Are you trying to buy tickets to the library’s Centennial Gala? You’re getting closer! The direct link to the ticket buying site is https://secure.givelively.org/event/pawling-free-library/pawling-library-centennial-gala For information about the library Centennial, including fundraising and event information, you can also visit https://pawlinglibrarycentennial.com/ The Centennial site features the link to the Gala tickets as well.
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by Chris Fisher · Published May 14, 2021
The Pawling Library is hosting a free jazz concert on the Village Green on Saturday May 22nd, 1-3 PM. Why is the Pawling Library kicking off its year-long centennial celebration with a New Orleans Jazz band? Because in 1921, when the library received its Charter from the New York State Board of Education, what was known then as Dixieland Jazz, was all the rage all over the country! In the early twentieth century, the Great Migration of talented Black and Creole musicians who left New Orleans to seek a better life in the north, brought this vibrant musical genre to Chicago, Philadelphia and New York. And what better way to celebrate our one hundred years of service to our community than to shout out our excitement with this “brassy” introduction to our thrilling year of programming and events brought to you by the generosity of the Oliver S. and Jennie R. Donaldson Charitable Trust. While you’re celebrating with us, dance on over to the information tent where we will be sharing our program schedule for...