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The Mid-Hudson Library System (MHLS) is a public library system in the Hudson Valley of New York. It was established in 1959 by the State of New York. ^[1]

MHLS comprises libraries in five counties: Columbia County, Dutchess County, Greene County, Putnam County and Ulster County. The System's headquarters is in the city of Poughkeepsie.

Member libraries

Columbia County

Member Library	Location	Image	Collection (2018)	Historical notes
Canaan Branch Library	Canaan		2,653
Chatham Public Library	Chatham		34,932
Claverack Free Library	Claverack		18,537
Germantown Library	Germantown		14,917
Roeliff Jansen Community Library	Hillsdale		30,619
Hudson Area Library	Hudson		22,369
Kinderhook Memorial Library	Kinderhook		16,701
Livingston Free Library	Livingston		4,925
New Lebanon Library	New Lebanon		24,611
North Chatham Free Library	North Chatham		18,400
Philmont Public Library	Philmont		18,263
Valatie Free Library	Valatie		10,129
Sources: [2] [3]

Dutchess County

Member Library	Location	Image	Collection (2018)	Historical notes
Amenia Free Library	Amenia		9,300
Howland Public Library	Beacon		52,432
Beekman Library	Beekman		30,572
Clinton Community Library	Clinton		10,359
Dover Plains Library	Dover Plains		26,421
East Fishkill Community Library	East Fishkill		63,171
Blodgett Memorial Library	Fishkill		41,491
Hyde Park Library	Hyde Park		40,860
LaGrange Association Library	LaGrange		52,220
Millbrook Library	Millbrook		44,493
Northeast-Millerton Library	Millerton		20,234
Pawling Free Library	Pawling		27,129
Pine Plains Free Library	Pine Plains		11,391
Pleasant Valley Library	Pleasant Valley		46,954
Adriance Memorial Library	Poughkeepsie (Market St.)		192,039
Boardman Road Branch Library	Poughkeepsie (Boardman Rd.)		60,896
Red Hook Public Library, Inc.	Red Hook		25,559
Starr Library	Rhinebeck		38,454
Morton Memorial Library and Community House	Rhinecliff		11,216
Staatsburg Library	Staatsburg		19,936
Stanford Free Library	Stanford		24,311
Tivoli Free Library	Tivoli		14,580
Grinnell Public Library District	Wappingers Falls		45,484
Sources: [2] [3]

Greene County

Putnam County

Member Library	Location	Image	Collection (2018)	Historical notes
Brewster Public Library	Brewster		26,697
Julia L. Butterfield Memorial Library	Cold Spring		19,378
Reed Memorial Library	Carmel		22,882
Alice Curtis Desmond and Hamilton Fish Library	Garrison		37,797
Kent Public Library	Kent		55,730
Mahopac Public Library	Mahopac		113,050
Patterson Library	Patterson		28,494
Putnam Valley Free Library	Putnam Valley		43,991
Sources: [2] [3]

Ulster County

Member Library	Location	Image	Collection (2018)	Historical notes
Clintondale Branch Library	Clintondale		6,381
Town of Esopus Library	Esopus		28,330
Highland Public Library	Highland		30,619
Hurley Library	Hurley		11,155
Kingston Library	Kingston (Franklin St.)		62,810
Town of Ulster Public Library	Kingston (Ulster Ave.)		44,947
Marlboro Free Library	Marlboro		26,054
Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library	Milton		17,399
Elting Memorial Library	New Paltz		74,436
Olive Free Library Association	Olive		36,020
Phoenicia Library	Phoenicia		11,759
Morton Memorial Library	Pine Hill		6,900
Plattekill Public Library	Plattekill		23,160
Rosendale Library	Rosendale		21,549
Saugerties Public Library	Saugerties		54,611
Stone Ridge Library	Stone Ridge		29,801
West Hurley Public Library	West Hurley		19,623
Woodstock Public Library District	Woodstock		51,118
Sources: [2] [3]

References

External links

• Official website
• Library Catalog
• Weekly Bulletin

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