MOFFAT LIBRARY OF WASHINGTONVILLE
March 2018
MOFFAT LIBRARY 
HAPPENINGS
CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH 
WITH A TALK ABOUT 
THE  BLOOMING GROVES'  HELLFIGHTERS

On Wednesday, February 28  Moffat Library local history librarian Matthew Thorenz presented on the Blooming Groves' Hellfighters, a  looking at a group of local soldiers who served their country bravely overseas and fought on the front lines of racial justice and equality at home.  

Their contributions to American culture would help define the age that was to follow the First World War. The Blooming Grove boys (Robert Baldwin, James Chambers, Hector Lewis, and James Lewis) in Company K, Third Battalion, 369th Infantry were the infamous "Harlem Hellfighters," whose story you can read on the Library's local history blog.

In attendance where Washingtonville High School teacher Rose Ann Robert's social studies class, earning extra credit and having genuine fun learning about the historic military heroes from the area.  The program was packed, and we hope to do it again!
FEATURED
PROGRAM
PRESERVE OR PERISH:
The Orange County Food Preservation Battalion and the First World War
Saturday, March 24th @ 3 - 4 PM

For Women's History month, food historian Sarah Wassberg Johnson will speak about a group of local women who organized the "Orange County Food Preservation Battalion," and taught farmers throughout Orange County how to preserve perishable food-stuffs during the food rationing of World War I.

Register online today, or call (845) 496-5483 x 324 for more information!
FOR
FAMILIES
FAMILY
MOVIE NIGHT
Friday, March 23rd
@ 6:30 PM
 
IN OUR NEW 
COMMUNITY ROOM!
 
It's never too late to be delighted!  Join us for COCO, the original new Disney Pixar animation, released November, 2017, playing on our new system!

Despite his family's generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead. After meeting a charming trickster named Héctor, the two new friends embark on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.

  Register online today or call 845-496-5483 ext. 324.
We Have
ANCESTRY.COM

J ust purchased for the Library by the Friends of the Moffat Library, Ancestry is now available for you to use at the library!

Ancestry Library Edition gives you access to the clues your ancestors left along the way with access to immigration, vital records, censuses, family histories, court records, directories, photographs and military records!

Grab any of our librarians for assistance in getting started!
NEW FOR CHILDREN
Sturdy Tablets Loaded with Comics!
A state of the art digital reading experience designed to be passed from one set of hands to the next and packed with the graphic power of the comics!  

Choose from:

DOWNLOAD AND START READING!

Alison Gaylin                       Randy Susan Meyers 
FRIENDS OF THE MOFFAT LIBRARY ANNUAL AUTHORS LUNCHEON
Sunday, April 8 @ 12 noon to 4 PM
Round Hill House (110 Round Hill Road) Washingtonville

The authors are bestselling novelists, Alison Gaylin and Randy Susan Meyers. Alison Gaylin is a writer of crime fiction, including What Remains of Me and Hide Your Eyes.  Randy Susan Meyers' books include the Widow of Wall Street and Accidents of Marriage.

Tickets are $35.00 and are available at the Library.  Proceeds from the luncheon support programs at the library.