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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.

 

Cooper-Siegel Opening at 1PM

10:00am - 1:00pm
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Cooper-Siegel, DIY Lab
Description:

Cooper-Siegel Community Library will open at 1PM to allow time for the installation of new computers. 

Wiggle Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Cooper-Siegel
Cancelled
Registration
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Children ages 2 and under and their caregivers are invited to join us 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.

DIY Lab Appt (Kari)

12:00pm - 2:00pm
DIY Lab
Cancelled
Registration
Library Branch: DIY Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
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.

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.

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!

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).

Special Star Wars Baby Yoda Take-n-Make kit

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Cooper-Siegel
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Registration
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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.

Disclaimer(s)

Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

Celebrating Weird Couples!

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Cooper-Siegel
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Registration
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Literacy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Something interesting tends to happen when two people fall in love and form a relationship. They don’t become more normal…they get weirder.

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.

Sharpsburg Sleuths Mystery Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Sharpsburg
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Registration
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 parent dies at a school trivia night, but it may not have been the accident people believed in the domestic thriller Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

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

1-on-1 ESL Chat

11:00am - 12:00pm
Cooper-Siegel
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: McLaughlin (Harry W. McLaughlin Jr Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language
Event Details:

One-on-One ESL Session. If you're interested, please email Lauren Williams at williamsl2@coopersiegelcommunitylibrary.org

Midweek Knitters

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Cooper-Siegel
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Registration
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.

Disclaimer(s)

Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

DIY Lab Appt (Mary)

1:30pm - 3:30pm
DIY Lab
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Registration
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.

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.

Senior Craft & Chat

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Sharpsburg
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Registration
Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Bring a craft you're working on or start a new project in this relaxed social program for senior adults. Crafts, conversation, and even a few laughs! Program meets biweekly on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday.

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

Supplies

All supplies provided.

Teen Scene

4:00pm - 7:00pm
Sharpsburg
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Registration
Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

The library has a brand new Teen Space just for grades 7th and up! Come play videogames – we have a Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5!

Disclaimer(s)

Supplies

All supplies provided.

Art Workshop Wednesday

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Sharpsburg
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Registration
Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
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!

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).

Supplies

All supplies provided.

Wiggle Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Sharpsburg
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Registration
Library Branch: Sharpsburg
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Literacy, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
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.

1-on-1 ESL Chat

10:30am - 11:30am
Cooper-Siegel
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: McLaughlin (Harry W. McLaughlin Jr Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language
Event Details:

One-on-One ESL Session. If you're interested, please email Lauren Williams at williamsl2@coopersiegelcommunitylibrary.org

Tweentastic: Star Wars

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Sharpsburg
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Registration
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 twe

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).

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.

Crochet n' Things

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cooper-Siegel
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Registration
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

Come hang out with us as we crochet, knit, or do any other fun yarn craft!

Disclaimer(s)

Drop-Ins

Drop-ins welcome as space permits.

Supplies

All supplies provided.

Beekeepers

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Cooper-Siegel
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Purpose of Meeting

monthly meeting

Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Cooper-Siegel
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Registration
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Preschool
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 35
Event Details:

Get up and get moving with a playful storytime that includes interactive books, rhymes, and songs for kids ages 3-5 and their caregivers.

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).

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.

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.

Disclaimer(s)

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, including popsicle stick Grogu bookmarks and LED lightsaber cards! We'll also have a life-size BB-8 to pose with!