Whether it was working through the aftermath of a fire that destroyed part of the Lynbrook Public Library, becoming the first employee to have a computer at the facility or creating a tradition of displaying a dollhouse each Christmas, Dorothy Perrich experienced plenty during her more than six decades of service.
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By Mike Smollins
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5/26/21
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Oeanside Library took a step toward normalcy on May 10, when administrators announced that patrons no longer need appointments to sit at tables or use computers or the copy machine.
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By Mike Smollins
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5/20/21
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As part of Military Appreciation Month, the Wantagh Public Library joined Military Blue Star Mothers NY14 for a day of creating cards to add to care packages for servicemen and women serving overseas.
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By Jennifer Corr
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5/20/21
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Last week, the Baldwin Public Library started allowing residents to sit down indoors again with new socially distanced seating, which has been made available for the first time since March 2020, when …
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By Nicole Alcindor
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5/19/21
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Before the pandemic, East Meadow Public Library would be home to thousands of teens and young adults in the spring donning costumes, otherwise known as cosplays, and meeting new friends that share the same interests — anime.
EMCON Animefest, the free convention in its 11th year, remains a popular event, attracting roughly 5,000 people in one weekend. But instead of taking place at the library, it will be virtual for the second year in the row this weekend. The event is primarily geared towards teens and young adults.
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By Jennifer Corr
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5/13/21
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The Seaford Public Library’s children’s room was busy with young readers and families coming and going on May 4 for the library’s Children’s Book Week.
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By Jennifer Corr
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5/13/21
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This Mother’s Day will hold more meaning for some, as vaccinated relatives reunite after a year of absence and families honor the matriarchs who kept their spirits up through the coronavirus pandemic.
Seaford mother Danielle Scopinich says that she could have not gotten through the pandemic without her daughter Ava. She recently wrote a children’s book called “Simply Magic” about her relationship with Ava, 8, a second-grade student at Seaford Harbor Elementary School.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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5/5/21
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Spring officially sprung — and sprouted — outside the Island Park Public Library on Saturday as the facility hosted an outdoor flower planting event.
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4/29/21
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The old, discarded books of the Wantagh Public Library may tell a story, but using those books ripped out pages, Wantagh students on April 9 were able to tell their very own story.
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By Jennifer Corr
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4/15/21
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As the Oceanside Library prepares to undergo a major overhaul, officials have announced that it will soon move to a temporary home, where it will maintain all of its current services.
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By Mike Smollins
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4/9/21
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