JAMESTOWN - If a library wants to flourish in the 21st century, it needs to transform the way it interacts with its community. That was the message Tuesday night from Sari Feldman, president of the American Library Association, who was the … [Read more...]
Big Read Kickoff Featuring Pulse Poetry Slam is Thursday Night at Prendergast
JAMESTOWN - The Prendergast Library will host a poetry slam at 6 p.m. tonight kick off the 2015 Big Read featuring “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Autumn Echo Swanson, founder of Pulse Poetry Slam and office coordinator at Infinity Visual … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Prendergast Library Director to be Featured on WRFA ‘Community Matters’ Program
JAMESTOWN - The newly appointed executive director of the James Prendergast Library Association says she ready to help continue to make the library a community destination in the 21st century. Prendergast Executive Director Tina Scott was officially … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Prendergast Library Announces New Executive Director
JAMESTOWN - The James Prendergast Library has a new executive director in place. The library’s Board of Trustees appointed Tina Scott as Executive Director during its regular monthly board meeting last week. Scott has served as Acting Director of … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Director Position to be Discussed During Thursday’s Prendergast Library Board Meeting
JAMESTOWN - The James Prendergast Library Association board of directors will hold its monthly meeting this afternoon in the library. Among the items to be discussed is the creation of an Executive Director position that will be exclusive to the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Prendergast Library, CCLS to No Longer Share Executive Director Position
JAMESTOWN - The James Prendergast Library will soon have its own executive director. Yesterday the Prendergast Library Association (JPLA) Board of Directors voted on splitting the Executive Director Position between the JPLA and the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Library Board to Consider Splitting Executive Director Position
JAMESTOWN - The James Prendergast Library system board of trustees will be holding its regular meeting this afternoon shortly after noon. Among the items the library board will continue its discussion today of splitting the director position. … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Prendergast Board Okays New Location for Annual Book Sale
JAMESTOWN - The 2013 Prendergast Library Annual Book Sale will be at a new location this year. During Thursday’s monthly board meeting, the library’s board of trustees voted unanimously to move the book sale to the Lillian Vitanza Ney Renaissance … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Prendergast Library Monthly Board Meeting is Today
The Prendergast Library Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting this afternoon at the library. During the meeting, the board will get an update from the fundraising committee as well as an update on the possibility of splitting the Director’s … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Prendergast Library Board Approves Appointment of New Trustees
JAMESTOWN - The board of trustees for the James Prendergast Library will have several new faces the next time it meets in January. During Thursday’s monthly meeting, the board approved the appointment of four new trustees to the board. They are Karl … [Read more...]