Pound Ridge Library
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 […]
Harriet Shenkman's poetry collection captures the circular nature of life. Reading from "Wonder Wheel", she both recalls her ancestors and rears her children in these poems-alongside its unpredictability. Harriet Shenkman is the current Poet-in-Residence at the JCC of Mid Westchester. She is a professor emerita at City University of New York. Her poetry awards include […]
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. […]
