13th Annual “ The Gallery ” Showcases Student Photos
Attention Parents and Students :
Important Federal and State Tax Information
Senior Memories Video Venture
eters Township
PETERS TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS
Library Hours
Monday through Thursday 9 a . m . to 9 p . m . Friday 9 a . m . to 5 p . m . Saturday 9 a . m . to 4 p . m . Sunday ( Sept . through May ) Noon to 4 p . m .
13th Annual “ The Gallery ” Showcases Student Photos
March 8 through 22
The Peters Township High School Photography Classes and Photography Club will exhibit their work during regular hours in the main lobby of the library from March 8 through 22 . “ The Gallery ” is an impressive display of hundreds of photographs , all taken by PTHS students . An opening reception will be held on Thursday , March 8 from 6:30 to 8 p . m . All are welcome to attend .
Matted photographs and canvases will be on display . The Photography Club officers include Co-Presidents Emily DeNunzio and Samantha Szewczyk , and Board Members Storie Poness , Jillian Bastyr , Julianna Mankamyer , and Claire Mitchell .
For more information about “ The Gallery ,” contact the club sponsor Erin Boni at BoniE @ pt-sd . org .
Attention Parents and Students :
The library is supporting the McMurray School Grades 4 and 5 Battle of the Books teams . If you still need a title , we have copies too !
Competition Dates :
Grade 5 : Feb . 23 , 6:30 to 8:30 p . m . @ McMurray Elementary School
Grade 4 : March 2 , 6:30 to 8:30 p . m . @ McMurray Elementary School
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Peters Township Public Library
616 E . McMurray Road / McMurray , PA 15317 724.941.9430 / www . ptlibrary . org
Important Federal and State Tax Information
The library participates with the IRS and Pennsylvania Department of Revenue to provide a limited number of Federal and State Tax forms for the convenience of the community . As soon as tax forms / publications become available , they are placed in our Tax Distribution Area located on the second floor of the library . We also offer free AARP Tax-Aide tax form assistance for low and moderate income taxpayers , with special attention to those 60 and older . Please see the library ’ s website for more details .
BOOK RIOT ’ S 2018 READ HARDER CHALLENGE
This year is the fourth edition of Book Riot ’ s annual reading challenge and the library ’ s first year in sharing the challenge throughout the community . The Read Harder Challenge lists 24 tasks that will invite new genres , new authors , and new worlds , both real and imaginary , into your reading choices . This year ’ s challenge is presented by Libby – the one-tap reading app from OverDrive that enables access to thousands of eBooks and audiobooks from the library for free anytime and anywhere . Stop by the library to learn more about OverDrive , Libby , and the 2018 Read Harder Challenge . It ’ s not too late to start !
Senior Memories Video Venture
Do you want to preserve some of those great stories that you , your parents , friends , and neighbors have shared over the years ? Our Senior Memories video project is the answer ! The goal of this project is to capture , on video and in their own words , the special memories of the senior citizens of Washington County .
We ’ re looking for residents of Washington County 60 years of age or older who are :
• Willing to share and clearly tell on camera a very specific , relatable , 2 to 3 minute story of something that happened to them in the past
• Willing to provide 2 to 4 photos of themselves at the time of the story and / or photos of other people , locations , or events related to the story
The Senior Memories videos will be stored on DVDs and distributed to the 20 local libraries in the WAGGIN Library system , as well as on The Observer-Reporter website , Peters Township Public Library web site and YouTube channel . This project is produced with support from The Peters Township Library Foundation .
Interested ? Please contact : Diane Lioon at 412.298.8586 , dianelioon @ gmail . com or Jim McNutt at 724.747.1300 , jpgh1001 @ yahoo . com