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Children Walk with George Moses Horton

Children Walk with George Moses Horton

Children at White Plains Public Library are learning about George Moses Horton as they walk The Trove's Black History StoryWalk® which is on display in the Library's art gallery during the month of February through Sunday, March 13, 2016. The StoryWalk® is based on the book: Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton, written and illustrated by Don Tate. George Moses Horton was a slave who grew up working long hours on a North Carolina farm. Though unable to attend school, he was determined and taught himself to read. While he tended his master’s cattle, he composed verses in
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February 3, 2016 2:33 pm | by | 2 Comments
Categories: Events, Gallery, Kids, and Uncategorized.
Tags: Black History, children, storywalk, and The Trove.

Kick Off Black History Month

Kick Off Black History Month

The Trove at the White Plains Public Library and White Plains Juneteenth Heritage Committee have joined together to kick off February as Black History Month on Sunday, January 31 in The Trove. The activities begin at 1:00 p.m. with the opening of the annual Black History StoryWalk®. This year’s StoryWalk® is  based on the book, Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton written and illustrated by Don Tate. This is an opportunity to learn about George Moses Horton, the first African-American man to be published. The StoryWalk® is open during regular library hours to families with children in first
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January 25, 2016 5:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Events and Kids.
Tags: Black History, books, children, storytime, storywalk, and The Trove.

Spring Valley Puppet Theater

Spring Valley Puppet Theater

Come see two stories by the Spring Valley Puppet Theater: The Lazy Fox and The Wolf In Sheep's Clothing on Sunday, December 27 at 2 p.m. Can a very lazy fox trick an armadillo? Perhaps, but in this Argentine folktale, “The Lazy Fox,” the armadillo has a few tricks up his sleeve! Recommended for children five years old and up.
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December 21, 2015 5:00 am | by | 1 Comment
Categories: Events, Kids, and Uncategorized.
Tags: children and The Trove.

The Trove’s Book Bunch

The Trove’s Book Bunch

Books and pizza! What could be better?? Here at The TROVE our Book Bunch groups feast on this perfect pairing! Book Bunch is the TROVE’s book discussion program for 3rd and 4th graders and 5th and 6th graders. It offers students an opportunity to read something fun, new and challenging, and then talk about it with other kids over pizza at Uno Chicago Grill. The creative juices get flowing as book ideas & opinions are exchanged while pizzas are hand-made, sent off to the oven, and then enjoyed together. Book Bunch is held approximately 4 times a year during a school
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November 25, 2015 5:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Events and Kids.
Tags: book discussion, books, children, kids, pizza party, and The Trove.

Children Built White Plains in Lego®

Children Built White Plains in Lego®

Children in The Trove’s Lego® Club built White Plains, all in Lego®! The public is invited to view the project on display at The White Plains City Hall (255 Main Street, White Plains, NY 10601) beginning November 17th and continuing through December. It all began one day last spring when a patron came into the The Trove at The White Plains Public Library to inquire about The Trove’s Lego® Club. He had heard that the club had built a Lego® model of The New New York Bridge (the bridge that will replace the Tappan Zee Bridge) and wondered if the
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November 16, 2015 5:00 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Kids and Uncategorized.
Tags: children, lego club, and The Trove.

Battle of the Books

Battle of the Books

Here at the Trove an elite group of voracious readers are preparing for battle. They will be marching off to the Westchester Library System’s “Battle of the Books” to be staged at Ossining High School on October 14th. Librarians across the county have chosen 5 books (Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis, Cracker by Cynthia Kadohata, Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins, Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea, and Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein) which will be the fodder for a fierce trivia challenge. The Trove’s platoon of eight 5th and 6th graders (the self
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September 4, 2015 10:03 am | by | No Comments
Categories: Kids.
Tags: books, children, and teens.

Every Hero Has a Story!

Every Hero Has a Story!

The Trove summer reading game begins Monday, June 29 and runs through August 14. Be a hero and READ! Each day you come in to report on books you have read, you will receive a prize. Bring your passport from school or get one from The Trove and get it stamped each time you come in. We will have summer reading suggestions displayed for all grades through grade six. Summer Reading Game
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June 24, 2015 2:18 pm | by | No Comments
Categories: Events, Kids, and Library News.
Tags: books, children, reading, summer, and The Trove.