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Phoenicia Library 2026 Board Meeting Dates. Meetings take place every 3rd Thursday of every month at 6PM. January 15, February 19, March 19, April 16, May 21, June 18, July 16, August 20, September 17, October 15, November 19, December 17
Library services flyer explaining you can browse for books and DVDs, enjoy free programs, use computers and print, work or use your laptops. If you are ill or have had exposure to COVID, please do not enter the library. They have curbside service. Masks are optional.
Long Range Master Facilities Plan We are committed to creating and maintaining a space that: 1. Fulfills our mission of promoting life-long learning through the collection, computers, and programs, with a special focus on literacy in children. 2. Is fully accessible to people with disabilities and the elderly 3. Is the home to the Jerry Bartlett Memorial Angling Collection 4. Minimizes our impact on the environment 5. Offers a place for community to gather 6. Future potential infrastructure improvements (generator, small back porch, repaving the back porch)
Click here to read our plan of service.

Location:

The Phoenicia Library is located among the high peaks of NY’s Catskill Mountains. You will find our pretty little yellow building at the heart of the village of Phoenicia, at 48 Main Street. View Map

Contact Us:

Phoenicia Library
48 Main Street
P.O. Box 555
Phoenicia, New York 12464
Phone 845.688.7811
phoenicialibrary@gmail.com

Library Budget:

2026 Budget

Board of Trustees:

Bernard Handzel (President)
Beth Waterman (Vice President)
Becca Frank (Treasurer)
Nicole Caputo (Corresponding Secretary)
Holly George Warren (Recording Secretary)

Board Meetings:

3rd Thursday of the month at 6:00 PM.
Please call to verify time. The public is welcome to attend.

Board of Trustees Information & Application

Information and Application for Prospective Trustees
NYS Library Trustees Handbook
Board Meeting Proceeds

Phoenicia Library Policies & Procedures

Complete Policies

Annual Report

Annual Report to the Community 2024

Director:

Liz Potter
director@phoenicialibrary.org