LI112920161City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 6:30 P.M.
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Margaret Altman, Mary Behrle, Marshall Handly, Ivy Mahan, Neil
Olson, Kevin O'Reilly and Joanne Panunzio, Myron Schirer -Suter
Board members absent: Anthony Kline
Others present: Patricia Cirone, Anna Langstaff, Bruce Doig
Recorder: Anna Langstaff
Kevin O'Reilly presided.
Joanne Panunzio made the motion, seconded by Neil Olson, to accept the minutes of the regular
meeting of October, 25 2016 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) Christmas Holidays: The city and union will meet to decide how to handle Christmas Eve and
Christmas holidays. The library will be open December 23. 2) Building Issues: Heating pump
needs to be replaced, waiting for an estimate. No word on the capstone repair. No word on the
Sohier Room AC. Exterminator has been hired to deal with mice problem. 3) Community
Preservation Assessment Grant: There will be a follow -up meeting on December 7 to help
develop a long range plan for preservation. 4) Personnel: Interviews have been completed for the
head of reference positon. 5) Self- Checkout: Soft launch date: December 19. 6) YA Expansion:
Plans should be ready soon. 7) Security: Additional security cameras have been installed. 8)
Holidays and Programs: Patricia Cirone received a complaint about a program that was held on a
Jewish holiday. 9) Programs: Pop -Up Book Sale was a success; December 2 Holiday Ornament
Craft; December 3 Wreath Decorating; December 4 Farms Nutcracker Tea; December 4 and 11
Genealogy Workshop.
Communications
None
Unfinished Business
1) Employment Contracts: Patricia Cirone reported that the library director and assistant library
director contracts have been signed. Patricia Cirone announced that she will resign effective
April 1, 2017.
New Business
1) Action Plan: Patricia Cirone reviewed FY2018 Action Plan. Marshall Handly made the
motion, seconded by Mary Behrle, to:
accept the FY2018 Action Plan as amended. Motion passed.
2) Meeting Room Policy: Patricia Cirone proposed changing the study room rules to allow
patrons aged 14 and older to use the study rooms. Neil Olson made the motion, seconded by
Marshall Handly, to:
accept the change on the study room rules policy. Motion passed.
Trustees will review the entire meeting room policy in January.
The next meeting of the board will be Monday, December 19, 2016 at 6:30PM at the EJ Cabots
Restaurant.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:15PM.