Special Event

Join acclaimed architects Dale Laurin and Anthony Romeo in a richly illustrated, in depth presentation of the architecture and life of Frank Lloyd Wright. Why do the designs of America’s greatest architect still move people decades after his last building was completed, and what can we learn from them about ourselves? In this in-person well […]

The Pound Ridge Garden Club will hold their first meeting of the year, open to the public. It will be an in-person presentation in the Schaffner Room. There will be a business meeting for members at 9:15 followed by the program at 10 am. Speaker: Pam Wright. Pam currently resides on the Pawtucket River in […]

A private Bridge group will meet in the lower level.

We invite you to step into lush, magnificently designed gardens and experience a variety of historic eras and fascinating cultures – through a digital “visit” to some of Westchester’s fabulous public gardens. This 75-minute, richly illustrated presentation will include images both past and present of  the restored colonial gardens at the Jay family properties, the […]

The Pound Ridge Library Book Group meets on the third Wednesday of every month at 11:45 am. This month, we will be discussing 'The Housemaid' by Freida McFadden. "Millie is a young and beautiful woman who takes a job as a live-in housekeeper for a wealthy couple, Nina and Andrew Winchester. For Millie, who has […]

Ikebana (ē-kĕ-bah-nah) is the ancient art of Japanese flower arranging and one of the traditional arts of Japan. A free translation of Ikebana might be “living flowers” or “making flowers come alive”. When flowers are beautifully arranged in a container, the arrangement evokes the whole of nature itself, and people’s relationship with nature. Presented by […]

The Pound Ridge Authors Society Celebrates Their Tenth Anniversary.   Please join us! Come to the  PRAS April book reading event with five local authors of fiction, nonfiction, and children's books.  You will enjoy engaging presentations and discussions, wine and cheese, and interact with readers, authors, writers, and the literary community.  The five featured authors from […]

A private event will take place in the Schaffner Room. Hata Ikebana is closed to the public.

The Garden Club will be holding a private event in the Schaffner Room.

A two day workshop exploring the process of relief printmaking. Using a linoleum soft rubber block, design and carve your own image to print on a note card. This workshop reviews the relief printmaking process from design concept, using the tools, inking and printing. Create your very own design to print on cards and share. […]

An informative seed workshop focusing on planting your vegetable garden by seed.  The workshop will be conducted by Master Gardener, Carolyn Ramsey, Community Horticulture Educator of the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester County. Class size will be limited.  Please register below.  Registration guarantees a spot in the program. Registration does not guarantee a parking spot. […]

Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing is the premier perfornmance of a song cycle for Soprano and Piano,  composed by Pete Malinverni, acclaimed jazz pianist, composer, educator and long time Pound Ridge resident. In celebration of National Poetry Month, Malinverni used the texts of James Weldon Johnson's poetry.  The performance will include, of course, Johnson’s “Lift […]

There will be private meeting in the lower-level meeting room.

Great news! The library has received a grant to better serve those with disabilities. Thanks to the American Library Association's 'Libraries Transforming Communities' grant, we're focusing on making the library more accessible for the neurodiverse community. We want to make sure our initiatives are based on real experiences and needs, so we're reaching out to […]