There was a time when Scarsdale was flush with options for book buyers. Reading, Writing and Wrapping was downtown and if they didn’t have the title you wanted on hand they could order it for quick delivery. For a time, there was cute little bookstore in the village of Hartsdale. Radiating outwards, there was a huge Barnes and Noble on Central Avenue as well as two well-stocked Borders books, one in White Plains and one on the Post Road in Scarsdale. Even the Westchester Simon Mall had a bookstore, and though their inventory was limited you could find bestsellers and literary gifts.
But those days have passed, and for book lovers who have not adopted a Kindle, a Nook or an iPad, paper versions of books are hard to come by. The latest news is that Borders has filed for bankruptcy and their store in the Lord and Taylor shopping center will close no later than April. This latest shutdown leaves area residents with a lone Barnes and Noble in City Center in White Plains that is low on stock and difficult to access. Even if you can navigate the multi-tiered parking structure, remember your space number and find change in your pocket you still may not find the book you’re looking for in the store.
If you want a book, your options have dwindled. You can shop online, put a book on reserve at the library or take the train into the city, where Posman Books in Grand Central Station never fails. Isn't it surprising that an area rampant with readers can’t support one well-stocked bookstore?
The Hoff-Barthelson Music School is pleased to present cellist Peter Seidenberg on Friday, March 4, 8 pm at Scarsdale Community Baptist Church, Popham and Autenrieth Roads, Scarsdale. Mr. Seidenberg will be joined by guest artist Hui-Mei Lin, piano.
Over 100 students at Heathcote Elementary School participated in two performances of Peter Pan or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up on Saturday February 12th. The show was run by KJK Productions who provides staffing, costumes, and scenery to create full-scale performances in the school. Here are some photos of the students, from grades 1-5 who took part in the plays. According to Amanda Karp, Co-chair of the Heathcote Performing Arts Committee, "
Scarsdale High School Junior, Rachelle Gage's artwork is being featured at the Pace University Small Works Exhibition 2011. The exhibition is in the Choate House Gallery and runs through March 4 and includes the work of seven more Scarsdale High School students as well as artwork from students at thirty area high schools. The exhibit is is sponsored by Dyson College of Arts and Sciences and the Visual Arts Center and can be seen until March 4, 2011.
In response to our request for poetry and prose from young writers, we received these two poems … one from a high school student in Edgemont and another from an eighth grader at Scarsdale Middle School. If you have work you would like to share on the site, please email it to 
