The 2007 Achievements Report presented at the April 5, 2008, Membership Annual Meeting:

Endowments

The Alfred J. Shepherd Trust endowment of $900,000.00 for the Sanger Library to be used only for professional development and materials acquisition at the Sanger Library in honor of the Shepherd, Ellis, and Powell families.

Grants

Bertha and John Garabedian Charitable Foundation grant of $5,000.00 to the Shaver Lake Branch Library and $5,000.00 for the Auberry Branch Library.

Major Gifts

Bette Peterson, $150,000.00 for a future Clovis Library building. Numerous donors for the new Fowler Library in the amount of $196,480.75.

Memorial Gifts

$1,930.00 (Invested in the Fresno Regional Foundation Friends Investment Account)

Revenue Producing Activities

Friends of the Fresno County Public Library Used Book Store (located at the Sunnyside Library) 16th year - $33,107.50.

Evening in the Theater - 17th Annual - $830.00.

Dinner in the Library - 17th Annual - $19,677.68 (invested in the Fresno Regional Foundation Friends Investment Account).

Membership Dues - $20,458.75 - 625 members

Barnes & Noble Book Fair - $462.84

Non-revenue Producing Activity

Newsletter - Best of Friends

Donations

$2,296.21

Expansion of Affiliated Branch Library Friends Groups

In 2006 - Clovis Branch, Fig Garden Branch, Woodward Park Branch

Added in 2007 - Gillis Branch, Politi Branch, Sunnyside Branch

2007 Friends Board Members

Al Owen, President; Linda Beltramo, 1st Vice President, Program; Tanya Nichols, 2nd Vice President, Membership; Nancy Kast, Secretary; John Slater, Treasurer; Directors: Dusty Guthier, James Hallowell, Ken Jorgensen, Lydia Kuhn, Betty Rodriguez, Karin Temple. Doris Hall, Executive Secretary. County Librarian Karen Bosch-Cobb, Advisor