October 2008
Main Library Forest Hills Branch
1 Pennwood Avenue, Edgewood 444 Avenue D, Forest Hills
412-731-0909 www.ccmellorlibrary.org 412-824-3567
Love Your Library? Put It In Writing!
Do you have a story to tell about how the library has helped or made a difference to you and your family? We’d love to hear from you! We are putting together our annual budget request to Edgewood Council and want to show how the library touches lives. Drop your letters off at the library, or email Library Director Sally Bogie at bogies@einetwork.net. You can also make your pitch directly to council members by sending letters to the borough building.
In the next several weeks all households will receive the library’s annual solicitation for financial support. This year, due to pending grants focusing on the building restoration, gifts can be designated for either library operations or building restoration. Your gift is important in allowing the library to provide you with quality service while maintaining our historic community center. Please consider making a gift today.
Free, one hour and one session computer classes. Space is limited, so call the library to reserve your spot.
Basic Internet
Tuesday, October 7 @ 11 am
Homework Help for Parents
Thursday, October 23 @ 6 pm
eBay: An Introduction
Thursday, November 6 @ 11 am
We’ll discuss Nevada Barr’s Track of the Cat at the Wednesday, October 8 meeting at 7 pm. There is always lively discussion, and new members are welcome. If you can’t make the October meeting, pick up The Poyson Garden by Karen Harper which will be discussed in November. The books are available for circulation at the children’s desk.
Discovering Architectural Clues
to Your Community’s Past
Program on Local Architecture
Bryan van Sweden, an historic preservation specialist from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, will speak on Wednesday, October 22 at 7 pm in the Edgewood Community House Living Room. Using photos of buildings in Edgewood as part of his presentation, Mr. van Sweden believes that buildings offer visual clues to the past; as these clues are assembled the audience will learn how the community has changed over time. This is a cooperative program with the Edgewood Historical Society as part of the library’s 90th birthday celebration. The presentation is a program of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, supported in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Memorial and Honor Books
A book will be added to the collection in memory of Linda Boone. The library has received donations in celebration of Beck Lesko’s second birthday and Ernie Dettore’s birthday.
Donate Socks for the Homeless
During October the library is "Putting It's Best Foot Forward" and collecting socks for homeless children, women and men. This is an annual drive conducted in county-wide libraries. Last year 3,711 new socks were collected and distributed. Please help make this drive successful. Socks can be dropped off in the Children's Room at Edgewood or at the Forest Hills branch. The program is sponsored by ACLA and RSVP of Allegheny County.
Library Craft Fair Looking for Artists
The Annual Holiday Craft Fair is Sunday, December 7 from 9 to 5 in the Edgewood Community House Ballroom. We're looking for artisans to display and sell their own works. The cost is $25 to reserve a table. Elizabeth Thomas is heading the event (she's also looking for a co-chair). She can be reached at 412-243-4760.
It’s All Greek to Me: Multilanguage Support Now on Library Computers
All library public access computers now have a Multilanguage functionality. These languages will be supported: Albanian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. Ask a Library staff person to walk you through the simple steps.
Adult Summer Reading: We Liked It!
Thrillers and Chillers: Eight for 2008
Deaver The Sleeping Doll Audiobook A thriller about a vicious killer's escape from a California super-prison and the mysterious and deadly quest he embarks on once he's free.
Koontz The Odd Hours In an obscure town a fry cook named Odd Thomas was rumored to have the ability to communicate with the dead. Word of Odd's gifts filtered far, attracting unforgettable new friends, and enemies of implacable evil.
Hubbard The Society of S Ariella knows almost nothing about the real world. The world she knows is all about vampires communing with humans. A murder puts Ariella in search of her mother who disappeared at the time of her birth. Finding her mother, Ariella uncovers the secrets that have kept the family apart.
Kellerman Compulsion Audiobook A tipsy young woman on a desolate highway disappears into the night. Two women are butchered after closing time in a small-town beauty parlor. These and other bizarre acts of psychopathology are linked only by the killer's use of luxury vehicles and a baffling lack of motive. Now Delaware and Sturgis must track down the killer.
Cornwell The Front Winston Garano is the investigator for the case Janie Brolin who was raped and left for dead in 1962, and assumed to be a victim of the Boston Strangler. Unbeknownst to Winston, this case will take him on a journey that will test his limits, uncover ancient secrets, and even endanger his own life.
O’Nan The Night Country At midnight on Halloween a car carrying five teenagers leaves a winding road and slams into a tree, killing three. One escapes unharmed, the last suffers severe brain damage. A year later, summoned by the memories of those closest to them, the three who died come back on a last chilling mission among the living.
O’Sullivan Halloween : a grown-up's guide to creative costumes, devilish decor & fabulous festivities
VacancyDVDDavid and Amy Fox find themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere when their car breaks down. They come across a motel. There is something very strange and familiar about the Grade-Z slasher movies that the motel broadcasts for its guests' enjoyment. They come to realize that they are trapped in their room with hidden cameras filming their every move. Starring Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale.
The weekly schedule in Edgewood is:
Monday-Thursday 10 am-8 pm
Friday 10 am-5 pm
Saturday 10 am-3 pm
Sunday noon-3 pm
ENJOY BOOKS ON SALE
Once again the Library is selling the ENJOY book which provides discounts to over 1,200 local establishments including restaurants, recreation, theaters and services. The cost is $27; part of the proceeds benefits Library programming.
OCTOBER 2008
Main Library Forest Hills Branch
1 Pennwood Avenue, Edgewood 444 Avenue D, Forest Hills
412-731-0909 www.ccmellorlibrary.org 412-824-3567
C.C. Mellor Memorial Library Annual Halloween Parade and Party
Arguably Edgewood’s biggest event of the year! Thursday, October 30 from 6 to 7:30 pm. Enjoy a ghoulish evening of Halloween entertainment with the Jugular Juggler in the Edgewood Community House ballroom. The parade kicks off at exactly 6 pm. Reservations are a must! Make yours by Wednesday, October 29. Don’t forget your costume!
Halloween Craft
Saturday, October 25 @ 1 pm. Kids 6 and older can register by Thursday, October 18.
Saturday, October 4 @ 10:30 am. Toddler Time is for children 18 months and older with a caregiver.
Register by October 2.
After School @ the Library
Looking for something fun to do after the bell rings? Come to our hour long, literary-based fun activities for kids in grades 2 through 5. Thursday in October (2, 9, 16 and 23) @ 3:30. Sign up the Tuesday before each session.
Wii….It’s Game Day!
It’s time to show your skills on games that use Wii. Saturday, October 11 @ 1 pm. Space is limited, so reserve your spot by Friday, October 10.
Little Scientists: Hands-on Science
Monday, October 13 @ 1 pm. Children 3 to 5 years with a caregiver will explore scientific topics and experiments. Register by Saturday, October 11.
Chess Lessons with Gabe
Classes available for beginners, intermediates and advanced players. Get ready for next year’s all library chess tournament! Sunday afternoons, October 5 through 26. Register today!
Beginners @ 12:30 pm
Intermediates @ 1 pm
Advanced @ 1:30 pm
We Two Read: Book Club
Saturday, October 18 @ 1 pm. We will discuss Do Unto Otters: a Book about Manners by Laurie Keller. For kids ages 4 to 7 with a caregiver. Register by Thursday, October 17. Books available at the Children’s Room desk
Family Jammie Story Time
Wednesday, October 1 @ 6:30 pm. Put on your jammies and join us for the fun!
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