Friends of Ridgefield Community Library

General Meeting Minutes
July 16, 2026

IN ATTENDANCE:
Board members: Jeanne Androvich, president; Sophie Chi, vice president; Toni Rimer, secretary; Kathy Streissguth, treasurer; August Hynning, student director-at-large; Sean McGill, RCL branch manager Members: Shayne Beltrami-Smith, Linda DeForrest, Christle England, Debby Mohler, Lilly Jarusevicius, Davina Cosenza, Karen Hynning, Barb Kusik

CALL TO ORDER/ESTABLISH QUORUM

The meeting was called to order by President Jeanne Androvich at 6:02p.m., and a quorum was established.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Jeanne asked if there were any changes or corrections to the agenda. Hearing none, Christle England moved to accept the agenda as presented, seconded by August Hynning. The motion was approved unanimously.

CORRESPONDENCE

Toni Rimer read a thank you note from Christle England.

APPROVAL OF ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES – June 18, 2026

Jeanne asked if there were any corrections or additions to the annual meeting minutes of June 18, 2026. Hearing none, Christle moved to accept the minutes as presented, seconded by Sean McGill. The motion was approved unanimously.

TREASURER’S REPORT – June 2026 Report

Kathy Streissguth asked if there were any questions regarding the June 2026 treasurer’s report for year end. Hearing none, Sophie Chi moved to accept the treasurer’s report as presented, seconded by Linda DeForrest. The motion was approved unanimously, and the report will be Uiled for audit. Kathy S. also noted that all financial information required for year-end had been forwarded to the FVRL Foundation.

FVRL FOUNDATON REPORT

There was no report.

BRANCH MANAGER’S REPORT

The following is the report from Sean McGill, branch manager

Thank you for providing cookies, free books, and water to folks who attended Ridgefield Community Library’s 5th birthday at Overlook Park July 10. People appreciated both. Staff estimated they made 150 buttons, including 20 for one boy whose mother sent a photo of him wearing all of them and grinning hugely. I enjoyed seeing the line dancers on stage and audience members dancing with them, as well as seeing the Stitchery ladies basically mobbed by children and parents.
I want to note two things. First, I’ve always gauged success in tween and teen programming by whether participants volunteer. While there was a tween volunteer from the Tuesday RPG program, what makes me happy is to have volunteers from both Stitchery and Adult Line Dancing. Thank you, Christle, for the idea.
A second thing to note, and it may or may not relate to the first item, is that I’m seeing active adults coming to both Adult Line Dancing and Gentle Strength and Stretch while there are some of the same people at the Fiber Arts Social Circle and Adult Line Dancing. That tells me the library is doing a good job serving this population.
In July 2026 11,597 items circulated. In July 2025 11,007 items circulated. This is an increase of 5.36%.
For the year at the end of June 2026 63,524 items circulated. By the end of June 2025 61,653 items had circulated. That's an increase of 3.03%.
Ridgefield staff started bringing the Tetris Stacker to the YMCA’s Picnic in the Park along with promoting library programs and resources June 29. Picnic in the Park takes place every Monday, Wednesday and Friday until August 14.
July 1, programming staff presented a collaborative pirate story time, each person reading a book, and all of us singing in full pirate costume to an audience of 83.
June 23 and July 13, several employees of the Cowlitz Tribe joined staff for family story time, bringing craft supplies and promoting a program they are offering. I introduced the idea of a collaborative story time featuring one of their employees and a couple of library staff members in September.
July 8, a staff person from the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge and a member of the Refuge’s Friends group observed Family Story Time and invited programming staff to collaborate on a series of Thursday story times at the new Community Nature Center until they feel comfortable doing this themselves. At this point Ridgefield staff will go the Refuge July 23, August 6, and August 20.
Staff are preparing for a large audience for the Reptile Man at the Farmers’ Market on July 18. The rest of our Summer Reading performances are at the Farmers’ Market through August 15.

FRIENDS BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
Annual Friends Review of 2025-2026
Jeanne noted that Christle had been unable to present the Friends Review at the annual meeting due to time constraints, so Jeanne asked her to present her report at this time. Christle stated that the most time consuming activity had been the Storybook Adventures, that was very successful. She noted that at least one-third of the volunteers for the event were not members of the Friends, which acknowledged the commitment of the community. She also noted that, in addition to individual Friends activity hours, members had recorded over seven hundred hours spent sorting books, working at book sales, and folks taking unwanted books to various organizations.

Proposal Regarding the Request to Change Friends Meeting Time and Day

Jeanne noted that, after studying the results of the survey that had been sent to all Friends members, there was no clear consensus on the issue of changing the day and time for Friends general meetings. She also noted that the FRCL Board members had discussed the issue at their last meeting and was prepared to present the following recommendation, read by Toni Rimer:

The Board has met and discussed the change of day and time for general meetings and unanimously recommends that, to ensure the continuity of participation from our student representative, we maintain the current schedule of the third Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m., with the resumption of a virtual option with new and improved technology.

It was also noted that the Board has recommended the purchase of voice enhancers to be used with the OWL audio/visual system for virtual meetings.

After some discussion, Christle moved to change the FRCL general meeting day and time to the second Tuesday of each month, at 12:00 p.m., seconded by Lilly Jarusevicius. The following votes were tallied as Yes: four; No: seven; Abstentions: 3. The motion failed. The Friends general meeting day and time will remain on the third Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m. It was noted that occasionally the adopted time could change due to vacation schedules, holiday closures, etc.

FUNDRAISING
Used Book Store
Gayle Hansen was not in attendance, but provided a report that was read by Jeanne. All children’s books and all mystery/thrillers had been replaced with new titles. Gayle had also asked Sean if new genre labels could be ordered to help make the display more user friendly.

Summer Pop-up Used Book Sales

Sophie noted that she had been setting up the summer pop-up used book sales each Saturday in July, and was concerned that, even though these sales were considered “an all books $1.00 clearance sale,” she had been selling special hard cover books for $5.00. After some discussion, Christle moved to give the person in charge of each of the July and August pop-up used book sales the discretion to price books over the $1.00 clearance price if appropriate, seconded by Lilly. The motion was approved unanimously.

Book Donations and Sorting

There was no report; however, it was noted that a request for volunteers to help sort books on Fridays from 9:00-10:00 am. be put on the Friends website.

Baskets and/or Items for A&I Silent Auction

Toni noted that no action had been taken on this item yet, but asked for any suggestions from members. Jeanne noted that she and her daughter, Shayne Beltrami-Smith, would be submitting a basket created by Not Too Shabby.

ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH
RCL 5th Birthday Celebration, July 10, 2026
Sean again thanked the Friends for their assistance at the event, and Christle noted that there were fifteen dozen cookies left over, which have been frozen for future use.

Jacquie Lawson Electronic Greeting Card Membership Proposal

This item was tabled.

Friends Logo Stickers Proposal

This item was tabled.

COMMUNICATIONS
Website, Facebook, and Instagram
There were no reports from Davina Cosenza, Sean, or August.

OTHER CONTINUING OR NEW BUSINESS

Kathy S. noted that the FVRL Foundation was mandating that all Friends groups bank with the same institution, and this change will be addressed when there is more information available.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Toni Rimer, secretary

Friends of Ridgefield Community Library

General Meeting Minutes

June 18, 2026

IN ATTENDANCE:

Board members: Jeanne Androvich, president; Sophie Chi, vice president; Toni Rimer, secretary; Kathy Streissguth, treasurer; Cathy Humphrey, past president; August Hynning, student director-at-large; Sean McGill, RCL branch manager

Members: Linda DeForrest, Gayle Hanse, Christle England, Debby Mohler, Lilly Jarusevicius, Chris Ann Daugherty, Karen Meyer

Guests: Glen England, Larry England, Robin England, Karen McCann

CALL TO ORDER/ESTABLISH QUORUM

The meeting was called to order by President Jeanne Androvich at 6:00p.m., and a quorum was established. The meeting was immediately recessed for dinner. The meeting was reconvened at 6:15 p.m.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE

There was no correspondence to report.

APPROVAL OF GENERAL MEETING MINUTES – May 21, 2026

Jeanne asked if there were any corrections or additions to the general meeting minutes of May 21, 2026. Hearing none, Cathy Humphrey moved to accept the minutes as presented, seconded by Sophie Chi. The motion was approved unanimously.

TREASURER’S REPORT – May 2026 Report

Kathy Streissguth asked if there were any questions regarding the May 2026 treasurer’s report. Hearing none, Gayle Hansen moved to accept the treasurer’s report as presented, seconded by Sean McGill. The motion was approved unanimously, and the report will be filed for audit.

APPROVAL OF PROPOSED BUDGET FOR JULY 1 – DECEMBER 31, 2026

Kathy S. presented the proposed budget for the remainder of the year in conjunction with the FVRL Foundation’s fiscal year transition. She asked if there were any questions regarding the proposed budget, and hearing none, Christle moved to approve the proposed budget for July 1 – December 31, 2026, as presented, seconded by Cathy H. The motion was approved unanimously.

FVRL FOUNDATON REPORT

There was no report from the Foundation.

BRANCH MANAGER’S REPORT

The following is the report from Sean McGill, branch manager.

May 2026 10,694 items circulated in Ridgefield compared to 10,700 in May 2025, a decrease of -06%.For the year 51,927 items circulated up to the end of May 2026 compared to 50,646 last year at the end of May, an increase of 2.53%.
Another new staff person, Allison, started June 16. She is a Senior Library Assistant and works 24 hours a week.
The Library Board met in Ridgefield June 15. I reported on activities for the year and started with Storybook Adventures, which as I recall was where I ended last year. The Board was still two members short. It was a short meeting, over just after 7:00 PM.
Staff shared Summer Reading information with 28 classes at South Ridge and 20 classes from Union Ridge that came to the library. Every student we talked with received a “socktopus” to make at home.
May 23 patrons were invited to two Bookmark Contest Celebrations (one from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM and one from 1:00 PM-2:00 PM). The branch manager extolled the artistic merits of each finalist and honorable mention bookmark to an appreciative audience. Total attendance was 60 between both events. Friends members served cake.
The branch Senior Supervisor and a Senior Library Assistant attended View Ridge Middle School’s STEM Industry Day June 3 to promote Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries’ electronic career resources and share information about library careers.
You may have noticed the T-Rex skull on top of one of the adult fiction cases as you came in. If you didn’t you should be sure to take a look at it before you leave this evening. One of the PSA’s picked up a business card from the person who 3D printed this skull, I reached out to him to see if he was willing to display it, and by Saturday June 13 it was here. It will be in the library through Labor Day.

Approval of FRCL Branch Manager’s Proposed Expenditures

Sean noted that the library would have some expenditures that would be purchased by credit card for the next six-month period and requested approval of up to $1,200.00, from his budgeted funds. Christle so moved, seconded by Linda DeForrest. The motion was approved unanimously.

A short break was taken at this time.

FRIENDS BUSINESS

ADMINISTRATION

Approval of Revisions to the Bylaws

Toni Rimer reported that the committee to review the bylaws had met and discussed a number of changes to the document, including the change from the July 1 to June 30 fiscal year to the January 1 to December 31 fiscal year. A copy of the draft of the proposed bylaws changes was emailed to all members for their review. Toni went through the document, highlighting the changes and asked if there were any questions or concerns. Hearing none, Sophie moved to approve the revisions to the bylaws as presented, seconded by Gayle. The motion was approved unanimously.

Results of Survey Regarding the Request to Change Friends Meeting Time and Day

Jeanne thoroughly reviewed the results of the survey that had been sent to all members. There had been eighteen responses, and there was no clear indication of which day and time would be the most appropriate. After some discussion, it was determined that this item will be tabled until the next general meeting.

FUNDRAISING

Used Book Store/Donations/Sorting Team

Christle announced that Gayle had assumed the responsibilities of the used book store, and Gayle noted that she will be changing over the stock at least once a month, if not more frequently as needed. Christle stated that they are still seeing people using the book store as an exchange, and that the books that are being left are not up to the Friends’ standards. Donations are still being received and the sorting team continues to work hard to manage the donations.

Spring Used Book Sale

Kathy S. noted that the profits from the June used book sale were not as expected, stating that it was one of the lowest earning sales that she had been tracking for some time. The total amount was $1,447.50. Kathy also noted that there were enough books still available for the upcoming giveaway programs.

ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH

RCL 5th Birthday Celebration, July 10, 2026, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Sean noted he had received confirmation of the Stitchery group and the Line Dancing group to appear at the celebration, indicating he had still not gotten any confirmation from the “Read to a Dog” group. The Friends will be supplying books to give away to both children and adults, as well as cookies.

Ridgefield’s National Night Out, August 4, 2026

Jeanne noted that she had registered the Friends to participate in the event and will be seeking volunteers to work that evening.

COMMUNICATIONS

Website, Facebook, and Instagram

August indicated that the Friends Instagram now had 130 followers, and she encouraged folks on Instagram to “follow” the Friends.

OTHER CONTINUING OR NEW BUSINESS

There was none reported.

ADJOURNMENT

At this time, there being no further business, the annual meeting was adjourned at 7:07 p.m.

SPECIAL PRESENTATION

Jeanne noted that a FRCL Volunteer of the Year Award had been created, and that with her commitment to the mission of the Friends, as well as her enthusiasm and creativity to engage both children and adults alike in a variety of ways, Christle England had been chosen as the first recipient of the award. The audience enthusiastically responded to her selection.

Respectfully submitted,

Toni Rimer, secretary

Friends of Ridgefield Community Library

General Meeting Minutes

May 21, 2026

Pending

Friends of Ridgefield Community Library

General Meeting Minutes

April 16, 2026

IN ATTENDANCE
Board members: Jeanne Androvich, president; Toni Rimer, secretary; Cathy Humphrey, past president; Sean McGill, RCL librarian

Members: Gayle Hansen, Christle England, Davina Cosenza, Debby Mohler, Curt Mohler, Lilly Jarusevicius

CALL TO ORDER / ESTABLISH QUORUM

The meeting was called to order by President Jeanne Androvich at 6:08 p.m., and a quorum was established.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Jeanne asked if there were any changes or corrections to the agenda. Hearing none, Sean McGill moved to accept the agenda as presented, seconded by Cathy Humphrey. The motion was approved unanimously.

CORRESPONDENCE

There was no correspondence presented.

APPROVAL OF GENERAL MEETING MINUTES – March 19, 2026

Jeanne asked if there were any corrections or additions to the general meeting minutes of March 19, 2026. Hearing none, Christle England moved to accept the minutes as presented, seconded by Gayle Hansen. The motion was approved unanimously.

TREASURER’S REPORT – March 2026 Report

In the absence of Kathy Streissguth, treasurer, Jeanne asked if there were any questions regarding the March 2026 treasurer’s report. Hearing none, Christle moved to accept the treasurer’s report as presented, seconded by Sean. The motion was approved unanimously, and the report will be Tiled for audit.

FVRL FOUNDATION REPORT

There was no formal report; however. Judy Musa, FVRL Foundation Friend Liaison, had provided the following information at the recent FRCL board meeting:

The Foundation was hosting a Volunteer Appreciation event on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at the Vancouver Library.
The annual Authors and Illustrators Dinner and Silent Auction will feature Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club and other Tiction and non-Tiction books, and will be held on October 7, 2026, at the Vancouver Hilton.
There was a reminder regarding the Washougal event, “A Night of Song, Story, and Community,” which will be held on April 30, 2026. They will be breaking ground for the new library there in the fall.
The Foundation ofTice will be moving to the main library headquarters, with no date set yet.

BRANCH MANAGER’S REPORT

The following is the report from Sean McGill, branch librarian.

10,964 items circulated in March 2026 compared to 10,348 items in March 2025, an increase of 5.95%. For the year at the end of March circulation is 30,790 items compared to 29,529 during the same time frame in 2025 an increase of 4.27%.
Tammy took a position at the Yacolt Community Library. We are in the midst of hiring to fill her position.
Thank you for going to Organize Ridgefield. I hope this was a good opportunity for outreach for you.
A new program, Adult tabletop role-playing (or D&D) kicked off March 28 with six participants. Since then, at least three other adults have stopped me to ask about it and plan on coming.
Staff led another 3D Printer certification class on April 2 and monitored a 3D printer open lab, which is an opportunity to see the printer in action and answer questions on April 7.
Angel Ocasio, a professional clown and magician came for a special performance during Spring Break and entertained 31 participants
April 16 staff went to View Ridge Middle School to represent the library during the Spring Showcase.
April 18 the library will be part of the YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day event which goes 11:00 AM-1:00 PM.
All of the first grade students from South Ridge Elementary will be visiting the library April 28, 29, 30 and May 1 for a tour, storytime, and to interact with dogs from our Read to a Dog program.
The Library will be at the Union Ridge Elementary Spring Dance on May 15.
Wednesday June 3 library staff will be at View Ridge Middle School’s STEM Industry Day.
There was a photo of Miss Heather leading storytime in Greet Ridgefield.
Staff are already planning fall programs and several programs will be starting in September. The library will offer a Saturday storytime, and an Infant and Toddler Feeding Support Group will begin to meet as a library program.

FRIENDS BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION

New Receipt Books

Jeanne asked Sean for a status report on the new receipt books, and he noted that they had been received and reviewed by Kathy Streissguth. She noted that there were some smudges where the address was printed, but that it wouldn’t prevent the receipts from being used. Sean also reported that the cost of the receipt books was approximately $324.00, which is much lower than what had been previously estimated.

FVRL Foundation Transition from Fiscal to Calendar Year

Toni Rimer reported that Judy Musa, FVRL Foundation, had attended the board meeting earlier in the week and had presented the plan for the Foundation’s transition from a Fiscal year, July 1 – June 30, to a calendar year, January 1 – December 31. There are several factors that need to be addressed by the Friends in order to align with the Foundation’s transition:

The budget committee will be creating a budget for the period of July 1 – December 31, 2026, as instructed by the Foundation. The committee will also be creating a budget for the calendar year of January 1 – December 31, 2027, prior to December 31, 2026.
As the current membership year is from July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026, it will be extended through December 31, 2026. Recruitment for new members will begin at the October used book sale. All current paid members will remain in good standing through December 31, 2026, during this transition.
The election of officers, currently scheduled for the annual meeting in June, 2026, will not be held. The board approved extending the terms of the current officers and appointees to December 31, 2026. An election of officers for the 2027 year will be held prior to December 31, 2026. The current slate of officers originally created for the June, 2026, election will be retained, and the nominees will be consulted as to their desire to continue to be considered.

Request to Change Friends Meeting Time and Day

Continuing the discussion from previous meetings, the following times and days were developed for consideration based on when the community room was available on a regular basis. The options include the second Tuesday of the month for one hour between 12:00 p.m to 3:00 p.m.; the second Thursday for one hour between 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.; Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., or the third Thursday from 6:00 p.m to 7:00 p.m. Any daytime meetings would preclude our student representative from attending, other than during the summer months. After some discussion, it was determined that a survey would go to the current paid members indicating specific times for possible meetings (i.e. 12:00-1:00 p.m., 1:00 -2:00 p.m., etc. on identified days of the week). Once input has been received, a decision will be made to implement the new meeting time and day after July 1, 2026.

FUNDRAISING

Used Book Store/Donations/Sorting Team

Christle continued to praise the group who does the sorting. She also noted that many books are being distributed to the VA, juvenile center, and several assisted living facilities. There is currently no leader for the bookstore; however, the book sorters exchange the stock approximately once a month.

Spring Used Book Sale

The next used book sale will be held on Friday, June 5, 2026 for FRCL members only, and on Saturday, June 6, 2026, for the general public. Christle noted that Sophie Chi and Debby Mohler would be taking over the leadership of this event and would be observing the June sale. Christle noted the need for volunteers to keep track of hours they work on FRCL business on their own, as it is important to the Foundation to be able to show the support of volunteers. Sean noted that the library had received five boxes of children’s books from Union Ridge Elementary School.

ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH

Outreach Opportunity from Ridgefield Main Street

Those who had attended the “Get Involved Ridgefield" event indicated that it had been well run with good participation. However, it was also noted that the last hour did not have much activity and therefore, it had been suggested that the event be continued to two hours.

Celebrate National Library Week, April 19-25, 2026

Jeanne noted the dates for this event, and asked Davina Cosenza if she would send out an email to the members to let them know ways in which they can celebrate, and she also asked that information be put on Facebook and Instagram. Sean noted that staff will be treated to pizza one day next week. It is also National Volunteer Week.

RCL 5th Birthday Celebration, July 10, 2026

Sean reported on a number of activities the library will be sponsoring for the celebration taking place at Overlook Park, including the following:

Jay Frasier will perform his “Magic of Reading” show at noon
The library Stitchery program participants will be on hand to show off knitting, crocheting, and spinning items.
The “Read to the Dog” volunteers have been asked to attend
The tabletop roleplaying adventure program participants may be included if volunteers are available
Library staff will have a booth for information dissemination and possibly button making.
Other possible stations under the canopies may include STEM-related activities and another stations tied to the "Build It!” program.
The Friends will be supplying books to give away, as well as cupcakes or cookies.
The Main Street Association may develop a scavenger hunt possibly with storybook characters, where participants would visit businesses for maps that lead to the next business and eventually to Overlook Park, where prizes would be awarded, possibly bubbles. Volunteers would be needed for this activity.

COMMUNICATIONS
Website, Facebook, and Instagram

Jeanne expressed her appreciation to Davina, who was now in charge of the website, as well as her duties with membership. Jeanne thanked Cathy H. for her willingness to take on this responsibility when Anja Felton moved out of the area.

HALF-YEAR PLANNING
Committees
Jeanne reviewed the current members of committees and distributed the sign-up sheet so that those in attendance could confirm or change their selections of which committees on which they chose to serve.

Meeting Calendar and Schedule (January – June 2026)

Jeanne distributed copies of FRCL information, including meeting dates and other calendar activities.

Fundraising and Outreach Events (January – June 2026)
The above handout also included information regarding the identified activities for fundraising and outreach.

OTHER CONTINUING OR NEW BUSINESS

Christle stated that she would like to have food and a social time at the June meeting, if that was still an option. Jeanne noted that if Christle would like to take on that responsibility, it would be fine. It was noted that there would still need to be a short business meeting to approve any changes to the bylaws and/or policies and procedures, as well as the July 1 – December 31, 2026 budget.

NEXT FRIENDS’ GENERAL MEETING

The next general meeting will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the library.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:11p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Toni Rimer, secretary

Friends of Ridgefield Community Library

General Meeting Minutes

March 5, 2026

(Rescheduled from February 19, 2026)

IN ATTENDANCE:

Board members: Jeanne Androvich, president; Sophie Chi, vice president; Toni Rimer, secretary; Cathy Humphrey, past president; August Hynning, student director-at-large; Sean McGill, RCL librarian

Members: Christle England, Davina Cosenza, Chris Ann Daugherty

Guest: Judy Musa, FRVL Foundation

CALL TO ORDER/ESTABLISH QUORUM

The meeting was called to order by President Jeanne Androvich at 6:00 p.m., and a quorum was established.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Jeanne asked if there were any changes or corrections to the agenda. There being none, Cathy Humphrey moved to approve the agenda as presented, seconded by Christle England. The motion was approved unanimously.

CORRESPONDENCE

There was no correspondence presented.

APPROVAL OF GENERAL MEETING MINUTES – January 15, 2026

Jeanne asked if there were any corrections or additions to the general meeting minutes of January 15, 2026. There being none, Christle moved to accept the minutes as presented, seconded by Sean McGill. The motion was approved unanimously.

TREASURER’S REPORT

September 2025, October 2025, November 2025, and December 2025, and January 2026 Reports

As Kathy Streissguth, treasurer, was not in attendance, Jeanne asked if there were any questions regarding the reports, and some were raised. After a brief discussion, Cathy H. moved to approve the reports conditionally, with the following questions to be resolved: whether or not the fire department cadets had been issued the donation for their help with the October used book sale, and if the postings for bookstore sales were accurate, seconded by Christle. The motion was approved unanimously. It was also noted that the outstanding check, payable to John Wolf, will probably never be cashed, so Kathy S. should be advised as such and take whatever action is necessary.

FVRL FOUNDATON REPORT

Judy Musa, FVRL Foundation Friends of the Library Coordinator, announced that this year’s Authors and Illustrators Dinner and Silent Auction would be held on October 6, 2026, at the Vancouver Hilton, and that the guest author will be Amy Tan. This was the first time since 2013 that the guest speaker was both an author and illustrator.

Other Friends news included:

A successful media sale at La Center Library that included items the La Center Friends had collected after our winter sale in February.

An event hosted by the Washougal Friends , “A Night of Story, Song, and Community,” scheduled for April 30, 2026, at the Washougal High School Auditorium.

FVRL Board of Trustees – Vote of No Confidence from Friends Groups

Jeanne asked Judy to provide a recap of the recent Board of Trustees meeting in which the new five-year strategic plan was on the agenda for approval. Judy reported that a consultant group had been engaged to develop the plan, using a variety of methods including community sessions to receive input.

At the meeting, one of the trustees introduced a different version of the plan that included alternative verbiage and indicated it should be the version on which the trustees should vote. There was confusion due to the fact that the trustees had not seen this new option and had not had time to review and discuss it. After a closed session, the trustees returned and voted to approve the new version.

Subsequently many library patrons, Friends members, and others were concerned about the new verbiage and the process in which it had been presented. Letters to various entities had been written voicing concerns, as well as a vote of no confidence of the trustees, and it was noted that the Friends of Ridgefield Community Library had the option to submit a letter as well. This item will be included on the agenda for the next general meeting for further discussion and any appropriate action.

FRIENDS BUSINESS

ADMINISTRATION

Required background checks for volunteers

Jeanne inquired about the status of volunteers who have submitted information for background checks. Some folks had received confirmation and some had not, using both online and paper form submissions. Jeanne asked Sean if he could obtain a list of those volunteers who have had checks completed.

New Receipt Books

Jeanne asked Sean if he would check on the status of the new receipt books, as they are being created by district library staff.

Request to Change Friends Meeting Time and Dates

Jeanne noted that she had spoken with Sean about a request to change the day and time of the Friends meetings, indicating that she understood the request had come from Christle. Christle stated that she would like to propose changing the general meeting time to the third Friday of each month at 10:00 a.m. She noted this change would allow for the volunteers who sort books on Fridays to be more inclined to attend the meetings, as they do not like to meet at dinnertime or drive at night. Jeanne stated that she would not be available on any Friday, and it was noted that, if this change was implemented, it would prevent our student representative from attending any meetings except perhaps during the short summer school break. Sean offered another option of meeting on Fridays at 3:00 p.m. After additional discussion, it was determined that this issue will be addressed at the next general meeting.

FUNDRAISING

Used Book Store/Donations/Sorting Team

Christle had no formal report.

Winter Used Book Sale

Christle had no formal report. Toni Rimer, who had served as cashier and/or cashier helper on Friday and Saturday reported that the sale had brought in $2,170.00, which included seven memberships. She also noted that the final amount was reduced by 5% ($57.88), a mandatory credit card fee imposed by the FVRL Foundation, for a total of $2,112.12. Toni noted that attendance at the Friday members-only sale attracted just a few shoppers; however, due to a children’s storytime being held on Saturday morning, that day’s sales were robust.

ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH

Early Engagement Transition for Membership Duties