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!!!

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.

Stamp #7 on my Suffolk County Public Libraries 2023 Summer Tour…read more Growing up in the area, this lovely library was the main ONE of the four that my family frequented. The Smithtown Library also has three smaller branches (Kings Park, Commack and Nesconset) under it. It has changed quite a bit since I was a kid, but it such a beautiful way. For me it personally it brought back so many fond memories! This Library (And the Kings Park branch) helped opened my world to wonder, curiosity and discovery. EVERYONE should be so lucky!! I recommend "checking out" this public library. You'll be in for a treat.

Fantastic heritage and memories from my childhood in the 1970s and 80s…read moreIt is where I did my first summer reading program in 1972. We also would watch movies in the basement. I have visited many times over the years and it has always been inspiring.

Very nice, clean, library right in the village of lindy. Has a rather nice kids area with plenty of…read morestuff for them to do. They have a separate toy room for toys and then plenty of puzzles, computers, and stem activities. Ideal for kids 2-8 years old.

The computer area is right by the front desk, and the front-desk staff does not enforce any kind of…read morequiet rules, partially because they are the ones making half the noise. The other half - at least this past weekend - was made by a man named Gene whose lovely lady was trying to tell him to be quiet, but his ears were impervious to her words.

It's a beautiful library and has many choices to choose from. From books to activities.read more

New modern bright large quiet library full of books, I was able to find a very rare study test book…read morei needed so I called to see if I could borrow being that I am not a direct member but only a Suffolk County Librarian Card holder the reference supervisor approved a short term loan out to me. So impressed how beautiful all of our north shore community libraries are worth all the tax dollars we spend honestly. They offer trips educational classes computers and a worked if free books on and off line. Plus coffee cafes

Great staff and very helpful! Recently visited to obtain discount code for Viking Fleet whale…read morewatching tour and was helped quickly and efficiently by Mia. I am in this library often as I'm in two book clubs and often reserve books and have to come in and pick them up weekly. We pay lots for this library in our property taxes; and there are many services, discounts of local attractions (like LI Aquarium, Air Power Museum to name a few). Take advantage!

Growing up during the 90s and (20)00s this place was one of my favourite libraries, and had been…read moreuntil many of the nicer and professional staff retired. A few of the remaining librarians are nice people, however their most recent hires are disrespectful, entitled, and snarky-including two of the new male employees-towards specific demographics of patrons. Specifically, there's an older female librarian who has been working there for a long time, who abuses her authority, and at the risk of sounding like a kid, she's a bully. She's bullied my community hab worker (who works with me because I'm Autistic), and I multiple times to the point that my worker felt obligated to walk on eggshells. Every time one of our phones would ring, and quickly silencing them, this librarian would come charging up to us, and threaten to have security drag us out! Once she got in my face and accused me of playing my musikk off my phone, when it was just my ringtone going off because my phone was ringing! Another time my worker set one of the chairs in front of the fireplace, but off to the side, because I was cold (it was mid-December), and because there wasn't anyone else in the cafe. 30 minutes later she came stomping up to me, got in my face (again), snarking on about how disrespectful I was being to the other patrons in the cafe by preventing them from enjoying the fireplace (no, it was just my worker and I), and that she knew I wasn't stupid and should have known better than to hog the fireplace to myself. My worker is obligated to protect me from that kind of treatment, and though she did say something to the librarian, we still had to leave, not because we did anything wrong, but because her hostility angered my worker so much! Eventually I did complain to a member of staff, but I just got laughed at instead of being taken seriously! What an unprofessional-to say the least-way to treat your patrons, especially a patron who had been coming to your library for a couple decades! Needless to say, I'm not coming back.

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!!!!

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)