Cordelia A. Greene Library
Cordelia A. Greene Library is an American association library located in Castile, New York. Founded in 1897, it was named in honor of Cordelia A. Greene, M.D. who donated the land upon which it was built. History Mrs. Judge Clark, of Chicago, a former patient and long-time friend, once told Greene that her patients desired to make her the recipient of a testimonial that would be a lasting evidence of their appreciation. Greene was deeply moved and replied that nothing would please her more than to see her townspeople enjoying the privilege of a free library. After Mrs. Clark's decease, her daughter, Miss Kate Clark, while at the Castile Sanitarium, in 1896, formed the Cordelia A. Greene Library Building Association. The charter and honorary members were chosen from the patients and women of Castile. The news was sent to Greene, who was then in the Hawaiian Islands. On Greene's return from Hawaii, she made the town a gift of for books. The Cordelia A. Greene Library formally o ...
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Association Library
An association library is a library that is privately controlled, but which meets the statutory definition for a public library in a given state of the United States. The association governing an association library is established for the express purpose of governing said library (i.e., a board is established for the purpose of governing the library; the library is not governed, for example, by a school board, which has other, non-library-related, purposes). Association libraries are especially common in states such as New York and Vermont; in New York State, association libraries are one of four types of public library. References Libraries in the United States Libraries by type Types of library {{Library-stub ...
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