Broadbandexpress@yourlibrary

News of PCC Partners

Links to news and press articles on libraries receiving grants

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Albany Public Library:
- Library grant extends Internet's reach, Times Union, 9/22/10
Alfred Box of Books Library (Allegany Co.)
- Classes
- Alfred Box of Books Library receives $244,517 in grant funding for new public computing center (Press Release [170k])
- Invitation to October 25, 2010, celebration of the new PCC ( [320k])
- (ePLACE: your technology tool box at Alfred Box of Books Library -- June 2011 class on resume writing with instructor Mark McFadden; click on the image for a larger version)
Amsterdam Free Library:
- Getting up to speed; Library fills local need with computer literacy courses; Recorder, 11/30/10 [547k]
Baldwinsville Public Library:
- visit from Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle, October 17, 2011
- press release [174k]
- Invitation to 11/12/10 open house [298k]
- B'ville Library awarded grant; Messenger, 9/22/10 [407k]
- Library grant; Scotsman Press, 9/24/10 [160k]
- Library expands programs; Post-Standard, 10/7/10 [786k]
- BPL to open Computing and Business Resource Center; Scotsman Press, 10/15/10 [969k]
- BPL to host open house; Library opens public computer center, business resource center; Messenger, 10/20/10 [326k]
- New business resource center opens; Messenger, 11/17/10 [569k]
Carthage Free Library:
- (Professional Development Series flyer April 2012; click on the image for a larger version)
- February 2011 Newsletter and Calendar of Events [1.87 meg]
- March 2011 Newsletter and Calendar of Events [1.78 meg]
- April 2011 Newsletter and Calendar of Events [1.52 meg]
Cheektowaga Public Library, Julia Boyer Reinstein Branch
- Success stories
Cortland Free Library
- Exciting changes at Cortland Free Library; Cortland Standard, 12/9/10 [3 meg]
- (Public Computer Center)
  - brochure [278k]
  - January 2011 Calendar of Events [173k]
  - February 2011 Calendar of Events [157k]
Crandall Public Library (Glens Falls)
- Crandall Public Library receives $244,000 grant for computers; YNN Saratoga / North Country, 10/6/10
- Stimulus funding brings more computers to Glens Falls' Crandall library; PostStar.com, 10/6/10
- Job Hunt Help; LookTV -- Look News On Demand, 10/6/10 (first segment of online video)
- Crandall Public Library computer use on the rise; PostStar.com, 12/15/10
Dunkirk Free Library:
- Report on the PCC Grand Opening on July 6, 2011; pictures (on Flickr)
- Public Service Announcement (.wmv file [2.4 meg])
Geneva Public Library
- Group Classes | One-on-One Classes | Computer Center Calendar
- Geneva library receives $244k grant [533k]; Finger Lakes Times, 7/27/10

press release
Grand Opening Ceremony, 1/4/2011 [105k]

George F. Johnson Memorial Library (Endicott)
- "The PCC has been open since Monday after the [recent] flooding...working to reach out to flood victims in the area. We put together two flyers...to spread the word that the PCC was open, had computers and internet [92k], and would be able to assist community members with FEMA online functions [114k]."
- Workforce Resource Guide
- Workforce Resources Links
- George F. Johnson Memorial Library...Awarded Broadband Grant (press release) [42k]
- Library offers help with looking for new job; pressconnects.com, 2/18/11
- Grand Opening, April 28:
  - Invitation [435k]; Press Release [135k]; Program [204k]
  - photos from the Grand Opening
Greater Poughkeepsie Library District
- The Rotunda, Volume II, Issue I, Fall 2010 (article on the new PCC)
- Library District to Launch Public Computing Center on September 27; in .PDF [1.2 meg]
- PCC Class Catalog, Fall 2010 [191k]
- Dutchess County jobless rate drops for 6th month in a row, Poughkeepsie Journal, 11/19/10
Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library:
- Class calendar [116k]
- Open Door Lab; May Hours [202k]
- "welcome" poster [345k; original poster size is 28" x 18"]
- JobNow poster [3.22 meg; poster size 17" x 22"]
- All are welcome! ... | ¡Todos son bienvenidos! ... [522k]
- ¿Está pensando en quedarse en los EE.UU.?... [202k]
- Laboratorio abierto par todos (Open Door Lab) [160k]
- Bilingual Classes for Adults | Las clases bilingües para adultos... [544k]
- Invitation to December 10 opening of PCC [202k]
James Prendergast Library Association (Jamestown)
- Prendergast Library To Open New Computer Lab; Post-Journal, 9/17/10. Invitation [226k]
- Brochure: New! Public Computer Center [349k]
- Flyers: Visit the New Public Computer Center (English [314k]) / Visite el nuevo centro público de computadoras (Spanish [354k])
- Public Service Announcement (.wmv file [2.4 meg])
- Speaker Describes Library Literacy Project, The Post-Journal, 11/21/10
- Meeting Goals; Public Computer Center Helping People Find Jobs, The Post-Journal, 4/12/11
Lockport Public Library:
- YouTube Channel -- Tutorials
- KEY: Knowledge, Employment & You!
- KEY Corner flyer -- Need Help on the Computer? [308k]
- KEY: 1-on-1 Pre-Session Questionnaire [146k] | Post-Session Questionnaire [137k]
- "Money in Motion" program lobby display poster (click on image at right to see a larger version)
- Bookmark to promote Lockport's second "Christmas Technologies" program on January 23, 2012: help for those with new mobile devices and e-book readers! (click on image at left to see a larger version)
- Calendars: class listings also are featured on the Lockport Community Events Calendar
Mahopac Public Library
- Presenting the PCC
- Calendar
- Computing Center Offers Free Job, Skills Programs; Putnam County Times 12/15/10 [772k]
- PCC Facebook link
- Photo Album
- Mahopac opens new computer center; LoHud.com Book by Book blog, 1/20/11
- Mahopac Public Library unveils new computer lab, February 10, 2011 [62k]
Mid-York Library System and Utica Public Library:
- Learning Express
- Mid-York Library System and Utica Public Library investing $744,464 toward computer centers; WKTV News Channel 2, Utica, 7/21/10
- BTOP Training Calendar of Events
Moore Memorial Library (Greene, Chenango Co.)
- Class Schedules
- Bookmarks [289k]
- Public Computer Center (tri-fold brochure) [238k]
- Press Releases:
- Moore Library Unveils Computer Center; The Chenango American, 12/9/10 [408k]
- Free Computer Classes at Moore Library; The Chenango American, 1/6/11 [1.65 meg]
- Nook Training at Moore Memorial Library; The Chenango American, 2/10/11 [67k]
- Class Descriptions [62k]
- April 2011 newsletter [225k]
- National Library Week at Moore Memorial Library; published in The Chenango American, Whitney Point Reporter and Oxford Review Times 4/7/11 [140k]
New Rochelle Public Library
- New Rochelle library snags $244k federal grant; LoHud.com/Journal News, 8/26/10
- New Rochelle launches upgraded computer center; LoHud.com/Book by Book Blog , 12/3/10
- New Rochelle Public Library Awarded $244,000 Grant to Develop Public Computer Center; "Talk of the Sound" web site, 9/27/10
- New Rochelle Public Library [...to receive funding....]; Soundview Rising, 8/20/10 [708k]
- New Rochelle Public Library [...assorted news item....]; Soundview Rising, 12/31/10 [547k]
- New Rochelle Public Library Launches Computer Center; Soundview Rising, 1/7/11 [685k]
- Free Computer Training; NewRochellePatch.com, 1/13/11 (also in .PDF [287k])
- [Library] News and Events, from The Sound Report, November 12 & 19, 2010
- Invitation to "...expanded, free services, beginning December 6, 2010"
- NRPL launches state computer center; from The New Rochelle Sound & Town Report, 1/7/11 [627k]
- NRPL expands free computer training opportunities; from The New Rochelle Sound & Town Report, 1/28/11 [627k]
- Formal Invitation to Grand Opening [420k]
- PCC Information Sheet [49k]
- Calendars:
  - December 2010 PCC Calendar and flyer [146k]; December 2010 PCC Calendar -- Spanish [85k]
  - January-February 2011 PCC Calendar [146k]
  - March-April 2011 PCC Calendar [146k]
North Country Library System
- North Country Library System to Offer Free Computer Classes; newzjunky.com, 11/26/10
Olean Public Library
- Flyer for "Gender & the Workplace: Beyond the Divide" courses [213k]
- Public Service Announcement (.wmv file [2.4 meg])
- PCC Facebook page
- PCC Blog
- Public Computer Center open; Olean Times Herald, 1/24/11 [.jpg file only]
- Job Now! Database now at Olean Library; Olean Times Herald, 7/31/11 [.jpg file only]
- Generations on Line; Learn how to use the Internet easily!!! (trifold brochure) [159k]
- Need Help on the Computer? Book a Librarian for One on One Tutoring; (flyer) [141k]
Oswego School District Public Library:
- New Director Joins Public Computing Center, April 26, 2011 [200k]
- Oswego Library Sets Opening of New Public Computing Center; Oswego County Today.com, 10/14/10
- Library’s Public Computing Center Features Video Conferencing; Oswego County Today.com, 6/20/11
- The Oswego Public Library Opens New Computer Center; announcement in .PDF [197k]
- New Year = new hours, new courses at the Oswego Public Library's PCC! [371k]
- Tri-fold: Oswego Public Library Computer Learning Lab [332k]; also available here
- "Would you like help with a computer? Do you have questions?" flyer [90k]
- Oswego PCC Classes
- Links to Literacy Resources
Plattsburgh Public Library:
- Community Computer and Employment Resource Center Workshops (about halfway down the page)
- New computer center coming...; Plattsburgh Press-Republican, 9/1/10
- library gets grant; Plattsburgh Press-Republican, 8/25/10

audio report from radio station WAMC
Plattsburgh Public Library HI-LIGHTS newsletter, January-March 2011 [240k]
Community Computer and Employment Resource Center tri-fold brochure [637k]
Community Computer and Employment Resource Center, February 2011 calendar [171k]
Frustrated with your job search? We're here to help! flyer [435k]
PPL is community resource center; North Country This Week, 2/23-3/1/11 [535k]

Port Jervis Free Library
- New center to help job seekers (text and video); hudsonvalley.ynn.com, 1/8/11
- Calendar of Events
Potsdam Public Library
- Class Schedule
- Free Computer Classes!; three ads for upcoming classes placed in North Country This Week [217k]
- "Be a Lifelong Learner for Personal or Professional Reasons!" flyer [619k]
- New PPL Computing Center Booted Up, Daily Courier-Observer, 1/13/11
- Computer Center Helps Public at Potsdam Library; wwnytv.com, 1/18/11
- Want to Learn More About Computers, Algorithms, Networking or Websites? (classes to be taught by personnel from Fused Solutions ®) [250k]
- Collaborative Efforts Help (January 2012 press release and photos) [248k]
Southeast Steuben County Library
- BE:LAB (Broadband Experience: Library Accessible Broadband) PowerPoint promotion ; PowerPoint slide show [1.94 meg] or .PDF [1.31 meg]
- Invitation to the December 3 launch of their broadbandexpress@yourlibrary participation [556k]
- Library to offer grant workshop, The Leader, 11/27/10 [593k]
- Library grant opens up Internet access, The Leader, 11/30/10 [896k]
- Corning library to expand broadband services, YNN, 12/4/10 (video)
- Southeast Steuben Library To Get Broadband (VIDEO), WENY-TV, 12/3/10
- Stimulus funds boost library's broadband access efforts, from The-LEADER.com, 12/4/10
- BE:Lab (Broadband Experience: Library Accessible Broadband; graphic presentation)
- Facebook; Twitter
Utica Public Library; SEE: Mid-York Library System and Utica Public Library above
Wayland Free Library:
- Public Computer Center -- links to news, staff, events, schedule and courses
Western Sullivan Public Library
- WSPL Offers Free Evening Computer Series (beginning December 2011) [126k]
- "It's a party! Celebrating WSPL's free new public computer program"; in The Idea (newsletter), Volume 3, Issue 2, February 2011 [853k]
- Challenged by computers? Libraries are ready to help; Sullivan County Democrat, 1/25/11
- Invitation to the opening of their PCC on January 21, 2011 [366k]
- Press release announcing the opening of their PCC on January 21, 2011 [304k]

Last Updated: May 18, 2012