1975-01-16 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 01/16/1975
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Lester C. Ayers, Richard J. Bronstein, Mieth Maeser, Carolyn F. Standley,
Samuel E. Tappan, and Beatrice R. Vitale
Board members absent: Louisa V. Conrad, Diane M Isenberg, and Michael Larivee
Others present:
Recorder: Mark A. Nesse
Beverly Public Library
Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
January 16, 1975
Present: Miss StandIcy, presiding; Mr. Ayers, Mr. Bronstein, Mr. Maeser, Mr. Tappan and Mrs.
Vitale.
Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved with changes.
Committee Reports
Finance Committee - current financial statements were studied.
VOTED: To authorize the committee to take whatever steps are
necessary in order to proceed with the installation of
the lavatories. Since bids, as submitted, were too high,
all carpentry work will be eliminated from. the
specifications (which will later be done by the City of Beverly carpenters
in order to bring the cost to within reason.
Circulation Committee - circulation charts were studied. Nothing unusual for this time of
year. Circulation is about the same as last year.
Farms - No report.
Bookmobile - Mayor Vitale included a new bookmobile among his priorities for the
coming year in his State of the City speech of 1/6/75. Specifications are to be
developed in cooperation with the Public Works Department. Delivery will be 6 -
10 months from the date of order. Librarian is to check into the current status of the
Mayor's request with Board of Aldermen.
Personnel Committee -
VOTED: Replacement for Mrs. Olive White at Farms Branch by Ms. Suzanne
Nichelson of Gloucester on the six-month provisional basis. Maternity leave policy
was referred back to the committee for further development.
Librarian's Report
Librarian briefly noted the highlights of various departmental reports.
Old Business
VOTED: To move one air conditioner from reference and youth rooms each to yellow
room and work room.
Letter sent to Mayor's Charter Revision Committee was read.
New Business:
Mr. Esty has been volunteering one year this month. Life would be difficult without
him.
Mrs. Arlene LeBlanc is now volunteering her time and talents to the library... sending
out bills for overdue books.
A series of three programs on food and nutrition, conducted by the Agricultural Extension
Service of the Essex Agricultural and Technical Institute will start on 1/17/75.
Preliminary plans have been made to cosponsor with NSCC a course in Beverly's history to
be taught by Mr. Roger Hanners and Mr. Arthur Preston.
Recommendation that we drop out of the Mass. Film Co-op next year was considered. The
librarian was to further examine the ramifications of such a move with the
appropriate persons in the school department.
A going away party for Olive White was left to the staff... with trustees participating as they were
able.
Mr. Ayers was to approach Beverly Times Publisher on the donation
of a microfilm reader/printer with the understanding that the Times could
use it at no charge.
Librarian noted that proposals for LSCA (Library Services & Construction Act) funds were
requested by the Mass Bureau of Library Extention before 2/7/75, and that after
consultation with department heads, a proposal (s) -would be submitted with the
ultimate approval of the Board of Trustees.
VOTED: The librarian should explore the possibilities of library sponsorship of a series of
"Meet your local Officials" ... patterned after the ~EANUTS'" Lucy and her "5¢ psychiatric
help" booth. Local citizens could meet/question/corner local officials such as the mayor,
aldermen, state representatives, school committee, etals.
VOTED: To reimburse the librarian for a course taken through Suffolk University ...
"Personnel Management in the Public Sector".
Adjourned 5:45 P.M.
Mark A. Nesse
Clerk