Adirondack Libraries, Museums, and Archives

Public Libraries

• Clinton–Essex–Franklin Library System
• Plattsburgh Public Library
• Saranac Lake Free Library
• Tupper Lake Goff-Nelson Memorial Library

College and University Libraries

• Paul Smiths College Collection (https://library.paulsmiths.edu/adks/digital)
• St. Lawrence University Owen D. Young Library Special Collections
• SUNY Potsdam Archives & Special Collections
• SUNY Plattsburgh Fienberg Library Special Collections
• Union College Kelly Adirondack Center & Research Library

Museums

• Adirondack Experience Museum Collections Database (Blue Mountain Lake)
• Adirondack History Museum (Elizabethtown)
• Crown Point Historic Site (Crown Point)
• Fort Ticonderoga (Ticonderoga)
• John Brown Farm State Historic Site (Lake Placid)
• The Wild Center (Tupper Lake)
• Lake Placid Olympic Museum Online Collections Database (Lake Placid)

Historic Societies and Archives

• Adirondack Architectural Heritage (Keeseville)
• Clinton County Historical Association (Plattsburgh)
• Historic Saranac Lake Online Collections Database
• Lyon Mountain Mining & Railroad Museum
• North Elba-Lake Placid Historical Association (Lake Placid)
• North Star Underground Railroad Museum (Ausable Chasm)
• Rouses Point–Champlain Historical Society (Rouses Point)

State and Federal Archives

• Library of Congress Photo Collection
• New York Heritage Digital Collections

Magazines and Newspapers

• North Country Public Radio 
  The local public radio station which often publishes online versions of their on-air stories and includes recorded content published to the web.
• Adirondack Daily Enterprise 
  Print copies available in the library. The only daily newspaper published in the Adirondack Park, and it’s based right out of Saranac Lake. A place to start is the “Opinions” tab on the front page. This is where you’ll find editorials and letters to the editor. The newspaper also has recent stories available on the website. For older information, check out the NNYLN Historic Newspapers.
• Adirondack Explorer 
  A non-profit news magazine devoted to the preservation and enjoyment of the Adirondack Park. Some information is available online, but the library has full text back to 1998 in the periodical section of the library.
• Adirondack Life
  This magazine is a general resource about the Adirondacks. Recent articles are available online and the library has full-text in print back to 1970 in the periodical section
• .NYS Historic Newspapers 
  To find digitized historical newspapers for New York State. Can search the entire collection or by county to browse the collection. Provides free online access to a wide range of newspapers chosen to reflect New York’s unique history
• The Adirondack Almanack
  This is the Adirondack Explorer’s online news journal. It’s a great resource for current events and controveries. The “Local Politics” tab could be especially useful.