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
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.
There are currently no upcoming events.
Historic Amusement Parks of Long Island - 118 Miles of Memories
When Long Island became a suburban paradise after World War II, ambitious entrepreneurs created dozens of amusement parks to help families unwind. The Nunley family built a park in Baldwin in 1939, and it was so successful that they opened N
The Big Duck and Eastern Long Island's Duck Farming Industry
When it comes to iconic roadside attractions on Long Island, few are more recognizable than the Big Duck located on Route 24 in Flanders. Yet while many Long Islanders have likely visited the Big Duck (and posed for a picture or two in front
Sun, Sea, Soil, Wine - Winemaking on the North Fork of Long Island
Over the course of the last half century, the bucolic seaside towns and humble potato farms of Long Island’s North Fork were transformed into one of the most successful winemaking regions in the country, consistently producing wines that garner pr
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).