Syosset Public Library hopes to expand programming if community votes to approve Woodbury School building project

The Syosset community will continue to hear discussions about a proposed plan to revitalize an abandoned Woodbury school building Nov. 9, after proposed plans have been floated by the Syosset School District.  Christine Belling, director of the Syosset Public Library, said the initial conversation between the library and the district took place nearly three years ago. She said the district had proposed plans to use the building for its own purposes, but said it had exhausted all of its options after thoroughly reviewing them. Now, proposed plans between the library and the district show the two working together to use the space for programming and student instruction.  “I thought wouldn't it be interesting to maybe give that building a new life and a new purpose, possibly as a branch of the Syosset Library,” Belling said in an interview. “That would allow that building to be used by the entire community.” During a Sept. 14 Syosset Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Tho