Welcome!
Stack of 5 books in orange, yellow, green, light and dark blue, which is the library logo.

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.

A graphic for September's Library Card Signup Month. A yellow hand holds and Elting Memorial Library Card. Above the card in white text says, "One Card." To the right of the card says, "Endless possibilities."

Search our catalog online:

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

Picture of Library Director, Crystal Middleton

Greetings Elting Community!

There are a lot of great things happening in September. Firstly, you are invited to join us for the Library Fair on Saturday, 9/27 and Sunday, 9/28. There are more details on our website (below) but this is a final call for book donations. This weekend is the last chance to donate books at the book shed. Toys, jewelry, and plant donations continue. Have a look at the library fair webpage for more details about how you can help www.eltinglibrary.org/fair.

Keep an eye out for library staff making community stops throughout the month for Library Card Sign Up Month. It is a national effort to get library cards into the hands of our community, and an invitation to get involved at your library. Let your friends and neighbors know that they should stop by this month to get their library card. There is something for everyone at Elting!

Finally, a save the date: in October, the library will be celebrating its 105th anniversary! The library first opened at 93 Main Street in October of 1920. So this is not quite a centennial celebration because the pandemic meant that 2020 events were put off. So we will be celebrating with Piecing Together: Library Stories From Our Community with a commemorative, community-created quilt. You can take part and start working on your own quilt square. First, pick up a base square, requirements and entry form at the front desk. We can't wait to see what you create!

-Crystal Middleton, Library Director

6th Annual Ulster County Food Fight

September 2nd - October 18th

As part of the Great Give Back, Ulster County libraries are holding a food collection contest.The common goal is to fill up the shelves of local food pantries and to put an end to hunger in our communities!

We’re in it to win it for our community! Please help us by donating canned/boxed foods and personal hygiene items. Check out our list of recommended items by clicking here.

We fight for Family of New Paltz!

Connect with our digital resources

  • Hands holding a tablet with the Libby app open. Text reads: Libby: the library reading app.

    Libby

  • Hands holding a tablet with the hoopla app open. Text reads: Hoopla, tap into discover, Read, listen, and watch with your library card. hoopladigital.com. Available on mulitple platforms.

    Hoopla

  • Background has images of movie poster. Text reads: Exmplre a world of cinema with Kanopy. Kanopy: Films that matter. Start today at kanopy.com

    Kanopy

  • Picture of of tablet with Newsweek Magazine cover and an iphone with Magnolia Magazine cover. Text reads: Looking for your next magazine read? Check out the collection in Libby. Right alongside your ebooks and audiobooks!

    Magazines

  • White text on a solid purple background reads: Transparent Language

    Transparent Langauge

  • Background image of bathtub surrounded by candles. Foreground has book cover "It's Not Summer Without You," with Libby audiobook controls. Text says: Listen while you relax. Libby, the library reading app.

    Audiobooks

  • White and yellow text on solid blue background says, "Universal Class: Over 500 Online Classes to Take!"

    Universal Class

  • Orange text over knitted texture background, says "Craft & Hobby"

    Craft & Hobby

  • Mid-Hudson Libraries App

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Do you have a suggestion? Let us know.

The suggestion box is the place to let us know what you’re thinking! Suggest a program, improvement, etc. If you would like to request a specific item be added to the collection please use the materials suggestion form.

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.

Historic photograph of the library circa 1920-1923.

Your donation helps us provide many of our services, programs, resources, and collections to the community. We could not do this without your support.