Resources & Services

Online Services

Mango Languages

Learn a new language from the comfort of your home with Mango Languages! You will need your Piermont library card number to utilize this service. Follow the link and enter your email, library card number, and pin. Choose a password and select “sign up” to get started.

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Tutor.com

Available from 12pm to 12 midnight every day, Tutor.com is available to library card holder within the South Orangetown School District. Tutor.com provides 1-1, on-demand tutoring, test prep, and learning support from Kindergarten through college to careers beyond!

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On-site Services

Library Cards

Residents living in Piermont or Sparkill may obtain a library card from the Dennis P. McHugh Piermont Public Library. Simply present photo I.D. with proof of address and fill out a brief application form either in person or online.

If your photo I.D. does not have the correct address, please bring another reliable proof of address such as a utility bill. Replacement of a lost library card costs $1.

Your library card provides access to the library’s collection of books, periodicals, DVDs, books on CD, music CDs and special collections as well as ebooks, digital audioboooks, streaming movies, online language learning, online continuing education, downloadable and streaming music, digital databases, museum passes and eReaders.

You may use your Dennis P. McHugh Piermont Public Library card at all 47 libraries within the Ramapo Catskill Library System, or request materials from these libraries through interlibrary loan. Some materials may be restricted from circulation or interlibrary loan and all items are subject to the rules and regulations of the lending library.

Computers are Available for Use

Desktop computers are available for use by the public in the Library. Library computers are connected to the library’s wireless internet service and to the printer for black & white and color printing.

Please see our policies on use of the Internet, Library Public Computers, and Wireless Access.

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WiFi

You are invited to use the Piermont Public Library’s internet network using your own wireless-enabled laptop computer or mobile device. The free wireless access is provided in all public areas of the building. Please note that this network is unsecured.

Please see our policies on use of the Internet, Library Public Computers, and Wireless Access.

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Book a Librarian

Want help learning basic computer skills? Need assistance setting up an e-mail account? Not sure how to download an eBook or to stream music with your library card? We can help. The Book-a-Librarian program allows you to make a one-on-one appointment with a Piermont librarian. To schedule an appointment, submit a request in person, or by calling 845-359-4595.

Subject to availability: Librarians are not always available, and cannot help in all instances.

Possible topics include:

Computer basics (using a mouse and keyboard, searching the internet)
Setting up an e-mail account
Getting started with social media
Downloading audiobooks or eBooks
Accessing our online learning services (Mango Languages, Tutor.com)
How to use the library catalog on a computer or mobile device
How to use the library’s online databases

How it works:

This is a service for Dennis P. McHugh Piermont Public Library cardholders.
A card number is required when requesting an appointment.
Sessions can be up to a half hour long.
Sessions are by appointment and are scheduled in advance.
You may schedule up to one session per week.

To Set up an appointment:

Submit a request in person, or by calling 845-359-4595.

Limitations of this service:

We cannot offer advice or provide data entry services.
We cannot be involved with confidential medical, legal, business or personal transactions.
We are unable to set-up or install software for your personal devices or provide troubleshooting for either hardware or software issues. We can assist you with downloading apps for library services onto your own device.

Photocopying, Printing, Faxing, Scanning to USB

A photocopy machine is available for self use at .15 cents per page for B&W and .50 cents for color.

A fax machine is available for self use at 1.00 dollar per page Outgoing or .50 cents per page incoming.

Printing from library computers is .15 cents per page for Black & White and .50 cents per page for Color

Scanning to USB is available. Ask a staff member for assistance. Bring your own USB flash drive. If you do not have one, flash drives are available for purchase at the front desk for $4 each.

Materials-By-Mail for the Homebound

Any person residing within the Piermont Library District who is unable to come to the library because of limited mobility, illness or handicap is eligible to have materials delivered by mail. Eligibility will be determined by the librarian after conducting a telephone interview with the interested patron.

Library materials will be delivered to a homebound patron’s residence via the US Postal Service at no charge to the patron. Postage will be paid by the Library Association of Rockland County (LARC). Contact the library at info@piermontlibrary.org for further information or to schedule an eligibility interview.

Charging Station

A charging station for electronic devices is available in the Hudson River Reading Room with cables for a variety of devices. (May not be compatible with all devices.)

Art Display Space

The Dale and Ed Nelson Gallery features monthly exhibits by local artists and library art students. If you are interested in displaying your work in the library’s display space, please contact info@piermontlibrary.org, Attn. Art Curator

Available for Checkout

Museum Passes

For information regarding museum passes offered by Piermont Library, click here.

Services for Seniors

Large Print Collection

The library has a collection of Large Print books available to borrow. When searching the catalog, look for the words [large print] above the book icon.