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Saratoga Springs Public Library
Saratoga Springs Public Library (SSPL), established in 1950, is a public library located in Saratoga Springs in the Capital District area of New York. SSPL serves the Saratoga Springs City School District.
The three-story building on Henry Street that now houses the library was opened in 1995. SSPL offers a wide variety of services in the building and via the web site. The library offers a collection of current, high demand print and non-print items, including books on tape or compact discs, DVDs, as well as access to online electronic information resources, downloadable audiobooks, ebooks and videos, and much more. The library provides public computer access to library card and non-card holders, printing, 3D printing, scanning, faxing, and free WiFi.
Librarians are available to respond to the information needs of customers who walk-in or phone-in with questions. SSPL also provides Ask-A-Librarian, an email reference service. Individuals who wish to research their own information needs can also browse through the dozens of reference pages known as LibGuides.
The library offers wireless capability, a coffee shop, and The Friends Book Shop bookstore selling used paperback and hardbound books.
The library offers free programs and activities for all ages. Some recurring offerings include:
The Saratoga Room is a collection of local history resources, maps, monographs, manuscripts, books, pamphlets, primary sources, and audio-visual materials on the Saratoga Springs local history. The creation of the Spa State Park and preservation of the springs. Examples are a history of the effort to preserve the springs, The Politics of Hydrotherapy and the Development of a New York State Policy written by local resident and former Saratoga Spa State Park employee Ed Murphy, and the "Frank Sullivan Collection" of books written by humorist Frank Sullivan or inscribed to him by his famous friends. This room is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9-5, Tuesday, Thursday 9-9, Saturday 1-5.
The library is part of the Southern Adirondack Library System, providing an integrated online catalog and interlibrary loan among thirty-six libraries in Saratoga, Warren, Washington, and Hamilton counties.
The first library in Saratoga Springs, the Saratoga Athenaeum, was a private subscription library founded in 1885 by a group that included Spencer Trask and Joseph Drexel among others. This library was first located on the corner of Broadway and Caroline Street, and moved to 344 Broadway in 1906.
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Saratoga Springs Public Library
Saratoga Springs Public Library (SSPL), established in 1950, is a public library located in Saratoga Springs in the Capital District area of New York. SSPL serves the Saratoga Springs City School District.
The three-story building on Henry Street that now houses the library was opened in 1995. SSPL offers a wide variety of services in the building and via the web site. The library offers a collection of current, high demand print and non-print items, including books on tape or compact discs, DVDs, as well as access to online electronic information resources, downloadable audiobooks, ebooks and videos, and much more. The library provides public computer access to library card and non-card holders, printing, 3D printing, scanning, faxing, and free WiFi.
Librarians are available to respond to the information needs of customers who walk-in or phone-in with questions. SSPL also provides Ask-A-Librarian, an email reference service. Individuals who wish to research their own information needs can also browse through the dozens of reference pages known as LibGuides.
The library offers wireless capability, a coffee shop, and The Friends Book Shop bookstore selling used paperback and hardbound books.
The library offers free programs and activities for all ages. Some recurring offerings include:
The Saratoga Room is a collection of local history resources, maps, monographs, manuscripts, books, pamphlets, primary sources, and audio-visual materials on the Saratoga Springs local history. The creation of the Spa State Park and preservation of the springs. Examples are a history of the effort to preserve the springs, The Politics of Hydrotherapy and the Development of a New York State Policy written by local resident and former Saratoga Spa State Park employee Ed Murphy, and the "Frank Sullivan Collection" of books written by humorist Frank Sullivan or inscribed to him by his famous friends. This room is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9-5, Tuesday, Thursday 9-9, Saturday 1-5.
The library is part of the Southern Adirondack Library System, providing an integrated online catalog and interlibrary loan among thirty-six libraries in Saratoga, Warren, Washington, and Hamilton counties.
The first library in Saratoga Springs, the Saratoga Athenaeum, was a private subscription library founded in 1885 by a group that included Spencer Trask and Joseph Drexel among others. This library was first located on the corner of Broadway and Caroline Street, and moved to 344 Broadway in 1906.
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