Celebrating 125 Years

Katonah Village Library

Saturday, December 10, 2005

Full Day of Free Activities and Events

Time  Location  Activity/Event
9:45am  Library Plaza   125th Anniversary Proclamation Ceremony
10am-10:45   Library Meeting Room I  Children’s Entertainer
10am-4pm Library Meeting Room II  Holiday Boutique – 14 wonderful artisans and vendors
10am-5pm Library Circulation Desk Self-guided historical tour available – between the Library and the Original Reading Room at Wm. Nicholas on Edgemont Road
11am-12pm  Library Meeting Room I  Book Readings with Cristy Frank, Principal, and Jonathan Kaplan, Assistant Principal, of Katonah Elementary School
11am-2pm Wm. Nicholas, 19 Edgemont Hot apple cider and scones, compliments of Wm. Nicholas

Linda Dannenberg, author of French Country Style, available to discuss and sign her book

12pm-4pm  Historical Museum  The Katonah Historical Museum, located upstairs in the Library, will be open; visit the diorama of Old Katonah, history of the move to New Katonah, hundreds of photos and lots more
1:45-3:15pm  Children’s Library  Art Project, sponsored by the Katonah Arts Center; face painting; and balloon animals
2pm Library Meeting Room I Billy Collins Poetry Reading (space is limited, registration necessary)
3:30-5pm  Library Meeting Room I Authors’ Chats, featuring Susan Allport, Page Dickey, Katherine Potter, Esmeralda Santiago and Jude Watson

For more information about the Authors - click here

5:30pm Historical Museum    Reception begins for John Scofield Concert (tickets for the reception and concert can be purchased in advance at $40 each; hors d’oeuvres generously donated by Wm. Nicholas)
6:30pm Library Meeting Room I  John Scofield Concert begins

Also:  Passes available at the Library all day for Y? Katonah – so that from December 10th through December 17th you will receive a 15% discount on your purchases and Y? Katonah will donate another 15% of your purchase to the Library’s 125th Anniversary Capital Campaign.