SCRLC digitization grant awarded to CCLD

South Central Regional Library Council (SCRLC) has awarded a $6,000 Technology and Digitization Grant to the Chemung County Library District (CCLD) toward the purchase of a microfilm scanner for the Steele Memorial Library Genealogy Department. The Friends of CCLD are Continue reading SCRLC digitization grant awarded to CCLD

Local City Directories Now Online.

Thanks to a grant from the South Central Regional Library Council (SCRLC), The Steele Memorial Library was able to digitize the pages to their most fragile city directories and share them with researchers online. City directories are a great research Continue reading Local City Directories Now Online.

Library adds Fold3 and Newspapers.com for researchers

The Chemung County Library District is pleased to announce that we have added the Fold3 and newspapers.com Library Edition databases to our online offerings for the next year beginning December 2021. These are available to anyone with a CCLD library Continue reading Library adds Fold3 and Newspapers.com for researchers

Elmira’s Inundation 1889 Digital Book

Steele Memorial Library staff are celebrating Hattye Skelley Day today

We are celebrating Hattye B. Skelley Day at the Steele Memorial Library. In honor of the day, library staff members will be wearing their favorite hats. After taking good care of her brother Otto, Hattye donated $250,000 of her estate Continue reading Steele Memorial Library staff are celebrating Hattye Skelley Day today