Friends of POC Library New Officers- Belinda Bush (Vice President), Michelle Lippold (President), Pam Hill (Treasurer), Terri McGuire (Secretary)

The Friends of the Port O’ Connor Library held their Annual Meeting on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in the Multimedia Room of the Port O’ Connor Library. The meeting was preceded by a Social Hour, in which delicious refreshments were served to all who attended.

Officers for their new fiscal year (which is July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022) were announced:
President- Michelle Lippold
Vice-President- Belinda Bush
Treasurer- Pam Hill
Secretary- Terri McGuire

The new Friends of the POC Library Board of Directors was also announced. The Board Members are (in addition to the Officers): Cindy Hanson, Connie Britton, Mary Ann Claiborne, Shaney Bradford, and Sherri Judice. The group also recognized, and thanked, Board Members who are leaving the Board due to Term Limitations: Charlotte Fitzgerald, Kathy Hoskins, and Laurie Junek.

After being stymied by COVID for over a year, President Michelle Lippold announced that the Friends of the POC Library are going full throttle with plans for some exciting Children and Adult Programs for the new fiscal year!! Additionally, the Friends of the POC Library are committed to providing items for use in the Library as requested by POC Librarian, Michelle Marlin. Thus far, the Friends have approved funds for the following Library items: $300 for an IPad for the grand prize winner of the Library’s Summer Reading Program; $250 for monthly Library contest drawings; $260 for security mirrors in the Kids Korner & Biography section; $2400 for Library signage and $400 for acrylic holders for the signage; $420 annually for the Library’s pest control service; and a $1200 annual stipend ($100 per month) to the POC Library for office supplies and Covid cleaning supplies.

In their recent membership letter, they eloquently stated: “The Friends of the Library consist of members who are enthusiastic library supporters who believe in the importance of libraries as the social and intellectual center of the community and understand they can extend a library’s capacity through dollar gifts, advocacy, and volunteer and program support.” In addition, the Friends of the Library are “dedicated to focusing public attention on library services, facilities, & needs; encouraging donations, gifts, endowments, & bequests to the POC Library, thereby stimulating increased public usage, especially among children in the community, and enhancements of the Library’s resources, facilities and services, and thus enriching the lives of the community of Port O’ Connor, TX. The Friends of the Library are an important part of the operation of the Library and are vital for the enhancement and support of the programs and activities conducted by the Library!!!”

If you would like more information on the “Friends of the POC Library”, have questions for us, or would like to join this wonderful group who wholeheartedly love and support the POC Library, please contact our email address at libraryfriendspoc@gmail.com or visit our website at friendsofportoconnorlibrary.org.