Hello!You've always known what a wonderful place a library can be, especially our own wonderful Oakmont Library! However, withthe poor economy I'm sure you've noticed how many more people are discovering the many services and facilities offered. Thesupport of the FOOLS helps to make it even better! The great sound system you've provided benefits and improves all themany programs that are now being offered at the Library. The storage cabinets you've donated for the Children’s' crafts roomhave helped immeasurably in storing equipment and craft supplies as well as providing a wall to provide a neat storage area.The Summer Reading Programs you sponsor have helped many children get a good start on learning and a life long love ofreading. The Book Program you've always sponsored at the Christmas parade is a wonderful community asset. You should allbe PROUD of your efforts and the Library Board would like you all to know how much your efforts are appreciated. Thank You!!With tightening budgets from our various funding sources you will become even more important in helping the Library and thecommunity. Director Dunn and the Board have ambitious plans for the future that you'll be hearing about. We're pleased thatthe FOOLS are there to help. Thank you again and keep up the good work.

A Message from George Coulter, President of the Library Board

A Newsletter by and for the Friends Of The Oakmont Library(affectionately known by the acronym “FOOLS”)

700 Allegheny River Blvd., Oakmont, PA 15139 • 412-828-9532

Volume 15 • Spring 2009

Margaret H. & Jane W. AielloBob & Ruth AlcornMarilyn AlexanderGail & Bob AllenFrank & Robin AlmendingerSam & Dixie AndersonWilliam J. & Alice M. BaldwinClara & Thomas BayneAnnamae BeardshallGeorge BenderJoy & Bill BenusaMrs. Margaret BierlyGreg, Pam & Taylor BilletPatricia V. BlackTom & Cathy BlandThe Louis Bosser FamilyLou & Brigitte BouchatRichard A. BouldenKathy BowserAugust BrancatiBob & Paula BrisonMr & Mrs K.J. BrondykeJim & Adeline BrownRichard W. BrownJoanne & Dave BrownleeCarol & Jim BrozAnn & Hank BuechliRon & Amy BurkertBurket-Truby Funeral HomeCarol & Dan BurtonKim ButlerDavid & Sharon Carroll and

FamilyMs. Emma ChewJohn H. Christy, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. CichoskiJody ClarkColianni FamilyDora & Frances CondrickSheila M. ConleyKeith & Marie CornelisonAlice & George CoulterChuck & Denise CroyleAimee S. CupelliHoward D. CuppsRose M. CurranCarol Bluestone & Lori CurryGuy Theresa D'AmicoNancy J. De TarBill & Judy DeasyBarbara DeemWilliam H. & Harriet G. DeitchElmer Delle DonneDonna & Bill DeTurckMary DiDianoChristine DietrickHarry & Louise DilisioGloria DiMarioLouis A. DimasiMr. Tom DinninEvelyn DoelfelJanice G. DonleyNorma R. DowdMicah & Shannon DunnMr. Wallace D. EdsallErnie Edson

Francis EdwardsMs. Grace M. EkasCharles P. & Susan D. ErdeljacAnn EvesMr. & Mrs. Frederick FavoThe Favo FamilyMrs. Lois S. FetzerRebecca FisherLois A. FlowersDr. H. F. FlynnKevin L. Flynn, D.M.D.Patricia ForestMargaret H. & Jane W. FosterVic Friday & Sue GoodwinAlex FrisendaMs Eva FrombachMrs. Janet R. FusiaVince & Dee GagettaDorothy J. GarnerFrank & Janet GenoveseRobert & Sandra GentilcoreBarbara GiarussoThomas A. GigliottiRalph & Dottie GilbertMary N. GilbertNancy J. GormanMatthew & Lucy GregoryAlexandra GregoryTerry & Lynne GriffinDorothy M. GrubbsJohn & Jeanne HackworthDave & Maureen HanekampBrian & Donna HanlonM. E. HannaDiane HarrellWayne & Barbara HarrisQuintin & Kathleen HartwigBill HausBill & Rose HenryCindy HerbeckPaul HerrleWilliam J. & Joanne B. HetrickMaynard HilbertDr. Lois A. HlavacDick & Lori HoldenLoren HoltMs. Loretta HoltzShirley & Steve HoopsChris, Wendy and Christopher

HudackJean Louise JonesHelen L. KaufmanBob & Mary KeeferKathleen KefalosSue & Rich KellyHelen KendallAllan R. KennedyEdgar W. KimmellTom & Mary Lou KissanePhillis J. KlaraRalph W. KlugRodger & Carol KnappMark & Ginny KoenigMrs. Doris M. KopacEthel KornuchuckBarbara & Kevin Koszka

Ms. Linda M. KricherGeorge KutzmarkPatricia LanceMiss Angela L. LascolaRuth H. LeinhosPeter-John & Camilyn LeoneFlorence LevkusMary Ellen LoAlboLindsay & Michael LoughrenArlene M. MalkyBarbara MarcusChris & Sue MartinDonna & Mark MastandreaMarjorie J. MastersonRose MatorMrs. Hanna P. MatthewsMr. & Mrs. Lawrence W. MayerKathy & Bill McCallFran McCormickJean McFarlandMcHenry FamilyMary & Ralph McIntyreMary Lou & Ish McLaughlinJoe & Donna McNallyJess MerskyJack & Shannon MeyersMiceli FamilyBernice MiddlemasTim & Kathy MilbergerMarcia & Buzz MillerMary MolyneauxMs. Elaine MorrisJoan & Rich MunionMargo NausJohn & Peggy NelsonRichard R. & Sharon A.

Nelson, IIDorothy NixonThomas J. OBrienKenneth E. OpalErnie & Carol OvamioMr. & Mrs. John PageVal V. PariseThomas & Peggy PattersonMitchell & Christine PattiJoanne PhillipsRena Mae PoppishRosemary PorteraMichele PoydenceVince & Dolly ProvenzaJudith H. QuaglieriAbby RaskinBill & Judy Reed and FamilyGlenn & Barbara RideJ. Franklin RoachThe RobbelothsDeborah RobinsonNorma RocchiniPaul & Barb RocchiniJim RoddeyMr. & Mrs. William Y.

RodewaldJean & Buff RodmanCarole RoneyRuth C. RupertAngela Rydeski

Shirley SamajMr. August SavioFrances SaxonEd & Cherie ScatenaDr. Melvin M. Schiff, M.D.Joseph J. & Maureen P.

SchiffgensRichard C. & Joan S. SchneiderDiane & Tom SchorrDorothy SchweigerJoseph C. SchweinbergCaroline SeelyEvelyn ShelleyVirginia T. ShortDot & Steve ShrevePeter & Jeanne SiskaKaren E. SmithMaggie SnookEd & Kathryn SnyderAnn SnyderStan & Joan SofishPatricia SpeerMary E. StapkoMs. Erin StaufferAnnie StefangoBob & Ewa SteinJoanne StephensonBob & Joan StewartFlorence M. StoutRobert SvitekE.Lowell & Rachel H. SwartsJohn TemplinErnie & Lori TillmanDoris TomlinsonJames TrangleJanet & James TrebacRuss & Jan TrubyAdam & Gladys VaydaOlyve M. VinanteAnna Mae & Bill WaddellMr. & Mrs. Robert R. WalshDave & Cathy WattersJ. Brian WellerWilliam & Laura WengerdPete & Myrna WetmoreRobert G. & Marian WilliamsNancy L. & Richard A.

WilliamsWimer Law Offices P.C.Judy & Brianna WiseDorothy WolslayerDorothy A. WratcherBill & Dianna WyrickMargo XidisPauline YellonMary Ann YinglingHarry E. YoungMr. & Mrs. John S. YoungEdward J. YoungDolores L. ZangrilleJean ZatlinZentgraf FamilyDr. Abraham Sudilovsky, MD –

Zulema C. Zattoni Ph.D.

2009 MEMBERSHIP ROSTER(As of February 25, 2009)

The Directors, Membership and Staff thank all who have contributed to the Friends Of The Oakmont Library

We have made every effort to present the list of donors as accurately and completely as possible.If any errors have occurred, we apologize most sincerely.

Friends Of The Oakmont LibraryP.O. Box 432Oakmont, PA 15139

NON-PROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGE PAID

OAKMONT, PAPERMIT NO.3

Years back, in this message block, I related some interesting occurrences resulting from a power outage that left Oakmontin the dark for days. Without lights, TV, videos or e-mail, residents came out of their houses, talked with their neighbors and….came to the library. They checked out books and read, from their porches, under natural sunlight. Recently, another unex-pected force occurred, the downturn in the economy. Again, the residents in and around Oakmont adjusted. The OakmontLibrary experienced an increase in traffic in 2008, with a spike in the months of November and December of 11,000 more vis-its than usual. Instead of going out to a movie, families checked out a DVD or took part in the many children’s programsoffered at the library. Others, who found having home internet service or newspaper delivery an unneeded expense, loggedon to the library computers to check e-mail or read the daily news. Those who had their employment hours cut, or lost theirjobs entirely, used the library as their office, tapping vital resources for their job search, printing their resumes or applying tojobs online. And others, who found their cable bill too high, just selected a new book and found that nothing seen on TV canmatch the adventure created in your mind through a book. In good times, any library is a source of information, education,resources and enjoyment. In more challenging times, a library can be an oasis. Not every community has a library. We wholive near the Oakmont Library are lucky to have a place to go regardless of electricity or the economy. And, wherever you live,an Oakmont library card is free. The Friend’s of the Oakmont Library provide financial support for items that are not coveredin the Library’s budget, like additional job search materials and programs for adults and children. Your support allows this vitalresource to continue to be an oasis. Thank you for your support.

A Message from Joe Schweinberg, President of the FOOL’s

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2009 Randolph Caldecott Medal 'The House in the Night' by Susan Marie Swanson.The Randolph Caldecott Medal, given tothe illustrator of the best picture book,went to Beth Krommes for "The Housein the Night." Richly detailed black-and-white scratchboard illustrations expand

this timeless bedtime verse, offering reassurance to youngchildren that there is always light in the darkness. Krommes'elegant line, illuminated with touches of golden watercolor,evoke the warmth and comfort of home and family, as wellas the joys of exploring the wider world."

2009 Newberry Award Winner“The Graveyard Book” by Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman a renowned author of sciencefiction, fantasy, graphic novels and comicsaimed at adults, won the John NewberyMedal for the year’s most outstanding con-tribution to children’s literature. It is a storyabout a boy who is raised in a cemetery byghosts after his family is killed in the open-ing pages of the novel.

The Coretta Scott King AwardKadir Nelson for "We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League BaseballThe history of the Negro Leagues is toldfrom the vantage point of an unnamednarrator and reads like an old-timersharing with his grandchildren tales ofbaseball greats Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson,and others who forged the path towardbreaking the race barrier before JackieRobinson made his historic debut.

Theodore Seuss Geisel AwardAre You Ready to Play Outside?by Mo Willems Willems has created a masterpiece forbeginning readers that is simply told throughthe use of dialogue, which blends perfectlywith uncluttered pink and grey cartoon-styleillustrations. Aside from the friendshiptheme that appears throughout Willems’work, he continues to create astonishingemotional depth using the simplest of facial expressions on hischaracters. Are You Ready to Play Outside? tracks Piggie’schanging feelings about rainy weather and Gerald’s heroicefforts to help her grapple with her disappointments in asatisfying story.

WHAT DID YOU READ IN 2008?Have you read any of the top books for 2008? There aremany different lists that rank books but check out the following web sites to see the favorites.

www.amazon.com/Best-2008-Bookswww.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96539642www.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/books/review/10Best-t.htmlwww.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6610357.html.

Spring is almost here and that means it is time to give you a hintabout the 2009 Summer Reading Program. Be Creative@YourLibrary will explore the worlds of music, dance, art, books andmore! The 2009 Summer Reading Program is open to all patronsfrom birth to adulthood, with giveaways, programs, performers,prize drawings, story times, and more. Keep track of what youand your children read this summer and win prizes !Registration for the Summer Reading Program begins in Juneand runs through July. Stop in the library during the month ofMay for more information

AWARD WINNING BOOKS

INTER-LIBRARY LOAN (ILL)Don’t forget, if you want a book that you cannot find in theOakmont Library, talk to the librarian and you will be able tocomplete an Inter Library Loan from one of the many librariesin the state.

For many years, people in the communityhave made contributions to the Library in memory of a

deceased loved one. But are you aware that donations mayalso be made to mark a special occasion? On a friend's birth-day? On a wedding day or anniversary? At graduation?Even on Mother's Day or Father's Day? This is an easy, yetdistinctive way of letting someone know that you care, andat the same time, you make an important contribution to thecommunity through the Oakmont Library.

ONE BOOK, ONE COMMUNITY

The Allegheny County Library Association ispleased to announce the 7th annual OneBook, One Community program. One Bookprograms are bringing communities togetherfor stimulating discussions, and to challengestereotypes and generate ideas. The goal ofOne Book, One Community in AlleghenyCounty is to build a better communitythrough reading and civic discourse. The bookchosen this year is “The Giver” by Lois Lowry

A short synopsis of the story is as follows:Where Jonas lives, life is safe, orderly, and predictable. Rulesare strictly adhered to; every aspect of a person's life is care-fully planned. People rarely make choices on their own; every-thing is decided for them by the community. There is no snowor sunshine, no colors or music, no animals or nature. Peoplein the community take special care to avoid doing or sayinganything different. In the community, one must not say any-thing that causes discomfort to others, and one must use lan-guage precisely. Jonas is selected for the most honored andrespected assignment in the community. He is to become aReceiver of Memories who will succeed the current Giver. AReceiver of Memories is the one person in the community whohas access to all the memories of the past.

Many activities are planned around this program from an essaycontest to open discussions. The essay contest will be offered tostudents to share what their vision of Allegheny County will be in10-15 years. These essays will then be shared with the CountyExecutive Office The website for One Book, One Community isavailable on the Oakmont Carnegie Library website athttp://www.oakmontlibrary.org/ein/oakmont/index.htm

STORY TIMES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Have fun with books at the Oakmont Carnegie Library. Thelibrary offers story times for kids from birth through preschool.Each story time includes books, songs, games and crafts.

Toddler Tales - Tuesdays at 10:30 AMStories, music and movement, and playtime for children 18months to 3 years, with a parent/guardian or caregiver.

Book Babies - Wednesdays at 10:30 AMStories, rhymes, and playtime for babies birth to 18 months,with a parent/guardian or caregiver.

Preschool Tales - 2nd and 4th Friday at 10:30 AMStories, music and movement for children 4 to 5 years, witha parent/guardian or caregiver.

TEENS AT THE OAKMONT CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Check the upcoming events link on our website for infor-mation about teen programs beginning this spring.

Children and coloring, what isbetter for a library activity afterreading a story.

Children are enjoying the GardenParty at the Library

THE OAKMONT LINKAuthor and physician, MaggieLeffler grew up in Columbia,Maryland and moved toPittsburgh in 2000 to starther residency in family prac-tice. She met her husband,Riverview High School gradu-ate, Dr. Tim Martin, duringresidency at UPMC St.Margaret’s and the couplemarried and have two sons.Dr. Leffler’s first novel, THEDIAGNOSIS OF LOVE was started when she was in medicalschool and was rewritten seven times over seven yearsbefore it was picked up for publication by Bantam Books in2007. Her second novel, THE GOODBYE COUSINS, will bereleased June 30th, 2009. Dr. Leffler is grateful to her in-laws, Chris and Sue Martin, lifetime FOOL members, whoenthusiastically watched their grandsons to give her time towrite often at the Oakmont Carnegie Library. She alsopractices medicine in Tarentum, PA.

For additional information about Dr. Leffler, check out herweb site at http://www.maggieleffler.com/index.html

INTRODUCING THE NEW GUYBRARIANOF OAKMONT

Oakmont Carnegie Library isexcited to officially introducetheir first intern from the Mastersin Library and InformationSciences (MLIS) program at theUniversity of Pittsburgh. PeterBess, the new face in our chil-dren’s department, began hisgraduate work last semester.Thorough the Pitt PartnerProgram, a collaborative effort

between the University of Pittsburgh and local libraries togive the MLS students some hands-on experience to go alongwith their in-class work, we have been able to bring Peter intoour community and aid in his education.

Peter moved to Pittsburgh in August 2008 from his home-town of Saint Albans, WV. He earned his undergraduatedegree in English: Professional Writing from West VirginiaState University. When describing his thoughts on Oakmont,he said,” it feels a little like home. I come from a small town.Pittsburgh is a wonderful city, but I love being able to workin a smaller community. My co-workers are wonderful anddedicated individuals. I am thankful to have this opportunityto add to my experience”.

So, the next time you are visiting our library drop by thechildren’s department and say hi to the newest member ofour team.

Peter Bess

Connecting to the Wireless Service

DID YOU KNOW THAT THEOAKMONT LIBRARY HAS

Wireless Internet Access

The library has installed a wireless network that allowspatrons to use access points to connect wireless laptopsand PDAs to the Internet throughout the building.

Connecting to the Wireless Service

This document outlines the steps necessary to connect toour library’s wireless service.1. After turning on the laptop and connecting the library’s

SSID named "Library" (SSID is a term used describe anetwork name being broadcasted on a wirelessnetwork), open a web browser. *Note* The exact configuration of each users machineis unknown. A general set of instructions have beenpresented. You may have a few more screens displaywhile connecting to the wireless network.

2. Upon opening a web browser, you will be prompted toaccept the security certificate.

3. Click "Yes" to proceed. 4. Once the Certificate is accepted the log in page is

displayed. 5. Enter your valid library barcode and click "Log in". 6. Internet access will be provided at this time.

DID YOU KNOW THAT THEOAKMONT LIBRARY HAS

Wireless Internet Access

The SummerReading Program

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