Happenings
Cocktails & Conversation with Ben Yagoda
We were all “Gobsmacked” last night when author Ben Yagoda came for Cocktails & Conversation! There was mixing and mingling in the bar at Alvin & Friends, before we all moved to the private Roscoe Room to listen in on a discussion between Yagoda and moderator Amy Bass (a charming host, as always) about his […]
A Year of Transition for the Library and the Foundation
Fighting Book Bans…Celebrating Local Heroes…And Adding To Our Library’s Important Resources 2024 marks a year of new leadership, as we bid farewell to Tom Geoffi no, the Library’s Directorfor the last 18 years and our partner in making essential changes happen at our Library. UnderTom’s leadership, the NRPL secured over 2 million dollars in competitive […]
Cocktails & Conversation with Kamili Bell Hill: A Plant-Based Roadmap to a Happier You
The mood was lighthearted at the November 16th Cocktails & Conversations as Kamili Bell Hill, local author and “PlantBlerd” creator with nearly 60,000 social media followers, discussed her lively media journey with Prof. Amy Bass and shared horticulture tips from her book Happy Plants, Happy You. Hill says houseplants helped her “exit the stress highway.” Her book is part […]
Coffee, Confections & Conversation with Emily Franklin
On Saturday morning, October 21st the New Rochelle Public Library Foundation hosted a morning version of its popular Cocktails & Conversation event : Coffee, Confections and Conversation featured author Emily Franklin, whose latest work, The Lioness of Boston, is a deeply evocative novel of the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner. The topic — one of America’s leading art collectors and creator of […]