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You might have noticed that the Larchmont Public Library carries a whole lot of… you guessed it! Books! And besides print books, we also have an extensive collection of eBooks, eAudiobooks and DVDs covering all of the age groups from Childrens to Teens to Adults. We pride ourselves on maintaining a diverse collection that suits our patrons here in Larchmont. So how exactly do we decide what to order and when to order it? Read More Read More

National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities. Each day, we will post about the ins and outs of how the Larchmont Public Library operates on a daily basis. We will cover everything fromRead More Read More

It took moving Heaven and Earth, literally, but the Library has arranged that the Path of Totality for the April 8 eclipse is adjusted to the south slightly. Now Larchmonters will see the Moon cover the Sun entirely instead of just the 90% originally predicted. “We had so many people come to the Library’s front lawn to watch the 2017 eclipse, and it was only 70%. We wanted to really wow them this time,” said Library Director Laura Eckley. Read More Read More

The Library has dropped the first letter from some patron’s last names. These patrons, whose last name formerly began with the letters M or S, are now in the first half of the alphabet (A – K). This change addressed a dangerous unbalance on the Hold Shelf where the number of patrons whose last name begins with a letter in the first half of the alphabet (A through K) were far outnumbered by those in the back half (L through Z). This uneven distribution of names caused an uneven distribution of the weight of the total books on the Holds Shelf.Read More Read More

A trivia team’s refusal to accept the results of the Friends of the Larchmont Public Library‘s Trivia Contest last year may jeopardize this year’s event on April 4. The dispute began with the tie-breaking question, “Who was the first man on the moon?” The winning team answered Neil Armstrong. The losing team protested, stating there was no correct answer because no one has ever landed on the Moon. “Everyone knows the Moon landing was faked. NASA knew it was impossible, so they hired Stanley Kubrick to make it look good,” said Trivia Loser and Head of Reference Liam Hegarty.Read More Read More

April 14th at 4:00pm in The Village Center. Reception at 3:30pm. New York Metropolitan Flute Trio with Amy Z. Cohen, April Klavins, Paul-Lucien Kulka will be playing music by Vivaldi, Bizet, Beethoven, Mozart, Joplin, and Offenbach.Read More Read More