2004-03-30City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board:
Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date:
March 30, 2004 8:15 P.M.
Place:
Beverly Public Library
Board members present:
Joanne Avallon, Todd Balf, Lindsay Diehl, Kathleen McMahon,
Joanne Panunzio, Helga Senko, and John Young
Board members absent:
Neil Olson, Kevin O’Reilly
Others present:
Thomas Scully, Anna Langstaff
Recorder:
Anna Langstaff
John Young presided.
Lindsay Diehl made the motion, seconded by Helga Senko, to accept the minutes of February 24,
2004 as read. Motion passed.
Public Presentation
None
Committee Reports
Personnel: Helga Senko requested that director’s evaluations be returned to her by May 1.
Administration: No report.
Finance: Kathleen McMahon reported on the finance committee meeting of March 30, 2004.
John Young made the motion, seconded by Joanne Avallon, to
accept the FY2005 budget as amended. Motion passed.
Long Range Planning: No report.
Report of the Library Director
1) Legislative Breakfast: Six legislators, the Lt. Governor, and many library supporters attended
the library legislative breakfast at the Beverly Public Library. 2) Farms Library: Building is
virtually complete. There is no furniture yet. Rotary Club will help with moving books back to
the Farms Library. On May 22 there will be a furniture fundraiser for the Farms Library. A
separate dedication ceremony for the Farms Library will take place sometime in June. 3)
Donations: People continue to donate books and money for wish list books. 4) Budget: It will be
tight getting to the end of the fiscal year. 5) Upcoming events: Friends Annual Meeting is
Wednesday, April 28, 2004. Book Sale is May 1-7. An art tour of Russia sponsored by the
Friends is being planned for 2005. 6) Louisa Conrad estate: The Library expects to receive a
substantial endowment for the maintenance of the grounds of the Beverly Farms Library. 7) Cell
tower: RFP has been issued.
Communications
None
Unfinished Business
1) Ed Brindle: The trustees are still planning to do several things (reading nook, painting, dinner)
in honor of Ed”s service to the library but will wait until Ed is feeling better. 2) Endowment
Funds: Tom Scully reported that the Mayor said he would try to solve endowment fun reporting
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problems. 3) O.D. Liability: What is the status for trustees? 4) 150 anniversary: Tom Scully has
contacted several people to serve on a planning committee.
New Business
1) Decertified libraries: Trustees need to think about whether or not to support decertified
libraries. 2) Mailing: Lindsay Diehl wondered if the library would want to do a mailing as part of
a fund-raising strategy.
The next regular meeting of the Board will be Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at 7:00 P.M. at the Main
Library.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:10 P.M.