By cutting less-used databases, despite the budget cuts we have been able to restore access to two extremely popular family history resources: HeritageQuest and Ancestry Library Edition. These had been funded by the Northeast Library District but had been canceled. We have now purchased a year's subscription for Susquehanna County. HeritageQuest can be accessed from anywhere with your library card. Ancestry Library Edition, which the district had purchased only for the main location, is now available at all four libraries (Forest City, Hallstead-Great Bend, Montrose, and Susquehanna). You must be on a library computer or on the library's wireless network to access Ancestry, but the wealth of resources is well worth the trip! The HeritageQuest link is on the left, under Resources, and the Ancestry link is also on the left, further down, under At A Library.
One of the best databases available through POWER Library, the Oxford Reference suite, was canceled as of 12/31/09. They have offered us a special deal to provide access for Susquehanna County Library patrons through the end of September, at which point the state may be able to re-add it. This is a great one-stop source for all kinds of general reference. The link is on the left, under Resources. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 05 January 2010 )
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To deal with the serious budget shorfall for 2010, the Board has decided to raise fines and re-institute the maintenance fee for borrowing some audiovisual items.
Starting January 1st:
- A $1 maintenance fee will be charged for borrowing each DVD.
- Fines will be raised from 10 cents to 20 cents for most items (This is the first raise in more than 15 years! The $1/day fine for videos and DVDs will stay the same.)
Because fines are calculated when the item is returned, an item due in 2009 but returned after the fine goes up would be charged 20 cents a day. In order to ease the transition, we are holding another Food for Fines drive from January 1st to January 10th. During that period, you can return an overdue item with an item of non-perishable food and owe no fines on that item.
We still have not heard about the fate of POWER Library and other state databases. We will continue to post updates as we hear from decision makers. Thank you for your understanding and support during these difficult times. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 23 December 2009 )
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In the first round of budget cuts, the Board is reducing library hours. The Main Library will be closed on Fridays (open 11/27, closed 12/4 and onward). The Branches will close at 5pm M-Th, at 1pm on Friday, and will be closed on Saturdays (open 11/27 and 11/28, closed 12/5 and onward). |
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Thank you to everyone who participated in making our 3rd annual county reading program successful! We had almost 200 registrants. Susquehanna County Reads was supported in part by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities' We the People initiative on American history. Click Read More for a list of people and organizations who played a special role. Thank you all! |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 01 November 2010 )
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