May 1, 2013 By Casey Sirochman 4 min read

Everyone is invited to attend the 100th Birthday Bash for the Carnegie Free Library of Connellsville from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. All of the events of the day are free and the schedule includes:

n Noon – Grand opening ribbon cutting of new front doors (outside).

n 12:30 to 2:20 p.m. – 110 minutes of reading the written word on the auditorium stage (second floor).

n 1 to 2 p.m. – Mother May I: Adult etiquette workshop in the basement classroom (limited seating).

n 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. – Mother May I: Teen etiquette workshop in basement classroom (limited seating).

n 3 to 4 p.m. – Children’s story time in children’s area (main floor).

n 4 to 6 p.m. – Live music and refreshments in the auditorium, library tours, relax and read.

If you have any genealogical or historical questions, the Connellsville Area Historical Society will be available in their new office in the Connell Room where the rare and historical books are located during the grand opening event. The grand opening of the Connellsville Area Historical Museum will be open to the public for its inaugural public viewing. Visitors of the museum can discover, through self-exploration, important historical, industrial, cultural, celebratory, celebrities and the future of Connellsville by investigating information panels. Of course, visitors can also view historical artifacts in the display cases. This local historical museum was made possible through collaborative efforts of the Connellsville Area Historical Society and the Carnegie Free Library of Connellsville. The funding for the creation of this museum was made possible through the Laurel Highlands Visitor’s Bureau Tourism Grant Program, Seed Award from the Sprout Fund of Pittsburgh and the Community Foundation of Fayette County Growth Fund.

The teen and adult free etiquette workshops will be taught by Mother, May I (MMI), a company developed by Demetria Pappas and Lisa Iadicicco graduates of Purdue University. The two felt there was a need for instruction on manners in our fast-paced society. The program designed for the Carnegie Free Library will cover mealtime manners, making introductions and proper use of technology-(past, present and modern). All of these topics will be connected to how they are a demonstration of our character. MMI teaches that the person in front of you is the most important person at that moment. Active listening is a manner that many of us are not applying to our everyday lives.

In addition to the 110th Birthday Bash, the friends of the library will host their second annual Bike for Books fundraising event on Saturday, June 1 at the Youghiogheny River Park. Registration will be held at 8:30 a.m. The event is a non-competitive, family affair. There is a donation required to participate. A bike rodeo for kids ages 4-12 will also be held this day from 10 a.m. to noon. A light lunch will be served from noon to 2 p.m. This year, if an organization or business has the highest percentage of members that participate, they will win a traveling trophy and special publicity. For more information or to download and complete the registration form go online to http://carnegiefreelib.org/.

Come check out the new children’s room carpeting during our last few preschool story times at 11 a.m. every Wednesday at through May 8. Look forward to our summer reading programs for children, teens and adults as kids sign up begins Wednesday, May 15 online and reading logs begin the last day of school. Weekly summer reading programs begin June 19 with free lunch provided again courtesy the Summer Feeding Program and Champion Christian School. Don’t forget about our adult programs.

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Casey Sirochman is the director/head librarian at Carnegie Free Library. She can be reached at 299 S. Pittsburgh St., Connellsville, or by calling 724-628-1380.