Star Wars fans travel to the library for annual program
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East Meadow Public Library patrons Lisa Giunta and Andrew Popeil donned their best Rey and Kylo Ren costumes for the library’s annual Star Wars Reads Day on Oct. 14.
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Elliot Fox, of East Meadow, created a Star Wars storyboard during an afternoon workshop in the Young Adults department at the library.
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Lisa Giunta dressed as Rey, the last Jedi Warrior, as she prepared for battle for the Resistance.
Photos by Joseph Abate/Herald
Longtime East Meadow patron Andrew Popeil wore his best Kylo Ren costume, and displayed his saber skills.
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Fourteen-year-old James Licht, of East Meadow, dressed as the Emperior Palpatine.
A short time ago, in a library nearby, dozens of children gripped blue and red light sabers in preparation for battle. They swarmed the East Meadow Public Library on Oct. 14 as part of the library’s annual Star Wars Reads Day.
Characters from the popular epic space opera — like Chewbacca, Hans Solo and Princess Leia — filled the library’s reception area. Per tradition, the library set up several educational and craft stations for children and adults alike, while screening movies and displaying models of spaceships and droids from the iconic series.