Can I sign up for a library card online? 

Yes you can by visiting our online registration page. You will be given a temporary library card number and instructions to set up a PIN. This card will allow you to check out all the online resources that your library has to offer. You will need to visit the library in person to get a physical card and to set it up to check out materials.

Where can I use my library card?

Kingston Library is a part of a group of 66 libraries called the Mid-Hudson Library System. Once you have a Kingston Library card, you can use that card at any of the libraries in the Mid-Hudson Library system, including libraries in Ulster, Dutchess, Putnam, Greene, and Columbia Counties. Not sure if a library is part of the Mid-Hudson Library System? Check out the list of member libraries.

How long can I keep items I’ve checked out?

Whenever you check out an item from the library, you will be given a receipt telling you exactly when your items will be due back. However, here’s a general overview of how long you can expect to keep things out:

• Books may be checked out for up to three weeks and may be renewed up to two times. However, if a book is on a waiting list, the next person on the waiting list gets the book at the end of the three weeks and you may not renew it.
• Reference books may never be checked out. You may only use them within the library.
• Audiobooks on CD and cassette may be checked out for up to three weeks and may be renewed up to two times. However, downloadable audiobooks may not be renewed. See our downloadable audiobook page for details on checking out downloadable audiobooks.
• Videos and DVDs may be checked out for up to one week and may be renewed once.
• Audio CDs may be checked out for up to one week and may be renewed up to two times.
• Magazines from the last three years, excluding the most current issue, may be checked out for one week and renewed once. Current issues and magazines from more than three years ago may not be checked out.

Can’t remember when your items are due? Check your record online or call the library at (845) 331-0507.

How can I renew an item I’ve checked out?

All 66 libraries in the Mid-Hudson Library System have implemented Automatic Renewals. This means that as long as an item can be renewed, it will be renewed (depending on the parameters above). You may also renew items by visiting the library, by calling the library at (845) 331-0507, or online. To see how many times you may renew an item, refer to “How long can I keep items I’ve checked out?” above.

I can’t find the item I want at Kingston Library. Can I get it from another library?

Yes! Books can be requested from any of the 65 libraries in the Mid-Hudson Library system. You may do so by visiting the library, calling the library at (845) 331-0507, or through the online catalog. All you need is your library card. If you can’t find the item you want in any of the libraries within the Mid-Hudson Library System, special arrangements can be made to try and get it from outside the library system. Just ask a library staff member.

What happens if I return an item late?

It depends. Kingston Library has gone fine free.  However, items from other libraries might have different fines for each day they are late. We suggest returning your items on time so you don’t have to worry about fines.