Library Links

The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections.

The New York State Library is part of the Office of Cultural Education, within the New York State Education Department. The Library serves three major constituencies:

The Research Library, which was established in 1818, collects, preserves and makes available materials that support State government work. The Library's collections, now numbering over 20 million items, may also be used by other researchers on-site, online and via interlibrary loan.

Websites and contact information for public libraries in the Capital District.

Websites and contact information for all 66 libraries in the Mid-Hudson Library System from Columbia, Greene, Dutchess, Ulster, and Putnam Counties.

The Valatie Free Library serves the village of Valatie and the hamlet of Niverville and is part of the Mid-Hudson Library System.