Solvay Public Library

Solvay Public Library is the public library in Solvay, the Onondaga County village just west of Syracuse. Alongside the books and services of a typical library, it holds a local history collection that includes the Solvay Process and Solvay High School archives, which makes it a research stop as well as a neighborhood library.

The Solvay Process Company was the chemical maker that gave the village its name, so those archives are a window onto the town’s industrial past. Researchers and history buffs can dig into material tied to the company that shaped Solvay, as well as to the high school.

What to Know

• The collection includes the Solvay Process archives.
• Solvay High School archives are part of the local history holdings.
• The village takes its name from the Solvay Process Company.
• The library is featured by Visit Syracuse as a research stop.