Monthly Archives January 2018

Board Meeting Documents for February 1st, 2018

Board Meeting Documents for February 1st, 2018

Approved Library Board Meeting Minutes – 02 01 18 02-01-18 Combined-Agenda-Documents 02-01-18 Library Board Agenda Agenda Item #1a – 12-13-17 Regular Library Board Minutes Agenda Item #2a – Budget Report – December 2017 Agenda Item #2b – Budget Report – January 2018 Agenda Item #3 – Claim List 10 Agenda Item #3 – Claim List 11 Agenda Item #3 – Claim List 12 Agenda Item #3 – Claim List 13 Agenda Item #4 – Adult Services Report – December 2017 Agenda Item #4 – Adult Services Report – January 2018 Agenda Item #4 – Assistant Directors Report – December 2017
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January 26, 2018 11:36 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Trustee Documents.

Writing Workshop for Families of Veterans

Writing Workshop for Families of Veterans

The adjustment for American veterans returning from war (depicted brilliantly by The Best Years of Our Lives after World War II and Coming Home and Born on the Fourth of July after the Vietnam War) extends to their families. “My late father, David Rust, was a member of the ‘Flying Tigers’ that flew dangerous missions over China and Myanmar [Burma] during World War II,” says Irvington-based telecommunications consultant Julia Rust. “I was born after he was discharged from the Air Force, but everything about him until his death in 2014 was influenced by the war—the way he moved, the way
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January 19, 2018 2:53 pm | by | No Comments
Categories: Classes, Events, and Library News.

“When a Man Loves a Woman” Comes to the Library

“When a Man Loves a Woman” Comes to the Library

On Thursday, January 18, from 2-4:30 p.m., the White Plains Public Library will present a free screening of the 1994 film When a Man Loves a Woman in the second-floor auditorium. The movie, which chronicles a wife’s alcoholism and rehabilitation and her husband’s inner conflicts, complements the Library’s Shaken and Stirred short-story discussion series on works centered around the multi-faceted use–and abuse–of alcohol in our culture. Meg Ryan and Andy García play a couple with two young daughters. Their outwardly idyllic life is shattered not only from the binge drinking by Ryan’s character but also by her recovery, which brings
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January 12, 2018 3:40 pm | by | No Comments
Categories: Events.

New Movie Streaming Service Available: Kanopy

New Movie Streaming Service Available: Kanopy

We're excited to now offer Kanopy, a streaming movie service.  Kanopy offers a unique and compelling collection of films ranging from documentaries, indie and foreign films to must-see classics and blockbuster movies. But don’t take our word for it, go to the site itself and take a look. When you first access Kanopy, you must register with your name, email address and password. A verification message will be sent to the email address provided. It will contain a link that takes you to Kanopy to finish the registration process. At that point, you enter your library card number and PIN,
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January 10, 2018 10:00 am | by | 1 Comment
Categories: Featured and Homepage.

‘Mixed Media’ Art Exhibit

‘Mixed Media’ Art Exhibit

Rick Rogers is a self-taught artist who “grew up visiting galleries and museums and soaking in the riches of the masters.” His path was unusual as a park ranger for 10 years on the 4,300-acre Ward Pound Ridge Reservation (where he and his family lived for 34 years), but that would evolve into his co-founding Westchester’s Art in the Parks program and curating the reservation’s gallery.  Rogers subsequently spent 10 years at the Silvermine School of Art in New Canaan, Conn., doing maintenance and art installing. While on the job, he “had the good fortune to meet many great artists
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January 8, 2018 9:00 am | by | 2 Comments
Categories: Events and Gallery.

Board Meeting Documents for January 10th, 2018 (Meeting Canceled)

Board Meeting Documents for January 10th, 2018 (Meeting Canceled)

01-10-18 Combined-Agenda-Documents 01-10-18 Library Board Agenda Agenda Item #1a – 12-13-17 Regular Library Board Minutes Agenda Item #2a – Budget Report – December 2017 Agenda Item #3 – Claim List 10 Agenda Item #3 – Claim List 11 Agenda Item #4 – Adult Services Report – December 2017 Agenda Item #4 – Assistant Directors Report – December 2017 Agenda Item #4 – Collection Management Report – December 2017 Agenda Item #4 – Community Outreach Report – December 2017 Agenda Item #4 – Library Systems Report – December 2017 Agenda Item #4 – Media Report – December 2017 Agenda Item #4
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Categories: Trustee Documents.