Collections

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

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.

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

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.

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

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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