IN West Allegheny Fall 2017 | Page 8

WHAT’S NEWS IN WEST ALLEGHENY WESTERN ALLEGHENY COMMUNITY LIBRARY ANNUAL FUNDRAISER FALL for Your Library 2017 Saturday, Sept. 16, 6 to 10 p.m. WACL’s annual fundraising event “Fall for Your Library” is the community’s premiere food & wine tasting event and attracts over 300 adults from the library’s service area and beyond. Guests enjoy food and wine pairings, music, games and auctions. As the library’s largest fundraiser, it raises nearly $35,000 annually to help grow programs and services for the community. Pre-sale discount and multi-pack tickets are offered until September 1. A portion of ticket price is tax-deductible as a donation (ask for details). Fall for Your Library 2017 takes place at its new venue: North Fayette Community Center, 580 Donaldson Road, Oakdale (15071). Individual Tickets $50 in advance | $60 after Sept. 1 Group Sales 6-Pack of Tickets: $279 10-Pack of Tickets: $420 *Group Discount Ends Sept. 1* Order tickets online at squareup.com/store/wacl. Tickets are also available at the library or by calling 724.695.8150. WESTERN ALLEGHENY COMMUNITY LIBRARY KICKS OFF SUMMER THE RIGHT WAY School’s out, but summer learning is underway at the Western Allegheny Community Library, which held a June 2 kickoff that gave patrons a taste of the summer activities. The event featured larger-than-life puppets wandering around the library, an opportunity to create artistic robots with the Pittsburgh Children’s Museum, a special performance of the storybook “Giraffes Can’t Dance” by Gateway to the Arts artist JoAnna Abel, Nevo the Police Dog, Hank the Bee Guy and a multitude of crafts. The party also served as the public unveiling of the library’s new backyard, which was a major upgrade that gives the library added space for reading, relaxation, meditation and mingling. 6 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE | West Allegheny WESTERN ALLEGHENY COMMUNITY LIBRARY RECEIVES $50,000 KEYSTONE GRANT FOR RENOVATION PROJECT The Western Allegheny Community Library and North Fayette Township have recently been awarded a $50,000 Keystone grant to renovate the library. Before moving into the current building in 2013, the library board undertook an extensive renovation to prepare the space for the library, knowing that some projects would remain undone