The only way to have a friend is to be one.
–Ralph Waldo Emerson

Announcing more exciting programs sponsored by the Friends of the Moffat Library…

Sixth Annual Meet the Authors Luncheon

1-4 p.m. Sunday, April 29

at Mountainville Manor, 199 Taylor Road, Mountainville

   The Friends will host the sixth annual luncheon to commemorate the 125^th anniversary of Moffat Library. Featured authors are young adult author and former New York Times sports writer Robert Lipsyte and novelist Sam Lipsyte. Authors will sign copies of their books, which will be sold at the event. The luncheon is also a tribute to Anthony J. Knipp, former Moffat Library and Ramapo Catskill Library System trustee who passed away May 13, 2003.

          Tickets are $33 and reservations are required. Call 496-5483 or visit the Library for more information

Robert Lipsyte is a well-known sports journalist and author of adult and young adult fiction and nonfiction. Robert Lipsyte is best known for his works One Fat Summer and The Contender. His most recent book, An Accidental Sportswriter, is a memoir about his more than 50 years of covering sports. Robert grew up in the Monroe area and was a frequent visitor to Moffat Library as a young man.

Sam Lipsyte, Robert’s son, is a novelist and short-story writer. He currently teaches fiction at Columbia University. His novel Home Land was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year for 2005 and winner of the inaugural 2004 Believer Book Award.

Some photos from 2009 Authors Luncheon with Robert Lipsyte and Mary Jane Clark

Author Robert Lipsyte

Novelist Mary Jane Clark

WHAT ELSE WE DO DURING THE YEAR

• Beautify the grounds outside Moffat Library with plantings.
• Sponsor a bus trip to the CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA.
• Sponsor our annual Memorial Day Bake Sale.
• Decorate the Library for the holiday

• Sponsor our annual Holiday Open House & Story Time.
• Sponsor our Holiday Basket fundraiser.
• Deliver items to homebound patrons.

• Raise funds for library programs and equipment

THE FRIENDS OF MOFFAT LIBRARY

We are working for the Moffat Library by promoting the library, its services and programs to the community. Everything we do benefits the library! Please read about the events planned and let us know if you would like to help with any of them you will have fun and meet other Friends, too!

If you are interested in helping with any of these projects, please call us at the Moffat Library 845-496-5483 Ext. 323. Your Friends have been very active and plans to continue to provide support to the library. Please become active with us!

WHO WE ARE

• Friends are people who care about libraries and who believe in what libraries represent.
• Friends are individuals who are interested in promoting their library by improving its services, resources, and its role in the community.
• Friends are doers, as well as donors, who foster greater use of the library and its services.

WHAT WE DO

• Friends are volunteers who form a non-profit organization, bringing together people who are interested in establishing a closer relationship between the library and the public it serves.
• Friends support the library in many different ways and are recognized by the library and the community for their sustaining influence.
• Support from the Friends helps the library maintain its role in providing resources and information to the Washingtonville community.

Want to join? Contact us at (845) 496-5483 or fill out an application today!  Click here to download the Friends of the Library PDF Application.