CENSUS 2010 - QUESTION ASSISTANCE CENTER
Ellenville Public Library & Museum is a Question Assistance Center for the 2010 Census. From now until April 19th, there will be a Census Representative available at the library to answer your questions about the 2010 Census and to help you complete a census form every Monday and Thursday, from 2:00-7:00pm and every Saturday from 10:00am-3:00pm. There will be multi-lingual forms available too, for non-native English speakers. A complete and accurate count will help our state be represented in Congress and will gather information that can be used for funding, programs and social services for our community. Click on the links below to learn more about the 2010 Census.
http://2010.census.gov/2010census/index.php
One exciting tool we have to help you motivate participation is an interactive, map-based,
"Take 10" Web site that allows local areas to track and compare their 2010 Census mail back participation rates, which will be updated on a daily basis at http://2010.census.gov/2010census/take10map/.
BETTER LITERACY FOR BETTER LIVING!
EPL&M’s Adult Literacy Program
The Laubach Way to English literacy program at EPL&M continues to thrive, with over 25 Volunteer Literacy Tutors from our community. Currently, there are 30 students enrolled, with most students learning English as a Second Language (ESL). “Native” English speaking students can also participate to improve their reading and writing skills.
Our students are very motivated, and with the help of their dedicated tutors, many personal goals were achieved last year. Several students completed the Laubach Way to English series at the library, and went on to enroll in advanced ESL programs. Some became United States citizens, and other students got new jobs. Volunteers and students continue working together to enrich their lives. Thanks for a job well done!
Interested in becoming a Volunteer Literacy Tutor? Look for our next Tutor Training in May, 2010. Want to learn English, or improve your literacy skills? Call Catherine Tatunczak at 647-5530.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
A public hearing on the proposed 2011 operating budget of the Ellenville Public Library and Museum will be held in the Townsend Conference Room of the Library at 7 p.m., March 15, 2010. Copies of the budget proposal will be available at the main desk of the Library after 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 4, 2010. Acceptance of the proposal is on the agenda of the regular March meeting, to be held directly after the public hearing.
LIBRARY ELECTION NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the qualified voters of the Ellenville Central School District, Ellenville, New York, will be held at the Ellenville Public Library and Museum, 40 Center Street, Ellenville, New York, at 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 20, 2010.
The purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Vote upon the adoption of a budget for the year 2011 for the Ellenville Public Library and Museum, and to appropriate the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures and levy the necessary tax therefore, and
2. To elect one Library Trustee.
The voting hours will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Copies of the budget will be available at the Library after April 9, 2010.
Please take further notice that registration of qualified voters of the Ellenville Central School District will be held in the Ellenville Public Library and Museum, 40 Center Street, Ellenville, New York on the following date; Saturday, April 3, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board of Education of the Ellenville Central School District, all qualified voters must be registered to vote at any regular or special election.
Please take notice that all voters who voted in the 2006, 2007, 2008, or 2009 school elections are not required to register.
Please take further notice that qualified voters of the Ellenville Central School District may also register for the purpose of voting in the Library Election at the office of the District Clerk of the Ellenville Central School District on any school day between the hours of 9 a.m. and 12 noon, and 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., up to and including April 2, 2010.
PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEE ELECTION NOTICE
Notice is herby given that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Trustees of the Ellenville Public Library and Museum must be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Trustees of the Ellenville Public Library and Museum at the Library, 40 Center Street, Ellenville, New York not later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 4, 2010.
The following vacancies are to be filled on the Board of Trustees:
Term: Five years.
Name of last incumbent: John Cummings, 12 Claire Court, Ellenville, N.Y. 12428.
Each vacancy is a specific office and a separate petition is required to nominate a candidate for each separate office.
Each petition must:
1. be directed to the Clerk of the Board of Trustees of the Ellenville Public Library
and Museum:
2. be signed by at least twenty-five qualified voters of the Ellenville Central School
District;
3. state the name and residence of the candidate, who must be a resident of the
Ellenville Central School District: and
4. describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated including at
least the length of the term of office and the name of the last incumbent.
Sample petitions are available from the Clerk of the Board of Trustees of the Ellenville Public Library and Museum.
EPL&M’S MICROFILM COLLECTION
Back when our museum was housed “underground”, and Ellenville Public Library & Museum was located in the Hunt Memorial Building, we received a grant to photograph and microfilm our collection of original copies of The Ellenville Journal, Ellenville Press and other local publications, many from the 1800’s. Today, we have over 100 microfilms, which are widely used by community members. Periodically, the collection needs to be inventoried, evaluated, and when necessary, upgraded.
EPL&M is now working with Hudson Microimaging to do just that. Master copies that are showing signs of deterioration will be replaced, as will public access copies that are worn or scratched from use. A set of master negatives will be kept in the archival vaults at Hudson Microimaging, and a second set of Master Negatives housed here at the library. In addition, our public access copies will now be “positives”, which makes them easier to read and more ecological to print. Microfilms are available during regular library hours. Over the next few months, certain microfilms may not be available while they are being replaced. We appreciate your patience with any inconvenience this may cause.
Why microfilm? The New York State Archives does not accept preservation plans that use other methods (such as digitation, which has yet to prove its longevity), and requires that microfilm be the basis of archival preservation. While digitation does make public access to archives, such as our historic newspapers, easier, our first priority is conservation, especially given financial constraints. Microfilms in good condition can, in the future, be used to create digital copies. A more expensive and archivally risky process would be to make digital images directly from the bound copies of the original publications in the museum.
Meantime, we continue to develop our local history microfilm collection, adding contemporary films of our local Shawangunk Journals annually, as well as housing copies of the originals for posterity. The Shawangunk Journal itself keeps a high quality hard drive backup of every issue.
Please call us at (845)647-5530 with any questions, or to make a donation in support of this project.
Adult Programs Teen Programs Children Programs
“THE SCARLETT LETTERS…and NUMBERS”
Artist Nora Scarlett has created a series of colorful still-life photos of alphabet and number images. In each image, every object begins with the letter, or represents the number in various ways. From January 15—April 15, you can enjoy this engaging exhibit in EPL&M’s Children’s Room.
How many items can you identify? Children ages 5-11 can enter a contest to see who can identify all the objects, and you could win a print with the initial of your first name! For more information stop by the circulation desk, or talk to Miss Susan. Everyone is invited to an Opening Reception Saturday, January 23, 1:30-3pm.
FREE JOB CONSULTATIONS
EPL&M is hosting “Help for You—Job Consultation”, in partnership with the Ulster
County Office of Employment & Training and ULSTER WORKS OneStop Career Center.
On Monday, January 25, between 1:00-4:00pm, people looking for employment can have a free one hour consultation with a Job Counselor from Ulster County Office for
Employment & Training. Please call the library at (845)647-5530 to sign up.
FAMILY BOOK DISCUSSION!
Monday, February 22, at 5:30pm
For kids 9-11 and their adults. This month, we’ll read “The Friendship” by Mildred D. Taylor, and get together for dinner and a book discussion. You can pick up copies
of the book at Ellenville Public Library’s main desk, or from Mrs. Mitchell at Ellenville Elementary School library, or Mrs. Green at Ellenville Middle School Library.
Childcare for younger siblings provided!! Please call us at 647-5530 with any questions!