(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

“We try to make it as fun as possible, and make it exciting…things that people want to actually go and do.”

The Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls will be hosting a series of summer events over the next several weeks as school begins to let out and the sun stays out longer into the evening. Director Rachel Crisci (who spoke the quote from earlier) joined Matt Drzik on the May 20 edition of A.M. Beaver County to talk about those events, all of which benefit the library and the Beaver County Libraries System.

The first of those events is on May 20, which is an oldies dance at the Patterson Township Fire Hall at 7:00 PM featuring guest Rudy Zetz. The following day will be the Kick-Off for their Summer Reading Series with the theme “Oceans Of Possibilities” starting at 11:00 AM. On top of that are regularly scheduled weekly activities at the library: “We do Story Times during the week Tuesdays at 10:30 & 3:30,” Crisci stated, “and then we always try to do a program on Saturday for those who can’t get there during the week.”

The library’s biggest event of the summer, however–at least for the adults–is about a month away. The Designer Purse Bash will be held on June 26 at Shakespeare’s in Ellwood City from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM with proceeds from the prizes, raffles, and ticket sales heading to the Carnegie Free Library. “It is such a good time, and we always have such a good turnout,” Crisci added. “We try to make our fundraisers fun.”

To contact the library about events and services, you can find them online at their website, find them on Facebook (link above), or call them at (724) 846-4340. To watch the full interview with Rachel Crisci, click on the Facebook feed below!