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Dix Hills Building:                                                              Melville Building:
55 Vanderbilt Parkway                                                         510 Sweet Hollow Road
Dix Hills, NY 11746                                                              Melville, NY 11747
631-421-4530                                                                      631-421-4535

Hours:                                                                                Hours:
Monday-Friday:                                                                  Monday-Friday:
9:30am–9:00pm                                                                 10:00am-9:00pm
Saturday:                                                                            Saturday:
9:30am-5:00pm                                                                  10:00am-5:00pm
Sunday (Sept.-June)                                                           Sunday:
12:00pm-5:00pm                                                                 Closed

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About Us
The Children's Services Department is designed to serve families with young children from birth through grade five with specially-designed collections, programs, and services. Some of our program offerings include:

Parent Child Workshops
Early Literacy story time classes
Craft workshops
School Age programs
Family Programs
Tween programs for 5th-8th graders

Circulating Collections include:
AudiobooksBeginning Reader fiction section
Beginning Reader non-fiction section
Biography sectionBoard booksCD-and-book kitsChapter booksChildren's Magazines
Children's Music CDs
Concept picture book section (ABCs, 123's and colors)Downloadable ebooks and audiobooksDVDs and Blu-ray DVDs
Fantasy & Science Fiction section
Folklore section
Graphic Novels
Non-fiction books
Parent and Teacher Resource CollectionPicture Books
Picture Books for Older Readers
Video Games

What Makes a Family Place Library?

The Half Hollow Hills Children's Department is proud to be part of the National Family Place Libraries Network. This national network of over 300 public libraries builds on the knowledge that early learning, parental involvement and supportive communities play an important role in young children's growth and development.

Family Place Libraries redesign the library environment to be welcoming and appropriate for children beginning at birth; connect parents with the resources, programs and services offered at the library and other family service agencies; and reach out to non-traditional library users. This creates the network families need to nurture their children's development during the critical first years of life and helps ensure all children enter school ready and able to learn.

The Core Components of a Family Place Library:

Collections of books, toys, music and multimedia materials for babies, toddlers, parents and service providers
A specially designed, welcoming space within the children's area for families with young children.
The Parent/Child Workshop
A five week program that involves toddlers and their parents and caregivers; features local professionals who serve as resources for parents; emphasizes the role of parents as the first teachers of their children; facilitates early intervention; and teaches strategies for healthy child development and early literacy.
Coalition-building with community agencies that serve families and young children to connect parents to community resources and develop programs and services tailored to meet local needs.
Outreach to new and non-traditional library users, especially parents and very young children (beginning at birth).
Developmentally appropriate programming for very young children and their parents.
Library staff trained in family support, child development, parent education and best practices.