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Lakeview library looks ahead to 2025 “We are really sensitive to folks that have different abilities and disabilities, so we want T h e L a k e v i e w P u b l i c to make sure we are very incluLibrary in Rockville Centre, sive to them and have furniture under the guidance of its direc- that meets everyone’s needs,” tor, Camina Raphaël-Lubin, is she said. The library’s third floor is eagerly ushering in 2025 by offering new services and pro- being renovated to accommod at e n ew ro o m s grams for people of and services, all ages. including a space Raphaël-Lubin, for podcasting. 43, a Westbury resiRaphaël-Lubin dent, has been with added that she the library for wants to prioritize three years, help“staying with the ing it to reopen times” and provide safely in 2021 after what the library’s the Covid-19 panpatrons are interCAMiNA demic. ested in. “It’s been a great RAPHAël-lUBiN T h e l i b r a r y ’s experience,” she Director, mission has been to said. “The folks in Lakeview Public create a safe enviLakeview love their Library ronment that offers library. They love useful and enjoycoming here, they love seeing the new and excit- able services, from meeting ing things that we have to rooms to fitness classes. “Public libraries have been a offer.” Over the course of 2025, the space where you go in, you get your books, and then you leave, library will provide dozens of educational programs, as well right?” Raphaël-Lubin said. as begin to undergo renova- “That’s not what public librartions. Raphaël-Lubin said she is ies are anymore. We’re a comseeking a $20,000 county grant m u n i t y c e n t e r i n m a n y to fund new, colorful and aspects.” Her desire to see libraries adjustable furniture to make the building more comfortable. Continued on page 4
By JoSEPH D’AlESSANDRo
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Crooning in Malverne The Key of Hope South African Choir brought their inspiring vocal talents to the Malverne school district last month. The district was treated to a vibrant mix of traditional holiday songs, melodies in Zulu, and popular hits from artists such as U2 and Foreigner. The choir from Durban, South Africa performed at the Maurice W. Downing Primary School, Davison Avenue Intermediate School and Malverne High School on stage at the Malverne Performing Arts Center in the high school.
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