West Virginia Library Association

ANNUAL REPORT- 2006

WVLA MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Olivia L. Bravo, WVLA Second Vice-President

Membership Chairperson

 

 

Total membership as of September 15, 2006: 534

 

Total new members as of September 15, 2006: 70 (included in total membership)

 

2006 membership is roughly 85 % of total membership for 2005 and represents a drop of 73 members.  Membership was emphasized in each WV LIBRARIES issue as well as at Spring Fling and with renewal letters.

 

The date for membership changed this year to reflect the fiscal year for the Association so all forms and letters were sent in December 2005 rather than January 2006.

 

Membership committee includes Lynne Edington (Marshall University, South Charleston) and Julie Spiegler (KCPL, Cross Lanes Branch). Lynne constantly checks the post office box in Charleston while Julie maintains the database.

 

This year we were able to get a second P.O. Box key since the previous second key was nowhere to be found (for years). That second key is kept by Olivia Bravo. The annual renewal for the box was moved up and caught us by surprise but Lynne took care of this with ease.

 

The first annual new member welcome breakfast was held at the Clarion Hotel and looked to be very successful. The second new member welcome breakfast is to be held at the Radisson Hotel in Huntington.

 

The committee met twice to develop drafts for a membership survey and current membership of committee members. These were passed on to WVLA President Martha Yancey to present to the Executive Board.

 

The committee will recommend that the membership form be changed to place the "return to" address at the top of the form instead of the bottom.  This will be passed on to the incoming Second Vice-President

 

My sincere thanks to both Lynne and Julie! They were always there when I needed them and worked diligently on whatever I passed on to them.  If I needed a shoulder to lean on, they were there. It was an honor to work with them.

 

 

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted on Sept. 15, 2006

 

 

Olivia L. Bravo

WVLA Second Vice-President

 

 

 

 

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