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Girl Scout Asha Gajraj worked with Waldinger library director Mamie Eng to set up six presentation sessions to engage patrons in a crafts project that shows the importance of water quality conservation on Long Island.

This Nassau County Girl Scout’s answer to L.I.’s water pollution: rain gardens

Nine-year-old Yusuf Dungas, alongside five other kids, eagerly sat down to a crafts project at the Waldinger Memorial Library’s Children’s Room. At their fingertips were pipe cleaners, … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/3/23

The Henry Waldinger Memorial Library was approved for $6,500 in state funding to renovate the adult reference office with additional computers and space.

See how state aid dollars are being spent to renovate the Waldinger Memorial Library

This year, the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library alongside 196 other public libraries and systems statewide, will receive a lift in aid totaling $34 million in funding for their renovation and … more

By Juan Lasso | 8/27/23

Tough battle for county-wide library tour title

T he competition to tour each library in Nassau County was so fierce that members of the Katz family of North Bellmore did not want to waste time stopping for lunch, so they packed snacks. In … more

By Juan Lasso | 8/13/23

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

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

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

On Saturday, march for our lives

I don’t know about you, but there hasn’t been one day since the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, when I haven’t cried or given my kids a suffocatingly tight hug. more

By Gina Sipley | 6/9/22

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