A Rochester couple have been arrested for grand larceny and scheming to defraud. They used library cards in their names and the names of their three young children to take out 392 items, mostly DVDS and Video Games and also some books. They hadn’t returned any of the items and probably had no intent to …
As part of the Centennial of the Rochester Public Library, they have this web page which lists the first 100 books that they received. The library still has 90 of those books in their collection. Undoubtedly some of the books have been been replaced by newer copies over the years but there are some originals …
Today I went to the Rochester Public Library for a presentation on “Treasures of the Central Library” by Robert Scheffel. Bob is the Assistant Division Head of the Local History Division of the Rochester Public Library. Along with him was the City Historian, Christine Ridarsky who added some historical facts. This is part of the …
There is an article on the Democrat & Chronicle website that is about some Monroe County libraries and how they are trying to obtain funding in difficult economic times. Irondequoit is trying to decide the future of their two libraries in the Town. Mendon and Gates are building new libraries. Fairport wanted to build a …
Yesterday, I went to a talk by Patricia Uttaro at the Rochester Public Library (RPL). She is the Director of the Rochester Public Library and Monroe County Library System and she was talking about expanding their Digital Library. A Digital Library is a concept that will always be in flux as technology changes but it …
There have been two articles about local libraries in the Democrat & Chronicle in the last two days. The first news article dealt with the fact that the Monroe County Library system is thinking about adding fees for services that are currently free. The Library system which is an umbrella organization for over 30 Town …
The Monroe County Library System is conducting a survey of library users to determine what services and programs are most important to users. You can participate in the survey by going directly to the survey.
On October 3rd there was an all day genealogy seminar at the Rochester Public Library to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the City of Rochester. The seminar was named Coming Home to Your Roots and was jointly presented by the Rochester Public Library and the Rochester Genealogical Society. The Library now has an overview video …
The State of Michigan has been hit really hard by the bad economy. In order to save money, the Governor has proposed closing down the Department of History, Arts and Libraries. That means that the Library of Michigan would be closed and the collection spread out to other places. Now, in reaction to the possible …
The Retrieval Department has been moved up to the second floor in the Local History Department.