12/12/1974 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 12/12/1974
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Louisa V. Conrad, Lester C. Ayers, Richard J. Bronstein, Mieth Maeser,
Carolyn F. Standley, Samuel E. Tappan, and Beatrice R. Vitale
Board members absent: Diane M. Isenberg, and Michael Ladvee
Others present:
Recorder: Mark A. Nesse
Beverly Public Library
Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
December 12, 1974
Present: Mrs. Conrad, presiding; Mr. Ayers, Mr. Bronstein, Mr. Maeser, Miss Standley, Mr. Tappan
and Mrs. Vitale.
Minutes of the last meting were read and approved.
Committee Reports:
Finance
* 1975/76 budget as submitted to the Mayor was noted.
*Current financial statement, July through November, 1974, was studied.
* Specifications for the lavatories have been developed, and an advertisement for bids has been
published. Bids to be opened 4:00 P.M., December 20, 1974, and let at the discretion of the
committee.
Circulation: Librarian commented on the circulation statistics.
Farms: No report
Bookmobile: Still no action by the mayor on the new bookmobile. Librarian to check on this.
Personnel:
*Maternity leave policy referred back to committee for further study.
VOTED: To authorize the librarian and Personnel committee to recommend to the full board
at the January meeting a Farms Branch Librarian from those applying on a 6-month
provisional basis.
Administration: No report.
Librarian's Report: Highlights of departmental reports were noted.
Old Business
Several suggestions regarding recommendations to the Mayor's Charter Revision Committee
were discussed. The following recommendation was agreed upon: That the library be
represented on the Board of Commissioners of Trust Funds
City Solicitor stated that the Library would not be held responsible for accidents with toys
from Friends toy lending library if"reasonable care" used.
Disposition the two un-used air conditioners from the Youth Room was referred back to the
librarian for further study.
Mrs. Marilyn Burke was granted permanem status as a Library Assistant in the Circulation
Department.
Mrs. Conrad announced that she was giving $200 for the purpose of putting the Social
Library in order. Moved to instruct the librarian to write a letter of thanks to Mrs. Conrad.
Adjournment: 5:35 P.M.
A. Nesse, Clerk