Jun 1, 2013 18 min read

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

Summer reading program, “Dig Into Reading,” will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon every Wednesday in July. Call the library to register.

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

Tiny Tim Tomato Project for 2- to 6-year-olds will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Master Gardener Bob Bedison will guide youngsters on planting and growing their own healthy tomato plant, and there will be special stories and crafts about gardening. Call the library to register.

Bowlby Book Club will meet at 5 p.m. June 18. “The End of Your Life Book Club” by Will Schwalbe will be discussed.

Summer Reading Kick-Off Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 22 on the lawn. The theme is “Dig into Reading!” Call the library to register. In conjunction with the reading clubs, the Family Literacy Department is enrolling children in its “Dig Into Learning!” program so students can keep math and social studies skills sharp during the summer. All summer reading clubs and story hours will begin July 8. Free lunches will be provided at summer reading programs by the Greater Pittsburgh Area Food Bank.

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

Professional organizer Donna Rossa will offer four sessions in June at Chartiers-Houston Library. Sessions begin at 6:30 p.m. Mondays as follows:

• June 3 – Power of Feng Shui;

• June 10 – Eliminating Paper Clutter;

• June 17 – Clutter Busters for Kids;

• June 24 – Control Your Closets.

Cost is $12 for all sessions or $5 per class. Registration is required.

Summer Reading Kick-Off Party will begin at 4:30 p.m. June 12 with orientation and registration, followed by food, Dino-egg hunt and puppet show. Registration forms are available online or at the library.

Father’s Day Tailgating will be held at 5:30 p.m. June 14. Decorate your tailgate or trunk for a chance to win two preseason Steelers tickets. Registration deadline is June 12.

Play the Amazing Race June 15. More information is available online or at the library.

Senior Lunch & Learn will be held at 11:30 a.m. June 21. Josh Scully will present a program on “Appalachia History.” Registration deadline is June 19.

Book club will meet at 6:30 p.m. June 27. “Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon will be discussed.

Citizens Library

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

Stitching Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Note the new day. Yarn, knitting needles and crochet hooks are available, and instructors can answer questions and teach simple designs. Participants also can bring their own supplies or current projects.

Summer Reading Club registration will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m . June 17, with games and activities. The theme is “Dig into Reading.” Reading records are available for all ages through Aug. 16. Programs begin the last week of June and run for five weeks. Program times and dates are as follows:

• Preschool Summer Story Time, 3- to 5-year-olds, 10:30 to 11 a.m. Thursdays. Children must be 3 by June 1. Enrollment is limited.

• Kindergarten Special K Story Time, for children entering first grade, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays. Enrollment is limited.

• School-age Kids’ Days, for students who have finished first through sixth grades, 11 a.m. to noon Tuesdays.

• Family Nights, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.

All programs will include stories, games, crafts, movies, special guests and other activities. There also will be two Friday field trips, which are open to any Summer Reading Club member who has participated in at least one other program.

In addition, first- through fifth-graders can play “Questyinz,” an interactive online game. Students will choose a topic, or “quest,” that will send them to the library, outside, or on to other experiences. They will then return to the computer to report. There also are quests for those who choose to simply read and report.

For more information, call the Children’s Department or visit the “Children’s Page” on the library’s website, www.citlib.org.

Teen Summer Reading Club registration will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 17. This year, teens in seventh through 12th grade will look “Beneath the Surface,” tracking their reading habits and attending programs on survival skills, music, book clubs and geocaching, writing workshops and art competitions.

Beneath the Cover Art competition for seventh- through 12th-graders will be held June 17 to July 22. Teens’ book-cover designs will be displayed in the Teen Space, and winning entries will be announced July 26 at the Summer Reading Club party. For more information, email TeenCitizens@gmail.com or visit the library’s website, www.citlib.org.

Groundbreaking Reads Book Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. June 20. “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien will be discussed. Bring a bag lunch. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Registration is required so a copy of the book can be placed on reserve for participants, or download the eBook at http://waggin.lib.overdrive.com. To register, call the library or email kpretz@citlib.org.

BTS Challenge No. 1: Express Yourself will be held June 24-30. It is the first of five challenges for teens. Sign up for the library’s e-newsletter at www.citlib.org by June 24 and receive a copy of the challenge in your email. Each week’s challenge also will be posted on the library’s Facebook page and website.

Writers’ Wordshop for teens will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. June 25. Teens will make their own journals and hone their writing skills through a variety of activities.

DIRT Book Club: Artemis Fowl will be held from 11 a.m. to noon June 27. The library will host its first summer book club for fourth- through seventh-graders. “Dig Into Reading Tweens” will feature “Artemis Fowl” by Eion Colfer. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Space is limited, and registration is required so a copy of the book can be placed on reserve for participants. The eBook also can be downloaded at http://waggin.lib.overdrive.com. Call the library or email TeenCitizens@gmail.com for more information.

The library will be at the Farmers Market in Washington on June 13.

History group will meet at 6:30 p.m. June 19 in the conference room.

The library will close at 5 p.m. June 27.

Friends of Citizens Library operate CitiBooks, a used books bookstore, in the lower level of the library. Hours are 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. To volunteer at CitiBooks, email Fran at friendsofcitizenslibrary@gmail.com.

To sign up for Citizens Library News, text CITIZENS to 22828. Message and data rates may apply.

Book of the month is “Z : A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald” by Therese Anne Fowler.

Free, private classes on how to use a Tablet or eReader with OverDrive are available at the library. Call the Circulation Department to schedule an appointment.

Tenth annual Library Night at PNC Park will begin at 7 p.m. July 30. Grandstand tickets and a Pirates cap cost $18, and upper grandstand seats are $11. The first 3,000 tickets purchased will receive a Pedro Alvarez bookmark. Baseball fans 5 to 18 years old also could win a chance to deliver the lineup card before the first pitch or change a base during the game. Ticket order forms are available at the Citizens Library. Deadline to order tickets is June 14.

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

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

Registration begins Monday for the summer reading program, which begins the week of June 17.

Doc Dixon’s Dig Into Reading Magic Show will begin at 6 p.m. June 10.

The Gathering Place Community Garden is under way at the library. Call the library to participate. The garden is funded by a grant from the Community Foundation of Greene County.

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

Summer reading registration will continue through June 14 or until the spaces are filled.

Free college prep classes for high school juniors and seniors will be offered June 24 by Huntington Learning Centers Inc. “Which Test is Right for Me?” outlines the differences between the SAT and the ACT. Space is limited. Visit the circulation desk or call the library to register.

Ready to Roll story time for infants though preschoolers will be held Mondays, beginning June 24. There will be stories, songs and a craft. Register for either the 10:30 or 11:30 a.m. session.

Used book sale continues. Fill a bag for $5.

Frayer Knots, for crafters of all skill levels, meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays to work on individual knitting, needlework, sewing or other stitchery projects and tea.

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

The library will be closed June 3rd Monday to transition to its new circulation system.

One library card system will go into effect June 7. Patrons will be able to link to all public libraries in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties. Waggin, an acronym for Washington and Greene Greater Information Network, library cards are available at the library.

Book Buddies book club will meet at 6:30 p.m. June 9. “An Unsuitable Job for a Woman” by P.D. James will be discussed.

Sip of Summer planning committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. June 10 at the library. Another meeting will be held June 17 if needed.

Friends of the Library will meet at 4 p.m. June 12.

Board of trustees will meet at 7 p.m. June 19.

P.O. Box 274 Jefferson, PA 15344 Email: gcls@alltel.net Website: www.greenecolib.org

The library offers two reading centers:

• Thomas Hughes House, 107 Hatfield St., Jefferson, 724-883-2107. Hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays.

• Jackson Township, 102 Tunnel Road, Holbrook, 724-499-5428. Hours are 3 to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays.

52 Fourth St. McDonald, PA 15057 Phone: 724-926-8400 FAX: 724-926-4686 Email: heritagelibrary @comcast.net Website: www.heritage publib.org

Weight Watchers meets at 6 p.m. every Tuesday.

Gateway Health will answer questions about its plan from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday. Call Nancy at 412-720-2277 for more information.

Teen Reading Group for 13- to 18-year-olds will kick off at 1 p.m. June 8 with a pizza judging contest. Visit, call or email the library to register.

Book discussion group will meet June 11. “An Invisible Thread by” Laura Schroff will be discussed.

Board of directors will meet at 6:30 p.m. June 12.

Tween Book Club will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. June 19. “Holes” by Louis Sachar will be discussed. New board members are welcome to apply. Contact the library for more information.

Friends of Heritage Public Library will meet at 6:30 p.m. June 19. New members are welcome. Call Pat Wyrick at 724-926-8408 for more information.

Summer blood drive will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. June 20. There also will be a bake sale.

LEGO Club will meet June 27. Contact the library for the time.

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

Questyinz, an online interactive computer game for children, is under way. Children can obtain a game card at the library to play.

Story time for 30-month through 5-year-olds will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesdays, beginning June 12.

Beneath the Surface for tweens and teens offers independent-guided reading and activities, plus group meetings. The first meeting will begin at 6 p.m. June 13. Informational packets are available at the library.

Rodney the Magic Rabbit puppet show will begin at 6 p.m. June 20.

Book Bites, an adult reading group, will meet at 1 p.m. June 20. “Shape Shifter” by Tony Hillerman will be discussed.

Carnegie Museum will present “Dino-Mite Dinosaurs” for preschoolers through first-graders at 1 p.m. June 24. “Teeth and Claws: Dinosaur Diversities” will begin at 2 p.m. for second- through eighth-graders.

326 Donner Ave.

Monessen, PA 15601

jill.mplkids@gmail.com

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

Sign language introduction for ninth-graders and older will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Mondays, June 3 through July 8. Cost is $30.

Couponing Club will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and June 18.

Basic Excel Spreadsheets, Part 1, will be held from 7 to 8:45 p.m. Tuesday. Cost is $5.

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

Paws for Reading for those in first grade and older will be held from 10 to 11:20 a.m. Saturday.

Teen Pizza Making Contest will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. June 11.

Basic Excel Spreadsheets, Part 2, will be held from 7 to 8:45 p.m. June 11. Cost is $5.

Colored pencil drawing for 6 1/2- to 13-year-olds will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, June 11-25. Cost is $13 plus supplies.

Evening Book Club will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. June 12. “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn will be discussed.

Family story time will be held from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. June 13. Father’s Day will be the theme.

Teen Zumba will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursdays, June 13 through Aug. 15.

Teen Sharpie Tye-Dye T-shirts will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. June 13.

Travel Club will meet from 7 to 8:45 p.m. June 13. The topic will be Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort.

Teen chess will be played from 1 to2 p.m. Fridays, June 14 though Aug. 16.

Chinese summer camp for second- through eighth-graders will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. June 17-21. Cost is $40.

Go Green Club will meet at 7 p.m. June 17.

Family Movie Night will be held from 6 to 7:45 p.m. June 18.

Computers 101 will be held from 7 to 8:45 p.m. June 18. Cost is $5.

Afternoon Book Club for Adults will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. June 19. “Bill Mauldin: a Life Up Front” by Todd DePastino will be discussed. DePastino will join the discussion.

Beading Club for 12-year-olds and older will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. June 19.

Laughter Club will meet from 10 to 11 a.m. June 20. Julie Ann Sullivan, certified laughter leader, is the facilitator.

Teen Black Out Poetry will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. June 20.

Whose What? Is That?! book talk by Marilu Zuk will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. June 20.

Teen Harry Potter Scene It will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. June 22.

Creative Writing Summer Camp will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. June 24-28. Cost is $25. Instructor will be Amanda Hamilton Roos.

Cover letters and résumés class will be conducted from 7 to 8:45 p.m. June 25.

Mystery Book Club will meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m. June 26. “When the Sacred Ginmill Closes” by Lawrence Block will be discussed.

World War II discussion group will meet from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 26.

Teen NHL 13 Tournament will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. June 26. Those 8 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Family Coaching 101 will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. June 26. Marlene Boas, who has a Ph.D. in family psychology and is a board certified coach, will conduct the class.

Teen Flashback Movie Night will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. June 27. “Back to the Future” will be shown.