JAMESTOWN - The James Prendergast Library Board of Trustees will wait until at least the fall before it determines whether or not it will change its bylaws to determine how future trustees are selected and whether or not to establish a residency … [Read more...]
City Council Members Push for Lowering City Property Taxes Following Budget Meeting with Library Officials
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will likely use recently discovered savings in the 2020 City Budget to reduce local property taxes rather than boost funding in other areas of the spending plan, including providing more aid for the James … [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...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Tina Scott and Joni Blackman from the James Prendergast Library
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, May 2, 2019 WRFA's Jason Sample talks with James Prendergast Library Executive Director Tina Scott and Board President Joni Blackman about the library has been able to cope in … [Read more...]
Council Hears from Prendergast Library Officials, Supporters; Unlikely to Restore $50,000 Cut from Mayor’s Budget
JAMESTOWN - Supporters of the James Prendergast Library were among those on hand at Jamestown City Hall Monday night for a budget meeting between city and library officials. With the Jamestown City Council continuing to consider possible … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Residents Request City Council Restore Funding to Library, Mayor Cautions Against It
JAMESTOWN - Members of the Jamestown City Council heard from residents Monday night, requesting the city restore funding the James Prendergast Library as part of the city's 2018 budget deliberations. Six people spoke to the council in an … [Read more...]
Jim Roselle Read-a-Thon to Benefit Prendergast Library is Saturday
JAMESTOWN - The James Prendergast Library is hosting the second annual Jim Roselle Read-A-Thon fundraiser on Saturday, June 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Read-A-Thon honors the late Jim Roselle, a well-known area radio personality for decades. He … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Tina Scott and Tom Rankin from the James Prendergast Library
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, May 11, 2017 WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Prendergast Library executive director Tina Scott and board president Tom Rankin to get an update on the library since … [Read more...]
Prendergast Finalizes 2017 Budget with $215,000 Cut in Spending
JAMESTOWN - The Prendergast Library has finalized its spending plan for 2017. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that the library board of trustees on Thursday approved next year’s budget, which totals $916,000 – about $215,000 less than the … [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...]
