Lewiston Public Library (Lewiston, New York)
The Lewiston Public Library, located in Lewiston, New York, U.S.A., is a public library originally started in 1900. The library was permanently chartered by the State of New York in 2008. The library is chartered to serve the Town and Village of Lewiston and has a service population of over 14,000. It is part of the Nioga Library System, a non-profit cooperative library system serving the public libraries in three counties. The library system takes its name from the counties that it serves - Niagara, Orleans and Genesee. The system, which consists of twenty-one public libraries, is one of twenty-three similar systems in New York State. It receives most of its financial support through the New York State Department of Education. The Nioga Library System, which was chartered in 1958, helps to provide improved informational services to all residents of its three county area.
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