IN Shaler Summer 2019 | Page 40

HOURS: • Monday & Wednesday 10 AM to 8 PM • Tuesday & Thursday 10 AM to 9 PM • Friday 10 AM to 6 PM NEW EVENT WEBSITE AND APP We are excited to announce a great service that will allow you to easily keep track of everything going on in Shaler Township, Millvale, Etna and Reserve! Burbio.com is a FREE website and app that puts school, library and other local events all in one calendar. Sign up at Burbio.com or download the free APP to your iPhone or Android. Follow your favorite calendars... including SNHL! WHAT’S ALL THE HOOPLA ABOUT HOOPLA? Hoopla is a digital service provided by your Library where you can borrow music, stream TV shows and movies, and listen to audio books. Hoopla now has BBC shows available, and much more. Hoopla now supports Amazon Alexa devices too. More information on using hoopla with Alexa can be found on hoopla’s help pages: https://www.hoopladigital.com/ help. SPECIAL EVENTS FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY (No registration needed for these events) Great Gardens Tour Sunday, June 30, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Sponsored by the Shaler Garden Club, rain or shine. Tour 5 beautiful local area gardens with great variety, color and detail. Tickets on sale at the Library. $12.00 in advance of the tour; $15.00 the day of the tour. Proceeds benefit SNHL. Great Local Gardens Contest Deadline to enter is July 8 If you have a beautiful garden you’d like to share with others, enter our Great Local Gardens Contest! Entry forms are at the 38 SHALER • Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM Closed on Sundays through September 8 • Mondays & Fridays the Adult section opens at 8:30 AM • Closed Thursday, July 4 for Independence Day Library and online. Prizes awarded for the top 5 gardens chosen for consideration for the 2020 Garden Tour. Winners announced Tuesday, July 23 during the Shaler Garden Club annual meeting. 7TH APPRAISAL FAIR Coming to SNHL this Summer Come get expert advice about your family treasures and collectibles. Qualified appraisers will be on hand to discuss your items. Organized by the Heinz History Center. (A small donation supports library programming.) TOUCH-A-TRUCK FUNDRAISER Sunday, August 4, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM (No Horn Zone from 11:00 AM to Noon) Come and sit behind the wheels of police cars, construction trucks, and more. For $5.00 per person ($20.00 per family) you can climb aboard all kinds of things that go! Children under 2 are free. 11TH ANNUAL CAR CRUISE! Saturday, August 10 at 5:30 PM Dance to favorite oldies with DJ Clint Stokes and check out the coolest cruise cars! ADULTS: WE’RE ROLLING OUT THE RED CARPET THIS SUMMER! It’s Showtime @ SNHL this summer! You can win wonderful prizes just for reading what you like with our Summer Reading Program, which runs through August. Prize sponsors include AMPD Group, Body Bar, Carnegie Museum, Children’s Museum, Fun Fore All, Heinz History Center, Civic Light Opera, Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, and more. Visit us for resources for your vacation and road trips, too. METAL DETECTOR AND TELESCOPE AT YOUR LIBRARY This summer is a great chance to try out stargazing or metal detecting! Borrow these items with just your library card. Stop in or call to get on the schedule. FREE ADMISSION FOR FIVE LOCAL VENUES Check out new Adventure Kits available @ SNHL for free passes to the Heinz History Center (includes access to Fort Pitt Museum and Meadowcroft), Old Economy Village, Historic Harmony, Quecreek Mine Rescue Site, and David Bradford House. You can check these kits out on your library card. Stop in or call to get on the schedule. KIDS & FAMILIES: IT’S SHOWTIME @ SNHL Summer programs and classes are in full swing! Returning programs include LEGO Free Build, Family Playdoh Nights, Kindergarten Readiness, Movie Mondays, Lunch Buddies, Crafty Fridays and Saturdays, LEGO WeDo Robotics, Fun Food for Kids, Our Own Backyard, and more! Thursdays at 2:00 p.m., find us at the Etna Pool, see us weekly at the Millvale Community Library and, NEW this year, at Stoneridge Park and Kiwanis Park! DANCE CAMP Monday, June 17 Friday, June 21 10:15 to 11:00 AM. OR 6:30 to 7:15 PM Recitals on Saturday, June 22 at 10:15 AM OR 6:30 PM Learn to dance for those entering grades K & 1 in Fall 2019. SUMMER STUDIO ART CLASS Fridays: June 21 - July 19, 2:00 to 3:00 PM Draw, paint, and create using Carla Sonheim’s Kids Art Lessons. For those entering grades 4-6 in Fall 2019. THE GIFTS OF IMPERFECT PARENTING BOOK GROUP Fridays: June 28 - July 26, 6:30 to 7:45 PM Come explore Brene Brown’s book, The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting, Raising