Brazilian Music & Jazz

Come experience a night of Brazilian Music and Jazz at the Mengle Memorial Library in Brockway. On Tuesday, July 21st at 6:30 p.m. the library will be hosting the Commonwealth Speaker Flavio Chamis, a conductor and composer from Pittsburgh.

This presentation will cover much of the richly diverse and ebullient music that Brazil has to offer. Several well-known songs will be presented in their original Brazilian recordings, accompanied by an English translation of the lyrics. Spend a summer night enjoying music at the library.

This presentation is a program of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, a Federal-State partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The PHC inspires people to come together and share a life of learning. Since 1973, the PHC has provided resources that empower local groups to help their communities explore history, literature, the arts and the ideas that shape the human experience.

July Events

4th of July Book Sale
The annual 4th of July Book Sale will be held:
Wednesday, July 1st 1 p.m. — 8 p.m.
Thursday, July 2nd 1 p.m. — 8 p.m.
Friday, July 3rd 1 p.m. — 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 4th 10 a.m. — 2 p.m.

Saturday is Bag Day… A bagful of books for $2.00

Brazilian Music and Jazz
Flavio Chamis, a conductor and composer from Pittsburgh, will present an evening of music at the library on Tuesday, July 21 at 6:30 p.m.
The program will cover much of the diverse and lively music that Brazil has to offer. Several well-known songs will be presented in their original Brazilian recordings, accompanied by an English translation of the lyrics.
This presentation is a program of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, a Federal-State partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The PHC inspires people to come together and share a life of learning. Since 1973, the PHC has provided resources that empower local groups to help their communities explore history, literature, the arts and the ideas that shape the human experience.

Summer Reading Program 2009!
Our annual Summer Reading Program will start in June. This year’s theme is “Be Creative at your Library.”

Come Be Creative at our Library
Every Tuesday from June 16th to August 4th
10 a.m. — Ages 2-4
11 a.m. — Ages 5-8
1 p.m. — Ages 9 and up
3 p.m. — Ages 12-18

Teen Summer Programs

Programs run from Tuesday, June 23rd to Tuesday, August 4th.

Weekly programs every Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. for ages 12-18.

Summer “Kick Off” Party Tuesday, June 23rd at 3:00 p.m.

Join us for food, fun, and the movie Inkheart.

Join us at any time during the summer.