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4 candidates vie for Port library trustee Contestants look to reach more people, expand programming BY LU K E TOR R A N C E The Port Washington Public Library is an amazing resource, and it is a shame more people don’t know about it. That was the sentiment among several of the four candidates vying to fill two spots on the library’s Board of Trustees. “You can borrow a telescope, you can borrow a Go Pro, they have all these programs and I didn’t even know about them until I went onto the library’s website,” said one candidate, Tania Danielson. The library’s Board of Trustees consists of seven members, including President John O’Connell. One member, Thomas Donoghue, is not running again.! Michael Krevor is looking to maintain his spot on the board while Danielson, Stephanie Salzbank and Sima Vasa each seek to become a trustee for the first time. Danielson has experience with
books through her work as a research librarian for the law firm Schulte Roth and Zabel for the past three years and as a reference librarian for 12 years before that. She served one year on the board of the Law Library Association of New York. She said that she was inspired to run by an ad she saw calling for trustee candidates. “I thought, I’ve always wanted to do this, so I went to the library and filled out a petition,” she said. “I feel I can give a lot to the library.” She said that more should be done to attract residents who might not think of a library as a resource, particularly teenagers. “The library can be a safe space for them,” she said. Sima Vasa, an 18-year resident of Port Washington, said the library was like a second home to her family. She believes working as a trustee is a way for her to give Continued on Page 46
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Students perform at Port for Parkland.
Port for Parkland raises $27,000 for families BY LU K E TORRANCE
gun safety legislation. Students were given a chance to speak and a moment On March 14, students at of silence was held. Later that night, several of Paul D. Schreiber High School joined schools around the those students put on a show at country in a walkout to call for the Landmark on Main in Port
Washington. Although different in tone, the two events had the same goal: to encourage action after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. “This is more of a — and I Continued on Page 59
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