Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Kingston Library

    2.8 (5 reviews)
    Closed Closed

    Kingston Library Photos

    Recommended Reviews - Kingston Library

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration
    Photo of Rosy Y.
    18
    189
    72

    8 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Sheryl P.
    45
    59
    171

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Brian S.
    255
    1992
    28197

    11 years ago

    Helpful 23
    Thanks 0
    Love this 22
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Bad area of town, otherwise a nice library. Would visit if located in a better part of town

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    12 years ago

    Helpful 7
    Thanks 0
    Love this 9
    Oh no 0

    Ask the Community - Kingston Library

    Verify this business for free

    Get access to customer & competitor insights.

    Verify this business

    Town of Ulster Library - Town Of Ulster Library

    Town of Ulster Library

    4.0(1 review)
    2.0 mi

    Here's a mediocre sized library I like to go to, whenever I'm in town and need a useful library…read more It's got a lot of books(one side being the adult fiction, the other being children's books). Nonfiction isn't prominent at all in this place. It does though, have a wide variety of Internet-connected computers(which I believe, make up for this "missing puzzle-piece"!)(Oh yeah, I almost forgot to tell you, they have over 12 Internet-connected computers, along with 2 non-Internet computers for the kids to use, as you see when you walk through the 2 electric sliding glass doors). If you need to use a restroom, there is one here. If you stand over near the flexible folding wall, you'll notice the edge of the men's room door creeping above(there are two separate rooms). I've found a problem there, make sure to wear only one additional layer of clothing over-top of what would be normal casual wear, as these rooms get awful cool very quickly. Need a drink/sip of water to wet your tongue? Yeah, they got a water-fountain too(over between the two restrooms)! This is one of the only library locations in the area to have a water-fountain available. Water is good and cold, no matter what time of year you sip it! Employees here are well-trained in the processes, and can help with almost anything. You can tell, after a wide variety of times, that they know how to "work" for their money! Between fixing up adding money for using their printer(computer printer) to helping people find books to you-name-it, these employees know their jobs mean more than just being "paid by the hour." As a mere note: This place was the former RENOVATED LOCATION to the former Ponderosa Steakhouse, which had closed down in the 1990s(that could very well be the reason why this place has the water-fountains available). When funding became not such a concern, this library moved from a Morton Blvd location to the current place in the mid-2000s.

    From the owner: You can search many of our databases from your own computer at home or work! Click on HomeACCESS or…read morethe Ulster County Info Portal for more information. For new programming and events check our calendar. Kids and teens can find great resources at the library. . We have ten computers for the Internet, two children PCS with games and a word processing computer that is dedicated for resumes and school reports as well as online job applications (please see staff for reservations on this computer) . Other services that the library and staff offer are copying, fax services, notary services, and the Inter-Library Loan service that covers New York State and beyond. The staff at The Town of Ulster Public Library is dedicated to meeting your information needs. Free WiFi available.

    Starr Library - Very cozy and nice inside

    Starr Library

    4.0(7 reviews)
    5.4 mi

    Knights clocks and…read morequilts The first library in Rhinebeck started back in 1862 and as the town grew, so did the library. The finally renovation was in 2005 when the existing structure was nearly doubled in size and thoroughly modernized. The library is interesting because of the art that decorates the walls and shelves. Some very cool sculptures of Viking type guys, complete with the traditional two handed axes, are hard to miss. They was also a display of strange masks while we were there and two lovely and old grandfather clocks and the ubiquitous library quilt. The library also has a nice local history and genealogy room and lots of programs and events for both adults and kids. Starr is a unique library that is not only functional but great fun to look at even without the books.

    I think it's great when a library can grow with the community it supports. If you are familiar with…read more(or have read about, on their website) the history of this Rhinebeck library, you'll see they've had the opportunity to do that. I normally visit my library in Hyde Park, but they did not have 2 books I wanted to read. Thanks to the Mid-Hudson Library System (Love the Mid-Hudson Library System!), I found both were available at Starr, which was not inconvenient for me as I was going to be in the area that day anyway. The library has a great layout, a nice selection, and it was quite busy even on what you might consider a slow day. They were setting up for an evening community activity too, which shows more community involvement. Besides finding the books, I also browsed their magazine selection. It was smaller than the one for Hyde Park, but it was a nice complement, as it carried a number of magazines not in Hyde Park but which also interested me. I will probably have to visit both now regularly to get my magazine fill. The one very minor qualm I had was that for one of the books I wanted, the Mid-Hudson Library System database listed a Dewey Decimal value for a book with numbers to the right of the decimal point, and the actual book in this library did not include the numbers to the right of the decimal on its label and was sorted thus. That required maybe an extra minute to find the book. That's hardly an issue, though it may mean a little bit extra work for you or a library staff to find a book occasionally.

    Photos
    Starr Library - Great library with lovely staff

    Great library with lovely staff

    Starr Library - Lots of masks

    Lots of masks

    Starr Library - Comfy places to sit

    See all

    Comfy places to sit

    Red Hook Public Library

    Red Hook Public Library

    2.5(2 reviews)
    8.5 mi

    Although this library is small, it recently got an expansion about one year ago. Although it never…read morehad an elevator, it now has one. It has 2 real floors that all people can visit and use to take out books. It has 3 computers that can connect you to the internet. If you are out of the area and don't have a library card, you can pick up a temporary 30 minute pass to allow you to log-on. One floor is all mostly adult fiction/nonfiction, and the other floor is mostly children. This place does have two entrances though, so plan your time-frame accordingly. You can park as on street parking(not advised to park accross the street, if planning to use computers), or you can park in their 6-7 car parking lot. They now have one public bathroom that most people now know about(across from magazine rack near elevator). If you need to use it, it is always clean and well-maintained by those planning to use it. (It has paper-towels, but no blow-driers.) As for employees at this library, although they have a few paid workers who can help at the main check-out desk, most of their employment staff are volunteers. And when you figure into the equation of the town this library is in, I like this library being that it is close to me and my home. Thanks a lot; Never a problem here.

    Unfriendly,officious staff lording it over their private fiefdom. I stopped by to return two…read morebooks when a biography of Andrew Jackson, "American Lion", caught my eye. I told staff that I wanted to check that book out. They inquired as to whether I had a library card. I said that I did but not on my person, but I could tell them my library number, and that I had just not 30 seconds before handed the two books to one of the staff asking for my card. I was then asked if I had a driver's license. I placed the book back on the the shelf and walked out. I have heard that the staff at this library is unfriendly. I won't go back and will go out of my way to avoid it.

    Photos
    Red Hook Public Library
    Red Hook Public Library - Red Hook Public Library: Where Magic Happens Every Day!

    Red Hook Public Library: Where Magic Happens Every Day!

    Red Hook Public Library

    See all

    Cragsmoor Free Library - Interior

    Cragsmoor Free Library

    5.0(2 reviews)
    26.5 mi

    I love this cosy little library. I don't think I've ever actually checked anything out, but I…read moresometimes I'll browse or drop off books after a hike. Friends have gotten on my case for wanting to visit a library right after a hike, but the charm wins them over as soon as we enter every time. Last time I had to beg them to leave. The lady who works there is always friendly. This hidden gem is a RCLS library.

    If you're in the Cragsmoor, New York, area (Walker Valley, Pine Bush, or Ellenville), I highly…read morerecommend that you stop by this remarkable and historic community library. (Cragsmoor is adjacent to the Sam's Point Preserve of Minnewaska State Park, which is worth a visit on its own for some really excellent hiking trails.) The Library seems unremarkable from the exterior, but the interior features a large room with a wood-paneled ceiling and dominated at one end by a large stone fireplace with a bas relief sculpture above it. The other end of the room, behind the librarian's desk, features large windows, including stained glass panels. The Library was originally built in 1925, and many of the books purchased upon the opening or soon thereafter are still on the shelves for loan. Several years after it opened, a narrow balcony, supported by American Chestnut pillars, was added around three walls. Many large paintings by local artists (Charles Curran among them) are hung from the balcony railing or on the walls throughout the room. It is, in short, everything a library should be - a comfortable, serene space with plenty of spots tucked in where one can spend some time undisturbed. During our visit, the library director, Nancy Krom (a Cragsmoor native, descended from generations of Cragsmoorians), warmly welcomed us and provided an overview of the history of the library and the artwork.

    Photos
    Cragsmoor Free Library - Interior, note chestnut pillars

    Interior, note chestnut pillars

    Cragsmoor Free Library

    See all

    Kingston Library - libraries - Updated May 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...