Library Staff
Susan M. Peterson,
Director speterson@eastlongmeadowma.gov
Susan Teale, Asst. Director/Reference Librarian steale@cwmars.org
Cynthia MacNaught,
Children's Librarian cmacnaught@eastlongmeadowma.gov
Kristen Savaria,
Technical Services Librarian ksavaria@cwmars.org
Laura Palmer, Circulation Supervisor lpalmer@cwmars.org
Kathleen Goodchild, Circulation Library Assistant kgoodchi@cwmars.org
Sharon Bellenoit, Reference Assist./Webmaster sbellenoit@eastlongmeadowma.gov
Ann Bacchiocchi, Circulation Library Assistant
Jenny Kinder, Children's Library Assistant
Christine Maxfield, Circulation Library Assistant
Kay McCormack, Children's Library Assistant
Stella Metzger, Administrative Assistant
Gina Munson, Library Page
Joanne Nichting, Circulation Library Assistant
Robin Siniaho, Library Assistant
Jo-Anne Smith, Circulation Library Assistant
Our mission is to provide resources and services that meet the cultural, informational, recreational and educational needs of the East Longmeadow community. The library houses over 70,000 volumes and provides access to the Internet as well as many online databases.
Meeting Rooms
The library has two public meeting rooms, the Community Room (capacity
75) and the Conference Room (capacity 12). Both rooms can be reserved
by municipal/civic groups, and by other non-profit organizations providing
services or information at no charge, subject to approval by the Library
Director. Applications are available at the library and online. Click
here for the Meeting Room Policy and Application.
Local History Room
The library also has a Local History Room where books and documents relating to the town's history are stored. To preserve these irreplaceable resources for future generations, many of the items are non-circulating and the room is open to the public by appointment. Members of the East Longmeadow Historical Commission are available to assist patrons with their research in the Local History Room on the second Tuesday of every month, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.. Please call the library's Information Desk (413-525-5400 ext. 158) for more information .
Our library is proud to participate in a new digital library project. "Digital Treasures" is a cooperative library digitization pilot project conceived and designed by the Central/Western Massachusetts Resource Sharing library automated network (C/W Mars) and the Central and Western Massachusetts Regional Library Systems. The items selected for this digitization project will be in the areas of agriculture and industry. This project is in its initial stage. A sampling of items from our Local History Room has been selected, with more to follow in the near future. We hope these images from our collection whet your appetite to explore the local history of our town in greater depth.
Did you know...
that the Information Services Department houses over 2,000 reference books on a variety of subjects?
that there are 12 computer terminals with access to the Internet,
Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint?
that the library provides wireless
access?
and that the library provides free access to many online databases where you may access magazine and newspaper articles, reference books, dictionaries, health information and more? Most of these databases are available from home. To access these databases, go to our Directory of Online Resources page or click here.
We also have:
brochures with recommended web sites on a variety of topics
for middle school students, high school students and adults, and a
file of hundreds of pre-selected quality web sites on many topics,
including health and wellness, business, consumer, finance and more.
For a sampling of our favorite web sites check out our Web
Sites page.
Visit our Newspaper & Magazines area
Did
you know that the library subscribes to more than 130 magazines
and newspapers? Each year we evaluate our current subscriptions
for relevance and popularity and make changes as needed. Some
of our new subscriptions are "Banker & Tradesman", "Backyard
Living ", "The
Economist",
"Exceptional Parent", "PC Photo" and many more. These may all
circulate with your library card.
Relax in our Reading Garden
Imagine a cold morning in February, with snow glistening on the ground. Now picture
yourself in our Reading Garden, the sun streaming in, the sound of water tumbling
over the pebbles in the fountain, and a good book in your hand.
