Southeast Steuben County Library

Southeast Steuben County Library is a public library in the City of Corning. It is part of the Southern Tier Library System.

History
The Southeast Steuben County Library was originally named Corning Public Library. It was first established in 1897. In 1922 it was granted an absolute charter by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York as a city public library. It then moved into the World War II Memorial Library on 1st street and Pine. In the early 1970s, the library moved into the Nasser Civic Center where it currently operates. In 1999, the library shut down due to lack of funds but then reopened in December of 2000 as a non-profit organization under it's current name Southeast Steuben County Library.

In December of 2013, the library had a vote for it's budget asking for $960,000. Voters turned down this request 1,511 to 1,230. This caused the library to have to cut some programs, shorten it's operation hours, and layoff workers. A new proposal was then made asking for $786,000 by taking 38&cent; off of every $1000 that a home in the area is assessed for. The Corning-Painted Post School District would collect the tax money and then distribute it to the library. On October 21st, 2014, the library won it's new proposal 2,640 in favor, with 1,812 opposed.