Collections

This collection is intended for adults who need special materials in two major areas: Basic Literacy and English for Speakers of Other Languages. Basic Literacy provides tools for adult learners to read and write while English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) assists patrons to learn to speak English. Books and visual materials are available. Study guides that include citizenship information and test preparation are also available in these collections.

Your Library is home to a variety of paintings, posters, sculptures, mixed media, and photographs for your enjoyment. The Library galleries feature works of artistic and cultural interest and are often enhanced with talks given by the artists.

The Children's Rooms in the Northport-East Northport Public Library have a variety of art on display. 

This special collection, gathered by members of the Asharoken Garden Club, was gifted to the Library in 1999 for all Northport-East Northport community gardeners who wish to reap the garden lore and wisdom which has helped their gardens flourish.

The Northport building maintains a collection of both Newbery and Caldecott award-winning books for in-house use only. 

This collection of oversized books with dimensions larger than standard formats offers such features as detailed illustrations, maps and a larger-than-life look at topics like animals and nature.

Life stories, books about renowned historical figures, as well as current history-makers, and autobiographies are shelved as one collection in the biography sections of each library.

These sturdy books with cardboard pages are designed for use by babies and toddlers and are located in special sections in the Children's Rooms in both buildings.

This county-wide resource was initially developed to support the nautical interests of the community. This extensive collection now provides boaters of all types with unique resources. Books covering purchasing, safety, navigation, construction, maintenance, and cruising are just some of the subjects featured in this collection.

Books in this collection use a tactile system of raised dots to allow blind or visually impaired patrons to read by touch and are available at the Northport building

Financial newsletters, magazines, handbooks, and directories are available in the Ray Freygang Business Center at the Northport Library.

This fiction collection features works by authors who have made the headlines with books that have mass printings and vast readership. The Bygone Bestsellers are designated with labels indicating the year the fiction work made the New York Times Best Seller List.

Our Career Center is designed to assist patrons in preparing for a career and obtaining a job. Literature, audio-visual materials and computer programs are available to enhance one's search. A comprehensive collection of college selection and financial aid resources will assist those preparing for higher education. For further information please visit the Career Information page.

This reference collection consists of children’s books written by important authors or that have some historical or ephemeral significance in the canon of children’s literature. The collection is housed in the Northport Children’s Room.

The Library’s collection of computer books covers levels of interest from novice computer users to aspiring programmers. Here you will find manuals with answers to software questions, handbooks which educate computer users about proper hardware use and maintenance, instructional guides on how to use specific programs, and books on the various social media platforms

Before you shop, stop by the Consumer Center for product reviews and price guides to the things you buy. This collection includes magazines and books. View our virtual Consumer Information collection.

This collection includes books for children just learning how to read with assistance and for those who are starting to read independently. 

With each season, brochures and books are placed on special display for library users who wish to take advantage of Long Island's many tourist attractions, sporting events, historic sites, and cultural activities.

The fiction collection focuses on literature including contemporary fiction, classics, standard titles, diverse genres, and special interests.

This collection features imaginative narration and includes chapter books, early chapter books and longer illustrated picture books. Special spine labels are used to indicate genres such as science fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, and mystery. Also included in the fiction collection are books in Large Print and titles labeled “Tween” which have appeal to older elementary-aged/middle school patrons. 

A memorial collection named for Library architect George E. Beatty, Jr., and dedicated in 2002, this comprehensive collection of architectural works enhances our strong collection of resources in this field. The collection features books on American architecture, notable architects, professional standards, as well as architectural dictionaries and encyclopedias. This collection is housed in the Northport Library.

Dedicated in 2002 to the memory of Library architect Goerge E. Beatty, Jr., this collection compliments the Northport Library Art and Architecture Center with a focus toward American architecture, notable architects, professional standards, dictionaries and encyclopedias. 

Books that use illustrations as the primary means of storytelling and feature a comic format are housed in this collection which includes both fiction and nonfiction titles. 

Directories of hospitals and physicians; medical encyclopedias, dictionaries and handbooks; prescription and non-prescription drug resources; and disease and condition-specific books are included in this circulating and reference collection.

Special collections of books with holiday themes are located in both buildings. The loan period for books included in these collections is 14 days in order to allow the most use to as many patrons as possible during each holiday season.

Beat author Jack Kerouac lived in Northport during the late 1950s and early 1960s and was a frequent visitor to the Library. The Library maintains an extensive collection of resources by and about Kerouac and, in addition, owns some unique items related to the writer. A comprehensive bibliography published by the Library is available online and upon request.

The Large Print Collection includes fiction and non-fiction books published in a larger type size to assist patrons who have difficulty reading smaller print.

These tablets are pre-loaded with ad-free educational apps and games or videos to provide children with a secure multimedia platform that does not require an internet connection.

Authors of a wide variety of works have enriched our community's literary heritage. The Literary Beacons Collection recognizes published books of authors who are living in or have lived in the area served by the Library.

Smaller picture books are located on special shelving in both buildings in the Children’s Room.

A display is housed in the Northport Children’s Room in view of the Little Prince Statue in the Courtyard to educate community residents about the author, Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Reference copies of The Little Prince in English and in French along with select new editions are shelved with the display.

Delve into the rich history of our community, Long Island, and the Library itself in the Local History Center. Along with reference and circulating books and media, the center houses local history periodicals, genealogy resources, materials on historic preservation, historic photographs, a clipping file, the Tracks Through Time Oral History Collection, and archival records.

The magazine collection includes a broad range of general interest titles for information and recreation. Magazines are an important source of new ideas, topics, and consumer information.

The media collection is composed of materials in non-book formats. DVDs and Blu-Rays serve the informational, educational, and recreational needs of children from preschool to elementary school. The media collection also includes music and audiobooks in CD, Playaway and downloadable format

The Mystery Collection includes whodunnits by classic authors such as Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Raymond Chandler, as well as contemporary crime creators such as Robert Parker, Sue Grafton, and P.D. James.

The New Book section houses the Library's most recent acquisitions of fiction and non-fiction books.

The Non-Fiction collection is comprised of factual books with an emphasis on timely, accurate, and useful materials to support individual and community interests.

The nonfiction collection is composed of informational books with an emphasis on timely, accurate, and useful information to support individual, school, and community interests. 

This collection is shelved separately and consists of a large variety of children’s book series in paperback form.

These books fit easily into your beach bag, your overnight bag, your bicycle basket.  Don’t leave the library without one.

This collection deals with parenting and child development concerns, prenatal through adolescent, consisting of books, DVD's, magazines, and pamphlets. Books which foster learning and early literacy are included, along with critical works about children’s literature, storytelling guides and handbooks.  It is designed for parents, grandparents, caregivers, educators and those working with children

Periodicals for children, parents, and educators are housed in the Children's Department. They circulate for 28 days and the holdings in Northport and East Northport complement one another.

The picture book collection is reserved for works of fiction for younger children in which illustrations play an integral part. Books in this collection are, for the most part, appropriate for preschool, kindergarten, and early-elementary children. Also included in this collection are bilingual picture books, wordless books, and concept books (alphabet and numbers).  

A special location has been created for picture books which have special appeal for older children. They cover a wide range of topics, including world history, philosophy and culture, and can be useful as curriculum tie-ins.

Perfect for book discussion groups, there are currently multiple copies of more than 200 titles in the Pool Collection.  Groups may reserve titles in advance.  Available books arrive within four days.  For popular titles, flexibility is a must.

There is a set of pop-up books located in each Library. Books in this collection are fragile and are reserved for in-library use only.

The Prime Time Collection includes reference and circulating books that deal with senior matters including eldercare, assisted living, Medicare, financial concerns, retirement, and housing.

Reference books and other materials about the business of libraries and librarians help us to continue to offer state-of-the-art libraries and library service.

The Northport Library's business collection is contained in The Ray Freygang Business Center. This collection is named in memory of community resident Ray Freygang, who was an active user of the Library's business resources. He willed part of his estate to the Library.

Reference collections are maintained in both Libraries to provide information and answers to a multitude of questions. These resources are in-library use only. 

This twelve-volume set of hand-painted bird illustrations is number thirty-five of one hundred completed between 1929 and 1932 by Rex Brasher, one of the foremost bird artists of the twentieth century. It was donated to the Library by the Sidney Bevin family.

Located at the East Northport Library, this collection was created to honor the memory of Children's Librarian Jacqueline Herchenroder. It includes books and a signed print by the award-winning children's author and illustrator Rosemary Wells. Ms. Wells visited the Library in November 1997 and then returned in May 1999 to dedicate her book Streets of Gold in Ms. Herchenroder's memory. The Library maintains a complete collection of Ms. Well's works.

Imagination at its best, this collection consists of magic and monsters, interplanetary travel and the future. Spine labels highlight whether the book is in the realm of science fiction or fantasy.

Short fiction - both classic and contemporary tales - published in collections by one or several authors.

Anthologies of short stories are located in each building near the Fiction collection. 

Books in this section feature popular characters from the DC and Marvel universes in board book, beginning reader.picture books and chapter book formats. 

These special books include an integrated audio component that allows children to listen to the story while following the text. 

The Travel Collection includes trip-planning tips organized by country, state, and region. Our up-to-date collection includes standards such as Fodor's and Frommers, as well as the "off the beaten path"
publications.

The Library offers a collection of video games for various platforms such as Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5 and Xbox One.