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$20K Awarded To 3 Libraries Each In Hudson Valley For Upgrades, Projects $20K Awarded To 3 Libraries Each In Hudson Valley For Upgrades, Projects
$20K Awarded To 3 Libraries Each In Hudson Valley For Upgrades, Projects Three Hudson Valley libraries that serve as community pillars have been awarded tens of thousands of dollars in state funds, officials announced.  The three institutions, all located in Putnam County, each will receive $20,000 in bullet aid in state funding to help them with needed upgrades and new development projects, New York Assemblyman Matt Slater announced on Thursday, Aug. 22. The libraries to receive this aid include:  The Kent Public Library at 17 Sybils Crossing, which plans to use the funds to offer more downloadable audiobooks and e-books to patrons; The Putnam Valle…

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by Ben Crnic
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Library Needs Over $1M To Stay Open After Financial Irregularities Found In Westchester Library Needs Over $1M To Stay Open After Financial Irregularities Found In Westchester
Library Needs Over $1M To Stay Open After Financial Irregularities Found In Westchester A library in Westchester will need more than $1 million to stay open after it was led to believe by a former senior staffer that it possessed a large surplus of funds that did not exist, officials said.  The Mamaroneck Public Library will need around $1.4 million over the next two fiscal years to stay in operation or it will have to close on Thursday, June 1, according to Mamaroneck Mayor Tom Murphy. The announcement comes after the library's Board of Trustees, which explained the situation to Murphy during a meeting on Monday, April 10, discovered "financial irregularit…

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Library In Westchester Investigating Financial Irregularities After Departure Of Senior Staffer Library In Westchester Investigating Financial Irregularities After Departure Of Senior Staffer
Library In Westchester Investigating Financial Irregularities After Departure Of Senior Staffer Here's a new, updated story: Mamaroneck Library Needs Over $1M To Stay Open After Financial Irregularities Found A senior staffer at a Westchester County library has resigned following the discovery of several financial irregularities and a subsequent forensic audit focused on the potential misappropriation of funds.  The resignation comes after the Mamaroneck Public Library Board of Trustees discovered "financial irregularities" involving the library's business office in February. Immediately after this, the library's business official was put on administrative leave and a f…

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by Ben Crnic