Fall is just around the corner, so let’s take a look at just a few of the many new exhibits available through our Museum Pass program.

The Katonah Museum of Art’s forthcoming show looks fascinating: Outrageous Ornament, Extreme Jewelry in the 21st Century. From the beginning of recorded time, jewelry has both articulated identity as well as heralded status. In recognition of the universal passion for, and power of, jewelry, the museum presents provocative work by internationally renowned artists that expand the boundaries, and our understanding, of personal adornment. Opens October 21 and runs through January 27, 2019.

Andy Warhol: Subject and Seriality is the new show at The Neuberger Museum, and it explores the artist’s iconic approach to his subject matter through prints, photographs, and multiples. Open now through December 23.

The New-York Historical Society consistently offers some of the most interesting and diverse exhibits in the City. Try and catch Walk this Way: Footwear from the Stuart Weitzman Collection of Historic Shoes, that closes October 8. Over 100 shoes on view from the designer’s extensive collection. Opening September 7 is Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow, that explores the struggle for full citizenship and racial equality that unfolded in the 50 years after the Civil War, highlighting the central role played by African Americans in advocating for their rights. And if you go to the Historical Society, save time to see the ongoing exhibit of Tiffany lamps!

Finally, the New York Transit Museum is presenting Underground Heroes: New York Transit in Comics, open now through January 6, 2019. New York is a colorful setting for illustrated stories, so it comes as no surprise that our iconic transportation system plays a starring role in comics and graphic novels. Drawing on satirical cartoons, comic strips and comic books from the 19th through the 21st centuries, this show is a raucous ride through New York’s transit system.

The Museum Pass program is available only for White Plains Public Library cardholders. Not all museums make library memberships available, and we do continuously review new museums to add, and monitor the performance of existing memberships. Please send any suggestions to Tim Baird,
tbaird@whiteplainslibrary.org.

Brian Kenney

Library Director
bkenney@whiteplainslibrary.org

Please note that the Library will be closed on September 1st, 2nd, and 3rd for Labor Day Weekend. We will reopen with our regular 10:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. hours on Tuesday, September 4th. Our outdoor book drop located to the left of our main entrance will remain open for anyone looking to return materials while we're closed.

Our exciting "1st Wednesday" series continues with Open Mic, SLAM competition and a feature performance from guest poet Clementine von Radics!

Clementine von Radics is a poet whose work centers around the queer femme experience and its relation to romance and the body. Their confessional, conversational work blends poetry and performance, and has achieved a wide appeal among both traditional and non-traditional poetry audiences. Clementine is the author of the best-selling collection Mouthful of Forevers and the lyricist of the song cycle "Clementine," that made its debut at Carnegie Hall in 2015. Clementine served as a founding collective member of Slamlandia, Portland, Oregon’s first and only scored slam, as well as the Slam Master at the Portland Poetry Slam, Portland's oldest and longest-running spoken word event. As a slam poet, they have competed at the Individual National Poetry Slam, and the Women of the World Poetry Slam, and performed on the finals stage of the Individual World Poetry Slam. Their poems from these and other events have been viewed over 1.5 million times on YouTube. Over the past five years they have toured extensively, performing in 49 states and six countries. They are currently based in Brooklyn, New York. Clementine's third collection, In A Dream You Saw A Way To Survive, is scheduled for release in April 2019.

To take part in the open mic or slam, please register between 6:30 and 7:00 p.m. Slam poets should bring at least one original poem of up to 3 minutes. Registration closes promptly at 7:00 p.m., and the program starts shortly thereafter. Co-hosted by local poet and slam-master Eric ZORK Alan. All are welcome! Questions? Contact program librarian Ben Himmelfarb by phone (422-6980) or e-mail (bhimmelfarb@whiteplainslibrary.org). Poetry Slam is a project of the White Plains Library Foundation.

Starting this Friday, August 31, stop by the Trove and check out the Build a Better Book exhibit displayed on the bulletin board along the Trove tree trail. During a summer community service workshop, teens in the Edge created a tactile picture book designed for visually impaired children. They created an alphabet-themed tactile picture book, portraying each letter of the alphabet alongside an object or animal that begins with that letter. The 3D book pages are so touchable that we couldn’t resist displaying them for our patrons to touch and experience! The exhibit will be on display through Tuesday, September 25.

This project was supported by the Allstate Foundation and conducted in partnership with the Build a Better Book project, based at the University of Colorado Boulder.