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New director seeks to expand interest and attract younger user to Hudson Area Library
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| Jamie Larson/Hudson-Catskill Newspapers New Library Director for the Hudson Area Library Cory Fleming. |
By Jamie Larson
The Hudson Area Association Library has hired Cory Fleming as its newest library director. Fleming says he is focused on how to strengthen the relationship between the library and the community it serves.
Fleming says he hopes to work to develop the services provided by the library and reach those in Greenport and Stockport who are in the library’s service area, but have been less involved. He also hopes to reach out to the children of Hudson and area to find new ways to get youth involved in the library.
“I know we have a good literacy program and services,” Fleming said, “but we can do more for the population we serve.”
Fleming, 31, grew up in The Bronx and attended the State University New York at Albany where he received his bachelors degree in sociology and criminal justice, and a masters in library science.
Fleming has worked in libraries for 13 years. He worked in reference for two years at Schenectady Community College, worked from 2001 to 2006 at the New York State Library in the Division of Library Development, and before coming to Hudson he was director of the Wyandanch Library in Suffolk County.
Fleming started his new position in Hudson on July 1, and has begun reaching out to local organizations for demographics and information about the population to see how he can manipulate services to best serve residents. “The library should be a community center,” Fleming said, “It should be a focal point for the community we serve.”
One way Fleming hopes to extend the reach of the library is to attract more children and teens and get them interested in using the library in an increasing digital age. He wants to start a teen advisory board, where young people would meet to discuss what services they would like to the library to provide. “Some people don’t identify with our resources,” Fleming said. “We have to enlighten them about what we have to offer.”
Another way Fleming hopes to grow the library’s connection to the youth community is to reach out and work with other organizations like the Hudson Youth Center and the school district, and others to incorporate what children like to do already with the resources the library can provide.
Recognizing that the community he is now serving, like many around the country, has been hit hard by the economic recession, he says people need to know that the library can offer classes that will help, like workshops on test taking and resume building. “The library is a conduit for the community to the outside world,” he said. “I want to serve populations that are currently unserved.”
Library Board President Theresa Parsons said the Board interviewed a lot of potential directors but Fleming’s youth and energy stood out, and his experience and educational background made him the right choice after the library went six moths without a director. She said she believes his enthusiasm will go a long way towards getting new people involved in the library.
Parsons said Fleming’s care and reliability will prove to make him a effective role model to Hudson’s young people. During the interview process, she said, Fleming was asked if he had experience dealing with kids who can sometimes act up and get unruly, to which Fleming responded that he had been one of those kids himself.
“We thought he would be a definite plus plus for the community,” He’s really well respected in the library world.”
Fleming says he hopes to work to develop the services provided by the library and reach those in Greenport and Stockport who are in the library’s service area, but have been less involved. He also hopes to reach out to the children of Hudson and area to find new ways to get youth involved in the library.
“I know we have a good literacy program and services,” Fleming said, “but we can do more for the population we serve.”
Fleming, 31, grew up in The Bronx and attended the State University New York at Albany where he received his bachelors degree in sociology and criminal justice, and a masters in library science.
Fleming has worked in libraries for 13 years. He worked in reference for two years at Schenectady Community College, worked from 2001 to 2006 at the New York State Library in the Division of Library Development, and before coming to Hudson he was director of the Wyandanch Library in Suffolk County.
Fleming started his new position in Hudson on July 1, and has begun reaching out to local organizations for demographics and information about the population to see how he can manipulate services to best serve residents. “The library should be a community center,” Fleming said, “It should be a focal point for the community we serve.”
One way Fleming hopes to extend the reach of the library is to attract more children and teens and get them interested in using the library in an increasing digital age. He wants to start a teen advisory board, where young people would meet to discuss what services they would like to the library to provide. “Some people don’t identify with our resources,” Fleming said. “We have to enlighten them about what we have to offer.”
Another way Fleming hopes to grow the library’s connection to the youth community is to reach out and work with other organizations like the Hudson Youth Center and the school district, and others to incorporate what children like to do already with the resources the library can provide.
Recognizing that the community he is now serving, like many around the country, has been hit hard by the economic recession, he says people need to know that the library can offer classes that will help, like workshops on test taking and resume building. “The library is a conduit for the community to the outside world,” he said. “I want to serve populations that are currently unserved.”
Library Board President Theresa Parsons said the Board interviewed a lot of potential directors but Fleming’s youth and energy stood out, and his experience and educational background made him the right choice after the library went six moths without a director. She said she believes his enthusiasm will go a long way towards getting new people involved in the library.
Parsons said Fleming’s care and reliability will prove to make him a effective role model to Hudson’s young people. During the interview process, she said, Fleming was asked if he had experience dealing with kids who can sometimes act up and get unruly, to which Fleming responded that he had been one of those kids himself.
“We thought he would be a definite plus plus for the community,” He’s really well respected in the library world.”
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