Library Closes at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31st for New Year’s Eve
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Monthly Archives December 2019
January 1st
Library Closed on Wednesday, January 1st for New Year’s Day
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January Trove Movies
Movies continue in the Trove in January with a great selection of classic and new family friendly films! Here’s a quick look at the titles we’ll be showing in Galaxy Hall throughout the month of January. A Dog's Way Home (2019, PG, 137 mins.) Sunday, 1/5 at 2:00 p.m. A lost dog goes on an epic 400 mile journey to be reunited with her owner. Along the way she meets a host of new friends, both human and otherwise. Homeward Bound (1993, G, 85 mins.) Sunday, 1/12 at 2:00 p.m. Three pets escape from a California ranch and embark on
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December 24th
Library Closes at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 24th for Christmas Eve
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Día de Reyes / Three Kings Day
This post is now expired. For information on upcoming Trove programs, please visit our online calendar. Three Kings Day, or Día de Reyes is celebrated all over Latin America. Every country celebrates differently, but the basics of the holiday is this: Each January 5th, children prepare to receive the Three Kings and their camels by gathering food for the animals and writing letters. The letters can be mailed beforehand or written on the very night of the Kings' arrival. The food for the camels might be placed on a shoe box, in a basket, or even inside shoes underneath the
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2019 Staff Picks
The White Plains Library Staff have assembled their picks for the year, featuring cookbooks, DVDs, music, audiobooks, and plenty of plain old books. It's a wonderfully wide-ranging list, full of lots of surprises, and should help with your holiday shopping or just some entertainment for yourself. Enjoy! Below you'll find a list with links to the catalog or resource where they're available (simply click on the title) as well as a blurb on why staff enjoyed it. Gluten-free Baking at Home by Jeffrey Larsen (Cookbook) “Why I liked it: Because of the mix of classic recipes like carrot cake and
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Board Meeting Documents for December 11th, 2019
Approved Library Board Meeting Minutes 12-11-19 Combined-Agenda-12-11-19 12-11-19 Library Board Agenda Agenda Item #1 – 11-13-19 Regular Library Board Minutes Agenda Item #2 – Budget Report – November 2019 Agenda Item #3 – Claim List 7 Agenda Item #3 – Claim List 8 Agenda Item #4 – Adult Services Report – November 2019 Agenda Item #4 – Assistant Directors Report – November 2019 Agenda Item #4 – Collection Management Report – November 2019 Agenda Item #4 – Community Outreach – November 2019 Agenda Item #4 – Library Systems Report – November 2019 Agenda Item #4 – Media Report – November
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