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MT. LEBANON PUBLIC LIBRARY
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
14th Annual Concerts in the Courtyard
7 p.m., Thursdays, Aug 7, 14, 21 & 28
Join us for our popular series of Concerts in the
Courtyard. No reservations or tickets required!
Save these dates to enjoy some al fresco
entertainment brought to you by Mt. Lebanon
Public Library. In the event of inclement
weather, concerts will take place downstairs in
Room A.
Star Wars Day
1 – 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug 16
Join us for our third annual Star Wars Day on
Saturday, August 16, from 1-3:30 p.m. This is a
free program, no registration required.
Beer Garden Bash V
6 - 8:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug 23
Tickets will be on sale starting Monday, July
14th, at the library’s front desk for $30 each.
Only 250 tickets will be sold and no tickets
will be sold at the door. All proceeds will be
donated to support books and programs at
the library.
WEEKLY & MONTHLY ACTIVITIES
Board Game Night
7 p.m., Tuesdays, June 3, 17,
July 22 & Aug 19
Settlers of Catan, Dominion, Carcassonne?
New to the library between 7 and 9 p.m.: a
fun night of strategy and competition playing
Euro-style board games. This group is intended
for high school students through adults.
Carnegie Screenwriters Group
10 a.m., Saturdays, June 21,
July 19 & Aug 16
This group meets monthly at the library and
engages in script readings, networking and
discussions of writing and filmmaking. New
members are welcome.
International Women’s Conversation
Circles 10 a.m., Wednesdays, June 11,
July 9 & Aug 13
Have you recently moved to Mt. Lebanon
from another country? Please join us for tea,
refreshments, and conversation. Learn about
your community while you make new friends!
New women residents are welcome to practice
their English while they learn about local
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VOLUNTEER IN THE SPOTLIGHT
David H. McKibben,
DDM, MDS
Dr. McKibben, a Homestead
native, has lived in Mt. Lebanon
since 1977. A pediatric dentist,
he retired as program director of
the Pediatric Dentistry Residency
Program at Children’s Hospital of
Pittsburgh of UPMC, and is currently
an adjunct associate professor of
Pediatric Dentistry at the University
of Pittsburgh School of Dental
Medicine. He is married to Cecelia
F. McKibben, who also helps the
library. David has volunteered at the
library for nearly 10 years and wears
many hats, including serving on the
Friends of the Mt. Lebanon Library
Board of Directors. He describes his volunteer experiences here:
“My first official association with the Mt. Lebanon Public Library was when my wife and I
were honored to have our garden included in the 2004 Mt. Lebanon Public Library Garden
Tour. We both have remained active on the Garden Tour Committee and I am currently
the committee’s coordinator, responsible for tour publicity, meeting arrangements, the
gardeners’ “go-to-guy” with tour questions or problems, and garden selection for each
tour.
“I have been a volunteer at the library’s used book store (The Book Cellar) since it opened
in 2008 and have been a member of the coordinating committee since spring of 2009.
The committee oversees the operation of the store, arranges special promotions and
participation in local events such as State Senator Matt Smith’s Senior Fair and the library’s
annual Holiday Shop; management of the inventory control (both print and electronic
media); along with the snacks and other items for resale. I am responsible for The Book
Cellar’s website, Facebook page, and on-line scheduling for volunteers provided by the
company WhenToHelp. I also manage The Book Cellar’s on-line Amazon Storefront, which
currently offers over 675 items for sale.
“An estimate of my volunteer hours for the past year is:
Book Cellar Store operations:
550
Amazon Storefront (for Book Cellar): 720
Garden Tour activities
120
Friends of Library activities
52
Total hours: 1,442
“Being an active volunteer in such an important community institution as the Mt. Lebanon
Public Library is a dream job. Working with professional people, sharing an interest
in literature and all aspects of literacy is the unique opportunity that volunteering at
our library offers and is the reason I signed on. Libraries today are perhaps even more
important to a vibrant community, like Mt. Lebanon, than they have ever been. It’s not
just about books (although the Library has a wonderful collection) but about helping
our adult and child patrons achieve their intellectual goals. This all costs money, and
helping the library increase its revenue for services is vitally important, especially due to
the constraints of public support alone. The public funds keep the lights on, but it is the
fundraising dollars that pay for the extras that make the library special and that comes
from volunteer activity.”