Library News

Last Updated on Saturday, 28 March 2015 16:45

Monessen Public Library & Cultural Center, in cooperation with the Monessen Elementary Center teachers, will celebrate Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22 with a special ‘read-in’ at the library.

Teachers will read stories to groups of children. There will be crafts and seed-planting activities by the participants. Other activities will stress ecology, recycling, and how to care for our planet. Children will be eligible to enter a drawing for a chance to be featured as the model in special “Read” posters, which will be produced and hung in the library as part of its promotional efforts. In other news:

National Library Week will be celebrated April 12-18 with the theme of “unlimited possibilities at your library.”
The annual library book sale will be featured with tables of gently used volumes.
The Board of Trustees will now circulate DVDs for a period of one week. The fee will be fifty cents.
Anyone interested in sponsoring a magazine subscription should see Library Director Dave Zilka. A limited amount of titles are still available.

Storytime

All Storytime sessions are on Mondays at 6 p.m. and geared for preschoolers. The programs consist of a story and an age-appropriate craft. They are held in the upstairs Children's Room. There is an elevator available for those who need it. Spring Storytimes will be held on:

April 13: ‘National Library Week’ Storytime
April 20: ‘Earth Day and Spring’ Storytime

Summer Reading Program

The theme for the upcoming 2015 Summer Reading Program will be: “Every Hero Has a Story.” It will kick off in the month of June.

Local Author Book Signing

The Greater Monessen Historical Society and Monessen Public Library & Cultural Center are co-sponsoring a book signing for local author and educator, Ralph E. Stone. The event will be held on Sunday, April 12 at 2 p.m. at Monessen Public Library & Cultural Center. His new book, Diary of a First Street Rambler, is the author’s story of growing up in multicultural Monessen during World War II, when steel was king.

Hold Your Meeting Here!

Monessen clubs and organizations are invited to hold one of your upcoming meetings in the Library and Cultural Center. A short library orientation program and tour will be provided, along with light refreshments. If interested, please contact Library Director, Dave Zilka at 724-684-4750 to schedule a time.

Pick up a copy of the library newsletter to keep abreast of all the activities being planned at the Library & Cultural Center for the month, and contact us 724-684-4750 with questions. We are located at 326 Donner A