Preschool Express - All aboard! Preschoolers, ages 3 ½ to 6, will share stories, songs, activities, and a craft. Fridays: June 9th - August 18th and September 15th - December 15th at 10:15.
Preschoolers will have fun engaging with books, songs, and activities. This summer’s session, in coordination with the summer reading theme “Build a Better World,” will focus on homes and the different types of houses people live in all over the world. Books and activities will help reinforce important kindergarten-readiness skills. An art activity is included in each class. For 4 and 5 year olds. No registration necessary.
Help your baby develop an early love for reading with this story time filled with songs, finger plays and stories. For infants through 24-month-olds. Pre-registration is required.
CONTACT: Children's Department 412-828-9520 x18 coopersiegelkids@einetwork.net
Come share books, songs, rhymes and stories all geared toward early literacy skills! This family storytime is geared toward children ages 5 and under. No registration is required.
Join us every Friday as we sing, dance, clap our hands, stomp our feet, and chase bubbles with Miss Jan! This program is fun for all ages, but is especially designed for our friends under 5 and their families or caretakers!
Join our preschool program where children ages 3-5 can explore stories through songs, retellings, STEM activities and a craft. Grow your preschooler’s love for reading and learning! No registration required.
To receive text updates should preschool storytime need to be cancelled, text @prekexplor to 81010
Geared to babies, birth to 18 months, this storytime is for the youngest of patrons. We will sing, clap, bounce, and listen to stories to start kids on the right path to reading.
Get your kids in the garden this summer! Listen to garden stories, do a STEM activity and talk and learn with our courtyard master gardeners. For kids entering 1sr-4th grade. Fridays, 10:30 am. June 23, July 14 & August 25,
CONTACT: children's department 412-531-1912 childrenslibrary@einetwork.net
Children k-6 join some of your favorite Plum teachers as they share a story and craft. Registration is required for EACH session in person and will be taken on a first come, first served basis. Space is limited. Parent or guardian must remain in the library during the program
Parachuting for the Preschool crowd! Thirty activity filled minutes that include music, creative movement, teamwork, and fun! All with one colorful parachute. Fridays: June 9-August 18 at 11:00am.
NOW TWICE A WEEK! Reserve Reads! - Live in Reserve? Live near Reserve? Bop on over to Saint Aloysius Church (3616 Mt Troy Road) for Summer Reading fun! Stories, crafts and prizes, too! The program will immediately be followed by the free summer lunch service! Hooray! No registration necessary.
Mondays and Fridays: The weeks of June 12 through August 14 from 11:00 – 11:30am
Immediately following Family Infant and Toddler Story Time, join Miss Nora for Mini-Makers! This time is set aside to let our wee friends explore their creative side, while building critical thinking skills and improving motor functions! Come "make" with us! A toddler-friendly snack is included! FREE
The Rock ‘n Roll Pet Store is a one of a kind children’s variety show that includes everything kids love: Music! Magic! Puppets! Humor! Live Animals! See this lively show at the Library.
Join local artist and teacher Alison Babusci and be inspired by Andrea Beaty’s book, Iggy Peck, Architect. We will create some original architecture of our own. We will utilize art, math, and science as we create, problem solve and build together.
Ages Pre-K - 3rd
CONTACT: Children's Department (412)828-9520 x18 coopersiegelkids@einetwork.net
If you’re a Lego maniac, this is the program for you! Each week there will be a new theme to guide your creations, or you can let your imagination run wild. Creations will stay at the library, so make sure to bring a camera to capture your adventures! Legos will be provided; please leave your favorites at home. Ages 6 and up. If you have any Legos to spare, please consider donating them to the library!
Come join us as we explore different ways we can build a better world. This class is for children 3 years of age to those starting Kindergarten in the fall. This session will run through August 4th. We will read stories, do fun activities, sing songs and make a craft. Pre registration is required. Registration will begin here on Monday, May 22, 2017 at 11:30 am or you may call the library to help you register.Together we can have a great summer!!
Goosey, goosey gander -- where do you wander? Upstairs, downstairs, and to the library!
Join Sara for nursery rhymes, music, and movement at Mother Goose on the Loose, an award-winning early literacy program specifically designed for those under age 3 and their caregivers.
CONTACT: Sara Mariacher 412-761-2288 mariachers@einetwork.net
Tuesday through Friday (June 20-23) Science Fun for children entering 4th, 5th and 6th grades. Must be able to attend all four days. In person registration required as parent or guardian must sign forms. Maximum of 20 children.This is a free hands-on experience made available by Glaxo Smith Kline and Carnegie Science Center. Each day, for 1 hour student scientists will experiment with the Science of Sports and bring home in many fun ways to keep learning going. These sessions will highlight the relationship between Anatomy and Physiology, Chemistry and Materials Science as well as the use of technology in support of a successful athlete. At the end of this week participants will understand how a future STEM career in athletics can relate to their lives today
CONTACT: Elizabeth Shedlock 412-276-3456 x11 shedlocke@einetwork.net
Eileen Mazza will be here to teach you how to avoid fraud, identity theft, scams and overcharging to become a more knowledgeable consumer. The message is reinforced with some fun bingo at the end of the program as well!
$3 for whole lunch and program.
Please pay and register by the Wednesday before at the library.
Open play time at the library is for families and young children to explore and play with friends. During this time, we clear the floor of tables and chairs, pull out the toddler toys and train table, and let the fun begin. Consider a play date with friends! Parents and caregivers, the adjacent tea shop is open for a variety of teas and lunch options. Feel free to bring your food back to the library to relax while the little ones play.
Bring a bagged lunch, we'll supply the drink and great fun as we explore seasonal games, stories and crafts each week for children ages 4, 5 and 6 without a caregiver. We are grateful to Ed and Mark's Shop N Sace (www.edandmarks.com) for their continued sponsorship of this program. Please register. Fridays: June 9 - August 18 at 12:15pm.
Attending the Summer Lunch & Fun Camp? We will be there every Friday afternoon with fun crafts + free books. For more information, contact the Verona Presbyterian Church at: 566 South Ave., Verona, PA 15147 (412) 828-4494.
Want to learn more about your computer, ipad, smart phone, kindle, etc? Sign up for a one-on-one class with Ramona. She will help you find answers to your technology questions. Each session is 45 minutes of one-on-one help.
Children ages 5 and older are welcome to come to the Library to play board games (no electronics). We have supply of games which you can play or bring a favorite one of yours.
This is an event you don’t want to miss because you’ll get to take home the awesome things you make—bracelets, tie-dyed items, and more! We’re giving you the whole afternoon to get creative and make, make, make!
CONTACT: Robert Myers 412-882-5694 myersr@einetwork.net
The Makerspace is back at Northern Tier! This crafting, making, learning, and playing area is meant to bring families together to explore their creativity while learning new skills. A new activity will be showcased each week, but visitors can enjoy everything the Makerspace has to offer on a weekly, walk-in basis.
Week 1: Pouch Sewing
Use fabric and buttons to make your own drawstring purse or wallet.
Stop by the Second Chapter Cafe and join other adults to watch a different film each week! No registration required.
This week's selection is The Last Word. Shirley MacLaine is Harriet Lauler, a once successful businesswoman in tight control of every aspect of her life. As she reflects upon her accomplishments, she's suddenly inspired to engage a young local writer, Anne Sherman (Amanda Seyfried), to pen her life's story. When the initial result doesn't meet Harriet's high expectations, she sets out to reshape the way she is remembered, with Anne dragged along as an unwilling accomplice. As the journey unfolds, the two women develop a unique bond which alters not only Harriet's legacy, but also Anne's future.
Light up your art with paper circuits! We will use copper tape and surface-mount LEDS to make light-up greeting cards, or a pop-up paper sculpture that have working lights in them. Registration is required (grades 3-5).
Learn how to wire wrap a bangle. Create your own personal bracelet with beads and charms. Make up to 3 bracelets in this 2 hour workshop. Cost of the workshop is $15.00. Make it a girl’s night out – refreshments will be served. Please register by June 21st. Adults only.
Learn how to wire wrap a bangle. Create your own personal bracelet with beads and charms. Make up to 3 bracelets in this 2 hour workshop. Cost of the workshop is $15.00. Make it a girl’s night out – refreshments will be served. Please register by June 21st. Adults only.
There are big changes brewing in Gotham, but can Batman save the city from the Joker’s hostile takeover? Spend a summer night enjoying popcorn, snacks and this blockbuster movie! Registration required.
Movie is rated PG but recommended for ages 9 and up.
Join us to make a model of your favorite planet. Then we'll shrink the solar system down to size and give you a "walking tour" of just how vast our system is!
CANCELLED-Celebrate Pride Month with an After Hours Open House event for Teens on Friday June 23, 2017 7:00 pm to 9:00pm.
Think libraries are still musty books and shushing librarians? Think again! See what Northland Public Library has to offer. From 7:00 pm to 9:00pm you are welcome to explore our diverse collection, try out different activities, gaming both video and board games, solve our escape room games, minute to win it games and we will end the evening with a raffle for a fun prize.
Open to all students in Rising 9th to 12th grades. Registration is required.
Registration is required for this program and begins on May 15th. You may register online, in person at the children and teen service desk, or by calling 412-366-8100 ext.123
CONTACT: Mary Menk 412-366-8100 x123 menkm@einetwork.net
The LEGO Batman Movie
