celebrate the summer season while
tasting Japanese tea and sweets. This
event will be outside in the library’s
courtyard (inside in the event of rain).
Registration required. Two sessions to
choose from!
THE HISTORY OF MT. LEBANON
PARKS
7 p.m., Monday, July 30
Members of the Mt. Lebanon Nature
Conservancy will discuss the history of
Mt. Lebanon’s parks.
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AUTHOR VISIT: AN EVENING WITH
MARY HOGAN
7 p.m., Monday, July 23
Author Mary Hogan will discuss her
new novel, Left: A Love Story. In this
beautifully crafted novel from the
author of the critically acclaimed Two
Sisters and The Woman in the Photo,
comes the story of a woman who
retreats into a fantasy world on New
York City’s Upper West Side as she
slowly loses her once whip-smart
husband to dementia.
with this small twist of nature, the
world drastically resets. It is not only a
gripping story of how the world would
change if power was in the hands of
women, but also exposes, with breath-
taking daring, our contemporary world.
Naomi Alderman is a Sunday Times
Young Writer of the Year and Granta
Best of British writer. Copies of the
book will be available at the Circulation
Desk. Light refreshments will be served.
BEER GARDEN BASH
6 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 25
Tickets go on sale July 9.
’THE POWER’ COMMUNITY BOOK
DISCUSSION
7 p.m., Thursday, July 26
Mt. Lebanon Public Library invites the
community to come together for a
thoughtful book discussion of The
Power by Naomi Alderman. In the book,
the world is a recognizable place until a
vital new force takes root and
flourishes: Teenage girls suddenly have
immense physical power and can cause
agonizing pain and even death. And,
CITIZEN SCIENCE: MONARCHS &
MILKWEED
2 p.m., Sunday, July 29
Gabi Hughes from the Audubon
Society will explain how you can help
monarch butterflies by making your
yard more monarch-friendly and by
participating in monarch larva
monitoring. Learn about this
fascinating butterfly, its life cycle, and
the milkweeds it depends upon. For
kids entering third grade through
adult. Audubon Society of Western
Pennsylvania’s Citizen Science projects
invite everyone to observe, identify,
photograph, and chronicle data for
real-world science. No experience
necessary, great for families!
Sample more
than a dozen
fine regional
ales, lagers,
and ciders in
Mt. Lebanon
Public Library’s
lush garden
courtyard.
Savor gourmet
Silverstar all-
beef hot dogs,
bratwurst, and Field Roast veggie
dogs smothered in specialty
toppings while enjoying the music of
steel drum artist Dan Meunier. This
event always sells out, so get your
tickets early. Tickets are $35 general
admission and $50 VIP at the library
or mtlebanonlibrary.org/beergarden.
No tickets will be sold at the door.
Adults 21+ only.
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