Community-Centered Learning

Provides access to digital books, audiobooks, magazines, language-learning platforms (Mango Languages), genealogical databases (HeritageQuest Online), and animated educational content (TumbleBook Library). Participates in shared OverDrive collections via Libby and enables access to New York Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library digital resources through eCards.

Hosts monthly book club meetings for adults, offers chair yoga and T'ai Chi classes, provides Mah Jongg instruction and informal play sessions, and leads a coworking club for community members.

Hosts rotating art exhibitions featuring local artists, typically lasting two months, and displays artwork from youth participants in the Summer Reading Logo Contest and school-based projects such as student self-portraits focused on global issues.

Provides book bundles containing 5 to 10 items on specific topics, including books, audiobooks, DVDs, and CDs, based on patron requests, with processing completed within 2–3 days.

Hosts weekly Story Time sessions for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers featuring books, music, movement, and hands-on creativity; maintains online story time resources and offers Story Time Kits for home use. Also hosts interactive storytelling programs centered on themes like dinosaurs.

Maintains and lends board games, card games, puzzles, STEAM kits, “Stay Sharp” cognitive challenge kits, and museum pass kits containing admission passes and related books.

Provides free access to meeting rooms for educational, civic, cultural, and artistic organizations serving the community.

Provides inter-library loan services through the Finger Lakes Library System, enabling patrons to request materials from other member libraries.

Hosts interactive musical programs for children that include ukulele instruction and song creation.

Lends books, audiobooks, DVDs, Blu-Rays, video games, and museum and park passes for specified periods with automatic renewals if no holds are placed. Allows up to 50 books, 5 audiobooks, 5 DVDs, 2 video games, and 5 new books per account. Implements a fine-free policy for overdue materials.

Provides access to four public computer stations with high-speed internet and Microsoft Office software, free Wi-Fi during operating hours (including in the parking lot), mobile WiFi hotspots for checkout, and free printing, scanning, faxing, and copying up to daily limits, with fee waivers for job seekers.

Hosts an annual summer reading program featuring science experiments, live animals, hands-on art, music, and performances for all ages, with reading tracking, weekly prizes, and an end-of-summer raffle.

Provides required sexual harassment prevention training for staff, trustees, and volunteers in compliance with New York State law.

Offers weekly story hours, Baby Talk sessions, and themed educational events for children from infancy through preschool, including letter learning, songs, stories, and play activities, with monthly baby development programs and dinosaur-themed paleontology activities during summer.

Operates as a community hub offering educational, cultural, and recreational programs for children and adults, fostering lifelong learning and community engagement.

Conducts public board meetings with documents available at least 48 hours in advance and maintains online access to the most recent 12 months of board records to ensure transparency and community accountability.

Provides hands-on workshops such as flower pounding and embroidery led by community instructors to promote textile arts and creative skill development among community members.

Provides public library access during specified weekly hours, including lending materials and maintaining collections for community use.