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The Bryant Room Blog
Mar 21, 20243 min read
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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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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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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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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Sep 27, 20222 min read
Spotlight on Educators: Roy Moger
Roslyn elementary school teacher Roy W. Moger (1907-1992) is best remembered today as the author of Roslyn - Then and Now, the book that...
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Jun 18, 20222 min read
Five Generations: The Helms-Robinson Family of Roslyn
This year, in observance of Juneteenth, the Local History Collection celebrates a local family with deep roots in the Roslyn community....
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Nov 2, 20212 min read
Narrative of a Season: William Cullen Bryant’s “November”
A pillar of American Romanticism, William Cullen Bryant’s greatest muse was the beauty of the natural world. His idyllic verse of...
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Oct 2, 202112 min read
“Let Roslyn proclaim October 2nd as its greatest day!”
One century ago, on the evening of October 2, 1921, people of all ages from Roslyn and surrounding communities gathered at the imposing...
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