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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 ...
Rye is a coastal city in Westchester County, New York, United States, located near New York City and within the New York City metropolitan area. It is separate from the Town of Rye , which has more land area than the city. [ 3 ]
The Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library is an association library funded by and for the villages of Port Chester and Rye Brook. The library was founded in 1876 by Jared V. Peck and was dedicated at its present location in 1926 at the intersection of Haseco and Westchester Avenues. Three major renovations have taken place, in 1967, 2007, and 2012.
www.townofryeny.com. Rye is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 49,613 at the 2020 United States census [2] over 45,928 at the 2010 census. [3] It is a separate municipality from the city of Rye. The Town of Rye contains two villages – Port Chester and Rye Brook – and the Rye Neck section of the village ...
Jessie M. Carson (March 29, 1876 – September 6, 1959) was an American librarian who was appointed the director of children's libraries for the American Committee for Devastated France in 1920. [ 1 ] Along with several other children's librarians on leave of absence from the New York Public Library, Carson rehabilitated four libraries ...
Westchester Countyis a countylocated in the southeastern portion of the U.S. stateof New York, bordering the Long Island Soundto its east and the Hudson Riveron its west. The county is the seventh most populous countyin the State of New York and the most populous north of New York City.[7] According to the 2020 United States Census, the county ...
August 30, 1993 [2] The Jay Estate is a 23-acre park and historic site in Rye, New York, with the 1838 Peter Augustus Jay House at its center. [3] It is the keystone of the Boston Post Road Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District (NHL) created in 1993. [2][4][5][6] The site is the surviving remnant of the 400-acre (1.6 km 2 ...
Dewey Decimal. 813.54. The Catcher in the Rye is a novel by American author J. D. Salinger that was partially published in serial form in 1945–46 before being novelized in 1951. Originally intended for adults, it is often read by adolescents for its themes of angst and alienation, and as a critique of superficiality in society. [ 4 ][ 5 ] The ...