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The Patchogue-Medford Library is the central library for Suffolk County, located at 54-60 East Main Street in Patchogue, New York. It is a school district public library, serving the residents of the Patchogue-Medford area. == History == The Patchogue Library Association (PLA) was formed in 1883 with the aim of establishing a library for Patchogue residents. Membership in the association was set at $5 and gave voting and borrowing privileges. On June 12, 1883, the association elected a board of trustees, approved a constitution and by-laws, and made plans for establishing the library. Dr. John Joseph Craven was elected as president, a position he would hold until his death a decade later. A location for the library was found in July, in the back room of Overton’s Shoe Store, with Floyd Overton serving as de facto librarian. In August 1883, the library was formally dedicated at the First Congregational Church of Patchogue. The library moved frequently over the next seventeen years, alternately being housed in a stationery store, music store, and the New Lyceum theatre, along with other locations. For the remainder of its existence, the Patchogue Library Association worked at fundraising and finding the library a more permanent home. Financial difficulties, infrequent board meetings, a lack of facilities, and a precipitous drop in subscribers lead the eventual close of the PLA. It held its final meeting on October 28, 1899, and the proposal was made that an outside group should take charge of the library and shepherd its transition into a new organizational form was accepted. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Patchogue-Medford Library」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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