2013-09-17NO
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 6:40 P.M.
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Marshall Handly, Neil Olson, Kevin O'Reilly, Joanne Panunzio, and
Myron Schirer -Suter
Board members absent: Margaret Altman, Mary Behrle, Georgia Bills, Anthony Kline,
Others present: Patricia Cirone, Anna Langstaff
Recorder: Anna Langstaff
Kevin O'Reilly presided.
Marshall Handly made the motion, seconded by Myron Schirer -Suter to accept the minutes of
the regular meeting of June 25, 2013 as read. Motion passed.
Public Presentation
None
Committee Reports
Personnel: No report.
Administration: No report.
Finance: No report.
Long Range Planning: No report.
Report of the Library Director
1) FY2013 Budget: Patricia Cirone reviewed the FY2013 budget. 2) FY2014 Budget: Patricia
Cirone reviewed the FY 2014 budget. 3) Building: There is still no start date for when the repair
work for the skylight and Essex Street entrance will begin. 4) Personnel: Full time circulation
assistant has resigned. Interviews have been completed and a candidate has been selected.
Suzanne Nichelson, Head of Reference, has announced her retirement effective September 20.
Position has been posted. 5) Security Workshop: The Warren Graham security workshop was a
great success. Patricia Cirone has asked him to come back in October to do some individual
consulting. 6) State Aid: Patricia Cirone reviewed the ARIS report. 7) E -Book Pilot Program:
Pilot program will start in October and will last about 6 months. 8) Zinnio: Patricia Cirone would
like to subscribe to Zinnio, a digital magazine subscription service. 9) Programs: Monday
Mornings lecture series; lecture co- sponsored by the library and the Afro- American Historical
and Genealogical Society; journal writing workshops; story times; anime; pizza & a movie;
science club; "tech Tuesdays "; opera class.
Communications
None
Unfinished Business
None
New Business
1) Unattended Child Policy: Patricia Cirone reviewed draft of Unattended Child Policy. Review
of draft will continue at next meeting.
The next meeting of the board will be Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 6:30 PM at the Main
Library.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:50 PM.