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Rainforest Butterflies

Rainforest Butterflies

Rainforest Butterflies All ages Thursday, 2:00 p.m. – April 6 Galaxy Hall Children, teens, families, and adults are invited to a presentation on the butterflies of the world’s rainforests. View spectacular butterfly and moth displays from the world’s tropical rainforests: Central America, Amazon, Africa, Southeast Asia and New Guinea, many collected by the presenter. Learn about and discuss science concepts including camouflage, mimicry, insect anatomy, metamorphosis, tropical climate, and more.  Presenter Steve Fratello has explored the world’s tropical rainforests for approximately 1,000 days and led a half dozen major scientific expeditions for the Smithsonian and Field Museums.
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March 28, 2023 10:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Events, Featured, Homepage, Homepage Kids, Homepage Teens, Kids, Library News, and Teens.
Tags: butterflies, rainforest butterflies, science, STEAM, and The Trove.

Author Visits in April

Author Visits in April

We have three author visits scheduled this April. Join us to hear these authors read their stories, and discuss with the authors in person! Dental Health Storytime and Author Visit Thursday April 6 at 11:00 a.m. Galaxy Hall Ages 2-6 Meet Joanne Roos, RDH from Main Street Pediatric Dentistry and author of Who Visits Me from A to Z. She will do a short reading of her book, a short demonstration on dental health, and a movie. All participants will receive a goody bag with a toothbrush, toothpaste and an activity sheet. Author Visit Storytime: My Dad and the Dragon
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March 28, 2023 10:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Authors & Books, Events, Featured, Homepage Kids, Kids, and Library News.
Tags: author visits, storytime, storytime for children, storytime for kids, and The Trove.

Igloo VR Programs (April-May)

Igloo VR Programs (April-May)

Attention all patrons! Get ready for a journey like no other as the Library invites you to explore new and exciting virtual experiences with our newly installed panoramic video room, the “Optimum Technology Room,” which uses technology installed by Igloo Vision. Thanks to the support of Optimum and the White Plains Library Foundation, we are now able to bring you 360 virtual reality content without the need for a headset. You'll be able to experience 360 videos, interactive immersive apps, 360 slideshows and more, all projected onto three walls in the room. Minecraft VR for Youth: Mondays, 4:00 p.m. –
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March 27, 2023 12:58 pm | by | No Comments
Categories: Events, Featured, Homepage, Homepage Kids, Homepage Teens, Kids, Library News, Technology, and Teens.
Tags: adults, all ages, children's events, events, Igloo, Igloo Room, STEAM, STEAM activities, STEAM learning, technology, teens, The Edge, The Trove, trove events, and virtual reality.

April Programs for Younger Kids

April Programs for Younger Kids

Great programs for younger children take place all month long, every month, at the Library. See our online calendar or stop in the Trove for location information. Storytime! Ages 2-6, Families Saturday, 2:00 p.m. – April 1 Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m. – April 11, 25 Thursday, 11:00 a.m. – April 20 Stories, songs and fun with a Trove Librarian. Following Storytime on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the children and caregivers are invited to Toy Time in the Story Trove – a time to play and socialize! FIESTA! Concert with Flor Bromley Children, Families Tuesday, 11:00 a.m. – April 4 FIESTA! is a
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March 27, 2023 10:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Authors & Books, Events, Featured, Homepage Kids, Kids, and Library News.
Tags: Activities for children in Westchester, activities for children in White Plains, April 2023, children's events, dance, kids, live music, music, performances, programs, storytime, The Trove, trove, and trove events.

April Tweens Talk Banned Books

April Tweens Talk Banned Books

April Tweens Talk Banned Books Grades 4-6 April 27th at 4:30-6:00 p.m. Location: Galaxy Hall Registration required. Register here As cases of censorship have grown more widespread throughout the U.S., the Library has kicked off a celebration of banned books – #WPFreedomToRead – that started during Banned Books Week (September 18-24 2022.) Join us at the Trove for a bi-monthly book club designed for tweens in grades 4-6, Tweens Talk Banned Books, to discuss challenged books!  Our book discussion series seeks to engage in open and honest conversations about diverse books and sometimes difficult material as an alternative to book
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March 27, 2023 10:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Authors & Books, Book Discussion, Events, Featured, Homepage Kids, Kids, and Library News.
Tags: #WPFreedomtoRead, banned books, Book discussion for kids, book discussion for middle grade students, book discussion for teens, books for children, and juvenile fiction.

Sit Down & Write

Sit Down & Write

Sit Down & Write Grades 4-8 April 3-6, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Edge Media Lab Librarians Kat, Caroline, Donna, and Erica will be hosting a series of creative writing sessions for kids and teens during the first week of April! Monday the 3rd is Characters with Kat and Erica Tuesday the 4th is Blackout Poetry with Donna and Caroline Wednesday the 5th is Fairy Tales, Classics, and the Public Domain with Erica and Kat Thursday the 6th is Voice with Caroline and Donna Each day, there will be a discussion on the topic, quiet time to write or create, and time to
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March 26, 2023 10:06 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Events, Featured, Homepage Kids, Homepage Teens, Kids, Library News, and Teens.
Tags: events for kids, events for teens, Sit Down and Write, writing, writing workshop, youth writing workshop, and youth writing workshop in Westchester.

April Book Bunch

April Book Bunch

Thursday, April 20th at 4:30 p.m. Click here to register for our Book Bunch Join Caroline and Donna for a book discussion and trivia game for 4th through 8th graders! We will be reading They Call me Guero by David Bowles. This is a perfect book to read to celebrate National Poetry Month. Guero is a bilingual boy who also identifies as a border kid. He receives the nickname “Guero” because of his freckles and distinct red hair. However, Guero is a Mexican boy who loves music, video games, and reading. Guero also runs around with a group of misfit
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March 25, 2023 10:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Authors & Books, Book Discussion, Events, Featured, Homepage Kids, Kids, and Library News.
Tags: book bunch, book discussion, Book discussion for kids, book discussion for middle grade students, and The Trove.

Celebrate National Arab American Heritage Month

Celebrate National Arab American Heritage Month

National Arab American Heritage Month takes place in April; and it celebrates Arab American heritage & culture and pays tribute to the contributions of Arab Americans and Arabic-speaking Americans. In April 2021, President Biden and the U.S.Department of State recognized April as National Arab American Heritage Month. The President wrote in his letter commemorating the event, “The Arab American community exemplifies so much of what our country stands for: hard work, resilience, compassion, and generosity… Diversity is one of our greatest strengths, and it is essential that we continue celebrating, promoting, and educating others about the myriad ways that the
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March 23, 2023 10:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Authors & Books, Featured, Homepage Kids, Homepage Teens, Kids, Library News, and Teens.
Tags: Arab-American Heritage Month, children's books, Observances and Celebrations, Observances and Holidays, picture books, staff picks, staff recommendations, and YA Fiction.

Nature Heroes Show with Jumpin’ Jamie

Nature Heroes Show with Jumpin’ Jamie

Nature Heroes Show with Jumpin’ Jamie Children, Families Tuesday, 2:00 p.m. – April 4th Auditorium “Kindie rock” musician Jumpin' Jamie returns with his friends Mo The Manatee, Simon The Sloth, and Tim the Toucan as they learn about the dangers our planet is facing and how we can be like superheroes to help save it. A fun, musical, interactive and rockin' performance with positive environmental lessons for Earth Day (April 20)!
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March 22, 2023 10:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Events, Featured, Homepage Kids, Kids, and Library News.
Tags: Earth Day, events for kids in White Plains, Jumpin' Jamie, music, puppets, and white plains.

New Monthly Rock Your World Concert

New Monthly Rock Your World Concert

We’ve got a new regular performer coming to the Library starting in March, Armelle Gloaguen!  Join Miss Armelle at her Rock Your World Concert for an educational multicultural music show with instruments you get to play! The program celebrates parents, grand-parents and caregivers, happiness, nature and human connections! Miss Armelle brings instruments for all to join in this performance of global tunes which include traditional favorites and new songs. Rock Your World Concert Up to age 8, Families Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m. – March 22, March 29 Galaxy Hall Armelle Gloaguen’s Rock Your World Concert will be joining the Library’s slate
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March 22, 2023 8:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Events, Featured, Homepage Kids, Kids, and Library News.
Tags: Activities for children in Westchester, activities for children in White Plains, children's events, events for children, events for children in westchester, events for children in white plains, events for kids, events for kids in westchester, events for kids in White Plains, kids, live music, music, performances, programs, storytime, The Trove, and trove events.

April Graphic Novel Book Club

April Graphic Novel Book Club

Monday, April 3, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. in the Castle (in the Trove). Grades 3-6 The second book for the GNBC has been chosen: InvestiGATORS by John Patrick Green Library Catalog, ebook Registration required. Register here. Copies of the book are on hold at the Compass desk (the Trove) to check out. With their very exciting spy technology and their tried-and-true, toilet-based travel techniques, the InvestiGators are undercover and on the case! And on their first mission together, they have not one but two mysteries to solve! Can Mango and Brash uncover the clues, crack their cases, and corral the
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March 20, 2023 9:23 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Authors & Books, Book Discussion, Events, Featured, Homepage Kids, Kids, and Library News.
Tags: book clubs for kids, Graphic Novel Book Club, graphic novels, and The Trove.

March Middle Grade Pick of the Month

March Middle Grade Pick of the Month

Middle grade is a term that refers to books written for readers between the ages of eight and twelve. In this column, Erica will recommend great books for children in this age group! The Civil War of Amos Abernathy by Michael Leali Library Catalog: Print Libby: eBook Amos Abernathy is a gay middle schooler who’s been volunteering as a historical reenactor for most of his life – his mom runs the entire park. When Amos learns about the LGBTQ+ history in his backyard, he wants to share it with audiences through the park – but he gets passed over to
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March 15, 2023 10:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Authors & Books, Featured, Homepage Kids, Kids, and Library News.
Tags: middle grade, middle grade fiction, Middle Grade Pick of the Month, staff picks, and staff recommendations.

Celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility

Celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility

International Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual event that occurs on March 31st. The day is dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments and contributions of transgender and gender nonconforming people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people in the United States and worldwide. Attacks on the rights of transgender individuals have risen alarmingly in 2023. According to Tim Walker in his article, “Bill aims to establish Minnesota as a ‘Trans Refuge’ state” for the Minnesota Legislature, “Nearly 250 bills in 32 states are under consideration that would single out trans people for discriminatory treatment of their privacy, their
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March 13, 2023 10:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Authors & Books, Featured, Homepage Kids, Kids, and Library News.
Tags: books for kids, children's books, International Transgender Day of Visibility, Observances and Celebrations, staff picks, staff recommendations, Transgender Day of Visibility, and transgender rights.

March Programs for Younger Kids

March Programs for Younger Kids

Great programs for younger children take place all month long, every month, at the Library. See our online calendar or stop in the Trove for location information. Author Visit Storytime: Purim Goodies Ages 2-6, Families Thursday, 11:00 a.m. – March 2 Award-winning local author and illustrator Amalia Hoffman performs her delicious tale, seasoned with funny Yiddish words. Make music with an egg beater and pots and dance to Klezmer tunes and sing-along. A unique and fun-filled event for children and families that will whet your appetite!  Toy Time in the Story Trove – a time to play and socialize –
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March 12, 2023 11:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Authors & Books, Events, Featured, Homepage Kids, Kids, and Library News.
Tags: Activities for children in Westchester, activities for children in White Plains, children's events, dance, kids, live music, March 2023, music, performances, programs, storytime, The Trove, trove, and trove events.

Beautiful Bilingual Books, Part 7

Beautiful Bilingual Books, Part 7

BEAUTIFUL BILINGUAL BOOKS, Part 7 LINDOS LIBROS BILINGÜES, Parte 7 The Library has a lovely collection of bilingual Spanish/English books. To celebrate reading in two languages, we will be featuring our beautiful new books in a blog – so enjoy practicing your Spanish and English skills with these books. La Biblioteca tiene una colección hermosa de libros bilingües en inglés/español. Para celebrar leyendo en dos idiomas, le estaremos presentando nuestros lindos libros aquí. Así puede disfrutar practicando sus destrezas en ambos idiomas con estos libros. Viento, Vientito/Wind, Little Wind by Jorge Tetl Argueta & Felipe Ugalde Alcántara Library Catalog Describes–in
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March 9, 2023 10:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Authors & Books, Español, Featured, Homepage Kids, Kids, and Library News.
Tags: Bilingual, Bilingual books, books for children, picture books, spanish books, staff picks, and staff recommendations.

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

On St. Patrick’s Day…we all have a little Irish in us! Go raibh míle maith agat! An Irish blessing is used in its original Gaelic often in Ireland – one of the few expressions that almost everybody knows. The meaning is – ‘Many thanks' – literally ‘That you may have a thousand good things' and is pronounced  Guh rev mee-lah maw og-ut. St. Patrick’s Day Grab & Go Kit Available in the Library Lobby starting Friday, March 10th at 10:00 a.m. while supplies last. St. Patrick’s Day-themed Grab & Go kits for children in Kindergarten through 3rd grade. Stories &
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February 23, 2023 10:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Authors & Books, Events, Featured, Homepage Kids, Kids, and Library News.
Tags: books for children, children's events in White Plains, Observances and Celebrations, and St. Patrick's Day.

Celebrate Pi Day with Us!

Celebrate Pi Day with Us!

Pi Day Family Storytime Wednesday, March 15th at 7 pm For: Children & Families Location: Galaxy Hall Don’t miss our Pi Day Family Storytime on March 15th at 7pm! Play some games, listen to a story and make a craft. It will be fun for the entire family! March 14 is Pi Day. It is a day to celebrate the mathematical constant pi (π), and to eat lots of pie! It is celebrated in countries that follow the month/day (m/dd) date format, because the digits in the date, March 14th or 3/14, are the first three digits of π (3.14).
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February 21, 2023 10:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Authors & Books, Events, Featured, Homepage Kids, Kids, and Library News.
Tags: Observances and Celebrations, Pi day, Pi Day Storytime, storytime, storytime in white plains, storytimes, The Trove, and trove events.

Graphic Novel Book Club News

Graphic Novel Book Club News

Our next meeting will be Monday, March 13th at 5:00 p.m. in the Castle (in the Trove) The first book for the GNBC has been chosen: Babysitters Club #1 – Kristy’s Great Idea (Library Catalog) Check out these Graphic Novels: Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier Library Collection Libby: eBook Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth by Judd Winick Library Collection Libby: eBook InvestiGATORS by John Patrick Green Library Collection Libby: eBook Long Distance by Whitney Gardner Library Collection The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner Library Collection Libby: eBook Stargazing by Jen Wang Library Collection Libby: eBook
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February 18, 2023 11:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Authors & Books, Book Discussion, Events, Featured, Homepage Kids, Kids, and Library News.
Tags: book clubs for kids, Graphic Novel Book Club, graphic novels, and The Trove.

Author Storytime: Purim Goodies

Author Storytime: Purim Goodies

Author Visit Storytime: Purim Goodies Ages 2-6, Families Thursday, 11:00 a.m. – March 2 Award-winning local author and illustrator Amalia Hoffman performs her delicious tale, seasoned with funny Yiddish words. Make music with an egg beater and pots and dance to Klezmer tunes and sing-along. A unique and fun-filled event for children and families that will whet your appetite!
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February 17, 2023 10:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Authors & Books, Events, Featured, Homepage Kids, Kids, and Library News.
Tags: Amalia Hoffman, author storytime, author visit, Observances and Celebrations, Purim, and storytime.

February Middle Grade Pick of the Month

February Middle Grade Pick of the Month

Middle grade is a term that refers to books written for readers between the ages of eight and twelve. In this column, Erica will recommend great books for children in this age group! Children of the Quicksands by Efua Traoré Library Catalog: Print Simi is distraught to be plucked from her comfortable city life in Lagos and sent to visit her estranged grandmother in the rural village of Ajao. Soon, however, Simi learns of a battle between the villagers and the local gods – a battle that tore her family apart, and one that she has to resolve before it’s
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February 16, 2023 10:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Authors & Books, Featured, Homepage Kids, Kids, and Library News.
Tags: middle grade, middle grade fiction, Middle Grade Pick of the Month, staff picks, and staff recommendations.