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OCTOBER/NOVEMBER/DECEMBER Please note: The library will close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 21, and will be closed Thursday, Nov. 22, for Thanksgiving. The library will be closed Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 24 and 25, for Christmas, and will close at 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 31, for New Year’s Eve. NEW PROGRAMS AND EVENTS ARE ADDED DAILY! Stay up-to-date … Friend the library on Facebook and visit www.mtlebanonlibrary.org to sign up for library News Flashes. Questions? Call 412.531.1912. SPECIAL EVENTS LEBO HISTORY NIGHT 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2, WW2: The Start of the European War and the U.S. Response, Part 2 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 6, The Cuban Missile Crisis: The Red Scare and Prelude 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 4, The Cuban Missile Crisis: The Crisis and Postlude Facilitators Glenn Flickinger and Scott Moore are local history enthusiasts with expertise on a wide range of topics. Both have teaching experience. SLOVAK GENEALOGY 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 1, Summer School in Slovakia with speaker Lisa Alzo 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 5, Speaker Father Peter Haladej explores the complexity of transitions in religion, culture, and life when moving from Slovakia to the U.S. 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 3, Show and Tell ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO AND HIS MISTRESS 1 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2 While doing research for her historical novel, The Saint’s Mistress, Kathryn Bashaar delved into the fourth-century backdrop of the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity. This lecture will discuss the fascinating life of St. Augustine, a Roman African and early Christian theologian and philosopher from Numidia whose writings influenced the development of Western philosophy. Bashaar will tell us about his concubine and his influence within the church and Roman Empire in North Africa. Copies of The Saint’s Mistress will be available for purchase and signing by the author after the lecture. Light refreshments. Continued on next page > MT. LEBANON ❘ FALL 2018 45