1988-03-21 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 03/21/1988
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Susan M. Salt, Nancy A. Bender, Edward E. Brindle, Diane J. Costa,
Katherine L. Fanning, and Frances J. McCarthy
Board members absent: Kevin J. Murphy, Neil B. Olson, and Nathan T. Shindler
Others present:
Recorder: Sheila Glowaeki
Regular Meeting
Board of Trustees -- Beverly Public Library
Monday, March 21, 1988 7:30 PM
Present: Nancy Bender, Edward Brindle, Diane Costa, Kay Fanning, Fran McCarthy, Susan Salt
Also Present: Sheila Glowacki
Susan Salt presided.
Disposition of the minutes of the previous meeting: Kay Fanning moved that the minutes of the
previous meeting e approved. Motion passed.
Committee reports:
Administration: No report.
Finance: No report.
Personnel: No report.
Long Range Planning: No report.
Librarian's Report: 1) Children's Librarian Jolene Larsen resigned as of April 8, to accept position of
Director of Manchester Public Library. Due to the vacancies in both positions in the Children' s Room,
all children's programs have been canceled until a Children's Librarian is hired. 2) Concerning contract
negotiations, a meeting was held March 16 and no progress was made. Negotiations will go to
mediation. 3) Five pieces of current library legislation were discussed. Board members were asked
to contact their state senator and representative and ask them to support S 1193.
Communications: Thank you notes were read from Betsy Long for the savings bond for her daughter
Miriam and from the Massachusetts Nurses Association for the use of the meeting room.
Unfinished business: The committee will be getting together to work on the dedication of-te
Reference Room to Esther Calish, which will be held May 15.
New business: 1 ) Kay Fanning moved to request that the Board of Aldermen fill the positions of
Children's Librarian and Children's Assistant. Motion passed. 2) Fran McCarthy moved that the Board
of Trustees use trust funds and send a plant to Tom in the hospital. Motion passed. 3) Nancy Bender
moved to send either the Director or Assistant Director to the ALA Convention in New Orleans, in
July. Motion passed.
The next meeting will be held Tuesday, April 19, 1988 at 7:30.
Kay Fanning moved that the meeting be adjoumed. Motion passed.
Meeting adjourned at 8:40 PM.
Sheila Glowacki - Recorder