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Starting tomorrow, Thursday, 8/6, the Village Center behind the Library will be available as a cooling station for our elderly residents or those with health conditions adversely affected by the heat. The center will be open from 10am to 6pm. You will be able to charge your devices, stay cool and use the WIFI. Note that cell service is very poor in the Village Center. You must wear a mask and social distancing will be enforced. Capacity is limited due to COVID rules.
In addition, the Town of Mamaroneck will open a cooling and charging center in the community room at the Hommocks Ice Rink beginning tomorrow, Thursday, August 6th. It will be open from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. The Town Center, located at 740 W. Boston Post Road will be open this week between 8:30am and 4:00pm for residents to charge their cell phones and computers. The receptionist at the Town Center entrance will direct you to the charging station area. Facemasks are required and social distancing must be maintained while at the Town Center.
WiFi is also available on the Library lawn, both in front and behind the building. We have some outlets available outside for charging your devices. We continue to allow limited browsing by appointment inside the building. Please see below for details and to make a reservation.
  • Browsing by Appointment: Main Library appointments, Children’s Room Appointments, FAQ
  • Contact Free Holds Pickup:  Appointments, FAQ
  • Return of materials: Mon-Fri 9am to 4:30pm and Sat 9 to 1pm. Items are quarantined for at least 72 hours before being checked in and fines will be waived at check in through 9/1.
  • Contact us:  Weekdays 9-5, Saturdays 9-1pm. By phone: 834-2281 X3 for Adult Services and general information, X4 for Children’s Room. Any time by email: larchmontlibrary@wlsmail.org
  • Our Downloadable Services are always available: Ebooks etc.

Library News

FREE BOOK FRIDAY: ROUND 2!

‘Free Book Friday’ is back again for round two! Please join us this Friday, August 14th, on the front lawn of the library as we put out carts of free books including cookbooks, adult fiction/nonfiction and childrens books at 10AM. The carts will be outside until 4:30PM. If any title strikes your fancy, take it, it’s yours! If you’d like to leave a small donation in the donation box we set up, even better. Either way, we want these books to help you get through the hot days ahead when the only thing anyone wants to do is stay indoors with a good book!

Upcoming Programs August 10th to August 23rd

There is still time to read Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer and join Alex for the Short and Sweet book club this Thursday, August 13th at 10am live on Zoom. Ever wonder what it’s like inside a bee hive? Join Librarian Erin for Beekeeping: The Inside Scoop on the Hive! live on ZOOM on Wednesday, August 12th at 3:45pm to find out. Are you a teen who is looking for a good game? Try Dungeons and Dragons…from a distance. Click on each Read more…

Win Prizes by Reading

Now through September 4th.

The Summer Reading game is not just for children anymore.  Play Summer Reading BINGO and have a chance to win one of many prizes.  The more you read the more chances you have to win.  For details see our Summer Reading BINGO page.

Thanks for playing!  

Service Update – July 23

Although we have no earth shattering news to report at the moment, there are a few things you should be aware of- a lot has changed (for the time being) concerning holds, browsing, returns and curbside pickup. Let’s all try to get on the same page!

Holds (from near and far) – Deliveries between all of the libraries in Westchester County (except for White Plains) have begun! This means that Read more…

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.

Newly Arrived Fiction

Newly Arrived Nonfiction

Newly Arrived DVDs

Staff Picks

Top 10 Fiction

Top 10 Nonfiction