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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Fine Motor Fun

10:00am - 10:45am
Children
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Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
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Seats Remaining: 0
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Give your muscles a workout with crafts and activities that help develop fine motor skills. Dress to make a mess.

Scarecrow Storytime

10:00am - 10:45am
Children
Commack Building
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Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
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Seats Remaining: 7
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Celebrate all things fall with some stories and a scarecrow craft!

Art Starts

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Children
Commack Building
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Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
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Seats Remaining: 4

Art Starts

Different crafts encourage children's eye-hand coordination and gross and fine motor skills development, includes storytime. Dress to make a mess.

Pot Belly Turkeys

10:30am - 11:00am
Children
Commack Building
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Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
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Seats Remaining: 0
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Come on down for a fun Thanksgiving story and create your very own turkey!

Story Tots

10:00am - 10:30am
Children
Commack Building
Closed
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Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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Unplug and unwind with your little ones.  Engage in stories, fingerplays, rhymes and musical activities.

Parachute Playtime

10:30am - 11:00am
Children
Commack Building
Closed
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Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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Bring your littlest ones down to the library for a fun-filled time of stories, songs, bubbles and parachute play!

Imagination Station

10:00am - 10:45am
Children
Commack Building
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Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
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Seats Remaining: 11
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Exercise your imagination as we engage in dramatic play.

Thanksgiving Day

10:45am - 11:45am
All Buildings
Closing
Branches:
Commack Building, Kings Park Building, Nesconset Building, Smithtown Building, Offsite, Virtual

Little Turkeys

11:00am - 11:30am
Children
Commack Building
Closed
Registration
Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
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Seats Remaining: 0
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There is so much to be thankful for!  Join us for Thanksgiving stories and songs, then make a seasonal keepsake with your little one.

Let's Have a Hoot

3:00pm - 3:45pm
Children
Commack Building
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Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
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Seats Remaining: 0
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Turn your head, flap your wings and sing with a hoot in this storytime and craft all about owls.

Baby Playground

10:00am - 10:45am
Children
Commack Building
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Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Enjoy free play and language-based activities with other babies in a relaxed, friendly environment. Siblings are welcome.

Wonderful Ones

10:00am - 10:45am
Children
Commack Building
Registration
Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20

Wonderful Ones

This action-packed program engages little ones in language-based activities includes free play, stories and fun.

Library Playdate

11:00am - 11:45am
Children
Commack Building
Registration
Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20

Library Playdate

Sieze the play and keep the mess at our place. Meet other children and families while playing with toys and creating an art project.

Snowflake Slime

4:15pm - 5:00pm
Children
Commack Building
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Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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Do you love to play in the snow? Do you love slime? Come in and make your own snowflake slime to play with and take home! Dress to make a mess.

Creation Station

10:00am - 3:00pm
Children
Commack Building
Location: Commack 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.

Silly Snowmen

10:30am - 11:00am
Children
Commack Building
Registration
Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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Come on down to the Library to hear some snowmen stories and create a cool snowman craft.

Time for Twos

10:00am - 10:45am
Children
Commack Building
Registration
Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20

Time for Twos

Visit the Library and enjoy building social skills in a relaxed, friendly environment; includes free play, songs, stories and a craft.

Little Book Buddies

4:15pm - 5:00pm
Children
Commack Building
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Location: Commack Building
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
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Book Buddies is a program in which a child is paired with a teen for a rewarding reading experience.

Nursery Rhyme Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Children
Commack Building
Registration
Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration 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!

Playful Penguins

4:30pm - 5:15pm
Children
Commack Building
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Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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Waddle on in for some playful stories featuring our arctic penguin pals!  Create your very playful penguin to take home.

Wonderful Ones

10:00am - 10:45am
Children
Commack Building
Registration
Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20

Wonderful Ones

This action-packed program engages little ones in language-based activities includes free play, stories and fun.

I Survived the Children's Blizzard, 1888

4:30pm - 5:00pm
Children
Commack Building
Registration
Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Enjoy a brief book talk on Lauren Tarshis’ I Survived the Children’s Blizzard, 1888 and then use your STEAM knowledge to design and build a blizzard proof structure out of marshmallows and toothpicks.

Lil' Athletes - Football Fun

10:00am - 10:45am
Children
Commack Building
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Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Fitness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Get ready for fun as we learn how to play football with Lil' Athletes. 

Lil' Athletes - Football Fun

11:00am - 11:45am
Children
Commack Building
Registration
Location: Commack Building
Room: Commack Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Fitness, Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Get ready for fun as we learn how to play football with Lil' Athletes!