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Sketches of Sharpsburg & Beyond: Carol Beth Yoffee

All Day 5/28 - 6/1
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...

DIY Lab Appt (Kari)

12:00pm - 2:00pm
DIY Lab
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Library Branch: DIY Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:
This event is for a 1-on-1 Digitize It Yourself (D.I.Y.) Lab appointment. During the appointment, you can transfer and store your analog memorabilia, such as photos, slides, audio and video cassettes, into a digital format for safekeeping. Before ...

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Accepted DIY Lab Formats

Formats our lab supports: photographs, documents up to 8.5″ x 11″, negatives/Film ( 35mm, 4” x 5”, medium and 8” x 10”), 35 mm slides, audio cassette tapes, VHS cassette tapes, 8, Hi8 and digital 8 video cassette tapes

Formats our lab cannot support: betamax, reel to reel audio, 8 and 16mm film and slides in any format other than 35 mm

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Poetry Workshop

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Cooper-Siegel
Cancelled
Registration
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: McLaughlin (Harry W. McLaughlin Jr Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Literacy
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 discussing poetry, as well as writing together in response to prompts...

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Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Registration

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

Evening Book Group

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Cooper-Siegel
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Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration 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 Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng. 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. ...

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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.

Sharpsburg Sleuths Mystery Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Sharpsburg
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Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Sharpsburg Sleuths Mystery Book Club

Meeting monthly at the Sharpsburg location, this group reads all mysteries all the time.

Event Details:
A grifter cons her way into a training hospital as a series of murders seem to follow her in the historical thriller The Nurse's Secret by Amanda Skenandore. Copies will be available at the circulation desk. Zoom available for those who ...

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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 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

Midweek Knitters

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Cooper-Siegel
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Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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. Want to learn crochet? Finley, our crocheting Librarian, will be there to teach and have a fun monthly ...

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Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

DIY Lab Appt (Jim)

1:00pm - 4:00pm
DIY Lab
Full
Registration
Library Branch: DIY Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
This event is for a 1-on-1 Digitize It Yourself (D.I.Y.) Lab appointment. During the appointment, you can transfer and store your analog memorabilia, such as photos, slides, audio and video cassettes, into a digital format for safekeeping. Before ...

Disclaimer(s)

Accepted DIY Lab Formats

Formats our lab supports: photographs, documents up to 8.5″ x 11″, negatives/Film ( 35mm, 4” x 5”, medium and 8” x 10”), 35 mm slides, audio cassette tapes, VHS cassette tapes, 8, Hi8 and digital 8 video cassette tapes

Formats our lab cannot support: betamax, reel to reel audio, 8 and 16mm film and slides in any format other than 35 mm

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Crochet n' Things

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cooper-Siegel
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Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
Come hang out with us as we crochet, knit, or do any other fun yarn craft! Finley is here to teach you crochet and if you don't have any supplies, don't worry! The library is regularly donated yarn and we'll have extra crochet hooks and knitting n...

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Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

Supplies

All supplies provided.

Open Mah Jong Play

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Cooper-Siegel
Registration
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:
Join other Mah Jong enthusiasts for a weekly game or two! The library has 3 sets but can host more players if participants can bring their own sets. Everyone will need to own the 2024 National Mah Jong League card. ...

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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).

Your Registration

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

Sketches of Sharpsburg & Beyond: Carol Beth Yoffee

All Day 6/3 - 6/7
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...

Poetry Workshop

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Cooper-Siegel
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Registration
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: McLaughlin (Harry W. McLaughlin Jr Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Literacy
Registration 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! We'll spend some time reading and discussing poetry, as well as writing together in response to prompts...

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).

The History of Pittsburgh Architecture

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Cooper-Siegel
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Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
Pittsburgh is a veritable museum of American architecture, with outstanding examples of almost every building form and style found in our country from the late 18th century on. Together with the region's dramatic and varied topography, this architect...

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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.

Art Journaling

10:30am - 12:30pm
Cooper-Siegel
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Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:
Ready to let your imagination run wild and get your thoughts and feelings on paper? Join journal-obsessed Librarian, Kelley for this fun, creative and class that combines art, expression and mindfulness. With a little inspiration from some art journa...

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).

Open Mah Jong Play

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Cooper-Siegel
Registration
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:
Join other Mah Jong enthusiasts for a weekly game or two! The library has 3 sets but can host more players if participants can bring their own sets. Everyone will need to own the 2024 National Mah Jong League card. ...

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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).

Your Registration

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

Carol Beth Yoffee Closing Reception

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Sharpsburg
Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Join us for a closing reception on 6/7 from 6 to 7:30pm during First Fridays! Carol Beth will be here to chat about her work and process. Prints and originals of her work will also be available for sale. Carol Beth Yoffee is an urban sketcher who ...

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: Adventure Begins

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 for a library adventure as we launch our summer reading program: Adventure Begins at Your Library. Activity TBD. This project is recommended for school age kids through adults. It will take at least 15 minutes. ...

Author Talk: Clare Beams

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Cooper-Siegel
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Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:
The Writing of The Garden Author Clare Beams will share what it was like to write her new novel, The Garden, a book about pregnancy as a haunted house. The Garden, named a most-anticipated book of the year by LA Times and Lit Hub,&n...

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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.

Horror Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Sharpsburg
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Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:
This month we plan to read Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison,  a 2024 Summer Scares selection, in which a woman believes she is becoming a werewolf after an attack. Copies will be available at the circulation desk. Zoom is availab...

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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 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

From Attic to Archives: 4 Week Workshop

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Cooper-Siegel
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Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: DIY Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History, Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:
Join Stephanie Zimble and Cameron Smith for a 4-week workshop on personal history, genealogy, and preservation. Week 1 Personal History-- What to Save: Stephanie will provide a basic overview of personal archives and memory boxes. How...

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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.

Cooks and Books

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Cooper-Siegel
Registration
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Food and Cooking
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20

Cookbook Club

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-8:30 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:
In June, we're enjoying recipes from Julia Tershan's book, Small Victories: Recipes, Advice + Hundreds of Ideas for Home-cooking Triumphs.  Please register (limited spots!) Registration opens 30 days before the event. ...

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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 (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.

Art Journaling

10:30am - 12:30pm
Cooper-Siegel
Register Now
Registration
Payment
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:
Ready to let your imagination run wild and get your thoughts and feelings on paper? Join journal-obsessed Librarian, Kelley for this fun, creative and class that combines art, expression and mindfulness. With a little inspiration from some art journa...

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).

Booked for Lunch

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Cooper-Siegel
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Registration
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19

Booked for Lunch

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

It is a hybrid book club so you may attend in person or connect from home via Zoom.

You will automatically receive the Zoom link when you register.

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

Event Details:
In June we will be discussing West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge   ...

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Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Open Mah Jong Play

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Cooper-Siegel
Registration
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:
Join other Mah Jong enthusiasts for a weekly game or two! The library has 3 sets but can host more players if participants can bring their own sets. Everyone will need to own the 2024 National Mah Jong League card. ...

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).

Your Registration

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