Sep 27, 2014 24 min read

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

Children’s Halloween craft and story hour starts at 10:30 ta.m. Oct. 27.

The library is accepting applications for crafters and vendors for its fifth annual Christmas Craft and Vendor Fair, which will be held Nov. 22. Call for more details.

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

The library is accepting registration for fall story time. Children 30 months to 5 years old will meet at 11 a.m. Mondays for stories, crafts and songs.

TOPS Chapter 1681 meets every Tuesday at the library. Weigh-ins begin at 5 p.m., and the meeting starts at 5:30. The first meeting is free. Yearly membership fee is $28, with a $2 meeting fee. Call for more information.

Board of trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday.

The library will be closed Oct. 11 and 13.

Family Fun event will be held at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 15. There will be a pumpkin store, pumpkin crafts and song. Call to register.

Book sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 24 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 25. Books will be sold for $5 per bag, $1 per book and others as marked. Donations can be dropped off at the library during operating hours. Encyclopedias, text books or damp and musty items will not be accepted.

Friends of Bentleyville Pubic Library will meet at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 27.

Tradesman’s Inn, 1769 E. National Pike, Scenery Hill, will donate 10 percent of its sales on Oct. 29 to the library.

Friends of Bentleyville Public Library are offering a “Black Friday Shopping Spree Ticket” that will include a $100 gift card to each of the following stores: Macy’s, Sear’s, Kohl’s, Marshall/T.J. Maxx, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Toys R Us, Walmart, Target, Giant Eagle, Kmart and Pebble’s. Tickets are $3 each and play on the Nov. 22 evening drawing of the Pennsylvania lottery.

Friends of Bentleyville Public Library will hold their annual Costume Jewelry Sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 14 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 15. Early birds can arrive at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 14 for a $5 entry fee. Scarves also will be available. Donations are still being accepted.

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

Fall story hours begin Oct. 6. Registration is required for the 10-week session. Story hours will be held as follows:

• Baby Lapsit, children up to 18 months old – 1:30 p.m. Thursdays;

• Toddlers, 18- to 35-month-olds – 5 p.m. Tuesdays and 10:30 a.m. Thursdays;

• Preschoolers, 3- to-4-year-olds – 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays;

• Preschoolers, 4- to 5-year-olds – 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays;

• Young adults ages, 13 and older – 4 p.m. Wednesdays 4 p.m.;

• Stories Under the Moon, 3- to 6-year-olds – 5 p.m. Wednesdays.

Free computer classes will be held in October as follows:

• Beginner computer classes – 1 to 2 p.m. Fridays through Oct. 17. Topics include “Introduction to Your Computer,” “Browsing the Internet” and “Creating an Email Address and Social Networks.

• Microsoft Word, parts one and two – 1:30 to 3 p.m. Oct. 6 and 8.

• Microsoft Excel, parts one and two – 1:30 to 3 p.m. Oct. 13 and 15.

Call to register.

The library will be closed Oct. 13.

Book club will meet at 5 p.m. Oct. 15. “The Hemingses of Monticello” by Annette Gordon-Reed will be discussed.

Social Security benefits program for baby boomers about to become senior citizens will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 15.

Free job development class will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 20. Child care will be available, and registration is required.

Free parenting workshop will be presented by the Greene County Family Center at 2 p.m. Oct. 20. Child care will be available, and registration is required.

After Hours Fall Festival will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 24. There will be fall-themed activities, games, crafts and snack foods for the whole family. Call to register.

AARP Driver Safety course will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 31. Cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers. The eight-hour course or the four-hour refresher course, taken within the last three years, are prerequisites. Call the library or Edward F. Zeglen at 724-592-5932 to register.

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

Doll Club will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday. American Girl movie night will be celebrated.

Tai chi with Dorothy Tecklenberg is held at 11 a.m. Thursdays.

Story hour will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Fridays through Dec. 19.

Quilter’s Club will meet at 6 p.m. Oct. 9. Deb Cuprik, a local quilt teacher, will share her twist on traditional quilt piecing and her experience with teaching.

Historical bus tour will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon Oct. 18. Cost is $30 and includes transportation, tour guides and light lunch. Tours of south and west Burgettstown, including Slovan, Atlasburg, Cross Creek, Eldersville, Langeloth and Sutherland Lumber, will be given.

Quilt raffle for two handmade lap quilts is under way. Tickets are $1 each. The winning tickets will be drawn at 7 p.m. Dec. 1 and 2. The Dec. 1 winner will get his/her choice of quilt.

California Public Library

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

Chess Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday in the lower level meeting room. All ages and skill levels are welcome.

Lost: When Wandering Turns Dangerous will be presented by Betty Robison, gerontology educator at the Aging Institute of UPMC Senior Services and the University of Pittsburgh, from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 7. Six out of 10 seniors with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia exhibit wandering-type behaviors.

Preschool and toddler story times will begin Oct. 7 and 8. Registration is required. Check with the Children’s Department for availability.

Special events will be held in the Children’s Department as follows:

• World Smile Day, Friday. Smiley stickers will be provided.

• Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day, Oct. 11. Bring your teddy bear to the library and have your picture taken for the library’s Facebook page.

• Dictionary Day, Oct. 16. Receive a new word for your vocabulary.

Big Library Read, which provides participating OverDrive libraries free simultaneous access to a selected title that any reader with a library card or student identification can instantly start reading, will be held Oct. 13-28. This year’s title is “Anatomy of a Misfit” by Andrea Portes.

Noontime Lunch with Friends will be held Oct. 14. Greg Kenney will portray Jackie Robinson. Lunch is available after the program for $5.

Smash Book Art will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 14 to celebrate Teen Read Week. Teens will make pumpkins out of an old book. Registration is required.

Teen Crafternoon will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 16. Materials will be provided.

Tween Book Club will meet from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 16.

Teens’ Top 10 Movie Night will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 17. To celebrate YALSA’s Teens’ Top 10 and Teen Read Week, a movie from one of the winners or nominees from previous years will be shown.

Saturday with Friends will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 18. Dr. Mort Gamble will discuss “Beyond Water for Elephants: The Real American Circus, 1793-2014.”

CitiBooks half-price sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 23.

Family Story Night will be held at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 27. There will be tories, a craft, a short movie and a snack. Registration is requested by Oct. 24.

CitiBooks $50 bag sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 25.

Overcoming Toxic Environment: Gear Up! The Battle is Real will be presented by Cindy Fleet Patterson of Washington County from 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 25 in the public meeting room.

Book of the month is “Daring: My Passages: A Memoir” by Gail Sheehy.

Free tablet and eReader classes are available.

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.

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

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

Book Club for third- through fifth-graders will meet at 4:30 p.m. Thursday. “The One and Only Ivan” by Katherine Applegate will be discussed, and there will be finger-painting.

Story time for 3- to 5-year-olds will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesdays. There will be stories, songs and crafts. Call the library to register.

Toddler Time for those up to 3 years old and their parents will be held at 11 a.m. Fridays. There will be stories, songs and crafts. Call the library to register.

Reliving Normandy will be presented by Chris Polhemus at 6 p.m. Oct. 8. The same presentation will be offered at 3 .m. at The Arbors.

Teen Game Night will begin at 3 p.m. Oct. 10. There will be board games, card games and Wii.

Thirty One Bingo will be held at 3 p.m. Oct. 11. Play five games for $10 for a chance to with a Thirty One shopping spree. Bring donations of office supplies to receive an additional entry per item.

The library will be closed Oct. 13.

Beginner computer classes will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesdays as follows:

• Oct. 14 – How to Navigate Using the Mouse

• Oct. 21- How to Use Word to Type Documents and More;

• Oct. 28 – How to Browse the Internet

Registration is required by calling the library.

Teen Council will meet at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 15.

Turn Your Dreams into Reality, beginning at 4 p.m. Oct. 15. Teens can schedule a time to use the 3D printer.

Book Club for sixth- through eighth-graders will meet at 4 p.m. Oct. 16. “The Guardians of Ga’Hoole: The Journey” by Kathryn Lasky will be discussed. Participants will dissect owl pellets.

Annual Wine Tasting and Dinner will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Carmichaels fire hall, 420 W. George St. The event will feature Thistlethwaite Vineyards, Greenhouse Winery, Christian W. Klay Winery and the Ripepi Winery & Vineyard. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased at the library or from members of the board. For more information, email fpl@windstream.net or call the library during regular business hours. Senior Life program will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 22. Health care services for senior citizens will be discussed.

Book Club for for ninth- through 12th-graders will meet at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 24. “Marley and Me” by John Grogan will be discussed.

Garden Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 28.

Tween & Teen Pumpkin Carving will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 31. Wear your costume.

Book Club for adults will meet at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 4. “Five Quarters of the Orange” by Joanne Harris will be discussed.

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

Huntington Learning Center will offer a series of SAT overview classes from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Oct. 6 and 8. Call to register.

Computer Basics will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays. Registration is requested.

Library Explorers for kindergartners through fifth-graders meet at 5 p.m. Tuesdays. A different topic is explored each week. Registration is required.

Family Nights begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays. There is different themed story, craft and games each week. Registration is required.

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

Fiction Book Club will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday. “Reconstructing Amelia” by Kimberly McCreight will be discussed.

Gamers’ Club meets at 3:15 p.m. every Thursday.

Friends of the Library fundraiser will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday. Cost is $40 per person, and participants can create a painting while enjoying wine and hors d’oeuvres. Materials are included in the cost. Reservations are required.

Tail Waggin’ Tutors are available from noon to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Call to register.

Candy-making class for those in at least 11th grade will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 6. Fee is $2.

How to Control Health Costs During Your Retirement Years will be presented by Gary Boatman, a certified financial planner, at 6 p.m. Oct. 8. Reservations are required.

Friends of the Library will meet at 6 p.m. Oct. 9.

Coupon Club will meet from 4 to 5 p.m. Oct. 9. Expired coupons will be donated to the VA in Washington.

Leather crafting for older teens and adults will be held Oct. 11. A keychain will be made. Fee is $2.

Crop Scrapbooking for older teens and adults will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 13. Fee is $2 and covers all materials.

Open Archives will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. Oct. 16.

Nonfiction Book Club will meet at 3 p.m. Oct. 18. “Destiny Disrupted” by Tamim Ansary will be discussed.

Create Holiday Decorations for older teens and adults will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 20. Fee is $2.

Stitchers will meet from 4 to 5 p.m. Oct. 23. Bring your project.

Open Mic Night will be held at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23.

Introduction to Art program for older teens and adults will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 27. A one-time fee of $5 covers the cost of all materials.

Star Scouts, a free, seven-week long program for second- through fifth-graders, will begin at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 27. Call the library to register.

Wiggles and Giggles, an exploration of musical instruments for preschoolers, will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 29. Children also will play parachute games and chase bubbles. Registration is required.

Harvest Party for home- and cyberschoolers will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 31. Children will play games and make a craft. Refreshments will be served.

The library is selling Enjoy Coupon books. Cost is $30 for hundreds of coupons valid though November 2015. The library receives a portion of the proceeds.

Story time has returned. Call the library or visit the website for times and days.

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. Oct. 7. “The Kitchen House” by Kathleen Grissom will be discussed.

The library will be closed Oct. 13.

Board of trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 15.

Preschool story hour will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday. There will be stories, activities and a craft. Registration is required.

Reading Rangers Book Club for fourth- through sixth-graders will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 8. Registration is required.

Discovery Detectives, a new program for children kindergartners through third-graders, begins the last week of October. The time and day will be announced. Fee is $2, and registration is required.

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

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

Preschool story time will be held at 1 and 6 p.m. every Thursday through Oct. 23.

Savvy Social Security Planning will be presented by Angela Carrier of First Investors at 1 p.m. Oct. 7.

Board of directors will meet at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 8.

Friends of Heritage Library Fall Auction begins Oct. 13.

Friends of Heritage Public Library will meet at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 15.

Third annual Spooktacular Event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 24. There will be treats, crafts and stories.

Lego Club will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. Oct. 27.

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

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

Story hour is held at 11 a.m. Wednesdays

Halloween party for children 10 and younger will be held Oct. 30. Come in costume.

Halloween party for children for teens will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 31. Come in costume.

Marianna Bicentenial History books are available for $15.

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

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

Wild Kratts Wednesdays will be held from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. through Oct. 29.

Magic Tree House Book Club for those in kindergarten and older will meet from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday. “Good Night for Ghosts” will be discussed.

Youth Advisory Council will meet from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Pretty Little Liars Book Club will meet from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday. “Flawless” will be discussed.

Introduction to Crochet will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays in October. Cost is $30.

Books in the Movies Night for sixth-through 12th-graders will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 6. “The Book Thief” will be shown.

Sculpey Clay for 6 1/2– to 13-year-olds will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays in October. Cost is $15 plus supplies.

An Evening with Dr. Samuel Hazo will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 7.

Books to Go – eBooks and eAudiobooks will be held from 7 to 8:45 p.m. Oct. 7.

Homeschoolers group will meet from 3 to 4 p.m. Oct. 8 and 22.

Evening Book Club for Adults will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 8. “Help for the Haunted” by John Searles will be discussed.

Fake Blood Science October for 2- to 5-year-olds and an adult will be held from 6 to 6:20 p.m. Thursdays in October.

Great Halloween Costume Drop-off will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 9 and 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 10.

Great Halloween Costume Swap will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 11.

Girls’ Book Club for third- through sixth-graders will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Oct. 13. “The Thing About Luck” by Cynthia Kadohata will be discussed.

Powerpoint Presentations will be held from 7 to 8:45 p.m. Oct. 14. Fee is $5.

Afternoon Book Club for Adults will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 15. “A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories” will be discussed.

Family Movie Night will be held from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Oct. 15. “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” will be shown.

Beading Club will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 15.

Re-energize Yourself at Work will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 16.

Paws for Reading will be held from 10 to 11:20 a.m. Oct. 18.

Finch Robotics Workshop will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. Oct. 18.

The Demon of Brownsville Road: A Pittsburgh Family’s Battle with Evil in Their Home will be presented by former Allegheny County Commissioner Bob Cranmer from 7 to 8 p.m. Oct. 20.

Playing St. Barbara: An Author Talk by Marian Szczepanski will be presented from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 21.

Word Processing 1 will be held from 7 to 8:45 p.m. Oct. 21.

Hollywood VP Tour will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 22.

American Girl Costume Party will begin at 10 a.m. Oct. 25.

Rock Star: The Making of Musical Icons from Elvis to Springsteen will be presented by David R. Shumway, author and professor at Carnegie Mellon University, at 2 p.m. Oct. 26.

Lego Builders Club for those 2 and older will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Oct. 27.

Teen Halloween Costume Party will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 27.

Mystery Book Club for Adults will meet from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 28. “Six Years” by Harlan Coben will be discussed.

Ghost Stories for Grown-ups will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Oct. 28.

Word Processing 2 will be held from 7 to 8:45 p.m. Oct. 28. Fee is $5.

World War II Discussion Group will meet from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oct. 29.

Halloween Story Time: Get Spooked will be held from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Oct. 29.