Adult Summer Reading Club
June 9 - August 30
Our Adult Summer Reading Club began on June 9, but it's not too late to join! Pick up your Summer Reading Club Record Booklet at the upstairs reference desk. For each book you read, you may enter your name in one of the many prize boxes that contain a gift certificate for various North Hills area's fine restaurants or stores. Winners will be announced after August 30th. We've chosen some interesting categories for your reading pleasure once again. In celebration of Northland's 40th anniversary year, a special prize will be available for one lucky winner who has read 40 or more books. Let the reading begin!!

Boomer Bibliophiles...for cats and chicks who love to read
Begins Thursday, August 14 at 7:00 p.m.
A new book club is getting underway at Northland Public Library. We will read current highly acclaimed fiction and non-fiction from authors of the Baby Boomer generation (those born 1946-1964). While we'll focus on the Boomer generation, readers of all ages are welcome. We will meet at 7:00 on the second Thursday of every month at Northland Public Library, beginning August 14th. Our first book is The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Pulitzer-Prize winner (and ex-Pittsburgher) Michael Chabon. Publishers Weekly called it a "murder-mystery speculative-history Jewish-identity noir chess thriller". Call 412-366-8100x113 to request a copy, or use the online catalog to reserve a copy online. For September, we will read The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow. We hope to see you Thursday, August 14. Registration for this program in not necessary--just show up! If you have any questions about "Boomer Bibliophiles", call the library 412-366-8100x113 or email Sydney Walden.

Dixieland Band
Monday, August 25 at 7:00 p.m.
Do you enjoy the sounds of Dixieland music? Developed in New Orleans, Dixieland is a blend of ragtime, blues and polyphonic improvisation and sets your feet to tapping with its lively rhythms. A group of musicians from the North Suburban Symphony Orchestra have formed a separate Dixieland Band that has entertained and delighted many people who love that special style and sound. The band will be here at Northland Library on Monday evening, August 25 at 7:00 p..m. and we invite you to join us on the lawn outside the upstairs entrance for some lively music. Get ready to hum along to some of your favorites. (If the weather does not cooperate, we'll be inside in our downstairs meeting room.) No registration is necessary.

Meet the Local Authors of the Chief, Gene Collier and Rob Zeller
Thursday, September 11 at 7:00 p.m.
THE CHIEF is a one-man play that re-enacts the life of famous Pittsburgher Art Rooney, founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise. The play has had successful runs at the Pittsburgh Public Theater and is now available in print for the first time including photographs of Art Rooney and his family, members of the Steelers' teams and scenes from the play. Co-authors, Gene Collier, award-winning columnist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and Rob Zellers, education director at the Pittsburgh Public Theater have written a warm, engaging portrait of Rooney and his team as they gradually rose to prominence with a remarkable run of playoff appearances beginning in 1972, capping the late '70's with three Superbowl championships. The authors will share some interesting and humorous accounts of their efforts in putting together the story of Pittsburgh's beloved icon and the joy they shared in seeing local actor, Tom Atkins, bring Art Rooney to life again in the first production of their play. Signed copies of their book will be available for those who wish to purchase them. Registration is required for this program. Please register online through our events calendar, or by calling the adult reference desk at 412-366-8100x113.