2003-01-28City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board:
Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date:
Tuesday, January 28, 2003 7:15 P.M.
Place:
Beverly Public Library
Board members present:
Joanne Avallon, Todd Balf, Edward Brindle, Neil Olson, Kevin
O’Reilly, Joanne Panunzio, and John Young
Board members absent:
Lindsay Diehl, Helga Senko
Others present:
Thomas Scully, Anna Langstaff
Recorder:
Anna Langstaff
John Young presided.
Joanne Avallon made the motion, seconded by Kevin O’Reilly, to accept the minutes of the
regular meeting of December 17, 2002 as read. Motion passed.
Public Presentation
None
Committee Reports
Personnel: No report.
Administration: No report.
Finance: No report.
Long Range Planning: No report.
Report of the Library Director
1) State Aid Waiver: Tom Scully reported on his meeting with the MBLC requesting a waiver for
library state aid requirement. Decision will be made at the MBLC February board meeting. 2)
Farms Branch: Tom Scully reported on the progress of the Farms Library construction project. 3)
Security: There have been no serious security incidents this past month. 4) Budget: The Mayor
will probably take another $14,000 out of the library budget. The Mayor anticipates giving
department heads a budget target by February 1 and he expects a budget back to him by March 1.
Tom Scully distributed copies of the Mayor’s two year (FY2004,FY2005) spending plan that the
Mayor had sent to the City Council. Tom Scully discussed how this would impact the library
budget. 5) Rep. Grant: Tom Scully met with Rep. Mary Grant to discuss library issues. 6)
Legislative Breakfast: Massachusetts Library Association breakfast is Friday, February 28. 7)
th
150 anniversary: Anniversary of the library will be in 2005.
Communications
None
Unfinished Business
None
New Business
1) Poetry Contest: Thursday, May 8, 2003. 2) After School Program: A volunteer has proposed
running an afternoon art program at the library. 3) New Art Lecture Series: Third Thursday of
the month at the library. 4) Beverly Reads: Planning for Beverly Reads 2003 has started.
The next regular meeting of the Board will be Tuesday, February 25, 2003 at 7:00 P.M. at the
Main Library.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 P.M.