As one of three sites in the United States to receive an additional Civil War 150! programming grant, the library will host two Civil War themed programs funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Civil War 150! is a collaboration between The Library of America and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
On Thursday, May 22 at 7:00 p.m. Dr. Elaine Frantz Parsons will discuss Women in the Civil War. Register to attend by emailing programs@ptlibrary.org or call 724.941.9430.
The Civil War reshaped cultural ideas of what it meant to be a woman. A small but influential group of northern women had launched a women's rights movement just a few years before the war's beginning: the war posed both challenges and opportunities for these reformers. Women’s rights advocates helped with the war effort, and used the war to make a case for further political, economic, and legal rights. The war disrupted traditional households, often allowing, or requiring, women to take on new roles. At the same time, the disruption of the war made many men and women, northern and southern, nostalgic for a return to traditional ways. Many freedpeople rushed to assume the domestic life that they had so long been denied. This talk explores the tensions between the reformist and traditionalist impulses.
Dr. Parsons is an Associate Professor of History at Duquesne University. Her work focuses on social movements and popular culture in the nineteenth-century United States, with a focus on the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. Her first book Manhood Lost: Fallen Drunkards and Redeeming Women in the Nineteenth-Century United States (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002) explores the social meanings of saloon violence. She is currently completing a book about the Ku Klux Klan, Constructing the Ku Klux: The Ku Klux Klan and the Modernization of the Reconstruction-Era South. She is the recipient of a Harry Frank Guggenheim Fellowship for the study of violence in culture.
On Thursday, June 19 at 7:00 p.m. Dr. Faith Barrett will discuss American Poetry and the Civil War. Dr. Barrett is an Associate Professor of English at Duquesne University. Register to attend by emailing programs@ptlibrary.org or call 724.941.9430.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
PTHS Literary Magazine Release Party on May 20
The library will host a release party for the Peters Township High School literary magazine, The Flame, on Tuesday, May 20 from 6:00-7:30 p.m.
All are welcome to attend. Register to attend by emailing programs@ptlibrary.org or call 724.941.9430.
The event is being held to highlight the literary and artistic talents of the high school students. Included in the publication are original works of poetry and short stories as well as photographs and artwork by the students from all grade levels.
Light refreshments will be served, and copies of the 43-page magazine will be available to browse at the program. Copies will be available to checkout through the library at a later date.
All are welcome to attend. Register to attend by emailing programs@ptlibrary.org or call 724.941.9430.
The event is being held to highlight the literary and artistic talents of the high school students. Included in the publication are original works of poetry and short stories as well as photographs and artwork by the students from all grade levels.
Light refreshments will be served, and copies of the 43-page magazine will be available to browse at the program. Copies will be available to checkout through the library at a later date.
New uses for everyday objects at Trash to Treasure
The library will host “Trash to Treasure” on Thursday, May 8 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. presented by Nancy Vejlstrup, Master Gardener and Exhibit Designer for Phipps Conservatory, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and the Carnegie Science Center of Pittsburgh.
Learn how to use everyday objects differently instead of putting them into the trash pile. Three unique pieces will be transformed into clever, creative planters, complete with green and blooming plants. Participants will receive handouts with ideas/suggestions along with photographs to help them get started on their own repurposed planters. Cost for the program is $10. Register to attend at the library circulation desk.
As part of “Trash to Treasure” program, Nancy has created a centerpiece from a birdcage which is on display in the library lobby. The piece will be raffled the evening of the program. Raffle tickets will be available for $5.00 per ticket or 4 tickets for $15.00. Each participant registering for the “Trash to Treasure” program will be given a free raffle ticket at the time of registration.
Learn how to use everyday objects differently instead of putting them into the trash pile. Three unique pieces will be transformed into clever, creative planters, complete with green and blooming plants. Participants will receive handouts with ideas/suggestions along with photographs to help them get started on their own repurposed planters. Cost for the program is $10. Register to attend at the library circulation desk.
As part of “Trash to Treasure” program, Nancy has created a centerpiece from a birdcage which is on display in the library lobby. The piece will be raffled the evening of the program. Raffle tickets will be available for $5.00 per ticket or 4 tickets for $15.00. Each participant registering for the “Trash to Treasure” program will be given a free raffle ticket at the time of registration.
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