1990-12-17 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 12/17/1990
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Nancy A. Bender, Edward E. Brindle, Diane J. Costa, Katherine L.
Fanning, Margaret C. Goodwin, Helga Senko, and Nathan T. Shindler
Board members absent: Margaret L. DeSantis, and Neil B. Olson
Others present:
Recorder: SheHa Glowacki
Regular Meeting
Board of Trustees -- Beverly Public Library
Monday, December 17, 1990 7:30 PM
Present: Nancy Bender, Edward Brindle, Diane Costa, Kay Fanning Margaret Goodwin, Helga
Senko, Toby Shindler.
Also present: Thomas Scully and She~a Glowacki.
Nancy Bender presided.
Disposition of minutes of the previous meeting: It was noted that Kay Fanning was not present at the
previous meeting. Toby Shindler moved that the minutes be accepted as corrected. Motion passed.
Committee reports: No reports were given.
Report of the Librarian: 1) The mayor has asked for a meeting with the Board of Alderman Thursday
night. The city's financial advisor from the Shawmut Bank will make a presentation on how the library
project can be paid for. The Friends did a mailing inviting people to attend the meeting. 2) Nancy
Bender and Diane Costa discussed the petition drive headed by Michele Mann and the women in the
Farms Mother's Club. There are ward leaders in charge ofvolumeers going door to door and standing
at grocery stores collecting names of people in support of the Library Project. 1400 names have
already been collected. People who have been going door to door are finding that people not only
want to sign the petition, but they also want to talk about their good experiences at the library. Toby
Shindler extended the appreciation of the Board to Nancy, Diane and all the volunteers. The Director
has also been going to local civic associations discussing the library project. 3) The Director and
Assistant Director will be meeting with the Director of the State Agency to try and persuade them
not to cut the $2 million grant, and send a letter to the Board of Aldermen to that effect.
Meeting adjourned at 8:45.
SheHa Glowacki- Recorder