Nov 29, 2014 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

The library will be closed Dec. 24, 25, 27 and 31 and Jan. 1 and 3. Library Saturday hours during December will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Board of Trustees will meet at the library at 7 p.m. Dec. 3. Library issues will be discussed and the public is encouraged to attend.

Families are invited to attend their annual “Gingerbread House” night. Register to attend this fun evening and create your own personal gingerbread house at 6 p.m. Dec. 10. All ages are invited to attend. Register your family members to assure a spot for this fun evening. Call the library at 724-239-5122 to register.

The library follows the Bentworth School System for snow closings. The library may also close during severe weather events.

Bowlby Library

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

Holiday open house, sponsored by Friends of Bowlby Public Library, will be held from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The open house will feature the Friends’ Cookie Walk/Cookie Raffle. Cookies cost $3 per dozen in a box or $5 per dozen in a Christmas tin provided. Pictures with Santa also will be held. Cost is $10 for two 5-by-7 photos. Holiday story time will be held from 5 to 6 p.m., and raffle tickets are on sale for a Cookie Basket, which is filled with 12 different cookie-filled tins, and a Children’s Christmas Basket, filled with toys, games and books. Cost is $1 per ticket or $5 for six tickets. All proceeds will benefit the library.

Stuffed Animal Sleepover will be held Wednesday. At 5 p.m., a special holiday story time will begin. After story time and a craft, children can leave their stuffed animals for the night. Animals can be picked up between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Thursday.

Christmas Around the World will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday. Members of Waynesburg University’s Kappa Delta Pi are inviting children in kindergarten through high school to stop by the library to learn how other countries celebrate the Christmas season through stories. Refreshments and hot cocoa will be served. Call the library to register.

Children’s and Family Literacy departments will host an After Hours Holiday Pajama Party from 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 12. A holiday movie will be shown, and there will be games, seasonal crafts and activities. Warm cookies and milk also will be served. Call the library to register.

Movie night will begin at 6 p.m. Dec. 17. “The Christmas Candle” will be shown. Free popcorn will be served. Call the library to register.

The library will be closed Dec. 24 and 25 and Jan. 1. Hours on New Year’s Eve are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

2 Kerr St. Burgettstown, PA 15021 Phone: 724-947-9780 Email: librarian@burglibrary.org 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

Citizens Library

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

Chess Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday. All skill levels are welcome. Instructors will be available.

Teen Council will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9. Pizza and drinks will be served. Members of the group plan events and fundraise. Officers for all positions are needed. Call Jess at 724-222-2400, ext. 260, or email at teencitizens@gmail.com.

Gingerbread House competition for sixth- through 12th-graders will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11. Judges will award the Most Traditional, Best Book Tie-in and Most Creative. The Teens’ Choice winner will be chosen by participants. Holiday Minute-to-Win-It games will be held between frosting sessions. Snacks and all materials will be provided by the library. The program is free. Registration is required by Dec. 9.

CitiBooks $5 Bag Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 13.

Annual Family Holiday Fun Day will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 13. There will be holiday stories, movies, craft and refreshments. Registration is requested by Dec. 11.

Noontime Lunch with Friends will be held Dec. 16. Adam Sutch will be featured on the hammered dulcimer. The program is free. Lunch is available for $5 after the program.

The library will close at 5 p.m. Dec. 23 and remain closed until Dec. 26. The library will close at 5 p.m. Dec. 31.

Children’s Department book of the month is “Can You See What I See? Toyland Express” by Walter Wick. The drawing is open to children 12 and younger. The winning ticket will be drawn Dec. 31.

CitiBooks, a used books bookstore in the lower level of the library, 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. All proceeds benefit the library. To volunteer at CitiBooks, email Friends of Citizens Library at friendsofcitizenslibrary@gmail.com.

Book of the month is “The Mistletoe Promise” by Richard Paul Evans.

Free classes on tablet and eReader are available at the library. Call the library to register.

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

After-school tutoring will be available at 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Dec. 2-11.

Art: It’s Elementary classes will be held at 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Dec. 2-11.

Book Club for Adults will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. “People of the Book” by Geraldine Brooks will be discussed. January’s selection is “Lone Wolf” by Jodi Picoult. Visit www.waggin.org to reserve a copy.

Preschool class for 3- to 5-year-olds is full.

Toddler Time for youngsters up to 3 years old will be held at 11 a.m. Friday and Dec. 12. A parent or guardian must remain with the child. There are stories, songs and crafts. Call the library to register.

Gingerbread competition for teens will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Dec. 10. There is no fee, and all materials will be supplied. Registration deadline is Dec. 8.

Cookie Exchange will be held from 2:30 to 3 p.m. Dec. 13. Registration deadline is Saturday. Thirty One Bingo will begin at 3 p.m. Dec. 13. Cost is $10 for five games. Winner will receive a Thirty-One shopping spree.

Teen Game Night will be held at 3 p.m Dec. 12. There will be board games, card games and Wii.

Evening Concert After Hours will be presented by the Beesontown Singers at 7 p.m. Dec. 15. They will perform Pepper Choplin’s Christmas Cantata, “Night of the Father’s Love,” and other vocal selections.

The library will be closed Dec. 24, 25 and 31 and Jan. 1.

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

Fiction Book Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. “Landline” by Rainbow Rowell will be discussed.

Help with eReaders is available from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays.

Library Explorers for kindergartners through fifth-graders will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Dec. 16. Contact the library to register.

Old-fashioned Christmas craft will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Non-Fiction Book Club will meet at 3 p.m. Saturday. “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot will be discussed.

Popcorn and a movie will continue at noon Saturdays through Dec. 13. Bring your own drink. Children younger than 10 must be accompanied by a caregiver.

Board of trustees will meet at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 9.

Coupon Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month. Expired coupons will be donated to the VA in Washington.

Archives and genealogy room will be open for one-on-one help at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 16.

The library will be closed Dec. 24, 25 and 31.

Family nights begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays. There are stories, crafts and games, with a different theme each week. Contact the library to register.

Build with Legos and Explore Beginning Robotics with the library’s Lego Mindstorm EV3 and Beebots robots from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday.

Board games are played Wednesdays, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Enjoy Coupon book is available. Cost is $30, and a portion of the proceeds benefits the library.

The Literacy Council of Southwestern Pennsylvania is offering English as a Second Language classes at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays at the library.

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 2 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Riviera Restaurant in Fredericktown. “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Coast Trail” by Cheryl Strayed will be discussed.

Reading Rangers Book Club for fourth- through sixth-graders will meet at 7 p.m. Dec. 10. Call the library to register. Preschool story hour will begin at 10 a.m. Dec. 11. There will be stories, activities and a simple craft. Call to register.

Discovery Detectives, a new program for kindergartners through third-graders, will be held at 7 p.m. Dec. 16. In addition to books, there will be special guests and activities. Registration is required, and there is a $2 fee.

Board of trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Dec. 17.

Rep. Pam Snyder’s community outreach staff visits the library from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month.

The library will be closed Dec. 24, 25 and 31 and Jan. 1.

Enjoy coupon books are on sale at the library for $30.

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

Board of directors will meet at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 9.

Blood drive will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. Dec. 17.

The library will be closed Dec. 24-26 and Dec. 31.

638 Fallowfield Ave. Charleroi, PA 15022 Phone: 724-483-8282 Email: charlibrary@comcast.net Website: www/washlibs.org/ john-k-tener

Library board will meet Monday.

The library will be closed Dec. 25.

The library provides training/assistance for patrons in the following areas:

• Computer Classes – Thursday evenings after 3 p.m. or one-on-one by appointment;

• Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) – First and third Mondays of the month after 3 p.m. or by appointment; and

• E-Reader – Tuesdays from 2:15 to 4 p.m.

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

Story hour will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday.

Tree-trimming party will begin at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Christmas with Santa, along with Santa’s store, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Santa will arrive at noon.

Story hour party will be held at 11 a.m. Dec. 17.

Girls’ Christmas Pajama Party will begin at 6 p.m. Dec. 18.

The library will be closed Dec. 24, 25 and 31.

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

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

Elf on the Shelf kick-off party will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday.

Pencil and marker drawing for 6 1/2– to 13-year-olds will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Dec. 16. Cost is $13 plus supplies.

Teen holiday gift-making will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Dec. 23.

Coupon Club will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Dec. 16.

Mystery Book Club for Adults will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. “The Cuckoo’s Calling” by J.K. Rowling will be discussed.

Bell choir from Trinity United Methodist Church will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Liven Up Your Holidays with Fresh Greens will be presented by Debie Carso of Crossroads Florist at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Sewing Machine Basics for those 12 and older will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday. Cost is $5.

Embroidery Machine Basics for those 12 and older will be held from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Thursday. Cost is $5.

Family Ornament Night will be held from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Thursday.

Beginning Genealogy Workshop will be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Friday.

Teen Afternoon Movie for those in sixth grade and up will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday. “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” will be shown.

Holiday tasting party will be held at 6 p.m. Friday. Limited to 20 adults. Those who attend must bring an appetizer to share. Registration is required by Wednesday.

Magic Tree House Book Club will meet from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday. “A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time” will be discussed.

Youth Advisory Council will meet at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Pretty Little Liars Book Club will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Chinese language for first- through eighth-graders will be held from 2:45 to 3:45 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 6 through Jan. 3. There will be no class Dec. 27. Cost is $35.

Registration for winter programs for infants through kindergartners begins Dec. 8 for residents and Dec. 15 for nonresidents.

Girls’ Book Club for third- through sixth-graders will meet at 6 p.m. Dec. 8. “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott will be discussed.

Teen Books in the Movies Night for those in sixth grade and up will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 8. “A Christmas Carol” will be shown.

Roots Genealogy Club will meet at 1 p.m. Dec. 9.

Computers 101 will be held from 7 to 8:45 p.m. Dec. 9. Cost is $5.

Homeschoolers Group will meet at 3 p.m. Dec. 10.

Introduction to 3D Game Programming for those in sixth grade and up will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Dec. 10.

Lensshooters Photo Club will meet at 7 p.m. Dec. 10.

Evening Book Club for Adults will meet at 7 p.m. Dec. 10. “The Husband’s Secret” by Liane Moriarty will be discussed.

Edible Holiday Treats will be held from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Dec. 11.

Paws for Reading for those in first grade and up will be held from 10 to 11:20 a.m. Dec. 13.

Mario Kart Tournament will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Dec. 14.

Stamp Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 16.

World War II Discussion Group will meet at 11 a.m. Dec. 17.

Afternoon Book Club for Adults will meet at 1 p.m. Dec. 17. “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” by Truman Capote will be discussed.

Family Movie Night will be held from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Dec. 17. “The Muppet Christmas Carol” will be shown.

Beading Club for those 12 and older will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 17.

Laughter Club will meet at 10 a.m. Dec. 18.

Christmas Movie Marathon will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 20.

Lego Builders Club for those in second grade and up will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Dec. 22.

The library will be closed Dec. 24, 25 and 31.

Downloading free music with Freegal for those in sixth grade and up will be held from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Dec. 29.