Upcoming Events

Featured Events

The Whitman String Quartet group photo

The Whitman String Quartet

Friday, April 17, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Community Room A and B at South Country Library

Program Type:

Concerts

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Event Details:

Dr. Joenne Dumitrascu and Olga Turkina, violinsDr. Stephen Gorgone, violaCraig Mehler, celloThe Whitman String Quartet returns to South Country Library to present a concert of clas...

Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room A and B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Concerts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Dr. Joenne Dumitrascu and Olga Turkina, violins
Dr. Stephen Gorgone, viola
Craig Mehler, cello

Graphic with chess pieces and chess board

Monthly Chess Club

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room B at South Country Library

Program Type:

Games and Trivia, In-person

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Event Details:

Adult Chess Club is back at South Country Library! Join fellow players for a few relaxing games of chess. 

Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Games and Trivia, In-person
Event Details:

Adult Chess Club is back at South Country Library! Join fellow players for a few relaxing games of chess. 

Flyer with program information.

BrainMinders ™ Puppet Show and Helmet Giveaway [4-7 years AND an adult]

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room B at South Country Library

Program Type:

In-person

Age Group:

Children

Event Details:

Get ready for outdoor play! Kids can enjoy a BrainMinders™ Puppet Show about safety, and then be fitted for and receive a FREE helmet. They'll also receive a coloring book, Br...

Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-person
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready for outdoor play! Kids can enjoy a BrainMinders™ Puppet Show about safety, and then be fitted for and receive a FREE helmet. They'll also receive a coloring book, BrainMinders ™ certificate and enjoy some juice and cookies.

Photo of Buddy Merriam.

Buddy Merriam and Backroads

Friday, May 15, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Community Room A and B at South Country Library

Program Type:

Concerts

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Event Details:

Join us for a special evening as hometown Bluegrass legend, Buddy Merriam and his band Back Roads stop by on their farewell tour! Buddy Merriam and Back Roads have been perfor...

Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room A and B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Concerts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a special evening as hometown Bluegrass legend, Buddy Merriam and his band Back Roads stop by on their farewell tour! 

The New York Vendettas members with a yellow car behind them.

The New York Vendettas

Friday, May 29, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Parking Lot at South Country Library

Program Type:

Concerts

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Event Details:

Join us for a rocking night under the stars as we welcome back The New York Vendettas. They are a Long Island based band with an emphasis on rockabilly, 50's and roots rock and rol...

Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Parking Lot
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Concerts
Event Details:

Join us for a rocking night under the stars as we welcome back The New York Vendettas. They are a Long Island based band with an emphasis on rockabilly, 50's and roots rock and roll and soul. 

Sign up for the Children's Summer Reading Club begins!

All Day 6/22
Children’s Area at South Country Library

Age Group:

Children

Event Details:

Children should go to the desk in the Children's Dept. and sign up for the Summer Reading Club. It is free. They will receive a reading record. Check off a circle for every 20 minu...

Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Children’s Area
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Children should go to the desk in the Children's Dept. and sign up for the Summer Reading Club. It is free. They will receive a reading record. Check off a circle for every 20 minutes you read during the week.

Photo of Alexander Wu.

Alexander Wu Piano Trio: Voices of America 250th!: Three centuries of American music

Friday, June 26, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Community Room A and B at South Country Library

Program Type:

Concerts

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Event Details:

Pianist and music arranger, Alexander Wu and his trio invite you to explore and enjoy Voices of America 250th!, celebrating the United States 250th anniversary, which recreates ico...

Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room A and B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Concerts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Pianist and music arranger, Alexander Wu and his trio invite you to explore and enjoy Voices of America 250th!, celebrating the United States 250th anniversary, which recreates iconic musical works and historical performances of the greatest Ameri

Photo of the members of GUNK with banner.

GUNK

Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Parking Lot at South Country Library

Program Type:

Concerts

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Event Details:

We are so excited to welcome back GUNK, this time outdoors! GUNK is an 8-piece band composed of local public school music teachers on guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, vocal, tro...

Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Parking Lot
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Concerts
Event Details:

We are so excited to welcome back GUNK, this time outdoors! 

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Teen Raffle: Nursery Rhymes

All Day 4/1–4/30
Teens, Tweens
Games and Trivia
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Teen Area
Age Group: Teens, Tweens
Program Type: Games and Trivia
Event Details:

Can you guess the Nursery Rhyme by the emoji?

Click here to enter the raffle for a chance to win a prize.

Book Character Scavenger Hunt [Children]

All Day 4/6–4/30
Children
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Children’s Area
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

For children. National Library Week happens in April, but we're celebrating all month long with a Book Character Scavenger Hunt! Find popular book characters hidden around the Children's Dept. and get a sticker. One sticker per child per day.

YA Craft Kit: Bird Feeder

All Day 4/13–4/20
Teens, Tweens
Arts & Crafts, Kits
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Teen Area
Age Group: Teens, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Kits
Registration Required
Event Details:

Spring has sprung and the birds are out and about! make them a tasty treat with a simple bird feeder.

Regretting You

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Movie
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room A
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:
(PG-13) 117 minutes A well-meaning but inept angel observes a struggling gig worker, who is barely making ends meet and intervenes to show him that money cannot solve all his problems but the plan backfires when the gig worker is convinced his newfo

Storycraft for Littles series [3-5 years AND an adult]

4:30pm–5:00pm
Children
In-person
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-person
Registration Required
Event Details:

For 3-5 years AND an adult. Join us for some books and a craft.

Registration for this in-person, 3-session series opens on April 1 at 9:30 am. Register at the library, online, or by phone at 631-286-0818 x2.

Earth Day Wind Socks [K-5th AND an adult]

6:00pm–7:30pm
Children
Drop-in
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Drop-in
Event Details:

For grades K-5th AND an adult. No registration, drop in between 6:00-7:30 on April 16. Celebrate Earth Day by visiting the library to make a windsock of your very own!

 

Library Board of Trustees Meeting

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room A and B
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the library.

 

Social Work Intern

9:30am–1:30pm
Children, Teens, Adults
Health & Wellness, Help and Information
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Main Floor
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Help and Information
Event Details:

Our social work student intern from Stony Brook University provides patrons with information, referrals and paperwork for housing, treatment, social services and more.

Qigong and Tai Chi

10:00am–11:00am
Adults, Seniors
Exercise, In-person
Closed
Registration Required
Payment Required
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room A and B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Exercise, In-person
Registration Required
Payment Required
Event Details:

This ancient, evidence-based Chinese healing art consists of gentle, low impact exercises, which provide many benefits including lowered blood pressure, increased bone density, balance and coordination. Tom Linden instructs.

Disclaimer(s)

EXERCISE PROGRAM DISCLAIMER

By registering for this program, I hereby release the South Country Library, its trustees, employees, and agents, from any and all liability from any accident or claim of injury and/or property damage incurred by me as a result of my participation in the exercise programs held by the Library. I agree to assume any and all risks associated with my participation in the programs and I represent that my physician has certified that I am physically capable of participating in the programs for which I enroll. I acknowledge that I have read the foregoing release, am executing it knowingly, voluntarily, willfully and free from any coercion, and am fully aware of its contents and legal effects.

Stony Brook Mobile Mammography Van

10:00am–4:00pm
Adults
Health & Wellness, Help and Information
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Parking Lot
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Help and Information
Event Details:

Stony Brook’s fully outfitted Mobile Mammography Van is spacious and features a registration area, a comfortable waiting room, private changing and exam spaces, and state-of-the-art 3D equipment.

SMART Recovery

12:00pm–1:00pm
Adults
Drop-in, Health & Wellness, Help and Information
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Study Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Drop-in, Health & Wellness, Help and Information
Event Details:

A self-empowering, abstinence based support group for anyone recovering from addiction and addictive behaviors (alcoholism, drug abuse/addiction, gambling addiction, etc).

Bridge Club

1:00pm–3:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Drop-in, Games and Trivia
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Drop-in, Games and Trivia
Event Details:

Gather with fellow players for an afternoon of Bridge. 

*No registration required. Please sign attendance sheet.*

Art for Littles series [2.5-5 years AND an adult]

4:00pm–4:30pm
Children
In-person
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-person
Registration Required
Event Details:

For 2.5 - 5 years AND an adult. Does your child like art? Join us for a FUN art project! Dress for a mess.

The Whitman String Quartet

7:00pm–8:15pm
Adults, Seniors
Concerts
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room A and B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Concerts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Dr. Joenne Dumitrascu and Olga Turkina, violins
Dr. Stephen Gorgone, viola
Craig Mehler, cello

Craft KIT Giveaway [All ages]

All Day
Children
Kits
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Children’s Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Kits
Event Details:

All ages, no registration, while supplies last. Pick up a simple craft kit in the Children's Dept. Because of demand, there is a limit of 3 kits per family. Please only take what you need.

Earth Day Community Cleanup

9:30am–12:00pm
Teens, Adults
Community Service, Special Event
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: South Country Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Service, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

We are partnering up with Brookhaven Free Library to clean local streets! Meet at either South Country Library or Brookhaven Free Library to join your neighbors and help make a difference.

Books & Bagels (Book Discussion)

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Book Discussion
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for our monthly Books & Bagels book discussion! This month we'll be chatting about the Long Island Reads 2026 pick. Bagels, coffee, and tea will be served. 

Sing Along with Meghan VK [newborn - 5 years AND an adult]

11:00am–11:30am
Children
In-person
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-person
Registration Required
Event Details:

For newborn - 5 years old AND an adult. Join Meghan VK to sing, clap and dance along with classic rhymes and children's songs!

Watercolor Butterflies [3rd-5th]

2:00pm–2:30pm
Children
In-person
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-person
Registration Required
Event Details:

For grades 3rd-5th. Children will create a beautiful butterfly using oil pastels and watercolor paints.

Registration for this in-person program opens on April 1 at 9:30 am. Register at the library, online, or by phone at 631-286-0818 x2.

Morning Chair Yoga

10:30am–11:30am
Adults, Seniors
Exercise, In-person
Closed
Registration Required
Payment Required
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room A and B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Exercise, In-person
Registration Required
Payment Required
Event Details:

Join Kate for gentle yoga using a chair to aid in strength, balance, flexibility and mental well-being. This class is accessible for all bodies and abilities; no experience is necessary. 

7 classes: $28

Disclaimer(s)

EXERCISE PROGRAM DISCLAIMER

By registering for this program, I hereby release the South Country Library, its trustees, employees, and agents, from any and all liability from any accident or claim of injury and/or property damage incurred by me as a result of my participation in the exercise programs held by the Library. I agree to assume any and all risks associated with my participation in the programs and I represent that my physician has certified that I am physically capable of participating in the programs for which I enroll. I acknowledge that I have read the foregoing release, am executing it knowingly, voluntarily, willfully and free from any coercion, and am fully aware of its contents and legal effects.

Lil' Tots Sensory & Sports [18-35 months AND an adult]

4:30pm–5:15pm
Children
In-person
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room A and B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-person
Registration Required
Event Details:

For 18-35 months AND an adult. Little ones will have fun with sensory, movement and craft activities. 

Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Help and Information, In-person
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Study Room 1
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Help and Information, In-person
Event Details:

Meets in Study Room 1 in the Reference Area

Decorate a Library Card Holder [Children AND an adult]

6:00pm–7:30pm
Children
Drop-in
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Drop-in
Event Details:

For children AND an adult. No registration, drop by between 6:00-7:30 pm on April 20. It's National Library Week! Decorate your own library card holder you can use!

 

ESOL Class

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
ESOL
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: South Country Library
Room: Community Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ESOL
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join our instructor, Maurice Williams from Stony Brook University, for this free weekly class for English learners. Classes will focus on practicing speaking, reading, and writing. All skill levels are welcome!