Welcome To The Petersburgh Public Library
Announcements
Next kids’ craft is on Saturday, 5/12th from 10AM to noon.
Our 2012 Summer Reading Program will be starting soon. To learn all the details about this year’s program click on the Summer Reading tab at the top of this page.
Pre-schoolers and their care-givers are invited to join us for stories, songs, crafts, and snacks at 10 A.M. on Monday mornings on the following dates: April 16th, 23rd, and 30th, and May 7th, 14th, and 21st. The themes are as follows: April 16 – Castles and Kings; April 23 – Fun on the Farm; April 30 – Fabulous Farm Animals; May 7 – Transportation: Things that Go; May 14 – How Do Gardens Grow? and May 21 – Shapes All Around Us. Come enjoy storytime with your pre-schooler!!
The library has a NOOK available for checkout. Come in and ask the librarians about our eReader borrowing agreement. We have 11 books available on the nook, including V is for Vengeance, The Affair, Red Mist, The Drop, Lost December, The Best of Me, Unbroken, Zero Day, Kill Alex Cross, The Help, and Explosive Eighteen.
Any interested artists, who have artwork or photographs that they would like to display at the library, can call the library at 658-2927. We have wall space to display your art and would love to hear from you. There is no charge to display it here.
Art In The Library
We are in need of artists to display their work here.
If a visit to a local museum or art center is in your future or if you think you might like to visit one, we are pleased to inform you that we have passes available for The Clark, in Williamstown (June through October); MASS MoCA in North Adams; the Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester; and the Iroquois Indian Museum in Howes Cave, NY. We also have a pass available to the USS Slater in Albany which is the only Destroyer Escort remaining afloat in the United States. The pass is valid for up to 2 adults and 2 children for Wednesday through Sunday during April through November. Contact the Library if you would like to reserve any of the passes or if you have any questions about the passes.
Book Discussion Group
The group meets at 7:30 P.M. on the second Tuesday of each month.
The book club will meet on Tuesday, June 12th @ 7:30PM to discuss the book:
The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain. Remember to read one other short story of your choice for discussion.
The books being discussed are available from the Library so you can read them prior to the meeting. New members are always welcome to join. Please join us even if you are only able to come once in a while or just want to come for the books in which you are interested.
Bacigalupi, Paolo. Ship Breaker
Nailer is a light crew scavenger tearing up old hulks of ships, living day to day, until a rich girl and her gleaming ship run ashore in a storm on the beach and his life gets more dangerous.
Donnelly, Jennifer. Revolution
Haunted by the death of her brother, Andi is taken to Paris by her estranged father where an encounter with a mysterious diary may bring her back from the edge.
Marchetta, Melina. Finnikin of the Rock
Finnikin and his fellow exiles from Lumatere wish to return to their cursed homeland. Finnikin must go on an epic journey with a mute novice named Evanjalin to return home.
Matson, Morgan. Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour
Amy and Roger must both learn to deal with loss while on a road trip across the country which doesn’t go as expected.
McBride, Lish. Hold Me Closer, Necromancer
When Sam discovers he is a necromancer he must learn to control his power in order to defeat a powerful and corrupt rival and save his friends.
Mulligan, Andy. Trash
Three garbage-picker boys find an item of great value to a corrupt politician on their rounds, setting off a tense hunt to see who will triumph.
Perkins, Mitali. Bamboo People
Chiko, a Burmese soldier and Tu Reh, a Kerenni refugee meet on opposite sides of war and each must learn what it means to be a man of his people.
Reinhardt, Dana. The Things a Brother Knows
Boaz is back and hailed as the hometown hero, but he is not at all the same. Can his younger brother Levi help him truly make his way home?
Saenz, Benjamin. Last Night I Sang to the Monster
Weeks in therapy go by and 18-year-old Zach is still unable to remember the monstrous events that left him alone and haunted by nightmares.
Sedgwick, Marcus. Revolver
Sig is alone with his father’s body when the lawless man his father had managed to escape appears out of the icy wilderness
