NP Building Project
Northport Reading Room and Mezzanine CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS beginning Monday, June 17.
During this time, we ask for your patience and suggest you visit the East Northport building if possible.
The Library will be closed in observance of the Independence Day holiday on Thursday, July 4.
Art in the Library
Black & White Photography
![Black and white image showing cars parked on a street](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_teaser/public/2020-04/np-reference-bw1.png?itok=MeGThIMC)
Black and white photographs located to the right of the Adult Reference Desk in the Main Reading Room.
Photography
Northport - Main Level
Bust of Abraham Lincoln
![Bust of Abraham Lincoln](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_teaser/public/2020-04/np-reference-lincoln.png?itok=GDW83tuF)
The bust of Abraham Lincoln, located on the Reference Desk at the Northport Library, was sculpted and donated to the Library by Northport resident Peter Tomlinson.
Peter Tomlinson
Sculpture
Northport - Main Level
Bust of Muguet
![Bust of Muguet](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_teaser/public/2020-04/np-reference-muguetbust.png?itok=wJKGNu-S)
Bust of Muguet located behind the Adult Reference Desk.
Sculpture
Northport - Main Level
Lithograph: Beckett
![lithograph of Samuel Beckett's face](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_teaser/public/2020-04/np-cafe-beckett.png?itok=E6SQCCHE)
One of three limited edition lithographs of Samuel Beckett, Walt Whitman, and James Joyce by artist Jack Coughlin adorn the wall in the Northport Library Café. The lithographs were a gift to the library from Michael L. Glennon.
Jack Coughlin
Lithograph
Northport - Main Level
Lithograph: Joyce
![Lithograph of James Joyce's face](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_teaser/public/2020-04/np-cafe-joyce.png?itok=fWv07Kp3)
One of three limited edition lithographs of Samuel Beckett, Walt Whitman, and James Joyce by artist Jack Coughlin adorn the wall in the Northport Library Café. The lithographs were a gift to the library from Michael L. Glennon.
Jack Coughlin
Lithograph
Northport - Main Level
Lithograph: Whitman
![Lithograph of Walt Whitman's face](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_teaser/public/2020-04/np-cafe-whitman.png?itok=avPR2O4K)
One of three limited edition lithographs of Samuel Beckett, Walt Whitman, and James Joyce by artist Jack Coughlin adorn the wall in the Northport Library Café. The lithographs were a gift to the library from Michael L. Glennon.
Jack Coughlin
Lithograph
Northport - Main Level
Millennium Bookball
![Millennium Bookball sculpture showing all of the best books of the millennium](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_teaser/public/2020-04/np-reference-bookball.png?itok=_J-dYzE3)
In the spring of 1999, the Library Trustees commissioned Northport sculptor George W. Hart to create The Millennium Bookball.
George W. Hart
1999
Sculpture
Northport - Main Level
Northport
![Book cover for Stephen Mastrorocco's Northport photography book](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_teaser/public/2020-04/np-restroom-mastorocco.png?itok=wdZMaoKq)
Aerial photography of Northport Harbor by photographer Stephen Mastrorocco located in the main lobby.
Stephen Mastrorocco
Photography
Northport - Main Level
Northport Harbor Mural
![Northport Harbor Mural showing a boy looking down at the harbor circa 1910](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_teaser/public/2020-04/np-stairs-habormural.png?itok=AYeX8SYH)
An historic sense of Northport is conveyed to Northport Library visitors through the mural of Northport Harbor circa 1910 which is displayed opposite the Circulation Desk.
1910
Photography
Northport - Main Level
Painting
![Painting of a group of buildings on a street corner](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_teaser/public/2020-04/np-copy-crachi.png?itok=h058TW7L)
Located above the copy machine leading into the Main Reading Room.
Painting
Northport - Main Level
Pink/Mauve/Purple#149 (1981)
![Pink/Mauve/Purple#149 painting by Stanley Twardowicz depicting a pink to mauve to purple gradient](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_teaser/public/2020-04/np-reference-twardowicz-pink2.png?itok=LHdr7Ijn)
A painting by the American abstract painter and photographer Stanley Twardowicz (1917-2008). This painting was gifted to the library by his estate through the generosity of his wife Lillian Dodson in 2011.
Stanley Twardowicz
1981
Painting
Northport - Main Level
Q & A
![Q & A terra cotta sculpture made up of question and exclamation marks](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_teaser/public/2020-04/np-reference-qa.png?itok=6ogZ9WzM)
A terra cotta sculpture that is located behind the Reference Desk at the Northport Library was donated to the Library in 1999 by its artist, Northport resident David Jackier.
David Jackier
1999
Sculpture
Northport - Main Level
Red/Blue#81 (1997)
![Red/Blue#81 painting by Stanley Twardowicz showing a red to blue line](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_teaser/public/2020-04/np-reference-twardowicz-blue2.png?itok=Um9Ao6k6)
A painting by the American abstract painter and photographer Stanley Twardowicz (1917-2008). This painting was gifted to the library by his estate through the generosity of his wife Lillian Dodson in 2011.
Stanley Twardowicz
1997
Painting
Northport - Main Level
Sculpture: Abstract in Stone
![Abstract in Stone sculpture](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_teaser/public/2020-04/NP-schloss-reading-room.jpg?itok=5AvSVV-d)
Centerport artist Lawrence Schloss sculpted this piece. It is an abstract sculpture composed of granite, marble, and blue stone. The sculpture is located in the Main Reading Room.
Lawrence Schloss
Sculpture
Northport - Main Level
Stairway to Haven
![Emily Eisen's painting depicting a blue staircase leading to the mezzanine of the library](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_teaser/public/2020-04/np-stairway-to-heaven.png?itok=aV5QwfUB)
Acrylic paint on canvas by Northport Artist, Emily Eisen, providing a unique perspective of the staircase leading to the mezzanine of the Northport Library building. The artist shared that she is honored and delighted to have
Emily Eisen
Painting
Northport - Main Level
Table for Two
![Table for Two painting by Emily Eisen showing a round table by a window showing the greenery outside awith two empty chairs](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_teaser/public/2020-04/np-table-for-two.png?itok=Y31Hudpa)
Acrylic paint on canvas by Northport Artist, Emily Eisen, providing a garden view of the Library Courtyard from the Northport Library Café. The artist shared that she is honored and delighted to have her painting hanging in he
Emily Eisen
Painting
Northport - Main Level
The Little Jenny Bugeye Coming Home to Solomons
![The Little Jenny Bugeye Coming Home to Solomons lithograph showing a sailboat on the ocean's waves with birds flying above and the American flag in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_teaser/public/2020-04/np-cafe-littlejenny.png?itok=MAOiYZ1z)
A limited edition lithograph by John Poague MacLeod hangs above the fireplace in the Northport Library. The lithograph was a gift to Library from the McKays.
John Poague MacLeod
Lithograph
Northport - Main Level
Untitled Sculpture
![Untitled terra cotta sculpture](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_teaser/public/2020-04/np-lobby-wood.png?itok=2x0KfRYm)
Northport artist David Jackier sculpted this terra cotta piece for the Northport Library. It is located in the main lobby.
David Jackier
Sculpture
Northport - Main Level
Untitled Sculpture
![Untitled abstract sculpture](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_teaser/public/2020-04/np-reference-javierwood.png?itok=kVJWYw1k)
A sculpture that is located behind the Reference Desk at the Northport Library was donated to the Library in 1999 by its artist, Northport resident David Jackier.
David Jackier
1999
Sculpture
Northport - Main Level
Work in the City, Play in Northport, L.I.
![Work in the City, Play in Northport, L.I.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_teaser/public/2022-08/Work%20in%20the%20City%2C%20Play%20in%20Northport%2C%20L.I..jpg?itok=U6QgtuPy)
Color print of “Work in the City, Play in Northport, L.I.” located in the local history area of the main reading room.
Northport - Main Level