2008 Holiday Closings

Published on 1 Jan 2008
Filed under News & Events.

The library will be closed on the following holidays in 2008:

  • Labor Day: Saturday, August 30 &
    Monday, September 1
  • Veteran’s Day: Tuesday, November 11
  • Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 27
    (Wednesday, November 26, close at 4:00)
  • Christmas: Wednesday, December 24
    Thursday, December 25
  • New Year’s: Wednesday, December 31
    Thursday, January 1, 2009
    Tuesday close at 1:00

Our first Summer Saturday for 2008 is June 21st, and the last is August 23th. The library closes at 2:00 pm on Saturdays between those dates.

Koha is Up and Running

Published on 22 May 2007
Filed under News & Events.

The Crawford County Federated Library System (CCFLS) is pleased to announce the installation of Koha Zoom Integrated Library System (ILS) catalog and circulation program at system headquarters, Meadville Public Library (MPL).

What does Koha stand for? It means “gift” in the Maori language of New Zealand. Libraries from around the world have developed and shared this gift for the past seven years. Now CCFLS is using this gift, Koha, to manage everything we do at the library. It keeps track of the library catalog, patron information, and the transaction data between patrons and the materials. The new system is all web based and is designed to incorporate library standards. Anyone with access to the Web can now search what books are available and their status, all in real time.
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Ask Here PA

Published on 3 Aug 2006
Filed under News & Events.

Access Pennsylvania has unveiled a new service: www.askherepa.org.

Ask Here PA is a service for Pennsylvania residents, Pennsylvania students, and/or Pennsylvania-related questions.

Ask Here PA is designed to provide fast answers to your questions, using information found on the Internet and in proprietary databases funded by libraries. In most cases, Ask Here PA Librarians from across the state will provide an answer online in 15 minutes or less. If your question involves lengthy research, they will get you started and/or provide a referral for you or your question.

Presently the service is available daily from noon to 5 pm; after September 6th, it will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Click the link above or our link under “Resources” to try it.

NextReads Now Available

Published on 16 Jun 2006
Filed under News & Events.

NextReads is a subscription-based e-mail readers’ advisory service that provides patrons with more than 20 subject and genre-specific title lists that target the areas of greatest customer demand and interest. Available lists include fiction (Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, etc.) and non-fiction (Armchair Travel, Biography, Do-It-Yourself, Spirituality & Religion, etc.)

Individuals are able to subscribe to NextReads from the Access PA website (http://www.accesspa.state.pa.us). Simply click on “Subscribe to NextReads” and submit your name and email address. These sites are accessible to all residents and library patrons in Pennsylvania from their libraries and from home.

New Web Page!

Published on 28 Sep 2005
Filed under News & Events.

As you can see, the library has a new web page design. However, most of your favorite resources can still be found here. Under Information (in the left column) you’ll find contact information, our policies, history, good old Morning Coffee, and even a form you can use to ask a librarian a question.

In the right column, you’ll find links to our departments, as well as links to our Internet resources like the POWER Library, our catalog or our Internet Resource Guide, a database that you can search for useful websites.

Enjoy!