Once again, we are thanking our Floral Park Police Department, Department of Public Works, Fire Department and Village Hall staff for their challenging, round-the-clock service to our Village during the Blizzard of 2026. For three days, from Saturday, February 21st to Monday, the 23rd, our first responder teams communicated with each other and the Village Board, sharing updates and coordinating emergency management efforts. Our Police Department supported all by pushing disabled cars out of the way of plows and ambulances, and assisting at all snowy medical and fire-related emergency calls. Thank you, once again, from a grateful Village.

Our School Resource Officers (SROs), partnering with the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, is again sponsoring “Operation Safe Child” in our elementary schools. Operation Safe Child is a New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services program that offers free ID cards for children to promote child safety. Each ID card includes the child’s biographical information, fingerprints and photograph. The goal is to electronically share vital information about a missing child quickly to increase the chances of a safe return. Parental/guardian permission is required for participation in this statewide program.

And finally, FPPD urges all motorists to drive using your regular headlight beams unless a situation arises when brighter beams are needed to see something. Motorists who always drive with their high beams on can blind oncoming motorists as well as those directly in front of you. Consistent driving with high beam headlights can cause accidents, injuries and, horribly, fatalities. Please help keep our roads safe.

With March come Spring and more festivities at our Floral Park Library.

Beginning tonight, “The Quiet Reading Book Club” is meeting. Patrons are invited to bring a good book to the Quiet Room, read for an hour, then chat about their books and other topics. For future meetings, check:floralparklibrary.org

Next, we have yesterday’s 122nd birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel (and his Cat in the Hat). Our library’s celebratory “Read Across Floral Park” also began yesterday, on March 2nd.

To “Read Across Floral Park” all you have to do is take a photo of someone reading in Floral Park or nearby. Photos may feature reading to a child (and vice versa), an adult or a pet; friends reading to each other; reading in groups such as teams; and reading in other enjoyable Floral Park or neighboring settings. Photos may be emailed to:[email protected]

before Monday, March 16th. Four photos will be randomly selected for gift cards to: Tulip Bagels, Village Pizza, Gyro Village and Tulip Bakery.

And there’s more! “One Thousand Books Before Kindergarten” is an Early Literacy program for children and their parents, guardians and caregivers. Caregivers may start by reading one book (any book) to a newborn, infant or toddler, then another and another, and keep on reading anytime, anywhere. The goal is to have 1000 books read to a child before he/she reaches Kindergarten. What a beautiful way to inspire the joys of books and reading from our children’s youngest days! More exciting details and instructions are on the Library website.

Yes, there’s still more. Check out the Library Events Calendar. There you’ll find such favorites as the Empire State Defensive Driving course on Saturday, March 21st; Game Nites for Grown-ups on Tuesday, the 24th; and FPPL Urban Explorers Visit the Frick Museum in Manhattan on Thursday, the 26th (register in person at the Library’s Adult Reference Desk starting Thursday, March 5th).

Source: LI Press