2010 Report to the Community
The Library Mission Statement
The Tuckahoe Public Library provides equal opportunity access to information, high quality multimedia materials, programs, exhibits, and on-line resources to meet the needs of our community for life-long learning, cultural enrichment, and intellectual stimulation. To fulfill its mission, the Library employs a knowledgeable, well-trained staff committed to service.
Library hours:
Monday & Wednesday 10:30-8:30, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 10:30-5:30, Saturday 10-5 September-June (10-1 July & August), Sunday Closed due to budget cuts.
Board of Trustees:
Ginger Crosby, President, Alison Chilson, Vice President, Angela Carapella, Secretary, Christine Ferrante, Treasurer.
Library Director:
Debra Coppola
This year the Friends of the Tuckahoe Public Library received their 501C3 status! They worked hard on the complicated paper work with the help of the library board treasurer. The Friends think libraries are crucial to a civilized world. The Friends promote a wider knowledge and use of the library and its services, and help the library expand the services it provides. To join please call President Joan Ronson at 914-793-0699.
Revenue:
- $4,000-Summer Reading Grant from The Community Fund of Bronxville, Eastchester, Tuckahoe.
- $350-State Education Grant
- $789.47-Con Ed Grant for Summer Reading
- $68-Better World Books
- $100-SM Cartridges LLC
- $323-Teen Book Sale
- $78-Teen Raffle
- $90 Holiday Raffle
- $687-Giving Tree
- $776 Lord & Taylor Fund Raiser
- $2,500-Sale of books & knitted/crochet items.
- $500-Donations
- $1,764.05-State Aid
- $5640-Room Rental
- $541.44-E-Rate Refund
Circulation –All Materials
- 87,546
- Adult (print): 33,599
- Children (print): 18,570
- All non-book materials: 35,377
Interlibrary Loan
- Materials Received 14,909
- Materials Loaned 14,908
Programs
- Adult: 85 with 1,243 attending
- Children: 116 with 3,266 attending
- Teens: 15 with 71 attending
Total Library Visits
Internet Use
- Number of users (in-library only) of public Internet computer 32,000
Number of Periodicals: 34
Card Holders: 3,331
Library Services Available
- Online catalog
- Place holds and renew from home
- Homebound delivery of materials
- Tax forms
- Story hours
- Wireless Internet
- Adult programs
- Reference services
- Craft activities
- Poetry Contest
- Summer reading clubs for children, teens and adults
- Musical programs
- Book clubs for adults (evening & morning) and children
- Knit and crochet club
- Japanese story time
- Bookmobile story time at ECDC
- Volunteer service hours for teens
- Notary
- Computer classes
- Memoir writing
- Author visits
Databases Available Online
- Overdrive (download audio & ebooks)
- Ancestry/Genealogy
- NoveList
- Business & Company Resource Center
- Career Library
- Learning Express Library
- Ebsco Animals
- Primary Search
- Novelist K-8
- Searchasaurus
- Tumblebook Library
- Encyclopedias
- Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
- Columbia Encyclopedia
- Encyclopedia Americana
- Multimedia Encyclopedia
- New Book of Knowledge
- Ebscohost Espanola
- Health & Wellness
- Twayne Authors Series
- Literary Reference Center
- Topic Search (current Events)
- Proquest Platinum
- Custom Newspapers
- National Newspaper Index
- New York State Newspapers
- New York Times-Historic Edition 1851-2001
- Wall Street Journal 1986-present
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Tuckahoe, New York 10707