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Library Cards

Every person who lives in the Farmingdale School District is entitled to a free library card. Simply provide us with two forms of identification that include your current address. Library staff at the Circulation Desk will be happy to help you register.

Examples of Acceptable Forms of Identification

License, Car Registration, Utility Bills, Car Insurance, Checkbook with Name and Address.

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My Account

Do you have a "My Account"? If not, you can create a "My Account" by visiting our website and clicking on the My Account link. Once you have created your account you can reserve books from home, do a preferred search on your favorite author, and  receive courtesy notices. 

If you need help setting up your "My Account" please click here. 

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Reserves

All materials, except new videos and DVDs (less than six months old) and Express books, may be reserved for your use. The Librarians at the Reference Desk will be happy to place a reserve for you.

Online Reserves

Farmingdale patrons, with no outstanding fines or overdues, can electronically place reserves on books, audio books, music CDs, and older (more than six months old) videos and DVDs from any computer - 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

1.   Click on ONLINE CATALOG 
2.   When you find the title you wish to reserve, click "Request."
3.   Enter your name, 14-digit library card number and PIN number
4.   Click "Submit."
5.   Click "Submit requested item."
6.    The screen should then say, "Your request was successful." 
 
You will be notified when your item is available for pick-up.
Please note: The computer system automatically deletes a reserve after seven days. 

Please pick up your reserve at the Circulation Desk when you are notified.
There could be a considerable wait for bestsellers or popular items. If you are in urgent need of an item, it would be better to come into the Library to place the reserve.
If you have any questions, please call the Reference Desk at 516-249-9090.

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Request a Book Online

If you want a book that the library doesn't own, let us know about it. Just fill out a "Request a Book" form here and a librarian will get back to you soon. 

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Call Ahead Pick Up

Call us before you come to the Library to request a book, DVD, CD, or Book-on-CD. If the item is available, the librarian will put it aside for one hour for you to pick it up. 

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Book Fanatics of Farmingdale

Looking for a good book? Read everything your favorite author has written and want to read more? Look no further! We have created a virtual reader's advisory service called Book Fanatics of Farmingdale (BFF)! Click here to fill out a form and a staff member will respond via email within 72 hours. Never be without something to read again!

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Homebound Services

Homebound Service is a free, personalized delivery of library materials to patrons confined to their homes due to physical disability or illness. A Library volunteer delivers and picks up items. There are no overdue fines on materials loaned to the homebound.

There are no age restrictions for eligibility, but you must have a Farmingdale Public Library card in good standing. You must be temporarily or permanently homebound and unable to visit the Library.

You may borrow both regular and large type books, fiction and non-fiction. Specific books can be requested by title and we can assist you in choosing books based on your preferences. No AV materials may be borrowed.

Please call Valerie Miller at 516-249-9090 to get more information or to request Homebound Service.

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Notary Service

The Farmingdale Public Library offers Notary Service at the Reference Desk. There is no charge.

Hours: (Please call the Library to make sure a Notary is available)

The library offers notary public services on the following days:

            Tuesday: 6pm - 8:30pm        Thursday: 3pm - 4:30pm

Friday: 3pm - 4:30pm             Saturday: 9am - 4:30pm

Patrons need to bring in proper documentation and, if needed, must provide their own witnesses. Call the library at 516-249-9090 for more information.

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Internet Policy

Policy Statement: As part of its mission to serve as an educational and recreational resource for the community, the Farmingdale Public Library seeks to provide users with access to the Internet and the World wide Web. The Library is a forum for all points of view and adheres to and endorses the principles of intellectual freedom. The Library will not monitor or restrict the choice of sites visited by individual patrons or the content of those sites.

• Preference in the use of the Internet will be given to residents of Farmingdale Union Free School District #22. Non-residents may use the Internet if it is not in use by a local resident, and must relinquish the time slot in the event that a local resident wishes to use it.

• All users are required to complete the Internet User Agreement Form. Parents/guardians of children age 17 and below must sign the Internet User Agreement Form.

• Internet access is available to adults in the Reference Computer Room, only.

• Internet access is available in the Children's room to children age 17 and below. Children in Grade 6 and below must be accompanied by a parent/guardian when accessing the Internet in the Children's room.

• Students in Grade 7 through age 17 can also access the Internet in the Adult Reference Computer Room with a parent/guardian present.

• Internet access in the Children's room is provided with filtering software to block or filter, to the extent possible, access by minors to inappropriate material.

• Users must sign-in at the Reference or Children's Room Desk and submit appropriate ID. One 1-hour time slots may be reserved at a time. If the computer is available, the time period may be extended by the librarian. Reservations may be made no more than three days in advance. Appointments will be held for fifteen minutes, after which the time slot will be made available to anyone wishing to use the remaining time.

• Librarians will log users into the system, but can not provide extended instruction. It is the responsibility of the user to exit all programs used, display original screen and leave a clean, uncluttered desktop for the next user.

• Users may print materials on the library's printers or save information onto their own floppy disks. Users may not download or save information to the library's computer hard disk.

• Users are prohibited from engaging in inappropriate network usage including hacking and other unlawful activities and must comply with all State and Federal Laws including all U.S. Copyright regulations.

• Failure to comply with library rules and regulations will result in termination of Internet access privileges.

• The Farmingdale Library makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor assumes responsibility for the timeliness, accuracy, or usefulness of any information accessed via the Internet.

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