About the Folklife Center

Celebrating 30 Years in 2023

Heritage • Community • Creativity

The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library is an award-winning program created in 1993, charged with the mission to research and present the cultural traditions of the upper Hudson Valley and southern Adirondacks of upstate New York. Its core programs–Special Collections, Exhibitions, and Cultural Events–are largely supported by grants, and have attracted a large, diverse regional audience to its gallery, research room, and cultural programs.
Learn the history behind the Library and the new Folklife logo, see how our new neon sign was crafted, and take an animated tour with founding director, Todd DeGarmo.

What is Folklife?

The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress provides guidance. 

Hours

 Closed Sundays and Holidays

Contact Us

The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library
251 Glen Street, on City Park
Glens Falls, NY 12801

Todd DeGarmo
Founding Director
518-792-6508 x237
tdegarmo@sals.edu

Kevin Rogan
Media Specialist/Librarian II
518-792-6508 x263
krogan@sals.edu

Tisha Dolton
Historian
518-792-6508 X292
pdolton@sals.edu

Amanda Franzoni
Manager of Research & Special Collections
518-792-6508 X238
afranzoni@sals.edu

Folklife Center's Annual Reports

The Folklife Center's activities are made possible in part by financial support from the New York State Council on the Arts - Folk Arts Program with the support of the New York State Legislature.