Akwesasne Cultural Center

The Akwesasne Library is open to the general public. Ask at the main desk for your free library card.

The Akwesasne Cultural Center has been a community effort of concerned Native American people to help themselves preserve their culture and fulfill the educational need of future generations since 1971.

The Akwesasne Library has a collection of more than 28,000 books which have been selected to provide for both entertainment and educational needs. The Native Collection is one of the largest in Northern New York with over 2,400 volumes. It contains information on Native people throughout the United State and Canada.

INTERLIBRARY LOANS

If an item (book or article) that you want is not owned by us, let us know about it and we will try to get it for you from another library. Photocopying charges for an article will be the patron’s responsibility. Please request items early as it can take up to three weeks to receive interlibrary loans.

VERTICAL FILE

This is a collection of current material stored in file folders and arranged by subject. The files contain Akwesasne news articles from The Watertown Daily Times, Daily Courier Observer, The Malone Telegram, and Standard Freeholder (1971 – present). Besides clippings from these papers, we have Indian Time, and The People’s Voice in their entirety.

SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

If you suffer from a primary disability that prevents you from reading standard printed material, the library has applications from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. This program offers free books and equipment such as braille books, talking books on cassettes and cassette machines.

LARGE PRINT BOOKS

The library has an extensive collection of large print books, predominantly for the leisure reader.

COMPUTERS

There are eight computers available for patrons’ use, including Internet access.

PHOTOCOPIES

A photocopier is located in the library, with a charge of 5 cents per page. Two sizes of paper are available and the copier has enlargement and reduction features.