A Change of Seasons: Parking, Racing, Summer Reading, Elevator Upgrade
Summer is nigh, which means the City’s Paid Parking Program is back for the Season, racing starts early again this year, Summer Reading will soon kick off, and an elevator upgrade project thirty years in the making may have an impact on how the library is used for the next several months.
Memorial Day marked the unofficial start of summer, with the return of the City of Saratoga Springs Seasonal Paid Parking Program, the Belmont on Broadway celebration imminent, planning for our Summer Reading Program well under way, and anticipation building for our elevator replacement and upgrade project, which is expected to have the elevator out of commission between July and December of 2025.
SEASONAL PARKING: As a reminder, the Library Parking Lot is owned by the Library, and all year-round, a library-issued permit is required to park in the lot between 9am and 6pm, on days the library is open. After 6pm, no permit is required. You can find complete information about Library Parking Lot regulations, including eligibility for and how to obtain a Library Parking Lot Permit, and a Q&A about Library parking.
Through an agreement with the City, while the Seasonal Paid Parking Program is in effect between Memorial Day and Labor Day, payment is required to park in the library lot during hours in which the lot is open to non-permit holders (6pm-9am): Library Lot permit holders may park for free until 9pm, non-permit holders pay beginning at 6pm.
Through the same agreement with the City, enforcement of Library Parking Lot Regulations is done by the Saratoga Springs Police Department, who also enforces parking regulations in City-owned lots and on streets.
The City offers permits for its lots to city residents and downtown workers, and, starting this year, for a fee, Saratoga Springs City School District residents who live outside of the city limits. These permits do not allow for parking in the Library Lot, nor does the Library Lot permit allow parking in City-owned lots. Please visit the City’s parking permit website for information about these programs.
BELMONT ON BROADWAY CELEBRATION: As a reminder, there will be multiple street closures in downtown Saratoga Springs in advance of, and during the Belmont on Broadway celebration on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. The library will have special hours that day, closing early at 5pm. More information about closures and activities for Belmont on Broadway.
SUMMER READING: The theme for this year’s Summer Reading Program is “Color our World.” Our Youth Services Department staff are busy visiting schools throughout the district, and registration for the Summer Reading program will begin on June 23, 2025, and a whole summer of colorful activities is planned to run through August 31, 2025.
ELEVATOR UPGRADE PROJECT: Thirty years after the current library building opened, the elevator has reached the end of its useful life. A new elevator is currently being manufactured, and demolition of the current elevator and preparation of the site for installation of the new elevator is anticipated to begin in early July. The upgrade has a projected completion date of mid-November. In preparation for this outage, some collections have been rearranged to be more accessible on the first floor, staff are prepared to fetch materials from the second floor and lower level, and the Friends Coffee Shop will temporarily suspend operations effective June 20, 2025, so that that space can be used for accessible library programs for the duration of the project.