The Peters Township Public Library announced today that beginning November 1, 2011, the overdue fine on all feature film DVDs will be reduced from $1.00 per day to 50 cents per day. The feature film DVDs are located on the second floor of the library and can be checked out for one week by library patrons. The feature film DVDs will no longer be available for renewal.
Other DVDs in the library collection on the first floor, including Children's, Educational, Instructional, TV series, Travel, Fitness and Local, will not be affected by these changes. Please call the library at 724.941.9430 if you have any questions regarding these changes.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
AARP Driver Safety Promotion for Veterans
To recognize and thank veterans for their dedication and commitment to service, this November the AARP Safe Driving Course will be offered free of charge to ALL veterans, regardless of age and including widows and widowers. The Peters Township Public Library will host this two-part eight hour course on Tuesday, November 29 and Wednesday, November 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Any military personnel – active duty, retired, guard, or reserve – are eligible to receive this free Driver Safety Program. Veterans include those individuals who have served in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, National Guard/Reserves, or Coast Guard. Spouses (including widows and widowers) are eligible to take the classroom course, free of charge, so long as they present a valid military spouse/widower identification, such as a dependent ID card (DD Form 1172), or a membership card to organizations such as the American Legion of Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).
AARP Driver Safety Courses help drivers stay current on latest driving information and safe driving strategies. This course is designed to educate participants about how to best reduce traffic violations, accidents, and chances for injuries. The program will update driver’s knowledge about relevant laws, and provide safe driving strategies to compensate for age-related changes that impact one’s driving ability. Some of the topics to be covered include overall fitness and driving, tips for highway driving, understanding a vehicle’s safety features and new vehicle technology, handling aggressive drivers, changing lanes driving at intersections, and maintaining proper distance. Insurance companies in Pennsylvania may offer discounts for insured clients 55 or older that have completed the AARP Driver Safety Program.
Space is limited. Register for this course online through the AARP website or in person at the library circulation desk. The course is free for veterans and their spouses. For all others, the fee is $14.00 or $12.00 if a member of AARP. Please make checks payable to AARP if registering at the library and pay by credit card if registering through the AARP website.
Any military personnel – active duty, retired, guard, or reserve – are eligible to receive this free Driver Safety Program. Veterans include those individuals who have served in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, National Guard/Reserves, or Coast Guard. Spouses (including widows and widowers) are eligible to take the classroom course, free of charge, so long as they present a valid military spouse/widower identification, such as a dependent ID card (DD Form 1172), or a membership card to organizations such as the American Legion of Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).
AARP Driver Safety Courses help drivers stay current on latest driving information and safe driving strategies. This course is designed to educate participants about how to best reduce traffic violations, accidents, and chances for injuries. The program will update driver’s knowledge about relevant laws, and provide safe driving strategies to compensate for age-related changes that impact one’s driving ability. Some of the topics to be covered include overall fitness and driving, tips for highway driving, understanding a vehicle’s safety features and new vehicle technology, handling aggressive drivers, changing lanes driving at intersections, and maintaining proper distance. Insurance companies in Pennsylvania may offer discounts for insured clients 55 or older that have completed the AARP Driver Safety Program.
Space is limited. Register for this course online through the AARP website or in person at the library circulation desk. The course is free for veterans and their spouses. For all others, the fee is $14.00 or $12.00 if a member of AARP. Please make checks payable to AARP if registering at the library and pay by credit card if registering through the AARP website.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
It’s Your Money – Learn While You Earn Bingo
More than 1.3 Americans complained to the Federal Trade Commission last year about problems concerning identify theft; sweepstakes and lottery fraud; and internet scams. Learn how not to become a victim yourself at “It’s Your Money – Learn While You Earn Bingo” at the Peters Township Public Library on Tuesday, November 15 from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. This is an AARP Financial Security and Consumer Issues Program presented by Eileen Mazza.
Participants will learn about fraud, identity theft, scams, overcharging, and how to become a better and more knowledgeable consumer. Mazza ‘s discussion will focus on identity theft issues with an emphasis on protecting your personal checking accounts; entering sweepstakes and lotteries; and telephone and internet scams. Attendees will learn about affinity fraud and what “FREE LUNCHES” and “FREE DINNERS” really mean. Other topics to be covered include investment fraud, what to look for in a financial professional, how to check the legality of anyone to whom you give money, and how to check if a product is legitimate.
This one hour program consists of a 30-minute presentation followed by 30 minutes of “Security Fraud Bingo.” Register to attend this program online, visit the library circulation desk, or call 724.941.9430.
Participants will learn about fraud, identity theft, scams, overcharging, and how to become a better and more knowledgeable consumer. Mazza ‘s discussion will focus on identity theft issues with an emphasis on protecting your personal checking accounts; entering sweepstakes and lotteries; and telephone and internet scams. Attendees will learn about affinity fraud and what “FREE LUNCHES” and “FREE DINNERS” really mean. Other topics to be covered include investment fraud, what to look for in a financial professional, how to check the legality of anyone to whom you give money, and how to check if a product is legitimate.
This one hour program consists of a 30-minute presentation followed by 30 minutes of “Security Fraud Bingo.” Register to attend this program online, visit the library circulation desk, or call 724.941.9430.
Former cook for Fallingwater to visit the library
The 98-year-old’s adventures at Fallingwater are intertwined with recipes for the dishes she served there for 15 years in The Fallingwater Cookbook: Elsie Henderson's Recipes and Memories, written by Suzanne Martinson. Chef Robert Sendall and the late Jane Citron, longtime cooking instructor, also contributed to this unique volume. During the library program, Henderson will respond to questions from friend Lowell Britson, and then answer questions posed by the audience. Copies of The Fallingwater Cookbook will be available for purchase and signing after the presentation. Register to attend this program online, visit the library circulation desk, or call 724.941.9430.
At 98 years old, Elsie Henderson is certainly a woman of many stories. Rising from her Mount Washington roots as the youngest of 14 children, Elsie found her blue collar self in a world of American royalty. Her natural know-how in the kitchen landed her jobs cooking for families like the Mellons, Heinzes, Shrivers and Kennedys.
But her longest and most memorable position was as a cook and baker for Pittsburgh retail mogul Edgar J. Kauffman at Fallingwater, the architectural masterpiece of a home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Here, Elsie’s found herself among the nation’s most famous writers, painters, opera singers, industrialists and politicians. Her experiences went beyond whipping up sweetbreads and soufflés, allowing her to see into a world of wealth, influence and celebrity.
Now retired and living in Highland Park, Elsie has not stopped cooking. She combines her expert recipes with her quirky stories about the lives of the rich as famous as seen from their kitchens in the new book, The Fallingwater Cookbook: Elsie Henderson’s Recipes and Memories.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
RESCHEDULED: What's in your child's backpack?
At the request of several library patrons, the "What's in your child's backpack?" program has been rescheduled to Thursday, October 27 at 7:00 p.m.“What’s in Your Child’s Backpack?” an interactive presentation by the Washington County Health Partners, Inc., a local non-profit organization in Washington County. The educational toolkit used in the program will demonstrate the similarities between tobacco products that are packaged to look like candy. Participants will get to see these smokeless products first hand. The presentation will explain how new tobacco and nicotine-containing products appeal to youth, why 30% of youth get addicted from their very first use, and how tobacco company marketing fund amounts compare to youth smoking rates.
To register for this free program online, visit the library circulation desk or call 724-941-9430.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
"TAPPED" film screening to be hosted by library GO Green Club
Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right, or a commodity that should be bought and sold like any other article of commerce? Stephanie Soechtig's debut feature, “Tapped,” is an unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water. The Peters Township Public Library’s GO Green Club will offer a free screening of the film on Friday, October 21 at 6:30 p.m. The film will be followed by a presentation by Josephine Posti, External Affairs Specialist from Pennsylvania American Water, who will discuss who Pennsylvania American Water is, where your water comes from, how it is treated and the value of drinking water.
From the producers of Who Killed the Electric Car and I.O.U.S.A., this timely documentary is a behind-the-scenes look into the unregulated and unseen world of an industry that aims to privatize and sell back the one resource that ought never to become a commodity: our water. Register for this after-hours program online, visit the library circulation desk, or call 724.941.9430.
From the plastic production to the ocean in which so many of these bottles end up, this inspiring documentary trails the path of the bottled water industry and the communities which were the unwitting chips on the table. A powerful portrait of the lives affected by the bottled water industry, this revelatory film features those caught at the intersection of big business and the public's right to water.
Director Stephanie Soechtig began her career ten years ago producing documentaries for 20/20, Primetime Live, produced for Good Morning America covering the 2000 presidential elections and worked with ABC's long-form unit to produce "Planet Earth" hosted by Leonardo DiCaprio. She then brought her documentary skills to Fox News Channel where she produced network specials for Bill O'Reilly before moving on to produce his daily show, The O’Reilly Factor.
From the producers of Who Killed the Electric Car and I.O.U.S.A., this timely documentary is a behind-the-scenes look into the unregulated and unseen world of an industry that aims to privatize and sell back the one resource that ought never to become a commodity: our water. Register for this after-hours program online, visit the library circulation desk, or call 724.941.9430.
From the plastic production to the ocean in which so many of these bottles end up, this inspiring documentary trails the path of the bottled water industry and the communities which were the unwitting chips on the table. A powerful portrait of the lives affected by the bottled water industry, this revelatory film features those caught at the intersection of big business and the public's right to water.
Director Stephanie Soechtig began her career ten years ago producing documentaries for 20/20, Primetime Live, produced for Good Morning America covering the 2000 presidential elections and worked with ABC's long-form unit to produce "Planet Earth" hosted by Leonardo DiCaprio. She then brought her documentary skills to Fox News Channel where she produced network specials for Bill O'Reilly before moving on to produce his daily show, The O’Reilly Factor.
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