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
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
Disclaimer(s)
No registration required.
Disclaimer(s)
This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Drop offs will not be permitted.
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
We provide the space, tables, chairs and a variety of games. Meet friends here or make new ones.
Disclaimer(s)
No registration required.
Genealogy Resources
Ancestry Library Edition
FamilySearch

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).