President’s Message
Minutes of the 60th Annual Meeting of the Friends of Snow Library, October 24, 2025
President Tracey Salley brought the meeting to order at 12:04 pm in the Marion Crane Room. She welcomed the attendees and thanked the Hospitality Committee for arranging and setting up the luncheon. She then introduced the Board of Directors and committee chairs and thanked the board members ending their terms: Tom Generaux, Vice President, Judy Ryon, Secretary, Phil Suraci, Asst. Treasurer and Karen Jenen, Member-at-Large. Elizabeth Merritt, Literary Consultant, is also stepping down but will help as she can.
The October 25, 2024 Annual Meeting minutes were approved as submitted.
Treasurer’s Report:
Linda Wander highlighted the financial picture from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. This year the income statement was recast to reflect Operating Revenue and Expenses while showing Investment Income as non-operating Other Income, giving more visibility to the Friend’s revenue-generating activities. Revenue for the fiscal year was $106,000, which was $4,000 lower than last year due to the timing of membership drive which started slightly later this Spring. Total Expenses for the year were $77,500 of which 86 percent directly supported library and Lifetime Learning programs and materials. The Operating Income was approximately $28,000 and these funds were transferred to the FOSL investment portfolio managed by Cape Cod Five Bank. This investment fund generated over $50,000 in Other Income which is automatically reinvested to the fund. It should also be noted that the Friends received a very generous stock donation of over $11,000.
President’s Report:
Tracey gave a summary of the year’s major committee accomplishments. Gerry Grenier, our Technology Chair with help from Lauren Spengler, Membership Chair, got Little Green Light, the new membership platform up and running.
Lifetime Learning had another successful year even though there is more competition as other libraries try to replicate our program. There were 434 participants registered for 1,471 classes for the Fall of 2024 and 436 participants registered for 1,436 classes for the Winter/Spring session. Ellen has reached out to new sources for publicity and participants for this year.
In Spring 2024, the Friends received a $10,000 award from the Fred J. Brotherton Charitable Foundation, spending the bulk of the money hiring storytellers to perform during the summer. The remaining funds were allocated to engage David Roth, a local singer and songwriter, to lead a songwriting workshop for fourth-grade students at OES. The entire school performed the song at their June Field Day.
The Donald Baker Memorial Poetry Celebration with the NRMS 8th graders was held on June 10th with 18 participants.
Gerry Grenier had the poems bound in a booklet that each student received along with a gift certificate to Sea Howl Books.
Tracey closed the meeting at 12:30pm by thanking the members and volunteers for supporting the Friends and Snow Library and keeping them in the public eye.