NRPL Blogs

Did you know the Library owns an original Norman Rockwell painting? This treasured piece of art is now on view in the Norman Rockwell Museum...

Remarks by Barbara Davis, City Historian at the 2018 event for the honorary re-naming of Bonnie Meadow Road to Dick Van Dyke Way ...

Most of us have had experience with a book club or reading group, but do you know of any reading group that has lasted for nearly a cen...

100th Anniversary of World War I 100 years ago today, on April 6, 1917, the United States declared war on Germany. Like other comm...

Lou Gehrig's New Rochelle Wedding On this day, September 29, in 1933, New Rochelle resident and Yankee great Lou Gehrig married...

Happy Birthday, Monty! Will it be Door #1, Door #2 or Door #3? Today is the birthday of Monty Hall , as our local history intern ...

Olym p ic s: New Rochelle's Stars Birthday Bio Another previous Olympiad with distinct ties to New Rochelle is also our featured Bir...

Olym p ic s: New Rochelle's Stars Part II Last week’s “Thursday Throwback” highlighted the 1924 Olympic Gold won by New Rochelleans...

Olym p ic s: New Rochelle's Stars If you had the pleasure of reading The Boys in theBoat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Go...

Notable New Rochelleans Which Famous New Rochelleans were born in the last few weeks of July?  Our local history intern, Michael We...