2011-03-22NO
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 7:00 P.M.
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Mary Behrle, John Kelley, Neil Olson, Kevin O'Reilly, and Joanne
Panunzio
Board members absent: Margaret Altman, Alyse Gause, Anthony Kline
Others present: Patricia Cirone, Anna Langstaff
Recorder: Anna Langstaff
Kevin O'Reilly presided.
Joanne Panunzio made the motion, seconded by Neil Olson, to accept the minutes of February
15, 2011 as read. Motion passed.
Public Presentation
None
Committee Reports
Personnel: John Kelley will contact Pauline Teixeira regarding job postings. John Kelley
reminded trustees that it is time for the annual evaluation of the library director.
Administration: Kevin O'Reilly asked if there had been any problems with water leakage.
Patricia Cirone reported that there were no leakage problems. She is still waiting to hear back
from Mike Collins regarding Winter Street entrance problem.
Finance: No report.
Long Range Planning: Patricia Cirone distributed copies of draft of community survey and
insert.
Report of the Library Director
1) Budget: FY2011 budget is on track with the exception of the electricity line item. Patricia
Cirone is in contact with John Dunn and David Gelineau about resolving the usage /rate problem.
2) Security Cameras: City has accepted final bid of $29,000 for security cameras for the library.
3) Bookmobile: Bookmobile should be ready soon. Bookmobile celebration party was a great
success. 4) Staff Evaluations: Staff evaluations have started. 5) Staff Appreciation Lunch: Pat
Cirone and Anna Langstaff hosted a library staff appreciation lunch. 6) Large Print Collection:
Large print books have been moved to the north reading room. Furniture has been re- arranged to
make it more comfortable and appealing for patrons and to discourage unwelcome behavior. 7)
Evergreen: Effective January 2012, Evergreen will be the library's new ILS. 8) Auto -sort: MLS
will start auto - sorting for delivery starting July 1. NOBLE libraries will start auto - sorting once
Evergreen is on -line January 2012. 9) Paid Printing: Paid printing, including color printing, is
working well. 10) Wireless: There are still intermittent problems with wireless internet
connection. 11) Database Trials: The library had a trial of four different foreign language
packages and one online learning package. 12) FY2012 Budget: The Mayor called a meeting to
discuss FY2012 budget. The guidelines are to prepare a level funded budget and a 5% budget
cut. 13) Massachusetts Library Association: Upcoming MLA conference is in Danvers and
Patricia Cirone is encouraging staff to attend. 14) Upcoming Events: Traces, a traveling museum
about POW camps for Germans in this country, May 11; Poetry Contest April 25; Book Sale
April 30 -May 8. 15) Full Staff Meeting: Patricia Cirone is working with police on a full staff
meeting.
Communications
Email received from John Young, former library trustee.
Unfinished Business
None
New Business
None
Neil Olson made the motion, seconded by Joanne Panunzio, to:
move to go onto executive session at the request of the Library Director. Motion
passed.
Executive session concluded and library trustees returned to regular meeting at 8:40 PM.
The next regular meeting of the board will be Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 7:00 PM at the Main
Library.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 PM.