Upcoming Events

For centuries women have been creating art that showcases their unique perspectives and talents; however, their absence from the canon of Western art has been a subject of inquiry and reconsideration since the early 1970s.

Join genealogist Eileen Swanberg as she takes you through the ups and down of Irish genealogical research. Learn about naming patterns. Find out why so many older censuses and other records no longer exist.

Starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon

Join photographer Mike Stein for an author talk and interactive slideshow on his new photo-documentary book, Brooklyn on the Brink.

In honor of National Poetry Month, learn about the life of the first published Black American poet, Jupiter Hammon, who was enslaved by the Lloyd family on Long Island.

As we are celebrating 250 years of our nation let us look at some of the artwork that has expressed the patchwork of voices, ideas, culture, history, and perspectives.

Theater enthusiast Brian Stoll will discuss all things Broadway beginning with the history and importance of the Broadway Playbill, mentioning some of the reasons why audience members choose to collect these memorable theatre keepsakes.

Mark Torres, author of Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics: Station of Intolerance, will discuss the dark history of the eugenics program developed by the Eugenics Record Office in Cold Spring Harbor during the early 20th century,