Service Related Update – March 12
- Holds – Delivery of items between libraries is suspended. That means we can only fill your holds from items in our collection. The announcement by Terry Kirchner, Director of the Westchester Library System, is at the end of this post.
- Programs -The Library is taking every precaution to safeguard the health and welfare of our patrons and staff. Therefore: the Library has decided to cancel all programs effective 3/13 through 3/31.
- The Library will remain open for it’s regularly scheduled hours.
Children’s Room closing early today
We are short staffed right now. Consequently, the Children’s Room will close at 5pm today, Thursday, March 12. This is not because of any particular occurrence here at the Library.Read More Read More
Spelling Bee is Postponed
The 8th Annual Spelling Bee hosted by the Friends of the Larchmont Public Library and scheduled for March 29 has been postponed until a later date. Details will be posted here as they come available.Read More Read More
April 1 is Census Day
Soon every household in America should get a card inviting them to participate in the decennial census. The results of the census are used to determine representation in Congress, the disposition of federal monies, and many other things. Therefore it is important that everyone be counted (see this handout from the Town of Mamaroneck for further details). By law, Read More Read More
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The Coronavirus has been a hot topic at the Information Desk of late. We think, therefore, that this is a good time to share with you places where you can find reliable information. For a local perspective, the Westchester County Department of Health’s coronavirus page is a good place to start. The State’s Department of Health Coronavirus site has information regarding how many peopleRead More Read More
Source of Sudden National Debt Increase Discovered
“It was a bunch of libraries in New York,” Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin said yesterday. This announcement ended two weeks of frenzied speculation in Washington as economists and pundits struggled to determine the reason why the National Debt was effectively doubled by a sudden jump of $22 trillion on March 14. Mnuchin explained that a consortium of libraries in suburban New York recently implemented a new software system. Glitches in the software governing overdue fines led to the sudden surge.Read More Read More
Mysterious Benefactor Ends Library’s Financial Woes
Things are looking up for the Library after $22 trillion suddenly appeared in the institution’s checking account. Discounting any possibility of an error, Library Director Laura Eckley insisted it was an anonymous donation. “I don’t know who put it there, but I could kiss him or her!” gushed Eckley. “Things had been getting tight budgetarily what with the 2% property tax cap and all. That extra $22 trillion is really going to come in handy for our next budget. Make it rain!”Read More Read More
New catalog delights all the senses
One feature of the new catalog that has everyone excited is its smell. Inspired by the computer system’s name, Evergreen, the aroma exuded by computers running the new catalog has been described by superlatives ranging from alpine meadow, to redwood forest, to burning christmas tree and to New York City taxi air freshener.
Library tech guru Frank Connelly explained that hard drives running Evergreen rotate atRead More Read More
Massive relabeling project underway
This morning the title of every item in the Library’s brand new catalog was somehow changed to The Da Vinci Code. Every book, every music cd, every DVD, every blu-ray, every everything is now called The Da Vinci Code. “This is not a bug, it’s a feature,” said Head of Reference Liam Hegarty. “The Da Vinci Code was one of the most popular books ever written. Everybody loves The Da Vinci Code! I’m sure all our patrons will be happy to get it again.”Read More Read More