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New to Medicare?

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Hearst Room (William Randolph Hearst Study Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Health
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join Licensed Health Insurance Agent, Teresa Scott-Carano for a casual, educational presentation on Medicare.  Learn about Medicare parts A/B/C/D plus Medigap/Medicare Supplem...

Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Hearst Room (William Randolph Hearst Study Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Join Licensed Health Insurance Agent, Teresa Scott-Carano for a casual, educational presentation on Medicare.  Learn about Medicare parts A/B/C/D plus Medigap/Medicare Supplement plans.   Learn how Medicare can impact COBRA, e

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Registration

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

Laptop and writing paper

Poetry Workshop

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:30pm
McLaughlin (Harry W. McLaughlin Jr Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Literacy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This group meets every other week and focuses on nourishing and sustaining your creative practice. No experience writing or reading poetry? No problem! We'll spend time reading and...

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

This group meets every other week and focuses on nourishing and sustaining your creative practice. No experience writing or reading poetry? No problem!

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

Registration

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

A close up photo of hands in red nail polish knitting with tan yarn.

Mid-Week Knitters

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come spend the afternoon with us while we knit, crochet, and chat! 

Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Come spend the afternoon with us while we knit, crochet, and chat! 

Disclaimer(s)

Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

Book cover of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke & Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca

Horror Book Club

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Sharpsburg
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This month we're reading the splatterpunk story collection, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke & Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca. It's one of this year's Summer Sca...

Required
Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

This month we're reading the splatterpunk story collection, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke & Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca.

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

After Library Closes

This program occurs after the library closes.

Registration

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

Uncle Vanya

Plays Off the Stage

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Literacy
Age Group:
Adults
Plays Off the Stage:

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!    Please sign up and b...

Event Details:

This month, the group is finishing Uncle Vanya by Annie Baker. At our September meeting on 9/16, we'll start The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.  

Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Literacy
Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Plays Off the Stage

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!    

Please sign up and be a part of a fun activity!  Note: because we need to be wrapped up by 7:30, please arrive by 6:20 so that we can optimize our time together.

Facilitated by local Fox Chapel resident, Joanna Patterson. She is a theater aficionado and in her own mind, an award-winning audience member. 

Event Details:

This month, the group is finishing Uncle Vanya by Annie Baker.

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Registration

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

Your Registration

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

I Voted

FC Democrats

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Everyone is welcome to join this monthly meeting of the Fox Chapel Democratic Committee.

Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Everyone is welcome to join this monthly meeting of the Fox Chapel Democratic Committee.

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

A close up photo of hands in red nail polish knitting with tan yarn.

Mid-Week Knitters

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come spend the afternoon with us while we knit, crochet, and chat! 

Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Come spend the afternoon with us while we knit, crochet, and chat! 

Disclaimer(s)

Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

A watercolor painting of several evergreen trees.

Art After Dark

Monday, August 25, 2025 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.

Other Birds book cover

Evening Book Group

Monday, August 25, 2025 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 Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen. Stop in to get a copy of the book.Please park in the back of the library and use the doors to the far right near t...

Register Now
Required
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 Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen. Stop in to get a copy of the book.

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Laptop and writing paper

Poetry Workshop

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:30pm
McLaughlin (Harry W. McLaughlin Jr Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Literacy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This group meets every other week and focuses on nourishing and sustaining your creative practice. No experience writing or reading poetry? No problem! We'll spend time reading and...

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

This group meets every other week and focuses on nourishing and sustaining your creative practice. No experience writing or reading poetry? No problem!

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

Registration

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

Book cover of Mycroft Holmes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Anna Waterhouse

Sharpsburg Sleuths Book Club

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Sharpsburg
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Sharpsburg Sleuths Mystery Book Club:

Meeting monthly at the Sharpsburg location, this group reads mysteries, thrillers, and true crime.

Event Details:

This month we're reading the untold backstory of Sherlock's brother in Mycroft Holmes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Anna Waterhouse.Copies will be available at the circulation desk....

Register Now
Required
Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Sharpsburg Sleuths Mystery Book Club

Meeting monthly at the Sharpsburg location, this group reads mysteries, thrillers, and true crime.

Event Details:

This month we're reading the untold backstory of Sherlock's brother in Mycroft Holmes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Anna Waterhouse.

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

After Library Closes

This program occurs after the library closes.

Registration

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

A close up photo of hands in red nail polish knitting with tan yarn.

Mid-Week Knitters

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come spend the afternoon with us while we knit, crochet, and chat! 

Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Come spend the afternoon with us while we knit, crochet, and chat! 

Disclaimer(s)

Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

Both Locations Closed Today

All Day
Cooper-Siegel, Sharpsburg, DIY Lab, Off Site, All Locations

Both locations closed today in observance of Labor Day.

Closing
Branches:
Cooper-Siegel, Sharpsburg, DIY Lab, Off Site, All Locations
Description:

Both locations closed today in observance of Labor Day.

A close up photo of hands in red nail polish knitting with tan yarn.

Mid-Week Knitters

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come spend the afternoon with us while we knit, crochet, and chat! 

Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Come spend the afternoon with us while we knit, crochet, and chat! 

Disclaimer(s)

Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

A close up photo of hands in red nail polish knitting with tan yarn.

Mid-Week Knitters

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come spend the afternoon with us while we knit, crochet, and chat! 

Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Come spend the afternoon with us while we knit, crochet, and chat! 

Disclaimer(s)

Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

Book cover of Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams

Speculative Fiction Book Club

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Sharpsburg
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Speculative Fiction Book Club:

This bimonthly book club at Sharpsburg focuses on fantasy, science fiction, and other speculative fiction genres.

Event Details:

This month's theme is Magic Schools. We're reading Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams, a fantasy about a young man running from his past who discovers himself and family ...

Required
Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Speculative Fiction Book Club

This bimonthly book club at Sharpsburg focuses on fantasy, science fiction, and other speculative fiction genres.

Event Details:

This month's theme is Magic Schools.

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

After Library Closes

This program occurs after the library closes.

Registration

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

Anna Jones' book cover

Cooks and Books

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Food and Cooking
Age Group:
Adults
Cooks and Books:

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choos...

Event Details:

This month, we're cooking from One: Pot, Pan, Planet: a Greener Way to Cook for You and Your Family by Anna Jones.Please register (limited spots!) Registration opens 30 days prior ...

Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food and Cooking
Required
Seats Remaining: 15

Cooks and Books

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choose a common ingredient or cuisine. We'll each cook something to share and gather to eat and talk!

Event Details:

This month, we're cooking from One: Pot, Pan, Planet: a Greener Way to Cook for You and Your Family by Anna Jones.

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Registration

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

Your Registration

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

Book Jacket for Vera Wong

Booked for Lunch

Friday, September 12, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Booked for Lunch:

This group reads both fiction and nonfiction titles of all genres and formats and meets monthly in-person. Stop in or call the library to get a copy of the current month's book....

Event Details:

In September, we are reading a light, fun mystery, Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Sutanto.

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

Booked for Lunch

This group reads both fiction and nonfiction titles of all genres and formats and meets monthly in-person.

Stop in or call the library to get a copy of the current month's book.

Event Details:

In September, we are reading a light, fun mystery, Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Sutanto.

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Library Board Meeting

Monday, September 15, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

After Library Closes

This program occurs after the library closes.

Importance of Being Earnest

Plays Off the Stage

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Literacy
Age Group:
Adults
Plays Off the Stage:

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!    Please sign up and b...

Event Details:

This month, the group is reading The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde and will finish it next month at our meeting on 10/21.  

Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Literacy
Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Plays Off the Stage

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!    

Please sign up and be a part of a fun activity!  Note: because we need to be wrapped up by 7:30, please arrive by 6:20 so that we can optimize our time together.

Facilitated by local Fox Chapel resident, Joanna Patterson. She is a theater aficionado and in her own mind, an award-winning audience member. 

Event Details:

This month, the group is reading The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde and will finish it next month at

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Registration

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

Your Registration

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

I Voted

FC Democrats

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Everyone is welcome to join this monthly meeting of the Fox Chapel Democratic Committee.

Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Everyone is welcome to join this monthly meeting of the Fox Chapel Democratic Committee.

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

A close up photo of hands in red nail polish knitting with tan yarn.

Mid-Week Knitters

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come spend the afternoon with us while we knit, crochet, and chat! 

Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Come spend the afternoon with us while we knit, crochet, and chat! 

Disclaimer(s)

Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

Hamnet book cover

Evening Book Group

Monday, September 22, 2025 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 Hamnet  by Maggie O'Farrell. Stop in to get a copy of the book.Please park in the back of the library and use the doors to the far right near the...

Register Now
Required
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 Hamnet  by Maggie O'Farrell.

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

A close up photo of hands in red nail polish knitting with tan yarn.

Mid-Week Knitters

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come spend the afternoon with us while we knit, crochet, and chat! 

Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Come spend the afternoon with us while we knit, crochet, and chat! 

Disclaimer(s)

Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.