Library · Brookhaven
Longwood Public Library
Brookhaven’s library is the Longwood Public Library, a branch of Longwood Public Library, open about 68 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Brookhaven’s branch belongs to Longwood Public Library, which serves 67,883 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Longwood Public Library
800 Middle Country Road, Middle Island 11953
68 hrsopen a week
45,360sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Longwood Public Library
187K
visits
2.8 per resident
496K
loans, print + digital
7.3 per resident
2,215
programs & events
41K attended
40K
library cards
58% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
2.8 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.9 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
58% of residents
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
496K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming34%
Who the programs are for
2,215 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$109 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $7.4M.
Local 96%State 0%Gifts & other 3%
Locations
Other Longwood Public Library branches in Brookhaven
3.9mi
Middle Country Public Library - SeldenMiddle Country Public Library · Selden · 66 hrs a week
Directions →6.3mi
Middle Country Public Library - CentereachMiddle Country Public Library · Centereach · 66 hrs a week
Directions →7.2mi
Mastic Recreation CenterMastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Lib · Mastic · 65 hrs a week
Directions →And 5 more in Brookhaven.
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.