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Discover the hidden history of East Meadow ing to publish a more in-depth history book.” Published by Arcadia Pubor some, the idea of lishing, for their “Images of conducting historical America” series — a collection research after their that chronicles small towns and school years are over, is neighborhoods throughout very boring, but not life-long America — his first book was a East Meadow resident and histomostly pictorial tellry buff Scott Eckers. ing of East MeadAfter writing the ow’s history from town’s first history the mid 1800s to book titled, “East 1900s. The book has Meadow,” in October over 200 photo2016, Eckers is back graphs weaved into with more in a secpersonal stories ond book, “Hidden from that time. History of East His involvement Meadow,” detailing with Arcadia Pubhidden history of lishing came after the area, set to come conducting his own out Oct. 17, exactly research on East six years after his Meadow and finding first book. to none. After SCoTT ECkERS slim Eckers, a trustee seeing the “Images Author on the East Meadow of America” series School District in stores, and noticBoard of Education, ing that an East and social studies teacher in the Meadow book didn’t exist, he Great Neck School District, has decided to take it upon himself always been into history — espeto call the publisher and ask. cially local history. “It was really successful,” “I had done so much research Eckers said. “I sold out like 2,500 from the first book and I wanted copies or something of that, to to get more information into the point where they didn’t have something,” Eckers said. “So I anymore and I had to beg them went back to the publisher and I this year now to release it asked them if they would be willContinued on page 15
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Blessing the (friendly) beasts St. Francis Polish Catholic National Church, in East Meadow, hosted its annual blessing of the animals on Oct. 8. Several congregants stopped by with their furry friends to have them blessed by the Rev. Andrew Koterba. More photos, Page 3.
The Great Give Back returns to the East Meadow Library By MAlloRY WIlSoN mwilson@liherald.com
It’s that time of year where the East Meadow Public Library goes above and beyond its original duties and helps out as a part of the Great Give Back. The Oct. 15 Great Give Back is a community service initiative created by the Suffolk County Public Library Directors Association and the Suffolk Cooperative Library system, in conjunc-
tion with the Nassau Library System. Since the initiative’s founding in 2017, it has expanded to every county in New York with the projects and goals of each library varying from year to year. Libraries all across both counties come up with a way to give back to the community, whether it’s different in-person events, or different drives and collections for local charities.
Some plan activities on the specific day — Oct. 15 — while others, like EMPL, collect all month long, from Oct. 1 to 28. EMPL has been part of the Great Give Back since its founding, said Jude Schanzer, the director of public relations and programming at the library. “We’re part of the community,” Schanzer said. “We’re the hub of the community. This Continued on page 4
ocal history is important, and we want people to understand what came before us.