Aug 31, 2013 19 min read

P.O. Box 547 Avella, PA 15312 Phone: 724-587-5688 Email: aaplib@hky.com

931 Main St. Bentleyville, PA 15314 Phone: 724-239-5122

FAX: 724-239-5196

311 N. West St. Waynesburg, PA 15370 Phone: 724-627-9776 Email: evakbowlby@windstream.net Website: www.evakbowlby .org

September is Library Card Sign-up Month. Stop by the library to receive a new WAGGIN card or replace damaged or lost cards at no charge.

WAGGIN informational sessions will be held at 3 p.m. Sept. 9; 10 a.m. Sept. 17; and 5:30 p.m. Sept. 24. Patrons will be introduced to the Polaris database and the library’s online catalog and learn how to manage an online account. Call the library to register for one of the classes.

Flu clinic will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 11. Walgreens pharmacists will administer the shots. The cost is covered by many insurance plans, including Medicare Part B customers. A 20 percent discount is offered to Prescription Savings Club members. Call the library to reserve an immunization.

Annual Teddy Bear Picnic for 2- to 6-year-olds will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 14 on the lawn. There will be crafts, lunch and other activities. Register in the Children’s Department or call the library.

Free SAT preparation classes will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 14-28. The classes will cover math, language arts and writing. Bring a scientific calculator, if available, and a bag lunch. Registration is required by calling the library.

Local author Billie Allen will discuss her book, “Superstar,” from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 25. Allen is a former newspaper columnist and lives in Southwestern Pennsylvania. “Superstar” is a two-volume set and can be purchased that evening.

Book club will meet at 5 p.m. Sept. 17. “Crossing to Safety” by Wallace Stegner will be discussed.

Off the Shelf, sponsored by Peacock Keller & Ecker LLP, will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Hilton Garden Inn at Southpointe. Tickets are available at the library. In addition, the library is selling raffle tickets for a 10-piece set of All-Clad Cookware. Tickets are $10 each or two for $15. Proceeds will benefit libraries in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties.

Back-to-School Family Game Night will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 27. Children must be at least 6 years old. There will be games and nutritious snacks. Call the library to register.

Fall story hours for infants, toddlers and preschoolers begin Oct. 1. The library also offers programs for 7- to 12-year-olds and young adults. Contact the Children’s Department.

2 Kerr St. Burgettstown, PA 15021 Phone: 724-947-9780 Email: burglib@cobweb.net Website: www.burglibrary .org

100 Wood St. California, PA 15419 Phone: 724-938-2907 Website: www.calpublib.org

730 W. Grant St. Houston, PA 15342 Phone: 724-745-4300 Website: www.chartiers houstonlibrary.org

Waggin and Overdrive class will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday and Sept. 12. Participants will learn how to navigate the new library card system. Call the library to register for one of the classes.

Senior Lunch & Learn Recipe Swap will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 13 in the community room. Participants are asked to share favorite recipes for meals, appetizers, drinks or desserts, along with a sample to share. Call the library to register.

Luncheon and Fashion Show will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 22 at Chartiers Township fire and social hall. Fashions will be provided by Phyllis’ Fashion, and lunch will include stuffed chicken breast, parsley buttered potatoes, green beans, salad, coffee, tea and dessert. Tickets are $35 each. Deadline to order tickets is Sept. 8. Registration forms are available at the library or on the library’s Facebook page.

Book sale will be held during library hours Sept. 21-28. Nonfiction, fiction and children’s and teen books will be sold. All proceeds benefit the library book fund.

Banned Book Week Wanted Posters will be held during library hours Sept. 16-21. Children can get their picture taken with a banned book and placed on the wall of Wanted Banned Book Readers.

Private computer lessons are available weekdays at the library. Cost is $10 per hour. Call Jess at the library for more information or to make an appointment.

Cooking Classes with Chef Scott will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 11-25. Call the library to register.

Book club will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26. “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini will be discussed.

Citizens Library

55 S. College St. Washington, PA 15301 Phone: 724-222-2400 FAX: 724-222-2606

www.citlib.org

Chess Club will resume at 10 a.m. Saturday. All ages are welcome. Instructors will be available, as well as chess sets. The club will meet Oct. 5, Nov. 9 and Dec. 7.

Registration will begin Sept. 10 for story times. A “Parent’s Guide to Story Time” brochure is available at the Children’s Department desk. For more information, call the Children’s Department or visit the library’s website and click on the “Children’s Page.” Story times will be held as follows:

• Preschool, for children 3 years old through kindergarten, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 1 through Dec. 10. Children must be 3 by Sept. 1. The literacy-based program includes stories, rhymes, songs, an occasional short movie or easy craft and a snack each week.

• Toddler, which will meet Wednesdays, Oct. 2 through Dec. 11. Children 11/2 to 3 years old will meet from 10:30 to 11 a.m., and 2 1/2– to 3-year-olds will meet from 11:30 a.m. to noon. A parent or adult caregiver must accompany each child. The literacy-based programs include interactive stories, rhymes, songs, circle games, an occasional easy craft and a snack each week.

Lunch with Friends, a noontime speaker series, begins Sept. 10. Jeanne Marie Laskas, author of “Hidden America,” will speak. The program is free. Lunch will be available afterward for $5.

Grant-seeking Basics will be presented by the Foundation Center at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sept. 11. Registration is suggested, but not required.

College Bound Series: Intro to SAT and ACT will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11. The free session is open to ninth- to 12th graders. Practice will be offered for $25 Sept. 21 and 28. Library scholarships are available for practice tests. The program is presented by the Huntington Learning Center.

Stitching Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12.

Friends of the Library will join library staff Sept. 12 at the farmers market in Washington.

Voting will continue through Sept. 15 for the YA book of 2012-13. Visit “Teen Department” at www.washlibs.org/Citizens for the listing.

Off the Shelf fundraiser to maintain WAGGIN will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Hilton Garden Inn at Southpointe. For more information, visit http://www.peacockkeller.com/offtheshelf/index.html.

Tween Book Club for fourth- through seventh-graders will meet from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 19. “Schooled” by Gordon Korman will be discussed, and students will learn how to tie-dye. Registration is required by calling the library or emailing TeenCitizens@gmail.com.

Practice ACT will be administered from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 21. Cost is $25, and limited scholarships are available. Students will receive a 12-page analysis of their score. Attendance at Intro to SAT and ACT on Sept. 11 is recommended. Registration is required by Sept. 13 by calling the library, emailing TeenCitizens@gmail.com or visiting www.washlibs.org/Citizens.

Banned Books Week will be held Sept. 23-28.

Penguins program will be presented by the National Aviary in Pittsburgh at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 24. Sponsored by Friends of the Library. Groundbreaking Reads Book Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 26. In honor of Banned Books Week, “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini will be discussed. Place a copy on reserve at www.waggin.org.

Stitching Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 26.

Practice SAT will be administered from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 28. Cost is $25, and limited scholarships are available. Students will receive a 12-page analysis of their score. Attendance at Intro to SAT and ACT on Sept. 11 is recommended. Registration is required by Sept. 20 by calling the library, emailing TeenCitizens@gmail.com or visiting www.washlibs.org/Citizens.

Banned Book Movie Night will be held from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Sept. 28. “To Kill a Mockingbird,” based on the novel by Harper Lee, will be shown. The book ranks 21st among the 100 most frequently challenged books in the past decade. The movie is rated G. Popcorn will be provided.

CitiBooks, a used books bookstore in the lower level of the library, is open from 10 a.m. to 7p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m Thursdays; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. itiBooks is staffed by volunteers, and all proceeds benefit the library.

Downloadable eBooks and audiobooks are available in public libraries in Washington, Greene & Fayette counties. Instructions and

training videos are available at http://waggin.lib.overdrive.com.

Stay up to date with Citizens Library news by texting CITIZENS to 22828 to get started. Message and data rates may apply.

Book of the month is “Paris” by Edward Rutherfurd.

Free classes are available on how to use the Tablet or eReader with OverDrive. Call the circulation desk to schedule an appointment.

September is Library Card Sign-up Month at the library.

BookFlix from Scholastic is available at the library. BookFlix is an online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks with Weston Woods-related nonfiction eBooks. The program is geared toward prekindergarteners through third-graders. Visit www.washlibs.org/citizens/specialresources to get started.

Online Book Club is available. Sign up to receive daily reads by clicking the “Special Resources” button at www.washlibs.org/Citizens.

510 Meldon Ave. Donora, PA 15033 Phone: 724-379-7940

Donora Historical Society and the library will hold a book signing Sept. 21. Local author and historian D.W. Lonich has written “Steel Town Showdown,” a new historical whodunit. “Steel Town Showdown” will be available for purchase, and proceeds will benefit the library. Call the library for more information.

102 E. George St. Carmichaels, PA 15320 Phone: 724-966-5263 FAX: 724-966-9511 Website: www.flenniken.org

35 N. Jefferson Ave. Canonsburg, PA 15317 Phone: 724-745-1308 Website: www.franksarrislibrary.org

P.O. Box 625 Fredericktown, PA 15333 Phone: 724-377-0017 Email: fredpl@atlanticbbn.net Website: www.washlibs.org/fredericktown

Book Buddies Book Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. “The Last Runaway” by Tracy Chevalier will be discussed.

Day of Giving sponsored by the Washington County Community Foundation will be held Sept. 10. Any online donation made to the library on that day through the foundation’s website, www.wccfgives.org, will be increased by a percentage of a $100,000 match pool. A link also is available on the library’s website.

Friends of the Library will meet at 4 p.m. Sept. 11.

Board of trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 11.

Off the Shelf fundraiser sponsored by Peacock Keller & Ecker LLP will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Hilton Garden Inn at Southpointe.

A-R Book Club for fourth- through sixth-graders will hold a “Mad Science” kickoff program at 6 p.m. Sept. 25. The club will meet at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month thruogh April 9.

Friends of the Library Calendar Party will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 29 at Denbo-Vesta 6 fire hall. Doors open at 1 p.m. Tickets are $10 and are available from any Friend of the Library or at the library. There will be bingo, a light lunch and a Chinese auction.

Preschool story hour will begin at 10 a.m. Oct. 2. Call, email or message the library on Facebook to register or for more information.

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

247 Jefferson Ave. Marianna, PA 15345 Phone: 724-267-3888 Email: mclib@roadlynx.net Website: www.mariannalibrary.org

Story hour resumes at 11 a.m. Sept. 11.

813 W. Main St. Monongahela, PA 15063 Phone: 724-258-5409

326 Donner Ave. Monessen, PA 15601 jill.mplkids@gmail.com

Story time resumes Saturday. Hours are 2:30 and 6 p.m. Mondays; 11 a.m. Tuesdays; and 11 a.m. the first Saturday of each month.

Wednesday Crafternoons for those in fourth grade and up is held from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

616 E. McMurray Road McMurray, PA 15317 Phone: 724-941-9430 Website: www.ptlibrary.org

Pencil drawing with poster painting for 6 1/2– to 13-year-olds will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays in September. Register at the circulation desk.

Books to go: eBooks and Audiobooks will be held from 7 to 8:45 p.m. Registration is required.

Couponing Club will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Sept. 17. Register by emailing ptplcouponingclub@gmail.com.

An Introduction to Falun Gong, a traditional Chinese self-cultivation practice, from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays in September. Eunice Brynda will conduct a series of easy-to-learn exercises, meditation and the development of xinxing, which is one’s heart-mind nature. The practice is based on the universal principles of truthfulness, compassion and tolerance. Register by emailing programs@ptlibrary.org or calling the library.

Teen After Hours Movie Night will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. “The Host” will be shown.

But I Might Need it Someday … How to Organize Your Life will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Patty Kreamer, a certified professional organizer, will present the program. Registration is required.

Magic Tree House Book Club for second- through fourth-graders will be held from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday. “Dinosaurs at Daybreak” by Mary Pope Osborne will be discussed. Register in the Children’s Department.

Girls’ Night Out Book Club for third- through sixth-grade will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Sept. 9. “Whatever After Fairest of All” by Sarah Mlynowski will be discussed. Snacks will be provided.

Introduction to Crochet will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 9-30, and Oct. 7-28. Cost is $30 per four-week session and includes a start-up kit with crochet hook and yarn. Register at the circulation desk.

Roots Genealogy Club will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 10. Register at the circulation desk.

Producing a Newsletter will be held from 7 to 8:45 p.m. Sept. 10. Cost is $5, and registration is not complete until payment is received.

Western Pennsylvania Lensshooters Photography Club meets the second Wednesday of each month, except July and August. Annual dues are $15, payable in January to the club treasurer.

Evening Book Club will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 11. “The Hot Flash Club” by Nancy Thayer will be discussed.

Family Movie Night will be held from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Sept. 12. Disney’s “Super Buddies” will be featured.

Paws for Reading will be held from 10 to 11:20 a.m. Sept. 14. Children in first grade and up can visit with a registered therapy dog to gain extra self-confidence and fluency reading to the animals. Registration for a 20-minute time slot is required.

Go Green Club will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 16.

Basic Excel Spreadsheets, Part 1, will be held from 7 to 8:45 p.m. Sept. 17. Cost is $5, and registration is not complete until payment is received.

Afternoon Book Club for Adults will meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 18. “In Cold Blood: a True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences” by Truman Capote will be discussed.

Teen Super Smash Brothers Tournament will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 21. Children 8 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Register at the children’s desk or call the library.

How to Take Great Photographs will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 18 and 25 and Oct. 2 and 9 a.m. Sept. 28. Instructor is Jim McNutt, photographer at the Observer-Reporter and former adjunct professor at Washington & Jefferson College for 22 years. Cost is $75. Registration is required.

Beading Club will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 18. Registration is required.

Laughter Club will meet from 10 to 11 a.m. Sept. 19. Faciltator is Julie Ann Sullivan, a certified laughter leader. Registration is required.

Low-fat, plant-based cooking demonstration and food sampling will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 19. Cost is $25. Tracey Eakin, a plant-based nutrition counselor, and Caroline Graettinger, a plant-based caterer and recipe developer, will conduct the program. Registration is required.

College application essay preparation for juniors and seniors will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Sept. 19 and 26. Cost is $10. Registration is required.

Chinese language for first- through-eighth-graders will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 24 through Oct. 29. Instructor is Barbara Chen, a native Chinese speaker. Registration is required.

Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 24. Participants are invited to attend one meeting at no cost. Those who are interested in joining must pay a yearly individual membership fee of $15. A family membership is $20. Members also must annually sign a release of liability form.

Basic Excel Spreadsheets, Part 2, will be held from 7 to 8:45 p.m. Sept. 24. Cost is $5, and registration is not complete until payment is received.

LEGO Builders Club for those in second grade and up will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. Sept. 24. Register in the Children’s Department.

World War II Discussion Group will meet from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 25.

Mystery Book Club will meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 25. “Long Gone” by Alafair Burke will be discussed.

Fall Animal Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 28. A local veterinarian will explain how to best take care of pets. Bring a pet supply donation for nonprofit animal organizations. Register in the Children’s Department.