2003-11-18City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board:
Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date:
Tuesday, November 18, 2003 7:00 P.M.
Place:
Beverly Public Library
Board members present:
Todd Balf, Lindsay Diehl, Neil Olson, Kevin O’Reilly, Joanne
Panunzio, and John Young
Board members absent: ,
Joanne Avallon, Edward BrindleHelga Senko
Others present:
Thomas Scully, Anna Langstaff
Recorder:
Anna Langstaff
John Young presided.
Kevin O’Reilly made the motion, seconded by Joanne Panunzio, to accept the minutes of the
Administration Committee of October 21, 2003 as read. Motion passed.
Lindsay Diehl made the motion, seconded by John Young, to accept the minutes of the Long
Range Planning Committee of October 28, 2003 as read. Motion passed.
John Young made the motion, seconded by Kevin O’Reilly, to accept the minutes of the
Administration Committee of October 28, 2003 as read. Motion passed.
Lindsay Diehl made the motion, seconded by Neil Olson, to accept the minutes of the Trustees
meeting of October 28, 2003 as read. Motion passed.
Public Presentation
None
Committee Reports
Personnel: No report.
Administration: No report.
Finance: No report.
Long Range Planning: The Long Range Planning Committee reviewed and accepted as amended
the FY2005 action plan.
Report of the Library Director
1) Budget: Tom Scully reviewed current budget. The Mayor has submitted a supplemental
budget request for $150,000 for the library book account. The Mayor is also asking for
approximately $15,000 for flood clean-up and approximately $4,000 for repairs to front and side
stairs. Even with the additional $170,000 the library will not meet the municipal appropriation
standard for state aid. The library will apply for a waiver. 2) Farms Library Project: Tom Scully
provided an update on the Farms Library construction project. Furniture has not been ordered.
This may delay re-opening of the Farms Library. 3) Street work: The Public Works Department
resurfaced Winter and Dane Street, put in additional drains on Dane Street, and re-graded Dane
Street to try to help prevent future flooding. 4) Mrs. Loring: Caleb Loring III’s mother passed
away recently. 5) Kathy Keeler: Young Adult Librarian, Kathy Keeler, will probably be leaving
for a library position in New York. Young Adult position may remain unfilled. 6) Virtual
Catalog: The private academic libraries have withdrawn from the Virtual Catalog. NOBLE may
make a bid to run the public Virtual Catalog. 7) Nextel: The City is waiting for Nextel to respond
the RFP.
Communications
None
Unfinished Business
1) Informational Notice: Tom Scully will re-draft the informational notice for patrons regarding
the USA Patriot Act. 2) Internet Use Policy: Neil Olson made the motion, seconded by Lindsay
Diehl, to:
accept the Internet Use Policy as reviewed by the Trustees. Motion passed.
3) Acceptable Use Policy: Kevin O’Reilly made the motion, seconded by John Young, to:
accept the Acceptable Use Policy as reviewed by the Trustees. Motion passed.
4) Letter to Donald Stacey: John Young read his letter to Mr. Stacey in response to his concerns
about the USA Patriot Act.
New Business
None
The next regular meeting of the Board will be Tuesday, December 16, 2003 at 7:00 PM at a
restaurant to be announced later.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM.