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Westchester County libraries, senior centers, and community centers open their doors as cooling centers during periods of extreme heat. 

North County

Bedford Free Library

Address: 32 Village Green, Bedford, NY 10506

Contact: 914-234-3570
Hours of Operation: Mon–Fri 10:00 AM–6:00 PM, Sat 10:00 AM–2:00 PM.
Bedford Hills Free Library

Address: 26 Main Street, Bedford Hills, NY 10507

Contact: 914-666-6472
Hours of Operation: Mon/Wed/Thurs 10:00 AM–6:00 PM, Tues 10:00 AM–7:00 PM, Fri 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, Sat 10:00 AM–2:00 PM.
Briarcliff Manor Library/Community Center

Address: 1 Library Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510

Contact: 914-941-7072
Hours of Operation: Mon–Wed 10:00 AM–5:00 PM; Thurs 12:00–7:00 PM; Fri/Sat 10:00 AM–2:00 PM; closed Sun.
Chappaqua Library

Address: 195 South Greeley Ave, Chappaqua, NY 10514

Contact: 914-238-4779
Hours of Operation: Mon–Thurs 9:00 AM–8:00 PM, Fri 9:00 AM–6:00 PM, Sat 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Sun 1:00–5:00 PM.
Croton Free Library

Address: 171 Cleveland Drive Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520

Contact: 914-271-6612
Hours of Operation: Mon/Tues/Thurs: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM; Wed/Fri: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM; Sat: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Hendrick Hudson Free Library (Montrose)

Address: 185 Kings Ferry Road
Montrose, NY 10548

Contact: 914-739-5654
Hours of Operation: Mon - Thurs 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM, Fri 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Sat
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Sun 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
John C. Hart Memorial Library (Yorktown)

Address: 1130 E Main Street
Shrub Oak, NY 10588

Contact: 914-245-5262
Hours of Operation: Mon-Thurs: 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM; Fri: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM;
Sat: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM; Sun: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Oct - Apr;
Sun: Closed May - Sept
Katonah Village Library

Address: 26 Bedford Road, Katonah, NY 10536

Contact: 914-232-3508
Hours of Operation: Mon–Wed 10:00 AM–6:00 PM, Thurs 10:00 AM–7:00 PM, Fri–Sat 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, Sun 12:00–5:00 PM.
Lewisboro Library (South Salem)

Address: 15 Main Street, South Salem, NY 10590

Contact: 914-763-3857
Hours of Operation: Mon–Thurs 10:00 AM–6:00 PM, Fri 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, Sat 10:00 AM–4:00 PM.
Mount Kisco Fox Center

Address: 198 Carpenter Avenue, Mount Kisco, NY 10549

Contact: 914-666-8931
Hours of Operation: Call for hours of operation.
Mount Kisco Public Library

Address: 100 E Main St, Mt Kisco, NY 10549

Contact: 914-666-8041
Hours of Operation: Mon/Tues 10:00 AM–6:00 PM, Wed/Thurs 10:00 AM–7:00 PM, Fri 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, Sat 10:00 AM–4:00 PM.
North Castle Public Library (Armonk)

Address: 19 Whippoorwill Road East
Armonk, NY 10504

Contact: 914-273-3887
Hours of Operation: Mon/Wed - Fri 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM, Tues 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM, Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Ossining Public Library

Address: 53 Croton Avenue Ossining, NY 10562

Contact: 914-941-2416
Hours of Operation: Mon/Thurs 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM, Tues/Fri 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Wed 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Sat 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Sun 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Ossining: Joseph G. Caputo Community Center

Address: 95 Broadway Ossining, NY 10562

Contact: 914-762-8953
Hours of Operation: Call for hours of operation
Peekskill Nutrition Center

Address: 4 Nelson Avenue Peekskill, NY 10566

Contact: 914-734-4254
Hours of Operation: Call for hours of operation
The Field Library – Central Library of Westchester Library System (Peekskill)

Address: 4 Nelson Avenue Peekskill, NY 10566

Contact: 914-737-1212
Hours of Operation: Mon/Tues/Thurs 9:30 AM–9:00 PM, Wed 11:00 AM–9:00 PM, Fri 9:30 AM–5:00 PM, Sat 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, Sun 11:00 AM–4:00 PM.
Pound Ridge Library

Address: 271 Westchester Avenue, Pound Ridge, NY 10576

Contact: 914-764-5085
Hours of Operation: Tues/Wed/Fri 10:00 AM–6:00 PM; Thurs 9:30 AM–8:00 PM; Sat 10:00 AM–5:00 PM (Sept–June), 10:00 AM–3:00 PM (Jul–Aug).
Pound Ridge Townhouse

Address: 179 Westchester Avenue, Pound Ridge, NY 10576

Contact: 914-764-5511
Hours of Operation: Mon–Fri 9:00 AM–4:30 PM during heat waves.
Somers Nutrition Program (Wayne Van Tassel Memorial Park)

Address: 98 Primrose Street, Route 139 Katonah, NY 10536

Contact: 914-232-0807
Hours of Operation: Call for hours of operation
Yorktown Community and Cultural Center

Address: 1974 Commerce Street Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

Contact: 914-962-7447
Hours of Operation: Call for hours of operation

Central County

Ardsley Public Library

Address: 9 American Legion Drive, Ardsley, NY 10502

Contact: 914.693.6636
Hours of Operation: Mon/Tues/Wed/Sat 10:00 AM–5:30 PM, Thurs 1:00–8:00 PM, closed Sun. *Sat in July & Aug: 10:00 AM–1:00 PM.
Bronxville Public Library

Address: 201 Pondfield Road, Bronxville, NY 10708

Contact: 914.337.7680
Hours of Operation: Mon/Wed/Fri 9:30 AM–5:30 PM, Tues 1:00–8:00 PM, Thurs 1:00–5:30 PM, Sat 9:30 AM–1:00 PM.
Dobbs Ferry Public Library

Address: 55 Main Street, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522

Contact: 914-693-6614
Hours of Operation: Mon/Wed 10:00 AM–8:00 PM, Tues/Thurs 10:00 AM–6:00 PM, Fri/Sat 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, Sun 1:00–5:00 PM. *Closed Sundays June–August.
Eastchester Senior Nutrition Program

Address: Lake Isle County Club, 660 White Plains Road, Eastchester, NY 10709

Contact: 914-337-0390
Hours of Operation: During Senior Center hours only – call for hours of operation. For senior program members only.
Greenburgh Multipurpose Center

Address: 11 Olympic Lane, Ardsley, NY 10502

Contact: 914-693-8997 (x108)
Hours of Operation: Call for hours of operation.
Greenburgh Public Library

Address: 300 Tarrytown Road, Elmsford, NY 10523

Contact: 914-721-8200
Hours of Operation: Mon/Thurs/Fri/Sat 9:30 AM–5:00 PM, Tues/Wed 9:30 AM–8:30 PM. Closed Sun during summer.
Greenburgh: Dobbs Ferry Nutrition Center

Address: 112 Main Street, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522

Contact: 914-693-0024
Hours of Operation: Call for hours of operation.
Greenburgh: Theodore D. Young Community Center

Address: 32 Manhattan Avenue, White Plains, NY 10607

Contact: 914-989-3600

Hours of Operation: Call for hours of operation.

Hastings on Hudson Public Library

Address: 7 Maple Avenue, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706

Contact: 914-478-3307
Hours of OperationL Mon–Thurs 9:30 AM–7:00 PM, Fri–Sat 9:30 AM–2:00 PM, Sun 1:00–5:00 PM. *No Sun in summer.
Irvington Public Library

Address: 12 South Astor Street, Irvington-on-Hudson, NY 10533

Contact: 914-591-7840
Hours of Operation: Mon/Wed/Fri 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, Tues/Thurs 10:00 AM–9:00 PM, Sat 10:00 AM–5:00 PM.
Mount Pleasant Branch Library

Address: 125 Lozza Drive, Valhalla, NY 10595

Contact: 914-741-0276
Hours of Operation: Mon–Thurs 10:00 AM–5:00 PM; Fri & Sat 10:00 AM–2:00 PM.
Mount Pleasant Senior Center

Address: 125 Lozza Drive, Valhalla, NY 10595

Contact: 914-769-0155
Hours of Operation: Mon–Fri 8:30 AM–4:30 PM. Additional hour approved at town supervisor's discretion.
Mount Pleasant Public Library

Address: 350 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570

Contact: 914-769-0548
Hours of Operation: Mon–Thurs 10:00 AM–8:00 PM, Fri–Sat 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, Sun 1:00–5:00 PM. *Closed Sun Jul 2–Sept 3.
North White Plains Library (Armonk & North Castle)

Address: 10 Clove Road, White Plains, NY 10603

Contact: 914-948-6359
Hours of Operation: Mon–Wed, Fri 10:00 AM–5:30 PM, Thurs 10:00 AM–8:00 PM, Sat 10:00 AM–5:00 PM.
White Plains Community Center

Address: 65 Mitchell Place, White Plains, NY 10601

Contact: 914-422-1423
Hours of Operation: Call for hours of operation.
White Plains Public Library

Address: 100 Martine Avenue White Plains, NY 10601

Contact: 914-422-1400
Hours of Operation: Mon - Thurs 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM, Fri 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Sat 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Sun 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

South County

Harrison Public Library

Address: 2 Bruce Avenue, Harrison, NY 10528

Contact: 914-835-0324
Hours of Operation: Mon/Wed 9:30 AM–9:00 PM, Tues/Thurs/Fri/Sat 9:30 AM–5:30 PM, Sun 1:00–5:00 PM. *Sat 9:30 AM–12:30 PM & closed Sun (Memorial Day–Labor Day).
Harrison Public Library – West Harrison Branch

Address: 2 East Madison Street, West Harrison, NY 10604

Contact: 914-948-2092
Hours of Operation: Mon/Wed 10:00 AM–7:00 PM, Tues/Thurs–Sat 10:00 AM–5:00 PM. *Closed Sat & Sun (Memorial Day–Labor Day).
Hugh A. Doyle Senior Center

Address: 94 Davis Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10805

Contact: 914-235-2363
Hours of Operation: Call for hours of operation.
Larchmont Public Library

Address: 121 Larchmont Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538

Contact: 914-834-2281
Hours of Operation: Mon/Wed/Fri–Sat 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Tues/Thurs 9:00 AM–8:00 PM, Sun 12:00–5:00 PM. *Closed Sun until after Labor Day.
New Rochelle Public Library

Address: 1 Library Plaza, New Rochelle, NY 10801

Contact: 914-632-7878
Hours of Operation: Mon/Tues/Thurs 9:00 AM–8:00 PM, Wed 10:00 AM–6:00 PM, Fri/Sat 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Sun 1:00–5:00 PM. *Summer: Sat 10:00 AM–2:00 PM, closed Sun.
Port Chester Senior Center

Address: 222 Grace Church Street, Port Chester, NY 10573

Contact: 914-939-4975
Hours of Operation: Call for hours of operation.
Purchase Free Library

Address: 3093 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY 10577

Contact: 914-948-0550
Hours of Operation: Mon–Fri 9:30 AM–5:30 PM, Sat 9:30 AM–3:30 PM.
Rev. Shelton E. Doles Community Center

Address: 250 S. Sixth Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10550

Contact: 914-665-2447
Hours of Operation: Call for hours of operation.
Town of Pelham Public Library (Pelham)

Address: 530 Colonial Avenue, Pelham, NY 10803

Contact: 914-738-1234
Hours of Operation: Mon/Thurs 1:00–7:00 PM, Tues/Wed/Fri 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, Sat 10:00 AM–4:00 PM.

Yonkers

Bronx River Road / Scotti Center

Address: 680 Bronx River Road, Yonkers, NY 10704

Contact: 914-377-6490
Hours of Operation: During Senior Center hours only – call for hours of operation.
Crestwood Library - Yonkers Public Library

Address: 16 Thompson Street, Yonkers, NY 10707

Contact: 914-779-3774
Hours of Operation: Mon/Wed 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, Tues 12:00–8:00 PM, Thurs 10:00 AM–6:00 PM, Fri 12:00–5:00 PM, Sat 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, Sun 12:00–5:00 PM. *Closed Sun (Jul–Aug).
Grinton I. Will Branch - Yonkers Public Library

Address: 1500 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710

Contact: 914-771-9616
Hours of Operation: Mon–Wed 9:00 AM–8:00 PM, Thurs 10:00 AM–8:00 PM, Fri–Sat 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, Sun 12:00–5:00 PM. *Closed Sun (Jul–Aug).
North Yonkers Preservation

Address: 219 Ridge Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10703

Contact: 914-522-0364
Hours of Operation: Call for hours of operation.
Riverfront Library Branch - Yonkers Public Library

Address: 1 Larkin Center, Yonkers, NY 10701

Contact: 914-375-7940
Hours of Operation: Mon–Wed 9:00 AM–8:00 PM, Thurs 10:00 AM–8:00 PM, Fri–Sat 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, Sun 12:00–5:00 PM. *Closed Sun (Jul–Aug).
Peter Chema Sr. Community Center

Address: 435 Riverdale Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10705

Contact: 914-377-6825
Hours of Operation: Call for hours of operation.
YWCA of Yonkers Food Pantry - Food Distribution Center

Address: 87 South Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701

Contact: 914-963-0640
Hours of Operation: Call for hours of operation.

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