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Emerald Magic Lawn Care, owned by Craig den Hartog, planter of Old Town Blooms, has renewed his support for the MCPL seed library by donating $300 in sponsorship funds. Patrons can check out four packets of seeds per month from over 45 varieties of 100% organic, GMO-free vegetable, herb and fl ower seeds. Please visit […]

The 12th annual Strictly Business event featured more than 95 businesses and business organizations and welcomed more than 700 attendees. The event was created in partnership with the library’s Miller Business Center, the Greater Middle Country Chamber of Commerce and the Brookhaven Chambers of Commerce Coalition to promote local businesses and encourage economic development in […]

Legislator Tom Muratore has sponsored a Suffolk County grant award of $4,248 to partially fund the library’s summer concert and film series, MCPL Under the Stars. For more information about the concerts and films in this series, please see our cover story!  

Retired Newfield teacher Edward Wendol donated issues of the Newfield student newspaper The Quadrangle from 1970-76 to the library, in order for the issues to be scanned and made available online to the public as part of the library’s online local history archive, which also includes historic photos and documents relating to the Middle Country […]

The Nature Generation seeks to inspire environmental stewards. Thanks to a NatGen Seed Grant, MCPL’s Green Teens will launch a campaign to promote backyard nature sanctuaries and wildlife habitats in the community. Through their Meadow in My Backyard project, the teens will communicate to families and young children the idea of transforming a small space […]

Be sure to check out the current Museum Corner exhibit, Let’s Eat!: Farm to Table. Visitors to this super fun and interactive exhibit will role-play harvesting vegetables and gathering eggs at the farm, shopping at the local farmers’ market and cooking healthy meals in the kitchen while learning about where food comes from and how […]

Electric vehicle charging stations are now available at the library’s Centereach and Selden locations. To use the stations to charge an electric vehicle, you will need a Chargepoint account and either the Chargepoint smartphone application or a Chargepoint card. Charging is free for the first two hours and $3.00 per each additional hour. More information […]

Why is Middle Country Public Library getting rid of most overdue fines? The library’s goal is to ensure its patrons are able to access all the books and services it has to offer. Overdue fines can prevent some patrons, especially children, from checking out books and other materials. MCPL does not rely on overdue fines […]

Become part of Middle Country Reads and pledge to read Elizabeth Berg’s uplifting novel, The Story of Arthur Truluv. With equal parts humor and poignancy, Ms. Berg explores the lives of three people struggling to live through personal tragedy who find themselves united in an unlikely friendship. Visit www.middlecountryreads.org to pledge to read and register […]

More than 500 glass tiles created by community members working with library staff and Kathryn Seff culminated in a stunning outdoor art installation at the library’s Selden location. This project is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of […]