Thursday, July 9, 2009

Joint is Jumpin!

Join us this evening, Thursday, July 9 @ the library for hand-clapping jazz fun for the entire family.
7pm in the courtyard. If it rains the fun will be moved to meeting room A.

www.mtlebanonlibrary.org
Call us if you have questions! 412.531.1912

Monday, July 6, 2009

This week @ the Mt. Lebanon Library

We're busy, busy, busy here at the library and happy about it!

Our Book Buck shop opens tonight (Monday, 7/6). If you've logged any books into your summer reading club weblog and stopped by to see a librarian you've been given book bucks to spend. Stop by some time this summer.
Store Hours:
Mondays & Wednesdays: 6 - 8 p.m.
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 12 - 4 p.m.
Fridays & Saturdays: 10am - 12noon
There is still plenty of time to sign up for Summer Reading Club. Find all of the details online a www.mtlebanonlibrary.org, click on the kids page then on the SRC icon at the bottom of the page.

Tuesday (7/7) is another Terrific T! Come to the library for our 1:30 p.m. program for school-age children. Entertaining us Uncle Mike & his Polka Band. Who doesn't love a little polka?!

Wednesday (7/8) brings Spanish Fiestas. Kids in grade 1 - 3 are invited to share Spanish Fun. Spanish teachers from the Mt. Lebanon School District will lead the festivities. 1:30 p.m. in Meeting Room A.

Thursday (7/9) brings "The Joint is Jumpin'" Hand-clapping jazz fun for the entire family! 7pm in the courtyard. If it rains it will be in Meeting Room A.

I told you we're busy! Contact us if you have any questions 412.531.1912
www.mtlebanonlibrary.org

Monday, June 29, 2009

Tuesdays are TERRIFIC @ the Mt. Lebanon Public Library!

Kids entering grades 1 - 5 are invited to our Terrific Tuesdays! Fun, hour-long programs @ 1:30 every Tuesday through July.

June 30—What's cooking?Hey, who's cooking? We are! Have fun exploring the culinary arts today with food science, food fun, food facts, food stories, and- of course- food to eat! Yummy!

July 7– Kids dig polkaDance on over to the library today and join Uncle Mike and his Polka Band and their super strumming banjo player for an ethnic extravaganza!It's a Polish Party all afternoon!
July 14– Jazz & jiveJazz musician Jim Farquar hits the library scene this afternoon to share some cool info about musical instruments. Next we'll lay down some tracks and record our very own jazz CD right here at the library! Be a cool cat & be here!
July 21—Louis ArmstrongIt's a wonderful world when actor Greg Kinney visits the library today as Satchmo– the famous Louis Armstrong. You won't get the Blues today, but you will get the "Heebie Jeebies" when you share the life of this famous trumpet player, scat singer, and jazz legend.
July 28—Paper pandemonium Paper folding, paper science, paper tricks, paper airplanes, paper trivia—it's newspapers, it's old papers, it's paper pandemonium!!

Join us when you can! No registration necessary. Don't forget to sign up for Summer Reading Club while you're here or from home!

www.mtlebanonlibrary.org412.531.1912

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Storytimes have started!

Come join us this summer for storytime @ the Mt. Lebanon Library!

Mother Goose Storytime
for children ages 2 - 3 1/2 with an adult
Mondays: 10 & 11 a.m., Thursdays: 11 a.m.

Preschool Storytime
for children ages 3 1/2 - 6 years
Tuesdays: 10:30 a.m.

Baby Time
For children ages 6 months - 2 years with an adult
Wednesdays: 10 & 11 a.m., thursdays: 9:15 a.m.

All storytimes run through July 30th.

Please join us when you can!

www.mtlebanonlibrary.org
412.531.1913

Welcome Summer!

Summer has arrived at the Mt. Lebanon Public Library!

Be Creative @ Your Library is this year's theme. Register at home or at the library https://host8.evanced.info/mtlebanon/sr/homepage.asp

Come to the library this Monday, June 15 to participate in our Welcome Summer Extravaganza!
Face painting by Fancy Faces: 11:30-1:30
Outdoor Puppet Show by Sadecky's Puppets: 1:30 - 2:30
Mike the Balloon Guy: 2:30-4:30
Karaoke: 4:30-6:30
Outdoor concert with Mark Weakland: 6:30
Crafts all day!

We have Summer Reading Programs for Kids in preschool - grade 8, Teens & Adults

All summer reading programs run from June 13 - August 7

Spend your summer with the library!

www.mtlebanonlibrary.org412.531.1912

Monday, May 11, 2009

23 Things

I'm excited about 23 Things!
I wish more people at our library would subscribe and "get with the program!"
Creating a blog is simple on Blogger - they make it painless. Keeping it up and getting people to read it is the hard part!

Elizabeth S.
Mt. Lebanon Public Library

An Extension of KidsRead

Welcome to the Mt. Lebanon Children's Department Blog! This will be an extension of KidsRead - the email distribution list for all things Children's at the Mt. Lebanon Public Library (and some general library news, too.)