Our cookie sale was a delicious success!

 Be sure to join us next year and get a head start preparing a beautiful Christmas cookie platter.

Fall Festival 2012

Enjoy the Photos from Fall Festival 2012!

New Books for October: Junior & Easy Nonfiction

Here is a selection of new titles added to our Junior & Easy Nonfiction collections.  We are adding books each month on a range of topics, and October is no exception.  From sports to religion to archaeology, we strive to keep this part of our collection vibrant and relevant--for both pleasure reading and supporting educational endeavors.

Easy Nonfiction (Pre-K-Grade 2)

From the Good Mountain: How Gutenberg Changed the World  by James Rumford

Castle: How it Works by David Macaulay

Junior Nonfiction (Grade 3-Grade 6)

The Usborne Encyclopedia of World Religions by Susan Meredith, et al.
Eli Manning and the New York Giants: Super Bowl XLVI by Michael Sandler
The Skull in the Rock: How a Scientist, a Boy, and Google Earth Opened a New Window on Human Origins by Lee R. Berger & Marc Aronson
Animals Welcome: A Life of Reading, Writing, and Rescue by Peg Kehret
Their Skeletons Speak: Kennewick Man and the Paleoamerican World by Sally Walker & Douglas W. Owsley
I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr


Please head over to the Catalog or stop into the library today to check out one of these books, as well see what else is new in the library today!

Jefferson Hills Library Takes Part in Senior Expo.

Jefferson Hills Library was proud to take part in the Fall Senior Expo on October 10, 2012 sponsored by State Representative Rick Saccone for all local seniors and their families at the Broughton Fire Hall.

Jefferson Hills Library personnel are happy to take part in local events that
explain our programs and services to our residents.

Representative Saccone picks the winning ticket for the
Library's Mitch Albom best seller

Exhibitors from a wide variety Federal, state and local organizations provided information on numerous subjects of interest including health care, insurance, nutrition, exercise, fire safety, financial planning and personal safety.

Jane Milner, Library Program/Event Coordinator provided materials on upcoming Fall and Winter programs and special events at the Library and offered best selling Author, Mitch Albom's (The Five People You Meet in Heaven) new book, The  Time Keeper as a door prize for visiting the Library's table.

                                 

Overdrive App Now on Nook!

Borrowing e-books from the library on your Nook just got a lot easier as the Overdrive app is now available on Nook Color, Tablet, and the forthcoming HD.  By downloading the Overdrive app, patrons can browse the e-collection directly from their device and borrow books wiothout having to connect to a computer.  Overdrive was previously available on Apple devices, as well as Amazon's Kindle Fire.

Because the Nook Simple Touch and Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight do not have browsers, the process for borrowing e-books on those devices will remain the same.

For more information on borrowing e-books from the library (as well as streaming video and audiobooks!), please visit the eCLP Page.

The South Hills Art League will display at least 50 works of their members in an exhibit at the Jefferson Hills library from October 28 through November 10 in the Community Living Room areas on the second floor of the Borough of Jefferson Hills Municipal Building, 925 Old Clairton Road, Jefferson Hills, PA.

Join us for the exhibit during regular library hours

Sunday: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Monday: 10 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday: 10 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday: 10 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Thursday: 10 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Saturday: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

                                                                        

The public is cordially invited to join us for a reception to

welcome the artists and kick-off the exhibit on Thursday, November 1 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Spotlight On: New in Fiction

Adult fiction titles are some of our most highly circulated.  While bestselling authors are always coming out with new books, there are plenty of other options for a novel fix.  Humor, romance, along with sci-fun fun are all here.  Check out our new fiction additions in the library today--more and more are being added each week!

SPOTLIGHT ON: NEW IN FICTION

What in God’s Name? by Simon Rich

"Like Douglas Adams in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Rich drags heaven down to Earth... Rich knows how to balance the smart with the funny." (New York Times Book Review)

Wayne of Gotham by Tracy Hickman

“Much closer to the Burton/Nolan Batman films and the Frank Miller graphic novels than to the campy 1960s TV and comic book incarnations of the character. An imaginative look at the human side of an iconic superhero.” (Booklist)

The Orchard by Jeffrey Stepakoff

"This is a truly heartwarming and emotional story, with characters so interesting and unusual the reader can’t help but keep reading until the final page has been turned." (RT Book Reviews)

Sweetness of Forgetting by Kristen Harmel

"Harmel manages to deliver an immersive and evocative tale of generations struggling to survive. Recipes sprinkled throughout the book allow readers to experience firsthand the sweetness of Hope's journey." (Publishers Weekly)

Lady Cyclist’s Guide to Kashgar by Suzanne Joinson

"It takes less than a page for Suzanne Joinson to seize your attention…. there is so much here that is wonderful: the author’s crisp, uncluttered story-telling, her graceful prose, and her ability to inhabit the character of a young woman in 1924 and a contemporary young woman with equal depth and ease. It is an impressive first novel." (Nan Goldberg, Boston Globe)

Brand New Human Being by Emily Jeanne Miller

"A deftly plotted exploration of marriage, family, and the road from child to parent, Brand New Human Being is a page-turning debut that overflows with heart and grace." (Amazon.com)

You can also visit the Library Catalog to request these titles.