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Contents

• Hours of Operation (regular schedule and children's story hours)
• Collections (what we have on the shelves - including special items)
• Circulation (how long you can have something for)
• Overdue Charges
• How to Obtain a Library Card
• Library Staff
• Support for the Library (what you can do to help)
• Libraries and Library Resources on the Internet (local, state, and national libraries and associations; local schools and school library resources)

Hours of Operation

Weekly Hours

• Monday to Thursday: 9 AM to 9 PM
• Friday: 9 AM to 5 PM
• Saturday: 10 AM to 5 PM
• Sunday: Closed

Children's Story Hours

• Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:30 AM and 1:30 PM

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Collections

In addition to reference materials, current best sellers, large print books, books on tape, and a large selection of videos, we offer:

• Full text of periodical articles and the New York Times.
• Abrams Art Collection.
• McKinney's Laws of New York.
• Price Waterhouse International Business Directory.
• Access to the resources of the Mid-Hudson Library System and the Southeastern New York Library Resources Council.
• Meeting rooms for community groups.
• 55 Alive safe driving course (call 528-6504).
• Duplicate bridge games every Tuesday evening (call 528-4436)

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Circulation

Most books can be renewed simply by calling the Library (528-3242) before the due date.

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Overdue Charges

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How to Obtain a Library Card

Come to the Library and fill out an application or call the Library (528-3242) and we will send you an application.

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Library Staff

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Support for the Library

Over the last six decades, the Putnam Valley Library has experienced tremendous growth. We have gone from humble beginnings in Mrs. Rhea Johnson's kitchen on Church Road to our own building and community center on Oscawana Lake Road. In 1996, we purchased computers, through a grant, for an in-house circulation system and for patron records. Our objective is to have this system working by mid-1997 ... which will be our 60th anniversary year.

In addition, we will continue to purchase as many new books, videos, magazines, and audio tapes as our budget allows. We will also continue special programs for all patrons.

However, we need your help! Your support in any of the following ways would be extremely appreciated:

• Dontations to our annual fund drive.
• Memorial donations.
• Bequests.
• Donations of your services.

The Putnam Valley Library Staff and Board of Trustees thank you for your past support and look forward to serving you in the future.

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Libraries and Library Resources on the Internet

In our part of New York

• Garrison: Desmond-Fish Library
• Mahopac Library
• Peekskill: The Field Library
• Somers Library
• Yorktown: John C. Hart Memorial Library

Elsewhere in New York State

• HYTELNET - Library Catalogs: USA: New York - A list of libraries in New York (mostly colleges).
• New York Public Library
• New York State Library

Elsewhere on a national level

• Library of Congress
• SJCPL Public Library Servers Database - A searchable list of libraries with web pages on the Internet.
• US Public Libraries on the WWW

Library organizations and systems

• American Library Association
• IPL List of Professional Library Organizations
• Mid-Hudson Library System
• New York Library Association
• Ramapo Catskill Library System
• SEbridge (Southeastern New York Library Resources Council)
• Westchester Library System

Schools and school libraries

• Putnam Valley Schools
• The Putnam Valley Schools' list of other area schools on the Internet
• School Librarian Links
• School Libraries on the Web

Search and research

• Putnam Valley Schools reference page
• Putnam Valley Schools research page (educational research sites only)
• Putnam Valley Schools search page