Achievements: 2008-2009
Financial
Income
| Book sales | $38,130 | 63% |
| Membership | $16,353 | 27% |
| Interest | $3,300 | 5% |
| Other | $2,815 | 5% |
| Total | $60,598 | 100% |
Expenses
| EP Library | $49,771 | 78% |
| Library System | $10,000 | 16% |
| Friends | $4,198 | 7% |
| Total | $63,969 | 100% |
Outreach
- Presence at community events, including Earth Day, Arts in the Park, Community Harvest Festival
- Initiated new Community Conversation series
- Forged links with Library staff and other Friend's groups
- Newsletter mailed
- Consolidation of website
- New Resident letter mailing initiated
Membership
- Welcomed two new members (Jen Wasserman and Drusilla Buscemi) to the group.
- Expanded meetings to include "good book" discussions
- Defined key goals for 2010, including developing a comprehensive email list, nucleating a Township wide volunteer discussion group, and updating/branding our literature.