As part of the State University of New York, Farmingdale State College has access to numerous resources for students and faculty. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and offers many specialized accredited programs in the areas of healthcare and engineering.
Established in 1912 as an institute for agricultural study, Farmingdale quickly developed into a college of applied science and technology. Today, Farmingdale State College is the largest college of technology within the State University of New York system with over 8,600 students enrolled.

The Farmingdale Public Library, serving the residents of U.F.S.D. #22, has as its primary mission:
1. Enhancing the cultural, recreational and educational needs of all the community by serving as a center for print and non print materials.
2. Facilitating access to information and knowledge through cooperation with other libraries and educational institutions.
3. Providing meeting space for local groups and organizations interested in the cultural, recreational and educational development of the citizens of the community.

The Erieville-Nelson Heritage Society was formed Feb. 23 1984 with the main objective to discover, collect, and preserve our historical records and other data relating to Erieville and Nelson area and to make that information available to the public.

The Diocese of Central New York was established in 1868 from the Diocese of Western New York. The Diocese of Western New York was in turn established in 1838 from the Diocese of New York, which was created in 1785. The Diocese of Central New York includes 14 counties in the center of New York State: Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga,Oswego, Seneca, Tioga and Tompkins.

The Archives of the Diocese of Central New York are located in the diocesan office. Records in the Archives date from 1767 to the present. Records in the archives are available for research by parishes, scholars, genealogists, and any other interested individuals.

The Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection is the non-circulating research section of the Elting Memorial Library. Considered the best genealogical and local history collection in the Mid-Hudson Valley, it is a repository for primary source material and published works relating to the Hudson Valley. Its strongest focus is on the town and village of New Paltz.

Elmira College was founded in 1855, the first institution of higher education to offer degrees to women equivalent to those being offered to men. Now a private, co-educational liberal artscollege, Elmira emphasizes both general and professional education. Elmira College Archives and Special Collections serves as the repository for the historical records of Elmira College, rare and fragile materials in the collections of the Library and other institutional and manuscript collections that have been entrusted to the care of the College.

The mission of the Ellenville Public Library and Museum (EPL&M) is to provide resources, services and public programming of the highest possible quality to meet the ongoing informational, educational, cultural and recreational needs of our broadly diverse community. EPL&M is committed to preserving the past while pursuing technological innovations with which to best serve the current and future needs of our patrons and visitors.

The Edith B. Ford Memorial Library provides access to information and programs to inspire lifelong learning for the cultural, educational, and professional enrichment of our community. The Local History Archives Room holds a special collection of local history materials including: books, photographs, newspapers, and collections pertaining to local families, important industries and institutions.

The library was founded in 1899, and granted the Charter from the University of the State of New York in December 1899 as the Ovid Free Library. The library was first located in the home of James French, which also served as the office of the Ovid Gazette and Independent. In 1905 the library moved into the Seneca County Clerk’s Office or Mama Bear. In 1961, Dr. Walter B. Ford, a renowned mathematician, educator, and author donated money to build a library in honor of his late wife and educator, Edith Banker Ford. In 1962, the library was moved into its new building designed by John C. Ehrlich of Geneva. In October 1962, the Absolute Charter was amended and the name was changed to the Edith B. Ford Memorial Library of Ovid, New York.

The efforts of early “Friends” in publicizing the need for a public library in East Meadow resulted in a public referendum, and on May 1954 the residents of the Union Free School District No.3, Town of Hempstead, voted to establish a public library, with an initial budget of $50,000. First Director was Thomas E. Dutelle, a graduate of Columbia University School of Library Service, who served as Director from 1955 until his death in 1974.
In early 1955 a store, at 2306 Hempstead Turnpike, in what is now the Meadowbrook Shopping Center, was rented, an architect hired, and a building opened in 1955.
In 1959, thirty-one libraries in Nassau County decided to form a coopera¬tive association, to be known as the Nassau Library System. The System received its charter from the New York State Board of Regents that same year. The System designated two of the member libraries as central libraries, and in 1960 the East Meadow Public Library, with the Levittown Public Library, became a co-central library for Nassau County.
In 1983 after several attempts to pass a bond issue to expand the library, voters approve a bond issue of $1,500,000 to expand library building.
Trustees decide not to accept offer to move library to empty junior high school building on Newbridge Road.
In 1986 the library dedicated the newly remodeled and expanded building.

The Earlville Free Library is home to over 17,000 books, about 1,500 videos and nearly 400 audio recordings. Our collection includes over 12,000 adult fiction and non-fiction books, about 4,000 juvenile fiction and nonfiction titles, and nearly 900 young adult books. Overall, nearly 20,000 items. We can also request items from any of the 43 libraries in the Mid-York Library System. The Earlville Free Library contains a small collection of local history and genealogy information that is not available for circulation.