In conjunction with Take Your Child to the Library Day and the release of the new Paddington movie, we held a special event that tied in both events. The following was our announcement: The Chariters-Houston Community Library will be celebrating “Take Your Child to the Library Day” on Saturday, February 8, 2025 from 1-3 pm. We will have Paddington themed activities to get ready for the release of the new movie. (Movie released in theaters on February 14th) Join us for some fun, discover all the library has to offer, check out materials, or get a new card!

Calling all adults and senior citizens! Want to learn how to FaceTime, pay bills online, work your new tablet, or have other tech questions and no one to ask? The Ford City Public Library offers a dedicated technology tutoring program, Tech Tutor Tuesdays, to help! Book an individual appointment at 12:30pm or 1:15pm to get started, or stop in for our group tutoring session from 2pm to 3pm! No charge, just help!

Our Halloween Costume Swap serves as an opportunity to reuse and repurpose gently worn Halloween costumes, be creative, and save families money. Community members will drop off gently used costumes they no longer need during a two week window at the library. A voucher will be given in exchange for each costume contributed. The Swap Day will be held the Saturday after the end of the drop-off window (about two weeks before Halloween), and community members can stop in all day long with their vouchers to claim some new-to-them costumes! They may take up to as many costumes as they dropped off, indicated on their voucher. Any costumes left at the end of the day will be made available the following week for free, while supplies last, on a first-come, first serve basis.

Andrea Kiehl-Mckibbin Ford City Public Library 724-763-3591 andrea.km@armstronglibraries.org Romantasy Readers Cafe Basic Adult Public Approximately $20 per month N/A Romantasy Readers Cafe is a new book club offered on the first Saturday of each month. The program is a hybrid, combining the newer trend of a silent book club followed by more traditional book discussion.…

A Collaboration with local artists and the township art council to showcase and sell their wares at the library, the artists change quarterly, and each event is features a showcase for the artists and a reception for the public to meet them

Bring a book to read or pick one of our suggestions. Read whatever you want for about 45 minutes and then talk with fellow book lovers about what you’re reading. Feel free to bring blankets, pillows, or anything else to make you feel cozy! Snacks provided.

At this program, we will be joined by a registered nurse from our local hospital. During this program, we will learn about the importance of why health literacy is important to us, our loved ones, everyone. We will learn how to read prescriptions, how to make doctors appointments, and learn how to advocate for ourselves in a medical setting. We will also have time for a Q&A, where patrons can ask our guest speaker questions they want/need to know.

Ongoing film discussion group hosted by library staff

Brentwood Bank will teach us about the different types of loans that are available and how to calculate how much you can afford. We’ll also learn about different lending disclosures, the application process, and how to prepare your documentation to apply.

I reached out to Maria, who wrote a book about her father’s restaurant. She did not charge for the program, but did ask if she could sell books at the end. Join us for an evening with Maria Palmer, author of On the Rocks. On the Rocks chronicles the real-life journey of restaurateur Joseph Constanzo Jr., from his rise to success in the 1990s as an owner of the highly acclaimed Primadonna Restaurant, radio host, columnist, and aspiring politician to his sharp fall in the early 2000s, ending in an investigation and a stint in federal prison. Constanzo is a complex character, whom readers will admire for his confidence and rebuke for his arrogance, will love for his generosity and despise for his egotism, and will learn from in both his attention to detail and lack thereof. This driven, not-your-average-Joe is an unforgettable character who achieves the seemingly impossible but can’t help getting in his own way.