Write a new chapter for the Children's Room
Why?
- Our children need more room, more books, more activity space and a warm, welcoming
environment.
- The building is 45 years old and very out of date.
- The current room is very deficient in energy saving measures. Windows, heating system,
lighting all date from 1962 and need modernizing to help save fuel, save money and provide
a comfortable environment.
- The book collection needs to expand to include more books our families want, especially
for toddlers and little children.
- The children's room needs to be rewired to accommodate more computers more
conveniently.
- A parenting collection will be a rich resource for our community's parents.
- For more details you can download the .pdf file of our brochure
Who?
Many people in our community are working to make this happen. Here are some:
Board of Directors
- Miriam Curnin,
Board Chair
- David Birch
- Maureen LeBlanc
- Joan Macfarlane
- John McGarr
- Carolyn Parlato
- Brad Scheler
- Diane Courtney
Library Director
Honorary Committee
- Joan Faulkner
- William Dentzer
Co–chairs
- Christina Battalia
- Elinor Berlin
- Dee Brown
- Leah Doyle Coleman
- Peter Coleman
- Jack Coughlin
- John Feerick
- Elizabeth Feld
- Elinor Fredston
- Gerald Kolbert
- Kim Larsen
- Gayle K. Lee
- Carolyn Millstein
- Mary Ann Mumma
- Richard Mumma
- Valerie M. O'Keefe
- Kate Kelly Schweitzer
- Emmy Lou Sleeper
- Doris–Patt Smith
- Paul Steinborn
- Harri Taranto
Renovation Committee
- Susan Bell
- Lisa Glover Böhning
- Claire Brosnan
- Elaine Chapnick
- Murrie Cherikos
- Pamela Tillinghast Dubitsky
- Joanne Fryer
- Joanne Jensen
- Karen Johnston
- Jennifer Lamb
- Kim Larsen
- Maureen Moriarty
- Valerie Mouracade
- Ellen Martin
- Carla Volpe Porter
- Amy Rothman
- Rob Rothman
- Nadine Rote
- Karin Sherman
- Jane Symington
- Christina Webers
What?
The planned renovation to the room and building infrastructure is expected to cost
approximately $2.7 million. Former Town Supervisor and Judge George Burchell
and his wife, Peg Burchell have made a generous bequest that will fund
approximately onefourth of the projected cost. Here is a preliminary architectural drawing of
the Burchell Children's Room:
How can I help?
- Make a donation. All donations will be publicly
recognized.
- To make a cash or credit card donation, please print this form and mail it to the Library
- For naming opportunities, stock donations, or to discuss multi–year pledges, please call the Library's Director, Diane Courtney, at (914) 834–1977
- Tell your friends and neighbors about our project
- Watch our website for developments and related activities
Updates?
Check out the Burchell Children's Room blog
for updates and fundraising progress.
