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Central Library Collections and Programs

As Central Library of the Pioneer Library System, the Geneva Public Library receives annual grants from New York State to purchase non-fiction materials and to develop specialized services. A system-wide advisory committee assists in the planning and development of these collections and services.

Central Dispatch

Penguin Publishing, a leader publisher of books and their electronic counterparts, has made a number of recent controversial decisions regarding the distribution and licensing of their e-book content. The decisions dramatically affect our patrons' access to Penguin's digital content.

Central Library News

  • The Library's proposed 2012-2013 Budget includes an increase of 2% in local tax appropriation.

  •  The Library will present its proposed 2012-2013 Budget, which includes an increase of 2% in local tax appropriation. The additional $8,961.00 in tax revenue will help the Library offset rising retirement and health care costs as well as significant reductions in state aid in order to maintain the high quality collections, services and programs that the Geneva community currently enjoys.   

  • OWWL2Go users please note, Overdrive will be working on some system maintenance procedures at 7:00 AM on Monday March 26th. While efforts will be made to minimize the impact, the work will result in a window where OWWL2Go titles cannot be downloaded. We do not know how long the maintenance will last but it should only be a few hours at most.

  • Gear up for National Novel Writing Month with an motivational talk by author Cynthia Neale, "The Staying Power of Epiphanies for a Writer's Life," on Thursday, October 20 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm in the Community Room of the Geneva Public Library. 

  • We are pleased to announce that Amazon® Kindle compatibility with your OWWL2go eBook collection is here!  This update allows most existing eBooks in OWWL2go to be read on all Kindle devices or by using free Kindle apps for iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ and other mobile devices.