The Library of Local is a partnership between Partners for Climate Action Hudson Valley and the Mid-Hudson Library System designed to equip local communities to take action on the climate crisis and advance ecological repair.

Partners

Mid-Hudson Library System

The Mid-Hudson Library System (MHLS) is a cooperative public library system chartered by the New York State Board of Regents and overseen by the New York State Education Department via the Division of Library Development (DLD). MHLS is dedicated to working together with sixty-six (66) member libraries in the Mid-Hudson region to strengthen local library services while saving local tax dollars. MHLS provides essential resources to member libraries and multiplies the funds that enable local libraries to continue serving patrons, keeping our communities strong, connected, and thriving well into the future.

Partner for Climate Change Action Hudson Valley

Partner for Climate Change Action Hudson Valley believes that the overlapping ecological crises are best addressed by the communities that are closest to them by using approaches that honor the uniqueness of each place. PCA was founded in 2019 with the goal of moving multiple forms of capital to where they would be most relevant, efficient, and effective to catalyze local action. At our core, we are funders who support our grantee partners with the knowledge, tools, and connections they need to be successful.

Our priority areas are ecological restoration, with a focus on establishing community forests and cultivating native habitat, and the decarbonization of existing building stock in our region’s most underserved communities.

Our mission is to catalyze bioregional ecological action.