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Longtime library patron says new Schenectady catalog rollout reduced access, increased costs
Summary
A resident and former youth services librarian told the Legislature that the recent rollout of Schenectady County Public Library’s new catalog has reduced local holdings, increased interlibrary loan costs and caused a decline in circulation, and urged county officials to address the changes.
Nancy Gifford, a Scotia resident and former youth services librarian with decades of experience in the Schenectady library system, told the County Legislature that the new Schenectady County Public Library (SCPL) catalog rollout has limited local access to materials and increased costs and staff time.
Gifford said she requested an item that had been on a shelf at the main Schenectady library during the transition…
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