1. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m.

2. The minutes of the 12 June 2001 annual meeting were approved as submitted.

3. President's Report: President Norman P. Lasca reviewed some of the year's highlights. The Friends:

· Hired a fundraiser, David Tucker, to work with the Library Development Director, the UWM Foundation, and the Alumni Association.
· Started the Inside Inscriptions fundraising program, where bookplates with the names of honorees are placed inside new books. $660 has been received in the first few months of this program.
· Honored student library worker Jessica Snow with a certificate of commendation and $200 for her part in the arrest of a library vandal.
· Honored the memory of former Board member Judge Stanley A. Miller with a contribution (which the Libraries will match) toward a notable work on African-American history for the collection.
· Conducted a survey of members.
· Contributed $100 to the Friends of the New York Public Library, in response to the tragic events of September 11.
· Identified changes needed to the By-laws

The Friends financial support included:

o American Geographical Society Collection's Academic Adventurers faculty lecture series
o Book Forums: four events
o Money for book bags

As of May 8, 2002, Friends membership totals 421.

The Friends' April booksale raised $3,630 for the Library. Lasca thanked Lois Blinkhorn and her Program committee members, Sally Tolan and Susan Engberg, for organizing the book sale and planning today's program. He also thanked members of the Board for their involvement in the Friends, and extended special appreciation to those who are retiring from Board service this year: Sally Tolan and Susan Engberg. Finally, he thanked Library Director Peter Watson-Boone and Associate Library Director Ewa Barczyk for their cooperation and guidance.

4. Treasurer's Report: The cash balance decreased slightly from last year. Beginning balance was $52,827.61; ending balance, $52,010.08. Submitted the financial report for 2001/02.

5. Library Director's Report: Watson-Boone thanked the Friends' President, Executive Committee, Board of Directors, and membership for the funds raised in past book sales. He also thanked the Friends for sponsorship of library events, the Friends' own programs, and funding provided for professional development. Noted with regret that with no new funding in the current year, a number of journals had to be cancelled in Fall 2001. Reported that the Libraries had acquired the archival news film collection of WTMJ-TV and the Schlitz Archives; and that the UWM Geography Department's map and aerial photo holdings were moved to the Library. Mentioned the Libraries' creation of an online exhibition of Afghanistan photos and its subsequent recommendation by Yahoo!; publication of The John S. Best Collection: A Guide to Materials Held in the Archives and Special Collections Division of the Golda Meir Library; and visits from Menachem Meir and his wife Ayala, and the Slovenian ambassador to the U.S. Joined with the Friends in mourning the loss of Judge Miller. Noted the death of Daniel Foley, the Libraries' metadata librarian, and thanked the Friends for their donation in Foley's memory. Expressed his pleasure that "the Friends of the Golda Meir Library are growing stronger every year."

6. Committee Reports:

A. Communications: Church reported that the survey on member's preferred small group activities had been conducted, and that the committee would now follow-up on the results.

B. Development: A fundraising consultant, David Tucker, was hired.

C. Nominating: Tolan moved adoption of a slate of nominees for 2002/03. There were no further nominations from the floor. It was carried unanimously that the nominees be elected. Officers elected to two-year terms were as follows: Bruce Fetter, Vice-President; Lois Blinkhorn, Secretary. E.J. Brumder was elected and Tom Bliffert and Martin Schreiber were re-elected to four-year terms on the Board.

D. Program: The Spring book sale and today's program have been the focus of the committee this year.

7. Old Business: No old business to report.

8. New Business

A. President Lasca called for authorization to transfer book sale receipts to the Libraries; it was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously.

B. President Lasca called for a motion to accept the proposed revision of the
by-laws, which changes membership classifications to Regular, Contributing, Sponsor, Patron, Corporate Benefactor, Life Member (available to individuals only), and honorary life membership (as a possible special recognition to be recommended by the Board); and to amend Article 5, Section 3 to read:

All Directors shall serve until the expiration of their terms except in cases of incapacity, resignation, or removal from office. An affirmative vote of two-thirds of all current members of the Board (excluding ex officio members) shall be required to remove a Director from office. The President shall, with the concurrence of the Executive Committee, have the authority to appoint a person to fill any vacancy occurring on the Board; the appointed Director shall serve until elections are held at the next scheduled annual meeting.

The motion was moved, seconded and approved unanimously.

C. President Lasca called for a motion to accept the Library Director's request for $8640 to help with the costs associated with Library events such as Academic Adventurers and Book For[u]ms, the processing of the WTMJ-TV news film archives, and staff development activities; it was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously.

9. The meeting was adjourned at 5:55 p.m.