Your Town, Your History

The bound volumes containing 21 interviews collected and transcribed during the library's Oral History Project are now available for patrons to check out and enjoy. They are located on the second floor with a "Life in Peters Township" photographic display.

The interviews record the history of the township through personal audio interviews with past and present residents, some now decreased. Photographs, documents, records, letters, and other items shared during the interview process were digitized by library staff and volunteers and are included throughout the transcripts. A collective bound edition is also available in the Library & Archives at the Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh.

The interviews reflect various facets of the history of Peters Township, including farm life, education, government, recreation, transportation, industry, and daily life in a rapidly changing suburban community. Funding for the project was provided by Taste of the Township.

"I'd like to thank the Academy..."

Yes, Oscar Night is almost here! The 81st Annual Academy Awards will be broadcast on ABC, beginning with the red carpet arrivals at 5 p.m.

Did you know all five Best Film Nominees were adapted from books?
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
by Fitzgerald, F. Scott
The Conviction of Richard Nixon : The Untold Story of the Frost/Nixon Interviews
by James Reston ("Frost/Nixon")
The Mayor of Castro Street by Randy Shilts ("Milk")
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Q & A by Vikas Swarup ("Slumdog Millionaire")

The library has all five of these books in our collection, as well as many other books that eventually were turned into Oscar-winning films. Visit the library and check out our display for the Academy Awards in the main lobby, or email me for a complete list of titles in our collection. Happy Oscars!