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Now Hiring
The Kirkland Town Library located in Clinton, NY is seeking its next Director. The ideal candidate will be a community minded leader who can encourage connections, execute capital projects, motivate staff and has the vision and passion to continue the library’s upward trajectory.
The Kirkland Town Library, a member of the Mid York Library System, is chartered to serve the town of Kirkland’s 10,313 residents.
Minimum qualifications include an ALA-accredited master of library information science and a minimum of 5 years of library experience. Possession of NY State Public Librarian certification.
Starting salary range: $55,000 to $65,000, commensurate with education and experience. This position is 35 hours a week.
Benefits per year: 15 days of PTO; 13 paid holidays; 4 personal days and 12 days sick time, accrued monthly. EAP, vision/dental insurance and health insurance options.
The job description and list of qualifications can be found at kirklandtownlibrary.org/employment
Please send resumes to Board of Trustees President Michelle Reiser-Memmer at mreisermemmerktl@gmail.com or mail to: Michelle Reiser-Memmer, Kirkland Town Library, 55 1/2 College Street, Clinton, NY 13323. Must be received by Tuesday, May 26th.
Appreciatively,
The Trustees of the Kirkland Town Library
Seed Library is Now Open!
Happy Spring! The Seed Library is now open for the 2026 season! Stop by and choose up to five seed packets to take home and grow. Participants are encouraged, but not required, to return seeds to keep the exchange self-sustaining.
Book Donations
Guidelines
We are now accepting donations for the 2026 Friends Annual Book Sale on the Village Green.
Due to limited storage space, we can only accept books in pristine condition. Please make sure all items are in like-new condition and are items you would purchase again.
Like-new means:
Covers are intact no odors not chewed on
haven’t been wet not stained didn’t need to be dusted off first
not stored in your basement
We do not accept:
encyclopedias textbooks videotapes (VHS)
magazines Readers Digest Books cassette tapes
vinyl records toys/games
Please understand that while you may think your books are priceless, we know from experience what will sell. (That’s why the sale is so popular and a fantastic fundraiser for the KTL!) Any items not accepted are yours to take home.
Other places to donate books
- Better World Books drop box located outside the Mid York Library System headquarters, 1600 Lincoln Ave, Utica. (Donations here help ALL the libraries.)
- Thrifty Shopper, New Hartford Shopping Center – accepts donations but prefers newer titles
- Little Free Libraries (several around the area)
- Stores with book exchanges (like Kinney)
How to Recycle or Dispose of Books
Remember – books have a shelf life. If it’s been on your shelves longer than you can remember, if you didn’t feel a pang when letting it go, or if you wouldn’t buy it, then it’s okay to let them go to the big bookshelf in the sky.
Paperback books can be recycled.
If you rip out the pages from hardcovers, the pages can be recycled, and the covers tossed in the trash.
Thank you!
