MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN - The Prendergast Library Board of Trustees has unanimously selected Sotheby’s to sell much of its art collection, despite pleas from several area residents who attended Thursday’s board meeting. The … [Read more...]
Prendergast Library Board Meets Thursday, Action on Art Collection Possible
JAMESTOWN - The James Prendergast Library board of trustees will hold its monthly meeting Thursday, with the possibility of library officials acting on a measure involving the future of the Prendergast art collection, with an estimated value of $1.17 … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Save the Art Group Responds to Library’s Plan to Auction Art Collection
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with a three local residents - Bill Locke, Robert Plyler, and Nancy Bargar - who are part of a larger group that supports keeping a $1.17 million art collection at the … [Read more...]
Texas-Based Philanthropist Responds to Library’s Decision to Auction Artwork
JAMESTOWN - Contrary to what officials with the James Prendergast Library have said in recent weeks, there has been an effort to provide significant funding for the financially-strapped library as part of an effort to keep its classic Art Collection … [Read more...]
Jim Roselle Read-a-Thon to Benefit Prendergast Library is Saturday
JAMESTOWN - The James Prendergast Library is hosting the second annual Jim Roselle Read-A-Thon fundraiser on Saturday, June 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Read-A-Thon honors the late Jim Roselle, a well-known area radio personality for decades. He … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Tina Scott and Tom Rankin from the James Prendergast Library
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, May 11, 2017 WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Prendergast Library executive director Tina Scott and board president Tom Rankin to get an update on the library since … [Read more...]
Evergreen Health, VOCAL-NY to Host Hepatitis C Listening Session Thursday at Prendergast Library
JAMESTOWN - Evergreen Health is hosting a Hepatitis C (HCV) Listening Session with VOCAL-NY Thursday afternoon at the James Prendergast Library. HCV impacts thousands of people in Western New York, but health officials say area residents still … [Read more...]
Nationally Recognized SUNY Fredonia Professor to Give Presentation on Environmentalist Rachel Carson Wednesday Night
JAMESTOWN - St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and the James Prendergast Library, coordinators of the Greenup Jamestown initiative, will present Dr. Sherri “Sam” Mason, Professor of Chemistry, and Chair, Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences at … [Read more...]
Doors Open Jamestown is Saturday, Jan. 21
JAMESTOWN - Residents in Jamestown will be able to access several local attractions for free this weekend. This year’s Doors Open Jamestown event is scheduled for Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at locations across the city. Doors Open … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Panel Discussion on Heroin Epidemic Draws Large Crowd Thursday Night
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN - It was a packed house at the James Prendergast Library Thursday night as nearly 100 people showed up to attend a panel discussion on the heroin epidemic in our community, and specifically its impact on … [Read more...]
