1995-10-16 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 10/16/1995
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Diane I. Costa, Nancy A. Bender, Edward E. Brindle, Katherine L.
Fanning, Margaret C. Goodwin, Neil B. Olson, Kevin S. O'Reilly, Helga Senko, and John R.
Young
Board members absent:
Others present:
Recorder: Anna Langstnff
Regular Meeting
Board of Trustees - Beverly Public Library
October 16, 1995 7:30 P.M.
Present: Edward Brindle, Diane Costa, Kay Fanning, Margaret Goodwin, Kevin O~,eilly, Helga
Senko, John Young.
Also Present: Thomas Scully, Anna Langstaff
Diane Costa presided.
Edward Brindle made the motion, seconded by Kay Fanning, to accept the minutes of September 18,
1995 as read. Motion passed.
Committee Reports
Personnel: No report.
Administration: No report.
Finance: No report.
Long Range Planning: 1) Diane Costa reported on Appraisal Day. $1348 was raised. 2) Diane Costa
reported on Advisory Committee meeting for the library's Long Range Plan held October 11, 1995.
Packet that included agenda, survey, and mission statement (on file with these minutes) was handed
out. Next meeting of the Advisory Committee will be Wednesday, November 8, 1995 at 7:00 P.M.
Report of the Library Director
1) Furniture: Chairs in public areas and staff offices are a big need. There is a furniture list organized
in order of priority (enclosed with these minutes). 2) Inheritance: The Beverly Public Library is named
as one of the beneficiaries in a settlement of an estate valued at $400,000. Final details are not
available. 3) Book Theft Detection System: City Council approved bid award for book theft detection
system. Cost: $22,000 plus cost for detector and desensitizer tags. 4) Salary Schedule: Tom Scully
distributed copies of proposed salary schedule change (on file with these minutes). Librarian 1 is
proposed for employees who have started an M.L.S. graduate program. Tom Scully also proposed
step raises for Library Assistant position. A general discussion followed. Margaret Goodwin made
the motion, seconded by Kay Fanning, to:
Approve as presented the funding of the Librarian I and L~rary Assistant positions when
funds are available. Motion passed.
Communications
1 ) Diane Costa received verbal communications from Russ Rollins, Peter Gilmore, Liz Frutiger and
Linda Goodenough expressing interest in participating in the development of the Long Range Plan.
Unfinished Business
1) Fund Raising: Different fund raising issues were discussed, such as a year long campaign for
furniture, the idea of a public appeal to generate small amounts of donations, how to generate larger
donations, how to make people aware of the library's needs, the need for up-dates oil furniture
priorities, and asking groups that use our meeting rooms for donations. Other issues that need to
decided are how to proceed with these ideas, who will coordinate, and the need to develop a time
frame.
New Business
1) Beverly Common Plan: Edward Brindle reported on the Beverly Common Plan. He inquired
whether a copy of the plan could be placed in the library. 2) Meetings: Diane Costa asked whether
the Program Room was used enough. Tom S~ully reported that the Program Room is used almost
every night. Fogg Room, Barnet Room, and the Arts and Crafts Room are also used for meetings.
This led to a discussion on the shortage of parking use of the meeting rooms by commercial
organizations, and limiting the number of meetings.
The next meeting of the Board will be Monday, November 20, 1995 at 7:30 at the Main Library.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 P.M.
Anna Langstaff, Recorder