YPL Podcast: Carnegie Library
This podcast series is about the history of the Carnegie Library and the lunettes that decorated its interior.
Brenna Stevens
Brenna Stevens
Yonkers Public Library
7/11/2022
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Group Photograph at the Carnegie Library Construction Site
Three men in the foreground from left to right:
1. James H. Walder, President of the Park Board
2. Nicholas Mangini, sub-contractor
3. James J. Lynch, contractor
This photograph was taken in 1903.
4/12/2022
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Construction Site of the Carnegie Library
This photograph was taken in 1903.
Yonkers Public Library
4/12/2022
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Carnegie Library
The first cornerstone of this library was laid on June 20, 1903. It opened to the public on July 8, 1904. The library closed on May 2, 1981.
Yonkers Public Library
Yonkers Public Library
9/30/2021
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Reference Department
This photograph was taken in the late 1940s.
Yonkers Public Library
3/11/2019
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National Library Week April 17-23, 1966.
Behind the desk from left to right: Helen E. Hayes; Helen Fitzharris; Catherine Stewart; Rhoda Breithast; Eleanor Upton
(facing Rhoda)
Yonkers Public Library
Michael Cipriani-International Press Photographer
Yonkers Public Library
3/11/2019
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Traffic Jam at the Library
This photograph was taken in the 1940s.
Yonkers Public Library
Yonkers Public Library
Yonkers Public Library
10/10/2018
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John Brick Creative Writing Workshop
This program was held in 1940.
Yonkers Public Library
Yonkers Public Library
10/10/2018
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Boy Scouts at the Yonkers Carnegie Library
Boys Scouts from Troop 2 are at the library for the opening of a Boys Scouts of America merit badge pamphlet collection.
Yonkers Public Library
Yonkers Public Library
Yonkers Public Library
10/10/2018
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Circulation Countdown For the One Millionth Book Borrowed
The one millionth book was borrowed at 3:07 PM on December 19, 1961.
Yonkers Public Library
Rizzolla Photo Service
Yonkers Public Library
10/10/2018
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