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Imagine students who can not only grasp the concepts of STEM courses through the diligent application of the scientific method, but also generate original and thought-provoking work in the humanities. more
Adrian Goodwin redefines the conversation about police and the community they serve in her 28-page vibrant picture book, “Twins in the City: Let’s Learn About Police Officers,” which holds personal significance. more
The Baldwin Public Library set up a photo and literature display on the first floor to honor Women’s History Month and a new array of books for the Great Reading Challenge. more
In honor of National Reading Day on March 2, I reread Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible.” more
As I watch the final days of the election campaign, I keep thinking about the words of writer-philosopher George Santayana, who said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” more
Micah Dank, a Rockville Centre native and Baldwin resident, explores astrology and hidden codes in his debut novel “Beneath the Veil,” the first in a series entitled “Into the Rabbit Hole.” more
Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, of Rockville Centre, has been hosting digital story times with local libraries within Assembly District 21 since early this month. more
The Kumon Method was founded in Japan in 1954. Toru Kumon, a high school math teacher, was trying to help his own child. Convinced that his second-grade son could be taught the necessary skills to understand advanced mathematics, he created . . . more
I’m offering a ticket to ride. This summer, if you can’t actually get away, if you can’t relocate your body to a distant shore, then at least think about relocating your mind. Reading, we know, is our escape from reality . . . more
Over a 38-year career in the Children’s Room at the Bellmore Library, Deborah Degrassi has reinvented herself several times, with the advent of new technologies, she said. At the end of April, Degrassi will reinvent herself one last time — as a retiree. more
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