1994-09-19 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 09/19/1994
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Nancy A. Bender, Edward E. Brindle, Diane J. Costa, Katherine L.
Fang, Margaret C. Goodwin, Neil B. Olson, and Helga Senko
Board members absent: Margaret L. DeSantis, and George Heller
Others present:
Recorder: Anna Langstaff
Regular Meeting
Board of Trustees - Beverly Public Library
September 19, 1994 7:00 PM
Present: Nancy Bender, Edward Brindle, Diane Costa, Kay Fanning, Margaret Goodwin, Neff Olson,
Helga Senko.
Also Present: Thomas Scully, Anna Langstaff.
Nancy Bender presided.
Edward Brindle made the motion, seconded by Nell Olson, to accept the minutes of May 16, 1994
as read. Motion passed.
Committee Reports
Personnel: No report.
Administration: Helga Senko reported that the Art Committee will meet again in the Fall.
Finance: Edward Brindle discussed current FY 94/95 budget. He requested that Tom Scully provide
a quarterly report on the current balance.
Long Range Planning: No report.
Report of the Library Director
1) Solicitation Letters: Letters to Black Tie list have been sent out. A few responses, in the
$100-$250 range, have been received. Valerie McCaffrey will make phone calls and personal visits
to selected people on the Black Tie list.
Communications
1) Letter received from Valefie McCaffrey.
Unfinished Business
1) Bequest Brochure: Nancy Bender and Tom Scully will write up brochure; Tom Alexander will
provide printing costs. 2) Black Tie Fund raiser List: Board members are encouraged to call their
acquaintances whose names were on the invitation list. 3) State Aid Waiver: Application for waiver
is due in November. It was suggested that Mayor Seanlon go to the State House with Tom Seully
to plead the library's case. 4) Massachusetts Library Trustees Association: Neil Olson will serve as
Board of Trustee representative to M.L.T.A. 5) Fall Fund raiser: Luanna Little will not do a Fall fund
raiser.
New Business
1) Goal Setting: A. Goals need to be set for raising money for the Main Library. Items that are
needed: chairs ($65,000-$70,000), study carrels, paperback racks, soft seating, and furniture for
offices. All furniture must meet a strict institutional fire code. Bid prices are based on bulk purchases.
Tom Seully will provide a list of specified chairs, their cost and number needed, to interested Trustee
members. B. Farms building is in a serious state of disrepair. List of needed repairs needs to be
addressed. Tom Seully has asked for $20,000 in the Mayor's capital improvement plans for roof
repairs. The Mayor is also aware of other repairs that need to be done at the Farms Branch. Building
is not eligible to be put on the National Register. 2) Appraisal Day: Nancy Bender will contact
appraisal company to set up Appraisal Day for next year. 3) Spaghetti Fund raiser: City officials have
been asked to serve spaghetti at Senior Citizen Center Fund raiser on October 15.4) Margaret
Goodwin will mail a list of Ward 3 voters to all Board members.
The next meeting of the Board will be Monday, October 17, 1994 at 7:00 PM at the Main Library.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 PM.
Anna Langstaff, Recorder