How to Stay Sane (and Organized) Through the Holidays!

Just in time to help us prepare for the holidays, Patty Kreamer returns to the Peters Township Public Library on Saturday, November 14 from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. to discuss "How to Stay Sane (and Organized) During the Holidays!"

It's that time of year when everyone seems to turn into Scrooge. This year, you don't have to! If the holidays make you miserable because clutter and chaos are ruling your life, then this program is for you. Patty’s program offers simple, practical solutions on how to organize your life and WIN the clutter battle once and for all - all year round!

• Learn the 3 steps to organizing successfully.
• Discover how to make quick, logical decisions.
• Find Out how to easily maintain the daily flow of paper.
• Implement the E.A.S.Y. system -- Organizing has never been easier.

Due to the popularity of Patty’s programs, you must pre-register in advance to reserve a seat. Sign up at the library’s circulation desk, call 724.941.9430 or email Carrie Weaver.

Author, national speaker, consultant and organizer, Patty Kreamer, CPO® (Certified Professional Organizer®), is the Founding Past President of the National Association of Professional Organizers - Pittsburgh chapter and Past President of and The National Speakers Association - Pittsburgh chapter. She was named Women's Business Network's 2007 Woman of the Year as well as one of Pennsylvania’s Best 50 Women in Business and one of Pittsburgh’s Fastrackers in 2005.

NEW Adult Writing Workshop

Are you passionate about writing and looking for someone to critique your work? If you would like to give and receive inspiration, motivation, and encouragement in a group atmosphere, the Peters Township Public Library is offering a new Adult Writing Workshop on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-9:00 p.m. beginning on November 3, 2009.

Facilitating the writing workshop will be author Linda Foltz, whose accomplishments include a published book and articles that have appeared in various magazines, including Seventeen, Teen Voices, and Family Resources Magazine. She has also been featured on local and national radio and television, including The Montel Williams Show. Linda believes her writing success is due largely to the ongoing support of members of her first writing group – eventually all of its members were professionally published. Linda is currently working on her second full-length manuscript.

Adult writers of all skill levels and genres are welcome to this free program. Please register for this program at the library’s circulation desk or call 724-941-9430.

Technology Tailgate

Put on your black and gold, and come tackle the new technology available at the Peters Township Public Library at a “Technology Tailgate” being offered on Saturday, October 24 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the library’s main lobby.

Staff members wearing Pittsburgh Steeler shirts will offer hands-on demonstrations of the library’s new materials. The Young Adult Department will offer patrons a chance to play the Madden NFL 10 video game, one of the many video games available for 7-day checkout. The Children’s Department will be holding an “Out with the Old” Mega-Sale of VHS tapes and cassettes, and will demo new interactive children’s books. Online resources for the whole family will be presented by the Reference Department staff, including the library’s online catalog, Rosetta Stone Language Learning, ConsumerReports.org, e-newsletter and Twitter account.

The library’s many books and DVDs about the Pittsburgh Steelers will be on display for checkout and light refreshments will be available. Please stop by for a few minutes (or more)and find out what your library has to offer to you and your family!

Senior Crime Prevention University

Every year, across Pennsylvania and the United States, senior citizens fall victim to many kinds of consumer fraud, especially home improvement, telemarketing, foreign lottery and sweepstakes scams. With 2.5 million residents over the age of 60 and the third highest percentage of senior citizens in the nation, Pennsylvania is a desirable place for con artists. With that in mind, the Attorney General expanded efforts to educate more seniors how to better protect themselves against fraud through his Senior Crime Prevention University program, which will be offered at the Peters Township Public Library on Tuesday, October 13 from 2:15 to 3:45 p.m. Register for this free program at the library’s circulation desk, call 724.941.9430 or email Carrie Weaver.

The presenter for this program will be Senior Supervisory Special Agent Richard Shaheen, who has spent 22 years serving the citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as an Agent for the Office of Attorney General. He began his career with the Attorney General’s Office as a Special Agent with the Medicaid Fraud Control Section and after 13 years was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent in Medicaid Fraud. He was again promoted, this time to Senior Supervisory Special Agent in the Education and Outreach Unit.

As a recent victim of check fraud myself, I am looking forward to the information that will be presented by Special Agent Shaheen. If you are not a senior citizen yourself, please share this information with family, friends, or neighbors who would benefit from this valuable program.

The G-20 Summit: Outcomes, Prospects, and Implications

Dr. Schuyler Foerster will deliver his final presentation as President of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh at the Peters Township Public Library on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. His topic, The G-20 Pittsburgh Summit: Outcomes, Prospects, and Implications, will open the 2009-2010 series. The upcoming World Affairs Council programs will be part of the series The Economics of Power - Rising Powers in a Changing World, which will focus on the world's emerging powers and examine the current economic climate as the global marketplace attempts to work its way back to recovery.

In his October 1st program, Dr. Foerster will discuss what emerged from the G-20 Summit held in Pittsburgh on September 24-25, 2009. He will also highlight conclusions reached concerning the current economic climate, recent developments that may be encouraging or cause for concern, and the impact of the G-20 Summit to the Pittsburgh Region. To attend this program, please register at the library's circulation desk, call 724.941.9430, or email Carrie Weaver.

In recognition of his long-term commitment to the Peters Township Public Library, a farewell reception for Dr. Foerster will be hosted by the library in the main lobby from 6:15-7:00 p.m., prior to the evening's presentation. The public is invited to extend their best wishes to Dr. Foerster as he begins his new assignment as the inaugural Brent Scowcroft Professor of National Security Studies at the United States Air Force Academy Department of Political Science and Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense Studies.

Library Technology Fair this Saturday

Learn all about interactive books, Playaways, downloadable audiobooks and more at a Technology Fair to be held at the Peters Township Public Library on Saturday, September 12, 2009 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the main lobby.

Staff members will offer hands-on demonstrations of the library’s many new materials. The Young Adult Department will introduce over 50 new video games to be made available for 7-day checkout, and a free pair of earbuds will be given to persons attending the fair. Online resources to be featured will include the library’s online catalog, Rosetta Stone Language Learning, ConsumerReports.org, e-newsletter, and Twitter account. The self-checkout system for books will also be highlighted.

“We want to ensure that all of our patrons are aware of the many free services that our library has to offer,” says Pier Lee, Library Director. “We want them to be comfortable using these new devices and take full advantage of them in their busy lives, especially as we begin a new school year.”

No registration is required for this event.

RITA ® Award-winning romance author at PT Library

Fans of romance novels will have the opportunity to meet
award-winning author Gwyn Cready, who will be at the Peters Township Public Library on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Cready will discuss “Time Travel, Jane Austen, and the Road to Becoming a Romance Writer”.

Cready was honored in July at the Romance Writers of America Conference in Washington D.C. when her second novel “Seducing Mr. Darcy” was selected as the Best Paranormal Romance for 2009. Pittsburgh is the setting for this novel, and the book’s time-traveling heroine works at the National Aviary. Readers will recognize many of the other Pittsburgh landmarks used throughout the book. Cready’s first novel was “Tumbling Through Time”, which Janet Evanovich calls "Funny and sexy .. a reading adventure you don't want to miss." Her next book, “Flirting With Forever” is due out in March 2010.

For more information on Gwyn, visit her website. Register for this free program at the library's circulation desk, call 724.941.9430, or email Carrie Weaver. A book sale and signing will follow the program.