Monthly Archives January 2023

Booklist Reader

Need help deciding what to read next? Then pick up a free copy of Booklist Reader. The Reader includes new titles, available in print and audio, top graphic novels, books on a theme–like traveling on foot–plus books for teens and children, including picture books and biographies. Included in every issue are interviews and profiles of authors and illustrators. Copies of the Booklist Reader, a publication of the American Library Association, can be found in the Hub area on the first floor as well upstairs in the Trove. Many of the titles in the Reader are owned by the Library, but
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January 11, 2023 10:00 am | by Brian Kenney, Library Director | No Comments

Categories: Authors & Books, Featured, Homepage, and Library News.
Tags: book recommendations and Booklist reader.

Board Meeting Documents for January 11, 2023

Approved-Library-Board-Meeting-Minutes-01-11-23 Combined-Agenda-1-11-23 01-11-23 Library Board Agenda Agenda Item #1 – 12-14-22 Regular Library Board Minutes Agenda Item #2 – Budget Report – December 2022 Agenda Item #3 – Claim List 5 Agenda Item #4 – Adults Services Report – December 2022 Agenda Item #4 – Assistant Directors Report – December 2022 Agenda Item #4 – Collection Management Report – December 2022 Agenda Item #4 – Community Outreach Report – December 2022 Agenda Item #4 – Digital Media Specialist Report – December 2022 Agenda Item #4 – Library Systems Report – December 2022 Agenda Item #4 – Media Report – December
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January 6, 2023 10:31 am | by Admin | Comments Off

Categories: Trustee Documents.

The Construction of the Kensico Dam

Tuesday, January 17th 2:00–4:00 p.m. Community Room Click here to register. James Maxwell, Historian at the Town of Mount Pleasant, will give a PowerPoint presentation on the building of the Kensico Dam. He will start with the original dam built in 1885, continue on to construction of the current one in the early 20th century, and end in the 1970s. The presentation's photos and postcards are from the Mount Pleasant Historical Society's collection as well as New York City's archives.
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January 6, 2023 10:00 am | by Austin, Adult Librarian | No Comments

Categories: Library News.
Tags: Kensico Dam, local history, and westchester history.

Rotary Club Events

The Rotary Club of White Plains holds many of its programs at the Library, and everyone–Rotarians or not–are invited to attend. Follow the newsletter to keep up with presenters and dates. All programs take place in the Library's auditorium on the second floor, adjacent to the gallery. The speaker for January 17th is Robin Davies-Small, Executive Director of YesSheCan, Inc. Yes She Can Inc., a Westchester based non-profit founded in 2013, is dedicated to helping young women with autism and related disabilities develop transferable job skills and workplace social skills – through authentic work experience. We serve teen girls in
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January 4, 2023 9:59 am | by Brian Kenney, Library Director | No Comments

Categories: Events, Featured, Homepage, and Library News.
Tags: Rotary Club, Rotary Club of White Plains, and YesSheCan Inc..