Patchogue-Medford Library History in Brief

General

• Brief History of the Patchogue-Medford Library (Patchogue-Medford Library)
• Breve Historia de la Biblioteca de Patchogue-Medford (Biblioteca de Patchogue-Medford)
• The Patchogue-Medford Library History Booklets (2000) - covering 1883-1921
• The Library Story:  A Children's & Parents' History of Patchogue-Medford Library (2000)
• "Mental and Social Culture" [article], Patchogue Advance, by Rev. S.F. Palmer (May 19, 1883) - 1st call for a public library in Patchogue - Courtesy of the Long Island Advance
• Jefferson Davis' Prison Doctor & the Founding of Patchogue Library Association (1883-93)

Patchogue Library Association, 1883-1900

• Minutes of the Organizational Meeting of Patchogue Library Association (June 12, 1883)
• The First Catalogue of the Patchogue Library (August 1883)
• A Short Library Parable, by Rev. B.F. Reeve (1884)
• Minutes, First Few Meetings of the Patchogue Public Library Board of Trustees (1900)

Patchogue Library, 1900-1973

• A Patchogue Library Bookplate (1904) - in a book likely donated by Edwin Bailey I
• Selections from the Carnegie Correspondence (1903-08)
• Dedication of Patchogue's Carnegie Library Building (March 4, 1908)
• Carnegie Library Interior Scene, ca. 1908-20 (Patchogue-Medford Library)
• Carnegie Library, Changing Early Exterior Postcard Scenes, ca. 1908-30  (Patchogue-Medford Library)
• The Meteoric Rise and Fall of the Medford Scout Library (1927-1930)
• Historical Article on Library, by Elaine Phipps, Director (1971) - Courtesy Long Island Advance

Patchogue-Medford Library, 1973-Present

• Illustrated Library Historical Brochure (1976)
• Patchogue Library Marks Its 100th Anniversary, by Robbie Woliver (N.Y. / Region.. The New York Times, March 12, 2000)
• Question & Answer Centennial Bookmarks (2000)