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Nassau County Police officers told a handful of residents that they can be a major crime deterrent at a community policing forum on July 8 at the Wantagh Public Library. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 7/15/15

Reading under the sun

While the summer is a time for children to relax and have fun, it is important to find time to read. Libraries across the area are organizing various summer reading programs for children and teens. more

By Matthew Rachek | 6/17/15

Ruth Lawrence, 88, with some of the pieces she has on display at the Wantagh Public Library through July.

Painting for joy

For some, painting is simply a hobby, while for others it is their passion. Ruth Lawrence, 88, of Woodbury, said she believes that painting is her passion. more

By Matthew Rachek | 6/17/15

Diana Fogarty works with Splashes of Hope, an agency that creates murals in hospitals. Paintings from the organization and her own personal work are in the library’s community room this month.

May features local artists at Wantagh Library

A pair of art displays this month at the Wantagh Public Library showcase different talents, and residents are invited to stop in to check out the work. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/19/15

Wantagh Library budget passes

Voters, by better than a 2-to-1 margin, approved the Wantagh Public Library’s $2.47 million spending plan on April 28. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/6/15

Nassau County Poet Laureate Lorraine LoFrese Conlin and Frank McKenna, a board director of the Nassau County Poet Laureate Society and Seaford Library director, at a poetry reading at the Wantagh Memorial Library.

A woman of words

By day, Lorraine LoFrese Conlin, of Wantagh, works as a U.S. Customs broker at John F. Kennedy International Airport. But in her private life, Conlin dedicates herself to the discipline of poetry, described by 19th Century poet Percy Shelley as the “expression of the imagination.” more

By Laura Schofer | 5/6/15

The Wantagh Library’s proposed 2015-16 budget includes funding to make it a Family Place Library, which would fund more services and resources for young children and their families.

Wantagh Library budget vote is Tuesday

More books, more electronic books and the creation of a Family Place Library are among the initiatives being funded in Wantagh’s proposed $2.47 million budget, which is up for a vote next week. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/23/15

Isabella Cottone, 7, had a reading buddy in Oliver on March 7 at the Wantagh Library, which welcomed Bideawee’s Pet Partners program.

Reading isn’t so ‘ruff’

Most dogs can understand basic commands like “sit” and “stay,” but probably not an entire book. That didn’t stop a small group of kids from reading to them anyway at a special program at the Wantagh Library on April 7. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/15/15

Girl Scout Angelica Balitsos will be hosting an anti-bullying program this Saturday afternoon at the Wantagh Public Library.

Wantagh Girl Scout preaches kindness

Angelica Balitsos envisions a world where everyone is a bit kinder to one another. Looking to make a change one person at a time, the Wantagh Girl Scout has started a program to teach children the value of kindness. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 3/12/15

Christopher Maiorino, 6, and his brother, Johnny, 8, work on their own creations.

Kids get their build on at Wantagh Library

With a week off from school, parents were looking for ways to keep their children occupied. Some found that opportunity at the Wantagh Public Library, which hosted Bricks 4 Kidz on Feb. 20. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 2/25/15

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