Dansville Public Library is now open for business.  If you prefer pick-up service, please continue to call with your requests for books, videos, audio books and magazines at 585-335-6720.  Back issues of our newspapers can also be borrowed.  And if you need home delivery, we can do that as well.

When visiting the Library, stop at the hand sanitizing station, and pause to make sure your face mask covers nose AND mouth.  Maintain social distancing.  You are welcome to browse the shelves to pick out your own materials to borrow.  One-to-one help may be limited as we need to keep you safe  — please allow us to point rather than touch your computer or the keyboard on your device when you need our assistance.  One person per table for reading or study is permitted; used Library books, papers, magazines can be left on the table when you finish reading.

Staff members will do your copies and send your FAXes.  This limits the time spent for  required sanitizing of the machines.  Restrooms are still off limits for the time being.  Current hours of service are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  We hope to add some evening and Saturday service hours in early October.  For questions and concerns, please call Director Terry Dearing at 585-335-6720 or send an email to dansvillelibrarydirector@owwl.org

Two computers only are in use, and you might prefer to call ahead to schedule your time on the machine.  We need to limit all visits to about an hour.  Children and families are welcome, and please accompany any child for the immediate future.  Room capacity in the Shepard building Children’s Library has to be limited due to lack of space.  At any one time, one family group of 3 or more, or 2 or 3 individuals who are not family/friends can be accommodated in the Children’s Library.  Thank you for helping us keep everyone safe and healthy.

The number of items you can borrow is still at a limit of 7 with the normal restrictions on the number of DVDs that can go home with you.  Our Library System delivery service is running only one visit per week due to staffing limits.  Please ask us for help placing any items on hold.  Things continue to move forward slowly; we ask for your patience.  Come visit soon!

So — you need to borrow from Dansville Public Library but you aren’t registered with us?  Problem solved!  Just fill out the self-registration form by clicking on the link below, and you can be registered FAST!

If you are already registered, we’ll update your information in our files and then we’ll be in touch.  If you aren’t registered, we’ll let you know, and send  your borrower’s card to you.  It’s that easy!   Here’s the link:

https://evergreen.owwl.org/eg/opac/register?physical_loc=775

For more information, call us at 585-335-6720 and welcome to Dansville Public Library!

The Dansville Public Library is pleased to announce LOCAL HOLDS ONLY are now available at owwl.org.  Step one:  Check in to your account.  Step two:  Choose DANSVILLE as the  OWWL library.   Step three:   Mark the box “Limit to available items.”

When your holds are placed we will pull them from the shelf and call you with a pick up time.  For help, please call us at 585-335-6720.

In the sample below, I chose WOMEN DETECTIVES as the subject and I selected ALL BOOKS.  It’s essential to choose “Dansville Public Library” and to select “Limit to available items” to save time and frustration.  Pioneer Library System will eventually open this feature to ALL libraries’ materials but only when the progress of reopening in NY Forward is safer to allow the regular interchange of materials from library to library.

Thank you for your patience during the COVID-19 pandemic.  We hope to be open soon and we will keep you informed here.

You can start bringing back the things you have checked out!  Thank you so much for taking good care of them all these many weeks.  Please watch here for announcements about the starting date of modified library services.  We will be VERY GLAD to see you again very soon!

Dansville Library Staff

Less than 50% of us in Livingston County have filed our Census survey!  The Livingston County Complete Count Committee reminds us all:  From hospitals, libraries, and schools to roads, social programs, and highways, your response helps shape our County’s future!  In fact, your response is critical!  The Census determines how many representatives in State and Federal government will speak for us.  Our population numbers  help determine the total State and Federal funding for each of our communities.  Please file your Census TODAY!

Greetings from the Staff at Dansville Public Library during the COVID 19 shutdown:

ITEM #1 Please be sure to answer your Census 2020 filing! This is so important for state and federal funding resources. It really matters to YOUR LIBRARY! You can answer online, by telephone, and eventually by paper. Help protect live Census workers by using one of these easy social-distancing response methods! And do your part in Livingston, Steuben and Allegany Counties to achieve our goal of a COMPLETE COUNT this year.