Minutes
Mid-State Library Association
March 10, 2012
Mid-State Library Association met at
Hickory Falls Restaurant in Smyrna, Tennessee.
The meeting followed a tour of Idler’s Retreat, the former residence of
Frances Neel Cheney, professor and administrator in
the library division of the George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville,
Tennessee. She compiled annotated bibliographies of American poetry and
Japanese reference materials. The
home was used as meeting place for the Southern Agrarians. Mrs. Cheney’s husband Brainard Cheney edited the journal for the Southern
Agrarians. There is some evidence Robert
Penn Warren wrote some of All the King’s Men in the home. The home is currently the residence of Mary
Jenkins Kline, interior designer and contractor and David Kline,
architect. David and Mary have both made
significant contributions to libraries professionally and as donors. Several libraries in Tennessee bear their
stamp.
Business Meeting:
Susan Earl was nominated as chair and
Sue Szostak nominated as secretary/treasurer. Nancy Mielke seconded the nominations. Susan LaFever moved to vote by
acclamation. All present voted yes.
Susan Earl and Susan LaFever will meet
together to look at possibilities for changing funds to a different monetary
institution with the hope of eliminating fees.
Also, they will investigate the best practice for managing the monies
and signatory authority. This needs to
be settled for the new secretary treasurer.
Motion was made and seconded to donate
$50.00 to a no-kill shelter in honor of Mary Jenkins Kline and David Kline as a
thank you for opening their home for a tour.
Motion passed with no discussion.
Susan Earl thanked Courtney Fuson for
her service as chair over the past two years.
There being no further business, the
meeting was adjourned with a remind the next meeting will be Fall 2012.
Respectfully
submitted,
Sue
Crites Szostak
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