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 request 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
Greetings New Paltz Community,
Thank you all for making the 69th Annual Library Fair a success. Despite the wind and rain we were able to carry on. Everyone enjoyed a midday break in the weather when the sun peeked through. The persistence of everyone who showed up to make music, great food, and manage booths for plants, jewelry, toys, and lots and lots of books was touching. And a huge THANK YOU to the library community for showing up in rain boots or with umbrellas in-hand to shop! Your support and generosity was the silver lining on a cloudy weekend.
In October everyone is invited to participate in making two-sentence scary stories, decorating Halloween cookies, and by submitting a Literary Pumpkin to celebrate the spooky season as a community! There are other programs for kids and teens this month too, so check the calendar to see what’s in store. Also, we are so pleased to be collaborating with several local organizations for October 3rd program, “In' the Afterlife of the American Dream: Race, Mythology, and a Requiem of Promise,” so please register and join us! This is a chance to grow and strengthen our community together. I hope to see you there!
-Crystal Middleton, Library Director
Food Fight 2026
As part of the Great Give Back, Ulster and Dutchess 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 below.
Connect with our digital resources
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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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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.
Serving New Paltz for Over 100 Years
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