Library News
Larchmont Takes Second Place in Battle of the Books
Congratulations to the Larchmont Library, who took second place in the annual Battle of the Books competition held over the weekend on Saturday, October 26th, in Ossining, NY. Battle of the Books is a book based trivia competition between public libraries in Westchester County. Librarians Kim and Caroline coached the teen division this year. The 2024 participants include Read More
FRIENDS Environmental Program – A Year of No Garbage by Eve O. Schaub
Sunday, November 2nd at 4:00pm in The Village Center. Reception at 3:30pm. Year of No Garbage: Recycling Lies, Plastic Problems, and One Woman’s Trashy Journey to Zero Waste.
Please join us for a conversation with author Eve O. Schaub. Convincing her husband and two daughters to go along with her, memoirist Eve Schaub attempted the seemingly impossible—living in the modern world without creating any trash at all for an entire year! And, as it turns out, during a pandemic. Among the many things she discovered: modern recycling is broken, flushable wipes are not flushable, and compostables are not compostable.
Tutor.com
Looking for extra help on your homework but not sure where to start? Did you know that you can use your library card to connect to a live tutor from 9am-10pm daily!? Tutor.com can assist with academic tutoring, test prep, skills and concepts, for K-12, college students, and even adults. Tutor.com also offers overnight drop-off reviews with detailed guidance andRead More
Upcoming Programs
Celebrating Needlepoint in Our Community: fiber arts by Larchmont's Stitch by Stitch
12:00am - 12:00am View Details
Project Linus: Knitting and Crochet Group
10:00am - 12:00pm View Details
Spanish Conversations with María-Cristina Sánchez on Zoom
9:30am - 10:30am View Details
Great Courses: Years That Changed History: 1215
10:00am - 12:00pm View Details
"Years of Research" paintings by Chris Datino
12:00am - 12:00am View Details
Baby Lapsit with Erin
11:00am - 11:30am View Details
Story Art Club with Linnea
3:45pm - 4:30pm View Details
Young & Restless - TICKET REQUIRED
10:00am - 10:30am View Details
Drop-in Coloring Hour
10:00am - 11:00am View Details
Halloween Drop-in Craft
3:30pm - 4:30pm View Details
Intro to Dungeons & Dragons
11:45am - 12:45pm View Details
Dungeons & Dragons
1:00pm - 4:00pm View Details
Drop in Craft: Diamond Painting
11:00am - 1:00pm View Details
Blood Drive
12:00pm - 6:00pm View Details
Focus on D&D: Spell-casters
11:30am - 12:30pm View Details
Online Library
New York Times
Now you can read the entire paper with a click of a button. Go to this web page, click on the “redeem” button, create a NYT account and start reading. Note that it won’t work if you already have a paid subscription. Sponsored by the Friends of the Larchmont Public Library.
Hoopla
Check out Hoopla and download thousands of movies, television, eBooks, audiobooks, music and comics. Note: when signing up for the first time, scroll down to “Westchester Library System” instead of looking for “Larchmont Public Library.”
Libby
Libby has eBooks, Audiobooks and now Magazines. Only service that works with Kindle. “Libby” is another way of getting Overdrive’s content.
New Arrivals
Jump ahead of your neighbors! Below are lists of books and dvds we’ve ordered but have not yet received. Click on “check our catalog” to place a hold. If you’d like a weekly email with updated orders go to the signup page, choose the categories you are interested in and enter your email.
