| Anna Grace -- Director | geneseolibrarydirector@owwl.org |
| Sarah Matthews -- Children's Librarian | smatthews@pls-net.org |
| Cindy Costa -- Senior Clerk | ccosta@pls-net.org |
| Meredith Drake -- Clerk | mdrake@pls-net.org |
| Christina Jimenez -- Clerk | cjimenez@pls-net.org |
| Susan Sprecher -- Clerk | ssprecher@pls-net.org |
| Rob Taylor -- Clerk | rtaylor@pls-net.org |
| Laura Major -- Page | |
| Chelsea Nash -- Page |
Staff
Volunteer Opportunities at the Library
Your time and talents can make a big difference!
- Adopt-a-Shelf - Help us keep all our items in order by "reading" shelves
- Home Delivery - Deliver items to patrons who are unable to come to the library
- Summer Bookmobile - Weekly trips during the summer to an off-site location bring books to kids who may not get to the library in any other way
- On-Call Clerical Help - When the library needs another pair of hands
- Techno Tutors - Help someone learn how to find a place on the information highway
- Friends Book Sale - The annual sale takes the work of many people!
Adopt-a-Shelf
Now is a good time to help your library by "adopting" a shelf. Ten minutes of shelf-reading each week or two can make a real difference in how well our books are kept in order.
Please contact Cindy Costa at 243-0440 for more information.
Techno Tutoring
Wadsworth Library offers tutoring to help you set up your OWWL2go ebook account or use a computer to handle email, access social networks, etc.
Call Wadsworth Library at 243-0440 to schedule a session with your individual Techno Tutor!
Sponsored by Friends of Wadsworth Library
OWWL2go
OWWL2go powered by OverDrive provides FREE downloads of audiobooks and ebooks.- Install free software on your home computer.
- Browse and check out titles with your OWWL card (library card) and PIN.
- Download and transfer to supported devices such as MP3 players or your computer.
For additional help with OWWL2go questions, contact Wadsworth Library or the Geneva Public Library reference desk at 315-781-2935
Congratulations, Wadsworth Library!
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| Cindy, Sarah, Anna, Moriah, Susan & Rob |
“Wadsworth
Library is one-stop shopping for books (print and digital!), materials
from other libraries (42 of them!), programs (children and adults!).
It's a place to get help with researching things, to pick up a movie for
the weekend, to run into your neighbors. It's common ground regardless
of political party, church affiliation, income. And the price can't be
beat. Wadsworth Library is our tax dollars at work in a way that
sustains and improves our community every day.”
Our
National Library Week “Library of the Year” judges loved that statement
from Meredith Drake. It was one of the reasons they chose the Wadsworth Library in Geneseo to be the RRLC 2013 Public Library of the Year. We
met Meredith Drake the day we visited Wadsworth; she said she comes to
the library often. Like the other people we met that day, she loves
their beautiful library and she sees it as the “gem” of the village.
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| Anna Grace Library Director |
This is what our judges had to say about the many nominations received by Wadsworth Library:
--Nominations for this library were in-depth. It is clear that individuals of all ages are drawn into the library. The library is truly the center of the community. --We had a blast on our visit to Wadsworth. We even witnessed the joy on the face of one little boy as he got his first library card!
Congratulations to Anna Grace, her staff, the Wadsworth Library Board of Trustees and Friends for being selected the RRLC 2013 Public Library of the Year!
Visit the RRLC website to take a photo tour, read the nominating entries, and watch the video of our visit to the Wadsworth Library.
Home Delivery Service
Wadsworth Library's Home Delivery Service uses volunteers to provide library services to house-bound patrons residing in the Towns of Geneseo and Groveland. For more information call Wadsworth Library at 585-243-0440 or view the Home Delivery brochure here.
Wadsworth Library Gift Book Fund
Donations to Wadsworth Library’s Gift Book Fund are a gift the whole community will enjoy. You may:
- Designate a book or other item already in the collection that is meaningful to you
- Mark an occasion or festive event (birthday, wedding, retirement, new baby, etc.)
- Honor a person of note
- Remember someone dear
To donate, complete a Gift Book Fund form and return it with your gift (checks payable to Wadsworth Library). Thank you.
Gift Book Fund Donation Form
Library Collection
Wadsworth Library's collection includes:
- fiction, non-fiction, large print, and paperback books
- reference materials
- a local history collection
- audiobooks on CD
- access to downloadable audiobooks and ebooks
- DVDs
- magazines and newspapers
- adult literacy materials
- local history and genealogy materials
- law collection
- Spanish language materials
Online Databases via OWWL Catalog
Databases of articles and reference materials are available free of charge through the OWWL catalog: subscription databases
Volunteers
We have over 130 volunteers! These are some of our volunteers who serve on a weekly basis:
Volunteer applications are available at the front desk in the Library.
- Barbara Anderson
- Tria Dove
- Meredith Drake
- Helen Johnston
- Patty Mothersell
- Elizabeth Hoey
- Colleen Powers
- Kay Sheffield
- Nancy Stewart
- Helen Wadsworth
Volunteer applications are available at the front desk in the Library.
Parking
Wadsworth Library provides four parking spaces on the south side of the building and one handicap parking space in front of the library entrance. During the library’s hours of operation, these parking spaces are reserved for library patrons.
Patrons may also park in the Christ Community Church (green and white building) parking lot, located on the east side of the library. A library patron must place an orange “parking permit,” issued by Wadsworth Library, on the dashboard of the vehicle. The Church will not tow any vehicles that have this permit. The library is not responsible for the towing of vehicles that do not display a parking permit.
Patrons may also park in the Christ Community Church (green and white building) parking lot, located on the east side of the library. A library patron must place an orange “parking permit,” issued by Wadsworth Library, on the dashboard of the vehicle. The Church will not tow any vehicles that have this permit. The library is not responsible for the towing of vehicles that do not display a parking permit.
Policies - Borrower Registration
In order to be a registered borrower of Wadsworth Library materials, a patron must:
Revised 7/14/03 & 1/8/09
- Be a resident of the Pioneer Library System, which includes Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming, & Livingston Counties (OWWL) or be issued an Out-of-System library card.
- Present a driver's license or other form of picture I.D. and documentation showing current address.
- SUNY Geneseo students must show their student I.D.
- Children must be five years old or older to register.
- Children between the ages of five and eighteen must have a parent or guardian with them when they register. The parent or guardian must sign the registration form and present proper I.D. By signing the child's application, the parent or guardian is indicating that they will be responsible for all materials signed out on the child's library card. Please note that children may access and/or borrow any library resource with their library card and have the ability to request materials form other libraries in the Pioneer Library System.
- Special permission may be obtained from the Library Director in order to obtain a borrower's card without fulfilling these requirements.
- Patrons must agree to follow the Lending Policies of Wadsworth Library.
- Patrons must agree to follow the Computer Use Policy of Wadsworth Library if they wish to use the library computers.
- The Board of Trustees of Wadsworth Library has adopted and declared that it will adhere to and support the Library Bill of Rights adopted by the American Library Association Council on June 18, 1948; amended February 2, 1961; amended June 28, 1967; amended January 23, 1980; inclusion of "age" reaffirmed January 24, 1996.
Revised 7/14/03 & 1/8/09
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