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MEMBERSHIP Although there were few members at our November meeting, we were very pleased to meet our newest member: Kim Vogt Welcome to the Friends Kim and we are delighted that you will be taking part in the various Friends activities. It was also great to see Kay Alsop, a long time member. We thank Kay for graciously volunteering to assist the Friends with publicity. Our membership chair, Maureen Eagle, reported that many Friends unfortunately have not renewed their memberships and our numbers at year end have dropped from 180 to around 140. We hope that with receipt of this newsletter we will hear from those Friends who may have inadvertently overlooked their renewal notice. Remember, your membership entitles you to order 10 free reserves, an invitation to the Book Sale Previews and our Newsletter. LILLIAN'S RETIREMENT PARTY Friday January 4th, 2002 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. in the Library's Main Hall. Lillian has been a strong and key supporter of the Friends since she joined the Library 10 years ago, and has donated many hours to the Friends activities. To let her know just how much we appreciate her efforts please join the Friends, Library Foundation, Staff, Library Board and Volunteers to help her celebrate her retirement. Please RSVP to Anne at 604-925-7407 before December 20th HOME SERVICE Don't forget that the Friends help with the Library's Home Service. This is for people who are unable to come into the Library but wish to have the loan of books. To enquire about this service, please call: 604-925-7437 TREASURER'S REPORT From the desk of Ian Loudon, our financial statement as of November 28,2001: Term Deposit $11,221 Bank Balance 9,637 Cash on hand 264 Funds on Hand $21, 122 Gaming Account Balance $797 Total Funds $21,919 Book cart sales 25 Oct. to 28 Nov. $707 Book cart sales year to date $5,503 A full financial statement is available from the Library's Administration Office - see Lillian or Lori during office hours. FRIENDS FUNDING With the purchase of a Dell Dimension 2100 series Computer for the Story Station in the Children's Library, we have completed our projects for 2001. The computer cost $1,292.76