Adult Summer Reading Club!

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Read books and win prizes!

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Begins Monday, June 14th.

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Books and Brunch

Monday, June 14th at 10:00am

Bring a list of your favorite titles to swap with other readers.
Enjoy a cup of coffee, light refreshments and talk about reading, our favorite library pastime.

AUDIOBOOKS on MP3 CD!

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Is your CD player MP3 compatible?

Try one of our newest items!

A space-saving alternative! Listen to your book with an MP3 CD compatible CD player or a PC with MP3 capable software.

The Burning Land by Bernard Cornwell

Days of Gold by Jude Deveraux

Hell Gate by Linda Fairstein

Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton

Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier

Ask your Librarian for more titles!!!!

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Wine & Cheese Reception!

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Event Details: Sip, Savor, & Support is a fundraising event to benefit the Bethel Park Public Library. The event will feature entertainment, 2 complimentary alcoholic beverages, an assortment of cheeses, assorted coffees and an array of desserts. Food and beverage stations will be located throughout the library. Along with the fundraiser, attendees can go into Council Chambers for a preview of the library's annual booksale.

Date: April 23, 2010


Location: Bethel Park Public Library located in the Bethel Park Municipal Building at 5100 West Library Avenue, Bethel Park, PA 15102


Time: 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM


Parking: Valet parking will be available. Price is yet to be determined. Attendees may also self park in the library parking lot, the municipal lot, and other surrounding lots.

Purchase Tickets Online: Tickets for the event are $25 per person. To purchase your tickets online please follow the link below.

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CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS!
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Black History Month

Feburary is Black History Month!


Celebrate and check out one of these items from our collection:
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Michelle Obama : the first lady in photographs
by Deborah Willis and Emily Bernard



Obama : the historic journey
introduction by Bill Keller ; biographical text by Jill Abramson ; editors, Vincent Alabiso



Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007
prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration of the U.S. House of Representatives, by the Office of History and Preservation, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives



Black profiles in courage : a legacy of African American achievement
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Alan Steinberg




Tell all the children our story : memories and mementos of being young and Black in America
by Tonya Bolden.



The African-American century : how Black Americans have shaped our country
by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Cornel West.

New Magazines!!

Check out back issues of our magazines!
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New titles:

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Us Weekly

Oxygen

Maximum Fitness
Maximum PC

Game Informer Mag

WWE Magazine

Woman's Day

Cosmopolitan

GQ

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Writers Group at the Library! 2010

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ATTENTION WRITERS!

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Pittsburgh South Writers Group offers writers of all genres the inspiration and constructive criticism needed to improve their work. Created by Sandy Ward Bell and Holly Christine, the group will begin meeting the second Tuesday of each month in 2010 at the Bethel Park Library.
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First Date: Tuesday, January 12th at 7pm - Bethel Park Library

Watch Group Introduction

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FREE TO ALL!

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In Honor Of

Looking for a way to honor someone who has touched your life?

Contact the library for more information on how to donate a memorial/gift in someone's name.

Recent additions:


The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Hoover Bartlett



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The Games Book by Huw Davies



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Collected Stories of William Faulkner



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Winning: the racing life of Paul Newman by Matthew L. Stone



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The USA Book: a journey through America by Karla Zimmerman

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