Monthly Archives March 2023

Board Meeting Documents for March 8, 2023

Board Meeting Documents for March 8, 2023

Approved Library Board Meeting Minutes – 03-08-23 Combined-Agenda-03-08-23 03-08-23 Library Board Agenda Agenda Item #1 – 02-08-23 Annual Meeting Library Board Minutes Agenda Item #1 – 02-08-23 Regular Library Board Minutes Agenda Item #2 – Budget Report – February 2023 Agenda Item #3 – Claim List 7 Agenda Item #4 – Adult Services Report – February 2023 Agenda Item #4 – Adult Services Report – Museum Hotspot Stats 22-23 Agenda Item #4 – Assistant Directors Report – February 2023 Agenda Item #4 – Collection Management Report – February 2023 Agenda Item #4 – Community Outreach Report – February 2023 Agenda
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March 3, 2023 10:28 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Trustee Documents.

Puppet Art Workshop

Puppet Art Workshop

Create a Puppet Art Workshop Ages 4+, Families Saturday, 2:00 p.m. – March 18 Galaxy Hall Registration required, space is limited.  Registration opens 2/23.  Register here. Join Ms. Nicola for a creative art workshop and make your own puppet from provided craft materials! For ages 4+, accompanying grown-ups are welcome to make their own puppet too!   World Puppetry Day is March 21!
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March 1, 2023 1:07 pm | by | No Comments
Categories: Library News.
Tags: art workshops for kids, create a puppet, Nicola Rose, puppet workshop, puppet workshops in white plains, puppets, The Trove, and trove events.

Foundation Gala

Foundation Gala

The Foundation’s 2023 Gala, Celebrating the Freedom to Read, will take place on Saturday, March 25th, from 7:00-10:00 p.m.  Please join us for dinner followed by a an entertaining program, (finally) together in the Library! The Foundation is honoring White Plains resident Oren J. Teicher, former CEO of the American Booksellers Association, Board member of National Coalition Against Censorship, and 2019 recipient of the National Book Foundation’s Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community. In keeping with the theme, the Foundation is thrilled to welcome special guest Kerri Maher. She’ll be talking with us about her new
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March 1, 2023 10:02 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Library News.
Tags: author events, author events in White Plains, Foundation, Foundation Gala, fundraising, gala, White Plains Library Foundation, and White Plains Library Foundation Gala.

Women’s History Month Books & Films

Women’s History Month Books & Films

Celebrate Women's History Month with one of our staff selected books and films. See our staff curated Libby list here. Books She Came to to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman by Erica Armstrong Dunbar Library Catalog: Print / CD Audiobook Libby: eBook / Audiobook National Book Award nominee Erica Armstrong Dunbar presents a fresh take on this American icon blending traditional biography, illustrations, photos, and engaging sidebars that illuminate the life of Tubman as never before. Not only did Tubman help liberate hundreds of slaves, she was the first woman to lead an armed expedition during the
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March 1, 2023 9:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Authors & Books and Library News.
Tags: Observances and Celebrations, staff picks, staff recommendations, Women's History, and womens history month.