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1947-02-27City of Beverly, Massachusetts Public Meeting Minutes Board: Library Trustees Subcommittee: Date: 02/27/1947 Place: Beverly Public Library Board members present: Thomas F. Delaney, John C. Birmingham, W. Lincoln Boyden, Jr., Lawrence E. Foster, and Robert O. Small Board members absent: Thomas J. Casey, Louisa V. Conrad, William A. Rowe, and B. Frederick Yoffa Others present: Recorder: Marjorie H. Stanton Beverly, February 27, 1947 A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees was held on Thursday, February 27, at 7:30, with Mr. Delaney, and Messrs. Birmingham, Boyden, Foster, and Small in attendance. The records of the meeting of January 30 were read and approved. The Finance Committee reported that expenditures for January and February had been normal, but that since the budget for 1947 had not yet been passed no formal statements of expenditures and balances could be given. The Administration Committee, also, had nothing to report. The Committee on Circulation recommended the purchase of 401 books - mainly juveniles - and the acceptance of 2 gifts. Voted: that this recommendation be approved. A letter was received from Mr. Thomas J. Toomey, Secretary of the Farms Residents Committee, saying that the Rev. Leon Miles have been appointed Chairman of the group, and that two more members, Mrs. Chisholm and Mr. William Kapp, had been added to the Committee. The letter contained several suggestions about Story Hours for the Children, in the afternoons, and Book Reviews for the Adults in the evenings, and inquiring what would be the policy of the Trustees with regard to allowing the hall to be used by outside groups, whether for the benefit of the Children or for church or social affairs. In answer to the inquiry, the Trustees voted that the hall could be used by responsible groups of citizens for other than library purposes at a charge of five dollars for each occasion, plus a charge of $1.50 an hour for the janitor, outside of library hours. Every request for such use of the hall must be made to the Administration Committee of the Trustees, which shall have the power to waive the five dollar charge in the case of affairs for community or educational purposes, or for the benefit of children. Miss Stanton was authorized to inform the Committee of this vote. The report of the Librarian, giving figures of circulation and registration for the month was read and placed on file. Miss Stanton brought up the question of allowing members of the Staff to arrange their hours so as to work five days a week instead of six, it they so desired. This was left open for discussion at the next meeting, after further consideration by Miss Stanton and Mr. Delaney. Voted: to adjourn Adjourned Marjorie H. Stanton Secretary