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Are you looking for a fresh start?

This FREE career development course includes:

• Job or education placement assistance
• Professional communication certification
• Identifying your gifts and talents
• Help creating an impactful resume
• Interview skill building
• Confidence-building and conflict management training
• Effective time and money management strategies
• Understanding workplace culture and creating a good "fit"

**To register for New Choices, you must possess a high school education or the equivalent, speak and write English well enough to secure a job, and be legally authorized to work in the United States**

Want to start writing your memoirs, but not sure where to begin? Or have you begun and become stuck? 

Join our memoir writers' group for gentle feedback that will help you improve your writing skills in a warm and supportive community. During each meeting, members take turns reading their recent work in exchange for feedback. Participants also help identify missing information, and make editorial suggestions. New members are encouraged to attend!

Library will close at 5:00 PM today.

Stop by the Second Chapter Cafe and join other adults to watch a different film each week!  No registration required.

This week's selection is Crazy Rich Asians!

This dramedy follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu as she accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the first time but nervous about meeting Nick's family, Rachel is unprepared to learn that Nick has neglected to mention a few key details about his life. It turns out that he is not only the scion of one of the country's wealthiest families but also one of its most sought-after bachelors! 

Run time: 120 minutes

IT'S BACK!  -- Whitehall Public Library has brought back its tabletop gaming program called Critical Hit. The program features gameplay and campaigns from Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition books.  

Welcome back travelers it has been awhile.  Have you completed your own quests?

Travel around once again with your old friends in groups of 4-8. Dive back in to those tricky mazes filled with jelly monsters and sand dragons. Tackle the horrors of archery contests and ski ball tournaments. Continue exploring the abandoned house filled with scurrying creatures and queens. The world you started awaits your return.

Bring your dice, your friends and your trusty DM (Dungeon Master) and prepare for things to get a dicey all over again.  

Ages:   Teens 13-20     Space is limited.

Is your copy of War and Peace propping open the front door?

Have you started Pride and Prejudice more times than your car?

If so, join the book club devoted to turning that masterpiece into a piece of cake! 

We’ll tackle another classic work each month to see if it deserves its place on history’s highest shelf!

This month's selection is 

Our panel of teen tech gurus are available in the library’s Second Chapter Cafe to talk tech! Bring your technology-related questions and gadgets to the library, drink a cup of coffee and visit with our smart, service-oriented youth volunteers.

No need to register, just walk in anytime between 1-3pm.

Join us for stories, activities, crafts, snacks and fun for the whole family.

Are you looking for a fresh start?

This FREE career development course includes:

• Job or education placement assistance
• Professional communication certification
• Identifying your gifts and talents
• Help creating an impactful resume
• Interview skill building
• Confidence-building and conflict management training
• Effective time and money management strategies
• Understanding workplace culture and creating a good "fit"

**To register for New Choices, you must possess a high school education or the equivalent, speak and write English well enough to secure a job, and be legally authorized to work in the United States**

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts, and other activities (preschool ages 4-6).

When most folks hear the word “marketing”, they think of it as a relatively modern term. However, in terms of presidential candidates, from George Washington to today, candidates have been marketing themselves and their ideas from the beginning.

Join the library for a special presentation that focuses on the odd artifacts which campaigns have produced to spotlight their candidate’s name in front of the electorate. Some of the items include a James Monroe snuff box promoting the Monroe Doctrine, a Teddy Roosevelt cast iron door stop, an Eisenhower bar of soap reading “Clean Up With Ike”, and a Richard Nixon shower head!

Take a stroll with us down Memorabilia Lane for an afternoon of political, whimsical, and historical fun!

Bio: Steve Mihaly is a recently retired Vice President of the HJ Heinz Company. He began collecting political Americana at the age of ten. His collection, now encompassing over 20,000 items, has been featured in numerous newspapers and magazines across the country including the Washington Post, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, the Beaver County Times, the Butler Eagle, and Pittsburgh Magazine. He and his family have lived in Gibsonia for over the past twenty years.

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts and other activities. (preschool ages 4-6)

If you love the idea of book clubs but not the traditional logistics, than this group is for you! 

If you like in-person discussions, join us at Spoonwood Brewing Company on the last Tuesday of the month from 7-8pm. Enjoy good beer, food, and friends - all while discussing great books! 

Alternatively, if that doesn't work for you or your schedule, join us online in our Facebook Group! Discuss good (and bad!) books, share reviews, read about the newest releases, and more! Plus, you can even engage with our in-person group on Tuesday nights! Our librarian will be posting live throughout the meet up. Read along with us and share your opinions of the book! 

For more information, join the group online at www.facebook.com/groups/WPLbookclub 

 

This month, we are reading Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline. 

Alternating between contemporary Maine and Depression-era Minnesota, Orphan Train tells the tale of two very different women who build an unexpected friendship: a 91-year-old woman with a hidden past as an orphan-train rider, and the teenage girl whose own troubled adolescence leads her to seek answers to questions no one has ever thought to ask. A #1 international bestseller, published in 40 countries - this historical novel is compulsive and moving.

This program is open to all who are interested in military history and World War II.  Veterans and non-veterans alike are welcome to join this lively group that meets on the last Wednesday of every month to discuss military conflicts and history.

We watch films and war-era shorts, read literature, and talk about all things WW II.  

See you Over There!

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts and other activities. Toddlers (ages 2 1/2 -4)

Join our conversation salon for a lively discussion of current topics and events of the day.  This group meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month.

Stay local and get vocal!

Join us Wednesday afternoons for some creative art fun. Classes will include seasonal projects, exploring textures, painting, sculpting and more. Spend the afternoon creating some rockin’ art with friends.

Do you enjoy a good mystery? If so, join the Mystery Lovers Book Group! We meet once per month to discuss the hottest whodunnits. 

This month, we will be discussing The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld. 

 BOOK BABIES is a program especially designed for your little ones birth to 24 months old and their caretakers.

Please join use for songs and stories.

Join fellow game lovers for an afternoon of fun. Play Scrabble, Mahjong, Rummikub, Pictionary, Uno, Scattegories, Dominoes and more!

Stop by and get in the game!

Club Otaku is a meeting place for anime and manga fans to watch, read, and discuss anime and manga. As well as share your favorite fanfiction and fanart with your fellow otaku!

Stop by the Second Chapter Cafe and join other adults to watch a different film each week!  No registration required.

This week's selection is Dog Days!

This hilarious and heartfelt ensemble comedy follows the lives of multiple dog owners and their beloved fluffy pals around sunny Los Angeles. When these human and canine's paths start to intertwine, their lives begin changing in ways they never expected.

Run time: 112 minutes

Get ready for the holidays with this special family-friendly crafternoon! 

We welcome the Baldwin-Whitehall School District's new Mobile Fab Lab for this fun program, just in time for gift-giving! 

Using 2D-software (or a paper and pencil!) and a laser cutter, design your own wooden stirring spoon. Then, while you wait for your turn in the lab, create your own cookie mix at the Mixing Bar to go alongside your spoon. A great gift for family and friends - if you don't keep it yourself, that is! 

This program is open to both adults and families! Space is extremely limited, so don't hesitate - register today!  

Suggested donation of $2 to cover materials, accepted during the event. 

You know Dasher and Dancer, and Prancer and Vixen…but do you recall the most famous reindeer of all?  It's Rudolph of course!

We're celebrating the most famous reindeer with a Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Party. Join us for reindeer-themed games, crafts snacks and a visit from Santa. Registration is required. 

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts, and other activities (preschool ages 4-6).

Want to start writing your memoirs, but not sure where to begin? Or have you begun and become stuck? 

Join our memoir writers' group for gentle feedback that will help you improve your writing skills in a warm and supportive community. During each meeting, members take turns reading their recent work in exchange for feedback. Participants also help identify missing information, and make editorial suggestions. New members are encouraged to attend!

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts and other activities. (preschool ages 4-6)

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts and other activities. Toddlers (ages 2 1/2 -4)

Thanks to The Big Bang Theory, popular podcasts, and the rise of Nerd Power, gaming is now more popular than ever.  Join the library for a chance to trade your thousand-plus cable channels and the rabbit holes of YouTube for some real fun with real people –plus a rule book and a table top!

The Game Room meets twice a month for an evening of conversation, game play, and turn-taking.  We are completely free —no more having to purchase overpriced coffee for the right to use precious counter space!—and we welcome Euro Games, deck building games, RPGs, and whatever else happens to move your meeple.

In addition to our own collection, The Game Room is happily BYOB, or (Bring Your Own Board game.)

 BOOK BABIES is a program especially designed for your little ones birth to 24 months old and their caretakers.

Please join use for songs and stories.

Join fellow game lovers for an afternoon of fun. Play Scrabble, Mahjong, Rummikub, Pictionary, Uno, Scattegories, Dominoes and more!

Stop by and get in the game!

Club Otaku is a meeting place for anime and manga fans to watch, read, and discuss anime and manga. As well as share your favorite fanfiction and fanart with your fellow otaku!

Stop by the Second Chapter Cafe and join other adults to watch a different film each week!  No registration required.

This week's selection is 

Run time: 

Everyone is welcome to join in the fun and shake, shimmy and dance to your favorite silly songs. Children will use scarves, rhythm sticks, egg shakers, musical instruments, bubbles, and a parachute.

IT'S BACK!  -- Whitehall Public Library has brought back its tabletop gaming program called Critical Hit. The program features gameplay and campaigns from Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition books.  

Welcome back travelers it has been awhile.  Have you completed your own quests?

Travel around once again with your old friends in groups of 4-8. Dive back in to those tricky mazes filled with jelly monsters and sand dragons. Tackle the horrors of archery contests and ski ball tournaments. Continue exploring the abandoned house filled with scurrying creatures and queens. The world you started awaits your return.

Bring your dice, your friends and your trusty DM (Dungeon Master) and prepare for things to get a dicey all over again.  

Ages:   Teens 13-20     Space is limited.

ORDER PICK UP - Saturday, December 8, 2018 at Whitehall Public Library  |  10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Calling all crafty and creative book lovers! 

How would you like another Christmas gift?

Now is the time for spreading joy and giving gifts. Allow the library to give you one more – a surprise program and full luncheon!

We don’t have to be mind readers to know that you deserve a fun time, so we designed an afternoon of intrigue, laughter, and good food. The catch? You won’t know the identity of our special guest until the program begins. But we promise you won’t be disappointed!

No need to give it any deep thought! Just embrace the mystery, enjoy the fun, and eat!

Add some sparkle to your holidays and your holiday gift giving! Create a special ornament for your collection, or give to that special someone. Then decorate a sugar cookie and enjoy a delicious cup of hot chocolate. Registration is required.

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts, and other activities (preschool ages 4-6).

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts and other activities. (preschool ages 4-6)

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts and other activities. Toddlers (ages 2 1/2 -4)

Join our conversation salon for a lively discussion of current topics and events of the day.  This group meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month.

Stay local and get vocal!

New Program-Junior Librarians!

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a librarian? Do you think working in the children’s library would be exciting and fun? Then the junior librarian program is for you!

Whitehall Public Library welcomes students who want to volunteer. Student volunteers develop new skills and gain practical experience, as well as learn about the educational mission and vision of a public library. Junior librarians will work cooperatively as a team with staff members to complete projects and tasks in the children’s library. Volunteers must be entering grades 5-8. Junior librarians will meet the second Wednesday of the month from 6:30-7:30 pm.

 BOOK BABIES is a program especially designed for your little ones birth to 24 months old and their caretakers.

Please join use for songs and stories.

Join fellow game lovers for an afternoon of fun. Play Scrabble, Mahjong, Rummikub, Pictionary, Uno, Scattegories, Dominoes and more!

Stop by and get in the game!

Club Otaku is a meeting place for anime and manga fans to watch, read, and discuss anime and manga. As well as share your favorite fanfiction and fanart with your fellow otaku!

Stop by the Second Chapter Cafe and join other adults to watch a different film each week!  No registration required.

This week's selection is 

Run time: 

Join us for a holiday special! 

• Make a number of gifts great for friends and family!
• Put a personal touch on the gift wrapping experience with unique ideas, tips and tricks! 
• Learn how to wrap awkwardly-shaped presents 
• And more!

          

Family Night Special! Join us to create your own Gingerbread house. Supplies will be provided, but you are welcome to bring additional candy or materials.  Registration is required.

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts, and other activities (preschool ages 4-6).

Want to start writing your memoirs, but not sure where to begin? Or have you begun and become stuck? 

Join our memoir writers' group for gentle feedback that will help you improve your writing skills in a warm and supportive community. During each meeting, members take turns reading their recent work in exchange for feedback. Participants also help identify missing information, and make editorial suggestions. New members are encouraged to attend!

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts and other activities. (preschool ages 4-6)

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts and other activities. Toddlers (ages 2 1/2 -4)

This club celebrates cookbooks and cooking!   Club members will discuss and sample foods using recipes from selected cookbooks. Interested? Call the library to find out how to be a part of the next meeting.

We're always cooking up something good!

Thanks to The Big Bang Theory, popular podcasts, and the rise of Nerd Power, gaming is now more popular than ever.  Join the library for a chance to trade your thousand-plus cable channels and the rabbit holes of YouTube for some real fun with real people –plus a rule book and a table top!

The Game Room meets twice a month for an evening of conversation, game play, and turn-taking.  We are completely free —no more having to purchase overpriced coffee for the right to use precious counter space!—and we welcome Euro Games, deck building games, RPGs, and whatever else happens to move your meeple.

In addition to our own collection, The Game Room is happily BYOB, or (Bring Your Own Board game.)

Do you enjoy a good mystery? If so, join the Mystery Lovers Book Group! We meet once per month to discuss the hottest whodunnits. 

This month, we will be discussing The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories by P.D. James. 

 BOOK BABIES is a program especially designed for your little ones birth to 24 months old and their caretakers.

Please join use for songs and stories.

Join fellow game lovers for an afternoon of fun. Play Scrabble, Mahjong, Rummikub, Pictionary, Uno, Scattegories, Dominoes and more!

Stop by and get in the game!

Club Otaku is a meeting place for anime and manga fans to watch, read, and discuss anime and manga. As well as share your favorite fanfiction and fanart with your fellow otaku!

The Evening Book Discussion meets on the third Thursday of each month. For more information you can email Paula.
 

Stop by the Second Chapter Cafe and join other adults to watch a different film each week!  No registration required.

This week's selection is 

Run time: 

IT'S BACK!  -- Whitehall Public Library has brought back its tabletop gaming program called Critical Hit. The program features gameplay and campaigns from Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition books.  

Welcome back travelers it has been awhile.  Have you completed your own quests?

Travel around once again with your old friends in groups of 4-8. Dive back in to those tricky mazes filled with jelly monsters and sand dragons. Tackle the horrors of archery contests and ski ball tournaments. Continue exploring the abandoned house filled with scurrying creatures and queens. The world you started awaits your return.

Bring your dice, your friends and your trusty DM (Dungeon Master) and prepare for things to get a dicey all over again.  

Ages:   Teens 13-20     Space is limited.

This program is open to all who are interested in military history and World War II.  Veterans and non-veterans alike are welcome to join this lively group that meets on the last Wednesday of every month to discuss military conflicts and history.

We watch films and war-era shorts, read literature, and talk about all things WW II.  

See you Over There!

Join our conversation salon for a lively discussion of current topics and events of the day.  This group meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month.

Stay local and get vocal!

Join fellow game lovers for an afternoon of fun. Play Scrabble, Mahjong, Rummikub, Pictionary, Uno, Scattegories, Dominoes and more!

Stop by and get in the game!

Club Otaku is a meeting place for anime and manga fans to watch, read, and discuss anime and manga. As well as share your favorite fanfiction and fanart with your fellow otaku!

Stop by the Second Chapter Cafe and join other adults to watch a different film each week!  No registration required.

This week's selection is 

Run time: 

Is your copy of War and Peace propping open the front door?

Have you started Pride and Prejudice more times than your car?

If so, join the book club devoted to turning that masterpiece into a piece of cake! 

We’ll tackle another classic work each month to see if it deserves its place on history’s highest shelf!

This month's selection is 

PBS KIDS Family Creative Learning with Ruff Ruffman- Jan 5, 12, 19 and 26

PBS KIDS Family Creative Learning is a series of sessions that focus on learning through creative play and exploration! The STEM based program is designed for kids ages 5-8 (and younger/older siblings). Each session is divided into four parts EAT, EXPLORE, MAKE and SHARE! Families will enjoy a delicious catered breakfast, work together on a fun Ruff Ruffman themed project and share with one another.
            Session 1: Mix It Up! Playing with Mixtures-Jan 5
            Session 2: Material World! Investigating Material Science-Jan 12
            Session 3: Stick or Slide! Exploring Force & Motion-Jan 19
            Session 4: Build it Up! Learning about Structures-Jan 26
A facilitator from WQED will be available to instruct and support families as they work together. This is a grant-funded program sponsored by The Jefferson Regional Foundation. Registration is required for the first workshop.  Participants must be able to attend all four workshops.

New Program-Junior Librarians!

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a librarian? Do you think working in the children’s library would be exciting and fun? Then the junior librarian program is for you!

Whitehall Public Library welcomes students who want to volunteer. Student volunteers develop new skills and gain practical experience, as well as learn about the educational mission and vision of a public library. Junior librarians will work cooperatively as a team with staff members to complete projects and tasks in the children’s library. Volunteers must be entering grades 5-8. Junior librarians will meet the second Wednesday of the month from 6:30-7:30 pm.

PBS KIDS Family Creative Learning with Ruff Ruffman- Jan 5, 12, 19 and 26

PBS KIDS Family Creative Learning is a series of sessions that focus on learning through creative play and exploration! The STEM based program is designed for kids ages 5-8 (and younger/older siblings). Each session is divided into four parts EAT, EXPLORE, MAKE and SHARE! Families will enjoy a delicious catered breakfast, work together on a fun Ruff Ruffman themed project and share with one another.
            Session 1: Mix It Up! Playing with Mixtures-Jan 5
            Session 2: Material World! Investigating Material Science-Jan 12
            Session 3: Stick or Slide! Exploring Force & Motion-Jan 19
            Session 4: Build it Up! Learning about Structures-Jan 26
A facilitator from WQED will be available to instruct and support families as they work together. This is a grant-funded program sponsored by The Jefferson Regional Foundation. Registration is required for the first workshop.  Participants must be able to attend all four workshops.

Calling all crafty and creative book lovers! 

PBS KIDS Family Creative Learning with Ruff Ruffman- Jan 5, 12, 19 and 26

PBS KIDS Family Creative Learning is a series of sessions that focus on learning through creative play and exploration! The STEM based program is designed for kids ages 5-8 (and younger/older siblings). Each session is divided into four parts EAT, EXPLORE, MAKE and SHARE! Families will enjoy a delicious catered breakfast, work together on a fun Ruff Ruffman themed project and share with one another.
            Session 1: Mix It Up! Playing with Mixtures-Jan 5
            Session 2: Material World! Investigating Material Science-Jan 12
            Session 3: Stick or Slide! Exploring Force & Motion-Jan 19
            Session 4: Build it Up! Learning about Structures-Jan 26
A facilitator from WQED will be available to instruct and support families as they work together. This is a grant-funded program sponsored by The Jefferson Regional Foundation. Registration is required for the first workshop.  Participants must be able to attend all four workshops.

PBS KIDS Family Creative Learning with Ruff Ruffman- Jan 5, 12, 19 and 26

PBS KIDS Family Creative Learning is a series of sessions that focus on learning through creative play and exploration! The STEM based program is designed for kids ages 5-8 (and younger/older siblings). Each session is divided into four parts EAT, EXPLORE, MAKE and SHARE! Families will enjoy a delicious catered breakfast, work together on a fun Ruff Ruffman themed project and share with one another.
            Session 1: Mix It Up! Playing with Mixtures-Jan 5
            Session 2: Material World! Investigating Material Science-Jan 12
            Session 3: Stick or Slide! Exploring Force & Motion-Jan 19
            Session 4: Build it Up! Learning about Structures-Jan 26
A facilitator from WQED will be available to instruct and support families as they work together. This is a grant-funded program sponsored by The Jefferson Regional Foundation. Registration is required for the first workshop.  Participants must be able to attend all four workshops.

Do you have a black thumb? 

Calling all crafty and creative book lovers! 

New Program-Junior Librarians!

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a librarian? Do you think working in the children’s library would be exciting and fun? Then the junior librarian program is for you!

Whitehall Public Library welcomes students who want to volunteer. Student volunteers develop new skills and gain practical experience, as well as learn about the educational mission and vision of a public library. Junior librarians will work cooperatively as a team with staff members to complete projects and tasks in the children’s library. Volunteers must be entering grades 5-8. Junior librarians will meet the second Wednesday of the month from 6:30-7:30 pm.