MISSION STATEMENT : Hughes’ great wish was that this library, which he loved, should one day have a public space devoted to works of Adirond...
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The Friends are a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, dedicated to supporting the Potsdam Public Library. It is a group of community members with com...
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The library movement began very early in Potsdam. The Washington Benevolent Society, incorporated on June 14, 1814, was the first library associati...
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On August 4, 1981 the Russell Public Library opened its doors
to the residents of Russell, fullfilling a long anticipated dream of several of
o...
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History :
The library was created in 1885 when it was recognized that a collection of reading materials would benefit the community and it...
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