The Jamestown YWCA and Chautauqua Institution have announced the second "Chautauqua County Book Read." County residents are invited to read "Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation" by Linda … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Chautauqua Cattaraugus Library System – March 2, 2023
We spoke with the Chautauqua Cattaraugus Library System Executive Director Janice Dekoff about proposed cuts to libraries in the state budget. … [Read more...]
Library Directors Asking NYS Representatives to Restore Library Funding Cut in State Budget
Library directors will be lobbying state representatives to restore a $3.5 million cut in library aid as well as a $20 million cut in library construction funds to the state budget. Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System Executive Director Janice … [Read more...]
Chatauqua-Cattaraugus Library System Promote CCLS Road Trip
The 38 libraries in the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System are promoting the CCLS Road Trip. This free program, that begins June 1, encourages community members in both counties to visit as many libraries as they can during the … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Institution, YWCA Jamestown Partner on “Chautauqua County Book Read”
The YWCA of Jamestown and Chautauqua Institution are partnering on the inaugural "Chautauqua County Book Read." The book "Caste: The Origins of our Discontent" by Isabel Wilkerson has been chosen for the community read. Chautauqua Institution's … [Read more...]
Prendergast Library Holds First Murray Bob Education Initiative Event Today
The first event of a new education initiative at the James Prendergast Library starts this afternoon. The library recently announced the creation of the Murray L. Bob Education Initiative. The program named in honor of the former long-time … [Read more...]
Prendergast Library to See State Funding cut by $16,500
JAMESTOWN - The James Prendergast Library will see it's state aid reduced by $16,500. That's according to the Jamestown Post-Journal, which says the financially strapped library found out on Friday that state officials that aid has been cut by 25 … [Read more...]
2018 Big Read Initiative Kicks Off Wednesday Night, March 14 in Salamanca
SALAMANCA - The Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System and Seneca Nation of Indians Libraries will kicks off the 2018 NEA Big Read initiative with a celebration this week. This year’s big read book is “The Round House” by Louise Erdrich. A … [Read more...]
City Funding Cut for Prendergast Library will Result in Domino Effect of Reduced Funding
JAMESTOWN - The James Prendergast Library will be in financial dire straits if the city were to move forward and cut 70 percent of its funding for next year. That’s according to Library Executive Director Tina Scott, who met with Jamestown City … [Read more...]
American Library Association President Says Transformation is Key for Survival of Libraries in 21st Century
JAMESTOWN - If a library wants to flourish in the 21st century, it needs to transform the way it interacts with its community. That was the message Tuesday night from Sari Feldman, president of the American Library Association, who was the … [Read more...]
