The library is closed Independence Day, Thursday, July 4.

Today's Hours: 9:30am - 9:00pm

800 Middle Country Road

Middle Island, NY 11953

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Sun: 1:00pm-5:00pm

Mon: 9:30am-9:00pm

Tue: 9:30am-9:00pm

Wed: 9:30am-9:00pm

Thu: 9:30am-9:00pm

Fri: 9:30am-9:00pm

Sat: 9:30am-5:00pm

Teens

Welcome to True North, the Teen Department at the library! True North is intended for use by teens in grades 7-12 and it offers them a safe, supportive, and positive space that is designed for them. Everyone is welcome to browse the collection or look for a book, but seating in the True North is limited to teens only. For more information, please see our Designated Spaces policy.

Featured Services for Teens

Battle of the Books participants in costume

Battle of the Books

Battle of the Books is a county-wide inter-library competition between teams of teens focused on young adult novels. Teens read quality literature for fun and for detail and then compete against each other in a trivia contest about these titles.

Collections for Teens

Collections for Teens

Looking for your next great read? Let our librarians help! Explore our staff picks, fiction by genre, and community service book reviews from our teens. True North also has a variety of study guides, test books, and copies of books on the high school and AP reading reading list.

Teens Researching Around a Computer

Research & Test Prep

Do you have a report or need help preparing for a test? We've got you covered. Get help from tutors and test prep aids online. You will also find test prep books from our collection and literature reference and study guides that you can reserve with your library card. Or use one of the many online databases to find reputable sources for your project.

Teens at community garden

Teen Community Service

Teens in grades 7-12 can earn community service with one of our many programs or by scheduling an appointment to work on a variety of projects to make a difference in our community. From home you may participate in writing a Teen Book Review or submitting an original recipe for our cookbook.

New to the Collection

Get more reading suggestions especially for teens here.

Mixed Up

Gordon Korman
The Perfect Guy Doesn't Exist

Sophie Gonzales
Borrow My Heart

Kasie West
The Wilderness of Girls

Madeline Claire Franklin
No One Left But You

Tash McAdam
We Mostly Come Out at Night

Rob Costello
Beholder

Ryan La Sala
Foul Heart Huntsman

Chloe Gong
Champion of Fate

Kendare Blake
Alex Wise vs. the End of the World

Terry J. Benton-Walker

STREAM & DOWNLOAD for teens

Explore all the library’s Stream & Downloads.

Freegal

Download and stream popular music.

Take a Freegal tutorial.

Stream and download videos, music, audiobooks, eBooks and comic books.

Take a Hoopla tutorial.

Libby OverDrive Teens

OverDrive Teens has eBooks and audiobooks especially for teens.

Upcoming Events for Teens

Adventure Fantasy Map (Teens)

7:00pm - 8:30pm

Clemens Room

Closed

Registration

Arcade Afternoons (Teens)

2:00pm - 6:00pm

True North Teen Department

Hidden History Escape Room (Teens)

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Clemens Room

Closed

Registration

Open makerLAB

6:00pm - 8:00pm

makerLAB

Hidden History Escape Room (Teens)

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Clemens Room

Open

Registration

Saturday Afternoon Movie - Wonka

2:15pm - 4:15pm

Community Room

Movie Mondays (Teens)

2:00pm - 4:00pm

True North Teen Department

Family Service League Social Worker

4:30pm - 8:30pm

Study Room 4

Battle of the Books (Teens)

6:30pm - 8:00pm

Clemens Room

Closed

Registration

Open makerLAB

10:00am - 1:00pm

makerLAB

Nailed It! (Teens)

7:00pm - 8:30pm

Clemens Room

Waitlist

Registration

Open makerLAB

12:00pm - 3:00pm

makerLAB

Contact Teen Services

Borrowing Guidelines

Valid Adult Longwood Public Library Card in good standing.
A maximum of three items from this collection may be borrowed at a time.
Equipment & Gadgets are available at the Adult Reference Desk and must be returned to the Circulation Desk. Gadgets placed on hold may be checked out at the at the Circulation Desk when ready for pickup. Equipment & Gadgets may not be returned to the book drop.
If any item is lost or damaged, the full value of the item will be charged to the patron account.
The library has a limited number of items in the collection; if the item comes back late or is lost, the library may not be able to honor reservations.
The use of some items may require precertification or training; if there are any precertification requirements, there will be a link in the item description to the required training.

Featured Services at your Library

Equipment & Gadgets

Equipment & Gadgets

MoMA museum pass featured service image

Museum Passes

Children's Kits

Children's Kits

Local History

Local History