Library Board Meetings
Board meetings are open to the public and generally held at 5:00 PM on the fourth Tuesday of the month. All community members are welcome to attend board meetings.
Click here to for the North Shore Public Library’s Public Participation at Board Meetings Policy.
Below please find the scheduled Board Meetings for 2026, along with each month’s Agenda (click “Agenda” for a downloadable PDF copy) and Meeting Minutes (click “Meeting Minutes” for a downloadable PDF copy):
Dates may change, so please check back.
2026
- *** Canceled – Snow *** January 27, 2026, 5:00 PM
- ***Wednesday, February 25, 5:00 PM
- March 24, 5:00 PM
- April 28, 5:00 PM
- *** May 19, 5:00 PM
- June 23, 5:00 PM
- July 28, 5:00 PM
- August 25, 5:00 PM
- September 22, 5:00 PM
- October 27, 5:00 PM
- November 24, 5:00 PM
- December 22, 5:00 PM
Dates may change, so please check back.
For previous year Board Meeting minutes from 2021-2025, please click here.
For general inquiries, you can call the Library at 631-929-4488, or email the Adult Reference Department at: info@northshorepubliclibrary.org.
To contact the Library Director if you have any other questions, please see below:
- Laura Hawrey, Library Director
- Phone – 631-929-4488 ext. 229
- Email – laura@northshorepubliclibrary.org
Additional Services at the Library . . .
The book drop will be accessible for returning library materials during Library hours of operation.
For your convenience, the library has added self-checkout stations. Library patrons will need their library card and a pin to use these stations to check out materials.
Updated 4/2026 From The 2025 Annual Report for Public and Association Libraries (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025)
- Visits to the Library – 126,089
- Reference Transactions – 27,930
- Annual Service Hours – ~3,160
- Total Operating Spending per Capita – ~$122.39 (only ~$0.34 per day)
- Total Collection Use
- E-Content – 100,000+
- Physical Content – 88,752
- Number of Program Sessions / Attendance – 1,204 / 21,720
- Adult – 678 / 11,378
- Young Adult – 118 / 719
- Children’s – 393 / 9,516
- Other – 15 / 107
- Total Website Visits
- Total Users – 24,213
- Returning Users – 7,686
- Total Website Visits – 124,712
- In-Library Computer Sessions – 3,105 (~155 sessions per computer)
- Wireless Sessions – 9,476
