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Brooks’ Bridge, Washingtonville, NY
HISTORIC POSTCARD
JIGSAW PUZZLES
#ThrowbackThursday: This week’s historical jigsaw puzzle is based on a 1915 postcard of the Brooks’ Bridge in Washingtonville.
Constructed in 1840, the Brooks’ Bridge, which spanned the Moodna Creek along the Blooming Grove Turnpike towards Chester was named after local farmer John Irving Brooks (1777-1852) who owned a farm valued at $40,000 in 1850, or $1,196766.86 in today’s currency.
The bridge was eventually demolished in 1922 and replaced with the current roadway.
Visit our Games and Home Activities page on our Local History Guide
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of May 27, 2020)
COULD YOU USE SOME EXTRA HELP WITH REMOTE LEARNING?
Elementary school students are invited to team up virtually with high school volunteers for homework help and fun reading meet ups!
Volunteers are from the WHS National English Honor Society, WHS Peer Tutors, and Moffat Library’s Teen Advisory Board.
Please note that spaces for elementary students are limited by the number of active volunteers, so be sure to sign up soon!
Full information here
Sign-up here
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of May 26, 2020)
DELVE THE DATABASES!
Everyone at Moffat Library hopes that you and your family had a pleasant and meaningful Memorial Day. We look forward to the day when we can see everyone in our building again. Until then, we are committed to continue providing the best possible entertainment and education resources to the community. Even when the pandemic is over, people who are unable to travel to our physical building should be confident that our digital resources and programs will continue to be convenient and useful from the comfort of their homes.
Did you ever want to think like a librarian when searching for the next book to read? With NoveList, you can! This database lets you search by different appeal factors to hone in on what makes a book special to you. Perhaps this Memorial Day you want a book reflecting on themes of service and sacrifice. Or perhaps a compelling story of heroism and courage. Or perhaps something more fast-paced and action-packed.
By using authors you already love as a template or by choosing among different appeal factors, you can find the next perfect book. NoveList and its dedicated children’s counterpart NoveList K-8 are available through our Books and Literature guide and are free with your library card. No matter the interest, we’ve got a book for that!
Books & Literature Guide
Celebrate Memorial Day with the National Park Service
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of May 22, 2020)
A Moffat Library staffer’s pup reads “Walter the Farting Dog.”
SHOW US YOUR PETS!!
One of our staffers snapped this pic of her pup “reading” his absolute favorite book, “Walter The Farting Dog.” We want to see what your pets have been up to during this time at home!
Send us a pic of your family pet doing whatever it is that makes him or her most happy during this time at home. Send pics to: moffat@rcls.org with the subject line: “Pet Pics Submission”
Please Note: Please send photos of pet only. THANK YOU!
From everyone here @ Moffat, we miss you and we can’t wait to see you all again soon.
Be well all.
Your friends @ Moffat Library
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of May 19, 2020)
Hallock & Nicholl, Washingtonville, N.Y.
HISTORIC POSTCARD
JIGSAW PUZZLES
#ThrowbackThursday: This week’s historic postcard jigsaw puzzle features an image of the Hallock & Nicoll Feed, Coal and Lumber building published by Rudolph Brothers around 1915. The complex was located on South Street, near the Erie Depot station, and Fulton Gristmill.
This area of Washingtonville funneled agricultural goods throughout our region via the Newburgh Branch of the Erie Railroad. the structure unfortunately burned down in the early 1960s. Enjoy putting this piece of our history together by visiting our Games and Home Activities page on our Local History Guide.
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of May 19, 2020)
DELVE THE DATABASES!
We’ve all been cooking from home quite a bit more. Whether you’ve got just a few recipes in your repertoire or you’re an experienced home chef, the library can help! With the right resources, cooking can be a fun and healthy activity for the whole family. Each week we’ve been collecting easy and simple recipes to help turn those pantry staples into something delicious. You can also explore our collection of digital cookbooks.
We also know that many people right now are struggling with food insecurity. There are many cookbooks that aim to let people with limited incomes to enjoy nutritious and flavorful food. One of our favorites is Leanne Brown’s Good and Cheap – you can get a free electronic version on her website. We’d also like to highlight the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley as a place to go to receive help. And, if you remain secure during this pandemic, a donation there can make a big impact.
Pantry Raids! (Our Weekly Recipes)
Moffat’s Cooking Ebooks
Leanne Brown’s Good and Cheap & The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of May 15, 2020)
LIBRARY VOTE
NOTICE: The Moffat Library of Washingtonville Board of Trustees has decided not to hold a budget vote for the upcoming fiscal year. Therefore, 2020-21 Moffat Library funding levels will remain the same as the current year (2019-20).
As per the Governor’s Executive Orders, the Moffat Library will hold a library trustee election via absentee ballot, which will be mailed by the Washingtonville Central School District along with their materials to all registered voters in the district. The library trustee election ballot will be a separate ballot in the packet. Please see the WCSD website (https://www.ws.k12.ny.us/) for more information on the absentee vote process.
More Information on the Trustee Election can be found here.
Thank you and be safe everyone.
-The Board of Trustees of the Moffat Library, 5/15/20
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of May 14, 2020)
Looking West on Main Street, Washingtonville, NY
HISTORIC POSTCARD
JIGSAW PUZZLES
Take a trip down Main Street, 105 years ago with this week’s jigsaw puzzle postcard! This image includes several local icons.
On the right is the elm tree, and watering trough, which stood at the corner of Goshen Avenue, and Main Street, the Samuel Moffat Store, and post-office.
On the left is the “Armenian Building” which contained the grocery store of John T. Brooks, Bond’s Drug Store, and the Grange Store, with the National Bank building on the corner of Main, and South Streets.
At this time the Blooming Grove Turnpike (Route 94) was still unpaved in our area, it would be replaced by a concrete road in 1919.
According to our Local History Librarian, the banner across main street was placed there by a local suffragette club for the upcoming vote to allow women to vote in New York State!
Enjoy this puzzle today by going to our Games and Home Activities page on our Local History Guide today!
Local History Guide
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of May 13, 2020)
THANK YOU, HEALTHCARE WORKERS!
THANK YOU, EVERYONE, who made cards and posters for our local healthcare workers earlier this month! In total, 42 handmade cards and posters were submitted by Girl Scout Troops 480 & 544, the Moffat Library Teen Advisory Board, and members of our community.
These cards and posters were delivered to St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital to show our appreciation to these incredible people. Thank you for helping to brighten up our world, and a big thank you once again to our local health care workers!
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of May 12, 2020)
Ancestry.com free from your Library
DELVE THE DATABASES!
Everyone at Moffat Library hopes that you had a pleasant and happy Mother’s Day this past Sunday. Right now, we may not all be able to be as close to our family as we would like. But, near or far, the connections that we have with our families and communities are valuable.
It’s the perfect time to reach out and learn from the memories and experiences of our parents and grandparents. Whether you are just starting to build your family tree or are an experienced genealogist, we have resources to help. Our Ancestry database is available for home use through at least May 31. It’s free with your library card!
Get Remote Access to Ancestry
Getting Started With Family History Research Using New York State Records
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of May 7, 2020)
WITNESSING HISTORY PROJECT
Witnessing History Project
As we live through this unique period of our shared history, where schools, businesses, and cultural centers are closed, and citizens are asked to stay home while essential workers continue to serve our communities, we must remember to preserve and document this moment for a broader understanding of how COVID-19 has affected communities and families throughout our region for future generations.
Our local history librarian Matt thought the “Witnessing History Project,” facilitated by Orange-Ulster BOCES presents K-12 students with a unique way to share their stories as part of an ongoing archive of first-person accounts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Hudson Valley.
You can learn more about this resource by going to our new “Citizen Historian” page on our
Local History Guide. Here you can view additional local, and national history programs you can participate in!
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of May 6, 2020)
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of May 4, 2020)
Gale OneFile Health & Medicine free with your library card
Delve the Databases!
We frequently hear recommendations to wash our hands thoroughly and often. That’s because scientific studies repeatedly conclude that proper handwashing is one of the most effective ways to improve public health.
Even if people did nothing else to prevent the spread of infection, proper handwashing can help reduce the risk of infection of influenza-like diseases by 50%.
Remember that proper handwashing lasts for at least 30 seconds to give the soap an opportunity to destroy germs and viruses, as well as reaching all parts of the hands including under the fingernails, the thumbs, and the wrists.
Explore the science behind handwashing and other valuable insights into public health with our Gale: Health and Medicine database, free with your library card!
How various personal hygiene habits protect us against influenza-like illness
The CDC’s Handwashing Center
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of May 4, 2020)
Apollo 13 returned to Earth
APOLLO 13:
HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM
with NASA Ambassador John Fontana via Zoom on Wednesday, May 6 at 6:30 PM
Those five words signaled a problem that could have had catastrophic consequences for astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert. They were about 200,000 miles from Earth (which turned out to be a good thing). But thanks to brilliant teamwork, brilliant and creative NASA personnel, and a lot of luck this ended as “NASA’s Finest Hour.”
Join local NASA Ambassador John Fontana for a look at this inspiring story of how three astronauts and a team of NASA Scientists were able to overcome the impossible to return the team safely home to Earth!
To attend, please register here, and we will send you a Zoom link on the day of the presentation.
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of April 30, 2020)
HISTORIC POSTCARD JIGSAW PUZZLES
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Washingtonville, NY
Head over to our Games and Home Activities section of our Local History Guide for this week’s historic postcard jigsaw puzzle!
Established in 1902, Saint Mary’s Catholic Church started as a small parish on the site of what is now Walden Savings Bank on East Main Street. This circa 1915 postcard shows the church after it was moved to its present location and expanded to fit an increased congregation. Although the church has since been replaced by an even larger building, the original bell is still on view outside of the present church.
For additional information on our local history resources, contact our local history librarian at moffat@rcls.org today!”
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of April 28, 2020)
THANK YOU, HEALTH CARE WORKERS!
Girl Scout Troop 480 and the Moffat Library Teen Advisory Board invite you to create cards and/or posters to express appreciation to our local health care workers.
Creations can be dropped off at the library’s side entrance (near the parking lot) until Sunday, May 3rd, after which they will be delivered to St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital.
Thank you for your support!
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of April 28, 2020)
JSTOR Daily Free Digital Library of Scholarship
DELVE THE DATABASES!
Taking a walk through nature is one of the best and easiest ways to relax and improve your mood. Continue last week’s Earth Day spirit by exploring the “biophilia hypothesis” or humans’ natural fondness and affinity for nature.
Visit JSTOR Daily, free to the public, to see how JSTOR’s rich digital library of scholarship can help contextualize and illuminate the world around us.
Go outside and enjoy the springtime – just remember to be responsible and respect social distancing!
The Benefits of Green and Blue Spaces
Celebrate Earth Day 2020
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of April 26, 2020)
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of April 24, 2020)
DO YOU NEED STUDY MATERIALS FOR CIVIL SERVICE TESTING?
Here is a link for study guides
If you don’t find what you need please let us know at: moffat@rcls.org
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of April 23, 2020)
Members of the Washingtonville Chapter of the American Red Cross at the Monell Firehouse decorated for a Liberty Bond Parade, circa 1918
Washingtonville Fire House decorated to commemorate essential workers on April 19, 2020
WASHINGTONVILLE
YESTERDAY & TODAY
As our community comes together in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, it is worth noting how our community was affected by two global events that took place over 100 years ago. On February 26, 1919, Blooming Grove resident Marcus C. Sears wrote to David Hudson, who was serving on the Western Front of the First World War:
“I have been shut in with the influenza & pneumonia since Christmas & have been thinking more about friends & my old group of boys who used to meet so often with Mr. Wilcox & me. I have been down stairs for a week but have not been out doors for 2 months. A great many have been sick about here from the influenza & many of the younger people have died. The influenza has taken many many more from this community than the war and the toll throughout the nation has been greater than the American Casualties in France. “
However, as the 1918 Flu pandemic took many lives at home, others in our community came together to provide aid and comfort to those affected at home and abroad during the First World War. In this series of articles, originally published in 2017, join our Local History Librarian Matt as we learn how our area reacted to the shocks of these major events!
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of April 22, 2020)
Tote bag by Miss Emily
HOW TO MAKE A TEE-SHIRT TOTE BAG
Happy Belated Earth Day!
If you have an old tee-shirt that you are willing to recycle,
then this is an easy and fun upcycle project.
Full instructions are here
For a full list of creative, fun and easy home crafts and projects,
please see Miss Emily’s handy
Activities for Kids Guide
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of April 21, 2020)
Britannica Academic Online available to Moffat Library cardholders
DELVE THE DATABASES!
You have more information resources as a Moffat Library Cardholder than you might know.
Learn a new language, find reliable health and science information, or just explore more cute facts about penguins.
Check out your free access to Britannica Academic and other databases with your library card today!
Information educates us, empowers us, and inspires us.
What does information mean to you?
Click to Read about Cute Penguins
Click to Visit Britannica Academic
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of April 20, 2020)
NEW E-BOOKS & E-AUDIOBOOKS
Available via Overdrive
NEW Content added on 4/19/20!
Check out some of these titles & lots more HERE
FOR ADULTS:
NONFICTION:
How To Dress An Egg: Surprising And Simple Ways To Cook Dinner by Ned Baldwin & Peter Kaminsky
Face It: A Memoir by Debbie Harry
Clean Green: Tips And Recipes For A Naturally Clean, More Sustainable Home by Jen Chillingsworth
FICTION:
The Book Of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
Redhead By The Side Of the Road by Anne Tyler
Robert B. Parker’s Grudge Match by Mike Lupica (coming 5/5/20)
The Lost And Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs – e-book (coming in June)
FOR TEENS:
Rules For Being A Girl by Candace Bushnell & Katie Cotugno
The Perfect Escape (Book 1 of Series) by Suzanne Park
Girls Save The World In This One by Ash Parsons
FOR KIDS:
Wrecking Ball (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 14) by Jeff Kinney
Game On! – Video Game History From Pong and Pac-Man To Mario, Minecraft & More! By Dustin Hansen
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of April 17, 2020)
Elly Doring, Circulation Supervisor, Moffat Library
LET ELLY HELP!
Not sure how to access our online materials?
Having trouble using your library card?
Don’t have a library card?
Call Elly, our Circulation Supervisor, for assistance! Call: (845) 496-5483 ext: 324 and leave a detailed message or email her at: wascirc@rcls.org.
SHE CAN HELP!
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of April 16, 2020)
First National Bank of Washingtonville, 1915
HISTORIC POSTCARD JIGSAW PUZZLES
On Thursdays we are bringing you a new jigsaw puzzle based on historic postcards from our library’s Local History Collection!
Start off with our 48 piece puzzle and work your way up to a 300 piece head-scratcher!
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of April 15, 2020)
Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
CARING FOR EACH OTHER WITH
SESAME STREET
Sesame Street is helping families create a “for now normal” with content to help people find ways to laugh, play, and breathe together.
Check out games, eBooks, Sesame Street episodes, wellness tips, and more at: https://www.sesamestreet.org/
Virtual Book Club - Tuesday, April 14 @ 7:30 PM
NEW! - From Your Education & Recreation Resource (as of April 9, 2020)
GALE LEGALFORMS ONLINE - Available @ Home
Moffat Library Offers Legal Information Resource
Gale Legal Forms contain a wealth of information and forms to help with legal procedures commonly faced in a new year. Gale Legal Forms can be used at the library or remotely, from your home computer.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
May 31, 2020 - June 6, 2020
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Thursday, June 4 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
Moffat Library Board Meeting |
June 7, 2020 - June 13, 2020
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Tuesday, June 9 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
Great Beginnings Book Club |
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Thursday, June 11 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm |
Birding Beyond the Backyard (via ZOOM) |
June 28, 2020 - July 4, 2020
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Saturday, July 4 All Day |
LIBRARY CLOSED FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY |
September 6, 2020 - September 12, 2020
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Sunday, September 6 - Monday, September 7 All Day |
LIBRARY CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY |
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Thursday, September 10 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
FOML 2020 Authors Luncheon |
October 11, 2020 - October 17, 2020
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Sunday, October 11 - Monday, October 12 All Day |
LIBRARY CLOSED FOR COLUMBUS DAY |
November 8, 2020 - November 14, 2020
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Wednesday, November 11 All Day |
LIBRARY CLOSED FOR VETERANS DAY |
November 22, 2020 - November 28, 2020
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Wednesday, November 25 5:00 pm |
LIBRARY CLOSING EARLY FOR THANKSGIVING |
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Thursday, November 26 - Friday, November 27 All Day |
LIBRARY CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING |
December 20, 2020 - December 26, 2020
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Thursday, December 24 - Friday, December 25 All Day |
LIBRARY CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS |