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MARCH / APRIL 2021 The Bryant Library, 2 Paper Mill Road, Roslyn, NY 11576 516-621-2240 • www.bryantlibrary.org To Our Valued Patrons, My hope is this message finds you and your fam- MEET ily safe and well. The Bryant Library continues to remain open providing materials and services to our patrons in the safest ways possible. Your safety and THE BRYANT the safety of our staff is our number one priority. As we continue to change and grow in this new CONCIERGE world of information gathering, we are also looking at Meet The Bryant Concierge: a team of highly ways to make your patron experience more person- al. With our additional reading clubs and concierge trained librarians ready to curate and collect services, The Bryant Library is increasing the way we personalized Library materials for your enjoy- connect with you as our patron. ment! Simply fill out the form on www.bryantli- brary.org and a Concierge will find the right I encourage you to watch for email blasts highlight- ing these services. Our newsletter contains infor- items for you. You will be called when your tote mation on so many wonderful programs available filled with personally selected books, movies, through our Zoom account. Programs for adults, and more are ready for pick up! teens, and children are available. We continue to offer curbside pickup and welcome you into the building for browsing. We are your one stop shop for connecting the community to valuable resources. MAKE A DIFFERENCE For those who are enjoying getting materials online, AT YOUR LIBRARY check out Hoopla, Kanopy, and our digital library. There is so much to choose from. BE A CANDIDATE FOR TRUSTEE See Page 9 for details. The pandemic may have changed the way we do business for now, but it has not changed our commit- ment to providing you with excellent service, it has only made us more determined. NATIONAL LIBRARY I am sure I echo the thoughts of so many when I write that I look forward to the days of seeing our WEEK CELEBRATION friends and family without wearing a mask, standing April 4 - 10, 2021 six feet away or behind a piece of Plexiglas. From The Bryant Library family to yours, our wish is FLIP TO PAGE 6 that you continue to be safe and remember that we will get through this together. FOR AUTHOR Victor Caputo VISITS & SPECIAL Director, The Bryant Library EVENTS! March / April 2021 • 1 The Bryant Library Local History Collection The Other Mrs. Mackay: Part I By Ariel A. Morabito, Archives Assistant One of the most visited topics in our stateside-trained soprano to hold a contract discussions at the Local History Collec- with the iconic opera house. tion is the Mackay Family of Harbor Hill. As a recording artist, Case began making While much attention has been given to the records produced by Edison in 1912. She social activities and philanthropic contribu- was identified by the press as “Edison’s tions of Clarence H. Mackay’s first wife, Katherine Favorite Singer” and co-marketed the Duer Mackay, she was not the only woman to hold the inventor’s newest sound recording “Mrs. Mackay” title. After his divorce from Katherine in technologies. Her scrapbooks reference 1914, Clarence attended a performance of Gluck’s Orfeo this working relationship through ed Euridice at the Metropolitan Opera House where he numerous ads for the New Edison was struck by the voice of Anna Case, a talented young Phonograph and Diamond Disc records soprano. The two would eventually meet and engage in featuring her endorsement, as well as notices for a 17-year courtship that culminated in matrimony Edison-sponsored Tone Test recitals. The most famous after Katherine’s death in 1930. of these performances occurred on March 10th, 1920 Born October 29, 1887, Case spent the early at Carnegie Hall and was attended by 2500 people. The part of her life in South Branch, New Jersey where point of the tests were to show that the phonograph she assisted her father, the village blacksmith, at could fully recreate the sound of a singer’s voice, making his shop. At age 15, she became the organist and the recordings indistinguishable from real choir director at the Neshanic Dutch Reformed performances. In a 1972 interview, Case Church. A local voice teacher recognized her would admit that she actually trained her- talent and brought her to New York to study self to sound like the recording. with the renowned mezzo-soprano Augusta After her retirement from the Met Opera Öhrström-Renard. Despite her lack of Europe- in 1920, Case traveled and performed all an training, Case made her Metropolitan Opera over the country as well as to international debut in Wagner’s Lohengrin in 1909. destinations in Europe. Tracing the trajectory Under contract at the Met, Case gained further atten- of her career from ingenue soprano to tion in 1913 with the role of “Feodor” in Mussorgsky’s world-famous recitalist and concert singer, Boris Godunov. She began to garner enough attention her scrapbooks depict a vibrant persona in the press to employ a service to gather her clippings with both modern sensibility and old-world from newspapers and industry magazines. Two scrap- sophistication. It appears that during the time books full of such clippings were donated to The Local she was active, essentially the mid-1910s throughout History Collection in 1995 as part of the Hechler Family the 1920s, entertainers were gradually becoming more Collection and serve as a major source of respected and the “brainless” image of singers was being research on Case’s lively career. overturned. Case’s collaborative efforts with Edison Known for her association with the also boosted her legitimacy as she became associated Thomas Edison Tone Tests, Anna Case with the modernity of early 20th-century scientific performed throughout her multi-decade innovation. career at top venues both in the United The Anna Case scrapbooks end States and abroad. She also appeared in films abruptly in 1931, which marks the and was frequently featured in print editorials. beginning of her marriage to Clar- Original music composed by Case was ence H. Mackay. Look out for Part published as early as 1917 with the patriotic II of this series on Mrs. Anna Case anthem “Our America”. Her public image Mackay which delves further into her greatly embraced her American heritage. At relationship with Clarence and their the Met, she was famously the first American, life in Roslyn. Follow us on Instagram @RoslynLocalHistory March / April 2021 • 2 Technology Center The Bryant Library COMPUTER CLASSES Annual Report 2020 Please visit www.bryantlibrary.org and then click on the CIRCULATION HIGHLIGHTS Calendar of Events to register. Total Fiscal Year Circulation .........................136,869 Books: Hardcover & Paperbacks: INTRODUCTION TO use LinkedIn Learning - the new online re- Adult & Childrens ...........................................72,383 source the Library offers to learn business, Audio Visual Materials (Audios, CDs, DVD ......31,055 3D PRINTING technology-related, and creative skills. Museum Passes (37) .......................................... 795 Saturday, March 13 from Electronic Materials .......................................33,431 1:00-2:30 PM Online CREATE PRESENTATIONS THE COLLECTION In this virtual class, you will learn the WITH GOOGLE SLIDES Total Holdings ...............................................299,191 basics of 3D Printing, including how to use Wednesday, April 7 from Books (Adult, Young Adult, Children) ..............99,967 Audio Visual (Adult, Young Adult, Children) .....50,213 the software to create and design 3D ob- 7:00-8:30 PM Online jects. Prerequisites - good computer skills. Digital Collections (Audiobooks, Ebooks) ......147,555 In this class, you will learn how to create a basic presentation, add and edit content, SERVICES MORE ABOUT LIBBY Visitors to Bryant Library...............................127,967 format text, choose a theme and layout, Wednesday, March 17 from Annual Visits to Bryant Library Web site ........148,763 insert an image, add animation to your 10:00-11:00 AM Online Facebook Posts ..................................................... 59 presentation, and share and print your Facebook Views ................................................1,544 Learn more about downloading eBooks, presentation. Instagram posts ................................................... 329 eAudiobooks and digital magazines with Instagram Views .............................................10,952 Libby: explore new features, how to navi- INTRODUCTION You Tube Posts .................................................... 388 gate, borrow, hold, renew items and more. TO PHOTOSHOP You Tube Views .................................................6,891 Please charge your device before class. Registered patrons ...........................................9,950 This class will cover iPhone and iPad. Saturday, April 10 from 1:00-2:30 PM Online INFORMATION Reference Questions Answered VIDEO EDITING & YOUTUBE Become an instant graphic artist by work- Adult ..............................................................51,144 Saturday, March 20 from ing with images and pictures in Adobe Children’s .......................................................25,334 Photoshop. In this hands-on class, learn Local History ....................................................4,095 1:00-2:30 PM Online how to alter images including sizing, shap- Notary Public Requests ....................................... 692 In this class, you will learn how to combine ing and coloring. Re-touch, filter and add Career
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