Elevator Construction Complete
Work to upgrade and modernize the library’s elevator that began in July 2025 has been completed.
Some services that were temporarily relocated to the library’s First Floor during construction, such as remote printing and public computing, have been returned to the Second Floor. The current day’s newspapers will remain on the First Floor, and have been relocated to south end of the floor, adjacent to the other current periodicals.
Children’s programming has resumed in the Crawshaw Story Room, and the H. Dutcher Community Room is once again reservable for use by non-profit organizations that are located within or provide a significant service to residents of the Saratoga Springs City School District.
The Friends of the Saratoga Springs Public Library have opted not to reopen the Friends Coffee Shop, but will continue to offer donation-based coffee service in the Coffee Nook adjacent to the Friends Book Shop. Future uses of the space previously used as a cafe space within the library have yet to be determined, and will be decided by a master space-planning and -use effort currently underway.
The new elevator system, manufactured and installed by Kone, operates on a system of weights and pulleys rather than hydraulics, and, in line with the library’s sustainability goals, is anticipated to use significantly less energy to operate than its predecessor. General construction to prepare the existing shaft for the upgraded system was performed by Plank Construction Services, LLC, of Schenectady.
“We are relieved to have the project conclude,” said Library Director Issac Pulver, “and grateful for the patience of library staff and visitors for the duration of the project.”