JAMESTOWN - The James Prendergast Library is set to begin the next phase of renovations to help make the facility more handicapped accessible. During its February board meeting the board of trustees voted to move forward with selecting the Kinley … [Read more...]
Prendergast Library Director to Discuss 21st Century Library Services During AAUW Meeting
JAMESTOWN - Tina Scott, Executive Director of the James Prendergast Library Association, will speak at the AAUW Jamestown Branch meeting on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 7 p.m. in the Fireplace Room of the James Prendergast Library, 509 Cherry … [Read more...]
Prendergast Library Moving Forward with Proposal to Establish Library District
JAMESTOWN - The James Prendergast Library is moving forward in the effort to establish a library district. On Thursday the board approved a motion to proceed with filing the required paperwork needed to hold a public vote on the creation of a … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Doors Open Jamestown 2016 Set for Saturday, Jan. 16
JAMESTOWN - An opportunity to learn more about more than a dozen different local attractions in the Jamestown area will take place Saturday, Jan. 16. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE The 2016 Doors Open Jamestown event is scheduled for Saturday … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Prendergast Library Receives $60,000 Donation, Will Wait at Least 12 Months Before Selling Art Collection
JAMESTOWN - The Prendergast Library will not be selling any art from its main art collection for at least the next 12 months. That’s the announcement made Thursday during the board of trustees monthly meeting. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN … [Read more...]
UPDATE – Prendergast Library Board Meeting for Thursday is Cancelled
UPDATE (10:15 a.m., Nov. 19, 2015) The Prendergast Library board has cancelled its meeting for Thursday due to a lack of a quorum. The meeting will not be rescheduled. Instead the board will resume discussing its budget during its next regularly … [Read more...]
City Officials Continue to Review 2016 Budget as Deadline Nears
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council continued the 2016 city budget process Monday night with a public hearing on mayor Sam Teresi's version of the proposed spending plan, as well as with continued deliberations on the budget during its work … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council to Hold Public Hearing on Budget Monday Night
JAMESTOWN - Members of the public who wish to comment on Jamestown’s 2016 budget will have the opportunity to do so Monday during the city council’s budget hearing. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16 in the council … [Read more...]
Former City Resident To Release New Brooklyn Square Book
JAMESTOWN - Joan V. Cusimano Lindquist, a Jamestown native who has written two previous books about the city’s past, will discuss and sign copies of her latest book, “Remembering Brooklyn Square: The 1930s to The 1960s,” at three local venues on … [Read more...]
Fundraising Meeting for Library Scheduled for Tuesday Afternoon
JAMESTOWN - Residents who want to help the Prendergast Library develop a plan to close a six-figure budget gap for 2016 will want to attend a follow-up meeting on Tuesday. A fundraising meeting has been scheduled at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to discuss … [Read more...]
