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The Henry Waldinger Memorial Library will open its doors on Sundays for the first time in the library’s 81-year history.

Waldinger Library board OKs Sunday hours

Valley Stream library patrons will no longer have to look elsewhere for books on Sundays. They can stay in their own community. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/21/13

Marilyn Volz of the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library excitedly utilizes the new Better World Books bin, located at the rear of the parking lot.

What's new at the Valley Stream library?

The Henry Waldinger Memorial Library was recently selected as one out of five libraries to host New York Times best-selling author Susanna Kearsley. more

By Grace Poppe | 6/5/13

The lights at the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library will be on for four hours a day on Sundays beginning in September.

Sunday hours coming to Waldinger Library

For the first time in its 81-year history, the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library will be open on Sundays. The new hours will begin in the fall. The library’s Board of Trustees approved the additional hours on Feb. 13. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 2/27/13

Clear Stream Avenue School took home the Waldinger Cup for the second year in a row. From left are Principal John Singleton, Children’s Librarian Jaclyn Kunz, Superintendent Dr. Nicholas Stirling and Mayor Ed Fare along with students Eduardo Mason, 5, and Kerisa Mason, 9.

Clear Stream readers are award winning

The Waldinger Cup has been given out for the past six years. Yet the trophy, which signifies success in the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library’s annual summer reading program, has only made it to two schools. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 10/17/12

Michael Magioncalda, third from left, owner of Magic Bagels, was presented with the Business Achievement Award by the Valley Stream Chamber of Commerce at its Sept. 27 awards gala.

All about bagels and books

More than 100 people came out to honor two staples of the Valley Stream community at the Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards gala last Thursday night at the Pompei restaurant. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 10/3/12

Magician Lou Johnson taught Bryce Barbot a plate-spinning trick.

A successful summer at Waldinger Library

More than 400 children completed the summer reading program requirements at the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, and were invited to a pair of special activities last week as a reward. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/29/12

Collen Poje, 17, and Taylor Famighatti, 16, from the South High School Cultural Society, performed a swing dance routine at the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library’s 50th anniversary celebration on May 12.

Home for a half century

The New York Mets might have opened up their inaugural season in 1962, but for Valley Stream residents, a bigger opening took place that same year as the Valley Stream Public Library moved to its new building on the Village Green after operating for years on Rockaway Avenue. more

By Brian Croce | 5/15/12

Library Board President George Wandell, left, and Mayor Henry Waldinger laid the cornerstone of the new building in 1962. Fifty years later, Library Director Mamie Eng and Mayor Ed Fare at the same spot, by the entrance to the children’s room.

Valley Stream's 'new' library turns 50

Fifty years ago, the Valley Stream Public Library was in a small two-story building on Rockaway Avenue, its days numbered in the village’s downtown. A few blocks away, a brand new library was to be constructed behind Village Hall. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/2/12

The Henry Waldinger Memorial Library as is appeared until last year when the canopy over the main entrance was replaced.

The future of Valley Stream's library

When the Valley Stream Public Library first opened, the priority was shelf space for books, Mamie Eng, the current director, said, and in 1962 the building was more than adequate. Perhaps, if someone had been able to see 50 years into the future, it would have included some meeting space. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/2/12

Former New York Knicks star John Starks, right, and State Sen. Dean Skelos read “Calvin Coconut: Trouble Magnet” to children at the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library in Valley Stream on Aug. 22.

Former hoops star promotes reading in Valley Stream

Former New York Knicks basketball star John Starks visited the Henry Waldinger Library last week not to show off his hoop skills, but rather to talk about the importance of reading. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/31/11

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