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144 Woodfield Road, Township of Washington, Bergen County, NJ 07676
Phone: 201.664.4586 Fax: 201.664.7331 email: washcirc@bccls.org

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Come see our exhibit, "Picturing America"!!

A generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities has provided us with a wonderful set of forty laminated images representing some of the best works of American art.

These images will be available for teachers to borrow along with a resource book, in mid-October, 2008.
Many thanks to N.E.H.!!!

Gertrude Rabadan Memorial Fund
On December 10th at 1:30 pm the Library will have a commemorative ceremony and dedication of the display case bought by the friends and family of Gertrude Rabadan.

From 1983 until 1997, Gertrude Rabadan served as a library volunteer and then as an assistant at the Circulation Desk at the Township Library. She was a stalwart member of the staff and a valuable public relations liaison to our many users.

Mrs. Rabadan died on December 10, 2007 and the Library has established a memorial fund in recognition of her dedicated service to the Library and all those who used its resources.

Gertrude was known for her positive approach to life, her willingness to take on whatever challenges came her way, and for her dedication to learning.
In her roles as mother, grandmother, and great grandmother she was always in contact with children and she imparted a half century's wisdom gained from those roles to our patrons and her colleagues here.

WOMEN PILOTS OF WWII the always-dynamic Honey Fulton-Parker highlights the exploits of her sister a WWII pilot. Sunday November 16th, 1:30pm.
Free but please register - 201.664.4586.

Cantanova and Skylark, two vocal ensembles from Ramapo College of New Jersey, return to the Township of Washington Public Library for an encore performance.
Under the direction of Dr. Lisa Lutter and accompanied by Itay Goren, repertoire includes arrangements from several musical genres as well as works from the 2008 International Festival of Academic Choirs in Pardubice, Czech Republic, where the ensembles competed this past summer. Cantanova and Skylark, the only American choirs, took silver medals in the various categories.
The performance is scheduled for Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. Register early as seating is limited. Call 201-664-4586 or sign up at the circulation desk.

The Township of Washington Public Library is proud to present "Touring the Township" on Sunday, November 23rd , from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the library's program room. Under the direction of Mrs. Pamela Duffus, the Westwood Regional High School digital photography class explored the township through their cameras, and we invite the public to view these photos on display as part of the library's collection and to meet the students. The entries were judged by Bob Gramegna of Bergen County Camera in Westwood. All finalists will have the opportunity to present their photo at the exhibit, and Mr.Gramegna will conclude the program with the presentation of his choice of the "best of the best."
The Westwood Regional High School flute choir will provide musical entertainment and the gourmet dining class will prepare and serve refreshments. Registration is not necessary.

Movies on Thursday afternoons
2pm in the Library program room - FREE!
November - Cyd Charisse
November 6th - Silk Stockings
November 13th - Band Wagon
November 20th - Singin' in the Rain
November 27th - CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING

December 2008

Good Health to you - for free!!
Blood Pressure Screening - Tues. December 2nd, 1-3pm. Hackensack University Hospital's HARP provides a nurse to conduct the screenings.

GOT THOSE Winter BLUES?! A nurse from Hackensack University Hospital's HARP program will be delivering information on how to keep your cheerful disposition through those short Winter days. Tuesday, December 16th 1:30-2:30pm. Free program - just drop in!

Movies on Thursday afternoons
2pm in the Library program room - FREE!
December - Debbie Reynolds!
December 4th - Mother
December 11th - How the West Was Won
December 18th - Tammy and the bachelor
December 25th - CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS

January 2009

Movies on Thursday afternoons
2pm in the Library program room - FREE!
January 8th - The Tender Trap

VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL URGENTLY NEEDED!!
We will train you to teach English to someone who needs your help. The Literacy Volunteers of Pascack Valley are looking for volunteers to tutor foreign-born adults to speak and read English. Tutor training workshops will be provided. Please call for details or to register - 201-664-7597.

THE NEVER-ENDING BOOK SALE The Friends continuing used book sale offers gently used hardcover and softcover books, videos, audiobooks and childrens books and videos at prices you won't believe! (25c - $1.00 each item) Enjoy and save at the same time!

Did you know that you can search for current articles on almost any topic with Library databases? Our "Online databases" tab will link you to EbscoHost, Proquest Newspapers (including Historical NY Times back to 1851), Infotrac and County watch. These links can provide information for homework assignments, health awareness, business topics, etc.Call us if you need help or to take an introductory class - 201.664.4586.

We also have small collection of Korean language books and Russian language books. Our DVD collection includes many foreign language titles - with English sub-titles.

Are you a collector? We are looking for people who would like to exhibit their collections in our small display cabinet in the Library. Please contact Janet Baker at 201-664-4586.