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Swan Library |
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4 North Main Street
Albion, NY 14411
Voice: (585) 589-4246
FAX: (585) 589-2473
www.swanlibrary.org
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| A little about the Swan Library |
Swan Library was chartered as a Free
Association Library for the Village of Albion in December 1899,
and opened March 17, 1900. The library was established with a legacy
from William Gere Swan administered by his wife, Emma Swan. Mrs.
Swan used some of the money to purchase the Burroughs mansion, built
in 1851, then had it gutted and converted to a library. The remainder
of the funds were used to establish an endowment fund to run the
library.
Eventually the endowment fund was found to be inadequate and funding
was sought from the surrounding towns, the county, the village,
and eventually the school district as well. At the present time,
the majority of the funding the library receives is voted upon by
the school district taxpayers each year. The library has grown to
fill all three floors, with the library archives being housed in
the attic.
In 1993, the library charter was amended to coincide more closely
to the school district boundaries. However, in fact, the library
serves all of Orleans County.
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| Services Available |
- Online Public Access Catalog, a computerized listing of the Library and Nioga Library System holdings.
- Computer terminals with free access to the Internet.
- Free use of terminals for word processing and other projects.
- Reference Assistance, trained staff to assist users by phone, e-mail or on site
- Interlibrary Loans, enabling library patrons to borrow materials from other libraries within and beyond Nioga Library System
- Local History / Genealogy, collected books, microfilm and manuscripts
- Civil War Collection, an extensive reference collection of Civil War materials for in-library use
- Summer Reading Program, reading incentive programs for children and young adults
- Story hours - inquire for schedule
- Outreach story times for area pre-schools
- Activities, talks, and programs for children and adults
- Fax service
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| Materials On-hand |
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- City directories and cemetery records
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- Literacy Volunteers collection
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- Spanish Language collection
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- Microfilm - Albion Advertiser, Orleans Republican, Orleans
American 1845-present
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| Operating Hours |
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| Monday |
11:00 - 8:00 |
| Tuesday |
11:00 - 8:00 |
| Wednesday |
11:00 - 8:00 |
| Thursday |
11:00 - 8:00 |
| Friday |
11:00 - 5:00 |
| Saturday |
10:00 - 2:00 |
| Sunday |
11:00 - 2:00 |
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Summer Hours (July 1st - Labor Day) |
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CLOSED Saturdays & Sundays |
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Holidays Closed - 2011
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New Year's Day |
Labor Day Weekend |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
Columbus Day |
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President's Day |
Thanksgiving Day |
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Good Friday |
Christmas Eve |
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Memorial Day |
New Year's Eve (at 5:00 pm) |
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Independence Day |
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| Directions to Swan Library |
Located at 4 North Main Street in
Albion, New York. The library is housed in a brick building on the
Northwest corner of Main and State Streets across from the Court
House Square. The Post Office is on the Southwest corner.
From the West (Lockport), take Route 31A to Route 98 (flashing
light) turn north(left) and head into Albion. The library is at
the corner of the second light located at Main and State Streets.
From Holley take Route 31 West to Route 98. At the signal
light, turn north (right). The library is at the next light.
From Route 104 turn south onto Route 98. Approximately 4
miles.
Route 98 is also Main Street, Albion (Show
Map)
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| Board of Trustees |
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| PRESIDENT: |
Kevin Doherty |
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| VICE PRESIDENT: |
Patricia Cammarata |
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| SECRETARY: |
Lynne Philipps |
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| TREASURER: |
Linda Krantz Smith |
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Michael Bonafede |
Ex-officio Member |
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Mary Anne Braunbach |
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Judy Christopher |
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Terry-Lynn Corrigan |
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Colleen McKenna |
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Carole Patterson |
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Dona Scharping |
Ex-officio Member |
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Dean Theodorakos |
Ex-officio Member |
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Mariadele Theodorakos |
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| Library Staff |
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Director: Susan Rudnicky
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Sarah Johnson
Library Assistant |
Cheryl Mowatt
Reference Librarian |
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Grace Kent
Reference Librarian |
Michelle Watt
Children's Librarian |
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Susan Gaylard
Administrative Assistant / Adult Program Coordinator |
Louise Henderson
Library Assistant |
| Charity Jones
Technical Services / Outreach / Library Assistant |
Wendy Peters
Library Assistant |
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Katie Rich
Page |
Dee Robinson
Reference Librarian |
Jeanine Lowe
Library Assistant |
Barbara Kyler
Tech Services / Library Assistant |
C.W. Lattin
Building and Grounds
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A Member of the NIOGA Library System
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