September News 2016

Featured Adult Programming & Events Registration is required for adult programs as noted. You
may register online, in person at the adult reference desk or by calling 412-366-8100, extension 113.
PARTICIPATE IN THE BIG READ’S reADING CHALLENGE
Join us for the Big Read’s Reading Challenge from September 15 through October 31. Complete three challenges
to be entered in a drawing for a meet-and-greet with Mary Badham, the actress who played Jean Louise
“Scout” Finch in the 1962 film, To Kill a Mockingbird. Complete five challenges to be entered in a drawing
for tickets to Prime Stage Theatre Company’s performance of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Challenges include: watch a documentary about race relations; read To Kill a Mockingbird or Go Set a Watchman;
watch the film adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird; read a companion book (list available on Northland
website); attend Northland’s 1930s Radio Play Program on Oct. 26; complete a soap carving or diorama.
WINSTON CHURCHILL AND
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT: FROM
GRAND ALLIANCE TO DEAR FRIENDS
This is a story of one of the most important
friendships of the 20th Century. Born during
World War II at a time of great peril, nourished
by extensive secret correspondence, personal
meetings, and conferences, the friendship between
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Winston
Churchill forever changed history and shaped
the lives of hundreds of millions of people.
Like all close relationships it was not free of
disagreements, yet these two men, especially
Churchill, never let their slights or disagreements
break the bond forged in the crucible of
War to defeat Nazism. Join us on Thursday, September
1 from 7-8 p.m. Registration is required.
WISE WALKS
Tuesday, September 6 - 9:30 a.m. at the Library
Tuesdays, September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 11,
18, 25, November 1, 8 - from 9:30 a.m. - 11:30
a.m. at Pie Traynor Field in North Park
Walking may be the simplest way to work out.
Your heart will get stronger, you’ll lower your
blood pressure, and your bones will get stronger.
Walking also eases stress and can boost
your outlook on life. Northland Library offers
another 10-week Wise Walk program beginning
on Tuesday, September 6 and will meet at
the Library at 9:30 a.m. to receive information
handouts, then go to North Park with our volunteer
leader to walk for 30 to 45 minutes. For
the remaining nine weeks, meet with the group
each Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at Pie Traynor Field to
walk together and enjoy the fall weather. Water
and snacks will be provided each week. Registration
is required for week 1 on September 6.
NORTHLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY’S
SEMI-ANNUAL
Northland’s Fall Book Sale
Friday, September 30, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday, October 1, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday, October 2, FALL
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
• $5 Bag Sale…Northland provides the bag!)
BOOK SALE
INDIAN COOKING CLASS: PALAK
PARATHA (SPINACH STUFFED BREAD)
On Thursday, September 8 at 7 p.m., our favorite
Indian cook, Ann Manchella, will demonstrate
the preparation of another tasty vegetarian
food from India: Palak Paratha. Paratha, or
unleavened Indian flatbread, is a common dish
often stuffed with different ingredients. In this
class, we’ll be making Paratha with spinach. This
healthy and all-natural dish serves as a great
meal anytime, especially for breakfast.
Watch her preparation and taste a generous
sample. Copies of the recipe will be available for
you to take home to try it for yourself. Registration
is required.
TAI CHI 10 WEEK SERIES RESUMES
Northland Library is pleased to sponsor another
10-week series of Tai Chi classes, beginning
on Monday, September 12 from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
The classes will be held at the Activity Center
at Blueberry Hill Park in Franklin Park Borough,
and will be taught by Vincenza Furst, certified
Tai Chi instructor. Tai Chi is a centuries-old
Chinese practice designed to exercise the mind
and body through a series of gentle, flowing
postures. Tai Chi can improve strength, balance,
flexibility and coordination. It may also improve
heart function and decrease blood pressure.
Whether you are a beginner to Tai Chi or have
practiced the art before, you are welcome to
join the group for some beneficial exercise.
Registration is required for the first class of
this adult program, but is not required for the
subsequent classes.
Friday, September 30
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday, October 1
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday, October 2
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Sale is located on the lower level of the library.
($5 Bag Sale...Northland
provides the bag!)
CHESS FOR ABSOLUTE
beGINNERS
Chess has a very long
and distinguished history.
Originating out of India
during the sixth century,
Chess made its way to the
West in the ninth century.
Millions worldwide
continue to play the game
for fun, but it is also cited by psychologists as an
effective way to improve memory function.
If you want to learn the very basics of chess, this
class is for you! Taught by chess enthusiast and
Northland librarian Sue Claus, we will learn the
basic principles of the game. Join us on Monday,
September 19 from 7-8 p.m. Registration is
required.
WRITING PITTSBURGH:
THREE ACCLAIMED NOVELISTS
TELL THEIR STORIES
Join us on September 22 from
7-8:30 p.m., to meet authors
Gwyn Cready, Annette Dashofy,
and Rebecca Drake at Northland.
Together, these three authors
have published 17 books, and
represent the literary genres of
suspense, mystery, and romance.
This trio will talk about becoming
a writer, following your dreams,
writing women characters,
setting stories in Pittsburgh and
western Pennsylvania, and their
latest releases.
Gwyn Cready is a RITA Award
winning author for romance,
and specializes in paranormal
romance with time travel elements. Annette
Dashofy is the USA Today best-selling author
of the Zoe Chambers mystery series set in
rural southwestern Pennsylvania, and has
just been nominated for an Agatha Award.
Rebecca Drake is an instructor of popular fiction
at Seton Hill University’s MFA program. Her
latest novel, Only Ever You, is being heralded
as an “adrenaline-fueled thriller” by Publishers
Weekly. Registration is required.