About Westchester Library System (WLS)
Westchester Library System (WLS) collaborates with 38 libraries in Westchester County to provide access to resources and services and to enhance and support library service for the more than 940,000 residents. We are one of New York State’s 23 public library systems which were established in 1958 by State Education Law.
WLS works to reduce the libraries’ costs by providing centralized services to enrich the 38 libraries in Westchester, including:
The mission of WLS is to ensure that all residents have seamless access to excellent library service throughout Westchester County.
WLS will serve as a center of innovation for the Westchester County library community. We will provide model programs, affordable and easy-to-use information technology, and support services that enable libraries to continuously improve service to their communities.
WLS will base its policy and operating decisions on the following set of core values:
WLS Free Direct Access Plan (Approved September 2016)
WLS Plan of Service 2016-2021 (approved March 2017)
Central Library Plan of Service, 2017-2021 (Approved March 2017)
WLS Annual System Report, 2018, approved by NYS
WLS Member Library Statistics 2018 (Revised November 15, 2019)
Driving directions to WLS
Although everyone who has a Library Card from their local Westchester County Public Library are able to check out material and use any Library within the System, some services like Museum Passes and certain databases may be restricted to members of that particular Public Library.
Remember, anyone can use any Public Library with each System, and guess passes are issued to patrons who do not have a Library Card.
WLS - List of Member Libraries
Ardsley Public Library
Director: Angela Groth
9 American Legion Drive
Ardsley, NY 10502
Phone: 914-693-6636
Fax: 914-693-6837
(Armonk) North Castle Public Library
Director: Edie Martimucci
19 Whippoorwill Road East
Armonk, NY 10504
Phone: 914-273-3887
Fax: 914-931-3918
North White Plains Branch
10 Clove Road
North White Plains, NY 10603
Phone: 914-948-6359
Bedford Free Library
Director: Ann Cloonan
32 Village Green
Bedford, NY 10506
Phone: 914-234-3570
Fax: 914-234-0546
Bedford Hills Free Library
Director: Mary Esbjornson
26 Main Street
Bedford Hills, NY 10507
Phone: 914-666-6472
Fax: 914-666-6473
Briarcliff Manor Public Library
Director: Donna Pesce
Library Road
Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510
Phone: 914-941-7072
Fax: 914-941-7091
Bronxville Public Library
Director: Greg Wirszyla
201 Pondfield Road
Bronxville, NY 10708
Phone: 914-337-7680
Fax: 914-862-3288
Chappaqua Library
Director: Pamela Thornton
195 South Greeley Avenue
Chappaqua, NY 10514
Phone: 914-238-4779
Fax: 914-238-3597
Croton Free Library
Director: Jesse Bourdon
171 Cleveland Drive
Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
Phone: 914-271-6612
Fax: 914-271-0931
Dobbs Ferry Public Library
Director: Elizabeth Hobson
55 Main Street
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
Phone: 914-693-6614
Fax: 914-693-4671
Eastchester Public Library
Director: Tracy Wright
11 Oak Ridge Place
Eastchester, NY 10709
Phone: 914-793-5055
Fax: 914-793-7862
Greenburgh Public Library
Director: John Sexton
300 Tarrytown Road
Elmsford, NY 10523
Phone: 914-721-8200
Fax: 914-721-8202
Harrison Public Library
Director: Galina Chernykh
Bruce Avenue
Harrison, NY 10528
Phone: 914-835-0324
Fax: 914-835-1564
West Harrison Branch Library
2 East Madison Street
West Harrison, NY 10604
Phone: 914-948-2092
Fax: 914-948-4350
Hastings-on-Hudson Public Library
Director: Debbie Quinn (Interim)
7 Maple Avenue
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
Phone: 914-478-3307
Fax: 914-478-4813
Irvington Public Library
Director: Rosemarie Gatzek
12 South Astor Street
Irvington-on-Hudson, NY 10533
Phone: 914-591-7840
Fax: 914-591-0347
Katonah Village Library
Director: Mary Kane
26 Bedford Road (Route 117)
Katonah, NY 10536
Phone: 914-232-3508
Fax: 914-232-0415
Larchmont Public Library
Director: Laura Eckley
121 Larchmont Avenue
Larchmont, NY 10538
Phone: 914-834-2281
Fax: 914-834-0351
Mamaroneck Public Library District
Director: Ed Falcone (Interim Director)
136 Prospect Avenue
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
Phone: 914-698-1250
Fax: 914-381-3088
(Montrose) Hendrick Hudson Free Library
Director: Jill Davis
185 Kings Ferry Road
Montrose, NY 10548
Phone: 914-739-5654
Fax: 914-739-5659
Mount Kisco Public Library
Director: Kathryn Feeley
100 Main Street
Mount Kisco, NY 10549
Phone: 914-666-8041
Fax: 914-666-3899
Mount Pleasant Public Library
Director: John Fearon
350 Bedford Road
Pleasantville, NY 10570
Phone: 914-769-0548
Fax: 914-769-6149
Mount Pleasant Branch Library
125 Lozza Drive
Valhalla, NY 10595
Phone: 914-741-0276
Fax: 914-741-0228
Mount Vernon Public Library
Central Library of Westchester Library System
Director: Timur Davis
28 South First Avenue
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
Phone: 914-668-1840
Fax: 914-668-1018
New Rochelle Public Library
Director: Tom Geoffino
One Library Plaza
New Rochelle, NY 10801
Phone: 914-632-7878
Fax: 914-632-0262
Huguenot Children’s Library
794 North Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10804
Phone: 914-632-8954
(North Salem) Ruth Keeler Memorial Library
Director: Carolyn Reznick
276 Titicus Road (Route 116)
North Salem, NY 10560
Phone: 914-669-5161
Fax: 914-669-5173
Ossining Public Library
Director: Karen LaRocca-Fels
53 Croton Avenue
Ossining, NY 10562
Phone: 914-941-2416
Fax: 914-941-7464 (Administration)
Fax 914-941-7921 (Reference & ILL)
(Peekskill) The Field Library
Director: Jennifer Brown
4 Nelson Avenue
Peekskill, NY 10566
Phone: 914-737-1212
Fax: 914-862-3288
(Pelham) Town of Pelham Public Library
Director: Patricia Perito
530 Colonial Avenue
Pelham, NY 10803
Phone: 914-738-1234
Fax: 914-738-0809
Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library
Director: Robin Lettieri
1 Haseco Avenue
Port Chester, NY 10573
Phone: 914-939-6710
Fax: 914-937-2580 (Director)
Fax: 914-937-4735 (General)
Pound Ridge Library District
Director: Jennifer Coulter (Library Administrator)
271 Westchester Avenue
Pound Ridge, NY 10576
Phone: 914-764-5085
Fax: 914-764-5319
Purchase Free Library
Library Administrator: Linda Smith
3093 Purchase Street
Purchase, NY 10577
Phone: 914-948-0550
Fax: 914-328-3405
Rye Free Reading Room
Director: Chris Shoemaker
1061 Boston Post Road
Rye, NY 10580
Phone: 914-967-0480
Fax: 914-967-5522
Scarsdale Public Library
Director: Beth Bermel
Temporary location:
Library Loft at Supply Field
244 Heathcote Road
Scarsdale, NY 10583
Phone: 914-722-1300
Fax: 914-722-1305
(Shrub Oak/Yorktown) John C. Hart Memorial Library
Director: Jennifer O’Neill
1130 Main Street
Shrub Oak, NY 10588
Phone: 914-245-5262
Fax: 914-245-2216 (Reference)
Fax: 914-245-5936 (Administration)
Somers Library
Director: Andrew Farber
Route 139, Box 443
Reis Park
Somers, NY 10589
Phone: 914-232-5717
Fax: 914-232-1035
(South Salem) Lewisboro Library
Director: Cynthia Rubino
15 Main Street
PO Box 477
South Salem, NY 10590
Phone: 914-763-3857
Fax: 914-763-2193
(Tarrytown) The Warner Library
Director: Maureen Petry
121 North Broadway
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Phone: 914-631-7734
Fax: 914-631-2324
Tuckahoe Public Library
Director: Swadesh Pachnanda
71 Columbus Avenue
Tuckahoe, NY 10707
Phone: 914-961-2121
Fax: 914-961-3832
White Plains Public Library
Director: Brian Kenney
100 Martine Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
Phone: 914-422-1400
Fax: 914-422-1462
Yonkers Public Library
Director: Jesse Montero
Riverfront Library Branch
One Larkin Center
Yonkers, NY 10701
Phone: 914-337-1500
Fax: 914-376-3004 (Director)
Fax: 914-376-3676 (Reference)
Grinton I. Will Branch
1500 Central Park Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10710
Phone: 914-337-1500
Fax: 914-793-0130
Crestwood Branch
16 Thompson Street,
Yonkers, NY 10707
Phone: 914-337-1500
Fax: 914-779-0882
WLS staff is currently working from home in keeping with New York State recommendations. Processing of WLS Fee Card applications may be slightly delayed. We appreciate your patience during this time.
If you live, work, go to school or own property in Westchester County please check this map to find your local library. Each member library has its own policies for issuing a library card. Contact your local public library for what information and identification is required when applying for a library card.
If you live outside of Westchester County and DO NOT work, go to school, or own property in Westchester, you may purchase a card from the Westchester Library System at an annual fee of $75. For patrons aged 65 and over, a System card can be purchased at a discounted price of $35.
An application form is available, which should be sent directly to WLS with your payment. Your card will be mailed to you directly from the Westchester Library System and is honored at all Westchester public libraries.
OverDrive
– A downloadable audiobook and eBook service offered by the Westchester Library System.
Freading – A downloadable eBook service offered by the Westchester Library System.
Freegal – A downloadable music service that the Westchester Library System subscribes to. All you need to access the service is your Westchester Library card. Patrons now receive five weekly downloads and three hours of music streaming per day.
hoopla 
– a new digital media service provided to you, our patron, through which you may access and enjoy nearly half a million titles, from six different formats: Movies, TV, Music Albums, eAudiobooks, eBooks, and Comics/Graphic novels. Note: When registering for a Hoopla account, enter Westchester Library System as your home library. If you receive a message about an invalid or expired library card when attempting to check a title out, please go into Settings, then Library Settings, re-enter your PIN and save your settings.
RB Digital Audiobooks – Recorded Books is the largest independent publisher of unabridged audiobooks and a key provider of digital content to the library and school market. Books and Audiobooks titles from major publishing houses are distributed along with exclusive audiobooks titles produced by Recorded Books and narrated by professional, award-winning actors.
Kanopy Streaming Video – Kanopy offers one of the most unique and compelling collections of film ranging from documentaries, indie and foreign films to must-see classics and blockbuster movies.
Kanopy Kids – Kanopy Kids highlights films and TV series that help children develop empathy, mindfulness, and self-esteem through entertaining and educational videos. Kanopy has partnered with Common Sense Media™ to provide developmentally appropriate age rating for videos on Kanopy Kids.
PressReader in Library – delivers an endless stream of top news stories to read, discuss and share. Get full issues of thousands of top newspapers and magazines just as they appear in print.
PressReader at Home – delivers an endless stream of top news stories to read, discuss and share. Get full issues of thousands of top newspapers and magazines just as they appear in print.
– the new digital revolution bringing thousands of digital graphic novels and comics are only a click away! Note: Comics Plus now uses your library card and PIN to log in. There is no need to sign up for an account.NoveList Plus – Reader-focused features such as reading recommendations, series information, book reviews, book jackets, and more.
NoveList K-8 Plus – Specifically targeting grades K-8, NoveList K-8 Plus provides reader-focused features such as reading recommendations, series information, book reviews, book jackets, and more.
WLS: Research Tools
Magazines, Newspapers & Journals
PressReader in Library – delivers an endless stream of top news stories to read, discuss and share. Get full issues of thousands of top newspapers and magazines just as they appear in print.
PressReader at Home – delivers an endless stream of top news stories to read, discuss and share. Get full issues of thousands of top newspapers and magazines just as they appear in print.
Gale Academic OneFile – The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources. Extensive coverage of the sciences, technology, medicine, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.
Mergent Archives – Mergent Archives is an online database featuring a vast, indexed collection of more than a century’s worth of global corporate and industry related documents. This collection contains hundreds of thousands of reports covering over 100 countries and industries. Mergent Archives uses a reliable and easy-to-navigate system designed to meet your historical research needs.
Mergent Intellect – Powered by Hoover’s™, a Dun & Bradstreet Solution, Mergent Intellect is a flexible web-based application that features a deep collection of worldwide business information that enables companies to generate insightful business intelligence.
– This state-of-the-art product provides Internet-based access to the most detailed, accurate and comprehensive global company database available, with the latest in features and functions.