Public Library Services

More than 80,000 books, 125+ periodicals, large-print books, audio-visual materials including CD's, CD-ROMS, CD's-on-tapes, magazine subscription and puppets to borrow. Online catalog, numerous databases including Ancestry, free wi-fi and public access computers. Libby ebooks, Freegal streaming music, Kanopy streaming videos, Flipster electronic magazines.

Government and services

Village Services

Government and services

Preserves (jointly with the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association) the 1819 house in which Walt Whitman was born, making the poet, his life, and his work accessible to those visiting the site. Also offers lectures, workshops, seminars, poetry readings, Art Gallery, poetry festivals, and exhibits. Call for more information.

Preserves and exhibits local history and presents programs on local history of Farmingville. Call or e-mail for time and location of meeting.

Preserves the history of the 14th Regiment New York State Militia and the American Civil War. Living history presentations are done at schools, historical societies, museums, parades and other events. Sets up a camp that resembles one from the Civil War, does drill and firing exhibitions and runs through a brief drill using wooden muskets. Restores grave sites of the Veterans of the 14th Regiment N.Y.S.M. All presentations are given in full civil war uniform.

Preserves and exhibits local history and presents programs on local history of North Great River. Call to set up appointments. The Society also prints a Quarterly Newsletter.

Preserves and exhibits local history and presents programs on local history of Hampton Bays.

Exhibits local history and presents programs on local history of Amagansett from the Colonial period through the 20th century. Consists of Miss Amelie Cottage Museum and the Roy K. Lester Carriage Museum exhibiting locally made 28 horse-drawn carriages. Call for schedule and fees.

Collects, catalogs, and preserves historical record of the unincorporated areas of the town, serves as chairman of the Town of Babylon Historic Preservation Commission, assists town employees and the general public in researching historical questions concerning the Town of Babylon.

Preserves and exhibits local history and presents programs on local history of Port Jefferson.

Books, eBooks, CD''s, movies, audio, periodicals and Braille works available. Free Wi-Fi.

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Provides exhibits and research information from New York State's past, present, and future. Seeks to provide inquiry, discovery, and history access into New York's rich, artistic, social, historical and environmental legacies, in fields of geology, biology, anthropology, and history.

Responsible for designating historic districts and town landmarks.

Provides a research facility which includes digital collections, historical and genealogical databases, Brentwood High School yearbooks, reference collection for genealogy and local history research, scrapbooks, photographs and artifacts related to Brentwood history. Please call ahead for access to our special collections.

Offers students an interdisciplinary historical and literary experience, directly related to the New York State Social Studies curriculum and enables students to develop a greater knowledge and appreciation of American and Long Island history. Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking skills and enhance creativity by actually producing poetry. Call for further information.

Features 409 acres of rolling lawns, gardens, woodlands, and nature walks. Visitors may see displays in the Camellia greenhouse and the Main Greenhouse, as well as go on guided tours of the Coe Hall Mansion. Seasonal activities include outdoor tent and lawn concerts, classes, flower shows, craft shows, holiday tree lighting and festivals. Hiking allowed. Call for further information.

Preserves town government records, collects, catalogues, and preserves the history of the Town of Southampton. Accessible by appointment only.

Preserves and exhibits local history and presents programs on local history of Southold.

Preserves and exhibits local history and presents programs on local history of East Islip. Meetings are the first Wednesday of the month (except for January and February, July and August). Call for location and additional information.

Preserves and exhibits the history of Alexander Graham Bell and the development of the telephone. Exhibits include a re-creation of Alexander Graham Bell's workshop, the wire used in the first telephone transmission and models of early telephones.

Preserves and exhibits local history and presents programs on the local history of Lindenhurst. Tours are available. Call for additional information.