General Library Information
LIBRARY LOCATION
616 East McMurray Road
McMurray, Pennsylvania 15317
724-941-9430
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MISSION STATEMENT
In support of an informed citizenry, Peters Township Public Library provides printed
and recorded materials, programs, equipment and staff services to meet the community's
educational, professional, and recreational needs. The library strives to enrich and
empower every patron by fostering a love of learning.
LIBRARY FEATURES
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Libraries are not made; they grow.
~Augustine Birrell
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The Peters Township Public Library, founded in 1957, completed construction on a new, 23,000 square foot
facility in 1999, and a 4,600 square foot library addition completed in 2008. The library now features the following :
- A 1,700 sq. ft. Community Room with moveable partitions
- An enhanced area to accommodate children's books and children's programs
- A Family Activity Center featuring many hands-on interactive items for children
- A Teen Reading Room featuring young adult books, magazines, Wii and Xbox gaming systems, and many other resources
- A Local History Room
- A computer lab with electronic resources for Internet access, business,
education and other on-line information systems
- Five study rooms on the upper level
- An expanded area housing magazines and newspapers
- A Conference Room
- A comfortable lecture/meeting room with a fireplace and piano
- Easy access for the disabled
LIBRARY HOURS
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Monday - Thursday :
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9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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Friday:
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9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Saturday:
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9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Sunday:
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12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m. September - May; closed on Sundays in summer from Memorial Day to Labor Day
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LIBRARY CLOSED DATES IN 2011
The library will be closed on the following dates in 2011:
Saturday, January 1, 2011 (New Year's Day)
Friday, April 22, 2011 (Good Friday)
Sunday, April 24, 2011 (Easter)
Sunday, May 29, 2011 (start of closed summer Sundays)
Monday, May 30, 2011 (Memorial Day)
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Sunday, June 3, 2011
Monday, July 4, 2011 (Fourth of July)
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Sunday, September 4, 2011 (end of closed summer Sundays)
Monday, September 5, 2011 (Labor Day)
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 (close at 5:00 p.m.)
Thursday, November 24, 2011 (Thanksgiving)
Saturday, December 24, 2011 (Christmas Eve)
Sunday, December 25, 2011 (Christmas)
Saturday, December 31, 2011 (New Year's Eve)
LIBRARY CLOSED DATES IN 2012
The library will be closed on the following dates in 2011:
Sunday, January 1, 2012 (New Year's Day)
Friday, April 6, 2012 (Good Friday)
Sunday, April 8, 2012 (Easter)
Sunday, May 27, 2012 (start of closed summer Sundays)
Monday, May 28, 2012 (Memorial Day)
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 (Fourth of July)
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Sunday, September 2, 2012 (end of closed summer Sundays)
Monday, September 3, 2012 (Labor Day)
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 (close at 5:00 p.m.)
Thursday, November 22, 2012 (Thanksgiving)
Monday, December 24, 2012 (Christmas Eve)
Tuesday, December 25, 2012 (Christmas)
Monday, December 31, 2012 (New Year's Eve)
OTHER SERVICES
In addition to traditional library services, Peters Township Public Library offers the following :
- Terminals with Internet access as well as access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other programs
- Wireless Internet access within the library building
- Copy machines (both black & white and color) -- nominal fee
- Scanner to copy images into electronic format
- Listening room equipped with a DVD/VCR player and an audio-cassette player
- Meeting rooms for use by civic and cultural non-profit organizations
- Piano for public use (by reservation only)
- Typewriter for use by patrons
- A Blind / Low Vision / Learning Disabled Center
- Library talks for local organizations, clubs, or schools upon request
- Visits by classes or groups (call 724-941-9430 for arrangements)
- A Friends of the Library group which sponsors many programs and makes contributions
to the Library
- Opportunity to select memorial books in honor of or in memory of friends
or relatives
- Children's programs, including Story Time for pre-schoolers (ages 3½-5),
toddlers (ages 2½-3), and babies (ages 9-24 months) throughout the
year, Red Cross babysitting courses, special programs for kindergarteners
and youngsters in grades 1-3, and a summer reading program (grades K-5)
with field trips, movies, stories, songs, and other activities
- Local and national daily newspapers (including daily and Sunday New York Times) are
available at the library
MEETING ROOM APPLICATION FORM
Please Click here to see the Meeting Room
Application Form
WELCOME BROCHURE
Please Click here to see the Welcome Brochure
EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION FORM
Please Click here to see the Employment Application Form
VOLUNTEER BROCHURE
Please Click here to see the Volunteer Brochure
VOLUNTEER APPLICATION FORM
Please Click here to see the Volunteer Application Form
DONATION FORM
Please Click here to see the Donation Form
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