Sachem Public Library

Sachem Public Library serves over 86,000 district residents in an area that extends over three townships: Brookhaven, Islip, and Smithtown. Sachem Library cardholders are among the most active in the state with more than three quarters of a million items circulating each year. Sachem Library is governed by a Board consisting of five elected trustees. Each trustee serves a five-year term with one trustee position coming up for election each year. Sachem Public Library's mission is to provide a welcoming community center where residents of all ages may interact, learn and flourish. To inform, enrich and empower community members through access to a comprehensive, technologically sound collection of resources and services. And to support the needs and interests of our public in an innovative and highly responsive manner.