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The WCHS is launching an America 250-themed History Hunt. Designed for participants of all ages, this family-friendly History Hunt invites visitors to visit and photograph local sites throughout the county with ties to the American Revolution in Westchester.
More information can be found here: https://westchesterhistory.com/250th-anniversary-history-hunt-the-american-revolution-in-westchester/ Read More Read More
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
“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
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
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
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
Every year New York’s Teen Librarians wait for the Department of Education’s announcement of the Teen Summer Reading Title with keen anticipation. “I have to say, War and Peace took me by surprise a bit,” said Teen Librarian Kim Larsen. “I mean it’s a good book and all, but it might be a little hard to relate to for many of our teens.” The secretive book selection process has come under suspicion in recent years. Read More Read More
Teen Librarian Kim Larsen gazed fondly at the little machine quietly whirring away on her desk. “I don’t care what all those so-called ‘mainstream’ physicists say, my kids deserved their Nobel Prize. They worked so hard; I just knewRead More Read More
Librarian Paul Doherty rebuffed complaints that the Adult Summer Reading Game is becoming too professionalized. “Look, the $75,000 first prize just builds some buzz Read More Read More
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