JAMESTOWN - The Prendergast Library will hold its first-ever local art auction featuring artwork donated by area artists from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15. Local auctioneer Lee Davies will conduct the sale, and there will be refreshments and … [Read more...]
Prendergast Library to Reduce Hours of Operation Starting July 1
Move will save $30,000 for remainder of 2016, board also votes on cutting spending for materials JAMESTOWN - The James Prendergast Library will be reducing the number of hours that it will be open each week, starting in July. On Thursday the … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Tina Scott from the James Prendergast Library
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, June 9, 2016 on Community Matters. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Tina Scott, Executive Director of the James Prendergast Library in Jamestown NY after voters … [Read more...]
Officials Plan Library Funding Initiative Presentation for Wednesday at 10 a.m.
JAMESTOWN - Residents wishing to learn more about the Prendergast library’s funding initiative will have another opportunity to do so Wednesday morning at the Library. Executive Director Tina Scott will share information about the Initiative … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – James Prendergast Library Funding Initiative
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 14, 2016 Prendergast Library executive director Tina Scott and board president Tom Rankin stop by the WRFA studio to answer questions and provide more information regarding the … [Read more...]
Prendergast To Observe National Library Week
JAMESTOWN - Prendergast Library will celebrate National Library Week April 10-16 by presenting a variety of activities for children and adults and a performance by the mayor of Jamestown. "Today’s libraries are not just about what we have for … [Read more...]
Prendergast to Move Forward with Phase 2 Construction Later this Month
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...]
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...]
