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Public Library System Outreach Web Resources

Public Library System Outreach Pages

Outreach -- Links by Category: Books by Mail | Bookmobiles | Caregivers | Community Information | Correction/Jails | Court-Help Resources | Disabilities, Services to People with | ESOL | Ethnic Minority Groups | Health Literacy | Homebound Services | Homeless Services | Job Information | Literacy | Mini-Grants, Outreach | Rural Library Services | Seniors | Small Business | Youth

Public Library System Outreach Pages

Click on an area on the map below, or click on a name to the right, to go to that system's outreach web site. Links will open in a new window.

Public Library Systems Brooklyn Public Library Buffalo and Erie County Public Library (system main page) Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Clinton-Essex-Franklin Finger Lakes Four County Mid-Hudson Mid-York (system main page) Mohawk Valley Monroe County Nassau The New York Public Library Nioga North Country Onondaga County Public Library Pioneer Queens Borough (system main page) Ramapo Catskill Southern Adirondack Southern Tier Suffolk (system main page) Upper Hudson Westchester

Outreach -- Links by Category

Adult Literacy: see Literacy

Books by Mail

• Queens Borough Public Library; Mail-A-Book
• The New York Public Library; Books-by-Mail Service

Bookmobiles

• Brooklyn Public Library Bookmobile
• Four County Library System; Cybermobile
• Queens Library; Bookmobile

Business: see Small Business

Community Information

• Middle Country Public Library; Community Resource Database of Long Island
• Monroe County Library System; Community Information
• The New York Public Library; Community Information
• Queens Borough Public Library; ¡Bienvenidos a Queens! in Spanish

Community Information Resources for Immigrants

• Westchester Library System
  • Help for Immigrants (English)
  • Guía de Recursos para Inmigrantes de Westchester (Spanish)
  • Directory of Westchester Service Agencies

Community Information Resources in Easy-to-Read English

• Westchester Library System; FirstFind.org
  • Directory of Westchester Service Agencies

Community Information in Spanish

• Westchester Library System; Guía de Recursos para Inmigrantes de Westchester

Corrections/Jails

• Buffalo and Erie County Public Library; Institutional Services
• Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System; Service to Correctional Facilities
• Pioneer Library System; Corrections & Jails
• The New York Public Library; Correctional Services Program
• Upper Hudson Library System; Services to Institutions and Jails

Court-Help Resources

• Suffolk Cooperative Library System; Court Help Resource Center

Disabilities, Services to People with

• Nassau Library System; Disability Information
• The New York Public Library; Services for Persons With Disabilities
• Onondaga County Public Library; Special Technologies & Adaptive Resources [STAR]
• Pioneer Library System
  • PLS Assistive Devices
  • Bridges to the Community Theme Kits
• Queens Borough Public Library
  • People With Disabilities
• Upper Hudson Library System; Services to Individuals with Disabilities

Hearing Related Disabilities

Hearing Impaired

• Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System; Assistive Hearing Devices
• Article from the New York Times; "A Hearing Aid That Cuts Out All the Clatter" (10/23/2011)

TTY - TDD Phone Lending Program

• Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System; Telecommunication Device for the Deaf

Print Disabilities

• Upper Hudson Library System
• Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System
  • Descriptive Videos
  • Large Print

Braille and Talking Books

• Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System; Talking Books
• Pioneer Library System; Talking Books
• The New York Public Library; Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
• Upper Hudson Library System

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress Program in New York State

• Long Island Talking Book Library (Nassau and Suffolk Counties)
• The New York Public Library; Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library (New York City)
• New York State Talking Book and Braille Library (Upstate New York)

Radio Reading Service

• Radio Reading Services in New York State (from the New York State Talking Book and Braille Library)

Youth With Disabilities

• Brooklyn Public Library; The Child's Place for Children With Special Needs
• The New York Public Library, Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
  • Children
  • Teens
• New York State Library, Talking Book and Braille Library; Services for Schools and Children
• Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Long Island Talking Book Library- Materials for Children and Young Adults

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)

• Brooklyn Public Library; ESOL
• The New York Public Library, The Branch Libraries; English Classes (ESOL)
• Queens Borough Public Library; ¡Bienvenidos a Queens! in Spanish
• Westchester Library System
  • Help for Immigrants (English)
  • Directorio de Agencias de Servicio de Westchester (Spanish)
  • Learn English

Spanish Language News and Government Resources

• Westchester Library System; Directorio de Agencias de Servicio de Westchester

Ethnic Minority Groups

• Upper Hudson Library System; Services to Ethnic/Minority Groups

Grants: see Mini-Grants

Health Literacy

• Mid-Hudson Library System; Health Information Project (substance abuse prevention & related health information @ the library)
• Rochester Regional Library Council; CLIC on Health
• Queens Borough Public Library; Health Information
• Southern Adirondack Library System, Crandall Public Library; Health Information Blog

Homebound Services

• Queens Borough Public Library; Services For People In Care And The Homebound
• The New York Public Library, The Branch Libraries; [Services to] Residents of Nursing Homes and Other Adult Residents

Homeless Services

• The New York Public Library, The Branch Libraries; Persons Without Homes

Job Information

• SEE: Job and Career Information in New York's Public Libraries

Literacy

• Brooklyn Public Library
• Mohawk Valley Library System
• The New York Public Library
• Onondaga County Public Library
• Pioneer Library System
• Southern Adirondack Library System: Making Connections
• Upper Hudson Library System
• Westchester Library System:
  • Get Your GED
  • Link to Government Benefits (easy to read English)
  • Computer Tips (Easy to read English)

Adult Literacy Educators

• The New York Public Library; Centers for Reading & Writing

Literacy Volunteers

• Suffolk Cooperative Library System; Literacy Volunteers of America -- Suffolk County, Inc.

Information Resources in Easy-to-Read English

• Westchester Library System; FirstFind.org

Mini-Grants, Outreach

• Upper Hudson Library System; Coordinated Outreach Mini-Grants
• Monroe County Library System; Grants Information Center
• Onondaga County Public Library; Looking for Grants

Radio Reading Service: see Disabilities -- Radio Reading Service

Rural Library Services

• Upper Hudson Library System; Services to the Geographically Isolated

Seniors

• Brooklyn Public Library; Service to the Aging
• Nassau Library System; For Seniors
• The New York Public Library; 10 Ways to Make Your Library Age-Friendly, in. PDF ; from AGE-FRIENDLYNYC ( The Office of the Mayor, The New York City Council, The New York Academy of Medicine)
• Upper Hudson Library System; Services to the Elderly
• Westchester Library System; Help for Seniors

Deposit Collections / Institutional Services

Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System

Deposit Collections (for nursing homes, retirement homes, senior citizens day program sites in Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties)

Bifolkal Kits

Pioneer Library System; Services for Seniors

Small Business

• Brooklyn Public Library; Small Business Resources
• Mohawk Valley Library System; Better Business Basics
• Monroe County Library System; Business Resources
• Onondaga County Public Library; Small Business Resources

Youth

Children with Special Needs

• Brooklyn Public Library; The Child's Place

Children from Birth-5 Years

• Mid-Hudson Library System
  • Babies & Books; from the beginning

Homework and Literacy Manuals for Libraries

• Mid-Hudson Library System; Homework Center Manuals

Talking Book and Braille Libraries for Children and Teens

• The New York Public Library, Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
• Children
• Teens
• New York State Library, Talking Book and Braille Library; Services for Schools and Children
• Long Island Talking Book Library; Information for Parents and Educators

For more youth-related links, see Resources for Librarians Who Serve Children and Young Adults, as well as individual public library and public library system web pages.]

This page was made possible with Federal Library Services and Technology Act funds, awarded to The New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Last Updated: June 7, 2012 -- asm; for questions or comments, contact Cassandra Artale