Long Beach Library

Since its establishment in 1928, the Long Beach Public Library has provided a wide range of programs and services to the community with the purpose of bringing people together to learn, to grow and to be inspired.

With a main building, a Point Lookout branch and a West End branch, the library serves the Long Beach School District, which includes the City of Long Beach, Lido Beach, East Atlantic Beach and Point Lookout.

A five-person Board of Trustees governs the library and usually meets every third Monday of the month. Trustees are elected at large and serve fiveyear terms. Board agendas, minutes and directors’ reports are posted online at www.longbeachlibrary. org.

The main building is a Wi-Fi hotspot and has a technology center, quiet study, tutoring room, art gallery, program room and a 175-seat multipurpose auditorium. The library has an up-to-date collection of fiction and non-fiction books, graphic novels, a growing collection of language books, audiobooks, electronic databases, compact discs, films and magazines for all ages. The Long Beach Library is also a co-sponsor of the Long Beach Holocaust Library, the first of its kind on Long Island.

During the pandemic, the library staff shifted and started up new virtual programs and also changed the layout of their website. To view new hours, holiday closings, virtual classes and more, visit Longbeachlibrary.org.

Herald File Photo Above Photo: The public library offers genre’s for all book lovers.