Howland Public Library LbNA #30482
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Add Location| Owner: | Rabbit's Relations
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| Plant date: | Apr 27, 2007 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Beacon |
| County: | Dutchess |
| State: | New York |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Murphy’s Humans |
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| Last found: | Apr 24, 2018 |
| Status: | FFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Jun 22, 2017 |
Howland Public Library is located right in the middle of Beacon's historic Main Street. It is nestled among galleries, antique and gift shops, businesses, and unique restaurants. Howland Public Library, founded by General Joseph Howland, first opened to the public on August 5, 1872 in a beautiful building of Norwegian style architecture which is now the Howland Cultural Center. Approximately 1000 volumes had been purchased and 555 books donated. Over 100 years later and busting at the seams, the library was moved to 313 Main St. where it remains currently. There are now close to 50,000 holdings (including books, periodicals, movies, audio books and music CDs).
Clues for Howland Public Library’s Letterbox:
Clue #1:
Look for the street address number on the outside of Howland Public Library on Main Street in Beacon, NY. Multiply that number by 3 and add 35.733.
Clue #2:
Go to the Reference Area in the back left side of the main room. Using the number from clue #1, find a thin, gold book with that number on the spine label and the letters “Bea” below them. Count to page 8, look for the library’s history, and find the name of the person listed first under “trustees for the first year.”
Clue #3:
Find where the bust of that person is located in the library. Find the year that he was born on the information sheet on the wall, and add 11 to that number.
Clue # 4:
Go to the right half of the clay mural and find the name of the man associated with that number.
Clue #5:
Google the man’s name from Clue # 4 (including his middle initial F) and add “Beacon, NY”. Find out what his work was and add an “ing” to the word. Do a “key word search” on the card catalog computer to find the call # for that subject. Find that number in the Reference Area. You will find the Howland Public Library Letterbox on that shelf.
Good Luck!
(Clue written by Ginny Figlia)
Clues for Howland Public Library’s Letterbox:
Clue #1:
Look for the street address number on the outside of Howland Public Library on Main Street in Beacon, NY. Multiply that number by 3 and add 35.733.
Clue #2:
Go to the Reference Area in the back left side of the main room. Using the number from clue #1, find a thin, gold book with that number on the spine label and the letters “Bea” below them. Count to page 8, look for the library’s history, and find the name of the person listed first under “trustees for the first year.”
Clue #3:
Find where the bust of that person is located in the library. Find the year that he was born on the information sheet on the wall, and add 11 to that number.
Clue # 4:
Go to the right half of the clay mural and find the name of the man associated with that number.
Clue #5:
Google the man’s name from Clue # 4 (including his middle initial F) and add “Beacon, NY”. Find out what his work was and add an “ing” to the word. Do a “key word search” on the card catalog computer to find the call # for that subject. Find that number in the Reference Area. You will find the Howland Public Library Letterbox on that shelf.
Good Luck!
(Clue written by Ginny Figlia)