After receiving his MSIS from UAlbany, Josh started his professional career as a Teen Librarian in NJ before becoming the Youth Services Supervisor at Utica Public Library, and then the Manager of Youth Services here in White Plains. He’s very interested in how play is the most effective way through which children learn, as well as how pop culture and games can be integrated into library programs and services to create engaging and interesting activities. Josh has been married to his amazing wife for over fifteen years and they have an absolutely wonderfully cool young daughter. He’s a fan of
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Raquel Cavalcanti received her MLS from Rutger's University eons ago. She started her career in Children's Services at NYPL working at various branches in Staten Island and the Bronx. She loves interacting with the littlelest library-goers in Mother Goose and Trove Time, and really enjoys finding that “perfect book” for the kids in the Trove. When she is not working, she likes to travel with her family. Recently, she greatly enjoyed participating in the Day of the Dead celebrations in San Diego, CA and even more recently enjoyed a trolley car rendition of Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol in Salem,
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Responsibilities: Librarian II.Department: Trove and Youth Services.
Tata Cañuelas is devoted to sharing programs that celebrate holidays and explore cultural diversity. She has planned programs for such well-known holidays as Groundhog's Day and St. Patrick's Day. She has established and grown connections in the community, and with them has presented creative events introducing Day of the Dead, Chinese New Year, and Diwali to the broader community. Tata brings passion and enthusiasm to her programs and looks forward to sharing them with Westchester's families. She earned her MLS at Queens College. Tata loves to travel, watch movies, read (especially cookbooks), cook, and eat.
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Responsibilities: Librarian I.Department: Trove and Youth Services.
Caroline Reddy was born in Shiraz, Iran and moved to the United States when she was eight years old. She fell in love with stories after reading The Last Unicorn and Boy's Life. She has a Master of Arts in Writing from Manhattanville College, an MLS from Queens College and a background in Education. Caroline has been involved in a variety of writing communities including For the Love of Words and Immigrants & Exile. Her work has been published in Breadcrumb Magazine and The Literary Oak Review. She is interested in developing the notion of Writing Boxes to motivate young
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Responsibilities: Librarian I.Department: Trove and Youth Services.
Originally from Maryland, Erica received her MSLS from UNC Chapel Hill in 2022. She's a fan of storytelling and roleplaying in all its forms, but her favorite RPG at the moment is Wanderhome. Outside of the library, she can be found walking around town, catching up on TV shows/movies she missed during her school years, playing games and RPGs with friends, or reading (of course!).
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Responsibilities: Librarian I.Department: Edge, Trove, and Youth Services.
Erika grew up and lived in South-Central PA for most of their life. After a few years working behind the scenes in broadcast news, she went back to her hometown library to work the circulation desk while she earned her MLS at PennWest-Clarion. Now in White Plains, Erika is excited to bring their love of stories to kids at The Trove. When not in the library or reading, Erika can be found browsing for vintage toys, playing video games, lifting weights, or petting any domesticated animal.
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