Schenectady County Public Library: Central Library

Interesting place, excellent art outside, all the bells and whistles inside

We were catching a train in Schenectady but were early, so I had some time to explore the old town near the station. The library's core is solid 60's / 70's architecture, with a modern addition. Walki...

Research Help

I needed to find a 1987 article from the old knickerbocker newspaper. The reference librarian helped me get the microfilm machine up and running and she also got two books ordered for me through the i...

Videos

A lot of the Videos are nasty, inappropriate videos you don't want to show your children. Hard to get classic tv shows.

Big Little Library System is terrific

I moved to Schenectady from a large city with a huge central library and a big university library across the street. I don't miss either thanks to the surprisingly extensive resources offered through ...

Library visit

Schenectady County operates a countywide library system, unlike.many other counties in the area. This provides much support to more rural areas that would not have the resources to.support a comprehen...