Library Activities Week of Dec. 14, 2015

Activities taking place at the Ellwood City Area Public Library include the following:

Monday, Dec. 14, at 6:30 p.m. – Classics Book Discussion Group for Adults. The group will discuss the book, “A Study in Scarlet,” by Arthur Conan Doyle. More information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458.

Wednesday, December 16, at 3:00 p.m. – “Just 4 Girls,” a book discussion group for girls in 9th grade and up. The group will discuss the book, “”The Winner’s Curse,” by Marie Rutkowski.” Call the library for more information.

Thursday, Dec. 17, at 3:00 p.m. – “Food 4 Thought,” a book discussion group for students in 9th grade and up. The group will discuss the book, “The Shadow Society,” by Marie Rutkowski. Call the library for more information.

Thursday, Dec. 17, at 6:00 p.m. – Adult Knitting Group. The group meets year-around, and members work on individual projects and provide their own materials. More information is available by calling the library.

Holiday hours at the library are as follows: The library will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (Dec. 24 and 25), but will resume normal hours on Saturday, Dec. 26. The library will be open from 9 a.m. to Noon on New Year’s Eve and remain closed on New Year’s Day. Normal hours will resume on Saturday, Jan. 2.

Memorials

The following are memorial contributions received by the library in November. Memorials are published on a weekly basis in this column and represent a portion of the contributions received in any given month.

• In memory of Shawaann Renee Kaufman from the Samuel Teolis Funeral Home Inc.
• In memory of Joyce G. Kegel from Tim and Susan Aquino and family; Eileen Bamford; Clydeand Rose Bartley; Vilma Bellissimo; Bodyshop, LLC; Judy Brooks; Ben and Shirley Carbeau; Alice and Phillip Clark; Kathy Colwell and Conrad Houge; Gerry and Jane Crowley; Midge Davidson; the Ellwood City Chapter #212, Order of the Eastern Star; Mary Lou Fox; Helen Greenberg; the C.H. Grine Family; Skip and Lisa Hazen; Ellen and Gary Jackson; Andy and Judy Kindle; Carole Kinney; Dave and Elvy Kirkham; Jane and Al Kocher; John Leopardo and family; Floyd and Tona McElwain; William and Barbara McNees; the Harold and Earla Marshall family; Al and Diane Morini; Mario and Lana Morini; Peg Nido; Blanche Novak; Ida Ottaviani; Veronica Pacella; Eleanor Palatka and family; Ann Plavecsky; Robert and Dorothy Stahl; the Town and Country Garden Club; Patricia Turner; Mark and Victoria Venezie; and MaryAnn and Dom Viccari.
• In memory of Gertrude M. Kingston from Marla Wilson and Regina Vignovich.
• In memory of Shermanetta I. Kondrasuk from the R.J. Schill Manor Residents.
• In memory of Charles C. “Chuck” Landolfi from Ruth Baker; Mr. and Mrs. Ray DeFonde; Judge and Mrs. Ralph D. Pratt; and the Samuel Teolis Funeral Home Inc.
• In memory of Paul E. McElwain from Sam and Patty Panico, and from Gary and Martha West and Todd and Traci Kingston and family.
• In memory of Thomas Maxwell from the Girl Scouts, Ellwood City Service Unit.
• In memory of Francis Miller from Joseph, Polly and Jodi Frank.
• In memory of Evelyn Loretti Manzetti from the Samuel Teolis Funeral Home Inc.