1938-11-17City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 11/17/1938
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Katharine P. Loring, Thomas F. Delaney, Mrs. E. Prebble Motley, Sr.,
William A. Rowe, and Moses I. Simon,
Board members absent: James A. Cronin, Rev. Clarence S. Pond, Fred H. Porter, and Robert
O. Small
Others present:
Recorder: Marjorie H. Stanton
Beverly, November 17, 1938
The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees was held on Thursday, November 17, at 4
P.M., with Miss Loring, Mrs. Motley, Messrs. Delaney, Simon and Rowe in attendance. The records of the last meeting were read and approved.
The statement of the Finance Committee, giving expenditures to date, was read and
approved.
Voted: to place with Nathan H. Foster of Beverly the order for newspapers for 1939, at
his estimate of $81.00.
The Committee on Circulation recommended the purchase of 45 new titles, and told of the
gift of approximately 1,000 volumes from the library of Lincoln Peabody.
The Finance Committee was authorized to prepare the budget for 1939, to be ??? and
discussed at the next meeting of the Board.
The report of the Librarian was read and placed on file.
Voted to adjourn
Adjourned
Marjorie H. Stanton
Secretary