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P.O. Box 547 Avella, PA 15312 Phone: 724-587-5688 Email: aaplib@hky.com
608 Main St. Bentleyville, PA 15314 Phone: 724-239-5122 FAX: 724-239-5196
Email: bentpublib@gmail.com
Story time for children 30 months to 5 years old is held at 11 a.m. Mondays, through Nov. 14. There are stories, crafts and songs.
Bentleyville Historical Society will meet at 6 p.m. Monday.
T.O.P.S. weight loss support group meets Tuesdays, with weigh-ins from 5 to 5:30 p.m. and meeting from 5:30 to 6:15.
Block party for 3- to 6-year-olds will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 12 and 26. Registration is requested.
Family Craft Night will begin at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 19.
Board will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 19.
Book Club will meet at 6 p.m. Oct. 20.
Friends of Bentleyville Library will meet at 6 p.m. Oct. 31.
311 N. West St. Waynesburg, PA 15370 Phone: 724-627-9776 Email: evakbowlby@windstream.net Website: www.evakbowlby .org
Fall story hours begin Monday as follows:
• Preschool, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays for 3- to 4-year-olds and 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays for 4- to 5-year-olds.
• Young Adult / T.A.G. You’re It, for 13- to 18-year-olds, 4 p.m. Wednesdays.
• Stories Under the Moon, for 3- to 6-year-olds, 5 p.m. Wednesdays.
• Toddler Share, for 18- to 35-month-olds, 5 p.m. Tuesdays or 10:30 a.m. Thursdays.
• Baby Lap Sit, for children up to 1 year old, 1 p.m. Thursdays.
Call the Children’s Department for more information.
Free American Red Cross Adult, Child & Infant CPR certification training will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday. Call the library to register.
Yoga classes will be held for 2- to 5-year-olds at 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and for adult beginners at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Call the library to register.
Color Outside the Lines for adults is held Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.
Creative Crafting for Adults will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Saturday. This month’s project is a reclaimed wood fall painting. Cost of materials is $20. Call the library to register.
Wild Kratts Book Bandits story time will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. There will be critter-themed games, crafts and a special presentation about native animals in Western Pennsylvania. The program is for 3- to 8-year-olds. The library will provide a light lunch. Call the library to register.
T.O.P.S. weight management support group meets from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays.
Book Club will meet at 6 p.m. Oct. 10. “Glory Over Everything” by Kathleen Grissom will be discussed.
Friends & Authors Evening will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 20.
After Hours Fall Festival will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 21. There will be fall-themed activities, including pumpkin bowling and bobbing for doughnuts, crafts and snacks for the entire family. Call the library to register.
Pre-Halloween Family Movie Night will begin at 6 p.m. Oct. 26. “Ghostbusters” will be shown. Free popcorn and beverage will be provided. Call the library to register.
Haunted Mansion Tours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 29. Tours of the four floors of the library are free, but not recommended for children younger than 10.
Free computer classes will be held as follows:
• “Using MS PowerPoint,” 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Basic mouse and keyboarding skills are required.
• “How Do I Use This Device?” 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13. Patrons should bring their tablet or smartphone.
• “Getting Started with a PC,” 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 20.
• “Using MS Word,” 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 27. Basic mouse and keyboarding skills are required.
100 Seneca St. Brownsville, PA 15417 Phone: 724-785-7272
Fall story time will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesdays through Nov. 16. There will be a story, crafts and activities, followed by a snack.
Free one-on-one computer training sessions are available. Call the library to make an appointment for a half-hour sesssion.
2 Kerr St. Burgettstown, PA 15021 Phone: 724-947-9780 Email: librarian@burglibrary.org Website: www.burglibrary .org
Red-and-white queen-size quilt donated by the Quilters and Quilters’ Friends Group is being raffled. Tickets are $1 each, and the winning number will be based on the Nov. 28. Pennsylvania Daily Lottery Evening Pick Three drawing.
Quilters’ Club will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday.
The library will be closed Oct. 15 to celebrate Burgettstown High School’s homecoming.
Book Club will meet at 2 p.m. Oct. 20. “Light of Paris” by Eleanor Brown will be discussed.
Paint Party will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 22. Cost will be $35 or $40, depending on the canvas choice. Choices are a harvest pumpkin or a jack-o-lantern. Call the library to register.
Doll Club will hold a doll tea for children at 6 p.m. Oct. 26. Cost is $10 per child. Call the library to register.
The library will sponsor a children’s tent at Christmas in the Village in Eldersville. There will be crafts, coloring and more.
100 Wood St. California, PA 15419 Phone: 724-938-2907
Email: director@calpublib.org Website: www.calpublib.org
730 W. Grant St. Houston, PA 15342 Phone: 724-745-4300 Website: www.chartiers houstonlibrary.org
Maintaining Brain Health as We Age will be presented by the UPMC Aging Institute at 11:30 a.m. Monday.
Sit and Knit crochet group meets from 1 to 2 p.m. every Monday.
Block Party for 3- to 5-year-olds is held from 3 to 4 p.m. every Tuesday.
Shut Up and Write! writing program is held from 6 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday. Grown-Up Coloring is held from 5 to 6 p.m. every Wednesday. The library will provide coloring pages, markers, crayons and colored pencils.
One-on-one computer training is held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. every Thursday. Sessions include Microsoft Office, creating an email account and searching the Internet.
Free math tutoring is available from 6 to 7 p.m. every Thursday.
Day Off School Boredom Buster will be held during regular hours Friday in the children’s area. There will be do-it-yourself crafts, games and activities.
Preschool story time for 3- to 5-year-olds will be held at 2:45 p.m. every Tuesday, beginning Oct. 11.
Family Falloween Party will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 20. Costumes are welcome.
SeniorLIFE Lunch & Learn will be held at 11:45 a.m. Oct. 21. Registration is required.
Afternoon Book Club meets from 2 to 3 p.m. the third Monday of each month.
Heritage Elder Law Presentation will be held at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 26.
Citizens Library
55 S. College St. Washington, PA 15301 Phone: 724-222-2400 FAX: 724-222-2606
Fall story times begin Tuesday and Wednesday as follows:
• Preschool, for 3- to 5-year-olds, 2 to 2:30 Tuesdays through Dec. 6.
• Toddler, for 1 1/2- to 2-year-olds, 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays through Dec. 7.
• Toddler, for 2 1/2- to 3-year-olds, 11:30 a.m. noon Wednesdays through Dec. 7.
Registration is required.
World Smile Day is Friday. Stop in the Children’s Department to get a Smiley sticker.
TGIF: Tinkering, Games, Ideas, and Fun is held during regular hours every Friday. All supplies, materials and directions for a different activity, craft, game or puzzle each week will be set up in the Children’s Department. Each activity is self-guided; younger children must be accompanied by an adult.
Lego Club will meet from 5 to 6 p.m. Oct. 10 and 24. The Oct. 24 program will feature “Bob the Builder,” special activities and handouts, and will last until 6:30. Lego Club is open to all ages; young children must be accompanied by an adult.
Upcycled Jewelry will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11. Teens will make necklaces, bracelets and more from book pages and gaming pieces. Registration is required.
Noontime Lunch with Friends will be held Oct. 11. Clayton Kilgore will discuss the Underground Railroad. The program is free, and lunch is available for $6.
Free SAT/ACT prep through Gale Courses will begin Oct. 12. Other online courses begin Nov. 9 and Dec. 14. Visit the Teen Citizens webpage for more information.
Timeless Trivia will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 12. There will be a video and trivia questions, and light snacks will be provided. Prizes will be awarded to the winner. Theme is “The Fabulous Fifties” and will feature Facts, Fads and Fashions, Transportation 1950s Style, Infancy of Television, Films of the Fifties and Sports & Leisure.
Teen Time for ninth- through 12th-graders will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 18. There will be video games, board games, experiments and a craft. Registration is required.
Lunch and Learn with Dan Wolfe, outreach coordinator for SeniorLIFE, will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 19. He will discuss changes to Pennsylvania’s Medicaid Plan.
Tween Book Club will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20. Registration is required.
One-half Off Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 20 at CitiBooks.
Readers of the Lost Ark Book Club will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. Oct. 20. “The Halloween Tree” by Ray Bradbury will be discussed.
Feel free to bring a snack.
CitiBooks’ $5 Bag Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 22.
Year End Planning Seminar will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. Oct. 25, and will be repeated from 6 to 7 that evening. The advisory panel includes:
• Michael S. Anderson, certified public accountant with Houston & Associates, who will discuss saving taxes through direct charitable giving, state and federal tax deduction review and year-end tax recordkeeping tips;
• Joseph Piszczor, financial adviser, Csenge A.G., who will present the economic overview of 2016, tax loss harvesting and IRA conversion strategies;
• Brett A. Clancy, lawyer, Law Office of Brett A. Clancy, who will discuss estate planning 101 and common estate planning mistakes.
Registration is required by contacting Kathy Pienkowski at kpien@citlib.org or 724-222-2400, ext. 222.
Book of the month in the Children’s Department is “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” by Alvin Schwartz. The random-drawing contest is open to children 12 and younger. The winnning entry will be drawn Oct. 31.
CitiBooks used books bookstore is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
Book of the month is “Born to Run” by Bruce Springsteen.
Free tablet and eReader classes are available. Call the library to schedule an appointment.
510 Meldon Ave. Donora, PA 15033 Phone: 724-379-7940
Email: donoralibrary@gmail.com
Board of trustees will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Story time for children through 5 years old will be held at 11 a.m. Fridays.
Lego Club for those 6 and older will meet at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Bridge Club will meet at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 13 and 27.
Knitting and Crochet Group will meet at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 13 and 27.
Wee Build for 6-month to 5-year-olds will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 15.
Book Club will meet at 3 p.m. Oct. 20. “Winter Garden” by Kristen Hannah will be discussed.
Mario Kart Tournament for those 6 and older will begin Oct. 29. Sign-up sheets will be posted at the library’s circulation desk.
Donora Head Start Center will hold its monthly socials at 11 a.m. Oct. 14 and 22. Register at the Head Start Center.
Stranger Danger for all ages will be presented at 1 p.m. Oct. 22. Life Link phones will be provided to eligible families.
Spooky Story Hour for all ages will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 26. Pajamas are welcome.
Donora Girls Scouts of America will meet at 6 p.m. Oct. 10 and 24. Fourth-grade girls are welcome.
The library is partnering with the Donora Police Department and Mayor Don Pavelko to offer candy safety checks after trick-or-treat in the library parking lot. They will show children and their parents the proper way to check candy and also will use a medal detecting wand to scan for metals in the candy.
Free employment assistance is available from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. Call the library to schedule an appointment. Open to those 18 and older.
Flea Market and Book Sale will begin at 10 a.m. Nov. 12. Space is available for vendors to rent. Each table is $25. Donations of books and household items also are being accepted. Call the library to reserve a vendor table.
102 E. George St. Carmichaels, PA 15320 Phone: 724-966-5263 FAX: 724-966-9511 Email: flennikenlibrary@yahoo.com Website: www.flenniken.org
35 N. Jefferson Ave. Canonsburg, PA 15317 Phone: 724-745-1308 Website: www.franksarrislibrary.org
Lego Club for kindergartners through eighth-graders meets at 5 p.m. Mondays.
Family Night is held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays. There are theme stories, games and activities. Themes are available on the library’s website.
Table-Top Gaming is held from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays.
Story time for 9-month- to 5-year-olds is held Monday through Thursday mornings. Visit the library’s website calendar for days and times appropriate for your child, call the children’s desk, or email Barb at bsomma@franksarrislibrary.org.
Little Picassos for 3- to 4-year-olds is held at 10:15 a.m. Wednesdays. Children will use glitter, glue, water and paints. Dress appropriately to get messy.
Wiggles and Giggles for 2- to 5-year-olds is held at 10:15 a.m. Thursdays. There is moving and dancing for 35 to 40 minutes.
Knitting group meets at 6 p.m. Wednesdays.
Popcorn and a movie begins at noon Saturdays in the Teen Lounge. Popcorn will be served. Visit the library’s website for titles.
Of Dice and Men – Roleplaying Games for teens and adults begin at 2 p.m. Saturdays. Newcomers should come an hour early to set up characters for play.
Page Turners Book Club for high school students will meet from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 10. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” will be discussed.
Book Bites will meet from noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 12. “Help for the Haunted” by John Searles will be discussed. Light refreshments will be served.
Weekday matinee will begin at 3 p.m. Oct. 12. “The Village,” based on the book by M. Night Shyamalan, will be shown.
Western Pennsylvania Paranormal Hunters will visit the library at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 12. T.J. Porfeli and his team will talk about what they do and the ghostly places they’ve been.
Healthy Living will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Oct. 13. “The Ladder of Health Care” will be discussed.
Paint & Sip will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 13. “The Pumpkin Patch” will be painted. All materials, refreshments and wine are included. Space is limited to 12 people, and registration is required. Cost is $20.
Teen Advisory Board will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. Oct. 17.
Adult Coloring Club will meet at 3 p.m. Oct. 20. Bring your own supplies or use those provided by the library. Refreshments will be served.
Ghost Walk Tour will be held from 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. Oct. 22 in Chess Park, Monongahela, PA. Fee is $10. Payment is due at registration; deadline to register is Oct. 17. Call the library for more information.
Weekday matinee will begin at 3 p.m. Oct. 26. “An American Haunting,” based on “The Bell Witch: An American Haunting” by Brent Monahan, will be the featured title.
Halloween Bash for preschool- and elementary-aged children will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 29. The event is free, and no registration is required. There will be a costume contest, crafts, activities, games and Halloween treats. More information is available on the library’s website calendar.
Nonfiction Book Club will meet at 3 p.m. Oct. 29. Stacey Schiff’s “The Witches” will be discussed. Light refreshments will be served.
Gently Used Books Sale is ongoing. Cost is $5 per bag.
P.O. Box 625 Fredericktown, PA 15333 Phone: 724-377-0017 Email: fredpl@atlanticbbn.net Website: www.fredpublib.org
Book Buddies Book Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. “Necessary Lies” by Diane Chamberlain will be discussed.
Board of trustees will meet at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19.
Preschool story hour will be held at 10 a.m. every Thursday through Nov. 10. Call the library to register.
Reading Rangers Book Club for fourth- through sixth-graders will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 12. Call the library to register.
Discovery Detectives for kindergartners through third-graders will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 25. Call the library to register.
Teen Book Club for seventh- through 12th-graders will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 18. Call the library to register.
Sit ‘n Knit Crochet group meets at 5:15 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of the month.
Rep. Pam Snyder’s community outreach staff visits the library from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every third Tuesday of the month. Appointments are not required.
The library is seeking volunteers to serve on the board of trustees.
22 W. High St., Room 209 Waynesburg, PA 15370 Phone:: 724-852-5396 Email: gcls@windstream.net Website: www.greenecolib.org
52 Fourth St. McDonald, PA 15057 Phone: 724-926-8400 FAX: 724-926-4686 Email: heritagelibrary @comcast.net Website: www.heritage publib.org
638 Fallowfield Ave.Charleroi, PA 15022 Phone: 724-483-8282 Email: charlibrary@comcast.net Website: www/washlibs.org/john-k-tener
Free books will be given to volunteers who help clean out the library’s storage areas Oct 6-10. Donations are welcome.
Adult Book Club will meet at 5:45 p.m. Oct. 13. “The Girl on the Train” by Paula Hawkins will be discussed.
The library will hold a spooky story time at 4:15, 5:15 and 6:15 p.m. Oct. 26 during the Fall Festival at the Market House in Charleroi.
247 Jefferson Ave. Marianna, PA 15345 Phone: 724-267-3888 Email: mclib@roadlynx.net Website: www.mariannalibrary.org
813 W. Main St. Monongahela, PA 15063 Phone: 724-258-5409
Email: monongahelalib@gmail.com
326 Donner Ave. Monessen, PA 15601 Phone: 724-684-4750
Email: Monessen.Public.Library@gmail.com
616 E. McMurray Road McMurray, PA 15317 Phone: 724-941-9430 Website: www.ptlibrary.org
Introduction to Crochet will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays, Oct. 3-24. Cost is $30.
Coupon Club will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Oct. 18.
Producing a Newsletter will be presented from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. Tuesday. Cost is $5.
Don’t be a Victim: Scams & Identity Theft will be presented from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday.
The 3 R’s Book Club for Teachers will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Halloween Costume Swap collection will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday.
Staycation Movie Night will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday and Oct. 13.
Teen Afternoon Movie will be shown from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday.
Halloween Costume Swap will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Friday and 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday.
Paws for Reading for children in preschool and up will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday.
Girls’ Book Club for third- through sixth-graders will meet from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. “Sarah, Plain and Tall” by Patricia MacLachlan will be discussed.
Junior Safe Club for fourth- through eighth-graders will meet from 3:15 to 5 p.m. Oct. 10 and 24.
Roots Genealogy Club will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 11.
Acrylic Painting for 6 1/2- to 13-year-olds will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 11 and 18 and Nov. 1. Cost is $13 plus supplies.
Introduction to Photoshop will be held from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. Oct. 11. Cost is $5.
Homeschoolers’ Group will meet from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 12 and 26.
Evening Book Club for Adults will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 12. “Bel Canto” by Ann Patchett will be discussed.
Science for Tots for children 2 and older with a parent will be held from 6 to 6:20 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 13-27.
A Night with WQED will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13.
Midsummer Night’s Dream Discussion will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 14.
BBB Paper Shredding will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 15.
Magic School Bus Science Explorer for children in preschool and older with a parent will be held from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 17 and 24.
Stamp Club will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Oct. 18.
Chess with a Champion for first- through sixth-graders will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18.
Basic Excel I will be held from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. Oct. 18. Cost is $5.
Afternoon Book Club for Adults will meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 19. “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption” by Laura Hillenbrand will be discussed.
Beading Club for those 16 and older will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 19.
First Lego League Jr. will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19.
Family Movie Night will begin at 6:45 p.m. Oct. 20.
Mystery Book Club for Adults will meet from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 25. “Desperate” by Daniel Palmer will be discussed.
Basic Excell II will be held from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. Oct. 25. Cost is $5.
Teen Halloween Party will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Oct. 27.
Halloween Haunts for children of all ages with a parent will be held from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Oct. 27.
Simple Steps for Starting Your Business will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Register at https://pittsburgh.score.org/localworkshops