And the winners are…
Here are the winners of the 2022 Student Poster Contest.
From the archives, Heaven Hill Farm
This is a 3 1/2 by 5 inch photo from the Heaven Hill Farm folder in our archive. It is unlabeled, so we do not know who the people in the photo are or the precise date it was taken.
Hockey photo from the archive. Do you know what year this is?
This is a photo from the Hockey folder in the library’s archive. There are names written in cursive on the back, but no date for when this was taken. We’re pretty sure about most of the names, but there is one we are having trouble deciphering.
Here’s what we know:
Back Row – left to right
1 Ray Pratt
2 Doug B______?
3 Ray Bigelow
4 Jack Shea
5 Fred Cunningham
6 Ed Lynch
7 Ken De SourdayFront Row – left to right
1 Tony Miller
2 Ellis Jacques
3 Dick Strack
4 James Hadjis
5 Ken Porter Jr.
6 Rod Dashnaw
7 Ray Levitt
Does anyone have any educated guesses about the year this was taken or who #2 in the back row is?
Adirondack Family Book Festival
August 20, 2022
9:30 am – 4 pm
John Brown Farm State Historic Site
115 John Brown Rd,
Lake Placid, NY 12946
The Adirondack Family Book Festival brings together an illustrious and richly diverse group of children’s and YA authors and illustrators under a big convening tent and several smaller tents to meet their readers of all ages, read aloud, and talk about their work. A youth panel and activities that pair select books with the natural beauty of the John Brown Farm and hands-on art making and discovery are also planned.
The Adirondack Family Book Festival is free and open to all.
Join us for a celebration of community, diversity, and storytelling in the beautiful Adirondack mountains!
The Glidden Tour, 1950
These classic cars are parked in front of the Esso Service Center in September 1950. They made the news back then with the headline “Glidden Tour of Ancient Automobiles will Leave Mon. on 463-Mile Trip” LAKE PLACID NEWS, September 8, 1950. From our archives.
Doris, from the archives
Photograph of Doris from the library’s archives. There is a hand-written note on the back of this photo:
“Doris” (90′ x 21′)
Launched 1898. 4 cyl. – 55 HP
Gray & Bowen engine
aprox. 12 MPH @ 525 RPM
30 x 36 3 blade prop
Sold 1951 to Mrs. Nohowel for $500.00
Boy Scouts taking a break, a photo from our archives
This photo is part of a group labeled SOA Trail Improvement and filed under Boy Scouts. The boys’ names are written on the back.
Left to Right
Loren Torrance, Steve Dennin, Paul Jones
July 12th – Summer Reading Program: RiverJack Z!
Back by popular demand, create a song with RiverJack Z!
3:00 pm at the Lake Placid Public Library.
Appointments available for math tutoring!
Struggling with math? Need a tutor?
The Lake Placid Public Library would like to offer free math tutoring sessions for any student in grades 6-12.
Chris Ward will be available by appointment only. For more information, call the Lake Placid Public Library at (518)523-3200.
*This program is made available thanks to the Lake Placid Education Foundation Technology and Education Grant 2021
2471 Main Street,
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(518) 523-3200
librarian@lakeplacidlibrary.org