1992-04-27 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 04/27/1992
Place: Beverly Public Libraxy
Board members present: Nancy A. Bender, Edward E. Brindle, Margaret L. DeSantis,
Katherine L. Fanning, Margaret C. Goodwin, Neil B. Olson, Helga Senko, and Nathan T.
Shindler
Board members absent: Diane J. Costa
Others present:
Recorder: Sheila Glowacki
Beverly Public Library
Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting
April 27, 1992 7:30 PM
Present: Nancy Bender, Edward Brindle, Margaret DeSantis, Margaret Goodwin, Kay Fanning Neil
Olson, Helga Senko and Toby Shindler.
Also present: Thomas Scully and Sheila Glowacki.
Nancy Bender presided.
Disposition of the minutes of the previous meeting: Margaret Goodwin moved to accept the minutes
of the previous meeting. Motion passed.
No committee reports.
Report of the Librarian: 1) Building project is ahead of schedule. Foundation is being poured and
structural steel will start going up mid May. 2) Director, Assistant Director and Architect visited
newly opened Plymouth Public Library to compare projects. 3 ) Montserrat School of Art wants to
move into the top two floors of the I-Iardle Building and have approached the Mayor concerning this.
Margaret Goodwin moved that the Board go on record as supporting the move of Montserrat to the
Hardie Building. Motion passed. 4) Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Margolis would like to sell their house at
17 Dane Street to the city for the Library project. The Building Commission will contact the Mayor
concerning this.
Communication: 1 ) A letter was received from the Board of Library Commissioners stating that we
have received a waiver and will. receive state aid funds this year. 2) A letter was received from the
Director requesting May 5 - 19 for vacation.
Unfinished business: 1) Appraisal day will be held September 26, from 10 - 3 at the Cove Community
Center. 2) The Long Range Planning Committee would like to have printed a promotional brochure
printed to encourage giving to the library for an endowment fund. The cost of having this brochure
produced would be from $2800 - $3200. Neil Olson moved to proceed with the plans. Motion
passed.
Next meeting will be held May 18.
Meeting adjourned at 9:00 PM.
SheHa Glowacid
Recorder