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The Westchester Library System is a state- chartered, cooperative library system serving all 38 Westchester member public libraries and the county's citizens. It is one of the 23 public library systems serving New York State's public libraries, and was established in 1958. The mission of the Westchester Library System is to enhance and improve ...
Mother Irene Gill Memorial Library was the centrally administered library of the College of New Rochelle [1] in New York. It comprised the main college library and five affiliated libraries: Co-Op City [2] Brooklyn [3] John Cardinal O'Connor in the South Bronx [4] Rosa Parks in Harlem [5] District Council 37 in TriBeca [6]
The Emma S. Clark Memorial Library Association [1] is a New York State Free Association Library registered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York. It is the oldest public library, in terms of continuous service from its original location, serving Suffolk County, New York, since it was built in 1892 by Thomas Hodgkins, its original patron.
In 1923, New Rochelle resident Anna Jones became the first African-American woman to be admitted to the New York State Bar. [18] Poet and resident James J. Montague captured the image of New Rochelle at the time in his 1926 poem "Queen City of the Sound". [19] In 1930, New Rochelle recorded a population of 54,000, up from 36,213 only ten years ...
The library's collection of 300,000 volumes includes audio recordings and periodicals, as well as books on a broad range of subjects. It is open for browsing and research by the general public; only members may borrow books or use the upper floors. [4] The library is a non-profit organization supported primarily by its membership fees and ...
Library card. A library card can refer to several cards traditionally used for the management of books and patrons in a library. In its most common use, a library card serves similar functions as a corporate membership card. A person who holds a library card has borrowing or other privileges associated with the issuing library.
History of New Rochelle, New York. New Rochelle (French: Nouvelle-Rochelle [la nuvɛl ʁoʃɛl] ⓘ) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state. The town was settled by Huguenots (French Protestants) in 1688 who fled France following their failed rebellions.
New Rochelle High School (NRHS), a public secondary school in New Rochelle, New York, is part of the City School District of New Rochelle and is the city's sole public high school. Its buildings were designed by the noted architectural firm Guilbert and Betelle and constructed in the French-Gothic style. It opened in 1926 as the Woodrow Wilson ...