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President's Message

Memorials, Gifts, Donations

Board Activities

Volunteer of the Year Award

A Baker's Dozen

The Big Sale Finances

From the Basement

Coming Up at the Library



Board Activities

At the September board meeting, John-Michael Cortez was voted in as an interim board member to fill a vacancy. Formal approval will be made by vote at the annual meeting in May 2001.

John-Michael is a 1999 Graduate of the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. His majors were in international business and finance. He is currently working as an account executive with Strategic Partnerships, Inc. here in Austin. John-Michael is also very active in the community. He serves on the education committee and the board of directors of the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the Libraries for the Future Task Force and has volunteered to continue with any follow-up program concerning the library. He is also active at Metz Elementary School serving on the campus advisory board and as a TAAS Mentor.

The board is also reviewing a proposed Memorandum of Understanding between the Friends, the Library Foundation, and the History Center Association. The memorandum will set forth areas of cooperation and coordinate activities between the three organizations. Denise Brady is currently reviewing the final draft. We hope to have this completed before the end of the year.