Our Music Hall ROCKS

A concert held at Carnegie Library of Homestead's Music Hall was named Best Pop Concert of 2011 by the PG!

Read the story here:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11356/1198384-51-0.stm

Happy Holidays!

This year, members of the Friends of the Library donated their time to help 'spruce' up the Library for the holiday season!

New at Homestead

We now have Playaway pre-loaded audio players! These portable players have audiobooks loaded on them. All you have to do is plug in a set of headphones and start listening to the latest Daniel Silva novel, or learn Italian with Italian for Dummies. Check one out today!

Introducing.....LaMonica Wiggins!

We have a new staff member starting this week. LaMonica recently graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Master of Library Science.

If you see her around the library, be sure to say hello!

Ghost Hunters Screening at the Library!

Ready for a true Pittsburgh-style haunting? The Carnegie Library of Homestead is featuring a special preview screening of a new "Ghost Hunters" episode called "Ghost of Carnegie" on Saturday, October 29.
Previously aired on the Scfy channel on September 20th, this is a unique opportunity to see it where it happened. The episode, which airs again on the SyFy Channel (Channel 680 on Verizon) at 11 a.m. on Halloween day -- Monday, October 31 -- follows the Ghost Hunters crew as they explore the Library and Music Hall in the middle of the night, and encounter disembodied voices shouting frantically, doors mysteriously closing, books moving by themselves on the Library shelves and the voices of ladies giggling in the basement locker room long after everyone has gone home.

Two screenings will be offered Saturday night, a matinee for families at 4 p.m. and an "after dark" 7 p.m. show.
Special tours of the Library basement, locker rooms, Music Hall and other sites of reported hauntings at the Carnegie Library will take place after the screenings.
Cookies and refreshments for kids will be served, and wine and beer will be available for adults.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children and will be available at the door.
Wear your costume for more fun!!

Ghosts at our library?

Watch and decide for yourself!

Hafiz
‎"One regret dear world, that I am determined not to have when I am lying on my deathbed is that I did not kiss you enough."

"A poet is someone who can pour light into a spoon, then raise it to nourish your beautiful parched, holy mouth."

‎"Never refuse any advance of friendship, for if nine out of ten bring you nothing, one alone may repay you."

"If someone sits with me
and we talk about the Beloved,
If I cannot give his heart comfort,
If I cannot make him feel better
About himself and this world,
Then, Hafiz, Quickly run to the mosque and pray --
For you have just committed the only sin I know."

"I have a thousand brilliant lies
For the question:
How are you?
I have a thousand brilliant lies
For the question:
What is God?
If you think that Truth can be known
From words,
If you think that the Sun and the Ocean
Can pass through the tiny opening
Called the mouth,
O someone should start laughing?
Someone should start wildly laughing --
Now!"

Renovations!

Well, we are still on the move here at CLoH!

The new circulation desk is being installed as we speak! It should be ready by march 25th! The new Teen Space mural is completed and we are now ready for seating, lighting and bookshelves! The unused kitchen space on the second floor has been turned into Aunt B's Coffee Shop!

All of these renovations were made possible by some very generous foundations. We had the best interest of all of our patrons in mind when planning for the changes. The committee met countless times at 8am (we drank lots of coffee!) on Fridays for the past two years. Come check out all the changes at the library!

Check out the pictures on our flickr page!

Teen Tech Week

Hi teens! We're planning a Teen Tech Week event for a Saturday in March, and we need your input! We have several program options, so please take this short survey found here to let us know what you're interested in. Let Miss Emily know that you've completed our survey and she will give you gold stars.

Thanks for helping us to plan a program specifically for you!


(Survey link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RS63ZDF)

It's that time of year again!

CLoH's 2011 Chess Tournament!

(Our winners from 2010! )

February 19th at 10am

Kids 8th grade and younger.

Call the circulation desk at 412-462-3444 option 3 to register or email Miss Emily

at salsberrye@homesteadlibrary.org

Visit this site to gear up for the big day!

http://www.chesskid.com/