1985-01-28 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 01/28/1985
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Nell B. Olson, Richard L. Buckley, Connie E. Dooling, Katherine L.
Fanning, Kathleen M. Henrichon, Keyin J. Murphy, Susan M. Salt, and Nancy A. White
Board members absent: Lester C. Ayers
Others present: Vada Komich, Marjorie Dragonas, League of Women Voters; Howard Calish,
Friends of the Beverly Public Library
Recorder: Sheila Glowacki
Regular Meeting
Board of Trustees - Beverly Public Library
January 28, 1985 7:30 p.m.
Present: Richard Buckley, Connie Dooling, Kay Fanning Kathy Hetwichon, Kevin Murphy, Nell
Olson, Susan Salt, Nancy White.
Also Present: Esther Calish, Sheila Glowacki; Vada Komich, Marjoric Dragonas; Howard Calish;
Edmond Mander, Beverly Times.
Neil Olson presided.
Nell Olson welcomed Esther Calish back after her recent surgery.
Disposition of the Minutes of the previous meeting: Richard Buckley corrected the Minutes as
follows: Under Personnel the second sentence be deleted, adding "Mr. Buckley felt the Board had
already offered one contract and that contract should be rescinded before another was offered." The
motion was made to rescind the prior contract. Motion defeated.
Public presentation toq discussion with the Board: Vada Komich introduced Marjorie Dragonas, the
new observer from the League of Women Voters.
Committee Reports: Administration: Kevin Murphy reported that there had been a delay in getting
the roofing materials and the onset of cold weather had generated a request by the contractor to delay
further work until spring. Mr. Murphy had verbally agreed to this.
Finance: Susan Salt directed the Board's attention to the copy of the 85/86 Budget that they had each
received in the mail and moved to accept the Budget as prepared by the Director and forward it to
the Mayor for his approval. Motion passed.
Personnel: None.
Before the Director gave her report, Mr Olson announced that Mrs. Calish had accepted the contract
that the board had offered her and that it would be signed the next day.
Report of the Librarian: 1) Mrs. Calish discussed the financial statement and the Trust Funds. 2) After
the statistics report, Susan Salt inquired as to the condition of the bookmobile. Estimates are currently
being taken for painting the exterior. 3) Mrs. Calish discussed the current personnel vacancies. Nancy
White moved to request permission from the Mayor and Board of Aldermen to fill the Senior Library
Assistant position, Grade 6 from within, promoting Joan Nelson to this position. Motion passed.
Nancy White moved to request permission from the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen to fill the
Grade 5 opening at Circulation from within, promoting Lorde Manning to this position. Motion
passed. Nancy White moved to request permission from the Mayor and Board of Aldermen to fill the
position of Technical Services Librarian. Motion passed. Richard Buckley moved to request that
$300.00 be transferred from the salaries account to office supplies - advertising for the purpose of
advertising the Technical Services Librarian position. Motion passed. 4) Stoneham Library has
requested membership in NOBLE. Susan Salt moved to admit Stoneham Library to the NOBLE
Consortium. Motion passed. 5) The library will be sponsoring a program on "Fathedng" Sunday,
February 3, at 3:00 p.m. Also, this year the winter reading club Will sponsor a creative writing
workshop and will feature Carol Carrick a well known children's author.
Communications: A communication was read from the Mayor to the Board of Aldermen appointing
Frances J. McCarthy and Nathan Shindler to the Board of Trustees of the Beverly Public Library. Mr.
Olson expressed his thanks and appreciation to Conhie Dooling and Lester Ayers for their work as
members of the Board of Trustees. Kay Fanning moved that a letter of appreciation be sent to Connie
Dooling and Lester Ayers on behalf of the Board of Trustees. Motion passed. A thank-you note was
read from Mrs. Calish, for the plant that was sent to her after her recent surgery.
A letter was read from Mayor Monahan to the Board of Aldermen reappointing Mrs. James
Fanning to serve as a Trustee of the Public Library to be effective until January 31, 1988.
Mr. Olson thanked Mrs. Fanning for accepting another term as Trustee.
New Business: Susan Salt complimented and thanked Neil Olson for his work and dedication during
the past year as Board Chairman. Richard Buckley moved, for final action at the next meeting, that
Article 4, entitled "Meetings", of the Bylaws be amended by adding Section 6 which will say, "that
on any matters not covered by the bylaws, that Roberts Rules of Order shall prevail."
The next Board meeting will be Tuesday, February 12, at 7:30 p.m.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 P.m.
Sheila Glowacki - Recorder