Welcome to your public library!
How to get a Library Card
Click here for an online application. You must provide proof of ID and residency to the library to receive a card.
To get your Library Card at Ellenville Public Library & Museum, you must live in the Ellenville School District, Town of Wawarsing, or the Town of Rochester, and be able to verify permanent residency with one of the following:
- a voter registration card
- a driver’s license with current address
- 2 utility bills mailed to current address
- a recent report card or photo ID with current address
For a child to get a card, a parent or guardian must have a library card, and agree to be responsible for all materials the child borrows. Please call us at (845) 647‐5530 with any questions. Books, DVDs, CDs, Databases, Magazines, Audio Books, e-books & more…Come check us out!
Ellenville Public Library and Museum Patron Policies
Residents of the Ellenville School District, Town of Wawarsing and Town of Rochester:
Please present your card whenever you wish to borrow anything from the library.
If you forget your card, we will hold the book or books you selected for 48 hours.
Your library card is supplied at no charge. We will require payment of a $2.00 fee for replacement of a lost or stolen card.
Ellenville Public Library & Museum is a member of the Ramapo Catskill Library System (RCLS). Your library card is valid in any RCLS library. Click here for a complete list of member libraries.
Each registered patron, including children, may borrow four audiovisual items (videos/DVDs) upon presentation of an RCLS card. Videos and DVDs may be checked out for 7 days and must be returned on the seventh day before closing time. There are no renewals on videos and DVDs.
New fiction books are loaned for two weeks (14 days) with no renewals. All other books and audio books will be checked out for three weeks (21 days) with the option of two renewals, provided there are no holds on those books or special circumstances limiting their circulation.
Magazines may be checked out for 7 days, with a limit of 5 magazines per adult library card, 5 magazines per juvenile card. There are no renewals on magazines.
By registering your child for a library card, you have accepted full responsibility for all use of that card, including the type of materials borrowed. The library will not limit your child’s use of the card. We recommend family use of the library, especially with young children. We ask your cooperation in helping us make this a library that is a welcoming place for everyone.
Ulster County Residents who are Mid Hudson Library System Patrons:
You will need to present your card whenever you wish to borrow anything from the library. If you forget your card, we will hold the book or books selected for 48 hours.
Your RCLS card is supplied at no charge. We will require payment of a $2.00 fee for replacement of a lost or stolen card.
Your RCLS card is valid only in the Ulster County area of the Ramapo Catskill Library System. That includes Ellenville Public Library& Museum, Cragsmoor Free Library, Wallkill Public Library and Gardiner Library. Checkout of materials is limited to 10 items at any one time, and no holds are permitted.
Each registered patron, including children, may borrow four audiovisual items (videos/DVDs). Videos and DVDs are checked out for 7 days with no renewals. They must be returned on the seventh day before closing time.
New fiction books are loaned for two weeks (14 days) with no renewals. All other books and audio books may be checked out for three weeks (21 days) with the option of two renewals, provided there are no holds on those books or special circumstances limiting their circulation. There is a limit of three audio books per library card.
Magazines may be checked out for 7 days, limited to 5 magazines per adult library card, and 5 magazines per juvenile card. There are no renewals on magazines.
By registering your child for a library card, you have accepted full responsibility for all use of that card, including the type of materials borrowed. The library will not limit your child’s use of the card. We recommend family use of the library, especially with young children. We ask your cooperation in helping us make this a library that is a welcoming place for everyone.
EPL&M’S MICROFILM COLLECTION
Back when our museum was housed “underground” and Ellenville Public Library & Museum was located in the Hunt Memorial Building, we received a grant to photograph and microfilm our collection of original copies of The Ellenville Journal, Ellenville Press and other local publications, many from the 1800’s. Today, we have over 100 microfilms, available for research in the library during regular library hours.
EPL&M’s Digitized Ellenville Journal Articles
Visit EPL&M’s Digitized collection of Ellenville Journal Articles from 1862-1906 here!
