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Library
Timeline
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1980: First Kurzweil
Reading Machine placed in Central Library for the blind and visually impaired through New York State legislative
provision
- 1980 Annual Report
Newspaper Clipping 1
1980: Library-county
office complex proposed
- Herald-American, Apr. 6, 1980
1981: A solid state
electronic security system installed at Central Library to protect materials
- 1981 Annual Report
1981: Cable television
wired throughout libraries with White Branch being the first to utilize cable tv for the broadcast of Prince Charles
and Lady Diana’s wedding in July
- 1981 Annual Report
1981: Central Library
remained open on Saturdays during the summer for the first time in more than 20 years to comply with state-mandated
hours of operation of 60 hours per week
- 1981 Annual Report
1982: “Comp-U-Time”
computer access is available to the public at Central Library and Betts Branch. Patrons may have 12 minutes of computer time on an Apple II+ or
10 minutes of printer time for $1.00. Diskettes are available for $4.00 each.
- Impartial Citizen,
July 15, 1982
Newspaper Clipping 1
1982: County Executive
John Mulroy announces support for a mixed-use development in the 400 block of South Salina St. that would
include a new Central Library
- Herald-American,
Oct. 17, 1982
Newspaper Clipping - Image 1
Newspaper Clipping - Image 2
1982: First Page
Recognition Day celebrated
- 1982 Annual Report
1983: “The Galleries
of Syracuse”, a mixed-use development project slated for the 400 block of South Salina St., will have the Onondaga
County Public Library as its first major tenant
- Downtown Committee of Syracuse
Newsletter, Feb. 1983
1983: Life size
sculpture of a seated man reading, “Mental Athlete,” created by Duke Epolito presented to the library
- 1983
Annual Report
1983: Twelve SUN 660
cameras, courtesy of the Polaroid Corporation, made available for loan to patrons
- 1983
Annual Report
1983: Free public
access typewriters made available to patrons with valid library cards
- 1983 Annual Report
1984: Project Adapt,
loaning toys and appliances to disabled children and adults, inaugurated
– Post-Standard, April 5, 1984
1984: Barbara Bush,
wife of vice president George Bush, reads aloud to children at White Branch Library
- Post-Standard,
Apr. 12, 1984
Barbara Bush reads
1984: Videocassettes made available for loan
- Herald-American, Dec. 30, 1984
Newspaper Clipping - Image 1
1985: Ground broken
for “Galleries of Syracuse” mixed-use retail and library complex
- Herald-Journal, July 31, 1985
Galleries Construction - Image 1
Packing Begins
Moving Vans
Empty Department [1988]
Empty Board Room [1988]
Empty Fiction & Humanities [1988]
1987: Branch libraries
opened on Saturdays throughout the year
- 1987 Annual Report
1988: Galleries of
Syracuse opened with new Central Library June 27
- Herald-American, June 12, 1988
Unpacking Begins
Robert Kinchen Speaks at Dedication
Browse-About is Busy
First Patron to Check Out Materials
The Galleries - Exterior View
1988: New Bookmobile,
made by Ohio Bus and mounted on a 1988 Chevrolet chassis, placed in service
-1988
Annual Report
1988: New Mundy Branch
Library building opened
- Post-Standard,
City Neighbors, Dec. 22, 1988
Old Building Razed to Make Way for Mundy
Mundy Branch Interior
1989: Onondaga County
purchased the 122,000 square foot Central Library portion of The
Galleries from Amalea Inc. of Canada as a condominium
- Post-Standard,
Jan. 11, 1989
1989: Telephone
Reference Service suspended from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. from July through November due to limited funds
- 1989
Annual Report
1989: LePac, a compact
disc union catalog of regional library holdings, introduced for public use
1989: Margaret Horner,
assistant director of Onondaga County Public Library, retired following a 26 year
career with Onondaga Library System and OCPL
- 1989 Annual Report