Central Library SPRING hours 2023 — Mon./Wed.: 9am-8:30pm; Tues./Fri.: 9am-6pm; Thurs.: 11am-6pm. *OPEN* Sat., 10am-5pm; *CLOSED* Sun.
FFRPL, Central Library, and all branches will be *CLOSED* for Memorial Day (Monday, May 29); Juneteenth (Monday, June 19) and Independence Day (Tuesday, July 4).
Edna & Kenneth Kroll Fund for Library Audio-Visual Equipment
Established August 2017
For audio visual equipment for the Reynolds Media Center and related departments
Frances Weis Holtzman Fund for Literature & Poetry
Established November 2004
For poetry and English literature books and materials for Central Library
Kate Gleason History Fund
Established April 1996
For support of history and local history divisions
Kusler-Cox Fund for Outreach
Established May 2015
For library activities for the visually impaired, in part through the work of the Outreach & Extension Division of Central Library
Myles Yerden Fund for Outreach & Extension Services
Established April 2007
For support of the Rochester Public Library Outreach & Extension Division
Robert & Georgianna Becker Fund for Local History in Memory of Walter F. Becker
Established December 2015
For upkeep and enhancement of equipment in the Walter F. Becker Center of Central Library’s Local History & Genealogy Division
Ruby M. Jefferson Memorial Book Fund
Established May 2011
For books for elementary school age children in the City of Rochester, in order to promote literacy and build the self-esteem of elementary school students.
Sybil S. Craig Fund for International Relations
Established January 2011
For books (hard copy or electronic), periodicals and scholarly journals dealing with international relations and world affairs at Central Library
Toy Resource Center – Toy Library Fund
Established February 2000
Supports the Toy Library at the Lincoln Branch, for borrowing toys at no cost by using a library card
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 20 Fund For the Vietnam Learning Center at Central Library
Established December 2008
For material related to the Vietnam War era and the Vietnam Learning Center in the Science & History Division of Central Library
William Brewster Lee Fund for Humor In Our Lives
Established February 2006
For library books and materials with a humorous theme pertinent to the varied subject matter in the
Central Library divisions
William E. Beeney Fund for Children’s Books & Programs
Established in March 1999
For the purchase of children’s books and children’s programming
