- Oct 27
- 4 min
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...
72 views
- Sep 27
- 1 min
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...
46 views
- Sep 8
- 1 min
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...
46 views
- Aug 9
- 3 min
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...
88 views
- Jun 16
- 2 min
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...
78 views
- Jun 6
- 5 min
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...
280 views
- May 30
- 2 min
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...
88 views
- Apr 20
- 9 min
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...
60 views
- Mar 24
- 3 min
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...
69 views
- Feb 27
- 3 min
Translation as Poetry: Langston Hughs & Gabriela MIstral
As February morphs quickly into March, and Women’s History Month follows in the wake of Black History Month, it seems appropriate to note...
272 views