Springport Free Library 2020 Annual Report
Mission Statement
To provide an opportunity for learning, recreation and personal growth for all the people who use the library. To apply traditional expertise and changing technology towards equal access to quality library services, materials and facilities.
Board of Trustees 2021:
The Springport Board meets every 3rd Wednesday, Monthly at 6:30pm. The meeting is open to the public.
President: Patricia Casler
Vice-President: Patricia Vaughn
Corresponding Secretary: Christy Cooper
Financial Officer: Robin Greer
Recording Secretary: Bridget Gary
Trustee: Patricia Vaughn
Bookkeeper: Scott Zippel
We welcome new trustee for 2021 Christy Cooper!
Springport at a Glance 2020
24,964 Grand Total Circulation
3,650 Wireless Sessions
Provided By Library Wireless Service
13,814 Visits to the Library Website
816 Library Card Holders
Please join your public library and enjoy the many programs we offer throughout the year! We are your doorway to public information services, technology and community!
A Brief History of the Springport Free Library
In 1898, a small group of civic-minded people formed an organization. The first meeting of the Trustees was held on October 24, 1898, and Union Springs’ first library was established in a single reading room above a village business. This room was open every evening and three afternoons a week. In November of the same year, an application for a State Charter was sent to Albany, and the next month the State Inspector of Public Libraries, approved the library, and declared that “a haven of refuge had been established.” In 1902, the library was given a State Charter and the name Springport Free Library.
The next step was for the Springport Free Library to move into its own building. So on June 15, 1910, the Library Association bought the Quaker Friends Meeting House for $450. Renovations were needed, and several fund raisers were held to raise the necessary funds, including concerts, lectures, and suppers. When the renovations were finished, volunteers moved in the furniture and books, and in a mere two days, everything was ready for the grand opening.
On December 31, 1910, the library was formally opened to the public, complete with an afternoon tea. The library became a charter member of the Finger Lakes Library System in 1958. Now the resources of all the libraries were open to the patrons of each library, and professional assistance was granted so that book, record, and painting collections became available.
“The years roll by and the tempo of life quickens. But the Springport Free Library still opens its doors to welcome residents of the area, as well as all who pass by….to enter, to pause, to read, and to continue on, refreshed and inspired.”
From the Bicentennial History of Springport and Union Springs, New York 1976.