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Besides talking about serious economic issues in his appearance at the Chappaqua Library Friday to sign copies of his new book, “Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy,” (read the story here) President Bill Clinton also took a question on what books he is currently reading.

He said he is finishing two and recommended both. The first is “Washington: A Life” by Ron Chernow about George Washington, which he said is important for understanding America. The second is a turn-of-the-20th Century New York City mystery by Stefanie Pintoff, though he wasn’t specific about which of her books he was reading. He was taken with the description of the street scene in New York in 1906 with electric cabs fighting for space with new gasoline-powered autos and horse-drawn carriages.

The Chappaqua Library, in collaboration with many local institutions, is holding a month-long celebration of Mark Twain. Here is the latest on one of the events, “Mark Twain and the Minister”:

CHAPPAQUA INTERFAITH COUNCIL

Event: Mark Twain and the Minister

Sponsor:Chappaqua Interfaith Council and the Chappaqua Library

Location:Chappaqua Library, 195 South Greeley Ave., Chappaqua, N.Y. 10514

Date: Sunday, October 30, 2011 Time: 4:00 PM

CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. The Chappaqua Interfaith Council* and the Chappaqua Library are pleased to cosponsor “Mark Twain and the Minister,” as part of the library’s month-long celebration of Mark Twain this fall. The event will be at the Chappaqua Library on Sunday, October 30 at 4 pm and is free. It will feature a lively talk by Steve Courtney, author of the award-winning book, Joseph Hopkins Twichell: The Life and Times of Mark Twain’s Closest Friend, and on the staff at the Mark Twain House, in Hartford, Ct.

“It comes as a surprise to many that Mark Twain’s closest friend was a New England Congregationalist minister, the Reverend Joseph Hopkins Twichell,” says Courtney. “The two met when Samuel Clemens was in Hartford in 1868 on a business trip, and instantly hit it off … when the Wild Humorist came to dinner with the Twichells, he rose to leave at 9 and stood talking at the door until 11, holding a small pile of books borrowed from his new friend. (more…)

The New Castle Sustainability Board has organized a presentation on turning fall leaves into valuable mulch Thursday at the Chappaqua Library. Read on for details:

SAVE TIME AND MONEY

There’s gold in those falling leaves!

September 22, 2011 at 7:30 pm

at the Chappaqua Public Library

MULCHING IN PLACE

Attention Landscapers and Property Owners:

You’re wasting time and money

When the leaves come down this fall, you can save the time, energy and expense of blowing, bagging and carting this valuable resource off your property by creating your own mulch and fertilizer.

It’s easier than you think!

Learn how you can take advantage of the many environmental and economic benefits of on- site leaf shredding and mulching. Methods and equipment requirements will also be explained, and there will be a video-taped demonstration.

Presenters:

Tim Downey, Aesthetic Landscape Care

Anthony Volpone, A. Volpone Landscaping & Lawn Maintenance

Mark Gilliland, Irvington Green Policy Task Force

Anne Jaffe Holmes, Greenburgh Nature Center

Alert Message has been issued by the New Castle Police Department.

Friday July 22, 2011 9:34 AM EDT

New Castle Opens Cooling Center At Chappaqua Library. Police Will Check On Seniors.

Chappaqua Library has offered its building to serve as a cooling center for New Castle seniors and people who have special needs. The library is located at 195 South Greeley Avenue in Chappaqua. Seniors who would like to use the cooling center but do not have transportation may call New Castle Police at 914 238-4422 and the Police Department will assist in getting to the library.

Please check on your neighbors during this heat wave and make sure they are ok. If you know of a senior or special needs person who might need to be checked, please call New Castle Police at 914 238-4422. We will check on that person.

The current heat wave is expected to last until Saturday night.

The New Castle police have issued this alert:

Alert Message has been issued by the New Castle Police Department.

Thursday July 21, 2011 2:16 PM EDT

New Castle Opens Cooling Center At Chappaqua Library

Chappaqua Library has offered its building to serve as a cooling center for New Castle seniors and people who have special needs. The library is located at 195 South Greeley Avenue in Chappaqua. Seniors who would like to use the cooling center but do not have transportation may call New Castle Police at 914 238-4422 and the Police Department will assist in getting to the library.

Please check on your neighbors during this heat wave and make sure they are ok. If you know of a senior or special needs person who might need to be checked, please call New Castle Police at 914 238-4422. We will check on that person.

The current heat wave is expected to last until tomorrow night.

For full details, go to https://local.nixle.com/alert/4713198/?sub_id=226315.

Contact Information:

LT Daniel Cannon

Patrol Division

914-238-4422 dcannon@town.new-castle.ny.us

Here are the final numbers in the race for one seat on the Chappaqua Library Board of Trustees. Ellen Smithberg won with 465 votes.

Ellen Smithberg: 465

Gerry Golub: 438

Thomas Payne: 348

Vincent Travagliato: 266

Five candidates have put in their names to run for one open seat on the Chappaqua Library Board. The candidates who submitted their names by today’s 5 p.m. deadline are Seth Lesser, Gerry Golub, Thomas Payne, Vincent Travagliato and Ellen Smithberg, all of Chappaqua.

The Chappaqua School District, which runs the library election, extended the deadline for candidate petitions to today from April 18 after the only candidate withdrew her name after the deadline.

Event: Is Rationality the Death of Religion?

Sponsor:Chappaqua Interfaith Council and the Chappaqua Library

Location:Bell Middle School, 50 Senter Street, Chappaqua, N.Y. 10514

Date: May 15, 2011 Time: 4:00 PM

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The only candidate for the one opening on the Chappaqua Library Board, Janet Short, has withdrawn her name.

To give an opportunity for other candidates to step forward, the Chappaqua School District plans to extend the deadline for candidate petitions to May 5 for the Library Board. The petition deadline had been April 18. The Chappaqua Library is a school district library.

If no one claims a place on the ballot, a candidate could still be chosen through a write-in, said Library Director Pamela Thornton. If no candidate is chosen on election day, the Library Board can appoint a member for one year until the 2012 election.

For information, see below:

OCA WESTCHESTER & HUDSON VALLEY PRESENTS RISING STARS CONCERT

A music festival introducing twelve young Asian Americans, performing classical and contemporary works, from the West and East.

Young student performers will play a variety of musical instruments; both classical instruments from the West and traditional Asian instruments such as the Guzheng.

Student performers range in age from 8 to 18, who were selected via audition by a panel of judges.

SATURDAY APRIL 9, 2011 PROGRAM TIME: 2:00PM – 4:00PM

CHAPPAQUA LIBRARY 195 SOUTH GREELEY AVENUE CHAPPAQUA, NEW YORK 10514

PHONE: (914) 238-4779

Free admission

Light Refreshments

For questions on the event contact OCA at ocawhv@yahoo.com

OCA founded in 1973 as the Organization of Chinese Americans, is a national organization dedicated to advancing the social, political and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States

www.oca-whv.org