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- Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 June 2014 21:11
During the summer months, the Saturday hours for Monessen Public Library & Cultural Center have changed. The library will be open from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Claire McMullen will host her monthly "Beginning Genealogy Class" on Saturday, July 12 at 11 a.m. in the Pennsylvania Room. Her topic will be "military records." For August, she will be reviewing the use of immigration records. The class is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
"Fizz, Boom, Read!" is the theme for the 2014 Summer Reading Program. Science will be stressed in the programming.
Family StoryTime will be held on Mondays at 6 p.m. On July 7, "fingerprints" will be the theme, followed by "optical illusions" on July 14. "Butterflies" on July 21 and "bugs and creepy crawlies" will end the month on July 28.
Wednesday Crafternoons will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. each week. In addition, "Origami with Miko" will be presented each Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the upstairs Children's Room.
Super Saturdays will feature "Detective Science" on July 5 with Mad Science of Pittsburgh presenting a mystery that will be solved using the scientific method. On July 19, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History will bring hands-on insect displays and activities called "Bugs and Other Creepy Crawlies."
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