Editing Port Chester, New York (section)

== Arts and culture ==
The Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library is an association library funded by and for the villages of Port Chester and [[Rye Brook, New York|Rye Brook]]. The library was founded in 1876 by Jared V. Peck and was dedicated at its present location in 1926 at the intersection of Haseco and Westchester Avenues. Three major renovations have taken place, in 1967, 2007, and 2012. The latest renovation included the creation of a teen room, a multipurpose meeting room, the addition of new furniture and carpets, and the relocation of the children's room and the implementation of an elevator. Although the renovation did not add square footage to the original three-story, 18,900-square-foot building, it provided a more open design, with better use of space and light to promote parent and child reading activities. The 2012 renovations, which cost $1 million, were paid for with the bequest of Douglas and Elise Lefferts. According to 2011 records, 19,900 people hold library cards and 10,221 people attended programs including GED and community interest classes. The summer reading program typically draws 13,000 children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.lohud.com/article/20120205/NEWS02/302050064/Port-Chester-library-improves-its-inner-beauty|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112204726/http://archive.lohud.com/article/20120205/NEWS02/302050064/Port-Chester-library-improves-its-inner-beauty|archive-date=January 12, 2016|title=Port Chester library improves its inner beauty}}</ref>

Another notable cultural landmark in Port Chester is the Capitol Theatre, a music venue that has hosted bands and artists such as The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, and The Ramones. Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead said, "There's only two theaters, man... that are set up pretty groovy all around for music and for smooth stage changes, good lighting and all that—the Fillmore [in Silver Spring, Maryland] and The Capitol Theatre." Because of Garcia's fondness for the theatre, a section of Port Chester has Grateful Dead-themed adornments on sidewalks and telephone poles and in local businesses. Joplin also wrote her song "Mercedes Benz" outside the Capitol Theatre.