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eBooks are great, especially at your library!

  Digital content is everywhere you look and as it continues to grow, print media is falling by the wayside.  Many small local newspapers have already closed and the most… Read more »

Articles    ebooks, library, online catalog, story time

How to Gift Wrap your Holiday Gift

Gift-wrapping always triggers a tension between my arts & craftsy skills, and vivid memories of once small kids tearing through carefully wrapped presents like rabid wolverines. Slowing them down became… Read more »

Articles    gift wrap, holiday gift guide, Martha Stewart, Penny Saver, pinecones, wrapping paper

Gifts for the Foodie with a Library Card!

The best decision I ever made was to marry a man who loves to cook.  Not surprisingly, I’d say the second best decision may have been to take up running.  Aside… Read more »

Articles    foodie, gourmet bread, library card, olive oil, Pure Mountain, Tarrytown

And the librarian recommends… Quiet!

Looking for the perfect book to buy someone? I highly recommend Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain. The author provides a… Read more »

Articles    book recommendation, gift guide, Librarian, Susan Cain, Terry Kirchner

Give the gift of literacy!

The gift giving season is upon us.  As a technology expert, I’m often asked for recommendations and gift ideas.  As is usually the case, there’s no shortage of new techno… Read more »

Articles    gift guide, Leapfrog, literacy, Tag Reading System, Toys for Tots, Westchester County

The Gift of Dance

Shall We Dance?  One of the best gifts I ever bought myself was a dance lesson to learn how to waltz.  It’s hard to believe that purchase was over 10… Read more »

Articles    Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, holiday gifts, Jennifer Lopez, New York Dance Center, Richard Gere, Shall we Dance?

Gift Idea for the Nature Enthusiast

NO wrapping paper? NO ribbon? NO giftbox? NO problem! For that hard to please recipient, consider a donation in their honor to a charity. As a nature enthusiast, I donate to support the… Read more »

Articles    charitable donations, gift guide, Mt. Kisco, nature, nature enthusiast, The Nature Conservancy

Peace on Earth, Yoga and Pilates

No matter how you celebrate the holidays, the festivities bring with them a fair amount of stress. Its easy to overlook taking care of yourself during the holidays.  Take a… Read more »

Articles    executive assistant, gift guide, Historic Hudson Valley, Hurricane Sandy, pilates, yoga

Crazy & Cool Gadget Gifts

Tablet computer floor stand And the “Why Didn’t We Think of That?” award goes to adjustable floor stands that hold iPads, e-readers and other tablet computers hands-free. Set it up… Read more »

Articles    Amazon, Christmas gifts, holiday gift guide, iPlunge, Sharper Image, stocking stuffer, tablet floor stand

15th Annual African American Literary Celebration

Sponsorship opportunities and tickets are still available for our upcoming 15th Annual African American Literary Celebration, which will take place on Friday, January 18, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. – 10:30… Read more »

Library Events    Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Diane Brady, Dr. Bettye Perkins, Dr. Martin Luther King, Fraternity, Holy Cross, WLS Learning Ambassadors

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