October 20th Ragamuffin Parade Impairs Parking
Larchmont Avenue in front of the Library will be closed on Saturday, October 20 for the Ragamuffin Parade and related festivities. The parade starts at Larchmont Avenue and Palmer Avenue at 1pm and ends here, but No Parking signs are usually posted first thing in the morning. Patrons are advised to park on Larchmont Avenue after Cherry Avenue.
Library News
Become a Friend of the Larchmont Public Library!
October 21 through October 27 is Friends of the Library Week and is the perfect time to join the Friends of the Library. The Mission of the Friends of the Larchmont Public Library is to bring people together through cultural, literary, and educational events and to raise funds to support our public library’s goal to remain a vital community resource. You’re invited to support the Larchmont Public Library by joining the Friends today! Visit the Friends online for information and to become a member.
A Busy Seven Days in the Book Award World
On October 10, the shortlists for the National Book Awards were announced. Two days later, the New Academy, the temporary, unofficial replacement of the scandal-ridden Swedish Academy, awarded its New Academy Prize in Literature to Maryse Condé. The New Academy Prize is intended to replace the Nobel Prize in Literature which wasn’t awarded this year by the scandal-ridden Swedish Academy. Finally, Read more…
Wunderbar! German Movies from Kanopy
Kanopy and the Goethe Institut are celebrating German-American Friendship by making the Goethe Collection of 48 German films available for even more freer than usual. For October, you can watch as many of these films as many times as you want, and it won’t count towards your monthly limit of 10 free films. Wunderbar indeed! Read more…
Experience the Annual Scarecrow Festival!
Be a part of this annual Larchmont Halloween tradition and support your library! The annual Friends of the Larchmont Public Library Scarecrow Festival will take place Saturday, October 20 and Sunday, October 21, and coincide with the annual Larchmont Ragamuffin Parade on Saturday, October 20. Come out and and join the fun!
Jump ahead of your neighbors! Below are lists of books and dvds we’ve ordered but have not yet received. Click on “check our catalog” to place a hold. If you’d like a weekly email with updated orders go to the signup page, choose the categories you are interested in and enter your email.