Beginning Friday, March 26, the Prendergast Library is offering in-person assistance to help patrons navigate the New York State vaccine site as well as local pharmacies’ websites. Please call 716-484-7135, ext 239, or email reference@prendergastlibrary.org to schedule an appointment. Please note: You must be eligible for a vaccine; we cannot determine eligibility. Library staff cannot […]
Take & Make Kits Need a rainy day activity? Love doing arts and crafts? Every Thursday, pick up a craft kit from the library! Each kit also includes a free book. Take & Make crafts are available on Thursdays from 10-6. Please note: We will have a limited number of kits each week, and they […]
“How Do I Do That?” Using Library Resources Tutorials Join us on Facebook Thursdays at 2:00 pm for “How Do I Do That?: Using Library Resources Tutorials.” If you miss a tutorial, you can view it on the Prendergast Library YouTube Channel here! Prendergast librarian Kristie will help patrons with the following topics: Using OverDrive […]
The library partnered with the YMCA of Jamestown, NY, to offer Grab-N-Go lunch and breakfast for area families. Summer meals began on Monday, June 29th, at five Jamestown locations and ran through August 28th! Meals where for families to take home to children 18 and under, and included lunch and breakfast(for the following day). The […]
The library is pleased to offer online programs for the fall. We will continue to provide Facebook Live Storytimes with Oliver and Ms. Jo on Tuesdays and Wednesdays mornings at 10:30 am. The storytimes are recorded in the library’s children’s room – and until we can see all our kiddos faces in the library again, […]
ONLINE PROGRAMMING: Visit us on Facebook for programs led by library staff! Storytime will be held on Facebook at 10:30 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, we’ll post storytime videos from Storyline Online. Science-themed programming will be held on Facebook at 2:00 each weekday. ONLINE RESOURCES: Explore options for learning at […]
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 […]
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.
