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Kids Programs Re-Start

Books ‘n’ Kids ‘n’ Crafts for children ages 3 and up resumes on Wednesday, January 9 at 10:00 a.m. The lapsit program, Baby’s First Storytime, also returns on Thursday January 10 at 10:00 a.m. Please call ahead to register your children so Ms. Brandy will be expecting you!

Dansville Rotary Club Donates $5000

Dansville Rotary Club pledged to support the building expansion project several years before the official start of the "Where Knowledge Grows" Campaign. An initial gift of $10,700 was accepted by the library as part of Rotary’s official pledge of $25,000. The pledge supports children’s services and earned Rotary naming rights to the story room in the Shepard Memorial building and to one of the individual study rooms in the new addition.
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Those on hand for the presentation of the check by Rotary President Graham Marcus were Library Board President Dave Reinholtz and Library Director Terry Dearing. The presentation was made during a children’s story time program in the Children’s Story Alcove.

Dansville Lions Club Donates $5000

The Dansville Lions Club presented the library with a donation of $5000 this month, the first payment on its pledge of $25,000. The pledge was made as part of the library’s Where Knowledge Grows! Capital Campaign for the expansion of the building. The campaign, officially launched in 2009, exceeded its goal of $750,000 through a combination of individual gifts, foundation and corporate grants. The new addition and renovated Shepard library building re-opened to the public on January 9.
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Pictured receiving the check are Children’s Services Coordinator Brandy Olsheski, and Library Director Teresa Dearing. Also pictured are Lions Club members Jim Helfrich, President; Larry McKinney, First Vice President; and Barry Haywood, Secretary.
The Lions Club pledge funds will be used toward the expansion of children’s programming. ‘Every summer the library features week-long creative and learning opportunities,’ stated Dearing. ‘The Arts Council grants have helped support these programs in the past, but recent cuts in their funding have meant reducing the number of days of each program and a reduction in the number of programs we can offer. With this donation, we are pleased to know we can continue to provide these unique events, and to enhance them, for years to come.’
The Dansville Public Library at 200 Main Street serves 10,419 people from Dansville and the surrounding nine towns and villages. With annual circulation in excess of 60,000, the Library is a community center dedicated to providing a gathering place for residents to explore, to meet, to learn and to relax. For more information about the Library and its services, or to take a tour of the library, call 585-335-6720, or visit us on the web at www.dansvillelibrary.org.

Dansville Public Library Hosts Donor Appreciation Event

Major donors to the ‘Where Knowledge Grows’ Capital Campaign were recognized at a special event on Thursday evening, November 17 in the Dansville Public Library’s new addition. Dignitaries attending including State Senator Catharine Young, Dennis O’Brien representing Congresswoman Kathy Hochul’s office, Cynthia Newcomb and Candice Celestin of the USDA Rural Development office in Canandaigua, Dansville Mayor Peter Vogt, and Town Supervisor Dennis Mahus.

In welcoming those attending, Director Teresa Dearing announced, ‘You are now standing inside the vision of many dedicated people.’ She acknowledged donors, ‘those who have given financially and those who have given of their time in countless volunteer hours.’

Mary Ann Holden, secretary of the Board of Trustees, summarized the planning process including the Where Knowledge Grows Capital Campaign. The Campaign exceeded its goal of $750,000 assisted by two major gifts. The first, $250,000 from the Saunders Foundation carries with it the honor of naming the Library’s new addition for the E. Philip and Carole Saunders Family. The second gift arrived from the estate of Mrs. Rosemary Shepard in 2010 with a value of slightly more than $250,000. Before her death, Mrs Shepard was employed as a Dansville Public Library clerk for over 25 years.

Senator Catharine Young noted the Library’s plans began as she entered her office as state senator. She stressed the expansion and renovation is an important contribution to the economic health of Dansville’s Main Street and the community’s revitalization as a whole.

‘Libraries are essential to any community,’ stated USDA NY State Director, Jill Harvey. ‘I have a personal connection to them as I understand the value and significance of what they have to offer. USDA’s Rural Facilities Service has funded over $2.5 million for the expansion of this facility. It is now equipped to hold additional library collections and historic pieces, an accessible community meeting space, new study rooms, a new drive-up book drop, and much more! We are proud to take part in this project which offers exceptional resources to the Dansville Community.’

Writing Barefoot at the Library

Writing Barefoot is the product of a creative writing workshop for young people, aged 7-15, which was held at the Dansville Public Library this summer, from August 1st to August 5th. Participants were led through a variety of creative writing and media arts activities by local teacher and writer Dan Folts. Funding for the project was provided by the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts through the Decentralization Grants from the New York State Council on the Arts.

Since the main library was undergoing a building project this summer, it only seemed appropriate that the theme of our workshop be "building."

Read more about our workshop here.