Saratoga Springs Public Library Parking LotRestricted to Permit Holders

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Springs Public Library Parking Lot will be restricted to library parking lot permit holders year-round.  

The library parking plan is different than the city of Saratoga Springs’ seasonal parking plan – the latter first implemented last summer and which concluded Labor Day weekend.  

The rules: Between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., parking in the library’s parking lot is restricted to library parking lot permit holders with a three-hour limit, according to signage on the library grounds. All other hours and holidays are free to park. The library’s total operating budget is more than $6 million annually, with more than $5 million required from school district levy.    

Residents of the Saratoga Springs City School District, and members of the Friends of the Saratoga Springs Public Library at the Ex Libris level or higher, who are library card holders in good standing, may visit the library during open hours to register for permits, if they don’t already have one. 

Those seeking to obtain a Library Parking Lot Permit must bring driver’s license and registration to prove eligibility and register for the permit at the Circulation Desk. Names and addresses on all vehicle registrations must match the name and address associated with the library card account.

The library is chartered by the NY State Education Department to serve the residents of the Saratoga Springs City School District, and is funded by taxes levied on property owners within the district. 

“It is our obligation to prioritize the needs of those we are legally chartered to serve, and who fund our operation, when there is unprecedented demand on a limited resource,” Library Director A. Issac Pulver wrote in a Q&A regarding the parking plan that is posted to the library’s web site.

There are multiple details to the plan, and the Q&A regarding library parking may be viewed at: sspl.org.