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Tech Tips for Parents

Tech Tips for Parents

"Tech Tips for Parents" is a weekly, digitally-streamed series where Digital Media Specialist Austin Olney will give relevant tips and knowledge for i...
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April 2020 Virtual Calendar

April 2020 Virtual Calendar

Yes, our beautiful building at 100 Martine is temporarily closed, but it turns out there are plenty of other ways we can keep the Library open and sti...
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Poem a Day

Poem a Day

April is National Poetry Month! To celebrate, we'll be sharing a poem a day from Zork's archived footage of our monthly Poetry Slam, which started in ...
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Parenting in a Pandemic

Parenting in a Pandemic

Are you the parent of a child with special needs? Chances are you feel like you have been abandoned by everyone in this quarantine climate. Quite hone...
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Stress, Anxiety, Your Child, and COVID-19

Stress, Anxiety, Your Child, and COVID-19

By Josh Carlson, Manager of Youth Services. Is it all getting to be a bit much? Trying to balance #WFH; home learning; shared space; concern about ...
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April Wellness Programs

April Wellness Programs

Now more than ever, you may feel the need to center yourself and relieve stress. Join us for one or more of our virtual Wellness programs. Practitione...
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Kanopy Films: Comedies

Kanopy Films: Comedies

Kanopy is a video streaming service that you can access from home with your White Plains Public Library card. With Kanopy, you can choose from thousan...
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Virtual Museum Visits

Virtual Museum Visits

While local museums may be closed (meaning our museum pass program is temporarily unavailable), many of them have virtual tours and other programs you...
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PandemiComic

PandemiComic

Calling all writers and artists! White Plains Public Library is collecting comic strips that illustrate a day in the life of social distancing. We're ...
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3D Printers Donated to Hospital

3D Printers Donated to Hospital

Dr. Stephen Erosa from St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers reached out to Westchester libraries with a call to action. Dr. Erosa has started a 3D...

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Autism Acceptance and Awareness Month

Autism Acceptance and Awareness Month

While browsing available ebooks on the Libby app, I was pleased to find a Big Library Read selection that complements Autism Awareness and Acceptance ...
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Trove Storytimes Online

Trove Storytimes Online

Trove Librarians are offering virtual storytimes on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 11:00 a.m. and Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m., which you can acces...
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Daddy-Daughter Storytime

Daddy-Daughter Storytime

You’ll frequently read about my daughter in my blog posts and newsletter, so in the spirit of #WFH, I decided to start making videos with her. Through...
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Battle of the Books Announcement

Battle of the Books Announcement

By Ashley Bressingham, Kathlyn Carroll, Deb Gaffey, and Lauren Lichtenthal. – Youth Services staff. After all the reading that we did for the child...
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Poetry Prompt for Kids

Poetry Prompt for Kids

Calling all poets! White Plains Public Library is collecting magnetic poems in honor of National Poetry Month! Each week we'll post a new prompt for k...
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Tech Tips for Parents

Tech Tips for Parents

"Tech Tips for Parents" is a weekly, digitally-streamed series where Digital Media Specialist Austin Olney will give relevant tips and knowledge for i...
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Seashell Craft

Seashell Craft

By Caroline Reddy, Trove Librarian. Like many people living under strict guidelines during this global pandemic, I am finding new ways to be creati...
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Poetry for Children

Poetry for Children

By Raquel Cavalcanti, Trove Librarian. National Poetry Month was established by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996. In order to celebrate ...
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DDST: And the Robot Went...

DDST: And the Robot Went...

By Josh Carlson, Manager of Youth Services. You’ll frequently read about my daughter in my blog posts and newsletter, so in the spirit of #WFH, I d...
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Lynda.com for Teens

Lynda.com for Teens

By Kathlyn Carroll, Edge Librarian. As we enter week three (has it only been three weeks?) of quarantine, you may find yourself with some extra tim...
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Middle Grade Fiction for Autism Awareness & Acceptance M...

Middle Grade Fiction for Autism Awareness & Acceptance M...

By Raquel Cavalcanti, Trove Librarian. April is Autism Awareness & Acceptance month. In the United States, the Autism Society held the first Na...
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Picture Books for Autism Awareness & Acceptance Month

Picture Books for Autism Awareness & Acceptance Month

By Raquel Cavalcanti, Trove Librarian. April is Autism Awareness & Acceptance Month. The following notable picture book titles about children o...
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Battle of the Books Inspired Reading List

Battle of the Books Inspired Reading List

By Ashley Bressingham and Deb Gaffey, Trove staff. Your Westchester librarians are avidly working to pick amazing books for the Battle of the Books...
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Tasty Picture Books

Tasty Picture Books

By Raquel Cavalcanti, Trove Librarian. This blog is the first in a two-part series about food-themed picture book eBooks available on OverDrive and...
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Virtual Book Bunch with Author!

Virtual Book Bunch with Author!

Are you ecstatic about reading and discussing Carlos Hernandez’s absolutely wonderful book Sal and Gabi Break the Universe? Prepare to be even more ps...
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Stuck at Home Part 3

Stuck at Home Part 3

Previous Installments in this Series Stuck at Home Staff Picks 1 Stuck at Home Staff Picks 2 Stuck at Home Staff Picks: Teens Edition Great ...
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Offline Tech Activities

Offline Tech Activities

Digital Media Specialist Austin Olney put together this list of fun and education offline tech activities. If you're looking to learn more online, che...
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Parenting in a Pandemic

Parenting in a Pandemic

Are you the parent of a child with special needs? Chances are you feel like you have been abandoned by everyone in this quarantine climate. Quite hone...
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DDST: Mary Wears What She Wants

DDST: Mary Wears What She Wants

By Josh Carlson, Manager of Youth Services. You’ll frequently read about my daughter in my blog posts and newsletter, so in the spirit of #WFH, I d...
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Poetry Prompt for Teens

Poetry Prompt for Teens

Dear White Plains Library Poets, In addition to sharing a daily poem of the day from our Poetry Slam archives, we want to have a separate program f...

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