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The Port Jefferson Free Library: Travel Agent

Get ready to get the most out of your Summer with the Port Jefferson Free Library. We have lots of travel resources to help you plan or come travel with us!

Summer vacation is nearly upon us. It’s the perfect time to take some trips. Whether you are going someplace near or far, let the Library help you plan your trip. We have lots of great resources to help you on your way.

Travel Guides

Let’s start with the most obvious. The library has an extensive collection of travel guides. We have nearly every possible destination of which you can think! From the states to every continent, we’ve got it covered.  The newest and most up to date guides from some of the biggest names in travel literature are in our collection. Look for  Frommer, Fodor, Lonely Planet, and DK guides. Looking for a particular destination? Use our online catalog to search for your preferred vacation spot!.

Travel Sacks

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Looking for more in depth information about your destination? Check out (yes they circulate!) one of our Travel Sacks. These bags contain an assortment of travel and tourism materials for each of the 50 states as well as Canada and an assortment of other locations in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. Looking for the Travel Sacks? Take the stairs to the Mezzanine Level (where the books on Tape/CD are located) and turn right at the bottom of the staircase. Directly against the wall across from the biographies you will find the travel sacks on the bottom two racks As always, if you need help locating materials please stop by the Reference Desk and the librarian on duty will be glad to point you in the right direction.

Travel DVDs

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Watch where you are going or just stay at home and be an armchair traveler with one of our travel DVDs. Each of the fifty states is represented as well as many other countries. Travel with National Geographic or go on the road with Rick Steves. Explore Europe with Michael Palin (silly walks and dead parrots not included) in:

Michael Palin: New Europe TRAVEL DVD 914.3 NEW. Browse this collection which is also on the mezzanine level. The DVDs can be found just above the racks where the Travel Sacks are located.

Travel with the Library

Join us for one of our many bus trips. We offer them throughout the year. In August the Library will be going to Oheka Castle and Vanderbilt’s Summer Mansion in Centerport. For more information about this trip click here.

More trips are planned for the Fall, look for our Newsletter with more information about the newest destinations.

The Library also offers discounted Long Island Railroad tickets. Round trip tickets into Penn Station cost $9 a person. The trips are held on Saturdays and leave on the 8:42 train (please check the most recent train schedule for correct departure time as it can vary.) Your ticket allows you to return any time on that day. Check the newsletter for information on the next trip. (This trip is a great deal and very popular so sign up as soon as you can.)

As always if you need additional information or assistance stop at the Reference Desk to speak with the librarian, call the Port Jefferson Free Library at 473-0022, or visit our website.

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