Lakewood Memorial Library
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 A photo of the library from the southwest corner | |
| Type | Association Town[1] |
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| Location | Lakewood, New York, United States |
| Service area | Town of Busti[2] |
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| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 36,379[3] |
| Members | 2,457 [3] |
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| Affiliation | Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System |
| Website | www |
The Lakewood Memorial Library is an association library[4] located in Lakewood, New York. When the current location was opened to the public, it was called, "A modern and spacious home for literature, art, and information."[5]
The mission of the Lakewood Memorial Library is to help community members of all ages improve their quality of life by providing access to materials and services that meet their personal, educational, and professional needs.[6] The current Director is Shannon Taylor, who was appointed by the Board of Trustees in July 2019.[7]
History[edit]
On February 24, 1959, the Lakewood Women’s Club raised the idea of establishing a library in the Village of Lakewood. [8] While the Town of Busti had already established the Hazeltine Public Library in 1924[9], more than half of the population of the Town was consolidated in the Village. [10] An official request was first made on July 20, 1959 by Women’s Club President Mrs. Nancy Swanson (J. Parker) that the Lakewood Village Board allow space in the Village Hall Basement to begin the library project. [11] It was suggested that the library could be a project for the Town and that a presentation should be made at the next Town Board Meeting. Mrs. Swanson presented the project to the Town Board on September 2, 1959. Town Supervisor Joseph Gerace appointed a committee to explore the idea.[12] A request for $2,000 in support from the Town was made on October 7, 1959[13] and was included in the Town’s 1960 budget. The Women’s Club pledged $850 to the library budget as well as two volunteer hours per month given by each of the clubs 150 members. [14] The Village Board was unable to provide space within the Village Hall, so they formed a committee to help find a location within the community. [15] On April 12, 1960, the Women’s Club announced that they had secured a space on Chautauqua Ave in Lakewood. [16]
On the advice of the New York State Library Extension Service, between May 19 and May 23 the individuals most closely involved with the project met independently of their other affiliations to form the Lakewood-Busti Library Association and the Lakewood Memorial Library. The charter paperwork was filed and sent to the Board of Regents for approval, [17][18]with the Charter being granted the following month. [19] The next several months saw the fledgling board undertake the task of preparing the new library to open to the public.[20][21][22]
Early Years[edit]
The Lakewood Memorial Library officially opened its doors on December 4, 1960, with the first library card being presented to Mrs. Lucy Peak, Lakewood Village Historian, retired librarian of the Lakewood High school, and General Advisor to the Board of Trustees.[23][24] The library was admitted into the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System on March 7, 1961.[25][26] By the end of the first full year, the Library had doubled its collection size, issued 961 library cards, and circulated 6,675 works.[27][28]
Building a New Library[edit]
Renovations[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System". New York State Library, Division of Library Development. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ↑ "Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System" (PDF). New York State Library, Division of Library Development. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Public Libraries Survey FY 2019". Institute of Museum and Library Services. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ↑ "Find Your Public Library in New York State By Community Name". New York State Library.
- ↑ "For The Record". The Lakewood Story. 22 October 1970. p. 9.CS1 maint: Date and year (link)
- ↑ "Mission Statement". Lakewood Memorial Library. Lakewood Memorial Library. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ↑ "Library Hires New Director". Jamestown Post Journal. Jamestown Post Journal. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ↑ "Lakewood Women's Club Donates $250 To Establish 'Loan Closet'" (PDF). The Jamestown (N.Y.) Post-Journal. 25 February 1959. p. 15. Retrieved 30 August 2021.CS1 maint: Date and year (link)
- ↑ "Library History". Hazeltine Public Library.
- ↑ Census of Population: 1960: The Eighteenth Decennial Census of the United States. Volume I, Characteristics of the Population: Number of Inhabitants, General Population Characteristics, General Social and Economic Characteristics, and Detailed Characteristics. Part 34: New York (PDF). United States: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1963. p. 34-14. Retrieved 30 August 2021. Search this book on
- ↑ "Busti Town Library Suggested" (PDF). The Jamestown (N.Y.) Post-Journal. 21 July 1959. p. 8. Retrieved 30 August 2021.CS1 maint: Date and year (link)
- ↑ "Busti Town Board Plans Action On Request For Lakewood Library" (PDF). The Jamestown (N.Y.) Post-Journal. 3 September 1959. p. 3. Retrieved 30 August 2021.CS1 maint: Date and year (link)
- ↑ "Lakewood Library Funds Requested Of Busti Board" (PDF). The Jamestown (N.Y.) Post-Journal. 8 October 1959. p. 9. Retrieved 30 August 2021.CS1 maint: Date and year (link)
- ↑ "$850 Promised Busti Town Library" (PDF). The Jamestown (N.Y.) Post-Journal. 28 October 1959. p. 3. Retrieved 30 August 2021.CS1 maint: Date and year (link)
- ↑ "Lakewood May Get Vapor Lights In Business Areas" (PDF). The Jamestown (N.Y.) Post-Journal. 16 March 1960. p. 7. Retrieved 30 August 2021.CS1 maint: Date and year (link)
- ↑ "Northern Busti Library Pushed" (PDF). The Jamestown (N.Y.) Post-Journal. 13 April 1960. p. 9. Retrieved 30 August 2021.CS1 maint: Date and year (link)
- ↑ Lakewood-Busti Library Association (19 May 1960), First Meeting of the Library Association (PDF) (Minutes), Lakewood, NY, retrieved 31 August 2021
- ↑ Lakewood Memorial Library (23 May 1960), First Meeting of the Board of Trustees (PDF) (Minutes), Lakewood, NY, retrieved 31 August 2021
- ↑ "2-County Library System Receives Five Year Charter" (PDF). The Jamestown (N.Y.) Post-Journal. 28 June 1960. p. 20. Retrieved 31 August 2021.CS1 maint: Date and year (link)
- ↑ "Board Makes Plans For Opening Of Lakewood Memorial Library" (PDF). The Jamestown (N.Y.) Post-Journal. 13 July 1960. p. 13. Retrieved 31 August 2021.CS1 maint: Date and year (link)
- ↑ "Library Trustees Plan Membership Campaign" (PDF). The Jamestown (N.Y.) Post-Journal. 24 August 1960. p. 18. Retrieved 31 August 2021.CS1 maint: Date and year (link)
- ↑ "Lakewood Memorial Library Trustees Set Up Two Funds" (PDF). The Jamestown (N.Y.) Post-Journal. 21 September 1960. p. 8. Retrieved 31 August 2021.CS1 maint: Date and year (link)
- ↑ "Library Opens Today" (PDF). The Jamestown (N.Y.) Sun. 5 December 1960. p. 18. Retrieved 5 November 2020.CS1 maint: Date and year (link)
- ↑ Crocker, Kathleen; Currie, Jane (2013). Legendary Locals of the Chautauqua Lake Region, New York. Legendary Locals. p. 103. ISBN 9781467100205. Search this book on
- ↑ "Knowles Congdon Is Named Library System Trustee" (PDF). Salamanca Republican-Press. 9 March 1961. p. 2. Retrieved 31 August 2021.CS1 maint: Date and year (link)
- ↑ "Two Libraries Are Admitted To Area System" (PDF). The Jamestown (N.Y.) Post-Journal. 10 March 1961. p. 11. Retrieved 31 August 2021.CS1 maint: Date and year (link)
- ↑ "Lakewood Library Plans Open House" (PDF). The Jamestown (N.Y.) Post-Journal. 4 December 1961. p. 13. Retrieved 31 August 2021.CS1 maint: Date and year (link)
- ↑ "Library Group To Mark 3 Years With Open House" (PDF). The Jamestown (N.Y.) Post-Journal. 9 January 1963. p. 4. Retrieved 31 August 2021.CS1 maint: Date and year (link)
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