Aurora Town Public Library
Library Info
550 Main St.
East Aurora, NY 14052
United States
Location
Located on the corner of Main Street and Whaley Avenue, across from the Village Hall. Wheelchair accessible. Parking lot. Outdoor materials drop box available 24/7.
Computer Access
Wireless Internet Access Available
Public Access Computers: 14 computers, networked (printing 10¢ B&W per page, 25¢ color per page) Microsoft Office Applications and Internet Access. Microsoft Office Applications, Internet Access, Mobile Printing from your phone or other device, Misc. "What can I do at a Public Access Computer?"
6 laptop computers, networked, are available to check out with a valid library card and use in the library (printing 10¢ B&W per page, 25¢ color per page) Microsoft Office Applications and Internet Access.
Meeting Room
Contact the library at 652-4440 to inquire about schedule availability and complete / submit an:
Community Meeting Room Use Policy & Application
Smart Board Now Available For Use When Booking the Meeting Room!
Exhibits & Displays
Contact the library at 652-4440 to inquire about schedule availability.
Exhibits and Displays Policy & Application
Artwork and Display Case Specifications
Aurora Town Public Library Policies
- Agreement For Loan & External Exhibition Of Rare & Unique Collections Form
- Book Sale Policy
- Bulletin Board Policy
- Claims Audit Policy
- Conflict of Interest Policy
- Disaster Plan Policy
- Distribution Policy
- Ethics Policy
- Exhibits & Display Policy & Application Form
- The Community / Meeting Room Use Policy & Application
- Filming and Photography Guidelines & Approval Form
- Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Policy, Application Form & Appeal Form
- Gift & Donor Recognition Policy
- Investment Policy
- Loan & External Exhibition Of Rare & Unique Collections Policy
- Lost & Found Policy
- Open Meeting Policy
- Petty Cash Fund Policy
- Procurement Policy
- Public Health Emergency Operations Plan
- Rules of Conduct
- Social Media Policy
- Telecommuting Policy & Agreement
- Whistle Blower Policy & Reporting Form
System-Wide Policies
What’s Happening
Aurora Town Public Library
April
Love Your Library Month FREE Raffle - Adults and Children of All Ages - Monday, April 1 through Tuesday, April 30 during regular library hours - Winner will be selected at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Family Story Time - Children, Ages Birth-5 with a Caregiver - Week of January 22 through Week of April 22 - Wednesdays @ 10:30 a.m., Fridays @ 10:30 a.m., OR Thursdays @ 6:30 p.m.
Preschool Story Time - Children, Ages 3 1/2 - 5, Thursdays, January 25 - April 25 @ 1:15 p.m.
Fitness Fridays: BAM—Balance & Mobility – Seniors, 55+ - Fridays, March 1, 8, 15, 22, April 12 & 19 @ 1:30 p.m. Sorry Registration is Full
Book a Technology Trainer - Adults, 19+ - April 15 @ 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., & 12:00 p.m. –One-on-One Appointments are 45 minutes long Sorry Registration is Full
Unwind & Design To-Go Kit: Floral Greeting Card - Adults, 19+ - April 17. Participants will be called on the date of the program to pick up their kits.
Robert Lowell Goller, Town & Village Historian: East Aurora Throwback Trivia—Library Edition – Children and Adults 12+ - Thursday, April 18 @ 6:30 p.m.
Poem In Your Pocket Day - All Ages - Saturday, April 27, 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
May
Annual Discard Sale - All Ages - Friday, May 3 through Friday, May 24 @ 4:00 p.m.
Screen-Free Saturday - All Ages - Saturday, May 4 @ 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Book Bites Take-Home Box – Grades 5-8 – Pickup Beginning on Thursday, May 9, 2024
Poetry Café – Adults, 19+ - Tuesday, May 14 @ 6:30 p.m.
Book a Class or Outreach Visit
Community / Meeting Room & Exhibits & Displays
Community Meeting Room Use Form
Chromebook Kit & Hotspot
Borrow a Chromebook and Wi-Fi hotspot Kit to access the internet or a Hotspot to connect your device(s) to the internet.
Donate a Gift, Honor, or Memorialize Someone
Fill out this form to give tribute to a friend or relative and enable the Library to acquire needed materials that enrich our collections.
Friends of the Library
Learn what the Friends of the Library do and how you can become a member here.
Gaming Unplugged
Choose from over 100 unplugged games for friends and family fun. Choose from old favorites to exciting new ones. Start building your own gaming community today!
Homeschool
For Databases, Curriculum & Standards, Educational Websites, Virtual Tours, Community & Local Links, and Library Materials: click here.
Check out our Homeschooling Today magazine!
Library by Mail
A free service from the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library that brings library materials to the homebound through the mail on a long-term or short-term basis. Get more information or sign up here.
Library of Things @ ATPL
Check out our Library of Things! Why buy? Borrow for free!
- Must be checked out on an adult library card, by an adult, 17 years of age or older.
- Children under 17 require a library card with internet permission and a waiver signed by a parent or guardian may check out Chromebooks and Hotspots.
- Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. sports equipment parent / guardian and all patrons need to sign a waiver before initial checkout. Must be checked out on youth card to be eligible to erase fees on the youth’s card.
- Please pick up and return Things only at the front desk of the Aurora Town Public Library. Please do not return Things in the book drop.
- Things circulate for one week with one renewal.
- Borrow Information can be found here.
Ongoing Book Sale
All proceeds benefit your library!
Hardcovers $2.00
Paperbacks $1.00
CDs $1.00
Movies $1.00
Puzzles As Marked
Buy 5 books, get 1 book FREE!
Online Tutorials
Work on your computing, mouse, and typing skills and more by learning from these online tutorials.
Play Down Your Fines - Sports Equipment
B&ECPL is now fine free, but children ages 5 and up who have charges on their library card due to lost or damaged items may have them removed by using and returning sports equipment. This service is made possible with the help of the Ralph C. Wilson, JR. Foundation. Click this link for more details.
We have snowshoe kits available!
Research & Resources
Research
Collections
Resources
- Business Resources
- Genealogy Resources
- Immigrant, Refugee and New Citizen Resources
- Jobs + Career Resources
- Parent Resources
- Senior Resources
- Teacher Resources
Storytime in a Bag
Ideal for preschools, daycare centers, and homeschool groups, Storytime in a Bag is a book club for little ones.
Suggest a Purchase
Request titles to be purchased that the library system does not currently own here.
Town & Village Historian
LOCATION: The Aurora Municipal Center, 575 Oakwood Avenue, East Aurora, New York 14052
EMAIL: historian@townofaurora.com
MAILING ADDRESS: Aurora Municipal Center, 575 Oakwood Ave., East Aurora, NY 14052
PHONE: (716) 652-7944
WEBSITE: http://www.townofaurora.com/departments/historian/
Walk-Up Service
Unable to Come Inside the Library? Walk-Up Service is Still Available!
Order Online: https://tinyurl.com/y74r29ql
Or By Phone: 652-4440
Wireless Printing
Using our wireless printing service from SavaPage, you can send documents to be printed from your laptop, tablet, or other mobile device to any of the libraries listed.
Take a Look Around ATPL
Exhibits & Displays
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Board Info
Aurora Town Public Library Board Info
Board of Trustees
- Martha Buyer, Trustee Term: 1/24—12/28 (Oath of Office: 1/22/2024)
- Elaine Chow, Vice President Term: 1/20—12/24 (Oath of Office: 2/13/2020)
- Kara Spencer-Ching, President Term: 1/23—12/27 (Oath of Office: 1/23/2023)
- Sashi Racho, Treasurer Term: 1/21—12/25 (Oath of Office: 1/26/2021)
- Adam Zaremski, Secretary Term: 1/22—12/26 (Oath of Office: 1/10/2022)
Board Meetings, Agendas, Minutes
2024 Aurora Town Public Library Board Meeting Schedule, Minutes & Agendas
- January 23, 2024 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- February 27, 2024 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- March 26, 2024 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- April 23, 2024 @ 12:30pm: Annual Agenda | Annual Minutes | Annual Board Documents | Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- May 28, 2024 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- Jun 25, 2024 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- September 24, 2024 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- October 22, 2024 @ 1 pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- November 26, 2024 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- December 17, 2024 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
2023 Aurora Town Public Library Board Meeting Schedule, Minutes & Agendas
- January 24, 2023 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- February 28, 2023 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- March 28, 2023 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- April 25, 2023 @ 12:30pm: Annual Agenda | Annual Minutes | Agenda | Minutes | Annual Board Documents | Board Documents
- May 23, 2023 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- Jun 27, 2023 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- September 26, 2023 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- October 24, 2023 @ 1 pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- November 28, 2023 @ 1pm: CANCELLED
- December 19, 2023@ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
2022 Aurora Town Public Library Board Meeting Schedule, Minutes & Agendas
- January 25, 2022 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- February 22, 2022 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- March 4, 2022 @ 1pm: Special Meeting Agenda | Special Meeting Minutes | Special Meeting Board Documents
- March 29, 2022 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- April 26, 2022 @ 12:30pm: Annual Agenda | Annual Minutes | Agenda | Minutes | Annual Board Documents | Board Documents
- May 24, 2022 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- June 13, 2022 @ 10:30 a.m. Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- Jun 28, 2022 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- September 27, 2022 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- October 25, 2022 @ 1 pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- November 15, 2022 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- December 13, 2022@ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
2021 Aurora Town Public Library Board Meeting Schedule, Minutes & Agendas
- January 15, 2021 @ 1pm: Special Meeting Agenda | Special Meeting Minutes
- January 26, 2021 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- February 23, 2021 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- March 23, 2021 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- April 27, 2021 @ 12:30pm: Annual Agenda | Annual Minutes | Agenda | Minutes | Annual Board Documents | Board Documents
- May 25, 2021 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- Jun 15, 2021 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- September 28, 2021 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- October 26, 2021 @ 1 pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- November 16, 2021 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
- December 14, 2021@ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes | Board Documents
2020 Aurora Town Public Library Board Meeting Schedule, Minutes & Agendas
- January 28, 2020 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes
- February 25, 2020 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes
- March 30, 2020 @ 1pm: Special Meeting Agenda | Special Meeting Minutes
- April 21, 2020 @ 12:30pm: Annual Agenda | Annual Minutes | Agenda | Minutes
- May 26, 2020 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes
- June 1, 2020 @ 11am: Special Meeting Agenda | Special Meeting Minutes
- Jun 23, 2020 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes
- September 29, 2020 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes
- October 27, 2020 @ 1 pm: Agenda | Minutes
- November 17, 2020 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes
- December 29, 2020@ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes
2019 Aurora Town Public Library Board Meeting Schedule, Minutes & Agendas
- January 22, 2019 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes
- February 26, 2019 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes
- March 26, 2019 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes
- April 23 2019 @ 12:30pm: Annual Agenda | Annual Minutes | Agenda | Minutes
- May 28, 2019 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes
- Jun 25, 2019 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes
- September 24, 2019 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes
- October 22, 2019 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes
- November 19, 2019 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes
- December 17, 2019 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes
2018 Aurora Town Public Library Board Meeting Schedule, Minutes & Agendas
- January 23, 2018: Agenda | Minutes
- February 8, 2018 @ 10am: Agenda | Minutes
- February 27, 2018 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes
- March 27, 2018 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes
- April 9, 2018 @ 12:30pm: Agenda | Minutes
- April 24, 2018 @ 12:30pm: Agenda | Monthly Meeting Minutes | Annual Meeting Minutes
- May 22, 2018 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes
- June 26, 2018 @ 1pm: Agenda | Minutes
- September 25, 2018 @ 1pm Agenda | Minutes
- October 23, 2018 @ 1pm Agenda | Minutes
- November 27, 2018 @ 1pm Agenda | Minutes
- December 18, 2018 @ 1pm Agenda | Minutes
2017 Aurora Town Public Library Board Meeting Schedule, Minutes & Agendas
- January 24, 2017: Agenda | Minutes
- February 14, 2017: Agenda | Minutes
- March 21, 2017: Agenda | Minutes
- April 20, 2017: Minutes
- April 25, 2017: Agenda | Monthly Meeting Minutes | Annual Meeting Minutes
- May 23, 2017: Agenda | Minutes
- June 27, 2017: Agenda | Minutes
- September 26, 2017: Agenda | Minutes
- October 24, 2017: Agenda | Minutes
- November 28, 2017: Agenda | Minutes
- December 19, 2017: Agenda | Minutes
2016 Aurora Town Public Library Board Meeting Schedule, Minutes & Agendas
- January 19, 2016: Agenda | Minutes
- February 23, 2016: Agenda | Minutes
- March 29, 2016: Agenda | Minutes
- April 26, 2016: Agenda | Monthly Meeting Minutes | Annual Meeting Minutes
- May 24, 2016: Agenda | Minutes
- June 28, 2016: Agenda | Minutes
- September 2, 2016: Minutes
- September 27, 2016: Agenda | Minutes
- October 18, 2016: Agenda | Minutes
- November 15, 2016: Agenda | Minutes
- December 13, 2016: Agenda | Minutes
2015 Aurora Town Public Library Board Meeting Schedule, Minutes & Agendas
- January 20, 2015: Agenda | Minutes
- February 24, 2015: Agenda | Minutes
- March 17, 2015: Agenda | Minutes
- April 28, 2015: Agenda | Annual Meeting Minutes | Monthly Meeting Minutes
- May 26, 2015: Agenda | Minutes
- June 23, 2015: Agenda | Minutes
- September 22, 2015: Agenda | Minutes
- October 27, 2015: Agenda | Minutes
- November 24, 2015: Agenda | Minutes
- December 15, 2015: Agenda | Minutes
2012 - 2014 Agendas and Minutes
Annual Report
- 2023 Annual Report to the Community - COMING SOON
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2022 Annual Report to the Community
Budget
- 2023 Budget & Resolution
- 2022 Budget & Resolution | 2022 Budget Increase & Resolution | 2022 Final Budget & Resolution
- 2021 Budget & Resolution
- 2020 Budget & Resolution
Bylaws
Mission Statement
- The Aurora Town Public Library exists to serve our community with the best library resources available to enrich, enlighten, and entertain.
Strategic Plan
Long-Range Plan (January 2024-December 2028)
Friends of the Aurora Town Public Library
The Friends of the Aurora Town Public Library is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. They generously support and fund a variety of things for the community to enjoy at the library - from furnishings and equipment to materials and programs. Many Friends also volunteer at the library. Funds are raised by the Friends primarily through an annual book sale and membership drive.
- Material (books, dvds, puzzles) donations are generally accepted by Friends at the library on Thursdays, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Please call the library in advance at 652-4440 to verify or for more information.
Browse the Book Page, a great discovery tool for readers sponsored by the Friends of the Library. This monthly independent publication that highlights the new best books across all genres, complete with reviews and author interviews. Come pick up your issue today!