Books
Check here for a list of locations that accept donated books.
Clothing and Furniture Donations
Check here for a list of locations that accept donated clothing and furniture.
Eye Glasses
Millions living in low and middle income countries lack access to basic eye care services. The Library collects usable glasses to support a not-for-profit program. Donate eyeglasses at the drop box on the Circulation desk. Accepted are sunglasses, prescription, and reading glasses with both plastic and metal frames (no cases please).
Food
The Library’s Little Free Pantry is run entirely on donations from our community. Donate, or help yourself, to non-perishables. Donations are accepted year-round. Check here for suggested donations.
The Library has also partnered with Long Island Cares to offer a year-round community food drive. Donation boxes are located across from the Circulation Desk.
Handmade Projects
The Library accepts handmade items and donates them to local organizations. Check here for a list of project guidelines.
Laptops
RSVP Suffolk’s Community Connections Program (CCCP) accepts Windows laptops under 5 years old which they clear, refurbish, and install in the homes of financially challenged individuals. Drop off your laptop at the library and a representative of CCCP will collect it. Check here for more information.
Toys
Toys for Tots of Suffolk County each year provides a drop off box for new, unwrapped toys in the Library’s main lobby, with collection taking place in late October through mid December. This program, run by the U.S. Marine Corp Reserve, delivers a message of hope to our less fortunate youngsters.
Tree of Warmth
Each Winter, beginning on December 1 through January 31, the community is invited to drop off donations of new winter hats, gloves, mittens and scarves for both children and adults. Socks are also welcome on the tree. These items are donated to a variety of local non-profit agencies working with our neighbors in need.
The Library partners with Balloon Mission to collect balloons after people are finished using them, but before they end up as trash, causing harm to the environment, wildlife, and even us (from micro and nano-plastics). Got used balloons? Don’t toss them, recycle them! Once the fun is done, pop, and drop them off into our designated bin located in the Library lobby.
Battery Recycling
Drop off your AA, AAA, C, D, 9-volt, lithium ion, and button cell batteries at the Library. There is a collection box in the Lobby. Batteries do not need to be wrapped.
*No bags, please. Place batteries directly into the collection container.
eWaste Recycling
Each year we hold an event for safe disposal of used computers, cell phones, printers, televisions, keyboards, cables, wires, or stereos. We cannot accept canister/tube televisions, heavy appliances, microwaves, or light bulbs. Check our newsletter for upcoming collection dates.
Paper Shredding
Each year a shredding truck will be available for on-site shredding of personal documents. We cannot accept binders, plastic, cardboard, carbon paper, hanging files, newspaper, magazines, commercial papers, or wet papers. Check our newsletter for upcoming collection dates.
The Library partners with Shred-It, a certified, ecofriendly document destruction company. Drop personal, sensitive documents into the secure receptacles located in our adult department & lobby. These locked containers are regularly collected by Shred-It and the contents destroyed.
Plastic Bags & Film
Check here for a full list of acceptable items.
Prescription Drug Disposal
The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office and Sixth Precinct Police Department host prescription drug take-back events at various times throughout the year. These events offer community members a safe and secure way to dispose of unused or expired medications—no questions asked and no personal information required. Check our newsletter for upcoming collection dates.
Recyclable Glass Drop-Off Program
Drop glass bottles and jars (no lids or caps, please) into the designated glass recycling bins in the back of the Library parking lot. Reminder: glass is no longer accepted in residential curbside recycling. (In partnership with the Town of Brookhaven).
See our recycling in action!
Organizations
We offer meeting space for community organizations within the library district. Check here for more details on eligibility and how to apply.
Individuals
Study tables are available throughout the library for members.
Appointment Necessary / No Fee
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| Citibank 4800 Nesconset Highway Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776 (631) 791-5441 |
Middle Country Public Library 101 Eastwood Boulevard Centereach, NY 11720 (631) 585-9393 |
Professional Notary & Signing 6 Musket Court Miller Place, NY 11764 (631) 365-4083 |
| TD Bank 86 Nesconset Highway Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776 (631) 331-1152 |
Teachers Federal Credit Union 5145 Nesconset Highway Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776 (631) 698-7000 |
UPS Store 5507 Nesconset Highway Mount Sinai, NY 11766 (631) 331-0560 |
| Webster Bank 2775 Route 112 Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776 (631) 331-2050 |
- Cumsewogue Historical Society
Chartered by the State of New York in 2009, to preserve the history of Port Jefferson Station (Native American name—Cumsewogue—then for a time called Echo) and the hamlet of Terryville, New York. The Society dissolved in 2019 and gifted its holdings to the Comsewogue Public Library to preserve and maintain and display as it deems appropriate. Please visit https://localhistory.cplib.org to see images in our collection. Additional images coming soon. - Miller Place — Mount Sinai Historical Society
Promotes and encourages historical research, to share this knowledge, and gain a greater understanding and appreciation for the rich history of Miller Place and Mount Sinai. - Port Jefferson Digital Archive
Provides public access to a variety of materials in its over twenty collections, including photographs, postcards, documents, manuscripts, prints, textual items, maps, drawings, and more.
Community Volunteer Opportunities:
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Comsewogue Public Library Teen Volunteer Opportunities:
All community service opportunities with the library are for Comsewogue Library cardholders ONLY.
Remote Community Service: Visit our page for our community service opportunities for teens to complete at home.
Community Service Programs: These appear in the ‘Teen Programs’ section of each newsletter. Pre-register with your Comsewogue Library Card, online, in-person or via phone, in order to attend these offerings on the specific date(s) listed.