Some 158 million Americans voted in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, but 63 million eligible people could not because they weren’t even registered to vote.
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9/14/23
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West Hempstead Public Library Director Regina Mascia was a clerk at the library’s previous location on Chestnut Street at the time of the Sept. 11 attacks. She remembers getting a phone call …
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By Nakeem Grant
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9/9/21
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As coronavirus restrictions continue to loosen throughout Nassau County, the West Hempstead Public Library hopes to enhance community engagement through numerous programs this summer, including a new …
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By Nakeem Grant
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7/8/21
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The past two weekends have been “moo-velous” at the West Hempstead Public Library. Patrons have been treated to the third Storywalk event depicting the children’s classic, …
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4/29/21
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On Feb. 10, Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin, appearing with local library directors, announced that the town had approved more than $340,000 in grants to support several public libraries in …
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By Reine Bethany, Alyssa Seidman and Nakeem Grant
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2/18/21
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Students at Chestnut Street School in West Hempstead went on a storybook adventure with a StoryWalk on Nov. 10. Presented and organized by West Hempstead Library librarian Kerry Nugent, the StoryWalk …
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11/19/20
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As stay-at-home and social distancing guidelines for Covid-19 continue, communities have taken new approaches to adjust for this lifestyle. Residents have adapted to unaccustomed ways of working, …
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5/8/20
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Although closed to the public to curb the spread of the coronavirus, libraries all over Nassau County are keeping readers engaged and entertained online during the pandemic. The Malverne, West …
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By Nakeem Grant
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5/6/20
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Performances/On Stage
Million Dollar QuartetThe musical about a recording of an impromptu jam session involving Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash in 1956, Thursday and …
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3/5/20
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Beit Cafe with Shir Harmony of Long Island
Visit the Malverne Jewish Center for an afternoon of shmoozing, noshing and music with Rochelle Potak and Bob Emerman on Sunday, March 8, at 4:30 p.m. …
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3/5/20
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