Awards

Outstanding Public Library Building Award

New York Library Association – Public Libraries Section

In October 2001, the New York Library Association – Public Libraries Section gave three Outstanding Public Library Building Awards. Poestenkill Library received a plaque along with $500 at the Annual Dinner during the NYLA Conference held in Albany. The other two libraries were Broome County Public Library, a 72,000 square foot state of the art facility and Suffern Free Library, also a state of the art building at 36,000 square feet. Poestenkill Library’s square footage is only 2100.

Niagara Mohawk Community Renaissance Award

At the beginning of November 2001, we were notified that Poestenkill Library had received one of Niagara Mohawk’s Community Renaissance Awards. These awards were given to four community projects from 58 applicants. In addition to our award, the H. H. Richardson Community Landmark, the others were:

  • Little Falls Waterfront Revitalization Project – Thomas Edison Lighting Award
  • Marcy Building Project in Watertown – H. H. Richardson Community Landmark
  • Paper Mill Island Project, in Baldwinsville – Frederick Law Olmstead Community Planning Award

We received this award at the 4th Annual Economic Development Academy breakfast on November 29, 2001 in Saratoga Springs.

Community Beautification Award

Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce

Two days after we learned of the Niagara Mohawk award, we were notified that we had won one of the Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce Community Beautification Awards. We received the Community Achievement Award, given for outstanding efforts which enhance the community’s physical environment, at a dinner on November 28, 2001.

Acknowledgement

We are extremely proud and grateful for the recognition of these awards. They would not have been possible without the untiring support of the Poestenkill Community. Two of the three awards are given specifically for community efforts and in writing the applications for these awards, we emphasized the extent of the support we had received. The Poestenkill Town Green Committee, that did the beautiful landscaping around the library, is to be thanked many times over as it is their effort that makes the library look as wonderful as it does to all those that pass by.

The applications for all three of these awards were meticulously prepared by Dorothea Fisher, Sue McLaren and Eva Gemmill. Thank you very much for the hours of work that went into getting these applications ready to be submitted. Look at the results!