Smithtown Building Closed

Due to the storm that occurred during the early morning hours of August 19, which caused torrential flooding, our Smithtown Building suffered catastrophic damage to its lower level. Therefore, until further notice, our Smithtown Building will be closed while we continue to assess the damage and begin to rebuild.  Our other three buildings remain open to assist our patrons. For updates, click here. 

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Holiday Closing

In observance of Thanksgiving, the Library will be closed Thursday, November 28.  We will reopen on Friday, November 29 at 9:30am.  

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Creation Station

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
Kings Park Building
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children
Creation Station:

Are you looking for something to do on a Saturday? Come to the Library during these hours and complete some cool crafts.

Location: Kings Park Building
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Creation Station

Are you looking for something to do on a Saturday? Come to the Library during these hours and complete some cool crafts.

Disclaimer(s)

No registration required.

Family Gingerbread House Decorating

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Commack Building Community Room at Commack Building
Program Type:
Cooking
Age Group:
Children, Families
Event Details:

Bring the family to the Library and decorate a gingerbread house provided by Fanny Cakes bakery! Each family will receive one house to decorate together. Please register for one sp...

Required
Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: Cooking
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Bring the family to the Library and decorate a gingerbread house provided by Fanny Cakes bakery! Each family will receive one house to decorate together. Please register for one spot per family.

 

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This program may not be suitable for those with food allergies.

Smartphone Photography 103

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 11:30am - 1:30pm
Nesconset Building Community Room at Nesconset Building
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn the tools, features, and settings included in the two most popular, easy-to-use and free photography editing applications, Snapseed and Lightleap. From overlays to healing, y...

Open
Required
Location: Nesconset Building
Room: Nesconset Building Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures
Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:

Learn the tools, features, and settings included in the two most popular, easy-to-use and free photography editing applications, Snapseed and Lightleap. From overlays to healing, you learn it all with Holly Hunt.

Monster of the Week

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Nesconset Building Community Room at Nesconset Building
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Jump into the supernatural underbelly of our world with tabletop role-playing game Monster of the Week! Create your character, fight monsters, cast spells, and work together to sav...

Open
Required
Location: Nesconset Building
Room: Nesconset Building Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Jump into the supernatural underbelly of our world with tabletop role-playing game Monster of the Week! Create your character, fight monsters, cast spells, and work together to save the day with a group of fellow heroes.

Smithtown Underground's Haunted Holidays All-Nighter

12/14/2024 @ 6:45pm to 12/15/2024 @ 7:00am
Nesconset Building Community Room at Nesconset Building
Program Type:
Movies
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Families
Event Details:

Come celebrate a year's worth of holidays in a single night! Join us as we count down 2024 with 7 “not so classic” holiday movies spanning the entire year. Popcorn, prizes, and piz...

Open
Required
Location: Nesconset Building
Room: Nesconset Building Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Families
Program Type: Movies
Required
Seats Remaining: 77
Event Details:

Come celebrate a year's worth of holidays in a single night! Join us as we count down 2024 with 7 “not so classic” holiday movies spanning the entire year. Popcorn, prizes, and pizza @ Midnight!

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Putz Houses

Take and Make - Holiday Putz Village

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Virtual
Program Type:
Take & Make
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Take home a bag filled with the supplies needed to paint and decorate this traditional holiday staple. A hot glue gun may be required to complete this project. Online and in person...

Required
Payment
Virtual Event
Location: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Take & Make
Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

Take home a bag filled with the supplies needed to paint and decorate this traditional holiday staple. A hot glue gun may be required to complete this project. Online and in person registration begins on December 2 and ends on December 11.

Disclaimer(s)

When registering, please indicate pick up building in the special notes field. 

Take and Make - New Year's Trifle Dish

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Virtual
Program Type:
Take & Make
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Take home a bag filled with the supplies needed to create trifle dish to celebrate 2025. Online and in person registration begins on December 2 and ends on December 11. Supply bags...

Required
Virtual Event
Location: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Take & Make
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Take home a bag filled with the supplies needed to create trifle dish to celebrate 2025. Online and in person registration begins on December 2 and ends on December 11.

Disclaimer(s)

When registering, please indicate pick up building in the special notes field. 

Story Tots

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Commack Building Community Room at Commack Building
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Unplug and unwind with your little ones.  Engage in stories, fingerplays, rhymes and musical activities.

Required
Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Unplug and unwind with your little ones.  Engage in stories, fingerplays, rhymes and musical activities.

Wonderful Ones

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Nesconset Building Community Room at Nesconset Building
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Sign, sing and play with your little one. Babies will be introduced to simple signs, engage in age appropriate games and learn new fingerplays.

Required
Location: Nesconset Building
Room: Nesconset Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Sign, sing and play with your little one. Babies will be introduced to simple signs, engage in age appropriate games and learn new fingerplays.

Game Day

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Nesconset Building Community Room at Nesconset Building
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults
Game Day:

We provide the space, tables, chairs and a variety of games. Meet friends here or make new ones.  

Location: Nesconset Building
Room: Nesconset Building Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games

Game Day

We provide the space, tables, chairs and a variety of games. Meet friends here or make new ones.

 

Disclaimer(s)

No registration required.

Game Day

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Kings Park Building Community Room at Kings Park Building
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults
Game Day:

We provide the space, tables, chairs and a variety of games. Meet friends here or make new ones.  

Location: Kings Park Building
Room: Kings Park Building Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games

Game Day

We provide the space, tables, chairs and a variety of games. Meet friends here or make new ones.

 

Disclaimer(s)

No registration required.

Library Decorating Volunteers

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kings Park Building Community Room at Kings Park Building
Program Type:
Teen Volunteering
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Make festive decorations that will adorn the Library this season.

Open
Required
Location: Kings Park Building
Room: Kings Park Building Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Teen Volunteering
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Make festive decorations that will adorn the Library this season.

Disclaimer(s)

Each teen will receive community service for this program. 

Barre(less) Barre

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Commack Building Community Room at Commack Building
Program Type:
Fitness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join certified Barre instructor Alana Bergen for an energizing low-impact class that is designed to strengthen, tone and balance the entire body utilizing traditional barre movemen...

Open
Required
Payment
Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Fitness
Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Join certified Barre instructor Alana Bergen for an energizing low-impact class that is designed to strengthen, tone and balance the entire body utilizing traditional barre movements without the barre.  Barre class includes sculpting & to

Cricut Crafts - Build Your Own Snowman

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Nesconset Building Community Room at Nesconset Building
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Technology
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

There’s snow place like the LearnLab! Tour our makerspace, then create a snowman craft using stencils and shapes cut with the Cricut cutting machine. Dress to make a mess.

Required
Location: Nesconset Building
Room: Nesconset Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

There’s snow place like the LearnLab! Tour our makerspace, then create a snowman craft using stencils and shapes cut with the Cricut cutting machine. Dress to make a mess.

Make It Monday

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Nesconset Building
Program Type:
Games, Technology
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Come to the Children’s Craft Room during these hours to tinker, build and play with a variety of STEAM challenges, toys and projects.

Location: Nesconset Building
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Games, Technology
Event Details:

Come to the Children’s Craft Room during these hours to tinker, build and play with a variety of STEAM challenges, toys and projects.

Disclaimer(s)

No registration required.

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Animals in Winter

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Nesconset Building Community Room at Nesconset Building
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Learn about what animals do in the winter, then explore a variety of crafts and activities at different stations. Dress to make a mess.

Required
Location: Nesconset Building
Room: Nesconset Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Learn about what animals do in the winter, then explore a variety of crafts and activities at different stations. Dress to make a mess.

Nursery Rhyme Time

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Kings Park Building Community Room at Kings Park Building
Age Group:
Children
Nursery Rhyme Time:

Enjoy a traditional time of nursery rhymes and songs for baby. A great introduction to the Library for the youngest of children!

Required
Location: Kings Park Building
Room: Kings Park Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Required
Seats Remaining: 20

Nursery Rhyme Time

Enjoy a traditional time of nursery rhymes and songs for baby. A great introduction to the Library for the youngest of children!

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Art Group

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:15pm
Nesconset Building Community Room at Nesconset Building
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Fulfill your passion for art.  Bring your supplies and work on your current project while you share ideas and learn new techniques from others in a relaxed atmosphere.

Location: Nesconset Building
Room: Nesconset Building Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Fulfill your passion for art.  Bring your supplies and work on your current project while you share ideas and learn new techniques from others in a relaxed atmosphere.

Disclaimer(s)

No registration required.

Tea-rrific Reads Book Discussion Group - The Matchmaker's Gift

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Nesconset Building Quiet Study Room at Nesconset Building
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us to discuss The Matchmaker's Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman. Books are available at the Nesconset Building Circulation Desk.

Open
Required
Location: Nesconset Building
Room: Nesconset Building Quiet Study Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: 23
Event Details:

Join us to discuss The Matchmaker's Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman. Books are available at the Nesconset Building Circulation Desk.

Seasonal Storytime Surprise

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Kings Park Building Community Room at Kings Park Building
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Join us as we read an assortment of holiday stories with Miss Sharon and then do a surprise holiday craft.

Required
Location: Kings Park Building
Room: Kings Park Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Join us as we read an assortment of holiday stories with Miss Sharon and then do a surprise holiday craft.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Nursery Rhyme Time

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Commack Building Community Room at Commack Building
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Nursery Rhyme Time:

Enjoy a traditional time of nursery rhymes and songs for baby. A great introduction to the Library for the youngest of children!

Required
Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 25

Nursery Rhyme Time

Enjoy a traditional time of nursery rhymes and songs for baby. A great introduction to the Library for the youngest of children!