Mike the Appraiser Radio Show that airs every Friday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 a . m . on WBCB 1490 AM in Philadelphia , PA . As a home downsizing expert and author , he guides clients through the entire process , helping them deal with their antiques , collectibles , and general household contents . His Home Downsizing in Four Easy Steps book is available on Amazon . com . Mike is also a professional GPPA & MPPA Appraiser specializing in Appraisals for Estate , Insurance , Inheritance , Divorce , Insurance Claim , Non-Cash Charitable Donation , or other legal purposes . As a Pennsylvania Auctioneer , he has been named Pennsylvania ’ s “ Auctioneer of the Year ” by fellow Auctioneers .
PYSANKY EGG DEMONSTRATION Thursday , March 17 , 6 to 8 p . m . Multi-Purpose Room , 1st floor Join us for a delightful journey into the world of Pysanky eggs . Michael Yanchak will discuss the history and significance of the traditional Ukrainian Easter eggs and offer a brief demonstration of decorating techniques . Registration is required and limited to 30 participants .
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We are excited to welcome our clubs back into the library building . Advance registration is required to reserve your spot . Register online at ptlibrary . org / events . We highly recommend masks for all in-person programs .
EVENING BOOK CLUB FOR ADULTS Second Wednesday of the Month , 7 to 8:30 p . m . Reading Room , 2nd floor Club Leader : Sharon Haramic This book club will meet in person and have a Zoom option if members wish to participate from home . Registration is required to attend in person and to receive the Zoom Link . Please call Sydney Krawiec at 724.941.9430 Ext . 3260 for more information . Feb . 9 : Planning Meeting March 9 : Friends and Strangers by J . Courtney Sullivan Elisabeth , an accomplished journalist and new mother , is struggling to adjust to life in a small town after nearly twenty years in New York City . Alone in the house with her infant son all day ( and awake with him much of the night ), she feels uneasy , adrift . She neglects her work , losing untold hours to her Brooklyn moms ’ Facebook group , her “ influencer ” sister ’ s Instagram feed , and text messages with the best friend she never sees anymore . Enter Sam , a senior at the local women ’ s college , whom Elisabeth hires to babysit . Sam is struggling to decide between the path she ’ s always planned on and a romantic entanglement that threatens her ambition . She ’ s worried about student loan debt and what the future holds . In short order , they grow close . But when Sam finds an unlikely kindred spirit in Elisabeth ’ s father-in-law , the true differences between the women ’ s lives become starkly revealed and a betrayal has devastating consequences .
AFTERNOON BOOK CLUB FOR ADULTS Third Wednesday of the Month , 1 to 2:30 p . m . Reading Room , 2nd floor Club Leader : Lori Obel This book club will meet in person and have a Zoom option if members wish to participate from home . Registration is required to attend in person and to receive the Zoom Link . Please call Sydney Krawiec at 724.941.9430 Ext . 3260 for more information . Feb . 16 : Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Meet Eleanor Oliphant : She struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she ’ s thinking . Nothing is missing in her carefully timetabled life of avoiding social interactions , where weekends are punctuated by frozen pizza , vodka , and phone chats with Mummy . But everything changes when Eleanor meets Raymond , the bumbling and deeply unhygienic IT guy from her office . When she and Raymond together save Sammy , an elderly gentleman who has fallen on the sidewalk , the three become the kinds of friends who rescue one another from the lives of isolation they have each been living . And it is Raymond ’ s big heart that will ultimately help Eleanor find the way to repair her own profoundly damaged one . March 16 : Clean Getaway by Nic Stone Set against the backdrop of the segregation history of the American South , take a trip with this New York Times bestseller and an eleven-year-old boy who is about to discover that the world hasn ’ t always been a welcoming place for kids like him , and things aren ’ t always what they seem – his G ’ ma included .
MYSTERY BOOK CLUB FOR ADULTS Last Tuesday of the Month , 1:30 to 3 p . m . Reading Room , 2nd floor Club Leader : Peter Stamoolis This book club will meet in person and have a Zoom option if members wish to participate from home . Registration is required to attend in person and to receive the Zoom Link . Please call Sydney Krawiec at 724.941.9430 Ext . 3260 for more information . Feb . 22 : The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman In a peaceful retirement village , four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes ; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club . When a local developer is found dead with a mysterious photograph left next to the body , the Thursday Murder Club suddenly find themselves in the middle of their first live case . As the bodies begin to pile up , can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer , before it ’ s too late ? eters Township
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