Directions to MHLS Member Libraries

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• Adriance Memorial Library - Poughkeepsie
• Alice Curtis Desmond and Hamilton Fish Library - Garrison: Go south on route 9 until you reach the intersection of route 9 and 301, outside of Cold Spring. Turn right onto route 301 heading west, following signs for Cold Spring. At the intersection of 301 and 9D in Cold Spring turn left onto 9D, heading south. (Henry's restaurant will be on your right at this intersection.) Take 9D south, past Boscobel, a post office, and the Garrison school. Turn left on to 403 at the traffic light. Almost right away, turn left again into the library parking lot. RT mileage from MHLS=52 miles.
• Amenia Free Library: Take Route 44 east, turn left onto Route 44A, at the stop sign go straight onto Route 44 again. Once in Amenia go straight through the traffic light on Route 343, library is the third building on the left, parking just before the library building. (approximately 24 miles from MHLS).RT mileage from MHLS=54 miles.
• Arlington Branch Library - Poughkeepsie: Take a right onto Market Street. At the traffic light for Route 44/55 take a right. The library will be on the right-hand side, just after the Route 376 traffic light intersection. The Library is a red brick building, and there is a driveway just beyond the library. Park in the lot. THe netrance is on theparking lot side of the building.
• Athens - D.R. Evarts Library: Take the NYS Thruway north to the Catskill exit. Take Route 23 east. At Route 385 take a left (if you miss this turn you will be at the toll booths for the Rip Van Winkle bridge). Route 385 takes you into Athens. Make a left onto Second Street (there is a library sign at this intersection). The library is about 3 blocks down on the right. Parking is on the street.RT mileage from MHLS=109 miles.

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• Beacon - Howland Public Library: Take Route 9 South to 9D South. Once in Beacon turn left onto Main Street. Proceed east on Main Street. The Howland Public Library is located on the right side of street at 313 Main Street on the corner of South Cedar Street and Main Street. RT mileage from MHLS=42 miles.
• Beekman Library: Take Route 55 out past the Taconic State Parkway, past Billings (Route 82). The library is in the Clove Valley Plaza, next to the meat market. RT mileage from MHLS=33 miles.
• Boldgett Memorial Library - Fishkill: Take Route 9 south until the traffic light at the intersection with Route 52 in Fishkill. Make a right onto Route 52. A few blocks down you make a left onto Broad Street. The library is on the left at the end of this street. Parking is on the street. RT mileage from MHLS=32 miles.
• Brewster Public Library RT mileage from MHLS=73 miles.
  From Poughkeepsie, take 55 South to Taconic Parkway South to I-84 East. Take the Route 312/Carmel exit (exit 19). Turn right onto Route 312. At end, (at light) turn left onto Route 6. Follow Route 6 into Brewster. You'll see a Fire House on left & gas station in front of you - bear right at that point onto Main Street. Follow Main Street into Village of Brewster. You'll pass the Brewster Train Station on the right. The Library is on the right, next to the Southeast Museum.
• Julia L. Butterfield Memorial Library - Cold Spring: Take Route 9 south until the traffic light at the intersection with Route 301. Make a right onto Route 301. At the traffic light at the intersection with Route 9D make a right onto Route 9D. The library is on your right. Parking is on the street. RT mileage from MHLS=60 miles.

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• Cairo Public Library: Take Route 9 North to the Rip Van Winkle Bridge. Cross the bridge, take 23West into Cairo. Library is the first right after the church and Village Auto Parts. RT mileage from MHLS=117 miles.
• Canaan Branch of Chatham Public Library RT mileage from MHLS=129 miles.
• Carmel - Reed Memorial Library: From the Taconic Parkway, take the exit for I-84 east. Then take the exit on I-84 for Lake Carmel and Route 311. Make a right at the bottom of the exit ramp. This road will end at a light at Route 52 (there will be lakes on either side of the road at this point). Make a left at the light onto Route 52. You will go through the village of Carmel. At the traffic light with Route 6 make a left. The library is on your immediate right. You can park in the parking lot on your right or on the street. RT mileage from MHLS=75 miles.
• Catskill Public Library: The library is a 1901 Carnegie library building located at the corner of Franklin and Bridge Streets in the Village of Catskill, the county seat of Greene County, NY. It is across Bridge Street from the Greene County Supreme Court Building. RT mileage from MHLS=104 miles.
  • Via the New York State Thruway, go to Exit 21. After going through the tollgate, turn left at the end of the ramp and stay on that road until the traffic light in the Village of Catskill. Turn left at the light, and take
    the first left on to Franklin Street.
  • From the East, cross the Hudson River on Rip Van Winkle Bridge, Route 23. Turn left at the traffic light on to Spring Street. At the end of the street turn right on to Bridge Street. Turn right on to Franklin Street
    just before the traffic light.
  • Via Taconic Parkway from the South: take the exit for Route 82. Follow the signs for Rip Van Winkle Bridge. Route 82 joins Route 23 a mile or so before the Bridge.
  • Via Route 9 from the South: Turn left on to Route 9G at the first light North of the Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck. Route 9G will take you to the Rip Van Winkle Bridge approach.
  • Via Route 9W from the South: 9W is a right turn which goes by strip malls on the West side of the Village of Catskill. Get in the right lane and bear right at the third traffic light on to Bridge Street. There are traffic
    lights just before the bridge over Catskill Creek and at Main Street. Franklin Street is the first left after the traffic light on Main Street.
  • Parking on the left side of Franklin Street is limited to one hour. Parking on the right side, if available, is all-day parking. Additional parking is available nearby.
• Palenville Branch of Catskill Public Library: Go over the MidHudson Bridge and head north on 9W. Turn left onto 299 which is several miles later but marked well, with a traffic light and signs pointing to the Thruway. That's where you're headed, to the Thruway, which is a left into the toll booth. Again head north to the Saugerties exit, #20, I think. Take a right going north on 32A (it may be 32 to start with but when you can, veer left onto 32A). This will take you into the center of Palenville (a number of miles). At the traffic light, when you can't go any farther and across the street you see an imposing stone building (the former Rowena School), turn right onto 23A. About 1/2 to 1 mile down, take a left onto Pennsylvania Ave. and then your first right into the parking lot for the library and a hair salon. These are in a large, old white former resort building, with signs.
• Chatham Public Library Route 9North to 9H. Past Claverack look for Route 66, take a right on to Route 66. You'll go quite a ways before getting to a stop light at which you'l make a left. Woodbridge Ave. will be your second right. RT mileage from MHLS=112 miles.
• Claverack Library: Take Route 9 north to light at Bells Pond. Just north of Livingston, Route 9 becomes 9H North to Claverack. At traffic light, library is on north west corner. RT mileage from MHLS=95 miles.
• Clinton Community Library: Take 44-55 East - turn left on to Worall Ave. Continue on Innis and to 115/ Salt Point Tpke.
  Stay on Salt Point Tpke until the village of Salt Point. Turn Left onto Clinton Hollow Road across from Matt's Autobody. Clinton Hollow turns into Centre Rd. Follow into Schultzville to the four corners. Cross the intersection and the library is about a 1/4 of a mile on the left attached to the town hall. RT mileage from MHLS=32 miles.
• Clintondale Branch - Highland RT mileage from MHLS=21 miles.
• Cold Spring - Julia L. Butterfield Memorial Library: Take Route 9 south until the traffic light at the intersection with Route 301. Make a right onto Route 301. At the traffic light at the intersection with Route 9D make a right onto Route 9D. The library is on your right. Parking is on the street. RT mileage from MHLS=44 miles.
• Coxsackie - Heermance Memorial Library RT mileage from MHLS=124 miles.

 

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• Dover Plains Library RT mileage from MHLS=44 miles.
• D.R. Evarts Library: Take the NYS Thruway north to the Catskill exit. Take Route 23 east. At Route 385 take a left (if you miss this turn you will be at the toll booths for the Rip Van Winkle bridge). Route 385 takes you into Athens. Make a left onto Second Street (there is a library sign at this intersection). The library is about 3 blocks down on the right. Parking is on the street. RT mileage from MHLS=109 miles.

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• East Fishkill Community Library:
  • Take Hooker Ave. to 376 (Heading toward Hopewell Jct.);
  • Follow 376 for about 3 to 4 miles, you will see Hess station on your right.  After seeing this Hess station you will see a light (in front of Van Wyke Junior High) where you must bear right directly before traffic light;
  • Follow the road (Rte. 376) for about 2 miles (you’ll pass Hopewell Inn and feel like your off the beaten path for a moment.);
  • Go over train tracks.
  • At light, make a right.  You get on Rt. 82 for a few short moments;
  • Continue up to first light and make left (you will see St. Columba Church diagonally across.); 7.      After left, you will once again be on 376; 8.      You will approach the library quickly; it is on the left just before the Town Hall Building; Note – Parking lot is behind library. RT mileage from MHLS=27 miles.
• Elting Memorial Library: Head west over the Mid-Hudson bridge, then follow the signs for Route 9W north. At the traffic light at the intersection with Route 299 make a left onto Route 299. Route 299 becomes New Paltz's Main Street. You will see a sign indicating you should make a right for Route 32 north. The library is on the right, at the corner where you would make that turn for Route 32. Parking is on the street. RT mileage from MHLS=23 miles.
• Town of Esopus Port Ewen Library:Go across the Mid-Hudson Bridge, bear right after the toll both and get on 9W north. Follow 9W into Port Ewen. The library is on your right. For a map: http://esopuslibrary.org/map4.htm#detail RT mileage from MHLS=32 miles.
  

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• Fishkill - Blodgett Memorial Library: Take Route 9 south until the traffic light at the intersection with Route 52 in Fishkill. Make a right onto Route 52. A few blocks down you make a left onto Broad Street. The library is on the left at the end of this street. Parking is on the street. RT mileage from MHLS=25 miles.

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• Garrison - Alice Curtis Desmond and Hamilton Fish Library: Go south on route 9 until you reach the intersection of route 9 and 301, outside of Cold Spring. Turn right onto route 301 heading west, following signs for Cold Spring. At the intersection of 301 and 9D in Cold spring turn left onto 9D, heading south. (Henry's restaurant will be on your right at this intersection.) Take 9D south, past Boscobel, a post office, and the Garrison school. Turn left on to 403 at the traffic light. Almost right away, turn left again into the library parking lot. RT mileage from MHLS=52 miles.
• Germantown Library RT mileage from MHLS=64 miles.
• Greenville Public Library: Take Route 9 north. At Rhinebeck make a left at the traffic light intersection onto Route 9G north. Remain on Route 9G north. At the intersection with Route 23 head west on Route 23 over the Rip Van Winkle Bridge. Stay on Route 23 west past Cairo. Turn north onto Route 32 at the first light past the McDonald's. Go through Freehold. Once you enter Greenville go straight at the first traffic light at the intersection with Route 81. The library will be on your left next to a pond. Park in the library parking lot. RT mileage from MHLS=134 miles.
• Grinnell Library Association - Wappingers Falls: Take Route 9 South to 9D South into Wappingers. The library is at the corner of 9D and Park Ave. on the left. For a map, click on the following link: http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?Pyt=Tmap&addr=26+East+Main+Street&csz=12590&Get%A0Map=Get+Map RT mileage from MHLS=17 miles.
  

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• Haines Falls Free Library RT mileage from MHLS=99 miles.
• Heermance Memorial Library - Coxsackie RT mileage from MHLS=124 miles.
• Highland Public Library: Head west over the Mid-Hudson bridge, then follow the signs for Route 9W north. At the second traffic light, make a left onto Route 44/55 west. At the stop sign make a right. At the next stop sign make a left. At the next block make a left. The library is the blue house on your right. parking is on the street. RT mileage from MHLS=7 miles.
• Highland - Clintondale Branch RT mileage from MHLS=18 miles.
• Hillsdale Public Library Association, Inc.: North on the Taconic State Parkway to the Claverack/Hillsdale exit (NY 23), turn right onto NY23 for 7 miles, the library will be on your left. RT mileage from MHLS=103 miles. (approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes)
• Howland Public Library - Beacon: Take Route 9 South to 9D South. Once in Beacon turn left onto Main Street. Proceed east on Main Street. The Howland Public Library is located on the right side of street at 313 Main Street on the corner of South Cedar Street and Main Street. RT mileage from MHLS=42 miles.
• Hudson Area Association Library: Take Rt 9 North to Rhinebeck. At the stop light (after you pass the Fair Grounds) bear left onto Rt 9G North. Take Rt 9G North to Rt. 23. Bear right onto Rt 23--the road becomes four lanes--get into the left lane a bear left onto Rt 9G/23B (there will be a sign for Hudson). Take Rt. 9G/23B into Hudson. At the 5th stoplight (State Street)turn right. The library is one block on the left. There is parking on the street or in library parking lots located on each side of the building. You can't miss the library--it is an old stone building. RT mileage from MHLS=84 miles.
• Hunter Public Library RT mileage from MHLS=103 miles.
• Hurley Library Association: From the Kingston Bridge: On Route 209 go straight, stay right. Make a right to Hurley. At Stop sign, go right past post office and Stewarts. Library is 2 or 3 minutes ahead on right. RT mileage from MHLS=61 miles.
• Hyde Park Free Library: Take Route 9 north. The library is located at the corner of Route 9 and Main Street, on your left. The town offices are also located at this intersection, across the street. Parking is on Main Street. RT mileage from MHLS=14 miles.

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• Kent Public Library: From the Taconic Parkway, take the exit for I-84 east. Then take the exit on I-84 for Lake Carmel and Route 311. Make a right at the bottom of the exit ramp. This road will end at a light at Route 52 (there will be lakes on either side of the road at this point). Make a left at the light onto Route 52. You have to travel on this road a little bit. You will know you are getting close to the library when you see a hardware store and a chinese food place on your right, and a construction site on your left. The library is on your left, across the street from one bank and next door to another. If you get to the small mall with the Burger King you have passed it. There is limited parking in front of the building. RT mileage from MHLS=60 miles.
• Kinderhook Memorial Library RT mileage from MHLS=113 miles.
  From the south: Take Route 9 North until it intersects with routes 23 and 9H. Continue straight onto 9H North. Follow 9H North for about 16 miles. The road will widen to four lanes at an antiques barn (on the right). Take that right (between the antiques barn and the Elks Lodge). At the stop sign, take a right onto Route 21. Follow 21 over the bridge and into the village. The library is on the left on the corner of Route 21 (Hudson Street) and SylvesterStreet. There is a white picket fence surrounding the library.
• Kingston Library: Head west over the Mid-Hudson bridge, then follow the signs for Route 9W north. After you go through Esopus the road will have 4 lanes. At the first traffic light after the road expands, make a left (the firestation and police station are on this street). Make a right at the next traffic light. At the end of this street make a right. Follow this street into downtown Kingston until you see the Blue marker sign for the Kingston Library on the left (past the Hospital, the high school, Eckard's, and a couple of gas stations). Make a left following the marker sign. A t he first stop sign make a right onto Franklin Street. The library is on your left. Park in the library parking lot. Also, nice map and directions at http://www.kingstonlibrary.org/getting_here.htm RT mileage from MHLS=39 miles.

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• LaGrange Association Library: Take Route 55 east. At the traffic light at the firestation make a right (this light is one past the Noxon Road traffic light and intersection). Make a right and then another right to enter the parking lot. RT mileage from MHLS=9 miles.
• Livingston Free Library RT mileage from MHLS=68 miles.
  

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• Mahopac Library: Take Route 55 to the Taconic State Parkway. Go south to Mahopac exit. At bottom of exit take a left on to Route 6. The library is 7-8 miles on the left at 668 Route 6. RT mileage from MHLS=77 miles.
• Maplewood Branch - Poughkeepsie
• Marlboro Free Library: Head west over the Mid-Hudson bridge, and follow the signs to Route 9W south. You travel about 10 miles before getting to the hamlet of Marlboro. The library is on the right. There is a parking lot in front of the library. RT mileage from MHLS=21 miles.
• Millbrook Library: Take Route 44 east. Make a left at the traffic light intersection to follow Route 44. You will go through the middle of Millbrook. The library is on your left, at the corner of Friendly Lane. Make a left onto Friendly Lane. Parking is on the street. RT mileage from MHLS=32 miles.
• Milton - Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library: Head west over the Mid-Hudson bridge and follow the signs to Route 9W south. At the Stewarts at the traffic light make a left. At the stop sign make a left. The library is on the right. Parking is on the street. RT mileage from MHLS=12 miles.
• Morton Memorial Library - Pine Hill RT mileage from MHLS=118 miles.
• Morton Memorial Library and Community House - Rhinecliff: Take Route 9 north to Rhinebeck. At the traffic light at the Beekman Arms, make a left. Follow this road to Rhinecliff. The library is on your left. Parking is on the street. RT mileage from MHLS=44 miles.
  

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• New Lebanon Library: Go North on the Taconic State Parkway to exit marked 295/Chatham/Last Exit Before Toll. Turn right at bottom of exit. Go to first traffic light (pretty far) at intersection 295 and Route 22. Turn left. Go (really far) to the first traffic light at the intersection of Route 22 and Route 20. Turn right. Library is a brick building, third or fourth building on left, at the corner of Route 20 and Tilden Road, and right before the Cafe sign. RT mileage from MHLS=140 miles.
• New Paltz - Elting Memorial Library: Head west over the Mid-Hudson bridge, then follow the signs for Route 9W north. At the traffic light at the intersection with Route 299 make a left onto Route 299. Route 299 becomes New Paltz's Main Street. You will see a sign indicating you should make a right for Route 32 north. The library is on the right, at the corner where you would make that turn for Route 32. Parking is on the street. RT mileage from MHLS=23 miles.
• North Chatham Free Library RT mileage from MHLS=131 miles.
• North East Millerton RT mileage from MHLS=70 miles.
  

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• Olive Free Library Association - West Shokan
  

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• Palenville Branch of Catskill Public Library: Go over the Mid-Hudson Bridge and head north on 9W. Turn left onto 299. Take the NYS Thruway North to the Saugerties exit. Take a left going north on 32A (it may be 32 to start with but when you can, veer right onto 32A). This will take you into the center of Palenville (a number of miles). At the traffic light, when you can't go any farther (and across the street you see an imposing stone building (the former Rowena School), turn left onto 23A. The library will be on your left.
• Patterson Library Association: From the Taconic Parkway take the exit for I-84 east. Take the exit for Lake Carmel and Route 311. At the bottom of the exit ramp take a left onto Route 311. Stay on Route 311 into Patterson. The library will be on your right, in the town office building. RT mileage from MHLS=67 miles.
• Pawling Free Library: Take the 44/55 arterial eastbound. Remain on Route 55 at the split. Continue on Route 55 until you enter the Pawling area. Take left on Dutcher (county route 69). Follow this street to the end. Make a right. Make the left before the train station, Charles Colman Blvd. Then make the second left onto Broad Street (the post office is also on this street). The library is on your left. Parking is on the street. RT mileage from MHLS = 44 miles.
• Philmont Public Library: From the Taconic State Parkway, take the Philmont exit (15 miles south of I-90, follow signs - 4 miles to Philmont). The library is located at 24 Main Street, in the Philmont municipal building next to Key Bank. RT mileage from MHLS=97 miles.
• Phoenicia Library: Head west over the Mid-Hudson bridge, then follow the signs for Route 9W north. Stay on 9W through Port Ewen and into Kingston. At the T-intersection traffic light with Routes 9W and 32, make a right onto Route 32 north. Take the exit for Route 199 west towards Ellenville (not the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge exit). Take the exit for Route 28 West. Stay on Route 28 west past Woodstock, Olive, Bocieville, Mt. Trempner and Mt. Pleasant. Phoenicia is a right turn by the Phoenicia sign (county route 14). You will be on High Street. Go over the RR tracks and the bridge. At the stop sign turn left. The Library is on the left before the bridge. Parking is on the street. RT mileage from MHLS=100 miles.
• Pine Hill - Morton Memorial Library RT mileage from MHLS=118 miles.
• Pine Plains Free Library: Take Route 44 towards Pleasant Valley. After passing through Pleasant Valley, and under the Taconic State Parkway, but before the State Trooper Barricks, make a left onto Route 82. Library is in Pine Plains on the right. RT mileage from MHLS=56 miles.
• Plattekill Library: Head west over the Mid-Hudson bridge, then follow the signs for Route 9W north. At the second traffic light, make a left onto Route 44/55 west. Follow Route 44/55 west until the traffic light intersection with Route 32. Make a left onto Route 32 south. The library will be a white building on your right. Park in the library parking lot. RT mileage from MHLS=26 miles.
• Pleasant Valley Library: Take 44/55West to 44West into Pleasant Valley. After the first stop light the library parking lot is the second right. (7.2 miles) RT mileage from MHLS=16 miles.
• Poughkeepsie Public Library District
  Adriance / Arlington / Maplewood
• Putnam Valley Free Library: Take Taconic State Parkway to exit at Peekskill Hollow Road. Make a left and go south (several miles). At light (Mill Street) go straight. At next light make a right on to Oscawana Lake Road. Library is up the hill with mailbox #30 on right. RT mileage from MHLS=59 miles.
  

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• Red Hook Public Library, Inc.: Take Route 9 north to Red Hook. The library is an octogonal-shaped building on your right. Parking is on the street. RT mileage from MHLS=45 miles.
• Reed Memorial Library - Carmel: From the Taconic Parkway, take the exit for I-84 east. Then take the exit on I-84 for Lake Carmel and Route 311. Make a right at the bottom of the exit ramp. This road will end at a light at Route 52 (there will be lakes on either side of the road at this point). Make a left at the light onto Route 52. You will go through the village of Carmel. At the traffic light with Route 6 make a left. The library is on your immediate right. You can park in the parking light on your right or on the street. RT mileage from MHLS=75 miles.
• Rhinebeck - Starr Library: Take Route 9 north to Rhinebeck. At the traffic light at the Beekman Arms, make a left. About a quarter mile down there is a driveway on your right. Make a right into this driveway. The library is the first building you see. RT mileage from MHLS=35 miles.
• Rhinecliff - Morton Memorial Library and Community House: Take Route 9 north to Rhinebeck. At the traffic light at the Beekman Arms, make a left. Follow this road to Rhinecliff. The library is on your left. Parking is on the street. RT mileage from MHLS=36 miles.
• Rosendale Library: Head west over the Mid-Hudson bridge, then follow the signs for Route 9W north. At the traffic light at the intersection with Route 299 make a left onto Route 299. Route 299 becomes New Paltz's Main Street. You will see a sign indicating you should make a right for Route 32 north. Make the right on to Route 32 north. You will need to make a right at the next traffic light to stay on Route 32 norht. Continue on Route 32 north until you enter Rosendale. Go over the bridge and make a left at the first street after the bridge (there is convenience store at this intersection). The library will be on your right. Park in the library's parking lot. RT mileage from MHLS=38 miles.
  

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• Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library - Milton: Head west over the Mid-Hudson bridge and follow the signs to Route 9W south. At the Stewarts at the traffic light make a left. At the stop sign make a left. The library is on the right. Parking is on the street. RT mileage from MHLS=12 miles.
• Saugerties Public Library RT mileage from MHLS=75 miles.
• Staatsburg Library Society RT mileage from MHLS=22 miles.
• Stanford Free Library RT mileage from MHLS=38 miles.
• Stone Ridge Library 9W to 299; 32 towards Rosendale. Left onto 213, go through High Falls; riht at t-intersection. Library is on the left. RT mileage from MHLS=46 miles.
  

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• Tivoli Free Library: Take Route 9 north. At Rhinebeck make a left at the traffic light intersection onto Route 9G north. At the intersection with County Route 78 make a left (there is a sign indicating a left will take you to Tivoli). Once you enter downtown Tivoli the library building is on your left in the village building. Park in the village lot. RT mileage from MHLS=55 miles.
• Town of Esopus Port Ewen Library: Go across the Mid-Hudson Bridge, bear right after the toll both and get on 9W north. Follow 9W into Port Ewen. The library is on your right. For a map: http://esopuslibrary.org/map4.htm#detail RT mileage from MHLS=32 miles.
• Town of Ulster Public Library: Head west over the Mid-Hudson bridge and follow the signs for Route 9W north. Stay on Route 9W north as it enters Kingston and then the Town of Ulster. At the traffic light intersection near Home Depot, make a left. Go across the railroad tracks and make a left at the traffic light at Morton Boulevard. The library will be on your right. RT mileage from MHLS=36 miles.

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• Ulster - Town of Ulster Public Library: Head west over the Mid-Hudson bridge and follow the signs for Route 9W north. Stay on Route 9W north as it enters Kingston and then the Town of Ulster. At the traffic light intersection near Home Depot, make a left. Go across the railroad tracks and make a left at the traffic light at Morton Boulevard. The library will be on your right. RT mileage from MHLS=42 miles.
  

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• Valatie Free Library RT mileage from MHLS=143 miles.
  

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• Wappingers Falls - Grinnell Library Association: Take Route 9 South to 9D South into Wappingers. The library is at the corner of 9D and Park Ave. on the left. For a map, click on the following link: http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?Pyt=Tmap&addr=26+East+Main+Street&csz=12590&Get%A0Map=Get+MapWest RT mileage from MHLS=17 miles.
• West Hurley Public Library
  Take Exit 19 off the Thruway. Bear right before you enter the traffic circle. Follow the signs for the Rhinecliff Bridge. DO NOT take Rt 209 towards the Rhinecliff Bridge. Take Rt 28W for about 8 miles. Turn right at the traffic light for Rt 375 (Woodstock). Take a right onto Cedar St and then take your first left onto Clover St. The library will be on your left. RT mileage from MHLS=67 miles.
• West Shokan - Olive Free Library Association RT mileage from MHLS=94 miles.
• Windham Public Library: Head west over the Mid-Hudson bridge, then follow the signs for Route 9W north. At the traffic light intersection at Route 299 turn left onto Route 299 toward New Paltz. The entrance to the New York State Thruway (I87) is before you enter New Paltz. Turn left into the toll plaza. After the toll plaza, proceed north toward Albany. Continue to the Catskill exit (Exit 21). After the toll plaza follow the signs to Route 23W. Continue on Route 23 heading west. You will pass by Cairo. Remain on Route 23 West at the Route 145 Y fork. Proceed to the village of Windham. Route 23 is Main Street. Turn left onto Church Street (Greene County Route 79). Windham Library is on the right. RT mileage from MHLS=149 miles.
• Woodstock Public Library District: Head west over the Mid-Hudson bridge, then follow the signs for Route 9W north. After you go through Esopus the road will have 4 lanes. At the end of the expressway make a right at the traffic light onto Route 32 north. Take the exit for Route 199 west towards Ellenville (the other exit will put you at the Kingston-Rhinecliff bridge toll booth). Take the exit for Route 28 west (away from Kingston). Make a right at the traffic light indicating the right lane is for Woodstock only. Follow this road to the T-intersection. Make a left to go into downtown Woodstock. Library Lane will be on your right, just past a little bridge. Make a right turn onto Library Lane. The library is on the left. Park in the parking spots. RT mileage from MHLS=74 miles.