Mary Frances Pearsall Lynch: Bryant Library’s first paid librarian
Born in 1877 in the old Roslyn Hotel that stood on the southeast corner of East Broadway and Old Northern Boulevard, Mary Pearsall Lynch...
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The Bryant Room Blog
Oct 27, 20234 min read
Out of the Archives: Programming the Local History Collection
For most of the Bryant Library Local History Collection’s 70-year existence, access was limited to those who could visit the Library and...
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Sep 27, 20231 min read
A Poetry Reading in Gerry Park
This past Friday, September 22nd, The Bryant Library hosted an open mic poetry reading in the Gerry Park gazebo. Organized by librarians...
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Sep 8, 20231 min read
RHS Girls Basketball: 1923-1924 Season
While the members of the Roslyn High School Girls Basketball Team for the 2023 - 2024 season will likely don modern sportswear for their...
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Aug 9, 20233 min read
No Longer Forgotten: A Research Journey by Carolyn Brown
The following post was written by Carolyn Brown, a frequent researcher at the Local History Collection who has also produced several...
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Jun 16, 20232 min read
Juneteenth Celebration with Carolyn Brown
Over the past several years, Carolyn Brown, an accomplished theatrical performer who is native to Long Island, has shared her...
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Jun 6, 20235 min read
Frank C. Moore, Class of 1971
What do you know about the Harbor Hill Light, Roslyn High School's annual yearbook? Did you know that the first yearbook was issued in...
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May 30, 20232 min read
For 70 Years, “Connecting the Past with the Present … Creating a Legacy for the Future”
The Bryant Library Local History Collection was officially opened to the public seventy years ago. As reported in the Roslyn News, “about...
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Apr 20, 20235 min read
Poetic Analysis: Christopher Morley's “Two O' Clock”
“We heard a critic remark that no great sonnets are being written nowadays.” This editorial statement opens Christopher Morley’s “The...
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Mar 24, 20233 min read
Marion Willetts Brower: Exemplar of Civic Service
Marion Willetts Brower (1888 -1974) played a major role in many of the civic improvements undertaken by Roslynites in the early twentieth...
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