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Ulysses Philomathic Library

Field	Value
library_name	Ulysses Philomathic Library
image	File:Ulysses Philomathic Library, Trumansburg New York.jpg
caption	The library in 2021
established	1811
location	Trumansburg, New York
coordinates
num_branches	1
collection_size	20,000
annual_circulation	66,000
pop_served	4,775
members	4,137 registered borrowers
budget	$266,746
director	Ksana Broadwell
num_employees	7
website	http://www.trumansburglibrary.org/

Ulysses Philomathic Library is a public library in the village of Trumansburg, New York which is located within the town of Ulysses. The town existed at the time the library was founded as a private association in 1811 but the village was not incorporated until 1872. Philomathic means “love of learning”. The library serves the town of 4,775 residents according to the 2000 census. Work began on the current Greek Revival and brick library building in June 2000. The library is a member of the Finger Lakes Library System.

Funding

Approximately 60% of the library funding comes from municipal funding - town, village, county and taxes that are levied but not given by the school district.

Staff

Staff at the library include the director, reference and youth librarians, an administrative assistant, volunteer coordinator, program, publicity, and circulation assistants. Teens are hired through the county and town youth programs help them out year round. Many roles are filled by volunteers such as circulation desk assistants, shelvers, book processing and repair, and buildings and grounds maintenance.

Governance

The library is chartered as an Association Library and run by a 15 member board of directors that oversees the library director, who in turn supervises staff and volunteers.

Mission

The Ulysses Philomathic Library is an educational and cultural resource center which strives to meet the informational, creative and leisure needs of all community residents. To that end, the library will provide a broad collection of materials and access to a wide network of contemporary resources and media.

References

"Town History: A Brief History of the Town of Ulysses, N.Y.".
"About US".
"American FactFinder".
"Welcome to UPL".
"Philomathic".
2011 A Year to Celebrate; 200th birthday of the Ulysses Philomathic Library Association 1811 and 10th Anniversary of the New Building, booklet by Kathleen Bond, 2011
"Alphabetical Library Listing".

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