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June 14 is June Hesler Day

June 14 is June Hesler Day

June 14, 2023. Librarian June Hesler has worked here for 50 years. 50! In recognition of this feat, Mayor Sarah Bauer presented June with a proclamation officially declaring today to be June Hesler Day. The occasion was celebrated with cake, flowers and a display from the Library’s scrap books. Click on Read More for a picture of June after only 10 years here. She hasn’t changed a bit.Read More Read More

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The New York Times Audio App is Now Available for Our Patrons

The New York Times Audio App is Now Available for Our Patrons

In addition to reading the entire paper (well, except for puzzles and cooking) with a click of a button,  you can now listen to New York Times content through the NYT audio app.  Listeners will find podcasts hosted by NYT reporters, dispatches from correspondents around the globe, and much, much more.  This app is only available for Apple devices.  Go to this web page, click on the “redeem” button, and create a NYT account (if you don’t already have one). Next Read More Read More

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Catalog Changes

Catalog Changes

On May 1, if all goes well, the look and feel of the catalog will change. We are pretty excited about it. The new catalog will make it easier to find things, to get recommendations and to manage your account. We realize change can be stressful, so we will do what we can to make it easier. We will have a class on the new system on the morning of May 17 and again on the night of the 23rd. The librarians are busy familiarizing themselves with a preview version, so they can better answer your questions.Read More Read More

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Bye Bye to Overdrive on May 1st

Bye Bye to Overdrive on May 1st

Hello digital library users! The Overdrive app will officially be discontinued and users will be asked to transition over to the Libby app starting May 1st. Although you will no longer be able to use Overdrive to download ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines, Libby will have all the same content that Overdrive had and will be able to serve all your digital library needs. For Kindle Fire users, you will still be able to use Overdrive as Amazon has not accepted the submission for the Libby app to be available in the Amazon Appstore as of yet.Read More Read More

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Checking Out Jigsaw Puzzles at the Library

Checking Out Jigsaw Puzzles at the Library

As you all know, the library has tons of great ‘stuff’ to check out- books, movies, audiobooks, CDs and even museum passes. We are adding something new to our repertoire- jigsaw puzzles! The lending process is easy- choose a puzzle from our display case on the main floor, in the room where we keep our new non-fiction books. Next, take your puzzle to the Information Desk and a librarian will check out it out to you. You are free to return the puzzle whenever you finish it.Read More Read More

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8th Annual Larchmont Spelling Bee

8th Annual Larchmont Spelling Bee

Sunday, April 23rd at 4pm, 3:30 refreshments. Located at the Larchmont Temple. Sign Up ONLINE Now if you want to participate in the bee or just come and watch. Online registration for the Bee closes on April 6th. Start Forming Your Teams Now! Sponsored by The Friends of the Larchmont Public Library

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Five Towns: One Book presented by CURE

Five Towns: One Book presented by CURE

This year marks CURE’s Third Annual Event.  There will be 5 programs at 5 different libraries that will focus on the multifaceted and brilliant Lorraine Hansberry who died of cancer at 35 years old but contributed more to the Freedom movement than most in her short life.  Visit www.learnwithcure.com for more information and to sign up for these amazing programs, including the showing and discussion of the movie “A Raisin in the Sun” on Saturday, March 18th at 2 pm in the Village Center.
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Donation helps visually impaired

Donation helps visually impaired

If you, or someone you know, needs help reading fine print, or any other sized print for that matter, a recent donation may help. The Merlin Elite Pro HD/OCR reader is an amazing piece of machinery. It can magnify whatever you want to read up to 73x, but it can also read it to you. Not only that, the device has a library of languages. If the document is in Magyar, for example, the OCR (Optical Character Recognition) will read it to you in Magyar. It won’t translate it though. The machine is good, but not that good.Read More Read More

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Murder, Murder, Murder!

Murder, Murder, Murder!

Calling all true crime fans! Introducing our new book club, Once Upon a Crime with Librarian Caroline Cunningham. Starting Thursday, February 9th, we will meet and discuss non-fiction books that will fill your true crime fascination. From topics ripped from the headlines, to crimes you‘ve never heard of. Our first book is Michelle McNamera’s, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, about the hunt for a man known as the Golden State Killer. This book group will meet once a month in person and over Zoom. Register here.Read More Read More

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We Checked our Inter-Library Mail and Found Covid Tests!

We Checked our Inter-Library Mail and Found Covid Tests!

Every day, the library gets a shipment of holds or returns from the Westchester Library System which contains 200+ books or other library-oriented materials. Today, however, we were delighted to find that WLS had also sent us 200+ Covid test kits! If you need to grab a test, please stop by the Circulation Desk on the main floor. Also, it is important to note that the expiration date printed on this batch of tests (lot CP22B05) is October of 2022. The FDA has extended this expiration date through April of 2023.Read More Read More

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