Library History - Paisley Era, 2017-Present

Banned Books Week

  • Fuentes, Nicole.  "Freedom of Speech Advocate Gives Library Talk."  Long Island Advance, September 23, 2021: p. 4.

Bike Fix It Station

  • Fuentes, Nicole. "Library Gets New Bike Fix-It Station." Long Island Advance, May 26, 2022: p. 2.

Canstruction® Partnership

  • Fuentes, Nicole.  "An Opportunity To Turn Your Donations Into Art." Long Island Advance, November 3, 2022: p. 6.
  • Braff, Shana.  "A 'Can-Do' Attitude Of Service." Long Island Advance, November 24, 2022: p. 17.

Carnegie Library Reopens as Teen Center + Historical Society Museum

  • Friends of the Carnegie Library  (Facebook)
     
  • Smith, Tara.  "Pat-Med Launches Teen Library."  Long Island Advance, February 23, 2017: p. 3.
  • DiNicola, Krystle L.  "Changing the World, One Plant at a Time."  Long Island Advance, May 11, 2017: p. 17.
  • "Feeding Hungry Minds, and Bellies, too."  Long Island Advance, August 10, 2017: pp. 1, 3, 5. -- Island Harvest and the Library
  • Allegrezza, Nicole.  “Local Libraries Offer Free Lunch.”  Long Island Advance, August 10, 2017: pp. 3, 5. – In cooperation with Island Harvest
  • October -- Greater Patchogue Historical Society dedicates its new museum in the downstairs floor of the Carnegie Library.
  • Leuzzi, Linda.  "Widening Historical Reach."  Long Island Advance, February 1, 2018: p. 3.

Comic Con

  • Desmond, Sam. "Library Hosts First Comic Con Event." Long Island Advance, May 7, 2026: p. 12.

COVID-19 Pandemic [2020]

See also "LI - Patchogue - Patchogue-Medford Library - History - 2020 - COVID-19 Pandemic" vertical file

  • "Library response to COVID-19 concern" (The Library) - March 9, 2020
  • "Coronavirus (COVID-19) Impact on Library Operations" (The Library) - March 12, 2020
  • "Library Budget Vote Canceled and Trustee Vote Postponed (The Library)" - March 30, 2020
  • Rohrbacker, Glenn.  "How To Access The Library Moving Forward."  Long Island Advance, June 18, 2020: p. 1.

Exhibits

  • Desmond, Sam. "Inclusive Art Exhibit Celebrated At Library." Long Island Advance, April 9, 2026: p. 2.
  • Desmond, Sam. "Library Exhibition Features Interactive Revolutionary War History." Long Island Advance, April 9, 2026: p. 4.

Facade

  • Fuentes, Nicole. "Village Receives $4.5M NY Forward Award." Long Island Advance, May 21, 2026: pp. 1, 6. -- Village of Patchogue is awarded funds from New York State, some of which will be used to improve the facade and front of the Library's East Main Street building.

Friends Of The Library

  • Haber, Gary. "Friends Indeed. (Friends Of Pat-Med Library Celebrates 50 Years)" Long Island Advance, December 7, 2023: p. 11.

Halloween Costume Drive

  • Haber, Gary. "Donate Your Used Halloween Costumes To Pat-Med Library Through Oct. 11." Long Island Advance, October 5, 2023: p. 8.

Library Charter Quasquicentennial, December 1900/2025

  • Haber, Gary. "Pat-Med Library To Host 125th Anniversary Celebration On Dec. 13." Long Island Advance, December 11, 2025: p. 12.
  • Haber, Gary. "Pat-Med Library Marks 125 Years Of History With A Celebration." Long Island Advance, December 18, 2025: p. 3.

Marjorie T. Roe Reading Room

  • Medeck, Michaela.  "PM Library Honors Majorie T. Roe." Long Island Advance, December 21, 2023: p. 6.

Medford Library Annex

  • Allegrezza, Nicole.  "Town Parkland To Be Leased For Medford Library Branch."  Long Island Advance, June 14, 2018: p. 1,6.
  • Fuentes, Nicole.  "Library Annex Stuck In Assembly."  Long Island Advance, December 6, 2018: p.1.
  • McGowan, Carl.  "Officials Developing Plans For Auxiliary Library."  Newsday, April 25, 2019: p. 23.
  • Rohrbacker, Glenn.  "Library Annex A Go For Medford."  Long Island Advance, May 23, 2019: p. 1,11.
  • Rohrbacker, Glenn.  "Library Annex Passes Assembly."  Long Island Advance, June 20, 2019: p. 22.
  • Fuentes, Nicole.  "Medford Residents Rejoice!"  Long Island Advance, January 28, 2021: pp. 1, 3.
  • Macgowan, Carl.  "Construction begins on long-awaited library."  Newsday, April 12, 2022: p. A18.
  • Al Rashdan, Katherine.  "Medford Library ground-breaking held."  Long Island Advance, April 14, 2022: p. 4.
  • Fuentes, Nicole. "Help Them Pave The Way!" Long Island Advance, January 26, 2023, p. 8.
  • MacGowan, Carl. "Library Projects Get Boost With $20G State Construction Grants." Newsday, July 21, 2023: p. A20.
  • Haber, Gary. "Library's Medford Branch Awarded Over $200K." Long Island Advance, September 7, 2023: p. 6.
  • Haber, Gary. "Pat-Med Library Cuts The Ribbon On Long-Awaited Medford Branch." Long Island Advance, June 13, 2024: p. 7.
  • Macgowan, Carl. "Celebration Christens $6M Library Branch." Newsday, June 13, 2024: p. A20.
  • "Pat-Med Library's Medford Branch Celebrates One-Year Anniversary." Long Island Advance, June 19, 2025: p. 4.

Murals

  • "Patchogue's Groovy Mural is a Work in Progress."  Long Island Advance, May 25, 2017:  pp. 1, 13.  -- Artspace resident Johnny Mike's "Summer of Love" mural on the Terry Street-facing side of Patchogue-Medford Library
  • "Netherlands Artist Paints Patchogue Mural."  Long Island Advance, June 7, 2018: p. 1. -- Michel Velt's "E pluribus unum" mural on the Terry Street-facing side of the Patchogue-Medford Library
  • Desmond, Sam.  "Mural completed: 'Coming of Age'"  Long Island Advance, September 23, 2021: p. 3.
  • Haber, Gary. "Vibrant Octopus Mural Goes Up At The Library." Long Island Advance, August 15, 2024: p. 1.
  • Fuentes, Nicole. "Come Help Paint A Mural." Long Island Advance, September 5, 2024: p. 2.
  • Haber, Gary. "New Murals Come To Patchogue." Long Island Advance, November 20, 2025: p. 3. -- Rafael Algarin's mural, "Knowledge Is Power", depicting Elizabeth Oakes Smith and Andrew Carnegie, on the east facade of the Patchogue-Medford Library

Peace Poles

  • Leuzzi, Linda.  "Two Peace Poles And Memorials, City Of Peace."  Long Island Advance, September 24, 2020: p. 1, 9; Long Island Advance, October 1, 2020: p. 4.
  • "John William Baum" [obituary]. Long Island Advance, June 12, 2025: p. 14. -- initiated Patchogue Peace Project, and oversaw planting of Patchogue-Medford Library's Peace Poles.

Podcasts

  • Haber, Gary. "Have Parenting Questions?" Long Island Advance, August 10, 2023: p. 3.

R.E.A.D. Program

Seed Library

  • Smith, Tara.  “Pat-Med Launches Seed Library” (Patchogue Village).  Long Island Advance, February 23, 2017:  p. 3.

Suffolk County Library Tour

  • Whitehouse, Beth. "Book An Adventure." Newsday, August 9, 2023: pp. B2, B3.

 

Walking Tours of Downtown Patchogue and of Library History

  • Locke, Carrie.  Downtown Patchogue Walking Tour.  Patchogue, NY:  Patchogue-Medford Library.  Celia M. Hastings Local History Room, 2017.
  • A Walking Tour of Library History, comp. & ed. by Mark Rothenberg.   Patchogue, NY:  Patchogue-Medford Library.  Celia M. Hastings Local History Room, 2017.