September 2021
Current Hours are Monday - Thursday 9:30am - 9pm, Friday - Saturday 9:30am - 5pm & Sunday 12pm - 5pm
In accordance with CDC guidelines regarding the Delta variant and due to Nassau County being designated as an area of substantial transmission, all Patrons & Staff MUST wear a mask or other acceptable face covering while in the building regardless of vaccination status
While we reserve the right to require proof of vaccination, we are not checking for vaccination cards at the door
We are no longer taking temperatures at the door but if you are ill, we reserve the right to ask you leave and come back when you are healthy
For further information, please see our VISITING THE LIBRARY, FACEBOOK, or OCEANSIDE LIBRARY 411 pages


Click the image to download a 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Chart for home.
Open to parents with children, birth to pre-K. 1000 Books Before Kindergarten is designed to promote reading between parent and child and encourage reading to newborns, infants, and toddlers.  Children will receive a small prize for each milestone of 100 books read up to 1000, and awarded a certificate at the completion of the program. Please hold on to all of your 1000 Books sheets and we will provide further details on how to claim your prizes once the library has reopened.

Check out our database resources for kids


REGISTRATION INFORMATION!!
You may register online, via phone, or in-person.  Payment is due within 3 days of registering.  Pay at the Welcome Desk or the Children's Desk in person.  We accept cash (exact change if possible please!) or check made payable to Oceanside Library (unless otherwise noted).  Fees are non-refundable.  Participants in the same class require separate checks.

Any questions?  Please call the Children's Desk: 516-766-2360, option 2.

CURRENT & UPCOMING PROGRAM INFORMATION!!
Please check our Oceanside Library online calendar for all the programs that we are presenting remotely.  All necessary information including logins or PIN numbers needed to access a session will be found there.

To see our current or upcoming program listings, please go to the Oceanside Library online calendar.  Use the drop down menus at the top of the page to select the type of programs you are looking for (Adult, Teen, Tween, or Children’s) and the month or just scroll down to see them all!

To look at individual dates, please use the calendar box (and its drop down menus) in the upper right corner of the Oceanside Library online calendar.

When registration is open, you will be able to sign up for classes that require registration directly from the Oceanside Library online calendar.