2014-01-28NO
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 6:30 P.M.
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Margaret Altman, Mary Behrle, Marshall Handly, Neil Olson, Kevin
O'Reilly, Joanne Panunzio, and Myron Schirer -Suter
Board members absent: Georgia Bills, Anthony Kline
Others present: Patricia Cirone, Anna Langstaff
Recorder: Anna Langstaff
Kevin O'Reilly presided.
Joanne Panunzio made the motion, seconded by Margaret Altman, to accept the minutes of the
regular meeting of November 26, 2013 as read. Motion passed.
Public Presentation
None
Committee Reports
Personnel: No report.
Administration: No report.
Finance: No report.
Long Range Planning: No report.
Report of the Library Director
1) FY2014 Budget: Patricia Cirone reviewed the FY2014 budget. 2) Building Repairs: Building
repairs will start March 31. 3) Farms Branch: There have been several falls at the Farms Branch
on the step going into the building. 4) Personnel: Andrew Belt is the new head of reference. 5)
Meeting Room Policy: A Beverly resident complained to Councilor Lang about our meeting
room policy. Patricia Cirone has been in contact with Stephanie Williams, the new city solicitor,
and Councilor Lang. 6) Evergreen: Move to a new version of Evergreen went smoothly. 7)
Mayor Cahill: Bruce Doig will oversee the community services departments. 8) EBook Trial:
State eBook trial will be launched in February. 9) Copy Machines: Patricia Cirone is negotiating
with copy machine company to get a new copy machine for the public and a new copy machine
for the administrative offices. 10) Programs: Monday Mornings lecture series, Bad Art Night,
story hours, science & astronomy club, un- Valentine's day party.
Communications
None
Unfinished Business
1) Unattended Child Policy: Patricia Cirone reviewed draft of the Unattended Child Policy. Neil
Olson made the motion, seconded by Joanne Panunzio, to:
accept as presented the Unattended Child Policy. Motion passed.
2) Bookmobile Trust Fund: Patricia Cirone will talk to the Mayor about the bookmobile trust
fund.
New Business
1) Meeting Room Policy: Meeting Room Policy has been amended to prohibit food and drinks in
the Barnet Gallery. Marshall Handly made the motion, seconded by Myron Schirer- Suter, to:
approve the Meeting Room Policy as presented. Motion passed.
2) Art Displays: President of the Guild of Beverly Artists inquired about putting price signs on or
adjacent to individual art works. Trustees discussed his request. Neil Olson made the motion,
seconded by Marshall Handly, to:
lay the question on the table and inform the President of the Guild of Beverly
Artists that the trustees are looking into this issue. Motion passed.
The next meeting of the board will be Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 6:30 PM at the Main
Library.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:40 PM.