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LIBRARY STAFF

Director
Shannon Thompson
Cathyrn Urquhart
Valerie Kasinski
Diane Green
Karen Thompson
James Thompson

Gifts and Donations
The library received additional
support from the following groups
and organizations, as well as
several individuals.
Thanks to all!
Kiwanis Club of Marilla
Lions Club of East Aurora
Help from the Town
The Town of Marilla continues to be a great benefactor to our library by
providing $25,500 in support.

MARILLA FREE LIBRARY
11637 Bullis Rd.
Marilla, NY 14102
(716) 652-7449

LIBRARY HOURS
Monday 10:00 am—6:00 pm
Tuesday 1:30 pm—8:30 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am—6:00 pm
Thursday 1:30 pm—8:30 pm
Friday Closed
Saturday 10:00 am—3:00 pm

Library Board of Trustees
Rachelle Walker (President)
Martha Mummery (Vice President)
Joanne Goellner (Secretary)
Marsha Wingate (Treasurer)
Judith Farmer
Town Board Liaison
Bonnie Waterman

Buffalo and Erie County Public Library

Marilla Free Library

Materials
Books for adults, children and
young adults
Magazines
DVDs, Blurays
Books and Music on CD
Downloadable Audio Books & Music
E Books
Newspapers
Public Access Computers
and Laptops
Internet and WiFi
Scanner
Photocopy Machine
Meeting Room Available
Access to materials in all BECPL
collections and delivery of requested materials to our library
Book Drop (for closed times)

Annual Report 2018

Year in Review

Programs
1,393 children and adults attended 67 programs. 78 children registered for The New York State Summer Reading Program “Libraries Rock!.” In addition to Preschool Storytime and Summer Fun Club, several special programs were held throughout the year. We had Take Your Child to the Library Day, a Give a Mouse a Cookie program, Dr. Seuss crafts and scavenger hunt, and an Easter Eggstravaganza. In May we hosted all the classes from the primary school for Community Day. Summer events included Rock Yourself into Puffy Paint, Buffalo Animal Adventures-Australia and Asia, Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens Build a Terrarium, Paul Antonio Magic, Gadgets & Gizmos! Maker Space Family Night, Buffalo & Brandy Libraries Rock!, and Rocking with Pete the Cat. We held a Family Fun Fest fundraiser in conjunction with the Marilla Fire Company Benevolent Association Picnic, Fire and Ag Expo in July. A LEGO Club was started this summer which meets once a month . The End of the Summer Reading Party was great fun as participants of summer programs enjoyed an afternoon with prizes and Mr. No the Balloon Guy. Fall activities included the Cris Johnson Spooky Magic Show, Unicorns & Dragons!, It’s Fall! and Halloween Story Hours, and a Nature Play program. We celebrated Mickey Mouse’s 90th Birthday, made Christmas ornaments, enjoyed a Story Hour with Mrs. Claus and partied at Noon Year’s Eve!

The staff carried on the tradition of making graham cracker houses by providing three Saturday and one Tuesday night session of the annual favorite family program in December. The event was sponsored by the Friends of the Marilla Free Library.
Book Clubs
Book club for adults meets monthly. The afternoon club meets on the fourth
Tuesday of each month.
Library Improvements
The library is planning an expansion which will double the size of the current building, allowing us to have more space for computers, a larger collection and activities for both children and adults. State Senator Patrick Gallivan was responsible for a grant to be used for technological improvements. New York State Assembly Member, David DiPietro, was responsible for a grant used to purchase new computer carrels and technology equipment.
Friends of the Marilla Free Library
Thanks to the Friends for their hard work in helping the library. Through another successful book sale and other fundraising efforts the Friends raised money to support the library and children’s programming. The Friends are always looking to add to their membership. Please consider being a Friend of the Library!

Numbers of Note
37,655 materials circulated
17,209 visits to the library
2,263 reference questions answered
1,107 individuals used computers
1,393 people attended 67
library programs
1,412 individuals made use of library wi-fi
Number of Materials Held
Books/Print materials 17,397
DVDs/Video 6,914
Audio 1,817
Total Held 26,181
Materials added 2018 2,872
Books 18,089
DVDs/video 3059
Audio 1,153
Total held 21,929
Material added 2008 2868

History of the Marilla Free Library
In 1912, a group of citizens under the leadership of Dr. and Mrs. L.B. Lougee, formed a book circle. This group called themselves the Book Lover’s Club. The first library began in the home of the Lougees and remained there for 23 years. In May of 1936 the existing library building was dedicated. It had been built through the efforts of this local library association. In 1948, the Marilla Free Library was invited to join the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library system. Mrs. Lougee was the first librarian and continued in that position for 41 years, until 1956.