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Pat-Med Library Receives American Star

Library is one of 14 in Suffolk to receive this year's honor.

Patchogue-Medford Library is one of 14 in Suffolk County to have received the American Star designation from Library Journal, which is one of the oldest publications that cover the library field.

According to an announcement by Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Patchogue-Medford is one of 263 libraries to receive this honor this year, which is 3.5 percent of those eligible.

Other Suffolk libraries that received the honor include Amagansett, Center Moriches, Cutchogue, the Hampton Library, Huntington, Mastics-Moriches-Shirley, Mattituck-Laurel, Middle Country, Northport, Patchogue-Medford, Port Jefferson, Quogue, Shelter Island and Westhampton.


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