IMPORTANT REMINDER: Many library trustees begin their terms on July 1. New York State Public Officer’s Law §10 requires all public library trustees to take an oath of office within 30 days of beginning their term of office. Public library trustees are public officers and the oath of office is required to officially undertake and…
CLRC is happy to announce the recipients of 2015 member library RBDB funding: Moon Library, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry: $10,500 for the project, Conversion/Digitization and Preservation of William Harlow’s Film Work. The collection was created by an illustrious SUNY-ESF professor and will have broad appeal. Fayetteville Free Library: $2,000 for the project…
This month New York Heritage is spotlighting the Frederick Lawrence Pomeroy Collection as one of its featured collections. As Assistant General Traffic Manager with the New York Central Railroad, Frederick Lawrence Pomeroy (1855-1906) was a central figure in President Theodore Roosevelt’s trust-busting campaign. Under the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, which made the railroads the first industry subject…
The National Maritime Heritage Grants Program provides support for education and preservation projects focusing on historic maritime resources. Approximately $1.7 million of funds are available for 2015. Application deadline is August 3, 2015. Looking for a summer vacation destination? Why not visit one of New York State’s maritime-related national parks? Here is the list.