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Southampton, New York – The Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton, is
pleased to announce that it is hosting its 2024 Library Revitalization Launch Event on Saturday, November 9 from 2-4pm at the Library in Southampton. The press and public are welcome at the Open House which will feature a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a special presentation
by Southampton Mayor William Manger Jr. and American television journalist and author Chuck Scarborough.

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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS: 

2:00 PM: Welcome speeches and displays showcasing revitalization plans, including
architectural renderings and historical highlights 
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2:30 PM: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with Mayor Manger, Chuck Scarborough, and local
families. 
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3:00 PM: Tours of the Library by our Librarians 
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CELEBRATION FOR ALL AGES
There will be Guided tours of the upcoming improvements, children’s activities including
face painting, arts & crafts, and more, tech lab demonstrations featuring virtual reality
and 3D printing, Information on new teen programs. There will also be a Gift Basket
Raffle, and special programs for all ages. Guests will enjoy Scotto’s pizza truck, and
cookies by the Sag Harbor Baking Company, wine and soft drinks.    
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LIBRARY REVITALIZATION
The Rogers Memorial Library is a vibrant center for knowledge, creativity, technology,
and community engagement. To continue fulfilling its mission, it must modernize its
facilities to meet today’s standards and the evolving needs of our families and
neighbors. The revitalization includes the addition of an indoor café library complete
with an outdoor patio. It will serve as a vibrant community hub for social interaction and
cultural enrichment, and enable the Library to introduce new visitors to the Library’s
resources and programs, bring in additional revenue, and foster visitor engagement. 
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Original Rogers Memorial Library, corner of Jobs Lane & Main Street 
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Says Liz Burns, Library Director: “For nearly 100 years, the Library was located on
Job’s Lane. After outgrowing the iconic red-brick building, a beautiful new library was
built at the corner of Coopers Farm Road and Windmill Lane. The Library will soon
celebrate 25 years up on the hill and believe it or not, it’s time for a revitalization. Our
library is one of our town’s greatest assets, touching the lives of everyone who steps
through its doors.”   

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The Rogers Memorial Library is dedicated to inspire and serve the educational, cultural and lifelong learning needs of the communities of the Southampton and TuckahoeSchool Districts by providing information, materials, programs and state of the artservices to all visitors.

The founding of Rogers Memorial Library in 1893 was made possible due to a bequest made by Harriet Jones Rogers, upon her death in 1892. With generosity and foresight, Ms. Rogers left a piece of land, as well as $10,000, to be used for the construction of a library to be dedicated to her mother, Clarissa Rogers. The library’s first home, a Victorian Gothic building on the corner of Job’s Lane and Main Street, was designed by R.H. Robertson, built in 1895, and opened to the public in March, 1896.The original building had a hall that could hold 250 people, the capacity for 20,000 books, and an upstairs apartment for the caretaker.
One of the original gifts of books was donated by William Pelletreau, in memory of his mother, Elizabeth Helen Pelletreau. This special collection consisted of approximately 400 books of “a permanently valuable and useful nature,” together with a bookcase. Less than twenty years after its opening, the library’s collection began to outgrow the original building. Grosvenor Atterbury designed an addition to the library, which was completed in 1915. By 1916, the number of books drawn daily averaged a hundred titles. 
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