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MEMBERSHIP We are pleased to welcome our newest member who recently joined us: Susanne Baldwin A reminder that during the months of September, October, November, January (ASM), February and March we will be holding luncheon meetings from Noon till 2:00p.m. They will be on the 4th Wednesday of the month in the Peter J. Peters Room. The best way to find out about our Society and to meet other members is to attend our monthly meetings. We hope the luncheon meetings are both social and business, see you at Noon for our October 23rd meeting. SUMMER SALE Last summer, Ann Goodhart suggested a Summer Sidewalk Sale under cover in front of the library. This summer Barbara Drummond, Wanda Osborne, Grace Kravac and Lesley Childs tried it one sunny Saturday. Only "Beach Picks" (paper backs) and children's books were sold. They discovered business is not brisk on a sunny Saturday, but did make $181.00 in the four hours they were open. Another summer, it may be better to do this on the a day the Youth Department running a Children's Program. SUMMER READING CLUB We had a letter from Irene Kobylkin-Somody, who said in part "Thank you so much for your support and help during the library's Medal Presentation Ceremony on Friday, September 6. Many cookies and cups of coffee, tea and juice disappeared that night. The Friends of the Library again facilitated another fun-filled event for us and the Staff in the Youth Services Dept, are most grateful." This year's Reading Club was VERY successful with the total participation of 1344 young people compared to 1160 in 2001. The medal ceremony opened with a magic show, music and refreshments and involved 97 children getting their medal and being greeted by the Mayor. To qualify for their medal, the children read for 15 min. a day for 50 days. There were also 143 guests present. Cathie Clinch, Arden McLaughlin and Sophia Weremchuk arranged and served the refreshments. TREASURER'S REPORT Ian Loudon presented the Financial Statement to September 25, 2002 General Account $26,950 (including Term Deposit of $11,245 ) Expenses 1,333 *Total Funds - 25,617 Gaming Account Balance - $798 *Of the $25,617 in our Account, $15,350 has been committed to the Library as part of our 2002 Projects. ( Library's Wish List) The request from the Library for the BBC Shakespeare DVD Collection ($5,200) will be reviewed after our book sale and the expiry of our Term Deposit. Book Cart Sales During the summer months our book cart took in $1,904, and the years total to the 25th September is $5,304. Congratulations to everyone sorting and stocking the book cart and a special "Thank You" to the Library Staff for their help as we couldn't do it without them. A full Financial Report and copies of the Minutes are available from the Library's Administration Office - See Lori during office hours.