All Ages

Preschool-A-Palooza on Saturday, March 4

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Register online or call the Youth Services Desk at 724.941.9430 #3.

Finding the right preschool for your child can be an exciting yet stressful task. To help area parents gather the information they need to make the best choice, the Peters Township Public Library will offer a Preschool-A-Palooza on Saturday, March 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. While parents ask questions of representatives from area preschools, Children’s Librarian Linda Esposito will offer activities for children including games, crafts and a basket raffle.

While visiting the library, families can explore the library’s new Play K area that allows children to “play Kindergarten” using materials for six different themed playscapes. Within each playscape, the nine key learning areas for PA’s Learning Standards for Early Childhood are reinforced as children play and participate in the activities. My Colorful World, All Around Town, and Let’s Go Shopping are a few examples of the playscapes that will be on display on a rotating basis.

Children can experience the new Everbright Light Board that was recently installed in the Family Activity Center adjacent to the Children’s Department on the first floor of the library. Purchased with donations from the WCCF Day of Giving, the Everbright is an interactive light wall for all ages with hundreds of adjustable color dials that rotate through the color spectrum.

For more information about the Preschool-A-Palooza, contact Linda Esposito at lesposito@ptlibrary.org.

NEW Everbright Light Board

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We have a new addition to the Family Activity Center! An Everbright Light Board was recently installed which was purchased through generous donations on the WCCF Day of Giving.

From the Everbright web site: Everbright is an interactive light wall for all ages. Inspired by the Lite-Brite, it’s a huge grid of hundreds of adjustable color dials that rotate endlessly in either direction through the color spectrum.

Yes, it looks like a giant Lite-Brite. But it does things that no Lite-Brite can do. 

Unlike screens, Everbright feels satisfying to touch. Instead of removable pegs with a limited selection of individual colors, this alternative to the giant Lite-Brite has dials that change in hue as you twist them, offering almost unlimited color possibilities when creating designs. When you’re done drawing, the entire board resets to a blank canvas with the press of a button. 

Stop by the Family Activity Center during library hours and wake up your imagination with our Everbright!

“The Gallery” Photography Exhibit returns

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The Peters Township High School Photography Classes will exhibit their work in the main lobby of the library from March 9 through 23 during library hours. “The Gallery” is a display of hundreds of student photographs from the classes and club at the high school.  An opening reception will be held on Thursday, March 9 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.  All are welcome to attend.

Matted photographs and canvases will be on display. The Photography Club officers include President Ashley Lesniakowski, and Board Members Tessa Beaumariage, Emily DeNunzio, Lindsay Pendergast, Samantha Szewczyk and Cassidy Tom.

For more information about “The Gallery,” contact the club sponsor, Erin Boni, at bonie@pt-sd.org.

Take Your Child to the Library Day

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The library is encouraging families to participate in Take Your Child to the Library Day, an international initiative that encourages families everywhere to take their children to their local library on Saturday, February 4, 2017.

The Youth Service Department has planned a variety of fun, free, family-friendly activities for that day from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Highlighting the day will be a performance by the Josh and Gab Show at noon followed by a cookie reception with a chance to meet the comedy duo.

Register online or call 724.941.9430 #3 to attend this event.

Josh Verbanets and Gab Bonesso are two Pittsburgh-based writers, performers, educators, and public personalities. Their works have entertained and informed audiences of all ages on both a regional and national scale; together, Josh and Gab have formed an unforgettable high-energy musical-comedy duo with a focus on an anti-bullying message.

PA Forward Star Library Program Launch

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Your Peters Township Public Library is participating in the PA Forward Star Library Program as part of the Pennsylvania Library Association’s 21st Century Literacies Initiative, PA Forward. This statewide initiative places the spotlight on Pennsylvania libraries and the important role our libraries have in the lives of citizens.

We are excited to raise awareness of our programs and offerings that help Pennsylvania citizens improve their command of five types of literacy – basic, information, civic and social, health, and financial. These literacies are essential to greater success in all vital roles of life: as students, as parents, as employees, as consumers, as citizens.

As part of the program, logos on our event flyers and marketing materials will identify which specific literacies the events support. PA Forward encourages all Pennsylvania libraries to use cohesive branding and marketing tools to frame communications to key stakeholders – elected officials, community leaders, donors, patrons, board, Friends, and employees. Libraries use PA Forward’s five literacies as a guiding framework for setting service priorities, identifying potential community and funding partners, structuring strategic plans, and building well-rounded, multi-skilled boards.

We hope you will visit our library to take advantage of our exciting programs and events we have planned for 2017 and become part of moving PA Forward!

About PA Forward

The Pennsylvania Library Association’s PA Forward | Pennsylvania Libraries initiative was conceived to give voice to what the library community already knows, and what other states throughout the nation are also recognizing: With the right support, libraries are ideally positioned to become the community centers of information, technology, and learning that will fuel educational and economic opportunity for all of our citizens.

Libraries have moved far beyond just being book repositories. They’re agile institutions serving real-life needs. Libraries can be key to powering progress and elevating the quality of life in PA by fueling the types of knowledge essential to success: Basic Literacy, Information Literacy, Civic and Social Literacy, Health Literacy, and Financial Literacy.

For more information: PAForward.org; facebook.com/paforward

“Mother Earth” Pallet Tree Raffle

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You still have a few days left to purchase raffle tickets to win this lovely “Mother Earth” Christmas Tree hand built from pallets by Jackie Hlavinka and decorated by the Lexington Court Garden Club. Tickets are $3 each or 2/$5.00 at the Circulation Desk.

The winner will be drawn on Tuesday, December 13. Help will be available to take apart the tree for easy transport. The winner will receive instructions on reassembling the tree as well. All proceeds benefit the library.