Thursday, January 10, 2013
Four new board members are looking to help the Bridgeville Public Library after a tumultuous year.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Mike Jones
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Thursday, January 10
The Bridgeville Public Library and its reshuffled Board of Directors are looking forward to a new year after a tumultuous 2012. The library board is welcoming four new members and will meet for the first time this year on Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. inside the library’s community room. The board welcomes new additions John Oyler, Patte Kelly and Michael Aquilina, who will serve as secretary. Rebecca Wisbon, who came onto the board last summer, is the new president, while William O’Connor, who previously served on the library’s advisory panel, will be the new vice president. Cindy Ghelarducci will remain as the board treasurer in 2013. “It’s a new Board and a new direction for the BPL,” Wisbon said. “For the first time, the board will include members…
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Interested people must either live in Scott Township, or in an adjacent community that does not have a library. Find out more about the position!
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Mike Jones
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Wednesday, January 9
Scott Township Public Library is looking for new members for its board. Interested people must either live in Scott Township, or an adjacent community that does not have a library, Scott Township Library Director Janet Forton said. Forton originally posted the request on the Announcements page on Chartiers Valley Patch. “Wanted: People who love libraries!!” Forton wrote in the ad. Anyone interested should send a letter of intent and short resume to the Scott Township Public Library, 301 Lindsay Road, Scott Township, PA 15106, ATTN: Janet Forton. For more information. go to Scott Township Public Library’s website at www.scottlibrary.org. Sign up for our Daily E-mail Newsletter or Like the Chartiers Valley Patch Facebook page
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Friday, August 24, 2012
Bridgeville library board President Nino Petrocelli Sr. announced he will leave his seat at the end of September.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Mike Jones
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Friday, August 24, 2012
Bridgeville's library board President Nino Petrocelli Sr. will resign from his seat at the end of September. The long-time board member told Chartiers Valley Patch during a phone interview Thursday that he’s proud of the new library and the many amenities it offers the community and residents. He announced his retirement from the board at its monthly meeting Tuesday night. Petrocelli was instrumental in construction of the new library, although it has dealt with difficult financial problems ever since it opened in January 2011. “I see so many good programs,” Petrocelli said. “So many kids and adults enjoy our programs. My final wish is we should do everything in our power to keep this beautiful library in our community. It’s not only a …
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Friday, May 18, 2012
The Bridgeville Public Library has not had a clear fundraising plan since the $4 million project began taking shape in 2007. Materialized
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- Mike Jones
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Friday, May 18, 2012
The Bridgeville Public Library board met Tuesday night to discuss its situation and how it will raise enough money to keep the new $4 million facility operating. This is the third and final story that will appear this week on Chartiers Valley Patch. The first story was about how fundraising is needed immediately to save the new building, and on Thursday, we examined changes that could be coming to the board. The financial woes facing the Bridgeville Public Library have been years in the making. When the library board planned to build its new building more than five years ago, its members wanted to raise the more than $4 million to pay for construction before it opened. That way, they could worry more about raising money to keep the new …
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
A task force is forming and will consider all options on how the area can help the Bridgeville Public Library after it was forced to make major cuts to its operating hours and staff.
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- Mike Jones
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
A task force is forming to consider all options on how the area can help the Bridgeville Public Library after it was forced to make major cuts to its operating hours and staff. Marilyn Jenkins, who is Allegheny County Library Association’s executive director, said they are working to bring people together to find solutions to save the library after it was forced to make significant cutsbacks, but she admitted there are no easy answers. She said the library might have to reach out to neighboring communities for help and “leverage resources” to continue operating in the new $4 million building on McMillen Street. “I think they’re facing an enormous challenge if they’re going to try to fix it on their own,” Jenkins said. “They’re going to …
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
Michael Aquilina III, who grew up in Bridgeville, wrote a letter to the editor responding to claims that the library is struggling because of a lack of volunteers.
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
To the editor: I'm writing in regard to Bridgeville Public Library board member Nino Petrocelli's comment in Tuesday’s story on Chartiers Valley Patch (Bridgeville Library Facing Big Cutbacks) regarding the library's need to cut hours and layoff staff. While I greatly respect Mr. Petrocelli's contributions to the Bridgeville area over the years, his comment that "not one person" in Bridgeville has stepped up to help the library is false. The library does, in fact, have a dedicated group of volunteers who regularly donate time, effort and money to help the library with their operations and programming. These volunteers include several of my friends and family, and I'm shocked that Mr. Petrocelli would gloss over the existence of this …
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