1939-04-27City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 04/27/1939
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Katharine P. Loring, Thomas J. Casey, Mrs. E. Prebble Motley, Sr.,
and William A. Rowe,
Board members absent: Thomas F. Delaney, Rev. Clarence S. Pond, Moses I. Simon, Robert O.
Small, and Mr. Trowt
Others present:
Recorder: Marjorie H. Stanton
Beverly, April 27, 1939
The regular Trustees' meeting was held at the Library on Thursday April 27th at 4 P.M.,
with Miss Loring, Mrs. Motley, Messrs. Rowe and Casey in attendance.
The records of the meeting of March 30th were read and approved, as was the statement of
the Finance Committee giving expenditures and balances to date.
It was voted to postpone for consideration at the May meeting, the question of forwarding
to the Mayor a letter of protest against refusal to increase salaries of Miss Crafts, Miss Preston
and Miss Taylor.
A letter was received from Mis Culbert, Librarian in charge of the Farms Branch, stating
that under the provisions of the Pension Act she must resign her position before July 1st, and
asking that the Trustees accept her resignation to take effect on June 30th of this year.
The Trustees voted to accept, with regret, this resignation, and requested Miss Loring, as
Chairman, to write Miss Culbert a note of appreciation for her long years of pleasant and efficient
service.
It was further voted that Miss Loring and Miss Stanton look into the advisability of
engaging Miss Florence Lane of Beverly, a Simmons graduate with three years library experience,
to fill the vacancy on the Staff.
It was voted, at Miss Stanton's request, that she be allowed to expend from Income, a
sum not to exceed fifty dollars, for furniture for the Staff Room - for couch, chair and dishes to
replace those no longer usable.
Voted: to vote at the next meeting of the Board on the amount of money to be taken from
Trust Funds, for "Professional Improvement" during the year.
The Committee on Circulation recommended the purchase of 102 new titles and the
acceptance of 102 gifts. This was approved.
The report of the Librarian was read and placed on file, after which the Board voted to
adjourn.
Adj ourned: -
Marjorie H. Stanton
Secretary