Library News
- Last Updated on Friday, 30 December 2016 02:46
Monongahela Library announces the following events.
Story Time will be held Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11 a.m. Miss Becky reads with the children, completes a small craft, and incorporates some block play.
The Writers Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. on January 4 and 18.
Children ages 8 through tweens and teens are welcome to join in on the all-new K’nex Club at Monongahela Area Library. Participants will use K’nex to engineer moving toys. The club will meet at the library on Saturday, January 7th and 21st from 3 – 4 p.m. Legos will also be available.
Monday Night Knit/Crochet Club welcomes the use of modern technology to help you keep track of your needles, yarn stash, patterns, projects, books, etc. If you don’t know how to knit or crochet, we can show you how! The program will be held on the second and fourth Mondays of each month from 5:30pm-? Refreshments to be shared are welcome. The library will supply coffee and tea. Knitting, crochet, and spinning materials are not supplied.
Color Me Happy Hour continues to be offered on Tuesdays from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. and is open to teens and adults.
Many people have expressed concern over the lack of education about cursive writing in schools, so…Let’s Keep Cursive Current will teach children how to write and read cursive writing. This program is for children grades four and above. Please call to register, as space is very limited. Practice between sessions is suggested and encouraged. The program is currently scheduled for Wednesday, January 11 and 25 from 6 – 7 p.m.
Miss Becky will host a Block Party on January 12th at 1 p.m. for children ages three and above. The children will play with our large selection of wooden blocks and Legos. Come on out and join in!
Book Bites Adult Book Club will meet on Thursday, January 19th at 1 p.m. and will discuss ‘A Tree Grows in Brooklyn’ by Betty Smith.
Nookworms Teen Book Club is a new teen book club that will meet for the first time on Saturday, January 28 from 1 - 2:30 p.m. We will discuss Veronica Roth’s ‘Divergent.’ In addition to discussing the book, there will be a small trivia contest or creative project. Please call the library to request your copy of the book. Participants should have finished reading the book by the 28th so that they are prepared for discussion.
To celebrate the arrival of our new life saving device, Monongahela Area Library will host an AED Training Class. The class is open to the public and will be held on Saturday, January 28 from 3 – 4 p.m. Participants will learn the basic operation of an AED.
Monongahela Area Library
813 W. Main St.
Monongahela, PA 15063
724-258-5409
www.washlibs.org/monongahela/
Library Director: Tiffany Jean Fleet, BA, MLIS