Library Updates

In-person assistance with genealogy research is readily available during our weekly Genealogy Lab program, held free of charge in the Public Computer Center each Wednesday from 2:00-4:00 P.M. Visitors can also network with other amateur genealogists and learn more about the resources available at the library.         Library director Tina Scott is […]

The Literacy Volunteers of Chautauqua County are recruiting both tutors and students! The library welcomes literacy volunteers and their students to use our space for tutoring. Volunteers receive free training and can help students with reading, writing, and speaking English. Students of all skill levels are welcome. Learning English as a second language? The literacy […]

The library wants your opinion! This brief survey is designed to gather some facts about you and to identify what library services you want to see offered at the Prendergast Library. This survey will assist us in our strategic planning process to ensure we are providing the services our community wants and needs. Please click […]

The library is excited to be working with 5&2 Ministry, a non-profit organization dedicated to combating childhood hunger in Chautauqua County. 5&2 Ministry will be providing free, nutritious food items for the library to distribute to children and teens after school and on Saturdays. To learn more about this organization, visit their website.     […]

The Chautauqua Cattaraugus Library System moved to a new online cataloging & circulation system in October 2019. As a result of this change, all library account pin numbers (passwords) were reset. Please contact the library if you need to find out your pin number. You can call the Information Desk at (716) 484-7135 ext. 225 […]

Thanks to a grant from the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System, the library now has a mobile makerspace! Library staff visit local schools, day camps, and community organizations with the mobile makerspace, which features fun, educational activities.

The upcoming budget for the Chicago Public Schools will rely on $500 million in yet-to-be-enacted pension savings by Illinois, school officials said on Monday.

The Prendergast Library website is a pilot location for after-school homework help by local tutors now available online through a partnership between the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System and Chautauqua Striders. Help is available through chat and whiteboard software. Click here for more information and directions.   Save

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Throughout the United States, police officers are beginning to wear body cameras. Should principals in America’s public-school systems follow their example?