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Library Trustee Patricia Galaskas, from left; Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages; Julie Soffientini, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction at the Franklin Square UFSD; Patrick Manley, the F.S. school district’s superintendent; Library Board President Francis Ammendolea; Assemblyman Ed Ra; F.S. Chamber of Commerce member Bruno Caracciolo; Assistant Library Director Peggy Smith; Library Trustee William Youngfert, Library Director Lisa Paulo, F.S. chamber member Mary Seifert; and Town Councilman Ed Ambrosino attended the ribbon-cutting in celebration of the Franklin Square Public Library's new entranceway.

Franklin Square Public Library celebrates new entranceway

The Franklin Square Public Library held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Dec. 12, celebrating its new entranceway. more

By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com | 12/17/11

Kiera Grassi and Hannah Mutum, of the West Hempstead-Franklin Square Girl Scout Association’s Troop 1422, worked with the Franklin Square Historical Society to create “Images of America: Franklin Square," a book published by Arcadia Publishing.

Franklin Square Scouts to participate in book-signing

First settled in the 1600s, Franklin Square developed as a German-speaking farming community in the late 1800s. In 1650, Christopher and Thomas Foster purchased a large plot of land — including what is now Franklin Square, Elmont and several other surrounding communities — from Dutch settlers, and named it “Fosters Meadow." Fosters Meadow existed for nearly 200 years. more

By Jackie Nash | 10/7/11

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... From the Hand:Drawings From the Hofstra University Museum CollectionThis exhibition highlights some of the remarkable drawings from the Hofstra University Museum’s … more

8/25/11

The Franklin Square Public Library will be undergoing construction for the next 7 to 11 weeks, as part of a renovation project to replace four doors at the front of the building.

F.S. Public Library renovation under way

Local residents will have an easier time entering and exiting the Franklin Square Public Library once its current project is completed. The library is currently working on installing four new, automatic doors at the front of its building — a project that is expected to cost more than $155,000. more

By Jackie Nash | 6/3/11

The Franklin Square Public Library held its regular board of trustees meeting on March 29. Rita Temperino and Bill Youngfert, standing, are running for the same soon-to-be open library trustee seat, and gave speeches to the board and members of the public during the meeting.

F.S. Public Library plans budget, trustee vote

During the Franklin Square Public Libary’s board of trustees meeting on Tuesday, March 29, at 7 p.m., Rita Temperino and Bill Youngfert, the incumbent who is running for re-election, addressed the library’s board of trustees and members of the public, about why they should be elected for the soon-to-be-available trustee position. Youngfert discussed the library's recent installment of solar panels and its plans for the spring, among several other recent implementations at the library that he has helped worked on, as a current library trustee. more

By Jackie Nash | 4/5/11

Scott Horowitz, left, from TD Bank; Frank Ammendolea, trustee at the Franklin Square Library; Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray; Lisa Paulo, director of the Franklin Square Library; Nassau County Legislator Vincent Muscarella; Assemblyman Ed Ra; Fred McElderry, trustee of the Franklin Square Library; Bill Youngfert, trustee of the Franklin Square Library; Pat Galaskas, trustee of the Franklin Square Library; Vincent Giordano, of Tulip Caterers; and Michael Russo, trustee of the Franklin Square Library.

Franklin Square library goes green

For some time, the Franklin Square Public Library has been using florescent lights, turning off computers at night and generally trying to respond to a Long Island Power Authority energy audit, but it has recently gone a step further. Now the library can actually generate energy via solar panels that were installed on the building’s roof in the fall. On Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m., the library unveiled its monitoring station, which will allow patrons to see how much energy is being generated by the solar panels in real-time reporting. more

3/1/11

A Suffolk County Police Department representative speaks to an interested job seeker during the fall 2010 job fair at Elmont Memorial Library.

Local libraries strive to get residents back to work

For several years, unemployment in the community and other areas of the Town of Hempstead has been a major issue, and local libraries have been working to put residents back to work. more

By JACKIE NASH | 1/18/11

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