Wise Walks meet for an hourlong walk through Fern Hollow twice a week. The group meets at the parking lot at the base of Lancaster Avenue on Tuesdays and Thursdays. New participants receive a t-shirt and pedometer.

Filled with songs, nursery rhymes, fingerplays, and lively knee bounces, this lapsit storytime is the perfect bonding experience for caregiver and child.  Time is allowed afterwards for free play, so toddle on over for fun!  For 0-2 year olds.  No registration necessary. 
 

Take a Wise Walk with the Bethel Park Public Library this spring. The Wise Walk is a ten week walking program geared toward adults 50+.  Make new friends and enjoy the beautiful spring weather in South Park with our library walking group on Thursday mornings at 9:30am.  Kickoff meeting will be Thursday, September 7thh, at 10:00am in the library. To register or for more information, call the library at, 412-835-2207.ext. 264

This class is for children birth to 3 years of age with a participating adult! We read stories, sing songs, do fun activities and games. We are on the move!! Space is limited. Registration is required and will begin on Monday, August 14th at 11:30am. You may register here or by calling or stopping in the library. A donation of $1 per family is appreciated but not required.

The fall session will run September thru the first week of December.

Discover delightful fingerplays, stories and songs in this participatory program created especially for 2-3 year olds and their caregiver.
 

Ages 3-6 without a caregiver, meet for 45 minutes of stories, songs, and fingerplays.

Take a Wise Walk!  Join the movement at Sewickley Public Library

• Are you a 50+ adult?
• Want to get moving?
• Enjoy having company?

Visit the library weekly to report your steps, discover great resources, and enjoy a healthy snack.

Calling all children who love to dance and move to the beat! It is time to join Music & Movement every Thursday beginning September 7th through November 30th. (There will be no program on Thursday November 23)

The fun begins at 10:00 am under the tree in the Children and Teen Department.

No registration is required for this program.

This program combines stories with art and is designed for little artists ages 4 to 6! Please dress in clothes that you don't mind washing - things can get messy! Registration is required and space is limited! Registration will begin on September 1st. Please note that due to the unique nature of this program, your child MUST be registered to participate in the art portion of the program.

BOOK BABIES is a program especially designed for your little ones age

birth to 18 months old and their caretakers.  We introduce pre-literacy skills

for the little ones through fun songs, rhymes and stories. 

We also introduce baby sign language to help develop early communication skills.

BOOK BABIES meets in the Program Room.

Storytime for preschoolers ages 4 - 5 years old.  Join us for storytimes, songs and crafts that lead to kindergaten readiness.  Registration is required.

Join a lively and fun group reading and speaking the Italian language!

Knitters, crocheters, and stitchers of every kind are invited to meet and share their techniques and resources. Held on the first and third Thursday of each month. Call to register.

Digital Resources Committee Meeting.

THIS CLASS RETURNS ON SEPTEMBER 28TH.

Discover delightful fingerplays, stories and songs in this participatory program created especially for 2-3 year olds and their caregiver.
 

Dance Party! - Moving and grooving to all of your favorite toddler and preschool tunes! Every Thursday, year-round, from 10:15 to 10:55am

Filled with songs, nursery rhymes, fingerplays, and lively knee bounces, this lapsit storytime is the perfect bonding experience for caregiver and child.  Time is allowed afterwards for free play, so toddle on over for fun!  For 0-2 year olds.  No registration necessary. 
 

Children 2 and up are invited to join Miss JoLynne for stories, songs and crafts in a story time just for them.

~~Stories, crafts, games, and fun for all ages and a caregiver. .
 

Join us each week for a story or two, as well as lots of music and movement. Each week we will explore a different theme and sing a variety of songs to go with our story. 

Space is limited and registration is required. Caregivers must attend with your little one. Ages Birth to 3.

A storytime specifically geared for toddlers who are 24-36 months old with a caregiver. We will read great stories, sing songs, and have plenty of music, movement, and fun that encourages your toddler’s language and development skills! Caregivers are encouraged to actively engage in activities with their child! No registration required.

To receive text updates should toddler storytime need to be cancelled, text @talesfor to 81010

Join us for songs, stories, games and activities designed to develop skills to ease the transition to kindergarten. Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.

Be prepared to move, dance, run around, and share stories and songs! For toddlers (18 months to 3 1/2 years old) and their parents - siblings are welcome too! A six week session will be held on Thursdays, September 14-October 19. Registration is required.

Learn and grow with stories, songs, rhymes, fun activities and a snack! For children ages 2 to 3 1/2 years old, with a caregiver.

No registration necessary - just show up ready for fun!

Little ones are invited to come and listen to stories, songs, and create a craft. For toddlers, ages 2-3 years old. Pre-registration is required.

 BOOK BABIES is a program especially designed for your little ones birth to 24 months old and their caretakers.

Please join use for songs and stories.

Preschool classes are for kids ages 0-5 and include storytime, songs, rhymes, games, and crafts.  Come and join the fun at White Oak Library on Tuesdays and McKeesport Library on Thursdays.

Today's topic:  Letter B

~~If you would like a program designed exclusively for older adults that is fun, energizing and more personal than a gym, this is exactly what you’ve been looking for! Anyone wanting a gentle exercise class, is welcome.  You do not have to be 65 or older to attend. The cost is $3 per class.  No need to register. We ususally meet in the Community Center.

Discover delightful fingerplays, stories and songs in this participatory program created especially for 2-3 year olds and their caregiver.
 

Definition of "coffee klatch" -- a casual social gathering for coffee and conversation. In September, we'll explore our crafty side!  Join us at 11:00 AM to learn how to make origami boxes.  There will be a materials fee of $1.00 per person, and registration is required.

Stop in to the downstairs area of the library during the hour to play with toys. We have puzzles, activity tables, blocks, games, and more! This is open to children of all ages.

For children 5 and under and their caregivers. Stop in anytime between 11 and Noon and play for as long or as little as you like. We've got puzzles, activity tables, and even tunnels!

Come join us this fall for stories, songs, reciting the alphabet, counting, a craft, fun activities and more! This class is for children three to five years of age.  Space is limited. Registration is required and will begin on Monday, August 14 at 11:30 am. This session will run from Monday, September 11 thru  Friday, December 1st. A donation of $5 per family would be appreciated to help with the cost of art supplies, but is not required.

The registration button below will become active on Monday, August 14th at 11:30 am.

Join us every Thursday at 11:00 a.m. for stories, songs, a simple craft, and fun galore. Children of all ages are welcome when accompanied by an adult caregiver.

Children age 18 months to 3 years old and their caregivers are invited to join us for an hour of learning and fun.  Toddler Tales is a storytime that includes singing, fingerplays, flannel boards, hearing stories, and some interactive activities, too.  Our time together ends with a snack and either free play, sensory play, or crafting.  No registration required.  Join us!

Gain a better understanding of your pictures and devices. Learn about how to transfer pictures from devices onto a computer. Get tips on how to manage storage of pictures on multiple devices and organizing your images on a PC and in the cloud. Learn about the best way to scan printed pictures to your computer. 

Bring your lunch and join the discussion led by Rosa Lamour Dorman and Librarian Mary Jean Voigt. Stop at the Reference Desk to order a copy of this month's selection,

All are welcome to join this group. Bring a lunch and a project and join the fun.

The food trucks are located in the upper parking lot. They accept cash and all major credit cards, and will be open until 6pm or as supplies last given the variability of patron support and limited storage capacity of food trucks. For up-to-the-minute information, please call the library at 412-366-8100 or check our Facebook and Twitter pages. The event benefits Northland Public Library Foundation, which provides financial support to the library through community fundraising. Subscribe for email alerts for up-to-date information.

Mark your calendars for TT@N every first and third Thursday and enjoy delicious foods while helping your library! 

Bring your little ones for a new and unique library playtime! Enjoy stories and songs, then let your imagination run wild with our new building blocks! No registration is required - just come join in the creative fun!

Join Betty as she gives her opinions (both good and bad) about The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict.
Copies of the book will be available at the library. Make new friends, meet new books!

Storytime for preschoolers ages 4 - 5 years old.  Join us for stories, songs and crafts which lead to kindergarten readiness. Registration is required.

A lively creative writing group that meets weekly.  Please register to attend; new members are always welcome!

Every Thursday until November 16 you are invited to come and learn how to play the Ukulele.

1 pm - 1:30 pm. - Free basic instruction with Peggy Krall.

1:30 pm – 3 pm - Open jam session.

Please bring your own ukulele and your smile.

Ages 3-6 without a caregiver, meet for 45 minutes of stories, songs, and fingerplays.

   The Adult Book Discussion is held on the third Thursday of each month from January to September and in November.  There are no meetings in October, due to the Friends Used Book Sale.  (Please note the change of month.)  The discussion is informal.  All interested adults are welcome, whether or not they have read the book.  No registration is necessary.

   The selection for today's discussion is In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whale Ship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick.  Please bring suggestions for 2018 (titles & authors) to this meeting.  We'll make our selections at the November 16 meeting.

   TODAY'S MEETING BEGINS AT 1:30 P.M.

Please join us for a relaxing meeting to talk about our latest read!

Basic Internet - Covers how to use a mouse, what the internet is, how to get to a website when you know the web address, how to search the internet using search engines (how to use Yahoo / Google). (best to take before the others if you have never used a mouse before)

Baldwin Library is preparing to move to Leland Center in early 2019.  Come to the library at 41 Macek Drive

to hear Jenny Worley and members of the Board of Directors talk about the details of the new library.

Registration is not required.

Mingle with good books and neighbors each month.  Expand yourself with thought provoking discussions of books from different genres. 

Needleworkers of all ages and skill levels are invited to join this group to learn new techniques and improve old ones!

Sit & Knit meets Thursdays at 2 PM at the Robinson Township Library.Participants are required to bring their own supplies.

Join us for our free Bingo!   

We start the afternoon with a light lunch, then play a few rounds of bingo followed by dessert, and then we play more bingo. 

If you'd like to contribute, feel free to bring a side dish, dessert, or a small prize to share.

No registration is required and everyone is welcome!

Hey teens! Join us every week at the Pine Center for Maker Mondays! Projects related to arts, crafts, electronics, and sewing will be available on a drop-in, weekly basis!

September 18-21: Stained Glass

Use tissue and craft paper to create a unique bookmark.

Drop-in programs will be available from 2:30-5:30 PM every Monday through Thursday in Northern Tier's Pine Center located in Pine-Richland High School.

Miss Judy will visit the Dynamite Daycare Preschool each week to share stories, sing songs, do fun activities and a craft with the children.

Kids ages 6 - 12 are invited to join us for some Lego building fun.

Let's do some gaming

Open to all in Grades 6 to 12 No registration required.

Attention Teens!  Come hang out in the MCL Clubhouse!  The clubhouse will be open every Thursday afterschool, just for teens.  Take part in an activity or just come hang out.  You'll have access to X-Box, movies, music, art, and much more!

Use recycled materials to make and decorate a self-watering planter—perfect for herbs and flowers. For kids entering 6th-8th grade.
 

This program is suitable for all elementary students, ages 5+!  Siblings are welcome.  FREE - no registration necessary, just show up.  We have themed crafts 7 activities, and FREE books offered each week.  This week's theme is "Fall Animals!"  Featured crafts include; Owl windsocks, fall critter magnets.

This story time is designed for those who are 3-5 years old. Come get creative with us each week as we explore different story themes, sing songs, and make a craft that matches the theme! This story time will also help children learn skills they may need in Kindergarten.

**NEW TIME FOR BACK TO SCHOOL!**

Are you an anime fan? Join fellow enthusiasts as we watch anime and enjoy Japanese snacks! For teens in grades 6 - 12.

No registration necessary - just show up ready for fun!

Is your kid wearing you out? Burn off some of that energy, and help keep yourself in shape at the same time! A series of six classes will be held on Thursdays, September 14-October 19. Registration is required. 

What's better than reading to a fluffy dog?  Kids in grades 2-5 can practice reading aloud to our canine friend, Allie.  She's a certified reading therapy dog and loves to be read to!

Tasty fish tacos are on their way to Shaler North Hills Library, thanks to the Mission Mahi food truck and its amazing mission!  Mission Mahi’s superb Mahi tacos come in a variety of delicious flavors, like the Buffalo, the Yinzer, and so many more!

The Mission Mahi food truck will be parked in the front parking lot...you can’t miss it! For a taste sensation like no other, it’s got to be Mission Mahi!
 A portion of the sales benefit Shaler North Hills Library.

SafeSitter is a non-profit organization with  a mission of preparing young adolescets for the profound responsibilite of nurturing and protecting children. Jefferson Hills Library is a certified SafeSitter training site. The cost of this program which includes the workbook is $20.

Please note: this class will be taught in 2 sessions by SafeSitter certified instructors. Students must attend both sessions to earn the certification.

Thursday, September  21 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, September  23 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

PLEASE NOTE:  WE CAN ONLY ACCOMMODATE 15 STUDENTS IN THIS CLASS.  REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT MUST BE DONE AT THE LIBRARY FRONT DESK.

Do you write stories, fanfiction, poetry, or blog posts? Need help picking the perfect character names? Join our weekly writing group and meet other writers! Talk, work on an existing project, or try a writing prompt. No registration required.

Join us for our weekly drawing club for ages 10 - 110!  We also have adult coloring sheets, which are a great stress reliever!  All skill levels welcome!

Written by Mary Pope Osborne, Magic Tree House is one of the best selling chapter book series of all time! 
Travel through time with Jack and Annie.  Each month we explore a different Magic Tree House book with a variety of fun book related activities.

• Meets one Thursday a month
• For children in grades 1-4 who are independent readers
• Donation = $1 per child each meeting
• Register below, at the library or call 724-226-3491 

Come to the library for a time of building, discovering, sensing, and transforming! This program is open to children of all ages.

Easy ways to learn how to code through games and activities both "online" and "offline"! We'll use puzzlets and code-a-pillars in this fun and interactive class! Free! Registration Required.

Link to Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kids-code-tickets-37431833622

Ages 5-7

Friends of Penn Hills Library Fall Book Sale

Preview night is for members of the Friends group only.

Not a member? You can join at the door.

Adults and teens, do you like to write?  Do you want to write, but don't know how to get started?  Join us as we share short stories, poems and writing tips.

This week's a Free Write.  Bring whatever you're working on.

Join this creative group as they share ideas, spur each other to try new ideas while scrapbooking their treasured memories.

THE CLASS IS FULL. NO WAITING LIST.

Presented by Earl Hollinshead III

These free classes will offer American Sign Language (ASL) lessons for deaf and hearing patrons. (will include some classifiers / compare to college level course)

Thursdays beginning September 14th. Beginner classes are from 5:45pm to 7:15pm.

Space is limited - REGISTRATION REQUIRED ~~CLASS IS FULL

Club Otaku is a meeting place for anime and manga fans to watch, read, and discuss anime and manga. As well as share your favorite fanfiction and fanart with your fellow otaku!

Writers of All Skill Levels Are Welcome at the Scott Writing Circle!  

Join this fun, creative group to learn, share, and enjoy knitting or crocheting together.  Want to learn, come!  Already experienced, come!

Bring your own supplies: knitting needles, crochet hooks and yarn.

Register to attend.

Family Movie Night!  Bring your favorite blanket or even come in your PJs and enjoy the movie and light refreshments.  All ages welcome!  This month's movie is "Norm of the North!", with the voices of Rob Schneider, Ken Jeong, Heather Graham, Bill Nighy and more!

Join us at Verner Elementary School Library, 700 1st St, Verona PA 15147, South St. Entrance on Thursday Sept 21st at 6:00pm for a Madeline Finn and the Library Dog teddy bear workshop!  During the workshop, the children are first read the story Madeline Finn and the Library Dog, which is about a girl who learns to read with the help of a library dog!  

"Madeline Finn DOES NOT like to read. Not books.Not magazines. Not even the menu on the ice cream truck. But Madeline Finn DOES want a gold star from her teacher. Stars are for good readers. Stars are for understanding words. And saying them out loud. Fortunately, Madeline Finn meets Bonnie, a library dog. Reading out loud to Bonnie isn't so bad. When Madeline Finn gets stuck, Bonnie doesn't mind. Madeline Finn can pet her until she figures the word out. As it turns out, it's fun to read when you're not afraid of making mistakes. Bonnie teaches Madeline Finn that its okay to go slow. And to keep trying. Just like the sticker says."

After the story, the children then bring their own plush dog to life by hand-stuffing it, wishing on a star and naming it with a birth certificate! 

NEW EVENT FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES!!

Twice a month 1st and 3rd Thursdays we will have Thursday Night Wi-Bowling!!!

Teams will be formed, scores will be recorded and prizes will be awarded!

Comes as families, individuals, bring a friend, meet some new friends.  Registration is required!

Knitters, crocheters, and stitchers of every kind are invited to meet and share their techniques and resources. Held on the first and third Thursday of each month.

DBSA provides hope, help, support, and education to improve the lives of people who have mood disorders. DBSA support groups provide the kind of sharing and caring that is crucial for a lifetime of wellness.

Mah Jongg is an ancient game that originated in China and, although a game of strategy and skill, also involves a certain amount of luck.  You can play the American version of Mah Jongg on Thursday nights from 6:00 to 8:00, in the upstairs open game section of the the Mt. Lebanon Public Library.  The first Thursday of the month is open to beginners.  For further information, or for one-on-one instruction (free of charge), please contact Mrs. Sawndra Roberti at 412-779-3798.

Hey artists, thinkers, and innovators! Are you itching to make art and express yourself? Here’s your chance. Join us each Thursday in September for a series of art workshops. For grades 5 and up. Register beginning September 1st.

Recommended for families with children ages 2-6. No registration necessary.

Join us for an evening of stories, songs, crafts and fun! Don't forget to wear your pj's!

Stop by for an hour to relax and color. Coloring pages, colored pencils, and markers will be provided.

Stay for the whole hour, or just a few minutes! Every other Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

No registration required.

New and interested members: Please register for up-to-date notifications.

The Bestsellers Book Discussion is a discussion group for adults that will meet each month to talk about a book that is currently (or was previously) on the New York Times Best Sellers List.

The Bestsellers Book Discussion Group will be reading and talking about One Kick by Chelsea Cain

Kick Lannigan survived being kidnapped as a child. Now, at twenty-one, determined never to be a victim again, she has reinvented herself. Martial arts and weapons handling are just a few of the skills she has learned over the years. Kick catches the attention of John Bishop, a mystery man with access to unlimited funds, and together they go after a cabal of child pornographers. A read-in-one-sitting, edge-of-your-seat thriller. NoveList

Additional information can be found at the author's website.

Copies of each month's selection are typically available on the book club display located at the front of the library.  Please visit or contact the library with any additional questions.  New members are always welcome!

Kids ages 7 - 12 are invited to join us for LEGO Club!  We'll supply the LEGOs and theme each month, you bring the imagination!  Registration is required.

This is a meditation series designed for beginners.  Our guide is a Buddhist monk, but the meditation techniques taught are secular and are appropriate for all adults regardless of beliefs or religious affiliations.

This month's book for discussion is the sci-fi bestseller Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. For 9th grade and up.

We are starting a school in the south hills and want to meet with like-minded , interested people. Probably no more than 20 people.

WILL BE HELD TUESDAY, SEPT 19

Let's celebrate Welcoming Week together with an International Potluck. Welcoming Week strives to bring together immigrants and U.S. born citizens in their communities. We believe that food is the best way to get the conversation started. This potluck is open to all residents. This as a great opportunity to enjoy the diversity of our growing community. All participants are asked to bring one interesting dish (with perhaps a story) to share. Main courses, salads and desserts are most welcomed. We will supply the drinks. Rup Pokhrel, Bhutanese Community Association of Pittsburgh Board Member will be our guest speaker for the evening. Rup will speak about the Bhutanese Community's experience in the South Hills. 

We will have a lamp lit dinner in the library's courtyard. Families of all ages are welcome. Please register here or call the library at 412-5313-1912.

Join USA TODAY bestselling author PATRICIA HARMAN  as she shares her background as a midwife and her Hope River series of novels at the Shaler North Hills Library. Patricia Harman has spent over thirty years caring for women as a midwife, first as a lay-midwife, delivering babies in cabins and on communal farms in West Virginia, and later as a nurse-midwife in teaching hospitals and in a community hospital birthing center.

Sponsored with The Midwife Center of Pittsburgh.

Please register online or by calling the Library at 412-486-0211.

Toddlers and Preschoolers with a caregiver, come and dance the night away.

Presented by Health Coach Jess Malingowski
Thursday, Sept. 21st at 7 p.m.
Do you feel like you are constantly taking care of everyone else and rarely make time for yourself?  Join this lecture led by health coach, Jess Malingowski.  This lecture will change the way you think about self-care and also give you tools that you can start incorporating in your daily life.  Jess is a Certified Holistic Health Coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition® and owns a health coaching business where she focuses on helping people establish self-care habits that lead to a healthy, sustainable lifestyle.
Held in Council Chambers.
 

Now meeting at the Library
For more information

http://bethelparklibrarybookclubs.blogspot.com/

Join us for a Cult Classic. Light refreshments will be provided. Registration is appreciated. 

A blade runner must pursue and try to terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator, starring Harrison Ford.

~~~~The South Park Township Library Book Club
Thursday, September 21 at 7:00pm

Cloud Atlas: A Novel by David Mitchell

~~“[David] Mitchell is, clearly, a genius. He writes as though at the helm of some perpetual dream machine, can evidently do anything, and his ambition is written in magma across this novel’s every page.”—The New York Times Book Review
 
“One of those how-the-holy-hell-did-he-do-it? modern classics that no doubt is—and should be—read by any student of contemporary literature.”—Dave Eggers
 
“Wildly entertaining . . . a head rush, both action-packed and chillingly ruminative.”—People

Join us for this advanced class if you have done the Beginners set of projects! Please register the Friday of the previous week for each class, as registration is limited. Grades 1-6. Thursdays: September 21, October 5 and 19, November 2 and 30, and December 14 at 7:00pm.

Members of the Baldwin Board of Trustees are volunteers who donate their time and service to the library and it’s role in the community. The Board sets policy, fiscal goals and strategic direction in support of the Library’s mission and vision.

Baldwin Borough Public Library's Board of Trustees is composed of seven citizens of the community, appointed by Baldwin Borough Council. They serve 3-year terms and may be reappointed. The Board meets monthly at 7pm on the third Thursday of each month at the Library and all meetings are open to the public.

If you have any specific questions, comments or concerns and would like to speak to a Board member, you can email the board or write to:

President of the Board
41 Macek Drive 
Pittsburgh, PA 15227

SO SORRY...READ TO THE DOGS NEEDS TO BE CHANGED TO THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH 7-8PM

Join us and our furry friends in the children's section of the library for an opportunity to read to the dogs.  Each child that attends will receive a paperback book to read to the dogs and then they can take it home.  Also, each child will receive a special dog tag...how many can you collect?   Woof Woof..can't wait to see you!

(please register below and register each child separately)

Whether you are interested in writing for publication or for personal pleasure, you are welcome at the Millvale Library’s Adult Writers Group.  Share your work and learn in a judgement-free, peer environment.  All writing levels and all genres are welcome and encouraged!

Todd DePastino offer a series on the man who is the subject of the record-breaking, smash-hit Broadway musical Hamilton, which virtually swept the Tony Awards and elevated our first Secretary of the Treasury to superstar status. Alexander Hamilton’s sudden emergence as a Founding Hero is strange considering how vilified and despised he was for two centuries after his death in a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr in 1804. Come hear about how a Caribbean-born orphan whom John Adams reviled as a "bastard brat of a Scottish peddler” rose to become George Washington’s right-hand man in the American Revolution and the genius who envisioned the young United States as a future global superpower.

Limited spots are available, so registration is required. You are signing up for all four sessions: September 7, 14, 21, and October 5.

The Evening Book Discussion meets on the third Thursday of each month. For more information you can email Paula.
 

Love to play Scrabble? Then join us for our brand new Scrabble Club at Northland! We will meet on the third Thursday of every month. Boards are provided by the library, but feel free to bring your own if you prefer!

Registration not required.

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Lorenzo Dellagiovanna of T&L Global will present the most ancient and renowned Christmas markets with their celebrations, culinary traditions, folklore and entertainment. The presentation includes original stories concerning the following cities - Munich, Prague, Vienna, Milan and Strasbourg. Please Register

Join us every Thursday to practice conversational Chinese and explore Chinese culture. All levels welcome.

Participants are asked to donate $30, prorated, to Mt. Lebanon Public Library for each ten-week session. Please check the Event Calendar for potential schedule changes.

WILL NOT MEET THIS WEEK. RESUMES SEPTEMBER 28TH.

Meets every Thursday at 7pm. No registration required. Artists and creators of all walks are invited to share their experience and expertise.

Various guest artists are scheduled from time to time. Check the Library Newsletter for details.

Check out the podcast interviews of the special guests who have appeared at Art and Inspiration with Willilam Rock over the years.:http://artandinspiration.podbean.com/

Mystery Lovers Book Group

This month our Mystery Lovers Group will be reading Most Highly Favored Daughter by Janice Lane Palko, with the author joining our discussion! When heiress and philanthropist Cara Hawthorne Wells is framed with a heinous crime, her reputation, marriage, and life are jeopardized. As she and handsome, brooding private investigator Jake Gold battle to prove her innocence, they uncover shocking revelations about the city she serves, the people she loves, and her beautiful, reckless celebrity diva sister, Sophia.

For October, we will be reading Dangerous Davie: the Last Detective by Leslie Thomas.

If you enjoy reading and discussing good mysteries, join us each month. No registration is required.

Tea and Inspiration - Eight weeks, beginning August 31, 7:00 PM - Share a cup of tea and conversation centered on uplifting quotations on a different theme each week. Our thought-provoking quotes are gleaned from a variety of wise sources: the world's Scriptures, poets, artists, philosophers, statesmen. Participants are encouraged (but not required) to bring something that helps illuminate a different theme.

Join the Allegheny County Park Rangers at Northern Tier Library to learn different methods of Terrarium Design and Construction. From simple decorative terrariums to lush vivariums filled with plants and animals, we will discuss the different styles and methods used for construction and care. Each participant will be provided with all of the supplies needed to build their own mini-terrarium that they can take home with them. The session will consist of a power point presentation, Q & A time, and build time with instruction. There is a cost of $7 per participant for supplies and pre-registration is required as there is a limit of 20 participants.