Sachem Library
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Sachem Public Library is located in Holbrook, New York. We serve over 82,000 residents in three townships: Brookhaven, Islip, & Smithtown.
📚 Don't forget, there's still time to hand in those reading logs and collect your amazing prizes for the Children's Fall Reading Club - Story Safari! The Fall Reading Club ends on November 17. 🦁
November 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
📚 Don't forget, there's still time to hand in those reading logs and collect your amazing prizes for the Children's Fall Reading Club - Story Safari! The Fall Reading Club ends on November 17. 🦁
Everyone teamed up and went head to head in a pub-style trivia game all about TV!
November 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Everyone teamed up and went head to head in a pub-style trivia game all about TV!
Everyone had a delightful time creating their own decoupaged mini pumpkins with Librarian Samantha!🎃
#libraryprogram #halloween #autumncraft #sachemlibrary #holbrookny
#libraryprogram #halloween #autumncraft #sachemlibrary #holbrookny
October 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Everyone had a delightful time creating their own decoupaged mini pumpkins with Librarian Samantha!🎃
#libraryprogram #halloween #autumncraft #sachemlibrary #holbrookny
#libraryprogram #halloween #autumncraft #sachemlibrary #holbrookny
Weather forecast: 100% chance of spook-tacular fun! ☔ We're moving Trunk or Treat inside the library on Thursday, October 30, from 11am-1pm. 🌧️ Stay dry and come down for Halloween treats!
#trunkortreat #halloweenfun #sachemlibrary #childrensprogram #holbrookny
#trunkortreat #halloweenfun #sachemlibrary #childrensprogram #holbrookny
October 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Weather forecast: 100% chance of spook-tacular fun! ☔ We're moving Trunk or Treat inside the library on Thursday, October 30, from 11am-1pm. 🌧️ Stay dry and come down for Halloween treats!
#trunkortreat #halloweenfun #sachemlibrary #childrensprogram #holbrookny
#trunkortreat #halloweenfun #sachemlibrary #childrensprogram #holbrookny
🥳Let's hear it for Ava, she recently completed 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten! Way to go, Ava! 🎉
#1000BooksBeforeKindergarten #1000BooksB4K #1kb4kindergarten #childrensdepartment #sachemlibrary #holbrookny #books
#1000BooksBeforeKindergarten #1000BooksB4K #1kb4kindergarten #childrensdepartment #sachemlibrary #holbrookny #books
October 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🥳Let's hear it for Ava, she recently completed 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten! Way to go, Ava! 🎉
#1000BooksBeforeKindergarten #1000BooksB4K #1kb4kindergarten #childrensdepartment #sachemlibrary #holbrookny #books
#1000BooksBeforeKindergarten #1000BooksB4K #1kb4kindergarten #childrensdepartment #sachemlibrary #holbrookny #books
In early October, patrons joined Studio staff in the Inside/Out Garden for a fun-filled family activity - creating their own scarecrows. Look at how fabulous they all turned out!
#familyactivity #libraryprogram #sachemlibrary #thesplstudio #scarecrows #holbrookny
#familyactivity #libraryprogram #sachemlibrary #thesplstudio #scarecrows #holbrookny
October 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
In early October, patrons joined Studio staff in the Inside/Out Garden for a fun-filled family activity - creating their own scarecrows. Look at how fabulous they all turned out!
#familyactivity #libraryprogram #sachemlibrary #thesplstudio #scarecrows #holbrookny
#familyactivity #libraryprogram #sachemlibrary #thesplstudio #scarecrows #holbrookny
This is an event you won't want to miss! Attend the show for a chance to win a Brewport Gift Card, perfect for treating yourself to a coffee or snack after the performance.
October 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This is an event you won't want to miss! Attend the show for a chance to win a Brewport Gift Card, perfect for treating yourself to a coffee or snack after the performance.
Over pretzels and lemonade,
the kids agreed ghosts are real and that spooky stories are the best!👻
#halloween #childrensprogram #libraryfun #sachemlibrary #holbrookny
the kids agreed ghosts are real and that spooky stories are the best!👻
#halloween #childrensprogram #libraryfun #sachemlibrary #holbrookny
October 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Over pretzels and lemonade,
the kids agreed ghosts are real and that spooky stories are the best!👻
#halloween #childrensprogram #libraryfun #sachemlibrary #holbrookny
the kids agreed ghosts are real and that spooky stories are the best!👻
#halloween #childrensprogram #libraryfun #sachemlibrary #holbrookny
Take a daytime stroll through our Inside/Out Garden and enjoy the display of Halloween inflatables! 🎃
#holidayseason #halloween2025 #sachemlibrary #HolbrookNY
#holidayseason #halloween2025 #sachemlibrary #HolbrookNY
October 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Take a daytime stroll through our Inside/Out Garden and enjoy the display of Halloween inflatables! 🎃
#holidayseason #halloween2025 #sachemlibrary #HolbrookNY
#holidayseason #halloween2025 #sachemlibrary #HolbrookNY
We made our very own Spooky Lanterns using tissue paper and creepy cutouts with Miss Heidi! 🎃🦇
October 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We made our very own Spooky Lanterns using tissue paper and creepy cutouts with Miss Heidi! 🎃🦇
Join readers, authors, educators & librarians nationwide in defending your right to read freely. 💬🔥
October 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Join readers, authors, educators & librarians nationwide in defending your right to read freely. 💬🔥
"Monster Sight Words", "Family Fun" and "Farm Animals"
are October's three FREE early reader titles you can take
home to encourage your little reader. They'll have fun coloring while learning sight words and simple sentences.
👀for these books in the early reader section in Children's Services.
are October's three FREE early reader titles you can take
home to encourage your little reader. They'll have fun coloring while learning sight words and simple sentences.
👀for these books in the early reader section in Children's Services.
October 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"Monster Sight Words", "Family Fun" and "Farm Animals"
are October's three FREE early reader titles you can take
home to encourage your little reader. They'll have fun coloring while learning sight words and simple sentences.
👀for these books in the early reader section in Children's Services.
are October's three FREE early reader titles you can take
home to encourage your little reader. They'll have fun coloring while learning sight words and simple sentences.
👀for these books in the early reader section in Children's Services.
Our young artists enjoyed Miss Frizzle stories and created a paintbrush-inspired craft!
October 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Our young artists enjoyed Miss Frizzle stories and created a paintbrush-inspired craft!
Last night we joined Judy to make a traditional Swedish apple cake, just in time for the fall season! 🥧
September 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last night we joined Judy to make a traditional Swedish apple cake, just in time for the fall season! 🥧
Congratulations to the winner of our "Guess How Many Erasers" contest! The correct answer was 624 erasers. 🎉
September 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Congratulations to the winner of our "Guess How Many Erasers" contest! The correct answer was 624 erasers. 🎉
Thanks to our very generous community we collected over 2,230 school supplies and donated to local schools, churches, and shelters. We can't thank you enough! ❤️
September 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Thanks to our very generous community we collected over 2,230 school supplies and donated to local schools, churches, and shelters. We can't thank you enough! ❤️
September is Library Card Sign-up Month! Get one today!
September 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
September is Library Card Sign-up Month! Get one today!
How adorable did the pressed flower foxes turn out! 🦊
September 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
How adorable did the pressed flower foxes turn out! 🦊
Thank you to the non-profits and all who joined us for our Volunteer Fair yesterday. Great connections were made all around.
September 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Thank you to the non-profits and all who joined us for our Volunteer Fair yesterday. Great connections were made all around.
September is Deaf Awareness Month. Learn more about the deaf community or learn some sign language with this video collection on Hoopla. Use it for free with your Sachem Library card.
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September 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
September is Deaf Awareness Month. Learn more about the deaf community or learn some sign language with this video collection on Hoopla. Use it for free with your Sachem Library card.
www.hoopladigital.com/collection/d...
www.hoopladigital.com/collection/d...
Don't let overdue books stop you from using or renewing your card! Just bring them back!
September 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Don't let overdue books stop you from using or renewing your card! Just bring them back!
Happy September!
September 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Happy September!
We made 🏴☠️ pirate ships with Miss Christine!
August 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We made 🏴☠️ pirate ships with Miss Christine!
Join Taralynn Reynolds, Outreach Director of Group for the East End, for a guided nature walk at Downs Farm Preserve in Cutchogue on September 3 at 11am. This remarkable preserve is home to a historic Native American fort site, peaceful woodlands, and vibrant tidal wetlands.
August 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Join Taralynn Reynolds, Outreach Director of Group for the East End, for a guided nature walk at Downs Farm Preserve in Cutchogue on September 3 at 11am. This remarkable preserve is home to a historic Native American fort site, peaceful woodlands, and vibrant tidal wetlands.
📅 Saturday, September 13
🕚 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
📍 Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY
Best of all, it’s completely free and open to everyone. Come discover, create, and connect with your community—we’d love to see you there!
🕚 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
📍 Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY
Best of all, it’s completely free and open to everyone. Come discover, create, and connect with your community—we’d love to see you there!
August 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
📅 Saturday, September 13
🕚 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
📍 Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY
Best of all, it’s completely free and open to everyone. Come discover, create, and connect with your community—we’d love to see you there!
🕚 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
📍 Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY
Best of all, it’s completely free and open to everyone. Come discover, create, and connect with your community—we’d love to see you there!