• Share your talents with the Mechanicville District Public Library! We are seeking local volunteers to host engaging teen workshops this fall and winter, focusing on creative hobbies like photography, hair styling, canning veggies, knitting, car maintenance, painting, cake decorating, candlemaking, soap making, making your own lotion, butter churning, repair electronics, tune a guitar, and anything you can think of. Empower the next generation by teaching these fun skills.If you are interested please contact Director Michelle Duell at the Mechanicville Library 518-664-4646.

Friends of the Library

Love the library? Join the Friends!

The Friends of the Library are a volunteer group dedicated to supporting the Mechanicville District Public Library.

Friends meetings are the last Monday of every month at the Library, 190 N Main Street, Mechanicville.

Recent Friends Initiatives:

  • Supporting Children’s Library Programs
  • Holiday Gift Wrap Fundraiser
  • New York City Bus Trip
  • Salem, MA bus trip
  • Books for Babies

Visit the library or call 518.664.4646 to learn more about becoming a Friend of the Mechanicville Library!

Friends Mission Statement:

The Friends of the MDPL shall act as a bridge to the community by:

  • Increasing public awareness of, focusing attention on, and expanding use of the MDPL
  • Supporting the freedom to read as expressed in the American Library Association Bill of Rights
  • Cooperating with the Library in developing, maintaining, and enhancing facilities, resources, and services to the public
  • Initiating, organizing, promoting, and encouraging cultural and educational activities
  • Procuring gifts, endowments, and bequests for the benefit of the MDPL, as well as the raising of funds for library materials and activities.