Our Board of Trustees

The volunteer board of the Elting Memorial Library meets monthly on the 4th Thursday of the month at 7 pm. The agenda, minutes, and meeting documents are posted on the Board Meeting Documents page. For assistance contact Crystal Middleton, Library Director.

  • Tricia Bowen
    Trustee

  • Ron Fields
    Trustee

  • Rachelle Gibson
    Trustee

  • Claudia Goldstein
    Trustee

  • Misha Harnick
    Trustee

  • Laurie Hlavaty
    Trustee

  • Anina Ma
    Trustee

  • Octavia Nicholas
    Trustee

  • Thomas Rocco
    Trustee

  • Linda Welles
    Trustee

Officers

  • June Wheeler
    Vice President

  • Hilary Cloos
    Second Vice President

  • Christine Wesserling
    Treasurer

  • Stephen Bergstein
    Secretary

Our Mission

Elting Memorial Library’s mission is to promote literacy, build community, and inspire lifelong learning. The Library’s extensive collections, unique historical holdings, cultural programs, services and events, provided in a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere, shall be an accessible resource for all.

Elting Memorial Library will be the welcoming heart of our community, where all can discover, create, and connect;

Will provide services and programs accessible to all;

Will encourage curiosity, a love of reading, and the pursuit of knowledge;

Will pursue and promote sustainability in the use of resources in our facility as well as through programs and collections;

Will seek partnerships that support library values and goals, and

Will create and maintain an environment of diversity, inclusion and respect .— Library Vision Statement

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

2023 Annual Reports

Annual Report 2023 to Community

2022 Annual Reports

Board President’s Annual Report 2022

Annual Report 2022 to Community

2021 Annual Reports

Board President Annual Report 2021

Library Director Annual Report 2021

Budgets

2022 Adopted Budget
2021 Adopted Budget

Association Membership

The Elting Memorial Library is a free association public library. All residents of the Town of New Paltz (including the Village), who are of voting age, are members of the association. No financial contribution is required to be a member.

Annual Meeting of Association

2023: Agenda | Minutes

2022: Agenda | Minutes

The Elting Memorial Library. Courtesy of the Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection.

Long Range Plan

This three-year plan sets specific goals to achieve the Library envisioned in our Mission and Values Statements.

2020 -2023 Long Range Plan

Bylaws

Elting Library’s bylaws provide the rules and procedures for running the library organization.

Bylaws

Policies

Our policies govern the way the Library operates. Patrons are responsible for familiarizing themselves with our policies.

Policies

Elting Values

Access

The Library will ensure all patrons will have equal access to all information resources that are provided directly or indirectly by the library, regardless of technology, format, or methods of delivery.

Diversity

The Library will strive to reflect our nation’s diversity by providing a full spectrum of resources and services to the communities we serve.

The Public Good

The Library recognizes it is one of the fundamental institutions of our community and is dedicated to promoting the public good.

Confidentiality/Privacy

The Library will protect user privacy and confidentiality, which are necessary for intellectual freedom and fundamental to the ethics and practice of librarianship.

Preservation

The Library supports the preservation of information published in all media and formats and, uniquely, the curation of resources documenting local history. The Library affirms that information preservation is central to its mission.

The Public Good

The Library recognizes it is one of the fundamental institutions of our community and is dedicated to promoting the public good.

Democracy

The Library will promote an informed
citizenry essential to a democracy.

Professionalism

The Library will provide a workplace where enthusiasm, teamwork, innovation, accountability and a sense of shared purpose combine to provide a rewarding experience for employees, volunteers, and patrons.

Social Responsibility

The Library will be an active partner in identifying and solving societal and community issues, and will be a forum for discussion and learning about these issues.

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