Library Events

"THE GALLERY" SHOWCASES STUDENT PHOTOS
February 23 - March 8, 2012

The Peters Township High School Photography Classes will exhibit their work in the main lobby of the Peters Township Public Library from February 23 - March 8, 2012 during library hours. "The Gallery" is a display of hundreds of student photographs from the classes and club at the high school. An opening reception will be held on February 23 from 6:30 - 8 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

Nearly 100 students contributed work for this exciting event. The Photography Club officers are Jillian Eby, Allie Schlafman, Reid Elattrache, Jenn Coffey, Emily Cocco and Sarah Yoest.

For more information about “The Gallery,” contact the club sponsor, Erin Boni, at bonie@pt-sd.org or the Library at 724-941-9430.

MAKING SENSE OF THE CIVIL WAR -- A 150TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION
Dates: Sundays, February 26, March 25, April 29, May 20, June 24, 2012 (commitment to all five sessions a program requirement)
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Maximum: 25 participants
Discussion Leader: Dr. Elaine Parsons, Civil War scholar and Associate Professor of History at Duquesne University.
Program Funding: Books provided to 25 registered participants through funding by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association, with additional support from the Pennsylvania Humanities Council.

Peters Township Public Library will host a five-part reading and discussion series focusing on making sense of the American Civil War. The library is one of more than 150 sites throughout the country that will host Making Sense of the American Civil War, a Reading and Discussion Series, a 2012 project of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association. Additional support in Pennsylvania is provided by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council. Peters Township Public Library is one of four Pennsylvania libraries chosen to partner with Pennsylvania Humanities Council. Readings selected for the program will provide a “glimpse of the vast sweep and profound breadth of Americans’ war among and against themselves,” and include the following: March by Geraldine Brooks, Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam by James McPherson, and America’s Wars: Talking about the Civil War and Emancipation of Their 150th Anniversaries.

Dr. Parsons received her Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University. Her work focuses on social movements and popular culture in the nineteenth-century United States, with a focus on the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. She is currently completing a book about the Ku Klux Klan, entitled “Constructing the Kuklux: The Ku Klux Klan and the Modernization of the Reconstruction-Era South.” Dr. Parsons is the recipient of a Harry Frank Guggenheim Fellowship for the study of violence in culture.

For additional information about this program, please contact Pier Lee, Library Director, or a reference staff member. Registration for this program is through the Reference Department and is limited to 25 persons.

TASTE OF THE TOWNSHIP

Mark your calendar to reserve this date for an evening of fabulous food, dancing and unique auction items. Tickets are available at the library's circulation desk -- they make great holiday gifts! Proceeds benefit the Peters Township Public Library.

ORAL HISTORY DISPLAY

As part of an oral history project to record and preserve the history of the township through personal interviews with past and present residents, the library is currently offering a display about life in Peters Township. Pictures on display include various facets of the history of the township including farm life, education, transportation, government, recreation, churches and industry. Take a few moments next time you visit to see how life in the township has evolved over time.