The library offers computer classes, book discussion groups, young adult programs, a children's room and a local history collection.

A public library was founded by Edward S. Arnold in 1914 within the Briarcliff Community Center (also referred to as "the Club").

A paid part-time librarian alongside volunteers operated the circulation desk and created the library's card catalog.

[2] In its early years, the library received book donations from the village Sunday school and the club.

[6] In August 1949, the school required more classroom space, so the Board of Education asked the library to relocate.

[20] It was also far from the village's public school buildings and had no sidewalks nearby, making it poorly-accessible and hazardous for children to visit.

With closer proximity to schools, more parking, and double the availability of shelf space, the village purchased the former station for $12,500 ($130,700 today)[19][25] and leased the building and its acre of land to the library.

[25] In 1963, Briarcliff resident and artist Myril Adler proposed a series of exhibits of graphic art; the first showing was in October of that year and recurred each month thereafter, each with Sunday opening receptions.

Exhibitors included Adler, Michael Ponce de Leon, Seong Moy, Rodolfo Abularach, Fritz Eichenberg, Jacob Landau, George Earl Ortman, Minna Citron, and Alfredo Da Silva.

Exhibited works included etchings and engravings, woodcuts, cellocuts, lithographs, collage intaglios, and serigraphs.

In the library's small space, Adler displayed prints between shelves and in the youth and children's reading rooms.

[26] The library, which was 3,200 square feet (300 m2), was too small for readers and events; other significant problems included no wireless capacity and poor shelving and lighting.

[27] In 1980, a large interior renovation took place; former mayor Chester L. Fisher and his wife led a fundraising effort,[28] raising $50,072 ($185,200 today).

[19][29] Construction started in March 1980 and included interior painting, new shelves, cabinets, and carpeting for the main room, a mezzanine on the south side, a relocated checkout desk and remodeled children's room, and a vestibule in the main entrance designed to match the original building.

[31][32] In 1985, the library and the Briarcliff Lodge were among 60 sites given historical markers by Westchester County Tricentennial Commission.

[35]: 70  The site is near the library's first and third locations and borders the pool that was constructed using funds from the sale of the Community Center.

[5]: 12  The current structure consists of the 1.5-story former train station on the south end and the two-story extension on the north side.

[34] The original building's exterior was designed in an English Tudor Revival style,[23]: 35 [42] which The New York Times observed as "pseudo-medieval".

[42] The original building's interior initially had dark wood panels[20] and was decorated with flowers, oriental rugs on the terrazzo floor, and tables and chairs in the Mission style.

[23]: 35 [45] In 1959, when the library moved in, local architect and village resident William Anders Sharman planned the building's $2,000 renovation;[5]: 12 [20] he later became the first president of the Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough Historical Society.

[44] Former library president Theodore R. Malsin dedicated the children's room in memory of his son Donald.

[49] The building's extension has the same half-timber and stucco exterior as the original structure,[50] also complementing the Law Park pavilion to form one complex.

The second floor holds the adult fiction, non-fiction, and reference collections, as well as four computers, library offices, and a partitionable program room seating up to 80 people.

[36] The extension's interior was designed by architect, village resident, and library board member Catherine Bukard.

[2] Services include computer classes, book discussion groups, young adult programs, a children's room, and a local history collection.

[1]: 62 [54] The organization's volunteers have helped shelve, repair, and check out books, provided art shows, sponsored adult discussion groups, and participated in all of the library's fundraising campaigns.

[5]: 13 The Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough Historical Society (BMSHS) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization committed to local preservation, research, and education.

[1]: 1, 80  In 1952, among the programs held were movies, music, square dances, arts and crafts, and lessons in swimming, tennis, golf, and archery.