3rd Annual Local Foods Potluck Dinner!

Celebrate the season’s bounty at the 3rd Annual Local Foods Potluck Dinner at the Peters Township Public Library on Friday, August 3 at 6:30 p.m. The event is being hosted by the library’s GO Green Club and Cooking Club and is open to the community.

Attendees are asked to bring a potluck dish to share made with locally grown foods or some samples from their home gardens. Bring along your recipe to share with the group.

Register online or at the library’s circulation desk by Wednesday, August 1, 2012. For more information, email the GO Green Club.

PLAYAWAY DAY @ the library!

The library will host a “Playaway Day” on Thursday, July 19 to feature their Playaway and Playaway View collections from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the main lobby.

Donna Destefano, Account Manager Eastern Region at Findaway World, will be available to demo the devices and help patrons with any questions. Those attending will receive free giveaways to use with the Playaways including ear buds and audio cables to use in their car. Patrons will also be eligible to win a basket filled with items to use along with Playaway products.

Peters Township Public Library is one of nine libraries in the country and the only one in Pennsylvania selected as a beta testing site for the new Playaway View™ from Findaway World. There are 30 Playaway Views, the first portable all-in-one video player, available for adult patrons to checkout, each preloaded with a different video selection. The Children’s Department has over 60 Playaway Views available for the younger patrons.

As the library is participating in a trial program for this new product, patrons who check out a Playaway View will be asked to complete a short online survey to give feedback about the device.Hard copies of the survey will also be available at the library. Patrons who participate in this special beta testing and complete the survey will be eligible to win a $100 Visa gift card.

For more information, call the library at 724.941.9430.

AARP Driver Safety Refresher Course coming soon!

For those who have completed the AARP Driver Safety Course within the past 3 years, a refresher course will be offered at the Peters Township Public Library on Tuesday, July 24 from 12 noon until 4:00 p.m.

This course will offer the latest information on accident prevention, new car innovations, and rules of the road, and how to prevent injuries to you and your passengers. Verification of previous course completion is required -- please bring your course completion certificate or a copy of an auto insurance bill that lists the discount applied from previous course completion.

The fee for the course is $5. Please make checks payable to AARP if registering at the library; if registering through the AARP website at www.aarp.org, please pay by credit card. Remember to bring your current driver’s license and AARP membership number (if a member) to class.