1990-01-29 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 01/29/1990
Hace: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Nancy A. Bender, Diane J. Costa, Katherine L. Fanning, Nell B.
Olson, and Helga Senko
Board members absent: Edward E. Brindle, Frances J. McCarthy, Susan M. Salt, and Nathan T.
Shindler
Others present:
Recorder: Sheila Glowacki
Regular Meeting
Board of Trustees -- Beverly Public Library
January 29, 1990 7:30 PM
Present: Nancy Bender, Diane Costa, Kay Fanning, Neil Olson, Helga Senko.
Also present: Thomas Scully and Sheila Glowacki.
Disposition of minutes of the previous meeting: Diane Costa moved that the minutes of the previous
meeting be accepted. Motion passed.
Committee reports:Personnel: No report.
Administration: No report.
Finance: No report.
Long Range Planning :No report.
Report of the Librarian: 1 ) NOBLE Inc. arrived at a settlement with the City of Peabody. In the
settlement the Peabody Library received a) $ I 1,700. b) 2 multiplexors c) 2 years flee membership in
NOBLE, and d) NOBLE agreed to waive its claim to a sum of $27,000. The new equipment is now
ins-tailed at North Shore Community College and the system was up and running after Christmas. 2)
The controller box for the security system at the Farms is worn out and we have been having a series
of false burglar alarms. We have a quote of $868.49 to -replace the controller box and install motion
detectors in the basement at the Farms. 3) One of the oil tanks at the main library is lealdng. We have
an estimate from KeHeher's to replace the three tanks for a price not to exceed $2500.4) Recently
a paperback rack collapsed on a three year old child. Luckily, the child was not hurt. We have
removed all the paperback racks of similar construction and have put the paperbach on some old
wooden bookshelves. 5) Because of our space problem we have put our religion section in storage
to make more room in our level one book stacks. (The Religion section is our least used section) 6)
The Bookmobile was burgiarized and the telephone was stolen. 7) We had leaks in the steam line in
the boiler room that have been fixed. 8) Concerning the building project, the mayor was going to have
a meeting where he was going to invite representatives of the Shawrout Bank to explain to the Board
of Aldermen that it would be financially feasible to bond the entire $8 million and do the entire
project. That meeting had been postponed because of a scheduling problem and has not been
rescheduled. 9) Alderman Battistelli has written to the library directors of Harvard, MIT, and Boston
University asking their opinion on the need to store books as we move into the computerized
information age. They have responded by saying that while, the use of computers will be increasing
there will. always be, the need to store books in libraries. 10) Sandra Reineke our new Alderman and
Howard Iverson of the North Shore Sunday took a library tour. 11 ) There is no change in the status
of the Bulger Bill. 12) Alderman Hannibal has taken an interest in the cost of maintaining the
Bookmobile service. 13) The mayor is meeting this Thursday morning with the Department Heads.
The budget will probably be discussed. 14) Diane Costa, NeiI Olson and Susan Salt have been
reappointed to the Library Board by the Mayor. 15) A letter was presented from Mimi Ford
requesting permission to use the Farms Branch her a wedding on February 11, 1990.
Communications: The Chairman received a letter from M.L.A. concerning access to video tapes for
children and young adults.
Unfinished Business: Concerning the Bylaws changes Neil Olson moved that the changes voted on
at the last meeting and sent to the members be accepted. Diane Costa seconded the motion. Motion
passed. Other changes discussed included: 1 ) Include Long Range Planning in list of committees, 2)
Change title of '~-,ibrarian" to "Director" throughout the document. 3) Any reference to "he" shall be
changed to "Director" or "Assistant Director" throughout the document. 4). Eliminate any reference
to Directox~s or Assistant Director's duties as they are listed in the respective contracts. 5) All
committees shall consist of 4 members and the Chairman of the Board. 6) The Board shall appoint
a Director and an Assistant Director. 7) Personnel policies shall conform in. every respect to City
Ordinances, State Statutes, and Collective Bargaining Agreements. The Bylaws will be retyped with
the above changes and presented at the next regular meeting for approval.
The meeting adjourned at 8:55 PM.
The next meeting will be February 26, 1990, at 7:30 PM.
Shelia Glowacki - Recorder