The Copiague
Memorial Public Library, originally located in one room at the
Great Neck Road Elementary School, opened its doors to the
public in 1960 with no books on hand. Volunteers went door to
door asking residents for donations, and during the first few
months over 4,000 books were collected. As the collection
continued to grow so did the need for larger quarters. In 1969,
the Copiague Memorial Public Library took up new residence in
the renovated Copiague Fire Department building located on Great
Neck Road. The new Library was officially dedicated in October
of that year, giving the community a new two-story, 4,500 square
foot facility. This facility housed our growing collection,
which now comprised over 24,000 items available to 9,500
patrons! By 1973, the Copiague Library was serving over 13,500
patrons and the collection had grown to over 35,000.
As the late 1980’s
approached it became apparent that the Copiague Library,
continuing to grow at a rapid pace, was again in need of a new
home. The community voted on a bond issue in 1987 to build a new
library on property owned by the school district. The Copiague
Memorial Public Library which is now located at 50 Deauville
Boulevard opened its doors to the public in November 1989 and
was officially dedicated in May 1990. Today the Library has over
145,000 items in its collection, including books, magazines,
compact discs, books on tape and CD, DVD’s, videos, newspapers
and CD-ROMs to serve all the needs of our community.
