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Valley Stream honors Black History Month essay winners from local schools
Summary
The board invited librarians to present the winners of the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library Black History Month essay contest—Maya (Shore Avenue School), Chloe (Forest Road), and Maria (Memorial Junior High)—and thanked community partner Green Acres for donor support.
At its March 16 meeting, the Village of Valley Stream Board of Trustees recognized the winners of the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library’s Black History Month essay contest and thanked partners who supported the program.
Children’s librarian Jackie (named in the transcript) introduced the finalists and invited Shore Avenue School second grader Maya, Forest Road fourth grader Chloe, and Memorial Junior High seventh grader Maria to the podium. Jackie said the library received many strong entries and described selection as difficult; she and a second librarian named in the transcript (Maniac) emphasized that the contest is judged as blindly as possible to avoid bias.
The librarians acknowledged a local partner identified in the transcript as Green Acres, and thanked Jill and Bill from that organization for providing gift baskets and gift cards for the winners. Jackie said the contest helps spotlight accomplishments and contributions during Black History Month and praised the students’ creativity.
No formal board action was taken on the contest; this was a ceremonial recognition and partner thank‑you.
