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Starting November 1st, Kanopy will be switching over from “play credits” to a new ticket system. Don’t worry, everything is basically staying the same. Depending on the title, videos will cost between 1 and 5 tickets to watch instead of credits. Each title will also have a corresponding viewing window of 3, 7, or 21 days. All titles will be clearly labeled with the ticket value and viewing window before pressing play. Read More Read More
We recently received an interesting package sent here from Virginia. Inside was a library book that was due on October 11th, 1933, one month shy of 90 years ago. The book, “Youth and Two Other Stories” by Joseph Conrad, was published in 1925. Now, I know what you are all thinking; I wonder how much that would be in overdue fees? At twenty cents a day, it seems like the fine could easily have reached over $6,400. But no, the real answer isRead More Read More
Local drug store employee Michelina Carbone loves to read and remembers reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain when she was in high school. She was surprised to hear that, since 1885, the novel is regularly challenged for racial slurs, rough language, and its depiction of slavery. Michelina believes that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an important book that should continue to be read by high school students.Read More Read More
Manor Park Deli’s Manu Singh had no idea that The Lorax by Dr. Seuss has been banned in many schools around America after parents accused the environmentally-conscious protagonist of “brainwashing” their children. This book was Manu’s favorite growing up and he is disappointed that future generations may not be able to read it as a kid the way he did.Read More Read More
James is pretty busy at the fire station but when he is off-duty he enjoys reading. One of his favorite books is Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. He finds the book’s concept extremely relevant, as he is a firefighter himself, but he can’t imagine promoting the mass censorship which takes place in the novel. He wishes that important books like this wouldn’t be banned.Read More Read More
Every Fall, libraries across the nation observe Banned Books Week. This is an opportunity to celebrate our freedom to read by highlighting books that some people think you shouldn’t be allowed to read. 2023 has seen an unprecedented surge in book challenges particularly in public libraries. Last Spring, in anticipation of this week, our interns from Mamaroneck High School interviewed members of the community about book banning. Each day this week we will highlight one of those interviews in a separate post. First up is MHS Principal Lina Carolini-Cannavò, followed by: Dr.Read More Read More
Every day at work, Dr. Weston helps children. He has noticed a lot of them reading the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling while they sit in the waiting room. Dr. Weston really likes the concepts of magic and witchcraft and was upset to find out that his patients’ favorite books are often banned for having these fantastical elements! He encourages children to keep reading Harry Potter!Read More Read More
Now open until October 30th. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark 1961 and educated at the Royal Danish Design school for drawing and graphics. Sine Hjort became active in the alternative rock scene and ultimately came to New York to work as a musician. Now a resident of Croton on Hudson for the last 13 years, Sine is focused on paper art, Painting and teaching. There will be an adjoining program on Thursday, October 12th at 7:00pm. Details here.
The President of the Westchester Amateur Astronomers, Karen Seiter, will give a timely lecture about eclipses Tuesday night at 7pm. Eleven days later, there will be a partial solar eclipse here where approximately 20% of the Sun will be covered by the moon. Next Spring, however, will be the big one. Although it will be a total eclipse in upstate New York, 90% of the Sun will be covered here. Looking directly at the Sun leads to blindness, so Ms. Seiter will also explain how to observe eclipses safely. At the end of the program, each participant will receive one pair of eclipse glasses.Read More Read More
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