LIBRARY HOURS :
Monday - Friday 10 AM - 7 PM
Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM
Sunday 12 PM - 4 PM
HHHC HOURS:
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday:
10 am - 5:30 PM
Tuesday and Thursday:
1 pm - 5:30 PM
CONTACT US
(p): 845.255.5030
(e): frontdesk@eltinglibrary.org
93 Main Street
New Paltz, NY 12561
Library Director:
Crystal Middleton
director@eltinglibrary.org
We are pleased to offer the residents of New Paltz a wide variety of services, collections, and resources.
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In addition to the 55,000+ items we house here in New Paltz, we’re part of the Mid-Hudson Library System, a system of 65+ libraries throughout the Mid-Hudson Valley. If we don’t have what you’re looking for we can order it for you and have it here within a few days!
Our staff at the front desk are happy to answer questions you have regarding your library account but you can also use the online catalog to check the status of holds and return dates, change your library pin, access your reading history, and more by logging into your account.
A Note From Library Director, Crystal Middleton
Part of the Elting Memorial Library mission states that library, “services and events, provided in a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere, shall be an accessible resource for all.” This means you’re invited to take part.
On June 1st, we will be at New Paltz Pride at a table in Hasbrouck Park. We are excited to start an ongoing Spanish conversation group this month. Kids are welcome to bring a special caregiver for our Father’s Day Special-Tea on June 14th at 11 AM. Also, keep in mind that the library will be closed on June 19th. Before that, however, we will be showing the film Juneteenth Faith and Freedom on June 16th, and there will be a Juneteenth story time for kids with Esi Lewis on June 17th at 5 PM. At the end of the month, we will kick off Summer Reading for all ages with Paper Heart Puppets on June 28th. We look forward to seeing you!
-Crystal Middleton, Library Director
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Libby
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Hoopla
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Kanopy
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Magazines
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Transparent Langauge
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Audiobooks
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Universal Class
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Craft & Hobby
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Serving New Paltz for Over 100 Years
In 1909, members of the New Paltz Study Club were the first to realize the need for a free library association in the village of New Paltz. Seven women from the club formed a committee and opened a reading room on the second floor of the building at 60-62 Main Street.
The Study Club assumed the expenses and hired Miss Flora Schoonmaker as librarian. It wasn’t long before the library outgrew it’s first home on Main Street and the search for a new building began.
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