2004-01-27City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board:
Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date:
Tuesday, January 27, 2004 7:00 P.M.
Place:
Beverly Public Library
Board members present:
Joanne Avallon, Todd Balf, Kevin O’Reilly, Joanne Panunzio, Helga
Senko, and John Young
Board members absent:
Lindsay Diehl, Neil Olson
Others present:
Thomas Scully, Anna Langstaff
Recorder:
Anna Langstaff
John Young presided.
John Young made the motion, seconded by Kevin O’Reilly, to accept the minutes of December
16, 2003 as read. Motion passed.
Public Presentation
None
Committee Reports
Personnel: No report.
Administration: No report.
Finance: No report.
Long Range Planning: The board reviewed the Goals and Objectives for FY 2005. Kevin
O’Reilly made the motion, seconded by Joanne Panunzio, to:
Approve the Goals and Objectives of the Long Range Plan for FY2005 as read.
Motion passed.
The board reviewed the FY2005 Action Plan. John Young made the motion, seconded by Joanne
Panunzio, to:
Accept the FY2005 Action Plan as read. Motion passed.
Report of the Library Director
1) Building problems: Water pipe burst in arts and crafts room and the children’s room flooded.
Sprinkler head burst and the program room flooded. 2) Legislative Breakfast: The Beverly
Library will host the annual legislative breakfast on Friday, March 12 at 8AM. 3) Farms Library:
There was a tour of the Farms Library on Saturday, January 24. Furniture fund-raising event is
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tentatively scheduled for May 22. 4) 150 anniversary: A committee needs to be formed to plan
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150 anniversary events. Maureen Troubetaris and Debbie Froggat have volunteered to serve on
the committee.
Communication
1) Letter received from Kathy Keeler announcing her resignation as Young Adult Librarian.
Unfinished Business
1) USA Patriot Act: Tom Scully distributed copies of the notice for patrons on the USA Patriot
Act. Trustees discussed the notice. John Young made the motion, seconded by Joanne Avallon,
to:
Accept the Library Statement on the USA Patriot Act and Confidentiality of
Patron Records as amended. Motion passed.
New Business
1) Edward Brindle: Edward Brindle has retired from the Board. The Board would like to do
something to recognize his years of service to the Board. A decision will be made at the February
meeting.
The next regular meeting of the Board will be Tuesday, February 24, 2004 at 7:00 P.M. at the
Main Library.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 P.M.