Crandall Public Library creates programs and services to educate, enrich

and encourage our thriving community.

Crandall Public Library

Crandall Public Library will cultivate a forward-thinking community that pursues

knowledge, embraces inclusion, inspires creativity and values civic responsibility.

VISION

“I feel at home when I come to the Library.” Teresa

“Crandall Library means THE

WORLD to me!” Judi

“You help broaden horizons.” Charles

“The Library is a no judgement zone.” Emmalee

In 2015 people were talking... 412,185People visited the Library

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251 Glen Street Glens Falls, NY 12801 2015 Highlights

“The Library is one of our favorite places to come and spend time. I love that my children have grown up with Crandall.” Leah

MISSION

Andrea Matte Margaret & Steven McCullough Lynn McNulty Peter & Jackie Mead Daniel & Catherine Meehan Barbara Mein Bernice A. Mennis Thomas Meyer Helen L. MohrJean Moon Joseph F. Mulcahy Mr. & Mrs. George R. Mulvaney Meta R. Murray June C. Naples Jill Paltrowitz & Phil Ulrich Karen F. Parker Tom & JoEllen Parsons Elizabeth Pastecki Paul & Judy Pontiff Anne Powers Emmanuel & Diane Purdo Scott & Margaret Rishel Edythe Robbins Mitzi M. Robinson Sandra B. Rourke Stephanie Ruel Donald Ruggles Margarett Schou Janice & David Scott Sanford & Martha Searleman Wendy & Scott Severance Lynn & Chris Shanks Cynthia Sherwood Philip A. & Margaret S. Smith Robert & Denise Snyder Dr. & Mrs. Richard Spitzer Eileen Stana Susan J. Stewart Beatrice Stone Sally Strasser John Strough June Talley Ann Thibodeau & Anthony Mesaric Jane A Thompson Charles Tierney Douglas H. Tulley Jessica Vinson Thomas Wade Allen & Renee Wadler Patricia E. Watkins Gerry & Jerry Welcher Maurice & Terry Wiart Stephanie Winters Donald Woodworth Alfred & Georgiana Zustovich

Matching GiftsAetna FoundationGE FoundationIBM International FoundationOpen Society Institute

In MemoryBarbara BaldwinPeter & Judith RuscittiJane Pennell BeckmanAnne E. BaskindMabel & Kip BosworthBarbara & Lew VarneyPatricia O’Donnell BowyerSanford & Martha SearlemanJoan M. CordesJohn CordesCatherine CrozierSusan AbelLuanne & Allan EricksonWinifred MillerPeggy PlossRed Hat Friends of Peggy PlossJo Ann SianoRaymond & Lucille StagichPatricia CulverColleen CulverSandra DavidRaymond DavidLois Anne GalbraithArnold GalbraithHerbert GardeHarriet & Herbert AltshulerH. Peale Haldt, Jr.AnonymousS. Harley HarringtonCarl T. HarringtonMarilyn HorowitzPaul & Susan WrightPaul A. KohnRaymond David

Eleanor KrihakMary P. MoriartyMargaret LaursonLillian N. BartholomewCharles & Kim BartonMarjorie BruederJames & Carol DahlheimerElizabeth DybasDaniel J. GibbsBarbara KenneyPeter & Jackie MeadRichard E. MurphyTom & Linda MurphyKim O’NeilRosalind RauscherJanet LeonelliJohn & Mary MacDonald & SonGerald “Jerry” LoftusJoanne LoftusChristine & Scott MacPhersonJoan RechSUNY Adirondack FoundationMaria Durkee LoveringThomas S. DurkeeJack E. MacyRuth Clear MacyTheresa McIntireMark & Mary HannanCharles R. McKinneyHarold & Beth McKinneyDon MilneDale & Jonathan NemerLily MullerSusan Fox & Naftali RottenstreichLawrence & Alice NewcombAnonymousElsie OtisKurt & Donna RuppelPatrick PorteusDarci & Reid GrubbsPaul ProutyDorothy E. ProutyAnthony & Ala RagonettiGloria RagonettiVictor G. RossMary Anne RossCarol Jung SchneiderKathy & Chuck LaRoccaIrving ShapiroFrances ShapiroGeoffrey Logan SommoMs. Elain Sommo & FamilyDorothy TrumbleDonna M. TrumbleHazel L. WahlOtto WahlJessica WellerAudrey HollowayKen & Gail MihalakJames & Nancy Wasmund

In HonorJohn AustinMark BehanRev. Donald DoyleMarilyn DoyleKatie HarrisCharlie RudnickAudrey HollowayHeather WellerWilliam HughesKatherine HughesMargot HydeNorman EnhorningCrandall Public Library StaffMichael Lieberth & Joy SmithRichard & Patricia SymesChristine L. McDonaldDrs. John & Kathleen BraicoEric KrantzLeigh MolinariPieter VanVolkenburghThe Rash FamilyColleen L. CulverJoyce & Pete SmithMark & Janet MitznerClayton & Mary Jo WellsMichael StewartMelissa KarakusAyla Ruth TannerSing-Smith FamilyWhalehead Beach Golf GroupBarbara & David KrogmannWilliam Frank WhitfieldAnonymous

DiamondAnonymous, in honor of William Franklin WhitfieldAnonymous, in memory of Lawrence & Alice NewcombLeo Cox Beach Philanthropic FoundationCommunity Exchange FoundationThe Conkling CenterNancy EustanceFriends of Crandall Public LibraryGlens Falls HospitalGlens Falls National Bank and Trust CompanyEd Moore Sr. & FamilyNYS Council on the ArtsPatron Grant ProgramFrances Shapiro, in memory of Irving ShapiroSALS Early Adapter Technology Challenge GrantTouba Family FoundationJoan Weill (Bequest)

PlatinumAdirondack Gateway CouncilThe Adirondack Trust CompanyPhyllis W. & Neil W. AkinsAmerican Library AssociationBehan CommunicationsPatricia C. ByrnesDELLA Auto GroupFinch PaperThe Hazewski FamilyJoanne Loftus, in memory of Jerry LoftusMary Anne Ross, in memory of Victor G. RossStewart’s Shops

GoldAnonymousGloria Bittman Memorial FundSunny BuchmanMr. & Mrs. George Coughlan IIIFredric & Nancy FagelmanOrel Friedman, M.D. (Bequest)Glens Falls Rotary ClubJean HuntingtonPhoebe JacksonPeter & Nancy KudanSenator Betty LittleMarjory B. MoellerAlan & Dorie RedekerDr. Richard & Jane ReismanDr. & Mrs. H. John SchutzeDr. & Mrs. Thomas I. SouleSouthern Adirondack Library SystemMichael & Patricia Toomey

SilverSeveral Anonymous DonorsCharles H. AppleyardMark BehanBill & Bunny BitnerNick & Barbara CaimanoTina & George CarruthersMs. Betty DoddsKathie & Brian DuncanElite FitnessExit 18 SunocoDavid & Mary FarrAl & Mary Jane GiletKarin & George GreenHon. & Mrs. John S. Hall, Jr.Dirck & Joyce HarrisonHerbert & Nancy HudnutIrving Consumer Products, Inc.Rose Mary KingsleyGloria Bittman Memorial FundMr. & Mrs. Byron LaphamBartlett, Pontiff, Stewart & RhodesTom & Linda MurphyStephen & Carolyn MurrayWilliam J. Nealon III Attorney at LawDale & Jonathan NemerDick & Ann Parker

Paul & Becky PreussMary Prunty LaPannBarbara & Myron RapaportBartlett, Pontiff, Stewart & RhodesDr. & Mrs. Richard A. SaundersGary & Catherine SchmittTrip & Sharon ShannonJudith Metzner ShepherdAssemblyman Dan Stec

BronzeSeveral Anonymous DonorsAdirondack Branch - American Assoc. of University WomenRobert & Jane ArnoldLionel & Deborah BartholdCharles & Kim BartonBob & Carol BayleJohn & Mary-Arthur BeebeCheryl & Gerry BilodeauDr. & Mrs. William L. Bitner IIIRalph & Nancy BoerickeConstance Gillette BosseAnn & Tony BrockelmanJames & Christine BrownJohn & Linda CampinellMichael ChoppaF. T. & E. P. CollinsKathleen CrannellCharlotte & Michael DalyMichael & Carmen Della BellaJohn & Mary Anne DotyJeff & Pat DuncanWarren E. DunhamNorman & Marianne FacklamDale & Charles FarrarGeorgette FolleySusan & Tom FordSandra Hutchinson & Mark FrostGayle GreenoJoan GrishkotDr. & Mrs. Gerald HareB J HavensWilliam M. HerrlichHilltop Construction Co.Michael & Kathryn HoffmanEdward & Elaine HuntingtonTed & Elaine HuntingtonRoman JaroshJarrett Engineers, PLLCDr. Charla JenningsTeresa KayeDoug & Robin KirkpatrickCol. & Mrs. Robert W. KrugNorman KudanTheodore & Anne KusnierzLaurie A. LaFountainKatherine LaphamMark & Lisa LebowitzRick & Julie LeonelliDonald F. LilleyRonald & Judith LykeStacey Mandelbaum & Alex FrankLynne & Bill MasonMr. & Mrs. John A. MasonJoyce & Mike MassianoDavid & Sue MatznerKent & Sandy McCallumChristine L. McDonaldRita & Phil McIntireKate McKillip & Carl ZutzBernice McPhillipsPaul & Sue McPhillipsLinda L. MeadElizabeth MillerJoyce MillerDr. & Mrs. James MorrisseyDavid & Betsy MoynehanPhillip & Kathleen NaftalyFred & Dorothy NataleRon & Martie NewellCharles & Jackie NooneR. B. & C. V. O’ConnorGeorge & Cathy PainterRichard & Ann Parker

Bennett PatrickSara PearsallChris & Kathy ReedJoan & Alan RhodesBarbara SchierlohRobert & Sara SelligMaureen ShaughnessyMr. & Mrs. D. Ross SheridanNancy ShortellStephen J. Sills, MDJoyce & Pete SmithRobert A. SmithThe Socolof FamilyHelen P. SternW. TedescoMary-Beth WagnerStephen & Anne Ziobrowski

SupportersSeveral Anonymous Donors AdvokateDr. Michael & Stephanie Angelucci Tom BakerJane & Terrence Barton Doug & Judy Beers Terry Bell Mayor Robert Blais Ann Blanchard Julie Bowe Jamie & Laura BrownLinda Burch Mr. & Mrs. H. Whitney Butterfield Sandra T Carpenter Frances Cartmell Dawn M. Clifford Martin & Janet Cohen William H. Cooper & Regina M. Cooper Coolidge CopelandBarbara Coughlin Nancy & Frank Countryman Ed & Judy Creede Rosemary Croop Kimberly DeBarbieri Patricia A. Decker Norman & Nancy Dobert Paul Donaldson Alayne Donlon & Steven Attardo Maureen Dye Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Engler Joan Erb Kelsey R Ernst Joyce E. Falkenbury William & Joan Fitzsimons Anne & Rick Fuller Russell & Julie Gann Liz Gee Donna Rae Gelder Marie & Joseph Geroski, in honor of Nancy & Quil Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gilchrist Rosemary Gorton John & Margaret Greenslade Norman Himes Mary F. Horrigan Sandra & Richard Horwitz Susan Huners Rick & Sarah Hussa Sheila & Jim Hutt Patricia Irion Tom & Joan Jenkin Matthew & Paula Jones Jane Kana Alfred W. & Dorothy Kopf Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kuba Mikiko Kurosaka Louise Ladd Lake George Community Garden Club Robert Lankenau Leonore G. Lebowitz Carrie Lee Mr. & Mrs. Eric Leskovec Elizabeth A. Lortie Margaret Lucas Wilda MacKnight Mary Anne Martindale

Annual Donors

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our donor lists. Please notify Crandall Public Library’s Development Office of corrections at (518)792-6508, ext. 284.

All that we are, all that we offer to the people of this region can be attributed to a collective civic pride and generous spirit...

Promoting childhood literacy • weekly storytime programs • 1000 Books b4 Kindergarten • reading and read-to-me clubs • read to therapy dogs • foreign language classesVisiting authors included • Richard Brookhiser • Julia Spencer Fleming • Raymond O’Conor • Luis Carlos MontalvánSummer Reading Program - a celebration of herosLegend of Sleepy Hollow with storyteller Jonathan Kruk

Reading and listening materials to home bound seniorsVisits to and from local preschool and elementary school classesGlens Falls YMCA Summer Reading CampProspect Child and Family CenterMusic & Dancing programs at Moreau Community Center

Lifelong Learning

Technology

CollectionsLiteracy for All

Art & Culture

Volunteers

Expanded digital materials • Overdrive books • Zinio magazines • Freegal music • Freegal movies & TVInnovative 3D PrinterNew copier with scanner and fax for public use1-on-1 Computer TrainingSTEM Explorer Kits for ages 3+Job Skills Training

Downloadable & streamable books, movies, music & moreStephen Alcorn Collection donated to the Folklife CenterHot Tickets - Best sellers first come, first serve; just grab when you see them on displayOn-site ancestry.com database access

ConnectionsOutreach

Customer Service

CommunityEveryone who comes through the door is

welcome as a library patron, treated with

respect and offers of help.” Linda

“A cultural center with opportunities for everyone.” Joanne

“A fabulous and beautiful resource for books, music,

movies, and artwork, as well as all the Folklife

programs.” Mary-Beth

We’re always striving to improve our services to you...

We provide our community with free programs and services for today and the future...

It’s the relationships we form that enrich the lives of those around us...

We’ve expanded our selections to provide you more choices...

Crandall Cares - It’s Cold Out There SALS 2015 Program of the YearMonthly Staff Dress Down supporting local causesPost-Star Holiday Parade100s of collaborations including

35th Annual Film & Video FestivalLive! Folklife ConcertsExhibitions: Battenkill Inspired; A Transitional InterpretationDo Tell: Learning to Perform Personal Stories Summerland chamber music seriesGuess What I Collect? Children’s own collections on displayStar Wars & International Games Day celebrations

Battenkill ConservancyIroquois Reading Council

Glens Falls SymphonyGlens Falls YMCA

LARACSUNY Adirondack

Summerland Music SocietyNYS Department of Labor

Helped us in • Reference • Folklife Center • Children’s • Circulation • Teen’s • special events • mailings

Friends of CPLFebruary, June & October Book SalesMonthly art exhibitions in the Friends Gallery

$37,000Raised for Library

Programs & Services

Redesigned Customer Service Desk for improved patron accessibilityNew RTI blue-ray disc cleaning equipmentExpanded communications through Tweets, Facebook posts, Instagram, and a monthly eNewsletter Flexible borrowing and reserves for non-fiction moviesApproachable Library staffLarge print & audio books availableeReaders for senior outreach2015 - 2018 Strategic Plan adopted

How do people use the Library?

3,178Volunteer Hours

Contributed

67,421Reference Inquiries

29,316Childrens’ Inquiries

42,235Total Program Attendance

385,125Total Book Circulation

287,247Media Circulation

965,277Wireless Hits

58,242Internet Sessions

14,243Teen Center Use

Social MediaWe’re on Facebook, Twitter,

Instagram, and YouTube to keep you informed and

connected to the Library and our programs and services.

12,166Items Delivered

400Families met their

first 100 goal

1,116Kids

106Teens

210Adults

2,490Folklife Research

5,290Facebook Likes

1,047Twitter Followers

7,324Views on the Folklife

YouTube Channel

Contact us by phone at (518) 792-6508 or online at crandalllibrary.org

“I once told my son having

a card to a good library is

the most important

card to carry in his wallet.”

Katherine

PATRON

BENEFACTOR

CHAMPION

Barton International

Cooper’s Cave Ale Company LTD

Elite Fitness

R. Cohen Recycling

Saratoga’s Community FCU

Schutze Family Dentistry

Tree Care by Stan Hunt

ASSOCIATE

Business Partners

Financials

In-Kind Support

We make smart decisions to provide you the best experience within a socially responsible budget...

Annual Donors

50,840Library Card Holders

2010 Census District Population 57,329

“Love Crandall!” Barbara

53%

12%

20%

15%

$4.16 Million

Expenses

$32,321Boots, Chaps & Cowboy Hats Jamboree Honoring

2015 Henry Crandall Award recipients Sally & Tom Hoy

$4.23 Million

Income

79%

18%

3%

Programs, Services & Collections (reading, listening & viewing)Building OperationsSupport ServicesDebt Service

Local Public FundsNew York State AidOther Income (investments, fundraising fines & grants)

“A helpful, friendly place that keeps me reading. : )” Charla

A full report is available online at crandalllibrary.org.