LIBRARY PROGRAMS:

Spanish Fiestas
Thursday, July 1, 8, 15, 22 and July 29     1-1:30 pm
Ole! Ole! Kids in Grades 1-3 are invited to share Spanish fun.

Chess Camp @ the Library
Thursday & Friday, July 1 and 2    1:30-3 pm
The final two days of a week of chess led by our favorite chess master, Eric Berthoud.

Discover Composer Gustav Mahler
Friday, July 2    10 am-12 pm
Join Dr. Cleon Cornes for a six-week Discovery series on Gustav Mahler , (1860-1911) a brillant conductor and composer. Dr. Cornes teaches for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institue at Carnegie Mellon.

Battle of the Books Program
Saturday, July 3    
Battle of the Books for kids going into 4th, 5th and 6th grades. A registration form must be completed by July 3, 2010. Click on the heading above to learn how to pick a team, what to read, where to get the books and when to start reading. “Battle of the Books” is scheduled for Wednesday, July 21 and 28     6:15-8:30 pm. See schedule.

Cool Camps
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, July 6 - 28    1:30-2:30 pm
Join our July mini-camps! Fun hour-long programs for children entering grades 1 and up. No registration is necessary.

Garden Tour Plant Sale Drop-Off
Saturday, July 10      12-4:30 pm
Please drop off your plant donations to the library, lower level hallway for the Annual Plant Sale Sunday, July 11, during the garden tour.

6th Annual Garden Party
Saturday, July 10      6-8 pm
You are invited to a festive and fun pre-tour Garden Party hosted by the Library Board of Trustees in the Library Garden Courtyard. Tickets are $25 per person in advance or at the door.

20th Annual Garden Tour and Plant Sale
Sunday, July 11      12-5 pm
The Annual Plant sale will take place during the hours of the garden tour. The Garden Tour will feature seven gardens and can be taken at your own pace and in any order you desire. Tickets are $12 per person, in advance or $15 on the day of the tour. Booklets are provided with locations and map of each garden presented. Tickets for both events are now on sale at the library's circulation desk.

An Evening with Cartoonist Rob Rogers
Tuesday, July 20    7-8:45 pm
Spend an evening with Rob Rogers. Rogers' editorial cartoon, Brewed on Grant, is featured weekly in the Post-Gazette. His work appears regularly in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today and Newsweek. Check out his new book, No Cartoon Left Behind. Don't miss Rogers' unique take on our town and the world around us.

Make Waves @ Your Library Summer Program -- Sea Shell Frame Craft
Wednesday, July 21     1:30-3 pm
Students entering/in Middle and High School are welcome to participate in making a sea shell photo frame, for this week's summer activity.

Battle of the Books Schedule
Wednesday and Thursday, July 21 and 28     6:15-8:30 pm
"Battle of the books" schedule for each night. Lots of fun!

4th grade    6:30 pm
5th grade    7:15 pm
6th grade    8:00 pm

Discover the Ohio River in American History
Thursday, July 22     10 am-12 pm
Join Captain Rick Rhodes, author of eight guidebooks, as he takes us on a virtual boat trip down the Ohio, Allegheny, Monongahela, Kanawha, and a few other Ohio River tributaries. The presentation addresses this six-state region’s rich history, industries –past and present, the commerce being shipped up and down the rivers today, the past and present locks and dams on the rivers, as well as present-day boating concerns.

Songs About Water & Other Wet Stuff with Jim Pate
Thursday, July 22     7 pm-8 pm

BYTES

The Book Buck Shop

Summer Reading Club participants who've earned Book Bucks can shop for prizes!
Open July 1- August 31 in the Children's Storyroom.

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Donations Still Needed for Baubles, Books, & Bubbly

Baubles, Books, & Bubbly is continuing to accept bauble donations for October's big event. Please see what baubles (trinkets or showy thing) you have to contribute and bring it to the Book Cellar when opened.

CALENDARS

JULY CALENDARS: 
Complete Information on our Current Events 
July Calendar of Events

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UPCOMING EVENTS for AUGUST:
See August Calendar of Events for Details

Fairy Houses
Make Waves @ Your Library Party
Madcap Puppets Outdoor Show
Concerts in the Courtyard

Discovery Series : Discover Composer Gustav Mahler

BOOKS:

Book Lists

New on Book Stop - brand new books available first come, first served. Only 1 week checkout, but can be renewed twice. Lots of choices available.

What the Staff is Reading

A list of great Authors to take to the Beach

Explore the Dewey Decimal System
A few choice titles listed each month to sharpen your dewey knowledge?
000's Book List

DATABASE RESOURCES

Digital Audio Books and Videos


As of August 1, 2010 NetLibrary will no longer be available for eAudiobook and eVideo downloads. The county is switching to OverDrive for all eAudiobook content and eVideo content.

Take a guided tour to learn how to browse, check out and download digital books.

LIBRARY TIPS:

Lost in the stacks? Let our Dewey Guide lead you to the correct location.

MLPL Dewey Decimal System Guide

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Requested Item Status Explanation

Available:
This means the item is available at one of the libraries in the Allegheny County and not necessarily at our library. The request will be filled as soon as a library staff pulls it from the shelf and sends it to designated library. Available does not mean it is ready for pick-up.

In Transit:
The item has been sent in delivery to the designated pickup library. This can take several days.

Ready for pick-up:
The item is now waiting for you at your designated library.

REGULARLY SCHEDULED GROUPS

Book Groups:
American History Book Discussion Group
Book Buddies
Evening Book Group
Girls' Night Out
Just for Guys
Kids' Adventure
Kidslit Book Group
Morning Book Group
Mystery Readers Book Group
PALS
Saturday Non-Fiction Book Group
Shakespeare Readers

Children's:
ABC's: Art, Books & Crafts
Baby Time
Children's Chess Club
Craft Saturday
Mother Goose Storytime
Pre-school Storytime

For Everyone:
Community Flute Choir
Folksong Sharing
Mt. Lebanon Writer's Group
Scrabble Club

Language Groups:
Advanced Italian Conversation
Bienvenido - Have fun speaking Spanish
Francophone Literature
French Conversation
German
Morning Spanish Literature
Slovak Conversation

Seniors:
Mt. Lebanon Conversation Salon
Mt. Lebanon Genealogy Society

Teens:
Case of the Mondays
Craftastic DIY for Teens
Otaku-Lebo (now on Wednesday)