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Location: 5 Albany Avenue, Kinderhook, NY 12106

LIBRARY HOURS:​
OPEN      
    SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS
from NOON-4PM  

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Library Visit/Research Fee: 
(Library Only)
$ 5.00 Adults 
CCHS Members and Students FREE

Barbara P. Rielly Memorial Library​
The Columbia County Historical Society Library holds volumes on Columbia County and New York State history, genealogy, architecture, and decorative arts as well as manuscripts and photographs. In this archive are books, maps, architectural drawings, diaries, personal correspondence, scrap books, broadsides, business records, pamphlets, programs, ephemera, photographic prints, glass and film negatives, cased images, and albums.
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​For more information about what type of material you will likely find in the collection click here. 

Shelved books and genealogical materials are available without an appointment. For access to other resources such as maps and the historic manuscript and photograph collections, an appointment is required.

This non-circulating library is open to the public for research during regular museum hours. 

To schedule a research appointment please contact: library@cchsny.org

NOTE: 
Staff are available to make copies for visiting researchers. 
Copies are $0.25/$0.15 for members. 
Low resolutions scans can be made of some materials for $1/scan. 
Color copies are $1 each.

WiFi is available to Library Guests Free of Charge