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Mt. Lebanon Public Library’ s Summer Reading Programs for kids, teens, and adults continue through Monday, Aug. 4. Sign up anytime at mtlebanonlibrary. org. Win prizes for reading!
Local Author Talk with Mark Macedonia 10 a. m. Friday, July 18 Local author and retired social studies teacher Mark Macedonia discusses his historical fiction novels and the historical events that are featured in each. In addition, he will speak about the creative writing and publishing process, and entertain any questions from patrons.
Adult Story Time 7 p. m. Tuesday, July 15 Just like storytime for kids, but with readings for grown folks! MLPL Public Services librarian Eric will read works connected to the season.
Beginner’ s Genealogy 2 p. m. Sunday, July 20 If you are new to genealogy and don’ t know where to start, join members of the Mt. Lebanon Genealogy Society for this session that will cover the basics to help you get started in this rapidly growing hobby.
Love is in the Air: Authors Talk About Writing Love and Romance 6:30 p. m. Tuesday, July 22 A panel of local authors will discuss the romance genre and sub-genres. Authors will have their books available for purchase and signing. Participating authors include Abigail Drake, Doug Solter, Carrie DiRisio, Lainey Davis, Christina Bunner, and Linda Rettstatt.
In Service: Domestics in the Gilded Age 10 a. m. Friday, July 25 A speaker from the Frick Pittsburgh Museums & Gardens explores what it was like to be a domestic worker during the Gilded Age. This presentation offers a behind-the-scenes perspective of what it took to run the lavish mansions of wealthy American industrialists in Pittsburgh during the late 19th century.
Pre-Code August Film Fest 6:30 p. m. Monday, Aug. 4 The library’ s annual Pre-Code Film Fest celebrating cinema of the pre-code era( 1931-1934) will be held every Monday evening in August! Films start at 6:30 p. m., with a few minutes to chat after the screening. No registration is required! This year we have a selection of the spicy, weird, and wonderful world of early 1930s cinema, featuring: Aug. 4- Bad Girl( 1931) Aug. 11- Gabriel Over the White House( 1933) Aug. 18- Frisco Jenny( 1932) Aug. 25- Employees’ Entrance( 1933)
Concerts in the Courtyard Attend this FREE concert series at 7 p. m. every Thursday in August. In the event of rain, the concert will move inside. Aug. 7: Roger Barbour Music: Jazz and Rhythm & Blues Aug. 14: Christopher Mark Jones: Soulful country and bluesinflected Americana Aug. 21: Squirrel Hillbillies: From deep within the urban forest of Pittsburgh’ s East End, the Squirrel Hillbillies share their eclectic mix of acoustic roots music, spanning folk, country and blues. Aug. 28: The Mt. Lebanon High School String Quartet: classical and contemporary show tunes
From Horse and Carriage to Horseless Carriage 10 a. m. Friday, August 22 A speaker from the Frick Pittsburgh Museums & Gardens discusses how in the early years of the 20th century, carriages and cars shared the road in Pittsburgh. Images from the Frick’ s Car and Carriage Museum provide a look at the transformation of travel during that era, while touchable historical objects offer firsthand examination of some of the trappings of transportation from long ago.
The Friends of the Mt. Lebanon Public Library Fall Mum Sale will take place on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 10 a. m. to 1:30 p. m. at the library. Preorders will be taken in August; check mtlebanonlibrary. org at that time for details.
Author Nate Powell 7 p. m. Monday, Sept. 29 Nate Powell is a National Book Awardwinning cartoonist who began selfpublishing as an Arkansas teenager in 1992. His work includes the new graphic novel Fall Through and a new comics adaptation of James Loewen’ s Lies My Teacher Told Me, as well as Save it for Later, civil rights icon John Lewis’ s March trilogy, Come Again, Two Dead and more.
He has published nonfiction comics and written for The Washington Post, The Nib, Popula, Lit Hub, Booklist, Scholastic, CNN, and The Weather Channel. Powell’ s work has received multiple Eisner and Ignatz awards, ALA and YALSA distinctions, the Comic-Con International Inkpot Award, CXC Transformative Work Award, and two-time finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. He has discussed his work at the United Nations, on MSNBC’ s The Rachel Maddow Show, PBS, CNN, and NPR. Visit nate-powell. com for more information.
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