The Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series is now the largest library-related lecture series in the country.  We will be celebrating our 15th season this year.  Our lectures have enriched the Central New York community by presenting some of the best literary talent of our time to entertain, delight and inform our audience. 

The success of our series has allowed the Friends of the Central Library [FOCL] to contribute over a quarter of a million dollars to the Onondaga County Central Library to purchase new books and materials, and to support their adult and children’s programming.

Past seasons have featured a variety of talented writers, including Pulitzer and Nobel prize winners.

Move ahead to 2009 and the improvements provided by dedicating a website for the lecture series and utilizing DotNetNuke Portal technologies will allow the FOCL staff to provide online tools and value add to their customers and marketing initiatives.

Some benefits will include:

• Online database of past and present authors
• Online calendar of events and articles
• Video and media streaming support
• Easy to manage content system

To Find out more... check out the BETA website here: http://beta3.ictgllc.com/giffordlecture