The staff was so kind and helpful, they went out of their way to make me feel at ease when they saw…read moreI was struggling with my toddler. They let me know it's not a hush establishment and gave my little one a craft and a cookie to help calm him down. A wonderful child friendly place with a huge assortment of books for kids. Thank you for giving this mama a welcoming experience. Edit: I just saw the one star review and wanted to add yes it is a small library. And more than half of the space is dedicated to children and young teens. To expect to be able to go work there in silence is silly to be frank. Go buy a coffee at a Starbucks and work there if you want someplace more adult or quiet you cheap f#c&

They are open again! They have a great collection of books that we missed during COVID. Buying…read morebooks on amazon doesn't hold a candle to going in and look around and finding something! The staff here is great as well!!!!

Couldve a been a very nice libary p ut there was kids screaming in the back and the staff was legit…read moreyelling at me it is insane how rude they are at this place other then that it was pretty good.

This library would be excellent if the staff wasn't so inconsiderate and loud. It's like they're…read morehere to socialize instead of provide a quiet environment for people to work. It's terrible.

Stopped in here with our 3 year old to check out the kids area. The area as a whole is nice,…read morehowever, the kids play room is slightly outdated and underwhelming. The play room was unorganized and the toys were run down and outdated. The book area of the kids section was nice and had some stem activities. The rest of the library looked nice and they had a small concession area which was cool.

This is my favorite and most frequented library so far for studying (and I've been to 9 different…read morelibraries this year). There are 3 floors. The 3rd floor is a designated quiet floor. And the 2nd floor, although it's not specifically a quiet floor, is usually quiet enough for me to not need headphones. Also, because there are 3 floors, I am almost always guaranteed to find a free table. There are over 30 tables throughout the library (not including cubicles). They also have a little eating area on the first floor which is great if you plan on being there for an extended period of time/during a meal time. They have some snacks you can buy there as well. You can eat non odorous snack foods in the library, but if you have a sandwich or got food delivered, you need to eat in the cafeteria area. Overall, this is my absolute favorite library. Plus all the staff has been very kind to me and super helpful. 10/10 would recommend if you need a quiet place to study for the day!

Great children's room with plenty of toys and the childrens librarians are so nice and helpful…read more They have excellent programs for kids. Big fan of the Play Hooray programs and the Tot Time. The entire library had a makeover in the past year and it looks great! Highly recommend for young children.

Great library but closed on Sunday? Sunday, when everybody…read morein the universe would like to go and relax on a Sunday and read and do the wonderful things that you do at a library who's got to get their head out of their fourth point of contact to make sure that you're open on Sunday Do we need to pay MORE taxes? Really? [sigh and eye roll]

What is wrong with the staff? Are they actual (MLS) librarians? Not only do they allow visitors to…read moremake a tremendous amount of noise, THEY are the worst violators. Today was my third visit and the first time was a lot of HS kids, the second was very pleasant, and today was the worst!! Cellphones, dial up, and I had to ask the librarians to be quiet so I could work. Then, they had the audacity to be snippy about me in earshot. They should be embarrassed, they are a disgrace to the profession. I won't be back. There are other far nicer libraries.

A few years ago I wrote a 5 star, glowing review about this library....its hard to believe that…read moresince then it has gotten EVEN BETTER!!! The entire staff, including those recently hired, are friendly and professional in all respects. They all go out of their way to help patrons in every way possible. They make you feel welcome. I've frequented many libraries in my day and this is by far the absolute best. I highly recommend the North Babylon Public Library to all!!!

This is a great library. The desk staff are very friendly and I usually reserve all my books by…read morecomputer. I read a lot so they now know me by name when I walk in. The security guards are very nice and always greet you coming and going. They have great classes and nice adult things to attend.

In stark contrast with its immediate environs, this place is straight ballin'..no lie, you know…read morethis. That being said, they were only a week off of a bedbug infestation, so I was weary to pick up the items I had on reserve, but the kind folks behind the desk quelled my fears. Quick shot off the LIE on the way home, and pretty darn spacious--might be my new go-to library. Unfortunately, they simultaneously push unreasonable policies regarding returns, which involve slowly checking each item back in while others wait on the single line regardless of your intentions, and they include two index cards (one with their unwavering, impossible-to-monitor policy) and two paper clips with each ILL. Oh, and the staff can get snappy. Ultimately, it's a near-immaculate respite for random passersby, but gets sticky when you actually want to use the services here. HUGE caveat/casualty of the environs: no dropoff box Small/should-be-irrelevant sidenote: little/no cell service (VZW)

Call me a weirdo or old fashioned or something else (no expletives) but I just love a good library…read more Growing up on Long Island in Nassau County had me frequenting one (or two) specific locations, though I had popped into other book havens within the area and always found them comforting. Though I never really had the chance to enter a Suffolk County library until I moved to Ronkonkoma and learned that my home library is the media Mecca that is Sachem. If you're at all familiar with the Best of LI awards that are divvied out each year, then you'll know that Sachem Public Library has almost exclusively won this accolade over the past decade. I honestly never cared too much about this fact because Sachem seemed so far, but now my newish abode is only 5 minutes away from this superb book spot. Even before I ever entered Sachem Library's doors I was already impressed. That's because I feared it would take some time to get a library card with my change of address and needing an updated license. Nope! Sachem allows you to register for a library card on their website and then they'll send you this little key chain library card tag to your home. I was amazed by this, and already excitedly looking forward to my first trip there. This came over the summer when they were in full swing of their reading programs, both for kids and adults. Even though the event was halfway over, I was able to easily sign up and was given a little welcome bag and a chance to win some prizes for my reading. Unfortunately, I was a little too busy this past summer to read at a speedy clip (wedding planning will do that to you), but this just added to the enjoyment of Sachem. When actually exploring the interior and what Sachem has to offer, there are tons of books, movies, video games, and programs available. I'm also massively impressed with Suffolk County's digital borrowing program over Nassau as well as what's out there to be inter-loaned from other Suffolk libraries to Sachem. My first trip there was to actually pick up a couple of movies I had ordered and came in for pickup quite quickly. That trip, the summer sign up, and my experiences since have also all resulted in friendly staff and a desire to return again and again. Overall, maybe libraries are a little outdated or they feel like something you haven't visited in years, but I promise you that Sachem Public Library has so much to offer (I forgot to mention the beautiful serene garden across the parking lot that you can walk through and read in!). It's easy to see why Sachem wins awards each year and effortlessly puts other libraries to shame (like my hometown one, sorry not sorry). So consider this library weirdo somebody who will continue to love Sachem.

Yet another beautiful library in Suffolk County. This one is Stamp #13 in my Suffolk County Public…read moreLibraries 2023 Summer Tour.

Hicksville library is a very old library. It has a small parking lot in the back. They have various…read moreactivities for residents. Tonight's event was making Summer salad. 2 different salads were prepared by Sheetal Alreja - for a seating of about 30 women in the Community room downstairs (Recipes were placed on the table from one of the librarians or assistants) (see pix) -- with her husband Gotham helping to serve and share the two very different salads. While her mom was on the sidelines holding her jewlery and rings as she put on gloves. There was pleasant interaction with the audience and it was a nice hour and a half event for the night. As there are so many types of salads and foods that can be made and shared it would be nice to have them back again.

Always helpful on the search you seek to learn. Relaxing to sit and read your glances. Always…read morewelcoming.