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LIBRARY
SERVICES TO
THE COMMUNITY
The
Sullivan Free Library serves the Town of Sullivan
(population 14,991) with two buildings, one located in the village
of Chittenango
and one in the
hamlet of Bridgeport.
Since 1991, the library
has issued over 13,400 library cards.
Approximately 140 people
use the
library daily, with a yearly attendance of over
53,000; 60% of whom are
children. Our Bridgport building is open 44 hours per week
and our Chittenango building is open 58 hours per week.
While population
in our
area has
been stable, our library circulation has steadily grown. Due
to the opening of our new building in Chittenango and because of the
downturn in the economy in 2008, both of our buildings have seen large
increases in the number of people using our services. In
2008, we issued library cards to over 800 new
users in Chittenango--an incredible 275% increase over the number of
new users in
2007--and to over 230 new users in Bridgport--a 60% increase there! By
the end of 2008, over 93,000 items were borrowed from
the library, including books, audio books, music tapes and
CD’s, videos and equipment.
The
Sullivan Free Library is a member of the Mid-York library system, a
consortium that serves 43 libraries in Madison, Oneida
and
Herkimer counties. This allows our patrons to borrow materials from
those 42 other libraries, significantly increasing the requests we are
able to fill locally. Of the 43 member libraries, the Sullivan Free
Library has
the 9th
highest circulation. Resources include
a collection of over 52,000 books, 3,000 audiovisual materials, and
2,700 periodicals.
The library
provides an electronic catalog, including online databases, that is
available to patrons from their home computers.
LIBRARY
SERVICES
Adult
Programs
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Book
discussions, special interest programs
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Bulk
Loans of Materials
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To
the schools and nursing home |
| Children’s
Programs |
Story
Hour for toddlers, pre-school, nursery and young school-age children,
activities for older school-age children and teens, summer program,
library orientation for schools and pre-schools
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Computerized
Catalog
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Connects
through the Mid-York Library System with 42 member libraries, creating
access to thousands
more items
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Computers
for public use
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Internet
access, word-processing and spreadsheet programs |
Copier
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Nominal
fee
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Electronic
Resources
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Medical,
business and newspaper databases |
Fax
Machine
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Nominal
fee
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Homework
Assistance
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Children’s
Coordinator available to assist children after school |
Income
Tax Forms
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Federal
and state forms available |
Income
Tax Assistance
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Free
assistance to senior citizens--call ahead for dates and times
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| Interlibrary
Loan |
For
materials not available through Mid-York
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Loans
and Reserves
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Books,
audio books and music, periodicals, videocassettes and DVDs, films,
read-along kits,
story boxes
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Notary
Public
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Call
ahead for availability
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Public
Bulletin Board
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For
notices from non-profit organizations, jobs, civil service exams |
Reference
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Questions
answered by telephone, fax and email
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Meeting
Room/Study Areas
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Must
be reserved ahead of time for use by groups or individuals |
Wireless
Internet Connections
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Use
your laptop to connect to the internet
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Website
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Access
reference resources online when the library is closed
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