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Watson Institute Student Showcase

All Day 4/29 - 5/3
Sharpsburg
Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Art work made by students at the Watson Institute School for Children with Autism will be on view daily during library hours through 5/3.   ...

Painting Studio

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Sharpsburg
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Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
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Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
Learn different painting techniques with Ms. Alison in our biweekly Painter Studio for kids in grades K-6! Wonderful watercolor painting! Join us!   ...

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Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

Supplies

All supplies provided.

Special Star Wars Baby Yoda Take-n-Make kit

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Cooper-Siegel
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Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM
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Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:
Join us for fun, hands-on projects that explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math concepts through arts and crafts that you get to take home with you. For kids in grades K-6. Jan. 9: Paper Squishes Jan. 16: Fortune Teller Game ...

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Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

Art Workshop Wednesday

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Sharpsburg
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Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
Join Ms. Alison for a multi-media art studio with a nurturing environment where ALL are encouraged to find the joy in creating art! For grades K-6. Let’s learn about mushrooms and paint a little wooden one to keep! ...

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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).

Supplies

All supplies provided.

Tweentastic: Star Wars

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Sharpsburg
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Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Food and Cooking, STEAM, Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
May 4th is Star Wars Day – we'll celebrate it two days prior with Star Wars crafts and activities for tweens.  Hang out, make friends, and express yourself at Tweentastic! Each week there will be different activities to try - from STEM to art...

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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).

Supplies

All supplies provided.

Visit with Therapets: Jake

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cooper-Siegel
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Age Group: Preschool, Kids, Teens, Adults
Event Details:
Enjoy a meet-n-greet with Animal Friends' Therapet, Jake! He's a 5-year-old, yellow Lab who loves tummy rubs and swimming. Kiddos can get a trading card with all his stats to take home. No registration required - Jake will be wandering around the lib...

First Friday - Late Hours

6:00pm - 9:00pm
Sharpsburg
Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Kids, Teens, Adults
Event Details:
Stop by the library during First Fridays each month! We'll be open for browsing, borrowing, and hanging out from 6 to 9pm. Please note that patron computers will not be available during First Fridays, but we will be able to print from our email. ...

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After Library Closes

This program occurs after the library closes.

First Friday Fun: May the 4th

6:00pm - 9:00pm
Sharpsburg
Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Drop in during First Friday to make a Star Wars related project. Activity TBD. This project is recommended for school age kids through adults. It will take at least 15 minutes. ...

Chess Club

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Cooper-Siegel
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Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Craft Room (Rockwell Foundation Children's Art Room)
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:
Join local teen volunteers to play chess every first Saturday of the month! The teen volunteers are happy to teach kids who are new to playing chess. They are also excited to play games of chess with experienced players. This is not a formal chess cl...

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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).

Storytime with Local Author Corri Lynne

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Cooper-Siegel
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Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Preschool, Kids
Program Type: Literacy, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:
Join local author, Corri Lynne, for a special storytime featuring her new book, Peanut's Bedtime Adventures. Corri will read her book and share some of the breathing exercises and mindfulness techniques used in the book. There will be copie...

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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).

Make-n-Take

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Cooper-Siegel
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Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Event Details:
Join us for fun, hands-on projects that explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math concepts through arts and crafts that you get to take home with you. For kids in grades K-6. Jan. 9: Paper Squishes Jan. 16: Fortune Teller Game ...

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Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

Art Workshop Wednesday

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Sharpsburg
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Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
Join Ms. Alison for a multi-media art studio with a nurturing environment where ALL are encouraged to find the joy in creating art! For grades K-6. Inspired by insects we will create some colorful creatures and practice symmetry too! ...

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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).

Supplies

All supplies provided.

Tweentastic: Printmaking

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Sharpsburg
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Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Food and Cooking, STEAM, Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
We’ll carve our own blockprints and put them to paper using paint.  Hang out, make friends, and express yourself at Tweentastic! Each week there will be different activities to try - from STEM to art to writing! Grades 4-6 only. Registr...

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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).

Supplies

All supplies provided.

Read with Mishka

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Sharpsburg
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Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Literacy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
Dogs are the best listeners! Mishka is a certified therapy dog, who is looking forward to hearing some great tales. Mishka and her person, Ms. Alejandra, will be at the library monthly (typically on the 2nd Friday). Registration is encouraged so w...

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Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

Chinese & English Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Cooper-Siegel
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Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Kids
Program Type: Language, Literacy, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 35
Event Details:
Explore the Chinese language through bilingual songs, books, and playful experiences. This program is designed for kids in grades preschool - 2nd grade with their caregivers. This program occurs on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays, except Nov. 25 and Dec. 2...

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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).

Saturday STEM

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Cooper-Siegel
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Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Details:
Join students from Fox Chapel Area High School's Society of Women Engineers (SWE NEXT) for 3 different programs that explore various STEM concepts. Hands-on challenges will provide kids, ages 8-12 with opportunities to experiment with science, techno...

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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).

Sketches of Sharpsburg & Beyond: Carol Beth Yoffee

All Day 5/13 - 5/18
Sharpsburg
Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Carol Beth Yoffee is an urban sketcher who believes "a life filled with sharing art is a life fulfilled." After finishing sketching people in a scene, and someone recognizes themself in her work, she experiences joy from knowing they have become part...

Make-n-Take: Take Apart

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Cooper-Siegel
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Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 27
Event Details:
Join us for fun, hands-on projects that explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math concepts through arts and crafts that you get to take home with you. For kids in grades K-6. Jan. 9: Paper Squishes Jan. 16: Fortune Teller Game ...

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Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

Workshop Wednesday

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Sharpsburg
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Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
Join Ms. Alison for a multi-media art studio with a nurturing environment where ALL are encouraged to find the joy in creating art! For grades K-6. Let’s get ready to welcome summer by making a seasonal Summer flag using fabric scraps and more! ...

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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).

Supplies

All supplies provided.

Tweentastic: Cooking

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Sharpsburg
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Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Food and Cooking, STEAM, Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
Every month for our cooking program we make things that are simple, affordable, and delicious and learn basic cooking skills.  Hang out, make friends, and express yourself at Tweentastic! Each week there will be different activities to try - ...

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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).

Supplies

All supplies provided.

Read to Grey

10:30am - 11:00am
Cooper-Siegel
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Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Preschool, Kids
Program Type: Literacy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:
Dogs are the best listeners! Grey the Great Dane is a certified therapy dog, who is looking forward to hearing some great tales. Grey's little brother, Otto - who is a therapy dog in training - will also be around to hear some stories. Grey, Otto,...

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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).

Bilingual Chinese Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Sharpsburg
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Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Kids
Program Type: Language, Literacy, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
Explore the Chinese language through bilingual songs, books, and playful experiences with native speakers Ms. JJ and Ms. CC! This monthly program is designed for kids in grades preschool - 2nd grade and their caregivers.  Program meets on the...

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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).

Pokémon Club

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Cooper-Siegel
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Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Craft Room (Rockwell Foundation Children's Art Room)
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Literacy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 45
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 will be monitored by a librarian or teen volunteers to make sure the tra...

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Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

Sketches of Sharpsburg & Beyond: Carol Beth Yoffee

All Day 5/20 - 5/25
Sharpsburg
Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Carol Beth Yoffee is an urban sketcher who believes "a life filled with sharing art is a life fulfilled." After finishing sketching people in a scene, and someone recognizes themself in her work, she experiences joy from knowing they have become part...