1952-03-27O City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 03/27/1952
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: W. Lincoln Boyden, Jr., Saul J. Cagan, Louisa V. Conrad, Philip
Rowe, and Carl Zeilon
Board members absent: Thomas F. Delaney, John C, Birmingham, Dorothy Cook, and
Lawrence E. Foster
Others present:
Recorder: Marion A. Brown
March 27, 1952
The March meeting of the Board of Trustees was held on Thursday, the 27m, at 7:30 P.M.,
with Mrs. Conrad, and Messrs. Boyden, Cagan, Rowe, and Zeilon in attendance.
In the absence of the Mr. Delaney, who was unable to be present because of illness, Mr.
Boyden presided, which Mrs. Marion Brown acted as clerk in place of Miss Stanton who was also
ill.
The records of the meeting of February 28 were read and approved; alter which the report
of the Finance Committee, giving the details of the budget as approved by the City Government, was
presented and discussed.
The Trustees expressed their pleasure over the fact that the Mayor had allowed the additional
sum of $400.00, to pay for work on the skylights and roof, (which had been) done earlier in the year;
and also discussed the matter of presenting to the Mayor some plan of renovating the Main Floor of
the Library, with estimates for painting, changes in lighting, etc.
The Committee on Circulation recommended the purchase of 104 new titles and the
acceptance of 11 git~s. This was approved.
A letter was received from John W. Bethell, Secretary of the Beverly Hospital Corporation,
expressing deep appreciation for the extensive work being done by the Library at the Hospital; and
one from Miss Helen Quill, Executive Secretary of the Beverly Chapter of the American Red Cross,
expressing thanks to the Library for the loan of the Library projector which was used at a recent
meeting of the Red Cross Drive Committee.
The Librarian's report, giving details of circulation, registration, and activities during the
months, was then presented. Its was most encouraging to find that circulation as well as registration
of borrowers had increased since the beginning of the year.
Voted to adjourn
Marjorie H. Stanton, Clerk
Marion A. Brown, Pro Tem