2005-10-25
City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board:
Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date:
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 7:00 P.M.
Place:
Beverly Public Library
Board members present:
Lindsay Diehl, John Kelley, Kathleen McMahon, Neil Olson, Kevin
O’Reilly, Joanne Panunzio, and Helga Senko
Board members absent:
Todd Balf, Alyse Gause
Others present:
Anna Langstaff
Recorder:
Anna Langstaff
Kevin O’Reilly presided.
Lindsay Diehl made the motion, seconded by Helga Senko, to accept the minutes of September
27, 2005 as read. Motion passed.
Public Presentation
None
Committee Reports
Personnel: Joanne Panunzio reported on the progress of the search process. Search committee
will meet again after the November 7 deadline.
Administration: No report.
Finance: Kathleen McMahon brought up that planning for FY2007 budget should begin soon.
Long Range Planning: Trustees reviewed and discussed FY2006 action plan. Neil Olson made
the motion, seconded by Helga Senko, to:
accept the FY2007 action plan as amended. Motion passed.
Report of the Acting Library Director
1) Nextel: Nextel will build proposed building in original location, next to the library shed. 2)
FY2006 Budget: Anna Langstaff distributed copies of the FY2006 budget. 3) State Aid: Anna
Langstaff distributed financial report and compliance form that were submitted to the
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. 3) Book Sale: November 19-26. 4) Events:
th
150 celebration with Andre Dubus: November 4. Michael Tougas author talk: November 5. 5)
Beverly Archives Project Grants Received: $3,000 from Massachusetts Historic Records Grant
and $1,500 from Essex National Heritage Grant. 6) Personnel: Rhonda Finberg, Young Adult
librarian, gave birth to twin baby girls. Ewa Jankowska, part-time reference librarian, was in an
automobile accident and was out for a short time. 7) Building Issues: Water leaks at the Farms
Library and the Main Library.
Communications
None
Unfinished Business
1) Internet Policy: Anna Langstaff distributed a draft of the Internet use policy. Trustees
discussed the Internet policy. Neil Olson made the motion, seconded by Kathleen McMahon, to:
accept the draft policy of the Internet Use Policy dated October
2005. Motion passed.
New Business
1) None
The next meeting of the Board will be Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 7:00 P.M. at the Main
Library.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:25 P.M.