1997-10-28 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 10/28/1997
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Diane J. Costa, Lindsay A. Diehl, Margaret C. Goodwin, Nell B.
Olson, Kevin S. O'Reilly, Helga Senko, and John R. Young
Board members absent: Edward E. Brindle, and Katherine L. Fanning
Others present:
Recorder: Anna Langstaff
Regular Meeting
Board of Trustees - Beverly Public Library
October 28, 1997 7:00 P.M.
Present: Lindsay Diehi, Diane Costa, Margaret Goodwin, Nell Olson, Kevin O'Reilly, Helga Senko,
John Young.
Also Present: Thomas Seully, Anna Langstatf
Diane Costa presided.
Nell Olson made the motion, seconded by Lindsay Diehi, to accept the minutes of September 23,
1997 as read. Motion passed.
Public Presentation
None
Committee Reports
Personnel: No report.
Administration: No report.
Finance: No report.
Long Range Planning: I) Tom Seully distributed copies of an outline of long range plan issues. Tom
Seully will incorporate several suggested changes. 2) Board members completed a Board Building
Skills exercise.
Report of the Library Director
1) Farms Building: Tom Scully will soon be meeting with the Farms architect. 2) Essex Street
Entrance: Repairs to dome will begin week of November 3'. Public Works repaired some of the brick
stairs. Eventually the entire brick stairway will need to be replaced. 3) Custodians: Temporary
full-time custodian has been working for the past month. He will continue to work until Mike
Tracchia returns from sick leave. The other custodian, Tom MacIntyre, is on the civil service
appointment list for the fire department.
Communications
1) Media One Reception: Wednesday, November 19 5:30 P.M. 2) Golf Tournament: Diane Costa
reported that Rick Miller, coordinator of Sam Weinberg Golf Tournament, will present a $500.00
check to the library for the Children's Room.
Unf'mished Business
1) Board Building Skills: Board members reviewed and discussed Board Building Skills handouts.
Diane Costa suggested that an ad-hoc committee be formed to develop an orientation packet for
trustees. Diane Costa inquired whether Board members would like to get together socially once a
year. Sometime in January was suggested. There was a discussion of the fiduciary responsibilities of
trustees. 2) Internet Policy: John Young made the motion, seconded by Neil Olson, to:
amend the Internet Policy to allow patrons access to their e-mail accounts. Motion passed.
New Business
1 ) Upcoming Events: Farms Nutcracker Tea: December 7 1-3 P.M.; Volunteer Tea: December 9 3-5
P.M.; Book Sale: November 22 9-3 P.M. 2) Clocks: New clocks in Children's Room and Reference
area were purchased by the Friends.
The next meeting of the Board will be Tuesday, November 25, 1997 at 7:00 P.M. at the Main
Library.
There bring no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:20 P.M.
Anna Langstaff, Recorder