Stanton Mott Memorial Library

This library houses the chapter's collection of archaeology and anthropology books, magazines, journals, and a vertical file of related newspaper and magazine articles. Holdings primarily relate to the Indians of North America. Letters, field notes, site reports and other papers related to the archaeology of Long Island can be found in the library's documents collection. In addition, the library houses the books and journals of the chapter's parent organization, The New York State Archaeological Association.

All books, journals, and documents must be used within the library. Photocopying facilities are available for a nominal, per page fee.

The library is open Sundays, from 1:30 - 4:30 PM year round during museum hours and through appointment at other times.

For further information on the library and its holdings contact Ellen Barcel at the museum.

The Other Library

We have another library that is part of the the Peggy Waide Education Center. It's got all sorts of things any visitor could want to wander through. There are picture books for children, art books, literature, history, languages, how-to books for crafts… Almost all are by or about Native Americans. We have an audio library with story tellers, music, language, and more. We also have a video library with some movies children would enjoy and videos that are more informational. A fun thing to do would be to watch the dance video about hoop dancing and then try it with our hula hoops!

We also have a magazine collection that will allow exploration of current and historical Native and Colonial America. We encourage museum visitors to wander through the library and pull something out to enjoy while you're with us. If you call ahead about a particular need we can pull some relevant books and periodicals that may help you to dig right in to your exploration with a bit less searching.

School children studying the Native American Indians of New York and Long Island.....We have some wonderful historical and contemporary information available that can make your projects exciting. Come and explore with us.

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