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Books & Reading

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The Library is committed to accommodating our Reading Community.

See a Librarian anytime to talk about books and your reading experience!

Click on any of the following links for further details. Consult our newsletter for the latest group and program information.

Reading Services

Our Children and Family Services Department is committed to literacy services for children of all ages and abilities. Visit and find out about all the wonderful programs and services which are available for the young population.

Let the library obtain multiple copies of a book for your book club.

Enjoy an extended loan period and save the cost of purchasing the book.

Call the reference desk with the following information:

  • Contact person and phone number
  • Book title and author
  • Number of copies needed
  • Date discussion will take place

A librarian will notify your contact person when the books are here.

Readers can pick up their copy at the Northport Reference Desk.

Allow approximately one week for the ordering process to be completed.

Read books and win prizes in our Adult, Teen and Children's Reading Clubs.

These clubs are offered in the summer and winter each year.

The Adult Reading Club runs in the summer and winter. Participants choose a book, in any format and submit forms in person or online, to win a raffle ticket for a Grand Prize.

The Children and Family Service Reading Club runs in the summer for children preschool through grade 6. Children report their books to library staff and participate in a wide range of summer themed activities.

The Teen Reading Club runs in the summer and winter. Participants receive raffles for each book review submitted for a chance at one of several themed prize baskets.

What do I read next?

Bram Stoker Awards
This award honors a superior writing achievement in dark fantasy, horror, and the occult.

 

The Edgar Awards
This award honors outstanding contributions to mystery, crime, and suspense writing.

 

The Nebula Awards
This award honors the most popular and outstanding works of science fiction and fantasy.

 

Nobel Prize in Literature
This award is generally based on an author’s entire body of work, though individual works are sometimes cited as well.

 

The Pulitzer Prize in Letters, Drama, and Music
The Pulitzer Prize Board presents awards annually in fiction, drama, history, biography, poetry, general nonfiction, and music.

 

The RITA Award
The RITA award recognizes excellence in published romance novels and novellas.

 

 

Download your next read to your computer, phone, or tablet through our Downloads collection.

Sign up for email newsletters for readers from the Library. Get suggestions for your next read in your email inbox.

Newsletters cover topics ranging from Armchair Travel to Thrillers and Suspense, and everything in between.

Subjects include children's books, teen books, numerous categories of adult fiction such as mystery, historical fiction, and more.

Nonfiction topics include history and current events, biography and memoir, home, garden, and DIY, and more.

Also -- sign up for our 'Library News and Updates' and 'Computers and Technology" email newsletters.

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Novelist Plus is a database of next reads, read-alikes, discussion guides, and so much more.

Reader's Advisory Blog is curated by a committee of Suffolk County Librarians who describe books and reading suggestions, arranged by genre.

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