Libraries
Quiet desks, free Wi‑Fi and a library card that works across the East End.
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How to borrow a bookOne Suffolk card works at every branch, and summer renters can get one too.
- Every public library on the East End is part of the Suffolk Cooperative Library System (SCLS) — one card works at any of them and items can be delivered between branches.
- Year-round residents and homeowners get a free card with a photo ID plus proof of address (utility bill, tax bill, or signed lease). Summer renters can usually get a card too: bring your lease and ID to the circulation desk and most libraries will issue a temporary card the same day.
- Most Suffolk libraries are now fee-free — no overdue fines — and every one offers free Libby (ebooks + audiobooks), Hoopla, and digital NYT / WSJ access. If you’re visiting and thinking “I’m just here for the summer, I can’t use the library” — you can. Most visitors just don’t realize it.
- Carnegie / historic
- Modern purpose-built
- Village library
- Shelter Island
Showing today’s (Tuesday) hours
7 librarys
Southampton · 1 library
Bridgehampton · 1 library
East Hampton · 1 library
Carnegie / historic
East Hampton Library
East Hampton
Today: 9:30 AM – 8:00 PM
Closed now
One of the most beautiful libraries on Long Island, with a serious local-history archive on the second floor and comfortable…
- Wifi
- Quiet study
- Bookable rooms
- Summer-renter card
Amagansett · 1 library
Montauk · 1 library
Sag Harbor · 1 library
Carnegie / historic
John Jermain Memorial Library
Sag Harbor
Today: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Closed now
The most beautiful library on the East End, and the easiest to use: quiet study carrels under the dome, Wi-Fi…
- Wifi
- Quiet study
- Bookable rooms
- Summer-renter card
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Springs · 1 library
1 library
Shelter Island · 1 library
3 librarys
Westhampton Beach · 1 library
Quogue · 1 library
Hampton Bays · 1 library
Cutchogue · 1 library
Village library
Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library
Cutchogue
Today: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Closed now
A small Main Road library on the North Fork's farm belt with steady evening hours and an active author-event calendar.
- Wifi
- Quiet study
- Bookable rooms
- Summer-renter card
- Check hours before you go
Southold · 1 library
Village library
Southold Free Library
Southold
Today: 9:30 AM – 8:00 PM
Closed now
A comfortable, quietly run North Fork library with bookable study rooms, consistent evening hours, and a well-stocked local history room.
- Wifi
- Quiet study
- Bookable rooms
- Summer-renter card
Greenport · 1 library