Starr Library

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Location:

The Starr Library is located at 68 West Market Street in Rhinebeck, on the left, 3/10 mile west of the stoplight in the center of the village.

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About the Library:
The Starr Library was founded in 1862.

Mission Statement:
The mission of the Starr Library is to provide the Rhinebeck Community with the highest quality library and information services, in support of the learning, recreational, and other needs of the library patron. Open to everyone, the library is committed to being a general center of reliable information and to maintaining an up-to-date collection of books, periodicals and other materials for circulation and for reference. An important objective of the Starr Library is to inspire a lifelong love of reading in every child.

Adopted by the Starr Library Board of Trustees November 21, 2005.

Board of Trustees:
President: Clifford Platt
Vice-President: Michel Haggerty
Treasurer: Michael Brady
Assistant Treasurer: Mary Sipperley
President of the Friends: Margaret Carter
William Dowden IV
Joyce Gelb
Julia Hill
Howard Mackie
Evan Meltzer
Klara Sauer
John Wright

Library Director:
Steven Cook

Library Staff:
David Wanzer, Assistant Director
Brooke Stevens, Children's Program Director
Cindy Kubik, Children's Programmer
Dagmar Yaddow, Campaign Manager

Donations and Volunteer Opportunities:
We appreciate that you are thinking of our library. Please contact us to donate books and other materials. Please understand that we can not accept damaged, musty/mildewed or very worn items, or encyclopedias, text books and condensed books.

Please contact Steven Cook, Director if you are interested in volunteering time or services. 876-4030.