IN Peters Township August/September 2018 | Page 24

WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAY OF GIVING At the Gives Gathering 2017 is Library Director Myra R. Oleynik with WCCF Immediate Past Chairman Ed Morascyzk (L) and Gary Flannery (R), General Manager of the Washington Auto Mall. Wednesday, Sept. 12 If you love your library and all that it brings to our community, please consider donating between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Wednesday, September 12, during the 2018 WCCF Day of Giving. Your tax-deductible donation will help us to continue to bring great programs to the Peters Township Public Library and make us eligible for added support from the Washington County Community Foundation’s $100,000 bonus pool. Please consider donating to The Peters Township Library Foundation whose mission is to support the library both financially and with volunteers. You can drop off a check made out to “WCCF” along with a Check Contribution Form at the Circulation Desk on or before Wednesday, September 12, or visit ptlibrary.org beginning at 8 a.m. on the Day of Giving for the link to make an online donation. We thank you in advance for your continued support. 22 PETERS TOWNSHIP INTERNATIONAL DOT DAY What is your dot? What makes you special? Stop in the library any time between Sept. 9 through 15 to create your special “dot” to be displayed in the library. Each dot submission will be entered to win a beautiful prize basket. Make sure to join our storytime programs that week as we celebrate The Dot, an inspiring book by Peter Reynolds that encourages us to “make a mark and see where it takes you.” MOTHER GOOSE STORYTIME WITH MS. PATTY Ages: 12 to 24 months with an adult Tuesdays, 11 to 11:20 a.m. PIRATES AT THE LIBRARY WITH MS. SYDNEY Saturday Sept. 15, 11 to 11:45 a.m. Ahoy there matey! Join us for a pirate storytime complete with crafts and stories. Make sure you wear your best pirate’s garb or you may have to walk the plank! Yo-ho-ho, let us know if we should save some treasure for you. This 30-minute program adds crafts to fun stories and songs for further encouragement to becoming lifelong readers. ART LAB FOR KIDS WITH MS. LINDA For kids of all ages with a parent or caregiver. Sept. 24, 6:30 to 7 p.m. Attention young art enthusiasts! Learn a new way to paint a masterpiece. All participants will paint a picture to take home. For Babies Through Kindergarten (9 weeks, Sept. 10 to Nov. 9) Fall program sign-ups begin Aug. 13 for residents and Aug. 20 for non‑residents. BOOK BABIES WITH MS. PATTY Ages: Birth to 12 months with an adult Tuesdays, 10 to 10:20 a.m. In this 20-minute program babies will have contact with language through stories, songs, rhymes, and finger plays. Twenty minutes of books, fun rhymes, songs, and finger plays to foster language growth and love of reading. TODDLER TALES WITH MS. SHANNON Ages: 2 to 3 ½ with an adult Mondays, 11 to 11:30 a.m. OR Fridays, 10 to 10:30 a.m. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME WITH MS. LINDA Ages: 3 ½ to 5 Tuesdays, 1 to 1:45 p.m. OR Wednesdays, 11 to 11:45 a.m. They are almost ready to learn to read on their own – help them get there with this parent-optional storytime. Stories, games, activities, videos, and crafts make this 45-minute program a big hit! PRE-K/KINDERGARTEN STORYTIME WITH MS. LINDA Ages: 4 ½ to 6 Thursdays, 10 to 10:45 a.m. This program takes the next step in learning and loving reading through stories, activities, crafts, and videos. BODIES IN MOTION WITH MS. SHANNON Ages: 2 to 5 with an adult Fridays, 11 to 11:30 a.m. Get movin’ and groovin’ as we exercise and dance to some great tunes! TINY TUNES MUSIC WITH MS. LINDA Ages: 2 to 5 with an adult Wednesdays, 10 to 10:30 a.m. A fun, casual program of playing and learning about music.