Government Information Center
About Our Services
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Welcome to the Government Information Center!
In 1986, through the efforts of the Honorable Benjamin Gilman and Director, Mattie Gaines, Middletown Thrall Library was designated a Selective Depository Library, providing free and unfettered public access to government information, in a variety of formats, for the residents of the 18th Congressional District.Our collection is strong in the following subject areas: health, education, criminal justice, small business, military history and legal resources including the CFR, Federal Register, Daily Congressional Record and Congressional Hearings. Periodicals, such as Humanities, English Teaching Forum, NIH Medline Plus, Alcohol Research, and more are available for check out in paper while other titles may be viewed online.
Our library catalog includes hotlinks to timely electronic only government documents as well as older, historically valuable information.
Remember, much of the collection circulates!
Classification of Items
Items in our government information collections are usually filed according to the Superintendent of Documents (SuDocs) classification system, which uses letters and numbers to categorize information published by the U.S. Government. You can read more about SuDocs numbers at this link.Please be sure to check out our regularly rotating displays in the library.
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About Depository Libraries
In 1986, through the efforts of the Honorable Benjamin Gilman and Director, Mattie Gaines, Middletown Thrall Library was designated a Selective Depository Library, providing free public access to government information, in a variety of formats, for the residents of the 18th Congressional District.The Depository Library Program (FDLP) was established by Congress to ensure that the American public has access to its Government's information. Since 1813, depository libraries have safeguarded the public's right to know by collecting, organizing, maintaining, preserving, and assisting users with information from the government. The FDLP provides Government information at no cost to designated depository libraries throughout the country and territories. These depository libraries, in turn, provide local, no-fee access to Government information in an impartial environment with professional assistance.
As institutions committed to equity of access and dedicated to free and unrestricted public use, the nation's nearly 1,250 depository libraries serve as one of the vital links between "We the people" and our Government. Anyone can visit depository libraries and use the depository collections which are filled with information on careers, business opportunities, consumer information, health and nutrition, legal and regulatory information, demographics, and numerous other subjects.
The Depository Library Council (DLC) to the Public Printer was established in 1972 to provide advice on policy matters relating to the FDLP. The primary focus of the DLC's work is to advise the Public Printer, the Superintendent of Documents, and appropriate members of GPO staff on practical options for the efficient management and operation of the FDLP.
More about the FDLP...
The authority for the Depository Library Program and the legal obligations of designated depository libraries are found in 44 United States Code §§1901-1616.
For more information on FDLP, please click here or check out some of the videos below to learn more about the U.S. Government Publishing Office:
- History of the US Government Publishing Office
- Eye on the Government Publishing Office
- Longest Serving Employee
You can also locate a depository near you by clicking this link.
Government 2.0 Gateway
App,s Blogs, Podcasts, Social Media, More
Apps & Mobile Services
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Mobile Services
- EPA.gov: Environmental Apps
- NASA.gov: Space Apps
- National Library of Medicine: NLM Mobile Apps (PDF)
- United States Parcel Service (USPS): Tools for Your Mobile Device or Phone
- USA.gov: Free Government Apps
- The White House: Top 10 Apps
Blogs
- Department of State Blog ("DipNote")
- Grants.gov Blog
- Library of Congress
- Thrall Government Information Blog
- USA.gov Blog
Podcasts:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- National Gallery of Art (NGA)
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Smithsonian Institution
- more podcasts
RSS Feeds:
- Census Bureau
- Department of Education
- Department of State
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA):
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Federal Depository Library News
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Grants.gov RSS Feeds
- House Floor Today
- HouseLive - Streaming video feed of the House of Representatives, includes archives going back to the start of the current Congress.
- INFOdocket
- Library of Congress
- MedlinePlus Health News
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- National Archives & Records Administration (NARA)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- National Weather Service (NWS)
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA):
- Senate Floor Today
- United States Geological Survey (USGS)
- USA.gov
- The White House
Twitter feeds:
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
- Department of Education
- Department of State
- Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
- GobiernoUSA.gov
- Law Library of Congress
- Library of Congress
- NASA
- USA.gov
- The White House
Videos:
Webcams:
- Animals at the National Zoo
- Explore Air from the National Park Service
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Old Faithful Geyser Webcam at Yellowstone National Park
- South Pole Webcam from United States Antarctic Program
Local Government Agencies
Orange County, NY / Middletown / Town of Wallkill
- Middletown, New York Government Home Page
- Includes news, announcements, City Charter and Codes,
schedules of meeetings, city department contact information, and more - Middletown Police
- Orange County Partnership
- The Orange County Partnership is a county-wide, private,
not-for-profit, economic development agency that works
to enhance the quality of life in Orange County. - County Government Home Page, Orange County, NY
- Town of Wallkill
See also:
Local Representatives
Orange County, NY / Middletown / Town of Wallkill
U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senators
Orange County, New York
New York State Governor
- New York State Governor
- Kathy Hochul
New York State Assembly
Please follow this link for the complete NYS Assembly member directory.
New York State Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
State Government
New York State
- New York State
- State, county, local government information, agencies and organizations, state history and symbols, and more.
Other States
- Ready Reference Center: States
- Governmental information, facts and symbols, statistics, and more.
U.S. Federal Government
- Better Business Bureau (BBB)
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Defense (DOD)
- Department of Education
- Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (HHS)
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Department of the Interior (DOI)
- Department of Labor (DOL)
- Department of Transportation (DOT)
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- ERIC Database
- - Education Resources Information Center.
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Includes "Inmate Look Up" search engine for finding inmates.
- Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
- Government Publishing Office (GPO) - Keeping America Informed
- GPO's govinfo (www.govinfo.gov), the user-friendly, modernized site, offers a dynamic way for the public to discover and access information on the three branches of the Federal Government.
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
- Library of Congress
- - Includes link to American Memory Project.
- Occupational Safety & Health (OSHA)
- PubMed - Medline
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Social Security Administration
- Supreme Court Decisions
- U. S. Census Bureau
- U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- U. S. House of Representatives
- U. S. Patent Office (USPTO)
- U. S. Senate
- The White House
- The President, Vice-President, and Presidential Administration of the United States of America.
Speeches
Local
New York State
Federal
- Speaker of the House
- The Supreme Court: Speeches
- The White House: Speeches and Remarks (The Briefing Room)
General & Historical
- C-SPAN
- Video of current and past Congressional speeches from the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Adobe Flash plugin required.
- Presidential Speech Archive
- The Scripps Library, in cooperation with presidential libraries, archives key U.S. Presidential Speeches.
See also:
Contact Information
- Government Information Center:
- Mailing address:
Government Information Center
at Middletown Thrall Library
11 Depot Street
Middletown, New York 10940 - Telephone: 1-845-341-5465
- Mailing address:
- Reference Department & Research Services:
- Telephone: 1-845-341-5461
- Internet (e-mail or 24/7)
- Other contacts and departments