2015-11-241City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 6:30 P.M.
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Margaret Altman, Mary Behrle, Marshall Handly, Kevin O'Reilly,
Joanne Panunzio, and Myron Schirer -Suter
Board members absent: Anthony Kline, Neil Olson
Others present: Patricia Cirone, Anna Langstaff, Bruce Doig
Recorder: Anna Langstaff
Kevin O'Reilly presided.
Marshall Handly made the motion, seconded by Joanne Panunzio, to accept the minutes of the
regular meeting of October 27, 2015 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) FY2016 Budget: Patricia Cirone reviewed FY2016 budget. 2) Young Adult Expansion:
Patricia Cirone is continuing to work on young adult expansion plan. 3) Usage Study: Staff is
conducting a library usage study. 4) Equipment: Still waiting for a part for the generator. Staff
document server will be sent to a data recovery company. 5) Laserfiche: Upgraded Laserfiche
server has been installed. There have been some discussions about moving the server to city hall.
6) Grant: The library may apply for a community preservation assessment grant, in cooperation
with City Clerk and Beverly Historical Society. 7) Personnel: Patricia Cirone is working with
Montserrat College of Art to create an internship. 8) Trustee Vacancy: Ivy Mahan has submitted
her letter of interest to the Mayor. 9) NOBLE: Patrons will soon be able to pay for fines and lost
items through their Evergreen account using a credit card. 10) Beverly Historical Newspapers:
Patricia Cirone will be meeting with David Gelineau to review the proposed contract to digitize
some of the Beverly historical newspapers. 11) Hotspots: The library will be circulating a trial of
two hotspots. 12) Scholarship Walk: Teen Advisory Board proposed a walk for a scholarship. 13)
Barnet Gallery: The city approached the library about using the Barnet Gallery as temporary
alternative office space for the municipal inspections department. 14) Upcoming Programs and
Events: wreath decorating, handmade book ornaments, 3D printing class, holiday music, lego
club, pizza & a movie, pie potluck, gingerbread house workshop, nutcracker tea.
Communications
None
Unfinished Business
1) Employment Contracts: Marshall Handly distributed final draft of the employment contracts
of Library Director and Assistant Library Director. Marshall Handly reported that contracts are in
a form that is acceptable to all parties. Marshall Handly made the motion, seconded by Mary
Behrle, to:
authorize the Chair to sign both contracts on behalf of the board of trustees.
Motion passed.
New Business
1) Action Plan: Patricia Cirone reviewed the proposed FY2017 Action Plan. After some
discussion, Mary Behrle made the motion, seconded by Joanne Panunzio, to:
approve the proposed FY2017 Action Plan as amended. Motion passed.
The next meeting of the board will be Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 6:30 PM at Chianti Tuscan
Restaurant.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM.