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Teen After Hours

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Movie, Music
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Join us for Teen After Hours every third Friday from 6:30-8:30pm! We'll have pizza and snacks and play video games, sing karaoke, play hide and seek in the library with the lights ...

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Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Movie, Music
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Join us for Teen After Hours every third Friday from 6:30-8:30pm! We'll have pizza and snacks and play video games, sing karaoke, play hide and seek in the library with the lights off, and much more! So come have a chill time with us.

Disclaimer(s)

After Library Closes

This program occurs after the library closes.

Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

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Pokémon Club

Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Craft Room (Rockwell Foundation Children's Art Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Literacy
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

It's Pokémon time! Drop in anytime between 1:00 and 3:00 and show off your cards, trade cards, or play the Pokémon card game! For kids ages 6-11. The trading of Pokémon cards wi...

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Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Craft Room (Rockwell Foundation Children's Art Room)
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Literacy
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

It's Pokémon time! Drop in anytime between 1:00 and 3:00 and show off your cards, trade cards, or play the Pokémon card game! For kids ages 6-11.

Disclaimer(s)

Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

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gARTener Adventure Camp

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Community Room at Sharpsburg
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

In this kids' camp,  the Sharpsburg Community Garden behind the library will once again be the inspiration for our art making. We will imagine the adventures of the insects in...

Full
Required
Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

In this kids' camp,  the Sharpsburg Community Garden behind the library will once again be the inspiration for our art making.

Disclaimer(s)

Before Library Opens

This program occurs before the library opens.

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

Supplies

All supplies provided.

Your Registration

Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program.

Birdseye view of lapops and mobile devices

Advanced Animation Camp

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
STEAM, Technology
Age Group:
Kids, Teens
Event Details:

Computer Animation Camp - Advanced Join Prof. Chris Wilmer, who teaches scientific visualization at the University of Pittsburgh and is a Fox Chapel area resident, for this fun,...

Register Now
Required
Payment
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: STEAM, Technology
Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Computer Animation Camp - Advanced

Disclaimer(s)

Your Registration

Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program.

Tomorrow book cover

Evening Book Group

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Evening Book Group:

This long-standing monthly book group is always looking for new members! We read mostly adult fiction and have a great time learning what we liked and didn’t like about each month'...

Event Details:

This month we're reading Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. Stop in to get a copy of the book. Please park in the back of the library and use the door...

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Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 20

Evening Book Group

This long-standing monthly book group is always looking for new members! We read mostly adult fiction and have a great time learning what we liked and didn’t like about each month's book. Stop in or call the library to get a copy of the current month's book.

Event Details:

This month we're reading Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. Stop in to get a copy of the book.

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Hybrid Program

You can attend in-person OR virtually. Please register either way. You'll receive a Zoom link to attend online.

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Little Hands Art Storytime

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:15am
Community Room at Sharpsburg
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Literacy, Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool
Event Details:

Our youngest friends are invited to imagine and create with Ms. Alison at this weekly art-integration storytime for PreK children and their caregivers. Each session will include st...

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Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Literacy, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Our youngest friends are invited to imagine and create with Ms. Alison at this weekly art-integration storytime for PreK children and their caregivers. Each session will include stories and a hands-on developmentally appropriate art activity.

Disclaimer(s)

Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

Parent/Caregiver

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults; please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

Supplies

All supplies provided.

Toddler reading a book and making a funny face.

Wiggle Storytime

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 10:30am - 10:45am
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Event Details:

Get up and get moving during our toddler storytime (for children ages 18-36 months) and their caregivers. This interactive storytime features books, fingerplays, bounces, scarves a...

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Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Get up and get moving during our toddler storytime (for children ages 18-36 months) and their caregivers. This interactive storytime features books, fingerplays, bounces, scarves and shakers.

Disclaimer(s)

Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

Parent/Caregiver

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults; please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.

Illustration of kid and grownup in garden

gARTener Adventure Camp

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Community Room at Sharpsburg
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

In this kids' camp,  the Sharpsburg Community Garden behind the library will once again be the inspiration for our art making. We will imagine the adventures of the insects in...

Full
Required
Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

In this kids' camp,  the Sharpsburg Community Garden behind the library will once again be the inspiration for our art making.

Disclaimer(s)

Before Library Opens

This program occurs before the library opens.

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

Supplies

All supplies provided.

Your Registration

Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program.

spraypainting of word poetry

Poetry Workshop

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
McLaughlin (Harry W. McLaughlin Jr Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Literacy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This twice-monthly workshop focuses on nourishing and sustaining your creative practice. No experience writing or workshopping poetry? No problem! We'll spend some time reading and...

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Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: McLaughlin (Harry W. McLaughlin Jr Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Literacy
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

This twice-monthly workshop focuses on nourishing and sustaining your creative practice. No experience writing or workshopping poetry? No problem!

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

Birdseye view of lapops and mobile devices

Advanced Animation Camp

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
STEAM, Technology
Age Group:
Kids, Teens
Event Details:

Computer Animation Camp - Advanced Join Prof. Chris Wilmer, who teaches scientific visualization at the University of Pittsburgh and is a Fox Chapel area resident, for this fun,...

Register Now
Required
Payment
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: STEAM, Technology
Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Computer Animation Camp - Advanced

Disclaimer(s)

Your Registration

Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program.

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Reading Rockets: 3-5 Grade Book Club

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 5:45pm - 6:45pm
Craft Room (Rockwell Foundation Children's Art Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Book Club, Literacy
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Join us for a special book club designed for kids entering grades 3-5! Reading books is even more fun when we can talk about the stories with friends.  How does it work? ...

Register Now
Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Craft Room (Rockwell Foundation Children's Art Room)
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Book Club, Literacy
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join us for a special book club designed for kids entering grades 3-5! Reading books is even more fun when we can talk about the stories with friends. 

How does it work?

Disclaimer(s)

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

Theater Chairs

Plays Off the Stage

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Literacy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for an evening of super-casual play reading! No acting experience needed! Just an interest in theater and language and an open mind!     We'll start with ...

Register Now
Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Literacy
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Join us for an evening of super-casual play reading! No acting experience needed! Just an interest in theater and language and an open mind!    

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

Your Registration

Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program.

Illustration of kid and grownup in garden

gARTener Adventure Camp

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Community Room at Sharpsburg
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

In this kids' camp,  the Sharpsburg Community Garden behind the library will once again be the inspiration for our art making. We will imagine the adventures of the insects in...

Full
Required
Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

In this kids' camp,  the Sharpsburg Community Garden behind the library will once again be the inspiration for our art making.

Disclaimer(s)

Before Library Opens

This program occurs before the library opens.

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

Supplies

All supplies provided.

Your Registration

Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program.

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Midweek Knitters

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join a group of knitters and crocheters for 2 hours of crafting and chatting. New knitters and crocheters welcome! Bring your current projects.

Register Now
Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Join a group of knitters and crocheters for 2 hours of crafting and chatting. New knitters and crocheters welcome! Bring your current projects.

Disclaimer(s)

Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

Birdseye view of lapops and mobile devices

Advanced Animation Camp

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
STEAM, Technology
Age Group:
Kids, Teens
Event Details:

Computer Animation Camp - Advanced Join Prof. Chris Wilmer, who teaches scientific visualization at the University of Pittsburgh and is a Fox Chapel area resident, for this fun,...

Register Now
Required
Payment
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: STEAM, Technology
Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Computer Animation Camp - Advanced

Disclaimer(s)

Your Registration

Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program.

Book cover of Haunted Roads of Western Pennsylvania

Haunted Roads of Western PA

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at Sharpsburg
Program Type:
History, Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

There are ghostly travelers who forever wander the lonely roads of Western Pennsylvania. A creeping fog rises from Blue Mist Road, and stories of car crashes, lynchings and even st...

Register Now
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Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History, Lecture
Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

There are ghostly travelers who forever wander the lonely roads of Western Pennsylvania. A creeping fog rises from Blue Mist Road, and stories of car crashes, lynchings and even strange beasts haunt this isolated stretch outside Pittsburgh.

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Your Registration

Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program.

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Wiggle Time

Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Community Room at Sharpsburg
Program Type:
Literacy, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Event Details:

Children 2 and under and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Megan every week for a wiggly, giggly program featuring fingerplays, bounces, tickles, and shakers. Engaging young...

Register Now
Required
Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Literacy, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Children 2 and under and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Megan every week for a wiggly, giggly program featuring fingerplays, bounces, tickles, and shakers.

Disclaimer(s)

Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

Parent/Caregiver

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults; please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.

Illustration of kid and grownup in garden

gARTener Adventure Camp

Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Community Room at Sharpsburg
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

In this kids' camp,  the Sharpsburg Community Garden behind the library will once again be the inspiration for our art making. We will imagine the adventures of the insects in...

Full
Required
Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

In this kids' camp,  the Sharpsburg Community Garden behind the library will once again be the inspiration for our art making.

Disclaimer(s)

Before Library Opens

This program occurs before the library opens.

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

Supplies

All supplies provided.

Your Registration

Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program.

Birdseye view of lapops and mobile devices

Advanced Animation Camp

Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
STEAM, Technology
Age Group:
Kids, Teens
Event Details:

Computer Animation Camp - Advanced Join Prof. Chris Wilmer, who teaches scientific visualization at the University of Pittsburgh and is a Fox Chapel area resident, for this fun,...

Register Now
Required
Payment
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: STEAM, Technology
Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Computer Animation Camp - Advanced

Disclaimer(s)

Your Registration

Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program.

mindfulness

Meditation with Insight Timer

Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Health
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join Librarian, Kelley for a guided meditation using the Insight Timer app. We'll be practicing breathing and mindfulness. Mindful meditation is not associated with any religion or...

Register Now
Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Join Librarian, Kelley for a guided meditation using the Insight Timer app. We'll be practicing breathing and mindfulness. Mindful meditation is not associated with any religion or spiritual practice.

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

Several kids playing with boats near a baby pool with their grownups nearby.

STEAM Storytime

Friday, July 26, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Garden (Fritz Mitnick Welcome Garden and Porch) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
STEAM, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

Join us for a mix of storytime and hands-on exploration. We'll have a 15 minute storytime program and then kids and their caregivers can explore STEAM (science, technology, enginee...

Register Now
Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Garden (Fritz Mitnick Welcome Garden and Porch)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: STEAM, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Join us for a mix of storytime and hands-on exploration.

Disclaimer(s)

Parent/Caregiver

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults; please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

Birdseye view of lapops and mobile devices

Advanced Animation Camp

Friday, July 26, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
STEAM, Technology
Age Group:
Kids, Teens
Event Details:

Computer Animation Camp - Advanced Join Prof. Chris Wilmer, who teaches scientific visualization at the University of Pittsburgh and is a Fox Chapel area resident, for this fun,...

Register Now
Required
Payment
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: STEAM, Technology
Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Computer Animation Camp - Advanced

Disclaimer(s)

Your Registration

Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program.

Pittsburgh Botanic Garden Terrarium

Create a Terrarium

Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn about the fascinating history of terrariums – from Wardian Cases in Victorian times to modern handmade creations worth thousands of dollars – and then create your own to take...

Register Now
Required
Payment
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Learn about the fascinating history of terrariums – from Wardian Cases in Victorian times to modern handmade creations worth thousands of dollars – and then create your own to take home!

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

Supplies

All supplies provided.

a symmetrical drawing made with a technique called bilateral mark making

Art After Dark

Monday, July 29, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at Sharpsburg
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Art is for everyone! Art After Dark is our monthly adult art workshop series with Alison -- all skill levels welcome! We aim to create a space where adults feel safe to play, try, ...

Required
Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Art is for everyone! Art After Dark is our monthly adult art workshop series with Alison -- all skill levels welcome! We aim to create a space where adults feel safe to play, try, fail and succeed.

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Supplies

All supplies provided.