Services Available Now
- Browsing by Appointment: Main Library appointments, Children’s Room Appointments, FAQ
- Contact Free Holds Pickup: Appointments, FAQ
- Return of materials: Mon-Sat 9am to 4:30pm (until 7:30pm on Thursdays). Items are quarantined for at least 72 hours before being checked in and fines will be waived at check in until further notice.
- Contact us: Mon-Sat 9-5 (8pm on Thursdays). By phone: 834-2281 X3 for Adult Services and general information, X4 for Children’s Room. Any time by email: larchmontlibrary@wlsmail.org.
- Get a card online.
- Our Downloadable Services are always available: Ebooks etc.
Library News
Upcoming Programs October 19th to November 1st
It’s been said that Frankenstein is one of the most famous fictional characters in the history of literature… but do you know the real story behind the legend? Join us on Thursday, October 22nd at 7pm on Zoom, for The Infamous Life of Frankenstein presented by Dr. Frank to learn more about everyone’s favorite monster. If you know any 3-5 year olds who would enjoy a virtual Halloween party on Zoom, have them register for the Halloween Party on Zoom on Thursday, October 22nd at 10am. Are you a teen who wants to help rescue animals? Read more…
Lucky 13th!
The roof construction has moved far enough along so that we can resume onsite services on Tuesday, October 13. We will have regular Curbside Pickup and Browsing by Appointment (including the Children’s Room) hours. There will bins outside for returns from 9am to 4:30pm. We aren’t charging for any overdues, so you don’t have to rush to get things back on Tuesday. Holds sent to us from other libraries will be delayed, as they still have to be quarantined upon arrival here. Librarians will be answering phones at the usual times and hours (914) 834-2281 x.3 for Adult and x4 for the Children’s Room) Finally, if you had something already on the Holds Shelf before we closed for construction, please pick it up by the Wednesday, October 14th.
Literary Happenings
The National Book Awards finalists have been announced. There are five contenders in each category and the winners will be announced in November. This is a much-anticipated list by avid readers, especially those of adult fiction and non-fiction. Additionally, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature was just announced. This year, the prize was awarded to an American poet, Louise Glück. Click on Read more… to find titles from Glück as well as the fiction and non-fiction National Book Awards finalists which are available through the Westchester Library System. Happy reading! Read more…
RBdigital Audiobooks are now in Overdrive/Libby
If you’re an avid audiobook listener, we have good news. Rather than having to search in three different places for audiobooks online, now you only have to look in two- Overdrive/Libby and Hoopla. RBdigital audiobooks has been absorbed into Overdrive/Libby which means anything previously available on RBdigital is now there. The changeover began Oct. 7 and may take up to 24 hours to complete. Rbdigital Magazines and RBdigital Entertainment are unchanged.
Want to browse our shelves from home? Click on one of the first three covers below to see some of the newly arrived books and dvds you would be likely to find on our shelves right now. After that we have some staff picks and lists of the most popular items in our community. You’ll have to place a hold on one of those as they are probably all checked out. You can also get an email every time a list is updated. Our Recent Orders page has lists of what is coming up.