According
to the 2006 NYS Library Annual Reports, the top 6
juvenile circulating libraries in the North Country
Library System are:
| Library |
Juvenile
Circulation 05-06 |
Juvenile
Holdings |
| Potsdam |
38,620 |
18,529 |
| Watertown
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33,746 |
18,412 |
| Oswego |
30,383 |
14,436 |
| Massena |
24,
347 |
18,632 |
| Canton |
23,873 |
13,403 |
| Fulton |
23,114 |
14,601 |
Thanks
to the 2006 referendum vote that allowed us to purchase
additional materials and provide more programs, PPL
ended the 2006-7 fiscal year with a juvenile circulation
of 44,972 items.
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The
Friends of The Potsdam Public Library
have joined GoodSearch.com to help raise money for
the Potsdam Public Library. Click the picture above
to begin.
GoodSearch.com
is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates
half its advertising revenue, to the charities its
users designate. Use it just as you would any search
engine, and help the Friends of The Library support
your library.
GoodShop.com
is a new online shopping mall which donates up to
37 percent of each purchase to your favorite cause!
Hundreds of great stores have teamed up with GoodShop
and every time you place an order, you’ll be
supporting the Potsdam Public Library.
Just
go to www.goodsearch.com
and be sure to enter [Potsdam
Library] as the charity you want to support.
And, be sure to spread the word!
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SUNY
@ the Library
Students
from SUNY Potsdam's Literacy Block II visit the
library each semester to find materials to feature
in their assignments and unit studies. PPL's Sarah
Sachs and SUNY's Lynn Hall, Deborah Conrad and Carolyn
Stone have collaborated on the project for five
semesters. In September, Sachs visited the Rebecca
Sheard Literacy Center to share informational texts
with preservice teachers and children from the SUNY
Daycare Center.
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online
database that will appeal to genealogical hobbyists and
professionals. Learn
more. |
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New!
The Potsdam Public Library is offering two online
audio books from TumbleBooks. Tumble
TalkingBooks is an online collection of
full length audio books with unlimited remote
access that you can listen to from any computer
with an internet connection. TumbleBookLibrary
a collection of numerous animated, talking picture
books that are loaded with features to make learning
fun. Try them both and see what this is all about.
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Why
Libraries Matter - A Story Long Overdue by Ellen
Feinman, Click
to see and hear the story at TumbleBooks. |
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