HIGHLIGHTS:
Library Closed Memorial Day Weekend, May 24 & 25
BOOKS
Book Lists
New on Book Stop - brand new books available first come, first serve. Only 3 weeks checkout with no extensions. Lots of choices available.
Former Library Director passed away April 15th Friends Scholarship Recipients for 2009
* Book Cellar Book Shop - Special Hours
EVENTS: * Lincoln: His Character, Leadership, and Legacy * Cinco de Mayo * An Evening with Reg Henry & the Friends of the Library Annual Meeting
* Primary Election Day * Introduction to Cycling and Touring Based on the Book: Best-Sellers Cinema Bill Wine, KYW Newsradio film critic and LaSalle University film professor , will discuss the psychological differences between reading a book and viewing the film version of a book. He'll also talk about indelible written works that have provided the source material for memorable movies.
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Bill Gompers, an avid cycling enthusiast, will lead us on a tour of the Benefits of Cycling; Brief History of Cycling; Equipment and How-To; Purpose of the Adventure; Cycling Association; Touring; Relevant Books, Magazines and Web Sources.
BTYES:Database Corner: Helpful databases, web related information
Science Online Database - a Winner!
An Authoritative and Highly Visual Science Resource
The award-winning Science Online offers a comprehensive,
broad range of scientific
topics. The content is organized by subject area and type of resource, as well as by national and state education standards.
Features:
• Topics: essays on major topics in science and technology
• Images, Videos, and Animations: printable
diagrams, illustrations, and images; hundreds of videos and flash animations
• Experiments and Activities: science experiments
and activities covering key principles
• Biographies: biographies of scientists throughout history
• Definitions:
• News Articles: a “Science in the News” section featuring
regularly updated news articles
• Timeline: a chronology of science history, organized
by time period or scientific topic
• Special Features: “Today’s Science Feature” highlights recent scientific events and discoveries and a “Focus On” section providing an examination of specific
areas.
Video Example:
Energy Video
LIBRARY TIPS:
Specific tips on how to get the most out of your library.
No More DUE DATE Stickers!
Times are tough for everyone these days, and the library is no exception. We have had to make difficult decisions to help reduce our expenses. One decision we made directly impacts our patrons. Items checked out will no longer receive due date stickers. Instead we will print a paper list of the items you checked out with the due dates listed.
For those of you who loved the stickers, please be aware that you are able to check your account online and see everything you have checked out with the due dates. You are also able to renew your item(s) online, if the item doesn’t have a “hold” or is not overdue.
To check your record in My Account you will have to create a Personal Identification Number (PIN). Go to our webpage and click My Account; follow the instructions. The HELP tab at the top of the page is very helpful if you have any questions.
TIDBITS
“New Book Group”
Saturday Non-Fiction Book GroupSaturday, May 23 3 – 4:45 pm
Interested in reading and discussing books on politics, religion, philosophy, and current events? Then join the Saturday Non-Fiction Book Group. The group meets the 4th Saturday of the month.
The selection for this month is Why Evolution Is True by Jerry Coyne.
Contact: Don Kirkwood 412-531-1912
BeGreen Blog by Caroline Tibbetts
Mt. Lebanon Recycling
Recycling pickup is every other week on your regular trash pickup day.
Single Stream Recycling Video(how items are recycled)
Printable Recycling List
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NEXT MONTH'S PREVIEW:
June 2009
Stock Trading for Beginners, Rule #1 by Phil Town, book discussion series
Summer Reading Club
Former Library Director
(Betty Anne Stroup 1970)
Betty Ann Stroup, Mt. Lebanon Library’s director from 1966 to July 1988, passed away on April 15. Betty Anne was an English professor at the Univ. of Pittsburgh before getting her MLS in the early 60's and coming to Mt. Lebanon as a librarian. She was the force behind the library we know today. Our broad deep collection; great reference service; excellent programming; outreach to the community; and strong children's services are her legacy. She believed in and supported them all.
Betty Anne was well respected across the state for her library leadership. She was one of the founders of L.A.S.H. (Library Association of the South Hills) a precursor to ACLA. She loved seeing children come to the library and attended nearly every family storytelling program we offered in the old library. Even the library's portable puppet theater (the one with red fabric walls) was modeled after the theater that Betty Anne and her sister Ruth had in their own house when they were children.
She was an extraordinary person, a gifted librarian, and a generous soul. She and Ruth single-handedly managed the church library at Baldwin Methodist Church, even moving all the books when it was painted many years ago. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family. Donations can be made to the library in Betty Anne’s memory.