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Data Shows Libraries Recovering From Pandemic, Extending Services

September 4, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Patrons at the New York Public Library Main Branch, 2005The past several years of New York State’s public and association library annual reports highlight some promising trends as libraries recover from the pandemic. COVID-19 hit libraries hard, negatively impacting nearly every measure of library success. [Read more…] about Data Shows Libraries Recovering From Pandemic, Extending Services

Filed Under: Arts, Capital-Saratoga Tagged With: covid, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Libraries, New York State Library

The New York State Library Becomes A Preservation Steward

September 3, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Cultural Education Center State Museum Archives and Library on Madison Avenue in Albany, home of the New York State Library, New York State Museum, and New York State Archives.The New York State Library recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) to become a Preservation Steward. Under this agreement, the State Library pledges to keep permanent print collections of historical and current government publications produced by the GPO. [Read more…] about The New York State Library Becomes A Preservation Steward

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Archives, Legal History, Libraries, New York State Library, Polish History

Connecting New York’s Libraries: A Broadband Improvement Project

August 28, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

New York Public Library Main Branch Reading Room (provided by New York State Library)The New York State Library has been working with Carson Block Consulting to develop a network assessment process that individual libraries and public library systems could use to improve the performance of library broadband. [Read more…] about Connecting New York’s Libraries: A Broadband Improvement Project

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: broadband, Libraries, New York State Library, Technology

$5.5 Million Dispersed To Libraries Through The American Rescue Plan Act

August 27, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Young library patron with new technology (courtesy New York State Library)The NYS Library received and disbursed federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) LSTA Grants to States Program. [Read more…] about $5.5 Million Dispersed To Libraries Through The American Rescue Plan Act

Filed Under: Arts, Capital-Saratoga Tagged With: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Libraries, New York State Library

New York State Library Announces Grants to Preserve Library Research Materials 

August 25, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Antique books (courtesy New York State Library)The New York State Library recently announced the 2023-2024 Conservation/Preservation Discretionary Grant Program awards to preserve deteriorating library research materials. [Read more…] about New York State Library Announces Grants to Preserve Library Research Materials 

Filed Under: Arts, History, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Archives, Buffalo, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Erie County, Grants, Huntington, Huntington Historical Society, Libraries, Long Island, New York Botanical Garden, New York City, New York State Library

1820s Literary Rivalry: Manhattan Versus Boston

August 7, 2023 by Jaap Harskamp Leave a Comment

Francis Guy's "Tontine Coffee House" (with flag on top), 1797On November 2, 1820, the city of New York‘s Chamber of Commerce placed an advertisement in the Commercial Advertiser and other newspapers inviting merchant clerks to meet in Tontine Coffee House at 82 Wall Street and discuss forming of an organization that would be similar to Boston’s Mercantile Library (founded earlier that same year).

Nearly two hundred and fifty young men responded to the notice and joined the meeting which led to the creation of Manhattan’s Mercantile Library Association. [Read more…] about 1820s Literary Rivalry: Manhattan Versus Boston

Filed Under: Arts, Food, History, New York City Tagged With: Boston, Cultural History, Diary Industry, Edgar Alan Poe, Immigration, Intellectual History, James Fenimore Cooper, Libraries, Literature, Manhattan, Massachusetts, New Netherland, New York City, Publishing, Washington Irving, William Cullen Bryant, Writing

A Guide to Researching New York Communities During the American Revolution

July 10, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

250th Anniversary of Revolutionary New YorkThe 250th celebration of the nation comes with new challenges to expand and deepen the narrative, and a recent guide can help researchers discover those previously hidden stories in their communities. “USA @250 and New York: Uncovering Local Stories” is an online guide with suggested research strategies and resources for finding primary sources connected to local communities during the American Revolution. [Read more…] about A Guide to Researching New York Communities During the American Revolution

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: America's 250th Anniversary, American Revolution, Archives, Libraries, Online Resources, Orange County, Warwick

A True Tempest: American Passion for Shakespeare & The Fate of a First Folio

June 27, 2023 by Jaap Harskamp Leave a Comment

Loss of the steam ship Arctic (lithograph by N. Currier). This year marks the 400th anniversary of the printing of William Shakespeare’s First Folio, one of the key books in the English speaking world.

Published seven years after the playwright’s death, many plays that were never printed in his lifetime, including Macbeth, Twelfth Night and Julius Caesar, might otherwise not have survived. [Read more…] about A True Tempest: American Passion for Shakespeare & The Fate of a First Folio

Filed Under: Arts, History, New York City Tagged With: Archives, Cultural History, Libraries, Literature, Manhattan, Maritime History, Massachusetts, New York City, Performing Arts, Pilgrims, Publishing, Shipwrecks, Steamboating, Theatre, Writing

Rockland History: Pearl River Public Library

January 20, 2023 by Clare Sheridan Leave a Comment

crossroads of rockland historyOn the January 2023 Crossroads, host Clare Sheridan welcomed James Cassetta of the Pearl River Public Library in Orangetown, Rockland County, to the program. In honor of its 60th anniversary, the library is inviting the public to share personal recollections in videotaped interviews. Memories including moving to Pearl River and living and raising families there will be compiled and edited to create a film for posterity. We learned about the library’s history and this interesting oral history project. [Read more…] about Rockland History: Pearl River Public Library

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Historical Society of Rockland County, Libraries, Orangetown, Podcasts, Rockland County

State Education Dept Announces $34M For Public Library Construction Projects

October 25, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

New York State Library with Ukranian FlagThe New York State Education Department has awarded $34 million to 223 public libraries and systems statewide to support construction and renovation projects.

These funds are expected to help libraries construct new buildings, create additions, update electrical wiring and computer technology, improve broadband infrastructure, meet energy-efficiency standards, and renovate facilities to provide full accessibility to library users with disabilities and create meeting spaces to accommodate community needs. [Read more…] about State Education Dept Announces $34M For Public Library Construction Projects

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Grants, Libraries, New York State Education Department, New York State Library

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