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Libraries all about helping neighbors brought positivity to our communities and showed that libraries are a central hub for giving back and creating good,” Libraries remain the hub of their communities, and one said Derek Ivie, youth services way they are serving neighbors coordinator of the Suf folk is by coordinating efforts to Cooperative Library System. N a s s a u l i b r a r i e s h av e help those in need. As part of the Great Give offered hundreds of service-oriBack — a commuented projects, nity service proincluding food and g ram star ted in pet supply drives Suffolk County and and clean-ups of now offered parks, according to throughout the Re n e e M c G r at h , state — many Nasmanager of youth sau County librarservices for the ies are helping Nassau Library their communities RoByN GillooN System. by initiating ser- director, “The Great Give v i c e p r o j e c t s Lynbrook Public Back enables our throughout Octo- Library member libraries ber. to offer their The prog ram patrons an opporstarted in 2017 when the Suffolk tunity to participate in a day of County Public Library Direc- service-oriented projects,” tors Association and the Suf- McGrath said. folk Cooperative Library SysThis year’s event will take tem sought a way to help com- place on Oct. 21, but many munities. The program soon libraries are offering projects spread throughout the state throughout October. Dozens of and last year, 299 New York Nassau libraries are participatlibraries participated and more ing, including East Rockaway, than 27,000 items were collected Malver ne, Lakeview, West and donated. Hempstead and Lynbrook. “A f e w c o l l e a g u e s a n d In Lynbrook, neighbors can myself wanted to create an donate Halloween costumes event in Suffolk County that Continued on page 2
By MARK NolAN
mnolan@liherald.com
Photos courtesy West Hempstead school district
Celebrating homecomings of past and present West Hempstead school district celebrated homecoming over the weekend with a halftime ceremony honoring the 1973 Rams varsity football team, which won the school’s first Nassau County championship. The 2023 Rams suffered a 28-10 loss to Oyster Bay, and ran canceled the traditional parade, but spirits were still high as the marching band provided music while the cheerleaders helped to promote school spirit during the game.
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his is a great giveback for the community.