News Director Terry Frank continues this week with Part-Two of his program with four local librarians. Two are with the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System "mothership..." Exec. Director Jan Dekoff, and Assistant Director L.J. Martin. Also on the panel are Prendergast Library Assistant Director, Jenn Champ... and, Hazeltine Library in Busti Dir. Katie Smith. We continue on with the positive impact having "Library Districts" have had on the local facilities... especially the Prendergast. We also talk about "Co-Central Libraries" of which the Prendergast and Olean are the two in the system. They are part of the state system as well... and, that allows them to receive some state funding... and, allows them to purchase more materials that can be shared with others, and hire additional staff, if needed. L.J. Martin also talks specifically about what they have to help those who are living in poverty, either in getting educational material or job information, ete. We also talk about library cards... and, if you have one with one of the system's libraries, that gives you access to all.
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