This year, former first lady Barbara Bush would have turned 100. In our exciting new exhibit, A Celebration of Life, Literacy and Legacy, we honor Bush’s deep connection to the Rye community, her steadfast devotion to literacy and her generosity of spirit. Bush grew up on Onondaga Street in Rye, and spent countless hours at the Rye Free Reading Room nurturing a love of books that would shape her life’s work. She never forgot her roots in Rye, as evidenced by the collection of pictures, personal notes, books and memorabilia featured in the exhibit, both from the Rye Historical Society archives and generously loaned to us by friends, family and admirers of Barbara Bush.