We have to be gone by 5:00, when the library closes.
The official meeting part is often only about 30 minutes, consisting of reports by the Board and select managers, and announcements made for the "Good of the Order." After that is "Break-outs," which is a long, noisy opportunity to get with people and either get work done, find work to be done, or arrange to meet later to get work done. Or just shoot the breeze.
The standard format of the meeting is Reports, Unfinished Business, New Business, Good of the Order. Since we rarely have stuff requiring a membership vote, Unfinished Business and New Business are often skipped.