Long Island Room

Welcome to The Smithtown Library's Richard H. Handley Collection of Long Island Americana, also known as the Long Island Room.

This special local history archive is located within the Smithtown Building. This site will help to familiarize you with the collection and provide information regarding its use.  Here you can search the collection, find out about upcoming projects, programs, and exhibits, as well as link to other local history resources.

 

 

*The postcards shown here were gifts to the Long Island Room from Everett Lee and Charles Spahr.

Address & Information

Long Island Room
Smithtown Building (Lower Level)
1 North Country Road
Smithtown, NY 11787
(631) 360-2480 x197
longislandroom@smithlib.org

Appointments

Use of the Long Island Room collection is subject to the availability of its dedicated staff. It is therefore strongly recommended that you set up an appointment prior to your visit. Please contact the Long Island Room via phone, email or the form on this page to set up an appointment.

Contact Us

For general inquiries or to set up an appointment to use the collection please call (631) 360-2480 x197 or submit an email message using the form below.

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Search Our Collection

Use the search box below to find materials specifically within the Long Island Room's collection.


PLEASE NOTE: Materials in the Long Island Room DO NOT circulate and are not permitted to be removed from the immediate vicinity of the Long Island Room's reading room. However, some Long Island Room titles may also be found in the the Library's general circulating collection.

Program Series

Art Exhibit-Richard Kramer

All Day 6/1 - 6/30
Smithtown Building
Location: Smithtown Building
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
View a collection of Zen Art Drawings. ...

Disclaimer(s)

No registration required.

Library Playdate

10:00am - 10:45am
Smithtown Building
Waitlist
Registration
Location: Smithtown Building
Room: Smithtown Building Community Room B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Seize the play and keep the mess at our place. Meet other children and families while playing with toys and creating an art project. ...

Wonderful Ones

10:30am - 11:15am
Kings Park Building
Open
Registration
Location: Kings Park Building
Room: Kings Park Building Community Room
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:
This action-packed program engages little ones in language-based activities; includes free play, stories and fun. ...

Disclaimer(s)

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

Sports Pages Book Discussion Group-A Moveable Feast

10:30am - 12:30pm
Smithtown Building
Closed
Registration
Location: Smithtown Building
Room: Smithtown Building Community Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
Read and discuss a non-fiction sports book with our local group.  Books are available at the Smithtown Building Circulation Desk.  ...

Game Day

12:00pm - 3:00pm
Nesconset Building
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

12:30pm - 2:30pm
Kings Park Building
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.

Long Island Room Information & Resources

Genealogy Resources

Ancestry Library Edition

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Ancestry provides access to billions of historical documents, millions of historical photos, plus local narratives, oral histories, indexes and other resources in over 30,000 databases that span from the 1500s to the 2000s.

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FamilySearch

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FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services each year to learn more about their family history. Any images found in the catalog that include the notation that they must be accessed at a FamilySearch Affiliate Library can be viewed from computers at any Smithtown Library building. This includes personal devices accessing the library's wireless network (wifi).

Outside the Library

Fold3

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Formerly known as Footnote. Search Historical Documents and more. Fold3 is a great tool for Genealogists and those doing genealogy searches.

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