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Adult Services Librarian Bill Broadnax retires after 52 years
After 52 years of service at the Ossining Public Library, beloved librarian Bill Broadnax has retired.
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The Ossining Public Library named Best Library and Best Children's Library
The Ossining Public Library has once again been named Best Library and Best Children’s Library in Westchester Magazine’s Best of Westchester.
The Ossining Public Library Receives Funding To Provide Digital Skills Training With #Job Goals: Empowering New Graduates to Succeed
The American Library Association (ALA) announced that the Ossining Public Library has been selected to participate in Libraries Lead with Digital Skills, an initiative of ALA and the Public Library Association (PLA), sponsored by Grow With Google, the tech company’s economic opportunity initiative. The Ossining Public Library will use the funding to launch a series of job search programs aimed at recent high school and college graduates.
Library Director Karen LaRocca-Fels, on behalf of the library, shares her grief and outrage regarding the ongoing acts of racism and brutality in our country, writing:
The Ossining Public Library Awarded the Sophia Abeles Education Award by ArtsWestchesterThe Ossining Public Library is proud to announce that it is one of ArtsWestchester’s honorees for their 2020 Art Awards, and has been awarded the Sophia Abeles Education Award for its efforts in making diverse art and cultural programming accessible to all.
Carry Cubillos Honored by the Westchester County Board of LegislatorsCarry Cubillos, the library's Cultural Programming Specialist, has been named a person of distinction and dedicated community member.
The Ossining Public Library Launches Fall Concert Series Dedicated to Longtime Supporter David KornreichOssining Public Library will be hosting a special Friday night concert series featuring three acclaimed classical performers.
Historian and Best-Selling Author Douglas Brinkley To Launch The Bob Minzesheimer Author Series At The Ossining Public LibraryAcclaimed author and noted historian Douglas Brinkley to appear at the inaugural event in our new series.