 pm at Virginia Sinclair’s house.

Next meeting will be August 9^th, 2011.

June 2011 Minutes

Friends of the Burbank Community Library

Meeting Minutes

June 14, 2011

Meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm.

Members in attendance were Betty, Gloria, Jill, Virginia G and Virginia S.

The May Minutes were approved. Still need Nov.

The Treasurer reported that there was $10,173.30. The lobby sales were $32.

There were 15 children that signed up for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library during the BBQ. We did run out of items for the games and it was a little chaotic. We need to have more that two volunteers.

The book bags arrived and are now available for purchase for $4.

There were no updates made to the bylaws on Article II.

The group discussed fundraising since Famous Dave’s offered do a fund raiser but the Friends would prefer to have one at Road 68 if it is going to be a restaurant.

Betty will look into the banners this month

There will be times that the summer reading program may need volunteers and it would be nice for the Friends to attend.

Next meeting will be July 12^th.

May 2011 Minutes

Friends of the Burbank Community Library

Meeting Minutes

May 10, 2011

Meeting was called to order at 7:09 pm.

The April Minutes were approved. Still need Nov.

The Treasurer reported that there was $10,528.57. The lobby sales were $35, Interest $8.33 and sunshine fund $53.87. Amy Amerein from Dayton came by the Library and purchased the leftover books from the sale. This upped the previous total to $191.13.

Since the kick off was at the school bbq and the group did not need to purchase registration brochures for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library the group decided to go ahead and make a $500 donation to the program.

Thanks to Kim for getting all the gift cards for the Poetry Contest. Since the coffer certificate was not used it can be used for summer reading.

The book bags have not been completed yet.

Virginia shared some nontraditional fundraising ideas that Ana had received at a

conference. The Friends discussed some of the options such as a restaurant fundraiser.

The group updated the bylaws. The group decided that each meeting they would update one section. The first article should include the present address at the Burbank Library.

The school bbq is on Thursday the 19^th. Volunteers are needed.

The group talked about getting signs made to advertise summer reading and then just one with the new logo. Lonnie by Star Rentals is Sign’s by Sue’s daughter.

Jill will bring refreshments for the next meeting.

April 2011 Meeting

Friends of the Burbank Community Library

Meeting Minutes

April 12, 2011

Call to order: 7:10 pm

Members Present: Betty, Gloria, Kim and Jill

The minutes from March were approved with a correction to the Treasure’s report. The October minutes were approved with two typos. Gloria found in her paperwork two dues payments that had never been deposited from 2009. The group decided that these individuals will receive a 2011 membership.

The April Treasurer Report was $10,728.61 without the Poetry prizes deducted. 53.87 in the sunshine fund. The Welch Grant check of $2000 is included. The $100 check from CP Pacific Grain has not been deposited.

No updated news to report on the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.

The March book sale took in $292. It was approved that the rest of the books can be donated to the MLC. The baked goods were a good addition the sale.

Kim had picked up the prizes for the poetry contest. Kim and Virginia S. will be judging the poems.

The book bags have been ordered.

The group approved $400 in summer reading funds, $375 for the Pacific Science Center and also $150 for Wii games. The group tabled Ana’s idea about a staff garden.