January Events

Book Review
Read a great book lately and think other people should read it? The library is looking for book reviews to add to the library's webpage.

Please send your recommendations to menglereads@gmail.com

Include: Title of book, Author, a rating between 1-5 (1 being the worst, 5 being the best), a brief description of the book, and your age and first name.

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Young at Heart Events
Every Monday at 1:00 pm

January 4th -- Movie- “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”
January 11th -- Wii and Board Games
January 18th -- Painting class taught by the Brockway Artists Connection
January 25th -- Create your own Valentine’s Day cards

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Computer Basics Classes Held every Thursday at 1:00 pm

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Evening Book Group
Tuesday, January 19th at 6:30 pm
Make-up of December’s meeting
Discuss your favorite Christmas short story

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Readers Group

Wednesday, January 27 at 1:15 pm

Come discuss books you have recently read.

New members welcome.

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Between the Pages
for Ages 9-18
Held every Wednesday at 4:00 pm

January 6th -- Advisory Board (come share your ideas on what programs you think we should do)
January 13th -- What are you reading? (Discuss the books you love or hate)
January 20th -- Podcasting
January 27th -- Movie – Fame

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Between the Pages
Wii gaming

Saturday, January 2nd (2:00 pm – 4:00 pm)
Friday, January 22nd (4:00 pm – 7:00 pm)
Saturday, January 30th (2:00 pm – 4:00 pm)

Upcoming Events

Mengle Memorial Library’s will be hosting a new monthly program called Legos in the Library.

Do you have Legos you no longer play with? The library will be collecting Legos (in good condition only) for a new monthly program starting in 2010.

This program will be for children and their parents.

The programs will teach children: Creative Problem Solving, Concentration & Perseverance, Designing, Planning & Organizing, Teamwork, Communication, and Independent Thinking

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The Evening Readers Group will be meeting on Tuesday, December 8th at 6:30 pm. Come and discuss your favorite Christmas story.

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Santa Claus will be visiting the library on Tuesday, December 15th at 6:30 pm. Please sign-up at the library. Important note: Please remember to drop off at the library a wrapped gift from Santa for your child with their name clearly marked on it.

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The library will be closed on Wednesday, December 16th for training.

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The Mengle Memorial Library will be having a Teen Advisory Board meeting on Wednesday, January 6th at 4:00 pm. Teens who are interested in helping plan the teen programs is invited to attend.

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The library will be closed on Thursday, December 24th, Friday, December 25th, and Saturday, December 26th for the Christmas Holiday.

The library will be closed on Thursday, December 31st and Friday, January 1st for New Years.

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Check back soon for details on the 2010 Young at Heart programs.

December Events

The library will be closed on Wednesday, November 25th and Thursday, November 26th for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

November Events

Young at Heart
The Mengle Memorial Library has a new weekly program entitled “Young At Heart.” These programs are targeted at adults over the age of 55, but everyone is welcome to attend.

The “Young at Heart” programs will occur every Monday starting on Monday, November 2, 2009 at 1:00 pm. Programs will include classic movie showings, health and fitness, technology (including computer and Internet usage, and technology gadgets: cell phones, digital cameras, and electronic book readers), watercolor instruction, current events discussions, games (card games, board games, and Wii gaming), and much more!

Mondays at 1:00 pm
November 2nd Movie - The Philadelphia Story
November 9th Basic Computer Skills
November 16th Creating Digital Photo Christmas Cards
November 23rd Wii and Board Games
November 30th Scrapbooking
December 7th Movie - It’s a Wonderful Life
December 14th Knit & Crochet
December 21st What is Facebook & Twitter?
December 28th Wii and Board Games

These programs are supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries.

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Between the Pages
Staring Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 4:00 pm, weekly programs will be held for ages 9 to 18.

Wednesdays at 4:00 pm
November 11th Movie - Coraline
November 18th Digital Picture Editing
December 2nd Christmas Ornaments Crafts
December 9th Podcasts & Videocasts
December 16th Movie - You choose Christmas movie
December 23rd What are you reading? (Share what you have read, and tell why you liked it or hated it.)
December 30th Movie - Monsters vs. Aliens

Like playing games?
Come to the library to play board games or the Teen Room's Wii

Friday, November 13th at 4:00 pm
Friday, November 28th at 2:00 pm
Friday, December 4th at 4:00 pm
Friday, December 18th at 4:00 pm

Got a great board game, multiplayer game or a handheld system like PSP or Nintendo DS?
Bring it with you!

All multiplayer games for the Wii must be rated "E"

For more information stop by the Teen Room or visit the Library’s teen page at: http://menglelibrary.org/teen.htm

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Evening Book Group

The Evening Book Group will meet on Tuesday, November 17th at 6:30pm. We will be discussing Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi.

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Readers Group

The Readers Group will meet on Wednesday, November 18th at 1:15 pm in the Library’s meeting room. Come discuss your thoughts and opinions on the recent books you have read. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Snapshot PA Events

Snapshot PA: One Day in the Life of Pennsylvania Libraries

On Wednesday, October 28th libraries all across Pennsylvania will be taking pictures to capture the impact that Pennsylvania libraries have on their communities on a typical day. The Mengle Memorial Library will be hosting several events on that day.


Young at Heart: Soup, Social & Games

The Mengle Memorial Library in Brockway, PA will be having their first Young at Heart program on Wednesday, October 28th at 12:00 p.m. Come to the library for Soup, Social, board games, and to experience the library’s new Wii gaming system. Please register so that the library knows how much soup to provide. Call 814-265-8245 for more details.

The Young at Heart Programs will be held on a weekly basis starting in November. Programs will include health and fitness, technology (including computer and Internet usage, and technology gadgets: cell phones, digital cameras, and electronic book readers), watercolor instruction, classic movie showings, current events discussions, games (card games, board games, and Wii gaming), and more!

This publication was supported in whole by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Office of Commonwealth

Libraries.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Mengle Memorial Library invites you to come to the library on Wednesday, October 28th at 6:00 p.m. to spend a night with Washington Irving’s classic tale “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” A reading of the legend will be followed by a viewing of a movie adaptation of the story. This story may not be suitable for young children.

“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is one of many books the library received as part of a National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) award titled We the People Bookshelf collection. For more information on the We the People Bookshelf visit our website at: http://meglelibrary.org. The NEH We the People Bookshelf and programming materials are distributed through the ALA, which is working in partnership with NEH.

Upcoming Events

Afternoon Reader’s Group
The Afternoon Reader’s Group will meet on Wednesday, September 30th at 1:15 p.m. in the library’s meeting room.

All are welcome to attend!

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Science and Math Activity Program
The Mengle Memorial Library will be having a science and math activity program for preschool aged children and their parents on Tuesday, September 29th at 6:30 p.m. The library is encouraging parents and day care providers to come and learn how to incorporate easy science and math concepts into your daily routine.

Children learn math and science by doing math and science. They need to ask questions, have discussions, explore using a variety of materials, collect data and talk about what they're doing. Young children need experiences that allow them to explore, over and over. They need to use a variety of materials and tools, talk about what they are doing, ask questions and try to find answers.

This program will use concepts and activities from the Mother Goose What’s the Big Idea?TM Program. Stop by the library and have a fun educational night with your young children.

Science and Math Activity Program

The Mengle Memorial Library will be having a science and math activity program for preschool aged children and their parents on Tuesday, September 29th at 6:30 p.m. The library is encouraging parents and day care providers to come and learn how to incorporate easy science and math concepts into your daily routine.

Children learn math and science by doing math and science. They need to ask questions, have discussions, explore using a variety of materials, collect data and talk about what they're doing. Young children need experiences that allow them to explore, over and over. They need to use a variety of materials and tools, talk about what they are doing, ask questions and try to find answers.

This program will use concepts and activities from the Mother Goose What’s the Big Idea?TM Program. Stop by the library and have a fun educational night with your young children.

MONOPOLY® Tournament

Calling all MONOPOLY® game fans! The Mengle Memorial Library in Brockway will host a MONOPOLY® Game Tournament on Thursday, November 12th from 4:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at the Mengle Memorial Library.

The tournament includes two 90-minute preliminary rounds of the MONOPOLY® game that each participant is required to play, as well as a final round of play with the top six competitors to determine the winner. If you are interested in testing your real estate trading skills, contact the Mengle Memorial Library at 814-265-8245.

The MONOPOLY® game, the world’s most popular proprietary board game, is licensed in more than 80 countries and printed in more than 26 languages, including French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, German, Dutch, Flemish, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Catalan and Hebrew. Since it first went on the market in 1935, over 200 million MONOPOLY® games have been sold worldwide and is now played by an estimated 250 million people.

The MONOPOLY name and logo, the distinctive design of the game board, the four corner squares, the MR. MONOPOLY name and character, as well as each of the distinctive elements on the board and the playing pieces are trademarks of Hasbro, Inc. for its property trading game and game equipment. © 2009 Hasbro, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission.