Tompkins County Public Library

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

LIBRARY LOVERS MONTH KICKS OFF WITH LAUNCH OF COUNTY-WIDE LIBRARY CARD


In an ongoing effort to provide quality customer service, directors of the Tompkins County libraries have announced plans to launch a county-wide library card.

Beginning February 1, patrons of  Dryden (Southworth), Groton, Lansing, Newfield, Trumansburg (Ulysses Philomathic) and the Tompkins County Public Library will be able to borrow items and use the services of any county library with a single card.  This initiative will replace current regulations which require library users to hold a card from each library they use.

Tina Winstead, director of the Newfield Public Library, said this in an important tool in making libraries more accessible to county residents.

“Each library in Tompkins County has the shared goal of promoting literacy through free and equal access to all members of our communities,” Winstead said.  “The county-wide card will help us meet that goal by serving as a type of key to the county---unlocking the resources of every library for every resident.”

Patrons will be asked to select a “home” library during the first library visit following the roll-out.  They will then be able to use the card from that library at any of the county’s six libraries.  Participants will still be required to follow the existing policies and procedures of each individual library.

The county-wide card, administered by the Finger Lakes Library System, provides access to materials from 33 member libraries including downloadable audiobooks and eBooks.  Patrons will continue to be able to return items at any county Library.

Check out http://catalog.flls.org and register for a card today at one of the six Tompkins County public libraries.

For more information, contact Carrie Wheeler-Carmenatty at (607) 272-4557 extension 248.

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