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Mallory Wilson/Herald For the past eight years, Tom Lynch, an amateur astronomer, has worked with Nassau County libraries, helping them purchase and maintain easy-to-use telescopes. Now a telescope is available for East Meadow residents, too.

Self-described amateur astronomer and NASA Solar System Ambassador Tom Lynch has been interested in outer space since he was 10 years old. He took that love and ran with it, and has now helped more … more

By Ama Nkrumah | 4/6/23

Your snoring could be the death of you

Loud snoring is annoying, but it can also be an indication of obstructive sleep apnea, which can cause all kinds of serious medical problems. more

3/30/23

William Ferro took over as director for the East Meadow Public Library on Dec. 1. He has over 30 years of experience in the library system.

William Ferro is the new library leader for East Meadow

William Ferro is a new face at the East Meadow Public Library, but the new director has worked in libraries since he was a sophomore at Hewlett High School, starting as a paid page working his way up … more

By Mallory Wilson | 1/19/23

Amelia and Paulo Guaman with their mother and Ayla Mincey decorate letters for their Happy New Year banner on Friday, December 30, 2022.

Henry Waldinger Memorial celebrated Winterfest

The Henry Waldinger Memorial Library held a series of Winterfest events in the final week of December of last year for its patrons, giving them plenty of fun-filled family activities this past … more

By Juan Lasso | 1/12/23

British royals lend their majesty to the space program

It takes lots of elbow grease to wipe away all the hype, scandal and five-alarm headlines about Britain’s royal family, and finally hit the spots that shine. more

By James Bernstein | 12/22/22

The Library board of trustees meeting became animated during a discussion of political candidates’ use of meeting rooms.

Proposal to prohibit political meetings at library rejected

Meetings of the Long Beach Public Library board of trustees are usually devoid of drama, but Monday night’s session became heated over a controversial proposal to prohibit political candidates … more

By Brendan Carpenter | 12/1/22

Lawrence Primary School student Annabella Romero learned to code using the Botley and Dash robots brought by Peninsula Public Library children’s librarian Pat Murphy.

Botley ad Dash teach students coding

Using user-friendly robots Botley and Dash, students at the Lawrence Primary School learned creative problem-solving, computational skills and how to code. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/23/22

Firefighters Tom Ryley, Tyler Wagner, Jerry Brown, Manny Gerardino and Lieutenant Ryan Donaldson visited children at Community Nursery School for fire prevention day.

Fun at Friends of the Library’s open house

The Glen Cove Public Library held a free open-house event to celebrate the Friends of the Glen Cove Public Library which also served as a membership drive to have others join in the efforts they make … more

By Roksana Amid | 10/27/22

The Waldinger Memorial Library serves a diverse range of patrons with a variety of reading preferences and tastes. Librarians strive to regularly update their collection of books and provide as much choice and variety as possible.

Waldinger librarians discuss increase in book bans and challenges

As long as there have been books, there have been critics of books whose content they have deemed dangerous, inappropriate or just plain uncomfortable. And some of literature’s harshest critics … more

By Juan Lasso | 10/13/22

Banning books is un-American

Last week was Banned Books Week, a time to spotlight censorship and attempts across the country to take books off library shelves. more

9/29/22

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