Finding Good Homes For Your Electronic Stuff This Spring

The Cooper-Siegel Community Library is looking for donations of e-readers such as Nooks, Kindles, etc..  If you are considering discarding your e-readers, we would love to use them in our classes to train our library patrons how to use these devices. 

If you're getting rid of old cell phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, GPS units, laptops and handheld gaming devices during spring cleaning, the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium are looking for your help in saving endangered animals.  They are currently holding a recycling drive here at the library, and you can find the collection box at the front of the library.  The Zoo and Aquarium will receive funds from Eco-Cell to help endangered species. 100% of the funds raised will be donated to several different conservation organizations that the Zoo is involved with including: The International Snow Leopard Trust, Painted Dog Conservation and Polar Bears International.

If you donate items for the Zoo and Aquarium drive, you can enter a drawing for free admission.  Ask for raffle entries at the circulation desk at the front of the library.

More about the Barnes & Noble bookfair

The library's fundraiser through Barnes & Noble has been extended to online shopping as well. Go to http://www.bn.com/ between November 26th and December 3rd to shop online. Please enter our bookfair ID which is 10269447 when making your online purchase and we will earn a portion of your sales. Thank you in advance for your support!

It pays (the library) to shop at Barnes & Noble

Be sure to include Barnes & Noble at the Waterworks on your list of places to shop for the holidays on November 26-28. Mention that you support Lauri Ann West Memorial Library when you pay for your purchases, and we will get a portion of your sales. On the 27th, enjoy talks and presentations by local authors Kathleen George, Len Barcousky and Kerry Hannon while you're there.

No Monkeying Around

Members from Fox Chapel Area High School's Future Business Leaders of America spent nearly four hours helping us make sock monkeys for homeless children. Many thanks to them and to Grace Abbs for leading this activity. 



Getting ready to start

Grace shows how to backstitch

           

The finished product

SIRS Discoverer is back!

Thanks to the powers that be at POWER Library, a fabulous resource for kids, parents and teachers is available again. SIRS Discoverer is an online database with access to thousands of resources geared toward children is grades 1-8. You can use SIRS Discoverer for maps, articles, pictures, activities and so much more on virtually any topic you can imagine! Try it out for yourself by clicking here and let us know what you think.

Make the library your homework helper

The end of summer brings back school and homework. Where can you find everything you need to complete those pesky projects? At the library, of course! Our reference librarians are more than happy to help you find just the right resources for your report.
Stop by the reference desk, call us or email us with questions about your assignments anytime the library is open. We look

                           forward to seeing and helping you!

Summertime is reading time

It's Summer Reading Program time again! Go to our website to register and keep track of the books you read throughout the summer. You can also come to the Reference Desk to register and pick up a reading log. If you read a total of four books between June 5th and August 13th, you'll be automatically entered into drawings for terrific prizes from area businesses. So, what are waiting for? Grab a book and let the summer begin!