POTPOURRI
• FRANKLIN TWP — Mount Chestnut Christian Preschool has openings for the 2012-13 school year for 3- and 4-year-olds in two- and three-day-a-week classes.
For more information, call 724-287-8799 or visit www.mtchestnutchurch.com.
• Butler Montessori School is accepting applications for the 3- to 5-year-old preschool and kindergarten program, 230 E. Jefferson St.
For more information, call 724-283-1846 or visit www.butlermontessori.com.
Butler County libraries expanded their services with eBooks now available to download.Library cardholders can check out and download digital resources by visiting www.bcfls.org or a local library website.Users may browse the library's website, check out eBooks with a valid library card and download the materials.Titles will automatically expire at the end of the lending period and there are no late fees.
The Butler Public Library's summer reading program kicks off at 9 a.m. Wednesday with sign-up and programs.Summer reading is open to children and teens of all ages and includes reading opportunities, special events and visitors, food, games, prizes and an end-of- summer picnic.The theme of the children's program is “Dream Big … Read.”And the theme for the young adult program is “Own the Night.”For more information, visit the library's website at www.butlerlibrary.info or contact Peter Bess at the library at pbess@bcfls.org or at 724-287-1715.
ADAMS TWP — Mars Home for Youth will hold a summer fundraiser “Swing into Summer” at 7 p.m. Friday at Wildwood Golf Club, 2195 Sample Road, Allison Park.The keynote speaker will be Jessie Ramey, author of “Children in Black and White: Working Parents and the History of Orphanages.”For more information, visit www.marshomeforyouth.org.
CRANBERRY TWP — “Look Good … Feel Better,” a program designed to help women overcome the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment, meets from 6 to 8 p.m. June 18 at UPMC Passavant Cranberry.Classes are taught by licensed beauty professionals and are open to all women undergoing cancer treatment.Classes are free, but registration is required by calling 800-227-2345.
CENTER TWP — A new community 4-H group for children ages 8 to 18, is forming.An informational first meeting will be held June 19 in Center Township.For more information, call Glenny Coughenour at 724-822-5089.
