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Henry Waldinger Memorial Library Issue #40 – February 10, 2021 60 Verona Place ● Valley Stream, NY 11582   http://www.valleystreamlibrary.org [email protected] BOARD OF TRUSTEES Marie O’Connell, President Yannie Chon, Vice-President Ida D’Angelo Rosemarie Gianono Helene Mastromarino

FEBRUARY February is designated CELEBRATIONS as Black History Month or African American History Month. It is an annual celebration of February is the shortest achievements by African month of the year, but there are Americans and to recognize many celebrations held in their central role in U.S. February. First, there is history. Each Tuesday during Day on February 2nd. Although the library is this month, Children’s This year, the consensus among not open for browsing visits right Librarian Ms. Kunz is posting the Malverne Mel, Holtsville Hal, now, the library encouraged a Black History Month Trivia and Chuck was that virtual visits to the library with a Question on Facebook. Last we would have an early spring, Google poll on why parents week’s question was: but saw his usually bring their children to shadow and predicted six more the library. Some of the choices weeks of winter. were:

• To check out books • To participate in story times and programs • To borrow non-book materials like museum passes • For computer/WiFi access • As a meeting place (for projects, tutoring,

socialization) • To study If this past weekend’s

weather is any indication, it Results of the poll are Everyone who submits the looks like Punxsutawney Phil being compiled, and one poll correct answer was entered into might be right! respondent will win a raffle a weekly raffle to win a prize.

basket of books, treats, and Look for this week’s Black A celebration that is other goodies. This celebration, History Month Trivia Question dear to hearts of librarians is which started in Connecticut, and submit your answer before “Take Your Child to the Library has been observed across the the end of the week. Day” that is held on the first United States for ten years. Saturday in February, and for (Continued on the next page) 2021, that was on February 6th.

- 1 - FEBRUARY Children’s Librarian Ms. VIRTUAL 3D PRINTING Kunz has prepared various book CELEBRATIONS bundles for Valentine’s Day WORKSHOP (Continued) reading, so contact her at [email protected] The library will be Chinese New Year’s Day to borrow some great titles. offering a 3D Printing Workshop is usually celebrated in January via Zoom on Saturday, February or February depending on the 20, 2021, at 1 pm. The library’s lunar calendar. This year, it falls 3D expert Kayla Serpa will show on February 12th, and it is the participants how to use Year of the Ox. Microsoft Paint 3D and 3D Builder to make custom 3D name plates.

To register for this workshop, contact Library Director Ms. Eng at [email protected] for the Zoom information, plus instructions about how to The library will be celebrating it download and login to Microsoft with a Virtual Chinese New Paint 3D and 3D Builder prior to Year’s Celebration on Saturday, the class. February 13, 2021, at 1 pm. Finally, during the February Winter Break, Of course, Valentine’s Children’s Librarian Ms. Kunz will Day is on February 14th. be holding special Stories@Noon Children’s Librarian Ms. Kunz programs via Zoom each day. held a Valentine’s Day Craft- Each day will have a theme – After your name plate Along last Saturday on February Black History Month, Valentine’s design is completed, it can be 6th, and Teen Librarian Ms. Day, and President’s Day. Send emailed to the library for Kenney will be making Paper Ms. Kunz an email to join her at printing. The library will print Tube Hearts via Zoom with noon on any of these days, or all one FREE name plate per person students, grades 6-12. To the days, at using its MakerBot 3D printer, register and pick up a craft kit, [email protected]. and then you will be notified send her a message at when to pick it up at [email protected]. We hope that you will curbside/lobby pickup. join the library in celebrating some of these February holidays!

Contact Library Director Ms. Eng if you have questions at [email protected].

Mamie Eng Library Director

- 2 - 2021 TAX SEASON Then, a Hofstra There is a 10c per page charge if University VITA volunteer will the library prints any forms or IS HERE! contact you to prepare your tax instructions. return virtually. Taxpayers will With the distribution of be notified when to pick up their Please check back with W-2 Forms from employers and envelope when it is returned to the library next week for 1099 statements from banks, the library. additional information about the etc., the 2021 tax season is here! Hofstra VITA tax service and the The library has been getting There is no charge for availability of tax forms and questions about tax help and tax this service, and it should run publications. forms since the beginning of the through Friday, April 9, 2021. year, but due to the COVID Remember, the library is pandemic, we were unable to The library has received not an arm of the IRS or the NYS plan for tax help until now. a small number of federal forms Tax Department. We can only and publications, but NO state provide what is sent to us! In past years, the library tax forms, for distribution to offered free tax assistance date. When they are received, offered by VITA volunteers from they will be distributed to Mamie Eng the Hofstra University Tax taxpayers at our curbside/lobby Library Director Society. Obviously, the pickup area at the Children’s volunteers are NOT able to offer Room Entrance. in-person tax assistance this year. However, the library is Requests for forms DONATIONS working with the Hofstra should be made in advance by TO THE LIBRARY University Tax Society to offer calling the Adult Reference FREE Virtual VITA/TCE Tax Department or by sending an Assistance starting on February email to the library at The library would 8, 2021. [email protected] appreciate it if all book or [email protected]. donations are placed in the two The library will be an Better World Books bins at the intake site where taxpayers will rear of the parking lot to the submit all their tax documents in right of the building. an envelope provided by Hofstra. Each taxpayer must sign a Form 14446 and place it in the envelope. Anyone interested in the service should contact Library Director Ms. Eng at [email protected] If you would like forms to receive an information and before the shipments are received by the library, you can instruction sheet and a pre-filled PDF of Form 14446. All print them from the IRS or NYS Please do not leave envelopes will be secured in a Tax Department websites: donations on the Children’s locked location in the library Room Entrance landing. Books https://www.irs.gov/forms- until a Hofstra VITA volunteer left there will be picked up by comes to pick it up. instructions the Valley Stream Sanitation

https://www.tax.ny.gov/forms/ Department.

- 3 - VIRTUAL CHINESE PLEASE RETURN NEW WONDERBOOKS NEW YEAR’S YOUR BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE

CELEBRATION The due dates on library books, CDS, DVDs, etc., that The Children’s Room has continued to add new For the past decade, the were originally due between Wonderbooks to its collection. library usually held a Chinese March 20 to May 2020 were Each Wonderbook is a print New Year’s Celebration featuring extended by the Nassau Library st book with a ready-to-play performances by the Cultural System to September 1 . audiobook inside. Kids can press Society of Valley Stream South the “Play” button to read along High School. Students Please check to see if with their favorite books on performed ribbon and umbrella you have any library materials their own. dances and a Chinese Yo-Yo out and return them as soon as demonstration, and of course, a possible. Overdue fines will be lion dance. charged from September 1, 2020, until the materials are Due to COVID, the returned. The standard fines are library will not be able to host an 10c per day for children’s in-person celebration this year, materials and 15c per day for young adult and adult materials. so the Henry Waldinger

Memorial Library will hold Some of the ______Virtual Chinese New Year's Wonderbook titles available

Celebration via Zoom, include Corduroy, by Dan on Saturday, February 13, 2021, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF Freeman; Frog and Toad at 1 pm. FAMILY MUSEUM Together, by Arthur Lobel; Big Nate books, by Lincoln Peirce; The program will feature PASSES Amelia Bedelia books, by a Lion Dance recording via Herman Parish; and The Cricket YouTube and Chinese New in Times Square, by George Year’s Day Crafts and Chinese Library patrons are reminded to take advantage of Selden. Fortune Cookies for children who participate in the program. the library’s family museum passes. Families can visit various If you are interested in Contact Library Director Ms. Eng receiving a current list of all the at [email protected] museums or gardens for FREE and, in many cases, avoid lines! titles available, contact Library to receive the Zoom information Director Ms. Eng at to attend the program. Children Call the Adult Reference [email protected] and must register at the following the list will be e-mailed to you link: https://forms.gle/oRaBHFV Desk to find out which passes are available and to reserve a for you to browse at your T2CNdzLve9 to pick up craft convenience. Select your titles kits. pass. Museum and garden hours have changed due to COVID, and and place holds for them or call the Reference Department with For program flyer, click new rules are in place for the safety of all visitors. your selections. here: https://www.valleystream library.org/2021%20Chinese%20 New%20Year%20Sign.pdf

- 4 - TWEEN AUTHOR MAXIMIZING SOCIAL DIGITAL LIBRARY CHAT SECURITY & CARDS AVAILABLE RETIRMENT The library will be Do you need a digital hosting an author chat for library card? The application for tweens on Tuesday, March 2, the digital library card is 2021, at 4 pm, with Charise available through the Nassau Mericle Harper, the children’s Library System at: author of the Crafty Cat series, the Just Grace series, and many https://www.nassaulibrary.org/ other popular books. coronavirus-information/ digital-card-application/.

The Henry Waldinger Digital library cards are Memorial Library is hosting an still being issued even though educational Zoom meeting on the library is open for "Maximizing Society Security & curbside/lobby service, in case Retirement, on Tuesday, there is second wave shutdown. February 16, 2021, at 7:30 pm. With it, patrons can borrow e- books and e-audiobooks, stream Financial advisor Richard Acorn TV and Qello concerts, Milella will discuss different and use various databases and Social Security timing strategies services. Ms. Harper will be discussing her to maximize your social security new book, So Embarassing: income, changes in the law that Awkward Moments and How to will affect your retirement, health care decisions, and other Get Through Them. financial tips. Contact Library Director Ms. Eng at Over 600 Valley Stream [email protected] to people have applied for and register for the workshop and to received digital library cards and receive the Zoom information. have taken advantage of the digital resources available to For the program flyer, them. The number of e-books click here: borrowed through the Nassau

Digital Doorway and Libby across https://www.valleystreamlibrary the county has exceeded If your tween (Grades 3- .org/02162021%20SS%20Works 1,000,000 this year. 6) would like to attend this hop.pdf. program, contact Children’s The digital cards will be Librarian Ms. Kunz at active until July 2021, so take [email protected] advantage of the various online or Teen Librarian Ms. Kenney at services available to you even if [email protected] to you cannot visit the library for a register and to borrow a copy of physical library card. the book to read prior to the meeting.

- 5 - VALLEY STREAM JOB SEARCH RX LIBROS EN ESPAÑOL BOOK CLUB PROGRAMS PARA NIÑOS

During the past year The Henry Waldinger while the library was closed to Memorial Library is continuing the public, the Henry Waldinger Zoom workshops for job seekers Memorial Library was busy re- on Saturday mornings in organizing the Children’s Room February, at 10:00 a.m., as Spanish language collection. The follows: books were re-labelled, so they

are now shelved together as: February 13, 2021 – Job Search Resources Available from • Spanish Easy Picture Books ZipRecruiter! • Spanish Fiction On February 23, 2021, • Spanish Non-Fiction mystery writer Amy Stewart will • Spanish Biographies be visiting the Valley Stream Book Club via Zoom to discuss In addition, we have her recent book, Kopp Sisters on expanded our Spanish language the March. This is the fifth book This VIRTUAL workshop will collection for children, adding in Stewart’s Kopp Sisters series cover various free job search many popular books such as based on the exploits Constance resources available from Wimpy Kid books, Dr. Seuss Kopp and her sisters, real crime- ZipRecruiter. books, and Captain Underpants fighters and detectives from titles. 1910s and 1920s. February 20, 2021 – Resume Templates & Tips

This VIRTUAL workshop will cover various free resume

templates and tips. Reminder: Overdrive has added 100 new Spanish titles These Job Search Rx for children to the Nassau Digital programs are supported, in part, Doorway collection. This new by funds from a grant that the If you are interested in collection includes Spanish- library received from the New joining the group, contact language eBooks, audiobooks, York State Library’s Adult Library Director Ms. Eng at and Read-along titles with Literacy Library Services [email protected] to unlimited access through Program. register for the meeting and to September 30, 2021. have a copy of either book All are welcome to reserved for you to read. You can access these attend. Send a message on books through the Libby app or Facebook or an email to from the Nassau Digital Doorway [email protected] for website at: the Zoom information. https://nassau.overdrive.com/

- 6 - WIFI HOTSPOTS returned on the due date. CODING CLASSES

AVAILABLE FOR LOAN T-Mobile Franklin T-9 OFFERED mobile hotspots were purchased with a Special Legislative Grant Interested in learning awarded to the Henry Waldinger how to code? The Henry Memorial Library by New York Waldinger Memorial Library will State Senator Todd Kaminsky be holding coding classes for (S.D. 9). Without this grant, the children, Grades 3-4, on library would not have been able Saturday, February 13 & 20, to purchase multiple devices to 2021, from 11:30 am to 12:30 loan to our patrons, so we are pm. The library is pleased to very grateful for his generosity announce that Valley Stream to the community. library patrons can now borrow Student volunteer a T-Mobile Franklin T-9 mobile Some patrons have Sawaira will explore the basics of hotspot for a 14-day loan period! taken advantage of the WiFi coding using a variety of free The hotspot may be renewed for hotspots when they have had apps. In past weeks, students another 14-day period if there is disruptions in their Internet built a virtual Auduino circuit no waiting list for it. service, when they have been on with flashing lights using vacation, or when they have Tinkercad. This WiFi hotspot is a travelled to an area where device that you can use to Internet service is spotty. connect a mobile-enabled Remember, there is no charge to device, such as a laptop borrow a hotspot (if you return it smartphone or tablet, to the on time) for free WiFi access! internet. It is portable, so you can connect your device almost Contact Library Director wherever you are – at home, on Ms. Eng for further information Other coding programs explored bus or train, or in the park. at hwmlcontact@hotmail or code.org and Canva.

516-825-6422. Depending on Borrowers must sign a availability, you can reserve to Additional sessions will Borrowing Agreement form and borrow a WiFi hotspot if you are be offered each week so provide a valid adult Valley planning a vacation or trip out of students can explore these Stream library card in good town where Internet access may different programs and apps. standing. In addition, as with not be available. our family museum passes, all Register for these classes family members must be in good standing as the portable hotspot by sending an e-mail to can accommodate up to 15 [email protected] and devices in your home at the you will be sent the Zoom link same time. for the classes.

The late fee is $5.00 per day, and a $100 replacement fee is billed after 10 days overdue, plus internet service will be turned off if a hotspot is not

- 7 - LIBRARY OFFERS • In most cases, the library will VIRTUAL LEGO be able to process a printing PRINTING SERVICE request immediately. EXHIBIT However, depending on the job, patron should contact the library in advance to schedule the printing job.

One of the most The library regrets that it requested services when the cannot allow patrons to print library was open to the public their own jobs, but this modified was printing documents from printing service may help people Although children could the public access computers. who do not own a home printer not participate in the Annual Unfortunately, the library cannot or need a UPS return label or Children’s LEGO Exhibit at the offer access to the computers at other simple printing needs. library, seventeen children this time. Large printing jobs of over 25 submitted entries to the library’s 2021 Virtual LEGO Exhibit! So, pages may require advance th However, the library can notice. for the 24 year, the library has hosted this popular event. print documents for the public under the following conditions: Children’s Librarian Ms.

Kunz put together a YouTube • Patron must be able to send the document or file to the video of all the entries that can

library’s e-mail at be viewed at:

[email protected]

as a Word document or a https://youtu.be/oxVH0Nxqmmc PDF. Obviously, the patron must be willing to waive confidentiality to the Black & white document. The library will photocopying is available for 15c delete the document once a page, which must be paid prior the printing has been to photocopying. You cannot completed and delivered to come into the library to do your own photocopying at this time. the patron.

• There is a 10c per page Call the library at 516- charge for standard black & 825-6422, and ask to speak to white printing and a 25c per the Director Ms. Eng, or e-mail page charge for color the library at printing, which must be paid [email protected] to schedule a printing or in cash prior to the printing being done. The patron will photocopying job. get an estimate of the total cost before printing job is processed. Exact change for payment would be appreciated.

- 8 - RETURN TO The staff will locate your due to new highly contagious materials and then contact you variants of the COVID virus. CURBSIDE/LOBBY when they are ready for SERVICE curbside/lobby contactless We must all do our part pickup. Please be aware that for the health and safety of The library is sorry that it the staff is working on a ourselves, families, friends, co- had to return to curbside/lobby modified work schedule to workers, neighbors, and services during these past few reduce the possible transmission community. Although the CDC weeks, due to a rise in positive of the COVID-19 virus, so your has approved the Pfizer and the COVID cases in Valley Stream. patience is appreciated if your Moderna vaccines, widespread Last week, approximately 200 requests takes an extra day to distribution of both vaccines is people came to the Children’s process. not expected until mid-2021. Room Entrance to pick up books, DVDs, and craft kits, or to renew Remember, library ______their library cards, to have patrons can also borrow our documents printed, or to have family museum passes, with photocopying done last week. adjusted loan periods since many of the museums have

We look forward to changed the days and hours that when it will be safe again to they are open. Did you know that you open our doors to the public. In can access Consumer Reports the meantime, please continue Printing jobs sent to the online for FREE using your Valley to take advantage of the library via e-mail to Stream library card? curbside/lobby service available [email protected] or at the Children’s Room Entrance [email protected] Scroll down on the only. can also be picked up at library homepage at curbside. New library card https://www.valleystreamlibrary applications are being processed .org to “Additional Online via e-mail so patrons can pick up Resources” and click on the link new library cards at for Consumer Reports. Enter curbside/lobby service. your library barcode, you will get access to product reviews for Craft kits for library laptops & Chromebooks, air programs are also available fryers, refrigerators, and over through our curbside/lobby 8,500 different products. Curbside/lobby service pickup service. will be available from 10 am-6 You will also be able to pm on Mondays-Fridays and Although the nation is read other product news that from 10 am-3 pm on Saturdays. looking for relief from the COVID Consumer Reports compiles on pandemic with the arrival of topics such as “Your Questions Please place holds for COVID vaccines, the importance About a Coronavirus Vaccine, your books, DVDs, etc. via the of social distancing, wearing a Answered.” Encore online catalog, call the mask, and following CDC library at 516-825-6422, or send guidelines to contain the spread an e-mail to either: of the COVID-19 virus is of paramount importance. [email protected] Unfortunately, there remains [email protected] the threat of increased spread

- 9 - RENEW YOUR KEEP IN TOUCH LIBRARY LINKS

PHYSICAL CARD • Call us at 516-825-6422, ARCHIVE

from 10 am to 6 pm on Mondays – Fridays and 10 Since May 2020, the am to 3 pm on Saturdays. library has been publishing Library Links, an online • E-mail us at: newsletter, to keep library [email protected] patrons and the Valley Stream Many Valley Stream (General questions) community informed about library cards that were expiring what is going on at the library during the pandemic were [email protected] during the COVID-19 pandemic. extended to December 31, 2020, (Teen programs & books) Each week on Wednesdays, but now they need to be Library Links is sent out to [email protected] renewed to continue to place subscribers by the Village of holds and to check out physical (Children’s programs & books) Valley Stream via Constant materials. Contact. [email protected] (Curbside pick-ups, reference Stop by at your earliest questions, & adult programs) convenience to renew your card. Any outstanding materials and • Message us Facebook at: fines that occurred prior to https://www.facebook.com/hen March 2020 or after August rywaldingermemoriallibrary 2020 must be cleared before This weekly post helps us reach your account can be renewed. If many people who might not you cannot find your physical otherwise receive the library card, a new library card newsletter. set will be issued to you. All the past issues of You can expedite the Library Links are archived on the • procedure by emailing the Send a tweet on Twitter at: library’s website at https://twitter.com/ValleyStrea library with photos of two https://valleystreamlibrary.org mLib current items to confirm your as PDFs which can be name and address and by downloaded. In addition, answering a few questions about readers can click on any of the your status. Then, your card can hyperlinks to visit the sites that be processed, and you will be are mentioned in the newsletter notified when to come pick up or to send e-mails or messages. your renewed (or new) library • Post on Instagram at: card. https://www.instagram.com/vall eystreamlibrary/ Once your library card has been renewed, you will be able to place holds on “real” books and check out books via our curbside/lobby pickup service.

- 10 - COMMUNITY NEWS

Economic Opportunity Cold Weather Resources can assist clients with completing the application. Commission Youth Council Nassau clients can call Central Nassau's warming Nassau Guidance at 516-707- centers are open from 8am - 0297. 6pm, as well as any other day ______the temperature reaches 32 degrees or below.

The warming centers are The E.O.C. Youth Council located at: is a group of young individuals that serve as an advisory, • Cantiague Park in research, or action council to a Hicksville government or non-profit Herald Community • Wantagh Park in agency. It offers an open forum Newspapers and RichnerLIVE Wantagh to foster communication, have launched a webinar series • Mitchel Field Athletic education, and information called Herald Inside LI which Complex in Uniondale concerning the youth as well as brings together local leaders to youth-related concerns. discuss pertinent issues All warming centers follow currently impacting Long Island COVID protocols and attendees The Youth Council residents. will be required to fill out a program provides students in COVID assessment and wear grades 9 through 12 with social This weekly, 45-minute PPE. PPE will be provided if activities in a safe and positive webinar series is hosted and needed. environment participation in moderated by Skye Ostreicher. meetings, events, and Upcoming programs include: Nassau's after-hours (after 6pm) community service projects. emergency housing hotline is: Thursday, February 23, 2021, (516) 573-8626 Individuals interested in 10am – Success in Family registering for the E.O.C. Youth Business Nassau County Winter Homeless Council Program must provide Hotline: (1-866-WARMBED) proof of residency and Recordings of previous webinars government-issued ID. Meetings are available for viewing at the are held on the second Tuesday website, including “COVID-19 Health Insurance - Open of every month. Contact Youth Vaccination on Long Island,” Enrollment Period Extended Coordinator Nicholas Wolff at “Applying to College,” and

(516) 546-6121. The address is “Mental Health Awareness: The open enrollment 140 N. Centre Avenue, Rockville Helping Children Cope.” period for health insurance plans Centre, NY 11579. through the NY State of Health Go to register for each program Marketplace was extended to and further information at: March 31, 2021. Health and http://www.richnerlive.com/insi Welfare Council of Long Island deli/ and Central Nassau Guidance

have trained expert staff who

- 11 - VILLAGE UPDATES

Have you checked out Over twenty dead and the Village’s new website at hazardous trees have been https://www.vsvny.org/? removed around the perimeter of Hendrickson Park Lot.

Check the Community Calendar for upcoming Village

Board Meetings, Court Sessions, The Village of Valley Architectural Review Board Stream continues to offer a Meetings, Board of Zoning variety of activities to help the Appeals Meetings, etc. community return to “normal” A new feature of the and to support the business website is Mayor Fare’s Valley community. Stream Road Show.

COVID-19 testing in the

Valley Stream Pool Parking Lot has been suspended until Due to rising positive further notice. The Village COVID cases in Valley Stream, all hopes to bring testing back to municipal buildings are The Valley Stream Road Show is Valley Stream soon and will temporarily unavailable to the a video series that showcases announce future dates as they public. However, numerous many of the hidden treasures become available. administrative services can be right here in Valley Stream! conducted through the Village Available exclusively on the The Village is distributing Drop Box, including handicap Valley Stream official YouTube FREE Christmas tree mulch from permit renewal, parking permit channel, these videos are a must discarded Christmas trees while applications, building permits see! Subscribe now! the supply lasts. Call 516-825- and applications, dog licenses,

8496 to arrange for pick-up from permits for landscapers and The Village has three convenient locations: gardeners, fence companies, taxi embarked in an extensive tree drivers, etc. removal and planting program. • Firemen’s Field Parking Lot There were a number of trees • Barrett Park Front Entrance Check the Village that were diseased, dead and • Cedar Street between Boden website for PDFs of permit have become dangerous Ave. & Sayre St. applications and instructions on throughout the village. filing your papers. Remember:

Bring a bucket and a shovel, and Incomplete applications will you can take as much as you cause a delay in review & want. permitting.

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