The images on this site are from two locations at Siena University Library, the Special Collections Center and the Siena University Archives. These and other special materials can be viewed in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room of Siena University Library. This collection and many other materials in the Library's special collections help to support courses in literature, history, religious studies, and creative arts. Siena University is a liberal arts school with a Franciscan and Catholic tradition located in Loudonville, New York a few miles north of Albany.

It is Seymour Library’s mission to connect our community, to expand opportunities, and to inspire curiosity. Seymour Library serves as the community’s hub of learning and discovery by providing dynamic resources and experiences.
Seymour Library’s Local History Discovery Center preserves, makes accessible and interprets items which document the history of the greater Auburn area.
The History Discovery Center’s mission is to create personal connections and community engagement with local history.

Seneca Falls Historical Society is located in a 23 room Victorian mansion. It houses an extensive research library with materials on local history, women’s rights, genealogical information, periodicals, and microfilm. Seneca Falls Historical Society has rotating and constant exhibits ranging from women’s rights materials to a Victorian kitchen. The archives hold over 20,000 photographs and 200,000 items from personal papers to wills and deeds.

Amidst the turmoil of a British military invasion in the fall of 1777, the elected representatives of rebellious New Yorkers met in Kingston to form a new state government. While convened in Kingston in September and October, New York's first Senate met in the simple stone house of merchant Abraham Van Gaasbeek.

In 1887, to recognize Senate House's role in the formation of New York State, New York State acquired the property, which quickly became a vital community museum. A two-story Museum Building was constructed in 1927 to house and display the site's burgeoning collection. Among its treasures are: major art works by John Vanderlyn and other members of the Vanderlyn family of Kingston. The museum also has a collection of colonial-era artifacts, furniture, and portraits, which shed light on domestic colonial life and times.

Sculpture Space is unique in North America for its support of sculptors, both those who come to Utica, New York, as residency participants and those who continue after their residencies as working artists. The organization selects between 18 and 20 artists each year for two-month residencies and has helped to advance the careers of more than 500 national and international artists since 1976. A non-profit organization with a 40-year record of success, Sculpture Space also offers the public a valuable opportunity to meet innovative artists and to learn about contemporary sculpture. As a unique cultural resource, Sculpture Space promotes interaction between national and international visiting artists and the local community throughout Utica and the surrounding region. The organization places works in the public domain, hosts studio tours, welcomes school groups to meet and watch working artists, collaborates with other organizations to exhibit artists' projects, and arranges lectures at area educational institutions including Colgate University, Hamilton College, Syracuse University, Pratt at Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute, Mohawk Valley and Onondaga Community Colleges and Utica College.

The Local History Collection of Schuylerville Public Library is a wonderful resource of images and information about old Saratoga area. The collection includes documents and images about from the Schuylerville area and the Town of Saratoga. Schuylerville is historically significant as the site of the 1777 Battles of Saratoga. This battle is considered to be the turning point of the American Revolution.

Schenectady County Historical Society’s digital collection on New York Heritage features a sample of our holdings. Our full collection includes artifacts, paintings, books pertaining to local history, family histories, diaries, newspapers, yearbooks, maps, photographs, personal and family papers, and much more. The mission of the Schenectady County Historical Society is to share stories, inspire dialogue, and encourage the understanding of the history, people, and cultures of Schenectady County. The Society features interactive exhibits, talks, workshops, concerts, education programs, and community events for all audiences in order to further our mission. Our headquarters is located in Schenectady’s historic Stockade neighborhood and houses both the Schenectady History Museum and the Grems-Doolittle Library. The Historical Society also operates the Mabee Farm Historic Site in Rotterdam Junction. We encourage you to visit the Schenectady County Historical Society to explore how Schenectady County has changed over the years, the impact the Schenectady area has had on national events, as well as the rich and diverse history that Schenectady County has to offer. Please send questions to [email protected]

Located at the “Western Gateway” of Schenectady, N.Y., the college was founded in 1967 and housed in the former Hotel Van Curler building. The campus has since grown to five buildings, which include fully operational child care and culinary labs. Begley Library houses or provides access to 99,000 titles of print and electronic books, serials, and media that support the college’s varied programs and curricula.

Scarsdale Public Library is located in Scarsdale, New York in Westchester County. The mission of the library is to encourage the joy of reading, the exploration of ideas, and the pursuit of lifelong learning for the children and adults of our community.

These digital collections are intended to showcase photographs, documents, and other materials kept in the Lederer Historical Room of the Library. The room contains various materials related to the history of the Town and Village of Scarsdale, including but not limited to: photographs, slides, maps, police and fire department log books, town and village documents and records, and school district documents and records.

"The Sayville Library was established in 1914 by the Women’s Village Improvement Society and was first housed in the “Brush Block” on Main Street in Sayville in a room provided free of charge by Mrs. Margaret Brush. Merchants provided furnishings, contractors provided free labor and other townspeople gave books, furniture and money. The library opened on October 14, 1914, for 10 hours per week, and at the end of the first eight months, there were 110 paid members of the Library Association, 558 subscribers, 1,933 volumes on the shelves, 13 newspapers and magazines on the tables and 13,508 books had been borrowed.

In 1918, the Library received as a gift the 3,000-volume collection of Dr. George R. Brush, which included various reference, travel and valuable out-of-print volumes. Thereafter, the Organization grew rapidly and lack of space became a problem for both books and subscribers. In January 1918, Ida Gillette gave the Library the deed to a 75’ x 125’ lot on the east side of Gillette Avenue for construction of a new building, which was north of but adjacent to her own residence. However, raising the money to build it proved difficult so on November 1, 1923, the Library Association voted to purchase the Reuben Edwards Homestead on South Main Street for $10,000.

The Library opened in its new home with a tea party on February 1, 1924. It now had 6,573 volumes on its shelves and received 16 newspapers and periodicals. The building was now open three days a week for a total of 16 hours. In September 1931 a trained Librarian, Mrs. Maude Spooner, was hired at $100 a month and Children's Storytelling sessions were inaugurated in February 1932. By January 1937, annual circulation had increased to 25,777 and the Library building was free and clear when Mrs. F. Palmer Haff became the new Librarian.

By 1946, space was again a critical problem. In 1952, the Trustees decided to re-charter their Organization, moving from being an ""association library"" to a ""school district"" library, which insured more State support. After dissolving the Library Association’s affiliation with the Sayville Village Improvement Society and transferring all assets to the School District, an Absolute Charter was granted by the University of the State of New York on September 26, 1952. The Trustees purchased an adjacent 75’ x 110’ lot on Collins Avenue for an expansion and on August 25, 1953 residents voted for a $50,000 bond issue to fund construction of a new wing attached to the rear of the existing Homestead, as well as significant renovation of the building, itself. Construction began on July 7, 1954 and was completed in January of 1955. Over the next three decades, the library underwent a few renovation and expansion projects to accommodate the growing community and its needs. In 1966, the old homestead was demolished and a new main area was built in its place. The new construction featured split-level multi-tier stack areas separated by a central adult reading area at street level, which attached to the existing children's wing. Two small buildings called the Gazebos were also added to the Children’s wing.

In 1983, the Gazebos were demolished and an addition to the building known as the Elinor Haff Wing was built in their place. By 1999, the building was again busting at the seams and plans for a new building were being discussed. In 2001, the Library had developed tentative plans to replace the existing one on the same site. Two months later, the School District offered a possible site on Greene Avenue on the former location of Old '88. However, the voters defeated the proposal in April 2002. A second proposal was defeated again in 2003. Then finally, in November of 2006, a proposal was approved.

On June 28, 2009, the new Sayville Library opened. It has five levels, two below ground and three above. The lowest public level houses two meeting rooms (one with a stage) and an art gallery; the next up, extensive Children's Services with an adjacent outside courtyard area for summertime story hours; then, mid-level, the main entrance, lobby and Circulation Services; above that is ""Teen Central"", designed especially for young adults; lastly, the top level, stretching the full length and width of the building, is devoted to Adult Services with extensive stacks, a quiet reading room, a computer room, private study rooms, and the Long Island Room which is devoted to local history. For improved efficiency, the new building also features solar panels on the roof and a geothermal energy system, both partially funded by State grants. At present (2020), the Sayville Library collection has about 171,000 items, and offers multiple streaming services. It is visited by 13,000 borrowers with Library cards out of 21,800 population served and has about 70 employees.