March 12th, 2018
Your contributions to the 2017 HPLF Annual Appeal were more than 50% greater than those to our inaugural 2016 effort! Since costs were essentially the same, your generosity produced a substantial increase in the funds available to support the Harrison Public Library in the coming months. In case you were wondering, here’s where an important… read more
August 18th, 2017
Movies, music, and books? Of course! But your Harrison Library also has a growing list of “things” patrons can borrow. These include: Telescope Keva Planks Snap Circuits Knitting needles Picnic blankets Lawn games And if the library doesn’t have the “thing” you want, maybe you can make it! There’s a Makerbot Replicator Mini 3D printer… read more
August 18th, 2017
Accolades are rolling in for the Harrison Public Library Foundation’s Play2Learn Festival, scheduled for Sunday, September 10 from 11 AM to 3 PM in Riis Park outside the library. County Executive Rob Astorino has proclaimed the date “Harrison Public Library Play2Learn Festival Day” in Westchester County and is scheduled to deliver the proclamation in person… read more
July 15th, 2017
Eliza was delighted–and so were her parents–when she took her first steps in the West Harrison branch library children’s room! She’s officially a toddler now and it won’t be long before she’s a reader, too. You can tell from Eliza’s smile that she loves her library.
July 5th, 2017
The Play2Learn Festival has been named the Best New Kids Festival in Westchester Magazine’s annual compilation of the Best of Westchester. Here’s what they said about the event: “Don’t tell the kids, but they can learn while they play. The HPL Play2Learn Festival features dozens of hands-on activities in eight play zones centered on creativity,… read more