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Adirondack Family Book Festival

August 20, 2022 9:30 am – 4 pm John Brown Farm State Historic Site 115 John Brown Rd,Lake Placid, NY 12946 The Adirondack Family Book Festival brings together an illustrious and richly diverse group of children’s and YA authors and illustrators under a big convening tent and several smaller tents to meet their readers of […]

The Glidden Tour, 1950

These classic cars are parked in front of the Esso Service Center in September 1950. They made the news back then with the headline “Glidden Tour of Ancient Automobiles will Leave Mon. on 463-Mile Trip” LAKE PLACID NEWS, September 8, 1950. From our archives.

Doris, from the archives

Photograph of Doris from the library’s archives. There is a hand-written note on the back of this photo: “Doris” (90′ x 21′) Launched 1898. 4 cyl. – 55 HPGray & Bowen engineaprox. 12 MPH @ 525 RPM30 x 36 3 blade propSold 1951 to Mrs. Nohowel for $500.00

Appointments available for math tutoring!

Struggling with math? Need a tutor? The Lake Placid Public Library would like to offer free math tutoring sessions for any student in grades 6-12. Chris Ward will be available by appointment only. For more information, call the Lake Placid Public Library at (518)523-3200. *This program is made available thanks to the Lake Placid Education […]