Irvington Public Library

Today, the staff of the Irvington Public Library are joining hundreds of #LibraryAdvocates across NYS to advocate for the legislative and budget priorities that will strengthen #NYSLibraries We call upon our representatives in state government, including Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assemblyman Tom Abinanti, to recognize the importance of library services and resources to our communities, and to support bills and initiatives that allow us to maintain and grow our services. We are advocating for increased #NYSLibraryOperatingAid because the pandemic has proven the need to offer remote services to patrons in our community via virtual programming. Learn how to be a #LibraryChampion during #LAD21 here: https://www.nyla.org/lad2021

Neighbors Link and Kramer Levin will be hosting a free virtual citizenship clinic on April 6th, from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Callers can learn more about the naturalization process and get help with their application by calling 914-666-3410. See the attached images for more details in English and Spanish.

We have just received notice by email from Chet Kerr that this presentation will need to be rescheduled. Please keep an eye on the Irvington Historical Society Facebook and website (https://www.irvingtonhistoricalsociety.org/) for further information and updates.

Also Wednesday at 7:00, join us along with the Larchmont Public Library & Book Ya Ya for a conversation with Keisha Bush, author of "No Heaven for Good Boys", & Susan Shapiro, author of "The Forgiveness Tour: How to Find the Perfect Apology". Register at: https://www.bookyaya.com//600d990c-5827-4310-bfb0-38428c7c

The Westchester Women’s Advisory Board will be holding a roundtable discussion next week, to discuss issues facing immigrant women and families in Westchester County. Traducción al español disponible. To access the event on January 12, visit http://bit.ly/WWABJan12

Weds. 2/24 at 7:00, join us along with the Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library & the Westchester County Historical Society for a presentation by The Lenape Center. Lenapehoking, the Lenape homeland, spans from Western Connecticut to Eastern Pennsylvania, and the Hudson Valley to Delaware, with Manhattan at its center. The Lenape Center has the mission of continuing Lenapehoking through community, culture and the arts. They push back against erasure and seed the ground with Lenape consciousness for the next generations. Registration is required at http://bit.ly/39Qiq1e

Fair Housing: Know Your Rights Saturday, January 16, 2021 11:00 AM Join the Westchester County Human Rights Commission for a discussion about the County’s Fair Housing Law! The discussion, hosted by the Irvington Public Library via Zoom, is open to the general public. Registration is required. We will cover topics of discrimination in housing such as:... Accommodation requests for people with disabilities (such as emotional support animals and parking spaces); Refusals to sell or rent based on race, citizenship status, gender, sexual orientation, source of income (including Housing Choice Vouchers) and other protected categories; Sexual harassment; and more. There will be a Q&A period. Learn about your rights and obligations and what happens once a complaint is filed. Register for this program at: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZAucuCqqDsjE9B5ow__xFPE9cH1a9ahk

The library may be closing early today, but our programming for tonight is still on schedule! Stay home and keep warm while attending "Black Citizenship in the ...Age of Jim Crow" at 7:00 PM Based on the New-York Historical Society's 2018-19 exhibition, this virtual presentation explores Black Americans' struggle for equality under the law from 1865 through World War I. Learn about both Southern and Northern roles in this dark chapter of our history as well as Black New Yorkers’ organizing and community-building in the face of discrimination. To register for this program, please visit https://us02web.zoom.us//tZcoceGrpjMtGNR77HFHVvadTVUG3AOv_ Image: Celebrating the Fifteenth Amendment which guaranteed African American men the right to vote, 1870. Print by Thomas Kelly. New-York Historical Society Library.

Our new Adult Graphic Novel collection got a big boost over the holidays! Check out new & new-to-Irvington titles ranging from manga comedies to feminist sci-fi, biographical non-fiction and hit anthologies, graphic adaptations of popular books, & critical hits of comics! Call the library to reserve one today, or search the online catalog for more.

Miss going to museums in person? We're bringing you one of the New-York Historical Society's great regular programs right to your couch; this special and free virtual program has a 50-person guest limit, so register now! Explore the New-York Historical Society’s collection of Tiffany lampsone of the world’s largest and most encyclopedicand the intricate techniques that created them with this interactive virtual presentation. View masterpieces of this elegant American art fo...rm and hear the personal stories of head designer Clara Driscoll and her team of Tiffany Girls, whose contributions were nearly forgotten by history. Register now at: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZwpdeqqrDgqG9BHKrf8yqxo5zJzcGJa- Speaker Jeanne Pape has been a volunteer at the New-York Historical Society since 2005. She has a great passion for American history and art and has led tours of many exhibitions, ranging from World War II & NYC to Nature and the American Vision: The Hudson River School, as well as New-York Historical's 2016 "Summer of Hamilton." She has delivered off-site lectures on 60 Objects in 60 Minutes and women's history. Jeanne Pape also has had a successful career in human resources and consumer marketing.

Dreaming of a summer escape? Our next free adult and teen grab and go craft kit is for a Flamingo Snow Globe; we provide the materials & instructions, you supply a glue gun and imagination! Register here by January 14th to reserve a kit: http://irvingtonlibrary.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails Make it on your own with the included instructions, or join the optional Zoom make-together on Wednesday January 20th at 6 p.m.

Tonight: a joint program of the Field Library of Peekskill, the Irvington Public Library, and the Warner Library of Tarrytown. Winter holidays are varied and diverse, but they share many themes: food, family, tradition, celebration, and lights. They bring warmth and hope during the darkest nights of the year. Tell a story or poem of your favorite winter holiday, or share a treasured memory from holidays gone by. Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and more. All are welcome! To register, visit https://us02web.zoom.us//tZAuce6qqjovEtPSTNp0y_8uAg2jI_jKG

There are reasons to celebrate each day of the remaining year (2020)! Here's how to celebrate December 29th and 30th with digital library resources: December 29th Mary Tyler Moore's birthday... Watch her on the first season of The Dick Van Dyke show on Hoopla: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12180954 Texas becomes our 28th State, December 29, 1845 Watch The Great Courses episode "Rebellious Texas and the Alamo" to learn more about the tensions and events that led the territory to become part of the United States: https://wls.kanopy.com/video/rebellious-texas-and-alamo December 30th Basketball star LeBron James was born on December 30, 1984 -- Kids can listen to this 21 minute audiobook about LeBron James: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13269954 --Adults can read the ebook, "LeBron James vs. the NBA: The Case for Basketball's Greatest Player" https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11855640 Mary Godwin Married Percy Shelley on December 30th, 1816 -- Listen to an audiobook of Frankenstein: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11421248 -- Read a graphic novel version of the horror classic Frankenstein: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12410795 -- Watch a miniseries adaptation of Frankenstein: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11244975 Pro Golfer, Tiger Woods, was born December 30, 1975 Listen to an audiobook of Tiger Woods's "How I Play Golf" https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11608574

December Adult Programming! Featuring holiday crafts, lectures and celebrations, a presentation about Tiffany by the New-York Historical Society, pandemic estate planning, and the December book club selection. All free. Registration links in each photo description.

Join us virtually today, Thursday, December 3 in honor of the Westchester County residents we have lost to COVID-19.

Did you know that the great audiobooks and eBooks that used to be on RBDigital will now be available through the Libby app and on OverDrive? Check out these consolidated collections at https://westchester.overdrive.com/

December #MyWestchesterPhoto by the Lombardi Family of Irvington