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Our staff and board shared their favorite reads from 2022. When you click on the description, you will learn more about the book, and why our staff or board member enjoyed it. Stop by the display on the first floor and see what sparks your interest.
What was your favorite book in 2022? Tag us on your social media, @NRPublicLibrary on Facebook or @n.r.p.l on Instagram, #ReadwithNRPL
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Get inspired and start cooking. Check out these holiday cookbooks for great ideas from appetizers to after dinner delicacies.
| Borrow a Chrome Book or WiFi Hotspot | |
Did you know New Rochelle residents with a valid NRPL library card can borrow Wi-Fi enabled Chromebooks and Wi-Fi Hotspots? Need some extra computer access at the holidays, or travelling out of town and want to make sure you have WiFi? We have you covered! Learn more here.
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Join us for our next discussion of the season on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, 12:00 pm. to discuss Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak.
Drop in. Bring a light lunch. Newcomers welcome. No registration required.
| Dive Into Our Digital Collection | |
Next week is filled with a great variety of free computer classes including Exploring the Internet, Introduccion al Uso de Microsoft Word, Social Media 101, Zoom Basics and How to Scan Documents and Upload Photos. Class details can be found here, and you can register by calling 914-813-3737 or by stopping by the reference desk on the 2nd floor.
Stay tuned for the January - March, 2023 class schedule, including a few new offerings including Google Workspace
| Calling All Sidney Poitier Fans | |
Our New Rochelle Plays Hollywood film program continues this Sunday, December 11, 2:00 pm with Edge of the City (1957) Starring Sidney Poitier, John Cassevetes, Jack Warden, and Ruby Dee. Directed by Martin Ritt
Rarely seen, Poitier’s fourth movie and the first to demonstrate the Poitier charm particularly when contrasted with the intensity of Cassevetes. Ground breaking in depicting, without emphasis, a “black-white” friendship. Registration requested
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Our popular knitting workshop continues Tuesday, December 13, 10:00 am. All welcome. Drop in.
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The Women and Money Round Table (virtual) series continues Wednesday, December 14, 1:00 pm. This monthly financial literacy program is designed to educate women of any age about the financial matters that affect their lives. Learn more and register here.
| Gentle Yoga and Creative Meditation | Our next Yoga and Meditative Arts session is Thursday, December 15, 6:00 - 7:30 pm. Enjoy a gentle 45 minute yoga class followed by a 45 minute creative meditation. Led by Angela Taylor. Registration required here. | Grades 4-6 Club Book Discussion | |
The next session of Grades 4-6 Club on Tuesday, December 13, 4:00 pm is a book discussion on "When Stars Are Scattered" by Omar Mohamed and Victoria Jamieson. Registration required. Details.
| Special Program on New Rochelle Schools Half Day, 12/14 | Add a Touch of Magic to Your Day! | |
More half-day happenings! Join us on Wednesday, December 14, 2:15 pm for a magic show with Joe Fields that will delight kids of all ages! (This is a half day of school for City School District of New Rochelle students.)
| 'Tis the season for some reading! Make the holidays bright with these books. | A Week of Winter Wonder, 12/27 - 12/30 | |
We've planned a week packed with fun programs including holiday crafts, music, a puppet show and more during the December school break! Moms, Dads, Caregivers - get out your calendars and jot these down!
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FREE Notary Public Services | Need a document notarized? Stop by the BTOP Room on the second floor on Thursday, December 15, 5:30 - 7:30 pm with your documents and photo ID. | Increase Your Resilience and Reduce Your Stress | |
Join us for our Westchester Breathes virtual program on Friday mornings. The next class on December 9 will take place 9:30 - 10:30 am. Drop in as often as you like. Register here.
Join us for Chair Yoga, Mondays, 12:30 - 1:30 pm. PLEASE NOTE: The next Wednesday Chair Yoga classes on December 14. will take place 12:30 - 1:30 pm. Class will return to usual 1:00 start time on December 21.
| English Conversation Club | |
Our English Conversation Club continues on Tuesday, December 13, 6:30 - 7:30 pm, to practice conversational English in a relaxed and fun environment.
For more information, call 914-813-3733 or email dlink@wlsmail.org
| The Spring 2023 class schedule is now available. Placement test for beginner class takes place on January 5 and classes begin January 19. Learn more here. | Head to the Train Station for the Holiday Market | The Westchester County Department of Health is running a FREE Rabies Clinic for dogs, cats and ferrets on Saturday, December 10, 2022, 10 am- 3 pm. Appointments required. Learn more here. | HOPE Community Services'Holiday Food Drive runs through Tuesday, December 20. Donations may be dropped off at HOPE. Details. | FREE Bee-Line Bus Service | |
Just in time for the holidays, Westchester County is offering FREE Bee-Line Bus fares December 7 - December 26.
The promotion is valid on all routes in the fixed route bus system, including the express route into Manhattan, the BxM4C. Free rides are also valid on the Bee-Line ParaTransit system.
| Did you know you can filter our new calendar by age group and program type? On the left side of the screen, you will see filtering options. Select what you'd like, and just press apply. You can also look at events by day, week, month, or upcoming (Be sure to reset to get back to the full listing of event.) | Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to stay in the know about upcoming programs, events, library services and more. | |
