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Library Friends donate $25K for new furnishings
DISTRICT CHAMPIONS
BY RIKKI MASSAND
The 10U Garden City Little League Team captured the district championship with a 2-0 win over Floral Park on July 6th. The team moves on to the sectional tournament on July 14th.
As the Garden City Public Library’s extensive Children’s Room remodeling draws to a close, the nonprofit Friends of Garden City Public Library are stepping up to help the library create an inviting, relaxing space near the new Circulation Desk on the library’s first floor. The Garden City Public Library (GCPL) Board of Trustees met on Monday, July 10, with several members of the Library Friends in the audience. The two organizations outlined plans and financing for an innovative community space inside the library. Thanks to the Friends’ commitment to donate $25,000 towards the purchase and installation of new shelving and comfortable furniture, the area adjacent to the circulation desk will feature new comfortable seating and display shelving. Randy Colahan, chairman of the Garden City Public Library Board, immediately expressed his gratitude for the Friends’ $25,000 donation. “On behalf of the Library Board and the Garden City Library, thank you to the Friends for this very generous donation.” “The Library Board and staff worked with the Friends’ Board to work out a solution that is acceptable to all that were involved, “ he explained. See page 9
Sileo to continue as BoE president Garden City Library Board: BY KASSARA MCELROY
The Board of Education met for its annual reorganizational meeting on July 6th, during which members took their oaths to serve during the ensuing school year. Joseph Sileo will continue to serve as President, alongside Vice President Tom Pinou and Trustees Arthur Gnecco, William O’Donohue and Liz Gaffney. Dr. Sinha was also sworn in again as Superintendent of Schools. Dana DiCapua will continue her work as District Clerk, in addition to her newly earned
Temporary Chair title. Appointments of committee liaisons of the Board of Education were also locked in. Joseph Sileo and Tom Pinou will represent the Village of Garden City. The duo will also serve on the Audit Committee. Arthur Gnecco and William O’Donohue will take on BOCES, William O’Donohue and Elizabeth Gaffney for Legislative Affairs and Arthur Gnecco and Elizabeth Gaffney for Policy Review. Tom Pinou and William O’Donohue will oversee the
District Safety Team. Appointments of the association liaisons of the Board of Education followed. Elizabeth Gaffney and Tom Pinou at large will represent the Central Property Owners’ Association. Joseph Sileo will take the Eastern Property Owners’ Association, William O’Donohue for the Property Owners’ Association of Garden City Estates and Arthur Gnecco for the Western Property Owners’ Association. See page 22
We Do Not Ban Books BY RIKKI MASSAND
During a meeting of the Garden City Public Library Board of Trustees held on Monday, July 10, the board reviewed a letter from a resident regarding materials that the resident found objectionable in the children’s department. The letter was delivered on a form with the logo of a group called CatholicVote.org Members of the Library Board emphatically stated that books are not banned from circulation at the library because some individuals might find them offensive. Trustee Lola Nouryan explained that the complaint stated there was a book “containing nudity and descriptions of sex acts.” “There is something in our Constitution which is Freedom of Speech and I think this falls under there, I don’t think we can ban books because some people found them offensive,” Nouryan said. Library Board Chairman Randy Colahan then clearly outlined the Garden City Public Library’s existing policy covering the matter. See page 18
Butterflies lead to sunny side of life PAGE 8 The O’Neills honored for service PAGES 28-29