Library Timeline

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2001: Friends of Central Library created the Muriel Koretz Award, in honor of the newspaper columnist, for the promotion of children’s reading     
- Post-Standard, Nov. 8, 2001

2001: Ashley McGraw Architects, P.C. and library consultant Richard Waters of Providence Associates, Inc. conducted a study of O.C.P.L. facilities and operations to be added to Onondaga County’s six-year improvement plan
- 2001 Annual Report

2001: Friends of Central Library contributed $30,000 to library      
- 2001 Annual Report

2002: Mary Frances Floreck, interim library director since July 2002, named executive director of the Onondaga County Public Library        
- Post-Standard, Mar. 22, 2002

2002: Onondaga County awarded a grant to Onondaga County Public Library of $500,000 for children’s resources  
- 2002 Annual Report

2002: Pass Computer Lab opened in Central Library 
- 2002 Annual Report

2002: Onondaga County Public Library launched TeenWork Magazine featuring creative works ranging from literature to art by area teens       
- Post-Standard, Apr. 19, 2002

2002: New York State Vital Records Index acquired by the Local History/Genealogy Department of Central Library 
- 2002 Annual Report

2003: 24 hour digital reference service called “Ask a Librarian” inaugurated during National Library Week
- 2003 Annual Report

2004: Joyce Latham appointed director of Onondaga County Public Library in August
- Post-Standard, Nov. 23, 2004

2006: Audiobooks online and music downloads made available to Onondaga County Public Library patrons         
- Post-Standard, May 1, 2006

2006: Filters installed on library computers to comply with the Children’s Internet Protection Act   
- Post-Standard, June 29, 2006

2006: AquaBrowser, a search engine combining library and community resources, introduced 
- Post-Standard, Nov. 9, 2006