The Village of Lyndonville was established in 1903, the last village to be incorporated in Orleans County. The first business center was the Town of Yates at Yates Center but in 1827, the center shifted to Lyndonville because of the waterpower provided by Johnson's Creek. The opening of the Rome-Watertown-Ogdensburg Railroad in 1876 gave Yates easy access to markets and Lyndonville became a local market center.

Today, Lyndonville is a picturesque village set on the Ontario Lake Plains amidst orchards, fields and Amish farms. The Village is noted for its small town charm, Independence Day celebration and award winning apples.

Yates Community Library: In about the mid 1900's, a small group of citizens met to begin a lending library.  The first collection was housed in the town hall. Later, the collection was moved to various buildings in downtown Lyndonville until 1971 when it settled into the handsome brick building it now occupies.  The current building was built on land donated by the William A. Smith family with a sweeping view of Lyndonville Pond, the dam, water falls and  town park.  Dedicated to his wife, the Mary Smith Memorial building was built by a community fund drive led by James W. Whipple with a core of $30,000 also donated by the Smith family.  On June 19th, 2006, this same building was rededicated following renovation and redecoration costing approximately $50,000. 
 
Today the Yates Community Library seeks to serve the citizens of the Town of Yates and the Village of Lyndonville as a cultural center, learning center and a window on the world.  It offers compute access, current periodicals, a varied collection of books, access to the central NIOGA System and various adult/family/child learning venues.  The library hopes to provide our beloved rural village of Lyndonville with an ever broadening scope of services for personal growth.