Straight from Woodstock, N.Y. poet Susan Hoover was at H.C. Crittenden Middle School in Armonk this week speaking to sixth grade students.

The Journal News/LoHud.com photographer Frank Becerra Jr. was there and he shot some photos. He also posted on our new community blog for northern Westchester communites.  Check it out.

She is a published poet, performance [...]

The Briarcliff Manor School District is inviting its community at large to participate in the National Day of Writing and for authors to post their words, elegant or not, online.

“In conjunction with the National Day on Writing sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English, we have created a website that seeks to celebrate [...]

In his new book called “The Real F Word,”  Matthew Cossolotto of Yorktown zeroes in on failure, which is what the “F” in his title stands for. He has developed what he calls a “Fix FAILURE First” approach to personal change.

He suggests a process based on what he calls the Three R’s  (Recognize, Reject, and [...]

If you are a fan of “Olive Kitteridge,” the collection of short stories about life in Maine by Elizabeth Strout, then come meet the prize-winning author  and writing professor in person next month in Purchase.

Strout is the featured guest of  Manhattanville’ College’s “Meet the Writers” Literary Series fall 2009. This  literary series offers  readings  and [...]

Just heard that Falcon, the missing 6-year-old boy from Denver area, was found alive — and at home. So glad, though I think this is just the beginning of a real story.

This  afternoon like many others, I was captivated  by this runaway balloon that took off towards the clouds  and which set off a dramatic [...]

I am still trying to get a handle on the newest winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, writer Herta Mueller.

Really, I don’t know her work, probably because only some has been translated into English.  But this award makes me want to know more about her. She is 56 and originally from Romania before immigrating [...]

Tomorrow, the  Westchester Library System and the Greenburgh Public Library will host the Digital Bookmobile.

This is a larger than life download experience for all ages, say library staffers who are inviting everyone to check out the interactive demonstrations and experience audiobook, eBook, music, and video download service. The program is intended to introduce readers to [...]

A new book titled Hudson River Valley Farms: The People and the Pride Behind the Produce really highlights the farms of our region—40 of them to be exact and the farmers. Staff writer Linda Lombroso featured the book by Joanne Michaels in yesterday’s paper and I thought it worth of some extra attention. Here is [...]

President Barack Obama has had his hand in many issues of late — from healthcare reform to the war in Afghanistan, from corporate bailouts to trying to host the 2016 Olympics.  Now, he is emphasizing that American need to have the skills to effectively navigate the Information Age.

Translation of this: Libraries are essential to all [...]

Celebrations of the Hudson River Quadricentennial are everywhere it seems, but the  Yonkers Public Library has a program  that will help put appreciation of this majestic river and its history into perspective.

The library hosts Frances F. Dunwell, author of “The Hudson: America’s River” (Columbia University Press)  and a conservationist with 30 years experience as a [...]