Events

The Friends of the Scarsdale Library sponsor readings and other events throughout the year. Unless otherwise noted, these events are free and open to the public, and are held in the Scott Room at the library, so please join us!

Upcoming Events

2010 Book Sale - September 11 - 19

Previous Events

Sunday, June 13, at 3pm in the Scott Room
Author Ken Kutscher will discuss his book "Watching Walter Cronkite: Reflections on Growing up in the 1950s and 1960s."

Monday, July 5, 2010
Collection for 2010 Book Sale begins.

Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 3:45pm in the Scott Room
Author Austin Ken Kutscher, MD, will discuss his book "Watching Walter Kronkite: Reflections on Growing up in the 1950s and 1960s."

Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 4pm in the Scott Room
"Swingin' Sundays" event - jazz vocalist Joan Crowe

Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 4pm in the Scott Room
"Swingin' Sundays" event - jazz vocalist Karen Mason

Sunday, April 7, 2010 at 7:30pm in the Scott Room
Seymour Topping, Scarsdale resident and former NY TIMES Foreign Editor, speaks on his book "On the Front Lines of the Cold War: An American Correspondent's Journal from the Chinese Civil War to the Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam." This is a Library program presented with support from the Friends of the Library.

Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 3pm in the Scott Room
Marilyn Johnson talks on her book "This Book Is Overdue: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All." Are librarians obsolete in the Google era? What is it like to be a librarian in a world of too much information, constant change, exploding technology, shrinking budgets, and growing numbers of the baffled? Could there be a better spot than behind the librarians' desk to watch the digital age unfold? This is a Library program presented with the support of the Friends of the Library. Click here for the New York Times review.

Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 3:45pm in the Scott Room
James A. Garvey, III and Gerard J. Pelisson will talk about their book "The Castle on the Parkway: The Story of New York City's Dewitt Clinton High School and Its Extraordinary Influence on American Life." This event is being presented by the Scarsdale Library with support from the Friends of the Scarsdale Library.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 8:00pm in the Scott Room
Andrew Sorkin will discuss his new book Too Big To Fail. The book is an inside look at how Wall Street and Washington fought to save the financial system - and themselves - during last fall's economic meltdown. Andrew Sorkin is the award-winning Chief Mergers and Acquisitions Reporter for the New York Times. He is also a Columnist and Assistant Editor of the Business and Financial News, and the Editor and Founder of Dealbook, an online daily financial report. Click here to read the Dec. 4, 2009 Scarsdale Inquirer article about the book.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 8pm in the Scott Room
Karen Weinreb will discuss her new book "The Summer Kitchen," about a wealthy woman whose privileged life is turned upside-down when her husband is arrested for a white-collar crime. The book is a most relevant novel in these troubled economic times. The story is set in Bedford, New York, a bucolic town full of Wall Street families. It is a unique look at how one woman copes with losing it all after her husband is arrested for a white-collar crime. "Keenly observed, deliciously barbed, and based closely on a true story, The Summer Kitchen is a novel for our time, one woman's story of saving herself and her family from personal betrayal and financial collapse. A terrific read!" (Bestselling author of Saville Row Kevin Baker.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 8:00 p.m in the Scott Room
Susan Shapiro Barash will discuss her book Toxic Friends: The Antidote for Women Stuck in Complicated Friendships. A provacative and fascinating look at the bonds (and bondage) of female friendships. Although a woman should be able to count on her friends, what if the friendships are hurtful, harmful, or even toxic? In her book Ms. Barash explores the ten types of female friends and shows you why and how women get stuck with the worst kinds, the way to "unstuck" and how to recognize a true friend.
Susan Shapiro Barash is the author of ten previous books and teachers gender studies at Marymount Manhattan College. As a widely recognized expert on women's issues she is frequently sough out by television and radio shows and newspapers and magazines to comment on current topics.

Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. in the Scott Room
Jazz Series: Jay Leonhart is one of the most important jazz musicians on the music scene today. He has performed with artists like Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Tony Bennett, Marian McPartland, and Jim Hall. He is also a very busy studio musician in New York City. Jay will be performing a one-man show called "The Bass Lesson" about his life in the music business, accompanied by the well-known pianist John Coliani.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. in the Scott Room
Karen Schoemer will be talking about her new book Great Pretenders: My Strange Love Affair with 50's Pop Music. She has written for Newsweek, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Blender, and other publications. Her latest work, an unconventional history of pre-Beatles pop, has been referred to as a "happy/sad personal masterpiece" by Cameron Crow, writer and director. He notes, "Within these great portraits of misunderstood '50s icons is the hilarious and soulful account of Schoemer's own coming of age. . .[The book] is a concoction worthy of her own grand rock-and-roll addiction--it's a record you can't get out of your head."

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	Events The Friends of the Scarsdale Library sponsor readings and other events throughout the year. Unless otherwise noted, these events are free and open to the public, and are held in the Scott Room at the library, so please join us! Upcoming Events 2010 Book Sale - September 11 - 19 Previous Events Sunday, June 13, at 3pm in the Scott Room Author Ken Kutscher will discuss his book "Watching Walter Cronkite: Reflections on Growing up in the 1950s and 1960s." Monday, July 5, 2010 Collection for 2010 Book Sale begins. Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 3:45pm in the Scott Room Author Austin Ken Kutscher, MD, will discuss his book "Watching Walter Kronkite: Reflections on Growing up in the 1950s and 1960s." Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 4pm in the Scott Room "Swingin' Sundays" event - jazz vocalist Joan Crowe Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 4pm in the Scott Room "Swingin' Sundays" event - jazz vocalist Karen Mason Sunday, April 7, 2010 at 7:30pm in the Scott Room Seymour Topping, Scarsdale resident and former NY TIMES Foreign Editor, speaks on his book "On the Front Lines of the Cold War: An American Correspondent's Journal from the Chinese Civil War to the Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam." This is a Library program presented with support from the Friends of the Library. Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 3pm in the Scott Room Marilyn Johnson talks on her book "This Book Is Overdue: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All." Are librarians obsolete in the Google era? What is it like to be a librarian in a world of too much information, constant change, exploding technology, shrinking budgets, and growing numbers of the baffled? Could there be a better spot than behind the librarians' desk to watch the digital age unfold? This is a Library program presented with the support of the Friends of the Library. Click here for the New York Times review. Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 3:45pm in the Scott Room James A. Garvey, III and Gerard J. Pelisson will talk about their book "The Castle on the Parkway: The Story of New York City's Dewitt Clinton High School and Its Extraordinary Influence on American Life." This event is being presented by the Scarsdale Library with support from the Friends of the Scarsdale Library. Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 8:00pm in the Scott Room Andrew Sorkin will discuss his new book Too Big To Fail. The book is an inside look at how Wall Street and Washington fought to save the financial system - and themselves - during last fall's economic meltdown. Andrew Sorkin is the award-winning Chief Mergers and Acquisitions Reporter for the New York Times. He is also a Columnist and Assistant Editor of the Business and Financial News, and the Editor and Founder of Dealbook, an online daily financial report. Click here to read the Dec. 4, 2009 Scarsdale Inquirer article about the book. Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 8pm in the Scott Room Karen Weinreb will discuss her new book "The Summer Kitchen," about a wealthy woman whose privileged life is turned upside-down when her husband is arrested for a white-collar crime. The book is a most relevant novel in these troubled economic times. The story is set in Bedford, New York, a bucolic town full of Wall Street families. It is a unique look at how one woman copes with losing it all after her husband is arrested for a white-collar crime. "Keenly observed, deliciously barbed, and based closely on a true story, The Summer Kitchen is a novel for our time, one woman's story of saving herself and her family from personal betrayal and financial collapse. A terrific read!" (Bestselling author of Saville Row Kevin Baker. Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 8:00 p.m in the Scott Room Susan Shapiro Barash will discuss her book Toxic Friends: The Antidote for Women Stuck in Complicated Friendships. A provacative and fascinating look at the bonds (and bondage) of female friendships. Although a woman should be able to count on her friends, what if the friendships are hurtful, harmful, or even toxic? In her book Ms. Barash explores the ten types of female friends and shows you why and how women get stuck with the worst kinds, the way to "unstuck" and how to recognize a true friend. Susan Shapiro Barash is the author of ten previous books and teachers gender studies at Marymount Manhattan College. As a widely recognized expert on women's issues she is frequently sough out by television and radio shows and newspapers and magazines to comment on current topics. Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. in the Scott Room Jazz Series: Jay Leonhart is one of the most important jazz musicians on the music scene today. He has performed with artists like Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Tony Bennett, Marian McPartland, and Jim Hall. He is also a very busy studio musician in New York City. Jay will be performing a one-man show called "The Bass Lesson" about his life in the music business, accompanied by the well-known pianist John Coliani. Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. in the Scott Room Karen Schoemer will be talking about her new book Great Pretenders: My Strange Love Affair with 50's Pop Music. She has written for Newsweek, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Blender, and other publications. Her latest work, an unconventional history of pre-Beatles pop, has been referred to as a "happy/sad personal masterpiece" by Cameron Crow, writer and director. He notes, "Within these great portraits of misunderstood '50s icons is the hilarious and soulful account of Schoemer's own coming of age. . .[The book] is a concoction worthy of her own grand rock-and-roll addiction--it's a record you can't get out of your head."
© 2009 Friends of the Scarsdale Library