Jam-packed with discounts & a NEW FREE mobile app from Save Around, the 2018 ENJOY Coupon Book is now available at the Circulation Desk for purchase during library hours. Pick up your book for $30 cash/check/credit card. All proceeds will benefit the library.
Thank you for participating in the 2018 ENJOY Coupon Book sale. The sale is over for this year, and we hope you enjoy using your coupons!
Did you know that Peters Township Public Library has thousands of ebooks and audiobooks available that you can borrow for free using your WAGGIN library card and your mobile device?
Meet Libby! This new mobile app helps make reading fun. It’s a friendly guide to find libraries near you, remember your library card number and search for your next great read. Anytime, anywhere!
Why you’ll love Libby:
Visit meet.libbyapp.com to give Libby a try!
Get the Libby app for your phone, tablet or Kindle from Google Play or the App Store. Happy Reading!
Do you need product recommendations for your DIY kitchen makeover or want to read about the best and worst new & used cars? With your WAGGIN library card, you have FREE access to ConsumerReports.org and their expert, independent, nonprofit organization that has been testing products for you since 1936!
Just visit our library website, go to the eResources tab and select eResearch from the drop-down menu. Scroll through the list of helpful resources and select Consumer Reports. You will be prompted to enter a Patron ID which is the barcode on your WAGGIN card preceeded by the letters pt. You will be able to search for products A-Z or read about featured products and services recently tested. You will also have access to the most recent issue of Consumer Reports magazine or visit their archive with issues going back to January 2012 – all FREE with your WAGGIN library card! You’re welcome!
Beginning April 9, the Peters Township Public Library joins libraries across Pennsylvania and libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating the many ways libraries are transforming their communities every day through the services and invaluable expertise they offer.
April 9-15 is National Library Week, a time to highlight the changing role of libraries, librarians and library workers. Libraries aren’t only a place of quiet study, but also creative and engaging community centers where people can collaborate using new technologies, learn how to use a 3D printer or even record their own music.
Libraries of all types are evolving to meet the needs of the communities they serve. Elected officials, small business owners, students and the public at large depend upon libraries and the resources they offer to address the needs of their communities. By providing such resources as e-books and technology classes, materials for English-language learners, programs for job seekers or a safe haven in times of crisis, libraries and librarians transform their communities.
“The library embraces the entire community, offering unlimited opportunities for personal growth and lifelong learning,” said Library Director Myra Oleynik. “Libraries level the playing field for people of any age who are seeking the information and access to technologies that will improve their quality of life.”
Libraries also offer something unique to their communities, the expertise of individual librarians. Librarians assist patrons in using increasingly complex technology and sorting through the potentially overwhelming mass of information bombarding today’s digital society. This is especially crucial when access to reliable and trustworthy data is more important than ever.
Visit the Peters Township Public Library and see how libraries transform!
Peters Township Public Library will host Thinking Money, a new traveling exhibition designed to teach tweens, teens and the adults in their lives about money, from Saturday, April 1 through Sunday, April 30. The public is also invited to attend a variety of programs for all ages about financial topics like saving, spending and avoiding fraud.
“Money affects all of us, but many of us lack the information we need to make smart decisions about our financial futures,” said Sue Miller, Assistant Library Director. “Thinking Money is designed to teach us about financial literacy in a way that is not only understandable, but fun, and we’re proud to bring it to our library – the only one in Pennsylvania!”
Through an adventure-themed storyline, interactive iPad content and other fun activities, Thinking Money explores themes like wants vs. needs, preparing for a rainy/sunny day, imagining your future self and avoiding financial fraud.
Programs will include:
Admission to the exhibition, which will be located in main lobby of the library, and all programs are free of charge.
Thinking Money was created by the American Library Association (ALA) in partnership with the FINRA Investor Education Foundation.
In April 2016, ALA and the FINRA Foundation announced 50 libraries nationwide to host the 1,000-square-foot exhibition. In addition to the exhibition loan, the Peters Township Public Library also received a $1,000 programming allowance, expenses paid for a training session at the 2016 ALA Annual Conference in June 2016, and promotional and support materials.
This Financial Literacy program is offered as part of the Pennsylvania Library Association’s statewide initiative, PA Forward, to demonstrate that libraries can help citizens become informed consumers and guide individuals, small businesses, and other organizations to contribute to the economic vitality of their communities. Learn more at www.paforward.org.
As part of their “1000 Books Before Kindergarten” program, the Peters Township Public Library will welcome New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Jackie Urbanovic to the library on Thursday, March 30 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. for a night filled with reading, storytelling, laughter and lots of drawing.
Register online to attend or call the Youth Services Department at 724.941.9430 #3. We are accepting pre-orders for Jackie Urbanovic books through Wednesday, March 15 at a special event prices. Books will be inscribed by the author and can be picked at the program on Thursday, March 30. Print and complete your Jackie Urbanovic Book Pre-Orders and bring it to the Circulation Desk with your payment.
This evening of early literacy fun is offered as part of the Pennsylvania Library Association’s statewide initiative, PA Forward, to demonstrate that libraries can push Pennsylvania to achieve one of the highest literacy rates in the country, a better trained and more skilled workforce, and a growing tax base, economy, and population.
“1000 Books Before Kindergarten” is a free program that encourages reading to newborns, infants and toddlers with the goal to have read 1,000 books before the little one enters kindergarten. At the March 30 event, all are invited to meet Jackie Urbanovic and learn simple ways to help strengthen their child’s language skills and build vocabulary by reading aloud. A book signing will follow the program.