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History

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Dating from 1798, the Town of Rensselaerville had one of the first libraries in Albany County. It contained about 200 books, which were kept in different parts of Town, wherever space could be found. There were 186 patrons. The Library was discontinued briefly in 1832 and the present library was organized in 1896 as a reading room in the row house where it is today, the former boot shop of William Felter. Francis Conkling Huyck Sr. purchased and renovated the building in 1906, adding the distinctive Tudor facade which was designed by the Felter’s son-in-law, Jacob Becker.

In 1921, the Library was chartered as an association library by the State of New York Department of Education and charged to serve the entire Town and its hamlets. It meets current New York State library standards and is a member of the Upper Hudson Library System. Today, the Library’s collection numbers more than 27,000 items, including fiction and non-fiction books, reference materials, a vertical file, periodicals, videos, audio books, e-books, music CDs, CD ROMs, and DVDs.  It also provides internet access; access to millions more items through a computer-based interlibrary loan network; and access to several web-based database reference and periodical systems.
In 1996, the Library more than doubled its space by acquiring the adjacent property from the estate of Vivian Anderson Borthwick, who, at the age of 15 while still a high school student, was the youngest public librarian in New York State history. Her salary in 1929 was $10 a month! The annexed area, named the Ann Ballinger Annex, provides room for the growing media and youth collections, computers, and multi-purpose Community Room.
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1459 County Route 351
PO Box 188
Rensselaerville, NY 12147
518-797-3949
Fax: (518) 797-5211
info@rensselaervillelibrary.org
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                          3pm-7pm

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Friday            10am-2pm
Saturday       10am-2pm
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Sunday  - Monday   Closed
  

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