HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Should taxpayer money be spent on psychic events?

That question is at the heart of an issue on Long Island where the Hauppauge Public Library has decided to pay a psychic $450 for a 90-minute lecture.

Adrienne DeSalvo said her lecture, titled “The Afterlife with Adrienne,” is educational.

“My events are becoming more and more popular because more and more people are interested in the nature of the spirit,” DeSalvo said, adding that many are seeking answers to the questions, “What are we doing here? What’s happening? What happens after death? Is there life after death?”