1959-02-26 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 02/26/1959
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Saul J. CoOan, Dorothy C. Cook, Frederick H. Pierce, Carolyn F.
StandIcy, and Thomas J. Toomey
Board members absent: Louisa V. Conrad, Russell P. Brown, Frank P. Hyde, and Bruce
Lancaster
Others present:
Recorder: Marion A. Brown
February26,1959
The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees was held at the Library the 4th Thurs., Feb. 26
at 7:30. Present were Mrs. Cook, presiding in the absence of the Chairman, Miss StandIcy, Mr.
Pierce, Mr. Toomey and Mr. Cagan.
The records of the previous meeting were approved as read as was the statement of the
Finance Committee.
Mr. Tooracy reported that he had inquired as to a Volkswagen that could he used for a
hookmobile. After discussion he stated that he would seek more information and report at the next
meeting. This expense to come from Trust Funds and cost of Deposit Stations.
Mr. Toorney also reported as to the non-residents fee and quoted the General Laws, Section
8, Chapter 78. After the By-laws are amended such appropriate clause could he inserted. A motion
made and so Voted that Mr. CoOan be reappointed as Chairman to revise the By-laws and he was
given the power to choose his own Committee. He then asked Mr. Pierce and Mr. Tooracy to serve.
After discussion of the Trust Funds Mr. Toorney passed a report of the Commissioners of
Trust Funds to each Trustee for study.
The report of the Circulation Committee and of the Librarian were approved as read.
Voted to allow the Friendly Garden Club the use of the Hall, Mar. 31 for the afternoon.
It was reported that a record player would soon be presented to the Library by the Jaytees.
Upon Mrs. Eva Patch's request for a 3 weeks vacation it was Voted that wherein she had been
an employee at the Farms Branch for more than one year prior to her transfer to the Main Library,
she should receive the regular 3 weeks vacation.
Mrs. Patch who has been made Library Chairman for National Library Week, April 12-18,
was empowered to proceed with her plans and it was so Voted with the full co-operation of Trustees
and Staff.
It was felt that the pages are way underpaid and that a 10 cents increase should go to all pages
and that adult workers workers should receive $1.00 per hour.
It was decided that a set of rules should be set up to cover all such items when the By-laws
are revised.
Meeting adjourned 9:25 until the next meeting March 19'h.
Marion A. Brown
Clerk