Upcoming Events
Library News!
New Library to be Built in Bridgeville -- read about it here.
Time Travel, Jane Austen and Becoming a Romance Novelist
Saturday, February 13, 2010, 5-6:00 p.m.
Gwyn Cready, local author of Tumbling Through Time, Seducing Mr. Darcy and her newest to be released in March, Flirting With Forever, will give a talk entitled, "Time Travel, Jane Austen and Becoming a Romance Novelist." Honored for excellence in romance writing, Gwyn Cready has been nominated for the RITA Award, founded in 1982 by Romance Writers of America. Nora Roberts, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Mary Jo Putney and Susan Wiggs are past winners. Space is limited. Registration is required. Light refreshments. Please call 412-221-3737 to register.
Bridgeville Library Seeking Local Talent
We know there's lots of talent right here in our community. Perhaps you have a special interest, hobby or activity that you would share with adults, children or families. It could be a performance, lecture, travelogue or demonstration with a hands-on activity with those in attendance.
We're looking for crafters, too! Share your talent and Volunteer to lead an adult monthly craft program. You pick the craft. The library would publicize and purchase materials. Click here to learn more.
HOT Library News!
Follow this link to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette -- Ask Here PA called top online reference in Nation, December 2, 2008 and this link to the Pittsburgh Tribune Review -- Digital Library service fastest growing in country, December 1, 2008 will take you to recent articles about Ask Here PA, the online reference service provided via Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Mt. Lebanon Public Library, Bethel Park Public Library and Duquesne University. Hats off to the staff that provide this priceless service to residents of Pennsylvania.
-- Beth A. Mellor, Allegheny County Library Association
Request for Contributions to Your Library
Storytimes for Babies and Toddlers hosted during the school year provide important teaching activities for young children! To learn more about how you can help your community library grow and be a wonderful resource for all residents, please read and print our annual request here for contributions to the Bridgeville Public Library. You'll be pleased to know that the Library is eligible for matching gift programs which can dramatically improve the effectiveness of your small or very generous gift.