Since 1916, St. Joseph's University has provided an affordable liberal arts education to a diverse group of students. 

Independent and coeducational, St. Joseph's prepares students for lives of integrity, intellectual and spiritual values, social responsibility and service; lives that are worthy of the University's motto, Esse non videri — "To be, not to seem."

St. John Fisher University (formerly St. John Fisher College) is an independent, liberal arts institution in the Catholic tradition of American higher education. The University emphasizes liberal learning for students in traditional academic disciplines, as well as for those in more directly career-oriented fields. Lavery Library was dedicated in 1975.

The South Huntington Public Library was founded in 1961. Voters approved the new library district in May and by November, the community’s first public library opened in the basement of the Central Elementary School on New York Avenue, which is now the office building behind Staples. Mrs. Avis Duckworth was the first director. A formal opening ceremony for the library was held on March 11, 1962. About 200 people attended the afternoon Open House.

The Friends of the South Huntington Library, a group of volunteers who support library programs and services, was founded in April 1963, and continue to this day.
It didn’t take long for the library to outgrow its space, and ground was broken for the Melville Road building on April 6, 1968, in the site formerly occupied by the Depot Road School. A dedication and open house was held on December 14, 1969 for the new 24,500-square-foot library, which housed 181,000 materials in its collection. According to a December 11, 1969 article in The Long-Islander announcing the opening, a highlight of the day’s events was an exhibit of sculpture by Alfred Van Loen, a professor and well-known artist who lived locally and was the first curator of the library’s art exhibits.

By the late 1990s, the library’s collection and services had grown to the point where a new building was considered. A 49,000-square-foot building was constructed on the site of the former Pidgeon Hill Elementary School, and opened on July 24, 2004.

A unique feature of the new library is an Outdoor Garden, which was funded through a Donor Recognition Campaign conducted by the Friends of the Library. Patrons and supporters purchased bluestone engravings, which were placed on the bluestone walkway encircling the garden. The space is used for outdoor studying and reading and as a venue for outdoor concerts.

The Young Adult Library on the lower level was expanded in 2012 to create areas for teens to gather, socialize and study, and to provide performance space.

In 2017, in the effort to keep pace with changes in the way materials and services are provided, a Technology Center was built in the Library, which is used for technology and library literacy classes. It is also equipped with several 3D printers that are used to create projects submitted by patrons.

Another new feature was established in the spring of 2019: A Learning Garden was planted just off the reading patio behind the library. It is used to teach children about gardening and nature. The harvest is donated to local food pantries. The garden was funded by a generous contribution from the Friends of the Library.

The South Huntington Public Library is a member of the Long Island Library Resources Council.

South Central Regional Library Council is a non-profit, multi-type library consortium working to strengthen library services, programs and resources by promoting learning, collaboration, and innovation among our member libraries. SCRLC serves a 10,000 square- mile area that encompasses the counties of Allegany, Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, and Yates. SCRLC provides services to academic, hospital, corporate and nonprofit libraries, as well as public library systems, and school library systems and their members, and reaches over 500 libraries in its service area. Our members actively participate in council programs and benefit from services and grant programs in the areas of resource sharing and interlibrary loan, support and training for digitized library collections, low cost access to electronic resources, continuing education for library staff, coordinated collection development, hospital library services, and medical information services.

The Sound and Story Project, a non-profit organization, builds community memory and sense of place by recording and sharing our stories and regional sounds. We record oral histories of everyday people for radio programs, cell phone tours, web presentations and podcasts. Each person's unique voice is like a thread woven together into a tapestry of stories reflecting the diversity and rich heritage of the Hudson River Valley.

Sonnenberg is the former summer home and creation of Frederick Ferris and Mary Clark Thompson. As newlyweds in 1863, the Thompson’s purchased a 300-acre farmstead named Sonnenberg (Sunny Hill) near Canandaigua Lake for their summer estate. By 1887, they replaced the previous farmstead residence with the current Sonnenberg Mansion. After Mr. Thompson's death in 1899, Mrs. Thompson began renovating and building gardens surrounding the mansion as a tribute to her husband. Today, Sonnenberg Gardens is a New York State Historic Park where a late nineteenth century Victorian Estate with a Queen Anne-style mansion and nine formal gardens of the world is being preserved. This 50-acre estate is one of just two public gardens in the NYS Parks system. Sonnenberg is known for its distinctive period architecture, statuary, formal gardens, fountains and unique garden structures.

Somers Historical Society, founded in 1956, collects, maintains and exhibits material related to local history and the development of the early American Circus. The Museum houses permanent and changing exhibitions, a research facility, and a significant collection which includes paintings, prints, photographs, ephemera, advertisements, early documents, diaries, account books, furniture, textiles, and a miniature circus. The Society also oversees and interprets The Wright Reis Homestead, a Town-owned historic house museum.The Society offers free cultural and educational programs, as well as guided tours of the historic properties in the Town of Somers.

The Skaneateles Library is located in Central New York in the village of Skaneateles. It is a public library dedicated to serving, and providing resources and information for the Skaneateles community and has recently joined the Onondaga County Library System, giving its members access to over 3 million items county-wide.

The Skaneateles Historical Society was founded in 1961 and chartered by New York State in 1968. Our mission is to conduct and encourage historical research and to collect, preserve, and exhibit historical material in connection with the Town of Skaneateles.

Housed in a former Creamery building that opened in 1899 as a place for local farmers to sell their milk and for residents to buy dairy products, the Museum at The Creamery has expanded to include a Connector Wing and Boat Museum, highlighting Skaneateles-built boats. Other displays include an interactive lake model, local industries, teasels, newspapers, and transportation.

Extensive materials are available for historical and genealogical research, including census and cemetery records, biographical files, subject files, photographs, post cards, scrapbooks, house histories, maps, books by local authors, and books on local history.