My name is Mr. Bloom and I'm from New Rochelle

My name is Mr. Bloom and I'm from New Rochelle

The late great song parodist Allan Sherman mentions New Rochelle in "Shine On, Harvey Bloom," his very funny take on the popular Tin Pan Alley song "Shine On, Harvest Moon."  And speaking of harvest moons, the one tonight (Sunday, September 27th) will also be the first super moon lunar eclipse in 32 years!

The American Dreamer

The American Dreamer

Congratulations to our very own media librarian Chris Poggiali, who wrote the 16-page booklet essay for the DVD/Blu-ray of the Dennis Hopper documentary The American Dreamer, available today from Etiquette Pictures!

The library currently has The American Dreamer on order and it will be available to our patrons next week!

The Ladies Man

The Ladies Man

Jerry Lewis appeared onstage at the RKO Proctor's theater here in New Rochelle on July 12th, 1961 for the opening of The Ladies Man, his second feature film as a director.  It was announced this week that Lewis has donated an extensive archive of his films, TV shows and other recordings to the Library of Congress, where the material will be available to researchers, historians and critics.

Find The Ladies Man in our collection, click here. 

Contributor: Chris Poggiali, Librarian @ NRPL.