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Renovation of O’side Library is nearly done streaming events, such as lectures, movies, plays and conThe Oceanside Library at certs. The library has also added 80 Davison Avenue, which has been undergoing a major over- a teaching kitchen that can be haul since 2022, is nearing used for both cooking and art completion and is scheduled to classes, as well as a STEM lab reopen to the public in Sep- for local science, technology, tember, boasting many new math and engineering procommunity rooms and innova- grams. In an added bid to bring the tions, as well as upg raded library into the future, rooms security. have been set aside T he completed dedicated to makproject will be ing Zoom and 48,000 square feet, video calls and an extra 16,000 recording podcasts. square feet worth Several other of additional space rooms, with no desc o m p a re d t o t h e ignated pur pose, original library’s can be booked for 32,000. meetings and classO n c e i n s i d e , CHRIs MARRA es. library patrons Library director The upper floor will see a completeof the new buildly transfor med space, featuring a cafe area in ing has been reserved for kids, which they could work and with shortened stacks that socialize, library administra- allow children to reach all the t o r s s a i d . T h e r e n o v a t e d books they need to, as well as library will also provide two permit parents and guardians elevators, an upgrade from the to keep an eye on their chilsingle, low-occupancy elevator dren at all times. The second floor also has a dedicated it previously offered. The renovations include the “teen area,” complete with addition of different commu- gaming systems and gaming nity rooms such as a 165-seat chairs. During the construction theater with a control room and multiple cameras for live-
By RYAN DEMINO
Courtesy K2M Photography
The Oceanside community is mourning the loss of Robert Moyer. Last year the Fire Department honored him for 75 years of service.
Robert Moyer, lifelong Oceanside resident, F.D. stalwart, dies at 96 By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com
Robert Moyer, a lifelong resident of Oceanside and a beloved community figure, died in his home on July 11, at age 96, surrounded by his family. His dedication to his family, community, and lifelong learning marked Moyer’s life. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary (Pat) Paterson, but is survived by two sons, Robert Jr. and Richard (Amy Cullen), and a daughter, Cindy (John Lines). He was also a devoted grandfather to Ashlyn, Kayley and Trevor. Moyer was born in 1928 into a family deeply rooted in Oceanside, the second of Wallace and Anna May Moyer’s three sons. His father was a farmer and later a builder, constructing
many homes in the area that still stand today. Robert carried on that legacy, and often sold the homes he built for minimal profit, with a spirit of community service and neighborly support. “He was making just enough to pay the workers that he needed to pay because he had the mentality of looking out for fellow neighbors,” said his granddaughter Kayley Lines. Moyer was known for helping people, even arranging loans for others when banks turned them away. He earned a degree in business from Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, was an executive at General Motors for 38 years, from 1950 to 1988, and did some political work on the side. He was involved in numerous organizations, including the COnTinueD On page 8
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