Visit the Library Booth at Community Day!

The Peters Township Public Library will once again be participating in Peters Township Community Day on Saturday, June 26 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Peterswood Park. (There is no rain date.) The Library's booth will be #110, located next to the large playground at the top of the hill.

We will be featuring information and activities for all ages! Children will have bandanas to decorate and carnival games, and the popular Sno-Cone machine will be back for an encore performance! For teens, there will be sand art key-chains and the opportunity to play Wii Sports Resort on a portable TV. The Reference Department staff and volunteers will be providing instruction on accessing Mango Languages - Language Learning Online Resource, available for free for library patrons. Members of the library's "GO Green" Club will be offering a recycling display and will be available to speak with visitors about the club's activities and projects.You can also purchase raffle tickets for a framed, signed (11 signatures) Pittsburgh Penguins jersey -- the winner will be chosen on July 6, and tickets ($2.00 each) are available at the library's circulation desk and will also be available at the Library's booth.

Stop by our booth and learn about everything we have to offer to you and your whole family!

Start off your summer by learning a new language!

Did you know your library has a fun, fast and easy language learning program called Mango Languages? The best part it is free for Peters Township Public Library patrons, and you can access it anywhere the internet is available with your library card.

Mango is the easiest and most effective way to learn to speak a foreign language. Mango is available in two versions:

Mango Basic:
Perfect for a foreign language beginner, Mango Basic teaches everyday greetings, gratitudes, goodbyes and helpful phrases in a short period of time. The courses, which require only two to five hours of time to complete, are currently available in 22 foreign languages and 14 English as a Second Language (ESL) courses. You can view all the supported Mango Basic languages and ESL courses here.

Mango Complete:
Mango Complete offers a 100-lesson course that digs much deeper and is designed to provide a more complete understanding of the entire language and culture. It is available in nine foreign language and three ESL courses. Foreign language courses include Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. ESL courses include Polish, Spanish and Portuguese.

To learn more about Mango and get a short preview of what the program has to offer, you can visit the company's website. Even better, you can visit the library's link to Mango and get started on the courses themselves!