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Minutes Sept. 8, 2020 July Minutes Correction Pat Hubbard called the meeting to ing and the Santa book gift program. Deleted Paragraphs order. Those present: Rosita White, Old Business (none)/New Busi- Old Business: Approximately 75 books Mary Ellen Sheridan, Sue Johnson, Mali ness: Although the summer special were distributed during the December Thomas, Pat Hubbard, Emily Clare and events normally sponsored by the Santa program. Rosita and Mickey re- Jeanette Mateer. Friends had to be cancelled, Emily ported having it in the gallery worked Secretary’s Report: Jeanette read reported spending about $100 to or- well and Mr. and Mrs. Santa were ex- the report and several noticed that ganize the prizes to those who par- cellent. the newsletter did not include the last ticipated in the reading challenges. New Business: Although the Li- two paragraphs of the minutes. The Rosita proposed and Mali supported brary auditor recommends the Friends missing text will be included in the a motion to reimburse $100 to the li- acquire a 502©(3), those present de- November newsletter. brary to cover these expenses. Motion cided at our present size and activity Treasurer’s Report: The cart of carried. level, this is not an expense we need books for sale by the checkout desk The group also discussed making a to incur. is working well. Gwen is restocking it donation to the library at Bishop Bara- Election of Officers: As the office with books from the Book Nook and ga to help with storm damage repair. of Treasurer remains with Gwen as over $200 has been generated from Jeanette made a motion to send the long as she wishes to continue and these sales. school $300 via Stacy at the SAFCU we have been without a secretary for Membership and Newsletter: for the school library. Mary Ellen sup- several cycles, Jeanette volunteered Gwen is tracking membership as she ported and the motion carried. to take this role. Gwen is maintaining receives checks, forwarding address Pat Hubbard shared information membership information as checks are and mail preferences to Jeanette for on a program at Bishop Baraga to received and Mateer’s will maintain newsletter distribution. provide children with a book a month both email and snail mail information Director’s Report: In Mark’s ab- for a $9 donation for the year. Anyone for distribution of mailings including sence, Emily reported that the library’s wishing to sponsor a child can contact newsletters. receipt of penal fines ($90,000) ex- Mrs. Budzinski at Bishop Baraga. Next Meeting: Tuesday, September ceeded Mark’s expectations. Emily will arrange for our Novem- 8, 1 pm – to be held in the Children’s Program Director’s Report: While ber meeting to be held downstairs at Garden of the library. Please bring a the library has been unable to sched- the library on November 10th. chair. ule programming, Emily has been list- Mary Ellen moved to adjourn the Meeting adjourned at 1:38 pm. ing donated books of value for sale on meeting at 1:54 with Rosita supporting. Amazon. There is a children’s program Motion carried. tentatively scheduled for October 20 but featuring this magician will de- pend on virus restrictions in place prior to the event. Our group discussed various ways Fall Meeting to engage the community in the li- Will be held on November 10, 2020 (1:00 pm) at the old brary or books while physical limita- Carnegie library, 416 W Elm St. tions are in place. Zoom book talks Chairs will be arranged for maximum distancing. of new books, sharing favorite titles, staff picks listed in the newsletter were Please, wear a mask. suggestions. We decided to wait until November to discuss the Gift of Read- -2-

About the Library Thank you everyone for your enthu- Cheboygan Area Public Library! And we • The Cheboygan Area Public Library siasm for the Library of Things collec- need your help! If anyone is interested is still under capacity restrictions which tion! It has been a bit hit! If you have in having their quilt displayed, they are allow up to twenty patrons at a time to not yet checked it out, there are lots of welcome to drop it off at the Library visit the Library for up to one hour. games and art stamps to choose from, anytime between now and the end of • All returned items are still put into plus some cooking tools (cake pop and November. All the quilts will be on dis- quarantine for one week before being bread makers) and musical instruments play throughout the main library during returned to the shelves. (ukuleles)! Now is a great time to start the month of December for the com- • Wearing a face covering/mask is creating some holiday cards to send to munity to view them! After the show required of staff and visiting patrons family and friends! There are lots of op- concludes, the quilts will be promptly while in the building, to be worn over tions of holiday themed rubber stamps returned to their owners with the Li- both mouth and nose at all times. as well as stamp pad and art pen colors brary’s thanks. We look forward to see- • If patrons are unable to or do not to make the cards or gifts special! ing all your festive quilts! wish to enter the Library, Curbside Ser- Speaking of fun projects – the Li- Need some genealogy research vices are still available anytime. Just call brary’s take home projects for kids have help? We have a dedicated group from when you arrive and let us know what also received a great response! Lots the Cheboygan County Genealogical you need, and we will bring it right to more fun is on the way too! Through- Society that visits most Tuesdays from your car. out November, the Library will have 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and they would be • The Library’s current hours are turkey-themed weekly take-home proj- happy to help answer your questions. Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to ects! December will bring some fun and No appointment is needed but if you 6 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday interactive elf, Santa, and snowflake would like to contact them, feel free to 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 projects, one for each week! And call- email them at lahaie.fhistory@yahoo. p.m. Please note that Curbside Services ing all Teens! We are working on some com. are available every day, but Sundays cool take-home projects for you too, Just as a reminder, the Library con- are Curbside Service only (no indoor including artsy tiles, beaded snowflake tinues to offer wireless internet and it service). ornaments, creative tic-tac-toe game can be accessed outside of the building Cheboygan Daily Tribune sets, inspirational magnets, and so on! as well as inside. Parking on Ball Street October 30, 2020 These projects are all free and we by the Children’s Garden offers a good try to put all the supplies (or as much as connection to most users. All you do is we can) together with the project so it choose the “Cheboygan Public Library” is ready to go! The projects will be avail- network and use the WIFI password able on a first come first served basis. “cheboygan”. They will be set up in the lobby so you Also, the Cheboygan Area Public can pick one up whenever you visit the Library Board of Trustees continues to Library. If you need, we can also deliver monitor the safety protocols issued by them curbside. Again, there will be a the Michigan Department of Health and new project available each week during Human Services in order to offer the November and December and the new best and safest possible experience in projects will be put out on Mondays. the Library. With that in mind, the new And for you adults, a Christmas and “normal” is as follows: winter themed quilt show is coming to -3-

The CAPL would like to show off your them plan their strategy. This survey And to learn more about this program Christmas and winter quilts in Decem- is open to residents, business owners, or what the Cheboygan EDC is accom- ber! Quilts will be on display in the main government and public safety leaders, plishing, contact EDC president Sharen library. After the show, the quilts will heads of educational and health institu- Lange at [email protected]. be returned with the Library’s sincer- tions, and organization managers. To est gratitude. If anyone is interested in take the survey, visit www.myconnect- Cheboygan Daily Tribune having their quilt displayed, they are edcommunity.org/cheboygan-county. October 23, 2020 welcome to drop it off at the Library between now and the end of November. Registration forms [will be] available at the front desk. Anyone loaning a quilt will need to fill one out. We are looking for ways we can help our community. Cheboygan Economic Development Corporations (EDC) has partnered with Connected Nation to facilitate the “Connected Community Engagement Program”. Connected Nation is a non-profit that works with communities to help develop and im- plement solutions to broadband and digital technology gaps. The Connected Community En- gagement Program will help address the technology needs of Cheboygan County by evaluating what is currently San Xavier del Bac Mission available, what can be brought to the Tucson AZ community, and what actions need to be taken to develop the best technology plan to suit the community’s needs. The “Connected Community” program has created a survey that will help

Treasurer’s Report Jun-Aug 2020 Beginning Balance...... $8,160.01 Income Book Nook July...... $70.00 August...... $156.00 Membership June...... $990.00 July...... $695.00 Reading recommendations: August...... $25.00 Anika Scott...... The German Heiress Life Member Donations Rebecca Sarle...... In Five Years June...... $185.00 July...... $900.00 Pierre Pradervand...... The Gentle Art of Blessing Isabel Allende...... Long Petal of the Sea Expenses CAPL Overdrive...... ($3,500.00) CAPL Flipster...... ($2,000.00) Ending Balance...... $5,681.01 Friends of CAPL 100 S Bailey St Cheboygan MI 49721

Some well-known authors with thrilling Jonathan Rand; “Bunnicula” by Debo- works include Anne Rice (the Vampire rah and James Howe, “Ghosts” by Raina Chronicles), Telgemeier; and “Pumpkin Neil Gaiman “Books are uniquely portable magic.” Soup” by Helen Cooper. (Sandman), Stephen King Cheboygan Daily Tribune H.P. Lovecraf t On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft October 16, 2020 (The Call of Cthulhu), Dean Koontz (Odd Thomas and Frankenstein Series), Peter Straub Friends of CAPL Executive Board (Ghost Story), Jonathan Maberry (Pa- tient Zero), Mylo Carbia (Violets are Exec. President..... Rosita White...... 627.5761 Red), Ray Bradbury (Something Wicked [email protected] This Way Comes), and Thomas Harris Secretary...... Jeanette Mateer...... 420-9741 (Silence of the Lambs), among many [email protected] others. Treasurer...... Gwen Kuehn...... 537-2251 Some classics – Edgar Allan Poe [email protected] (Cask of Amontillado), Mary Shelley Membership...... Jeanette Mateer...... 420.9741 (Frankenstein), H.G. Wells (Island of Doc- [email protected] tor Moreau), Robert Louis Stevenson Publicity...... Pat Hubbard...... 597.9467 (Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) [email protected] and Bram Stoker (Dracula). Spooky tales for the young read- Program...... Emily Clare...... 627.2381 [email protected] ers? There’s “The Graveyard Book” by Neil Gaiman; “The Witches” by Roald Book Nook...... Gwen Kuehn...... 537-2251 Dahl; “Room on the Broom” by Julia [email protected] Donaldson; the “Goosebumps” series Lib. Director...... Mark Bronson...... 627.2381 by R.L. Stine; the “Chillers” series by [email protected]