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
Happy Summer everyone!
We kicked off the Summer Reading Program last week. You still have time to take part by registering as soon as possible. Then add your reading minutes to the chart by the circulation desk. You can find information about how we will Color Our World this summer with special programs and reading lists we've made just for you!
We are also going to get together again for a summertime Strum Along on July 18 at 6pm. This is a family-friendly sing-along style gathering in the courtyard. No need to register, just add your voice, song lyrics will be available.
If you have a green thumb (or want to learn), please join us on July 19 for a Garden & Grounds Cleanup, the more the merrier! We'll have icy lemonade, a list of tasks, and a few garden tools. Bring your garden gloves and trowel, and meet us in front of the library at 9am!
I sincerely hope you are enjoying the long summer days and getting out in the fresh air of our beautiful Wallkill River valley. Don't forget to grab your books for those late evenings on the porch or sitting by the creek!
-Crystal Middleton, Library Director
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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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