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Branching Out: Using Veterans Records to Trace Your Roots

In honor of Veterans Day, here are some resources to research your ancestors’ military service. All are
free and accessible with your library card.Fold3.com is known for its military records collections. It can be used at the library or from home. It is
very easy to search on your ancestor’s n...

November 2025 - New Movies & TV Releases

November is here, bringing the official chill of fall and the start of the holiday season leading up to Thanksgiving. As the weather cools and we spend more time indoors, it’s the perfect moment to catch up on your movie watchlist. This month is delivering a strong slate of new home video releases, ...

November 2025 - New Books

With crisp days and cozy nights ahead, November is the perfect time to settle in with a good book. This month’s lineup has something for everyone—edge-of-your-seat suspense from Lee Child, Janet Evanovich, and James Patterson; sweeping, emotional literary fiction from John Irving and Ann Packer; and...

Fall Event Recap: Huntington Unity Fun Day

The beginning of fall is filled with fun festivities. One highlight was the Huntington Unity Fun Day Parade & Fair, an event our library participated in Saturday, Sept. 13. Huntington Unity Fun Day has brought together organizations across Huntington Township since 2010 to celebrate the com...

Branching Out: The Genealogy Blog

October is both German - American Heritage Month and Italian Heritage Month. On Long Island we have two very active genealogy groups focused on both ethnicities – the German Genealogy Group and the Italian Genealogical Group. The German Genealogy Group meets virtually the first Thursday of...

October 2025 - New Movies & TV Releases

Get your remote ready! This month is shaping up to be a blockbuster month for home video enthusiasts, bringing a diverse and action-packed lineup of films right to your living room. You can finally grab a copy of those massive summer theatrical releases, giving you the perfect excuse to settle in fo...

October 2025 - New Books

The air is crisp, the leaves are turning—and it’s the perfect time to curl up with a book from the library! This October delivers bestselling authors and a few surprise collaborations: Nicholas Sparks teams up with M. Night Shyamalan in Remain, and Reese Witherspoon joins forces with thriller l...

Branching Out: The Genealogy Blog

Thinking about tracing your roots but don’t know where to start? Or maybe your search is underway and you’ve hit a dead end. Retired librarian PJ will be on hand to show you how you canaccess free genealogical resources, including Ancestry, through the library and to offer searchtips and advice. Com...

September 2025 - New Movies & TV Releases

As fall begins, you can catch up on the summer blockbusters you might have missed in the theater from the comfort of your own home. Whether you're in the mood for an assassin with the graceful precision of a dancer, a hero who soars through the skies, a terrifying world where giant, prehistoric pred...

September 2025 - New Books

The first wave of big fall releases has arrived—and it’s packed with blockbuster thrillers, literary page-turners, and high-profile returns. Whether you’re diving back into the world of Robert Langdon in The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown, heading to boarding school in The Academy by ...