Tyendinaga Territory Public Library

Services

Borrowing Privileges

• Up to date reading material for children and adults
• An automated library system
• Encyclopedias
• Public Access to the Internet
• Reference Service
• Interlibrary loans
• Mohawk Language resources
• Magazines and newspapers
• Extensive video collection
• Native collection in all library formats - hard and soft cover books, vertical files, magazines, newspapers, book and cassette tape sets, CD-ROM, games
• Genealogy research
• Local history collection containing information and pictures
• Edukit - an elementary teacher resource for Native Studies
• Photocopy service @15 cents/page
• Scanner, Digital Camera, Color Printer, Fax
• At home service with the help of volunteers

• Must have a membership card

• Loan period is 14 days

• Material may be renewed for an additional 7 days by telephone

• Overdue fines are 5 cents/day or 15 cents/week

• Each borrower is responsible for material borrowed on his or her library card

• Responsibility for the reading material of children rests with their parents or legal guardian

• Clients who have overdue material will be subject to loss of borrowing privileges

Genealogy Research

Genealogy research and reconstruction of Tyendinaga Mohawk families and intermarriage with those families is an on-going, long term project at Kanhiote.

Our histories are of the following names:

Baptiste, Barnhart, Brant, Claus(e), Corby, Crawford, Culburtson, Doreen, Fuller, Green, Hill, Jacob, Jaynes, John, Johnston, Leween (Louis, Lewis), Loft, Maracle, Martin, Moses, Penn (Pinn), Powles(s), Purdy (Bardy), Sc(e)ro, Smart, Smith, Zachariah, Williams

We hold some family trees for the above mentioned names.

Kanhiote welcomes requests and referrals and assists in genealogy research for those people who have established a connection to Tyendinaga Territory.

HISTORY

After starting in temporary quarters in May 1990, the library opened in its present location in May 1991.

The library is supported by a per capita grant from the Ministry of Culture, and by the fundraising efforts of the Board.

Board meetings are the first Tuesday of the month, if you have an item for consideration on the agenda it should be submitted 24 hours before the board meeting.

Ka:nhiote Mission Statement: To be a Cultural and Educational Resource Centre.

Each library is unique and reflects the needs and desires of the community.

A First Nation library has a dual function - not just a place to find current information, also a place to save history and language - our Mohawk history and language.

It is a goal of our library to meet the informational needs of Tyendinaga.

It is a goal of our library to be an information center on all aspects of our cultural heritage, language and traditions; to foster knowledge and understanding of Native Culture, beliefs and the issues of today.

While working to build a balanced collection featuring self-teaching material, recreation, family life, healthy lifestyle environment and fiction, our focus is Aboriginal culture with emphasis on Iroquois.

Among the many donations the library has received are gifts of time, money, old books, new books, furniture, building material, computer equipment and artifacts. To all persons, community members, organizations and businesses who donated to the library - NIA:WEN KIWAHI - we appreciate your help and generosity.