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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 (system main page) 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

• Finger Lakes Library System; Outreach / Mail-It
• Queens Borough Public Library; Mail-A-Book
• The New York Public Library; Books-by-Mail Service

Bookmobiles

• Albany Public Library Bookmobile
• Brooklyn Public Library Bookmobile
• Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System Bookmobile
• Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System; The Murray L. Bob Bookmobile
• Four County Library System; Cybermobile
• Queens Library; Bookmobile
• [Buffalo and Erie County Public Library; Traveling Libraries (NOTE: "Lookie Bookie" ceased operations as of 10/14/05)]
• [Mid-York Library System's Bookmobile is now at the Albany Public Library (above)]
• [Monroe County Library System; Bookmobile Farewell After 80 Years (7/1/03)]

Business: see Small Business

Caregivers

• Mid-York Library System; Caregiver page
• Southern Tier Library System; Caregiver Information

Community Information

• Mid-Hudson Library System; Your Library: Gateway to the Community
• Middle Country Public Library; Community Resource Database of Long Island
• Monroe County Library System; Community Information
• The New York Public Library; Community Information Service (CIS)
• Queens Borough Public Library; ¡Bienvenidos a Queens! in Spanish

Community Information Resources for Immigrants

• Westchester Library System
  • Resource Directory for Immigrants in Westchester (English)
  • Guía de Recursos para Inmigrantes de Westchester (Spanish)

Community Information Resources in Easy-to-Read English

• Westchester Library System; FirstFind

Community Information in Spanish

• Westchester Library System; Recursos en Español

Corrections/Jails

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

Court-Help Resources

• Suffolk Cooperative Library System; Court Help Resource Center

Disabilities, Services to People with

• Buffalo and Erie County Public Library; Collection for Persons with Disabilities
• Nassau Library System; Disability Information
• The New York Public Library; Office of Community Outreach Services -- Persons With Disabilities
• Queens Borough Public Library
  • Services for People in Care and the Homebound
  • Programs and Services For People With Disabilities
  • Resources For People With Hearing Impairments
  • Resources For People With Visual Impairments
• Pioneer Library System
  • PLS Assistive Devices
  • Bridges to the Community Theme Kits
• Upper Hudson Library System; Services to Individuals with Disabilities

Hearing Related Disabilities

Hearing Impaired

• Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System; Assistive Hearing Devices
• Queens Borough Public Library; Resources For People With Hearing Impairments

TTY - TDD Phone Lending Program

• Brooklyn Public Library; TTY loan program
• Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System; Telecommunication Device for the Deaf

Print Disabilities

• Upper Hudson Library System
  • Services to the Visually Impaired
  • Large Print Books
• 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; Talking Books

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
  • Kids
  • 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
  • Resource Directory for Immigrants in Westchester (English)
  • Guía de Recursos para Inmigrantes de Westchester (Spanish)

Spanish Language News and Government Resources

• Westchester Library System;Guía de Recursos para Inmigrantes 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 Care Cost and Quality
• 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] Older Adults and Nursing Homes

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
• Southern Adirondack Library System: Making Connections
• Upper Hudson Library System
• Westchester Literacy & Learning Alliance (Westchester Library System)

Adult Literacy Educators

• The New York Public Library; Sites for Adult Literacy Educators

Literacy Volunteers

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

Information Resources in Easy-to-Read English

• Westchester Library System; FirstFind

Mini-Grants, Outreach

• Upper Hudson Library System; Coordinated Outreach Mini-Grants
• Monroe County Library System; [Tutorial] How Do I...Find a Grant
• Southern Tier Library System; Outreach Mini-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
• Mid-York Library System; Senior Corner
  • Caregiver page
• Nassau Library System; For Seniors
• Upper Hudson Library System; Services to the Elderly

  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
    • Reminiscing Boxes
    • Slideas (Slides + Ideas)
    • BiFolkal Kits
    • Bridges to the Community Theme Kits
    • Books Plus Boxes

Small Business

• Brooklyn Public Library; Small Business Resources
• Mohawk Valley Library System; Better Business Basics
• Monroe County Library System; How do I...Start a Small Business

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
  • Growing Readers @ MHLS Libraries

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
  • Kids
  • 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 15, 2009 -- asm; for questions or comments, contact Cassandra Artale