Library Closed - Thursday December 11th

The Library will be closed Thursday December 11th for Staff Development Day and will reopen Friday December 12th.

December 2025 Board Meeting

The Board of Trustees monthly meeting will be held on Monday, December 8 at 6:00pm in the Library's Meeting Room.

Upcoming Events

Featured Events

Drop in for some video game fun

Drop in Retro Video Games

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Children's Room at Mattituck-Laurel Library

Age Group:

Children, Tweens
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
come read to Blitzen the therapy dog

Read to a Dog

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Craft Room at Mattituck-Laurel Library

Age Group:

Children, Tweens
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Registration Required
cards

Handcrafted Cards for Community Service

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room at Mattituck-Laurel Library

Program Type:

Community Service

Age Group:

Teens
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community Service
Registration Required
Event Details:

Teens are invited to create handcrafted cards for community service. These cards will be donated to children in hospitals, veterans, and seniors. It’s a meaningful way to spread joy and earn community service hours while getting creative.

Design your own button using our own button machine

Buttons Fun

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Room at Mattituck-Laurel Library

Age Group:

Children, Tweens
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Fun and lively interactive performer Erinn Furey

The Ms. Rachel Experience

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Meeting Room at Mattituck-Laurel Library

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Registration Required
play time combined with puppets, songs and stories

Parent/Child Rhyme and Play

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Meeting Room at Mattituck-Laurel Library

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Registration Required
Design foil skier to race down a slope

Stem Skiing

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room at Mattituck-Laurel Library

Age Group:

Children, Tweens
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Registration Required
mugs

Mugs, Hot Cocoa and Cookies!

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Craft Room at Mattituck-Laurel Library

Program Type:

Cooking, STEAM

Age Group:

Teens
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Cooking, STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

In this program, teens will learn how to use a mug heat press to design their own custom mug. While you’re crafting, enjoy hot cocoa, cookies, and some fun creative activities. It’s a great way to get creative and relax with friends!

Lego family build

Family LEGO K-6

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Meeting Room at Mattituck-Laurel Library

Age Group:

Children, Tweens
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Registration Required
high energy interactive music program

Babies Boogie

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Meeting Room at Mattituck-Laurel Library

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Registration Required
Filters
Age Group

Adult Winter Reading Program

All Day 1/5–3/2
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Cozy up with a good book this winter! From January 5th – March 2nd, earn 1 raffle ticket for every book you read. Looking for an extra challenge? Complete the Winter Reading Scavenger Hunt for an additional raffle ticket!

Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group

10:00am–11:30am
Adults
Health & Wellness, In-person
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, In-person
Event Details:

Build a support system with people who understand.

Book Discussion: We'll Prescribe You Another Cat by Syou Ishida

5:00pm–6:00pm
Adults
Book Discussion
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a light-hearted and heartfelt conversation about We’ll Prescribe You Another Cat, a charming story that celebrates the comfort, chaos, and companionship our feline friends bring into our lives.

Invitation to the Opera: Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos

1:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Movie
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

While many productions of this fascinating Strauss/Hofmannsthal hybrid opera have erred towards the story’s comic side – the interruptions of Zerbinetta and her Harlequin troupe – Claus Guth’s brave Zürich staging centers markedly on the tragic fa

Celebrate Heart Health Awareness Month with Us!

9:00am–9:45am
Adults
Health & Wellness
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

 Join us throughout February for a fun, energizing way to boost your heart health.

Celebrate Heart Health Awareness Month with Us!

10:00am–10:45am
Adults
Health & Wellness
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

 Join us throughout February for a fun, energizing way to boost your heart health.

Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group

10:00am–11:30am
Adults
Health & Wellness, In-person
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, In-person
Event Details:

Build a support system with people who understand.

Celebrate Heart Health Awareness Month with Us!

9:00am–9:45am
Adults
Health & Wellness
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

 Join us throughout February for a fun, energizing way to boost your heart health.

Celebrate Heart Health Awareness Month with Us!

10:00am–10:45am
Adults
Health & Wellness
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

 Join us throughout February for a fun, energizing way to boost your heart health.

Celebrate Heart Health Awareness Month with Us!

9:00am–9:45am
Adults
Health & Wellness
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

 Join us throughout February for a fun, energizing way to boost your heart health.

Celebrate Heart Health Awareness Month with Us!

10:00am–10:45am
Adults
Health & Wellness
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

 Join us throughout February for a fun, energizing way to boost your heart health.

Invitation to the Opera: Puccini's Madama Butterfly

1:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

This is a heartrending, gripping account of this Puccini masterpiece. Patricia Racette exudes the teenaged geisha Cio-Cio-San’s innocence, submissiveness and all-consuming naïve love for Pinkerton.

Book Discussion: A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar

5:00pm–6:00pm
Adults
Book Discussion
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Set in a near-future, climate‑ravaged Kolkata, the novel follows Ma, a mother trying to secure a better life for her daughter, and Boomba, a young man who steals her purse to help his own family.

Celebrate Heart Health Awareness Month with Us!

9:00am–9:45am
Adults
Health & Wellness
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

 Join us throughout February for a fun, energizing way to boost your heart health.

Celebrate Heart Health Awareness Month with Us!

10:00am–10:45am
Adults
Health & Wellness
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

 Join us throughout February for a fun, energizing way to boost your heart health.

Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group

10:00am–11:30am
Adults
Health & Wellness, In-person
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, In-person
Event Details:

Build a support system with people who understand.

Friends Irish Tea Luncheon

12:00pm–2:00pm
Adults, Everyone
Cooking, Education, In-person, Lecture
Upcoming
Registration Required
Payment Required
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Cooking, Education, In-person, Lecture
Registration Required
Payment Required
Event Details:

Join us for a three-course Irish luncheon/tea. The program includes a menu of savory tarts and salad, tea breads and sweets, and a selection of Irish teas. A sparkling beverage will be served, and Ms.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Refund Policy

Program registration, special program admission, and program material fees are non-refundable, including where the program does not meet the expectations of the user. If the Library cancels the program, all fees will be refunded in full.

Book Discussion: My Friends by Fredrik Backman

5:00pm–6:00pm
Adults
Book Discussion
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a thoughtful conversation about Fredrik Backman’s moving novel My Friends. This story explores the bonds of friendship, the weight of memory, and the power of art to connect lives across time.

Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group

10:00am–11:30am
Adults
Health & Wellness, In-person
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, In-person
Event Details:

Build a support system with people who understand.

Northeast Stage - Shakespeare in Modern Context Lecture

12:30pm–2:30pm
Adults, Everyone
Education, In-person, Lecture, Theatre & Acting
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Education, In-person, Lecture, Theatre & Acting
Registration Required

Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group

10:00am–11:30am
Adults
Health & Wellness, In-person
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, In-person
Event Details:

Build a support system with people who understand.

Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group

10:00am–11:30am
Adults
Health & Wellness, In-person
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, In-person
Event Details:

Build a support system with people who understand.

Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group

10:00am–11:30am
Adults
Health & Wellness, In-person
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, In-person
Event Details:

Build a support system with people who understand.

Northeast Stage All's Well That Ends Well Performance

12:00pm–2:30pm
Teens, Adults, Everyone
In-person, Performance, Theatre & Acting
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: In-person, Performance, Theatre & Acting
Registration Required