1989-03-20 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 03/20/1989
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Nancy A. Bender, Edward E. Brindle, Diane J. Costa, Katherine L.
Fanning, Frances J. McCarthy, Nell B. Olson, and Susan M. Salt
Board members absent: Nathan T. Shindler
Others present:
Recorder: Sheila Glowacki
Regular Meeting
Board of Trustees -- Beverly Public Library
Monday, March 20, 1989 7:30 PM
Present: Nancy Bender, Edward Brindle, Diane Costa, Kay Fanning, Fran McCarthy, Neil Olson,
Susan Salt.
Also present: Tom Scully and Sheila Glowacki.
Nancy Bender presided.
Disposition of the minutes of the previous meeting: Fran McCarthy moved that the minutes of the
previous meeting be accepted. Motion passed.
Committee reports: No reports.
Report of the Librarian: 1) Last Thursday the Mayor, Neil Olson, Tom Scully and Sheila Glowacki
met with Senator Fred Berry and Roland Piggford from the B.L.C. to discuss the construction grant.
There will be an announcement on April 6, concerning the grant awards. 2) A partition was put up
in the Beverly Room add the Young Adult books were moved into the new space created. The young
adults are using the room and the hallway has been opened up to provide easier access to the
Children's Room. 3) The Friend's of the Library have Voted to purchase a sot~ware package for the
computer system which will enable us to do word processing and also the software and wiring to link
our computers together. 4) This Wednesday and Thursday there will be a word processing training
session here for the department heads and Tom and Sheila. Last week we sent three people to a
workshop on dealing with difficult. patrons. 5) The Mayor indicated that he would try to get $25,000.
to keep the architect working. 6) A special ordinance is going to the Board of Aldermen tonight to
enable us to pay the third year of the retroactive contract to the employees. (1986/1987)
Communications: Susan Salt forwarded a communication to Mayor Monahan requesting that Roy
Gelineau and Donald McQuarry be added to the list of candidates for future trustee vacancies'.
New business: 1) The Librarian will prepare a quarterly report of the budget and circulation figures.
2) The regular meetings of the trustees will be set for the 3rd Monday of each month and any
committee meetings will be held one hour before as necessary.
Kay Fanning moved that the meeting be adjourned. Motion passed,
The meeting ended at 8:18 PM. The next meeting will be held April 10, 1989 at 7:30 PM.
Sheila Glowacki - Recorder