Homemade Music Kicks off National Library Week at Peters Township Public Library

Visitors to the Peters Township Public Library April 14 will be invited to sing songs, play homemade musical instruments and explore Pennsylvania’s past as they kick off the library’s National Library Week celebration.

The library will host Paula Purnell, an award-winning performer and educator, who will demonstrate a host of musical instruments while sharing songs from Pennsylvania’s past in “Homemade Music in Pennsylvania.”

This program for the entire family will begin at 2 p.m. and invites audience to members bring along a sturdy plastic water/soda bottle to create your own personal instrument. A reception will follow the program.

Purnell is an educator and musician from Greensburg. She is cofounder of Sense of Place Learning, an affiliate partner of the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh.

She also teaches education courses at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Purnell has released six albums of original music, including two Parent’s Choice award-winning children’s albums. Her band, the NewLanders, performs songs by and about the people of Western Pennsylvania.

Additional information can be found at www.senseofplacelearning.org and www.newlanders.com.

Register to attend this free program by emailing programs@ptlibrary.org, visiting the library circulation desk, or calling 724-941-9430.

This presentation is a program of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The PHC, a nonprofit organization inspires individuals to enjoy and share a life of learning.