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794 North Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10801
(914) 632-8954
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About Huguenot Children's Library Branch
Description:
The
Huguenot
Children's
Library
began
with
a
dream:
To
save
the
abandoned
brick
building
at
794
North
Avenue
and
create
a
special
place
for
children
and
families
in
the
heart
of
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New
Rochelle.
Today
the
Huguenot
Children's
Library
is
Westchester's
first
and
only
freestanding
children's
library,
with
books,
computers
and
activities
just
for
kids.
Outside,
the
library
grounds
include
seating
for
parents
adjacent
to
a
new,
state-of-the
art
playground.
What
makes
the
Huguenot
Children's
Library
really
special,
though,
is
the
way
it
came
into
being:
It
is
the
end
result
of
an
unprecedented
community
effort
spearheaded
by
a
non-profit
group,
the
Partnership
for
the
Huguenot
Children's
Library.
The
Huguenot
Children's
Library
is
housed
in
a
brick
structure
that
was
built
in
1869
-
the
first
brick
house
in
New
Rochelle.
In
1922
the
house
was
given
to
the
City
to
serve
as
a
branch
of
the
New
Rochelle
Public
Library.
Seventy
years
later
a
budget
crisis
forced
the
branch
to
close
the
adjacent
park
was
allowed
to
deteriorate
and
within
months
vandals
had
nearly
destroyed
the
historic
building.
In
1993
a
group
of
concerned
citizens,
mostly
parents
of
young
children,
came
together
to
save
the
building
and
the
adjacent
park.
In
just
four
years
the
Partnership
for
the
Huguenot
Children's
Library
raised
over
$300,
000
in
cash
and
an
equal
amount
in
donated
goods
and
services
using
mostly
volunteer
labor,
the
PHCL
was
able
to
completely
rebuild
the
playground
and
renovate
the
rundown
building.
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