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Library Catalog and Online Services Are Back Up
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The Library Is Now Fine Free
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Materials checked out from and
returned to the Dobbs Ferry Public Library will not accrue any fines! |
Upcoming Programs
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
Saturday, September 30
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Join us for an international fair celebrating Spanish-speaking countries with crafts, foods, books, music, dance, and more!
Countries to be represented are Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador.
Stuffed Animal Field Trips – Ongoing from the Children’s Room
Sunday, October 1
All Day
Ages 3 and Up
The library’s stuffed animals want to go on field trips! Check one out, bring them home, and add to their personal scrapbooks by writing about and taking pictures of the fun things you do together. When you’re at the library, you can visit the animals who have made it back to home base and see what they’ve been up to. Stuffed animals may be periodically rotated out based on condition.
Girls (and Nonbinary Folks) Who Code Info Session
Monday, October 2
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Come to a virtual info session on Monday October 2 to learn about our brand new Girls (and Nonbinary Folks) Who Code club! Then join us for club meetings on Mondays starting October 23.
Girls (and Nonbinary Folks) Who Code Info Session: Monday October 2, 4-5pm on Zoom
Club Meetings Beginning Monday October 23 at 5-6pm
Email dobteen@wlsmail.org for more info or to register!
Dungeons & Dragons Club *PROGRAM FULL* Waitlist Only
Wednesday, October 4
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Wednesday program full – waitlist only
Thursday session has availability.
Registration is required via this Google form: https://forms.gle/UdDW3BzGVV9Wm6V19. You are not registered until a librarian contacts you with confirmation and scheduling details.
Questions? Participants aged 8-12 can email children’s librarian Gina at dobchildref@wlsmail.org, and participants aged 13-18 can email teen librarian Alex Yeranossian at ayeranossian@wlsmail.org.
Chess Club (Registration)
Thursday, October 5
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Come learn to play chess with Bradley Wank, Esq. – All Ages welcome!
Register with dobref@wlsmail.org — please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!
Online Resources

Comics Plus is provided by Westchester Library System. Access graphic novels for all ages from 80 publishers for free with your library card!
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Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate ordinary and extraordinary women, explore women’s achievements and struggles throughout history, and acknowledge all the amazing contributions of women to our society. The 2022 theme for Women’s History Month is “Providing Healing, Promoting Hope” as a tribute to the ceaseless work of caregivers and frontline workers during this ongoing pandemic and also to recognize the thousands of ways that women of all cultures have provided healing and hope throughout history. This theme proudly honors those who, in public and private life, provide healing and promote hope for the betterment of all.
Springhurst Library Media Specialist Lauren Rodriguez, Middle/High School Library Media Specialist Ellen Elsen, and K-8 Literacy Coordinator Michelle Yang-Kaczmarek have teamed up with Dobbs Ferry Public Library Children’s Librarian Gina Elbert to create this resource list to help your classes dive deeper into the contribution of women to society. Our hope is that this history will not just stay in March but will be celebrated all year long, highlighting the determination, courage and perseverance of women.
Click Here for the 2022 Women’s History Month Resources List

Indigenous peoples are often overlooked by the dominant forces in contemporary American society. They’re a vital part of our past, but also of our present and future. Springhurst librarian Lauren Rodriguez, Middle/High School media specialist Ellen Elsen, and K-8 literacy coordinator Michelle Yang-Kaczmarek have teamed up with Dobbs Ferry Public Library children’s librarian Gina Elbert and teen librarian Allee Manning to create the below resource list to help you dive deeper into indigenous literature for kindergarten through 12th grade. While it focuses on the indigenous peoples of the United States, it also contains a short section acknowledging native peoples of other countries in the Americas. These stories span contemporary life as well as historical fact and are part of a growing movement in publishing to better represent marginalized voices. Many are about Native Americans of the continental United States, but Native Hawaiians and Alaskans appear too. This is a sampling of available resources and not an exhaustive list. If you would like help finding more, please contact your librarian(s).

Every year, from mid-September to mid-October, Americans recognize National Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring the culture, histories, and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came to the country from Spanish-speaking countries in Europe and the Americas. The first celebration took place during one week in mid-September of 1968, with the timeframe chosen to honor independence day celebrations in many Spanish-speaking countries, including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua (all on September 15), Mexico (September 16), and Chile (September 18). In 1988, the celebration was expanded to last a month, from September 15-October 15 each year.
Springhurst Library Media Specialist Lauren Rodriguez, Middle/High School Library Media Specialist Ellen Elsen, and K-8 Literacy Coordinator Michelle Yang-Kaczmarek have teamed up with Dobbs Ferry Public Library Children’s Librarian Gina Elbert and Young Adult Librarian Allee Manning to create this resource list to help your families dive deeper into the contributions and culture of Latinx and Hispanic Americans.