Potsdam Public Library And Reading Room, serving an area of 9,600 residents, has a collection of 58,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 2,400 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,760 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public. Staffing consists of 5 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $40,000. Patrons make 50,000 visits annually, and check out materials 110,000 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
Location:
2 Park Street, Potsdam New York 13676
Telephone
315-265-7230
Other Public Libraries nearby:
(Canton) Canton Free Library
(Hammond) Hammond Free Library
(Massena) Massena Public Library
(Ogdensburg) Ogdensburg Public Library
(Ogdensburg) Ogdensburg Public Library
(Potsdam) Potsdam Public Library And Reading Room
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12/05 Coming to The Potsdam area
Vermont Maple Festival St Albans VT April26-28 Pancake breakfast and maple buffet, the annual “Sap Run” race, exhibits and sugarhouse tours, antiques, crafts, cooking demonstrations, youth talent, fiddlers’ shows, and a Grand Parade featuring teen “Maple Ambassadors.”
Franklin County Fair Malone NY August3-11 This annual county fair, taking place in late summer, schedules events such as: Rooster Crowing Contest, Truck & Tractor Pull, Horse Show, Clothing Revue Grandstand, 4-H Goat Showmanship/4-H Goat Costume Driving Class.
The Woodstock Fruit Festival Diamond Point NY August18-25 Children are our future and it is vitally important to expose them to the environment where eating whole raw fruits and vegetables is the norm.
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