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Trash to Treasure
Thursday, May 8, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $10
Presented by: Nancy Vejlstrup, Penn State
Master Gardener and Exhibit Designer for
Phipps Conservatory, the Carnegie Museum
of Natural History and the Carnegie Science
Center of Pittsburgh
Come and be inspired by this all-new
“Trash to Treasure” program and learn to
look at everyday objects differently. Just
because an item can no longer be used for
its original purpose doesn’t mean that it
should be headed for the trash pile! Three
different pieces will be transformed into
clever creative planters, complete with
green and blooming plants.
You will become the envy of your
neighborhood as you learn how to
create your own Trash to Treasure unique
containers. Participants will receive
handouts with ideas/suggestions along
with photographs
to help them get
started on their own
repurposed planters.
Each of the
three charming
planters created
during this program
will be auctioned
off at the end of
the class, with all
proceeds to benefit
the library.
As part
of “Trash to
Treasure” event
at the library,
Nancy will be creating a
centerpiece (from a birdcage) for our lobby
to be raffled the evening of the program.
Raffle tickets will be available for $5 per
ticket or 4 tickets for $15. Each participant
registering for the “Trash to Treasure”
program will be given a free raffle ticket at
the time of registration.
Civil War 150! Women in the
Civil War
Thursday, May 22, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Presenter: Dr. Elaine Frantz Parsons,
Associate Professor of History at Duquesne
University
The Civil War reshaped cultural ideas
of what it meant to be a woman. A
small but influential group of northern
women had launched a women’s rights
movement just a few years before the
war’s beginning: the war posed both
challenges and opportunities for
these reformers. Women’s rights
advocates helped with the war
effort, and used the war to
make a case for further political,
economic, and legal rights.
The war disrupted traditional
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households, often allowing, or requiring,
women to take on new roles. At the same
time, the disruption of the war made many
men and women, northern and southern,
nostalgic for a return to traditional ways.
Many freedpeople rushed to assume the
and interesting to watch, they also can
help control your pest insect population,
pollinate plants, and even keep weeds
under control by eating the seeds! In
addition to providing extra food and water
to welcome birds, consider building them
a mini garden loom, which can hold extra
snacks and nest-building materials. A
garden loom is a fun and easy project,
does not require special tools, and is
a great way to recycle many items and
add an ever-changing decoration to your
outdoor space. Participants will make their
own garden loom to take home.
Art / Craft Programs
Introduction to Crochet
domestic life that they had
so long been denied. This talk explores
the tensions between the reformist and
traditionalist impulses.
Dr. Parsons’ work focuses on social
movements and popular culture in the
nineteenth-century United States, with a
focus on the Civil War and Reconstruction
eras. Her first book Manhood Lost: Fallen
Drunkards and Redeeming Women in the
Nineteenth-Century United States (Johns
Hopkins University Press, 2002) explores
the social meanings of saloon violence.
She is currently completing a book about
the Ku Klux Klan, “Constructing the Ku Klux:
The Ku Klux Klan and the Modernization of
the Reconstruction-Era South.” She is the
recipient of a Harry Frank Guggenheim
Fellowship for the study of violence in
culture.
Peters Township Public Library is
one of three sites throughout the United
States to receive an additional Civil War
150 programming grant. Civil War 150!
is a collaboration between The Library
of America and the Gilder Lehrman
Institute of American History. This project
is funded by the National Endowment for
the Humanities. During spring 2014, we
will host two programs focusing on Civil
War themes. The next program will be on
Thursday, June 19 and will feature Dr. Faith
Barrett, Associate Professor of English at
Duquesne University, who will be speaking
about American Poetry and the Civil War.
Please see the website for more details.
Help the Birds – Make a Mini
Garden Loom
Monday, June 2, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $25 for supplies
Instructor: Andrea Marquis
Did you know there are many
benefits to attracting
birds to your
yard, porch,
or garden?
Not only are
birds beautiful
4 weeks, April 7 – 28 OR May 5 - 26
Mondays, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $30 per 4-week session (includes a
start-up kit with crochet hook and yarn)
Instructor: Cathy Layton
Join us for a 4-week class to learn the
basics of this old, now-new-again art of
crochet. We’ll enjoy learning about the
originality of this craft and see how to use
it in decorative and creative ways that are
limited only by your imagination. It’s not
just about afghans!
Learn Even Count Peyote Stitch
Saturday, April 12,
1 – 4 p.m.
Cost: $30 for supplies
Instructor: Karen
Krohner
Learn the even
count peyote stitch
while making a
bracelet. All materials will be supplied.
Please bring reading glasses and a task light
with extension cord if you have one. Project
will not be completed in class -- students
are encouraged to attend a Beading Club
meeting (3rd Wednesday of the month,
6 – 8 p.m.) for additional beading time and
assistance.
Odd Count Peyote Stitch
Saturday, May 17, 1 – 4 p.m.
Cost: $35 for supplies
Instructor: Karen Krohner
Learn the odd count peyote stitch
while making a bracelet with Swarovski
crystal embellishments. All materials will
be supplied. Please bring reading glasses
and a task light with
extension cord if you
have one. Project will not
be completed in class –
students are encouraged
to attend a Beading Club
meeting (3rd Wednesday
of the month, 6 – 8 p.m.)
for additional beading
time and assistance.