Monthly Archives April 2025

Celebrate Autism Acceptance Month in April!

Celebrate Autism Acceptance Month in April!

To celebrate Autism Acceptance Month, here are new noteworthy 2024-25 titles – enjoy! Bat and the Business of Ferrets by Elana K. Arnold (For Grades 3-6) Library Catalog “On his first day of school as a fourth-grader, autistic Bat goes directly to his third-grade classroom to visit his wonderful former teacher and the class pet, a rabbit whose snuggling had often comforted Bat when he was out of sorts. Redirected to his new classroom, Bat learns that his new teacher, Mr. Peña, doesn’t want a class pet. Determined to change his mind, Bat and his best friend circulate a petition
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April 9, 2025 4:28 pm | by | No Comments
Categories: Authors & Books, Homepage Kids, and Kids.
Tags: autism awareness, children's literature, and neurodiverse stories.

Passover Picture Books

Passover Picture Books

The Trove is excited for our Passover event centering local author K. Marcus' book Frankenstein’s Matzah: A Passover Parody! Event details: Thursday, April 10th 4:30pm – 5:30pm Galaxy Hall Ticket Required. Click here for more information. Want to read more picture books about Passover? Here are some of the newest additions to our collection: Afikotective by Amanda Hoffman A family of bears is getting ready for the Passover seder, preparing all the items for the seder plate. When the time comes in the seder for hiding the afikomen, Grandma breaks the middle matzah into two pieces. She hides the bigger piece,
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April 5, 2025 10:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Authors & Books, Events, Featured, Homepage Kids, and Kids.
Tags: children's books, children's events, Observances and Celebrations, Passover, staff picks, and staff recommendations.

Celebrate National Library Week!

Celebrate National Library Week!

National Library week is celebrated from April 6-12. To celebrate, our Librarians have compiled a grand list of books from the Trove! Enjoy. Board Books Enzo Es Un Bibliotecario/Enzo Is A Librarian by Jessica Spanyol What will Enzo be today? Follow Enzo and his friends as they explore the many things a librarian does in a day. Role-play is crucial to a child's positive development, boosting language and social skills, and building self-confidence. This humorous and caring interaction of an inclusive group of playmates will inspire young readers to create their own diverse roles, free of gender stereotypes. ¿Qué será
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April 4, 2025 4:44 pm | by | No Comments
Categories: Authors & Books, Featured, Homepage Kids, and Kids.
Tags: children's books, Observances and Celebrations, staff picks, and staff recommendations.

4/21: Talking to Your Child About An Autism Diagnosis

4/21: Talking to Your Child About An Autism Diagnosis

Talking To Your Child About An Autism Diagnosis 6:30pm on Monday, April 21, 2025 Library Auditorium NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health Center for Autism and the Developing Brain, in collaboration with the White Plains Library, will host a program designed to support parents and caregivers in discussing an autism diagnosis with their child. Michelle Gorenstein-Holtzman PsyD. will provide age-appropriate, evidence-based strategies and expert guidance to navigate these discussions with sensitivity and confidence. Resources and advice from a panel of parents and self-advocates will support the discussion. This program is for those with a child of any age with autism and have not yet disclosed his/her
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April 4, 2025 10:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Classes, Events, Featured, Homepage, and Library News.
Tags: Autism, autism awareness month, caregivers, and events for parents in White Plains.

April 2025’s Kid Librarian of the Month

April 2025’s Kid Librarian of the Month

Each month a kid is chosen to curate a display in The Trove with some of their favorite books. Are you interested in being next month’s kid librarian? Fill out a submission form available at The Trove Desk! Name: Violet Age: 9 Favorite types of books: Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, and Mythology Why do you like to read? Reading is fun and I sometimes learn new words Check out Violet’s recommended reads! Simon and Chester by Cale Atkinson All available formats Welcome to the world of Simon and Chester, ghost and boy duo extraordinaire. Chester lives with his Grandma, his
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April 4, 2025 10:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Homepage Kids, Kids, and Uncategorized.
Tags: book recommendations, books, books for children, children, children's books, staff picks, staff recommendations, and The Trove.

Introducing Princh Mobile Printing

Introducing Princh Mobile Printing

The White Plains Public Library is happy to offer mobile printing through Princh! What is mobile printing? Mobile printing allows you to use your own device when sending your print job and even be outside the Library. You can send a print job from your smartphone while you’re walking down the street or from your PC while you’re sitting at home. (You will still need to come to the Library to release and print it out from our print station, where it will be available to you for 24 hours after you send it.) Read on to discover how to
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April 2, 2025 3:10 pm | by | No Comments
Categories: Evergreen, Featured, and Homepage.