Photos by H&H Photograpy
The Winning Word was: ‘pogonip‘
`pog-uh-nip,” a dense winter fog containing ice particles”, n, Shoshone
The Irvington Library and the Friends of the Irvington Library greatly appreciate your book donations!
Only items that meet the Library’s acquisitions policy may be added to the Library’s permanent collection. Materials not selected for the collection may be sold by the Friends, with all proceeds benefiting the Library. Items that are not sold may be donated to other nonprofit organizations or responsibly discarded.
You may bring one or two cartons or shopping bags of books to the library front desk during regular library hours.
Please do not use plastic garbage bags.
Books must never be left outside the library, in the vestibule, or in the book drop.
If you wish to donate more than two cartons, please contact the Friends in advance so we can arrange for someone to receive them.
Questions? Email us at friends.irvington.library@gmail.com
Please do not call the library regarding donations — thank you!
We are happy to accept:
Hardcover fiction and nonfiction
Trade paperback fiction and nonfiction (not mass-market/pocket editions)
Reference books and textbooks only if recently published
Specialized periodicals and academic journals (no popular magazines)
Children’s books
Foreign-language books
Blank books, journals, diaries, notebooks, notecards, postcards, and stationery
Unfortunately, we are no longer able to accept:
Mass-market (“pocketbook”) paperbacks
(approx. 4.25 × 6.87 inches), unless like new
DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, or vinyl records unless new and unopened
Software or video games
Please also do not donate:
Water-damaged, mildewed, or heavily soiled books
Books with missing covers or split spines
Out-of-date computer science books
Instruction manuals
Encyclopedias
To obtain a receipt for tax purposes, please ask the library clerk or a Friends volunteer when you drop off your donation.
THANK YOU for supporting the Irvington Library!
THANK YOU TO ALL THE INTREPID SPELLERS who made THE 8TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY-WIDE SPELLING BEE such a tremendous success!
You all showed extraordinary grace under fire and unflagging good humor.
Congratulations to the Wordly Women whose truly impressive orthographic proficiency won them the trophy for the fourth time!
Thank you to all who contributed their many skills and talents – enunciator, judges, scorekeepers, musicians, dancers, and technicians – to make the evening so entertaining.
And thanks, of course, to the generous sponsors and advertisers who showed their support for the Irvington Public Library and made this 8th Bee possible.
The Winning Word
The Winning Team
The winning word: Agglutinate
The winning team: Other Wordly Women
Photos courtesy of Poppy Studio
The winning word: SKEUOMORPH
The winning team: SPELLBINDERS OF DOWNINGWOOD
Read all about it at The Daily Tarrytown.
Many, many thanks go to our generous sponsors, intrepid spellers, and tireless volunteers!
The winning word: Ailurophobia
The winning team: Spellbinders of Downingwood
Many opportunities exist to contribute some time to our cause on a regular, sporadic, or even once-a-year basis. We’re especially seeking people with
…but we welcome anyone and everyone who’d like to participate in our activities in any way at all. The best way to get in touch with us is by email: friends.irvington.library@gmail.com
One of the primary functions of The Friends of the Irvington Library is to allow the library to expand its cultural programming. We are proud to be the sponsors of many of the programs offered by the library, including activities for children, teenagers, and seniors; and we are grateful to the library staff for all the thought and time and effort invested in developing these great events and activities for us all to enjoy and learn from.
Upcoming programs are listed on the library’s website:
You can also view the library’s monthly calendar of events and /or sign up to receive a monthly newsletter with detailed information concerning the library’s programs.
The winning word: Ageusia
The winning team: B Train
The winning word: Epergne
The winning team: Wordly Women
The winning word: Fascicle
The winning team: Spanglish
Even though the book sale is a bi-annual event, it is a
year-round job. We can use help sorting donations as they
arrive at the library, as well as publicizing, setting up, and
staffing the event itself. For more information, contact us at
friends.irvington.library@gmail.com
Setting up the Annual Book Sale
Ample opportunities exist for people of all ages to help out at the library on a regular basis. There are never enough people to repair and re-shelve all the books, both in the adult and children’s sections.
Working at the library is a great way for high school students to fulfill their Community Service requirement. In the summertime, especially, teens are needed to help with all the great children’s programs.
For further information, contact Keshet Roman at kroman@wlsmail.org
The purpose of this summer’s contest was to promote literacy and the love of language by encouraging people to reflect on libraries, reading, books, or poetry and to express their feelings creatively in the form of haiku. Over 70 poems were entered in the contest, expressing a wide variety of sentiments, from wonder to joy, from gratitude to wistfulness, all of them fervent.
Your favorite book
falls open like it wants you
to read it again
AND
In the beginning
you quickly gobble up words
but savor the last
kids room koala
in the room of excitement
perches with its kin
I like libraries
Because they bring happiness
Also they bring joy
Read to me tonight
Something from your childhood
Put my mind at ease
My memory is
Of a book whose title I
Can’t remember now
Rough Irish waters
Sea legs ride a rhythm wild
In the travel aisle
Your favorite book
falls open like it wants you
to read it again
AND
In the beginning
you quickly gobble up words
but savor the last
kids room koala
in the room of excitement
perches with its kin
I like libraries
Because they bring happiness
Also they bring joy