The Peters Township Public Library will welcome Dan Rooney and Carol Peterson on Tuesday, October 15 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the book they co-authored, Allegheny City: A History of Pittsburgh’s North Side. Mr. Rooney will explain the role of the Pennsylvania Railroad in the landscape, share comments about famous North Side families, and describe his faith in the future of the neighborhood. Ms. Peterson will provide details about the architecture and ethnic groups on the North Side. Copies of the book will be available for signing and purchase after the discussion.
This program is FILLED. Previous registrations will be confirmed at the door. Mr. Rooney will not be available to sign Steelers or NFL paraphernalia during this event or pose for photographs.
Dan Rooney, longtime North Side resident, recently retired from the post of United States Ambassador to Ireland after nearly four years, to return to his job as chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is the author of Dan Rooney: My 75 Years with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL. Carol Peterson is an architectural historian who specializes in the buildings, homes, and communities of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She resides in Lawrenceville.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
The Great Halloween Costume Swap
Green will the new orange this year at the Peters Township Public Library’s GO Green Club‘s “Great Halloween Costume Swap” at the library. Instead of purchasing new costumes each year, the group aims to encourage the community to swap their slightly used costumes to save resources, packaging, transportation costs, and money.
On Friday, October 4 from 3 to 5 p.m. participants can drop off their used but in GREAT condition costumes for children or adults at the library and get a token for the swap. Return on Saturday, October 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with their token and shop for a swap. Volunteers are needed both days to help with the swap. Email ptplgogreenclub@gmail.com to volunteer or for more information.
The event is part of National Costume Swap Day™,a partnership EcoMom Alliance and KIWI magazine, launched in 2010. For more ideas to have a Green Halloween, visit www.greenhalloween.org.
On Friday, October 4 from 3 to 5 p.m. participants can drop off their used but in GREAT condition costumes for children or adults at the library and get a token for the swap. Return on Saturday, October 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with their token and shop for a swap. Volunteers are needed both days to help with the swap. Email ptplgogreenclub@gmail.com to volunteer or for more information.
The event is part of National Costume Swap Day™,a partnership EcoMom Alliance and KIWI magazine, launched in 2010. For more ideas to have a Green Halloween, visit www.greenhalloween.org.
After 2014: A Journalist’s Perspective on the Future of Afghanistan
International reporter Carmen Gentile will be the featured speaker to kick off the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh 2013 International Program Series hosted by the Peters Township Public Library. Gentile will discuss After 2014: A Journalist’s Perspective on the Future of Afghanistan on Thursday, October 3 at 7:00 p.m. at the library. Register to attend online or call 724.941.9430.
Carmen Gentile has written for some of the world's leading publications including the New York Times, TIME, Newsweek, USA Today and many others. He has also produced online video reporting for The Times and TIME. He also regularly produces radio reports and has published numerous photos with his work. He has covered both the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, embedding with soldiers on the frontline. His work has also taken him to Nigeria, where he reported on the continuing unrest in the oil-rich Niger Delta. For four years he was based in Brazil, traveling throughout the region and covering bouts of unrest in Venezuela, Bolivia and Haiti. He began his international reporting career in the late 1990s when he was based in Cairo, Egypt. In September 2010, Carmen was shot by a rocket-propelled grenade while reporting on U.S. and Afghan forces in eastern Afghanistan. Following a lengthy recovery, he returned to Afghanistan and resumed embed reporting for USA Today and others.
McMurray Veterans of Foreign Wars POST 764 generously provides support for the International Program Series hosted by Peters Township Public Library in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh.
Carmen Gentile has written for some of the world's leading publications including the New York Times, TIME, Newsweek, USA Today and many others. He has also produced online video reporting for The Times and TIME. He also regularly produces radio reports and has published numerous photos with his work. He has covered both the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, embedding with soldiers on the frontline. His work has also taken him to Nigeria, where he reported on the continuing unrest in the oil-rich Niger Delta. For four years he was based in Brazil, traveling throughout the region and covering bouts of unrest in Venezuela, Bolivia and Haiti. He began his international reporting career in the late 1990s when he was based in Cairo, Egypt. In September 2010, Carmen was shot by a rocket-propelled grenade while reporting on U.S. and Afghan forces in eastern Afghanistan. Following a lengthy recovery, he returned to Afghanistan and resumed embed reporting for USA Today and others.
McMurray Veterans of Foreign Wars POST 764 generously provides support for the International Program Series hosted by Peters Township Public Library in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh.
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