1945-06-28 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 06/28/1945
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: W. Lincoln Boyden, Jr., Thomas J. Casey, William A. Rowe, Robert
O. Small, and Louisa L. Vaughan
Board members absent: Thomas F. Delaney, John C. Birmingham, Lawrence E. Foster, and B.
Frederick Yoffa
Others present:
Recorder: Marjorie H. Stanton
June 28, 1945
The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees was held on Thursday, June 28, at 7:30 P.M.,
with Messrs. Delaney, Birmingham, Foster and Yoffa in attendance.
The records of the meeting of May 31 were read and approved, as was the report of the
Finance Committee giving a summary of expenditures for the first half of the year.
Mr. Delaney reported, for the Administration Committee, that he had talked with Mr. Cann,
contractor, about replacing the top marble platform at the Main Library; and he was authorized by
the Board to advertise for bids on this work: these bids to be in two forms - one to duplicate the
present platform and the other in Ashlar style.
The Circulation Committee recommended the purchase of 190 titles and the acceptance of
three gifts. This was approved.
The report of the Librarian, summing up the activities of the first six months of the year and
of the Spring Book Contest being conducted in the Children's Department was read and placed on
file.
Three letters were received by the Board: - one from the Health Center, thanking the Trustees
for allowing them to use the Library Hall for the Nurses Refresher Course; one from Miss Helen
Munroe, expressing her gratitude for the action of the Board in putting her into the position leer
vacant by the resignation of Miss Isabelle Preston; and a third from Miss Jane E. Bolan of Beverly
Farms, asking that she be considered an applicant for the position left vacant by Miss Blackmer's
resignation.
The first two letters were placed on file.
With reference to Miss Bolan's application, the Trustees voted to acknowledge the receipt
of the application and to say that nothing would be done at this time about filling the position but that
when the matter was taken up by the Board, her application would receive due consideration.
Mr. Birmingham, who had been asked to look into the matter of revising the Library By-laws,
brought in copies of suggested changes for each member of the Board, and it was voted to take them
up for consideration at the next meeting of the Board.
It was voted, also to take up at the September meeting the question of revising the salary
fourteen years and who is now leaving to be married, was received and was accepted with regret.
It was voted to put Miss Helen Munroe, who has been a part time worker in the C.R. for the
past five years, into Miss Preston's position at Miss Preston's salary of $1,000 a year; this to take
effect on June 23ra when Miss Preston leaves.
It was voted that a Committee, consisting of the Chairman of the Finance Committee, the
Chairman of the Circulation Committee, the Chairman of the Board, and the Librarian should look
into the matter of adjusting the salary schedule for members of the Library Staff, and should report
to the Board at a later meeting,
The Trustees then moved to the organization of the Board for 1945; by ballot, Miss Stanton
was again elected Secretary and Mr. Delaney Chairman. It was further voted the Mr. Delaney as
Chairman appoint the Standing Committees for the year.
Voted to adjourn
Adjourned
Marjorie H. Stanton
Secretary