Taste of the Township raises $38,000 for Peters Township Library
The 14th annual Taste of the Township fundraiser for the Peters Township Public Library held May 1 at Valley Brook Country Club in McMurray generated nearly $38,000 for the library, director Pier Lee said.
While the final total from the event is not yet available, Lee said she is pleased with the results. “It was successful,” she said. “We made close to $38,000 and that is a very, very good figure.”
The money raised this year is expected to go toward several renovation projects at the library, including the renovation and modernization of the existing computer lab and transforming the current Technical Services Department into a new public reading area and cafe. Other planned projects include the installation of new flooring in the multi-purpose room, lobby and stairwell, as well as the installation of a new circulation desk.
Since its inception, Taste of the Township has now raised more than $300,000 for the library.
Lee, who has been with the library for nearly 40 years, is expected to retire this summer. Myra Oleynik, a librarian at Bower Hill Elementary School in Venetia, has been named her successor and will take over in July.