2011-04-26NO
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 7:00 PM
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Margaret Altman, Mary Behrle, Alyse Gause, John Kelley, Anthony
Kline, Neil Olson, Kevin O'Reilly, and Joanne Panunzio
Board members absent:
Others present: Patricia Cirone, Anna Langstaff
Recorder: Anna Langstaff
John Kelley presided.
Public Presentation
None
Committee Reports
Personnel: John Kelley asked trustees to return library director evaluation form.
Administration: No report.
Finance: No report.
Long Range Planning: Alyse Gause reported that survey has been sent out. Library staff will do
data entry and John Kelley will analyze the data.
Report of the Library Director
1) Bookmobile: Patricia Cirone reported on fire damage to bookmobile. The library will want a
new bookmobile. 2) Survey: Patricia Cirone distributed final version of the survey. 3) Budget:
FY2011 budget is on track with the exception of the electricity line item. 4) Paid Printing:
Patricia Cirone reviewed paid printing proceeds. 5) FY2012 Budget: Patricia Cirone presented
two versions of FY2012 budget, level funded and 5% cut. No date has been set to discuss budget
with the Mayor. 6) Head of Children's Department: Emily Nichols, head of the children's
department, has accepted a job in New York. 7) Security Cameras: Installation of security
cameras began April 25. 8) Poetry Contest: Poetry contest reception was a success. 9) Upcoming
Events: Book Sale April 30 -May 8; Traces May 11; Treasures of Beverly April 30 -June 17.
Anthony Kline made the motion, seconded by Joanne Panunzio, to:
move to go into executive session, by a roll call vote, for the purpose of
discussing personnel issues, and at the conclusion return to open meeting.
Margaret Altman — yes
Mary Behrle — yes
Alyse Gause — yes
John Kelley — yes
Anthony Kline — yes
Neil Olson — yes
Kevin O'Reilly — yes
Joanne Panunzio — yes
Motion passed.
Executive session concluded and library trustees returned to regular meeting at 8: IOPM.
Election of Officers
Anthony Kline made the motion, seconded by Neil Olson, to:
elect the same slate of officers presently serving. Motion passed.
Communications
None
Unfinished Business
None
New Business
1) Self- Checkout: Anthony Kline asked about self - checkout technology. 2) Inter - Library Loan:
Kevin O'Reilly asked about inter - library loan statistics since changes were made. Patricia Cirone
reported that out -of -state inter - library loan has decreased, but in -state and NOBLE inter - library
loan has remained the same, with a slight increase in NOBLE inter - library loan. MLS will be
implementing automated sorting.
The next regular meeting of the board will be Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 7:OOPM at the Main
Library.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:20PM.