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You don’t have to run a marathon to be healthy. Sometimes all you want is a short stroll “on the side” – a side walk!

Join the library for a two-mile jaunt along the streets of Whitehall.

We’ll stay stress-free while thinking about all of the calories we’re burning and the heads we’re turning!

And if you don’t like the idea, you can take a hike!

Water and snacks will be provided.

Bio: Brandon has been a walker almost his entire life. He walks to and from his car every day.

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 Youth in Oregon.  When 79-year-old curmudgeon Raymond (Frank Langella) makes arrangements to be euthanized in Oregon, his family refuses to accept his decision. But when another family emergency arises, Raymond's daughter turns to her husband, Brian (Billy Crudup), for a little help. So Brian reluctantly volunteers to drive the cantankerous Raymond and his wine-loving wife Estelle (Mary Kay Place) three thousand miles to Oregon. Determined to change the old man's mind before they reach the Beaver State, it becomes quickly apparent to Brian that convincing your father-in-law to keep living when he's ready to check out is no simple task.

Run time: 99 minutes

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts, and other activities (preschool ages 4-6).

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts and other activities. (preschool ages 4-6)

 https://www.facebook.com/groups/wplbookclub/

In this online-only book club, we read books that challenge the mind and encourage thoughtful dialogue. Meets online on the last Tuesday of the month, 8-9pm - but you are welcome to post throughout the month. Sweatpants optional; wine recommended. 

This month, we will read and discuss Nicola Yoon's The Sun is Also a Star.

This program is open to all who are interested in military history and World War II.  Veterans and non-veterans alike are welcome to join this lively group that meets on the last Wednesday of every month to discuss military conflicts and history.

We watch films and war-era shorts, read literature, and talk about all things WW II.  

See you Over There!

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts and other activities. Toddlers (ages 2 1/2 -4)

 BOOK BABIES is a program especially designed for your little ones birth to 24 months old and their caretakers. Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, puppets and finger plays.

Join fellow game lovers for an afternoon of fun. Play Scrabble, Mahjong, Rummikub, Pictionary, Uno, Scattegories, Dominoes and more!

Stop by and get in the game!

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!

You don’t have to run a marathon to be healthy. Sometimes all you want is a short stroll “on the side” – a side walk!

Join the library for a two-mile jaunt along the streets of Whitehall.

We’ll stay stress-free while thinking about all of the calories we’re burning and the heads we’re turning!

And if you don’t like the idea, you can take a hike!

Water and snacks will be provided.

Bio: Brandon has been a walker almost his entire life. He walks to and from his car every day.

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 Shack.  Based on the New York Times best-selling novel, the film takes us on a father's uplifting spiritual journey. After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips (Sam Worthington) spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Despite his doubts, Mack journeys to the shack and encounters an enigmatic trio of strangers led by a woman named Papa (Octavia Spencer). Through this meeting, Mack finds important truths that will transform his understanding of his tragedy and change his life forever.

Run time: 132 minutes

Learn how to navigate and search the web more effectively and safely.  We'll go over how to verify the reliability of a site, how to make secure transactions, and how to protect yourself against scams.  Mouse and keyboard skills are required for this class.

Family Night with WQED/PBS Kids-Super Why!

Join us for this fairy tale themed program with fun STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities. Children will watch and episode of Super Why and take the Three Little Pigs STEM challenge. Characters will not attend. Snack included. Registration is required

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts, and other activities (preschool ages 4-6).

Want to start writing your memoirs, but not sure where to begin? Or have you begun and become stuck? Join our memoir writers' group for gentle feedback that will help you improve your writing skills in a warm and supportive community. During each meeting, members take turns reading their recent work in exchange for feedback about parts that are especially enjoyable or meaningful. Participants also help identify missing information, and make editorial suggestions. New members are welcome!

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts and other activities. (preschool ages 4-6)

Landscaping combines the forces of Mother Nature with the principles of aesthetic beauty you’d find in a work of art.  Whether encompassing an entire mountainside or the small footage of a home garden, this natural art can take your breath away.

Join us for a down-to-earth tutorial on the “scope of ‘scape” with Penn State Horticulturalist Evan Evanovich of The Landscape Center.  You’ll learn how to make your landscape complement, and even add value to, your house or business.

We’ll reserve time for questions and refreshments will be served. 

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts and other activities. Toddlers (ages 2 1/2 -4)

Join Naval Intelligence Officer Paul Taylor (Ret.) for a discussion about one of the largest naval air conflicts in world history, the Second World War’s Battle of the Philippine Sea.

Providing a tense step-by-step timeline of the two-day battle, as well as its critical role in severely limiting the Japanese Navy’s power, Mr. Taylor will highlight the famous aerial portion of the conflict that came to be known as the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot.  His talk will also cover the particular aircraft and famous people involved in the struggle.    

Refreshments will be served.

Bio:  Paul A. Taylor graduated from the University of Dayton with a degree in Geological Engineering in 1959 and was accepted into Officers Candidate School (OCS) in Newport, Rhode Island.  He later attended Naval Aviation Orientation School in Jacksonville, Florida, before entering Air Intelligence School in Virginia. 

As an intelligence officer, Mr. Taylor qualified for flight status as a Naval Aviation Observer (NAO) and served as a tactical coordinator.  During service in the Atlantic Fleet, his task group participated in several incidents including: the blockade of the Dominican Republic after the assassination of its dictator, Rafael Trujillo; the astronaut recoveries of Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and John Glenn; and the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.

He was awarded the National Defense Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Cuba), and the Navy Expeditionary Medal (Cuba) for service during the missile crisis. 

 BOOK BABIES is a program especially designed for your little ones birth to 24 months old and their caretakers. Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, puppets and finger plays.

Join fellow game lovers for an afternoon of fun. Play Scrabble, Mahjong, Rummikub, Pictionary, Uno, Scattegories, Dominoes and more!

Stop by and get in the game!

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!

You don’t have to run a marathon to be healthy. Sometimes all you want is a short stroll “on the side” – a side walk!

Join the library for a two-mile jaunt along the streets of Whitehall.

We’ll stay stress-free while thinking about all of the calories we’re burning and the heads we’re turning!

And if you don’t like the idea, you can take a hike!

Water and snacks will be provided.

Bio: Brandon has been a walker almost his entire life. He walks to and from his car every day.

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 Beauty and the Beast (2017). The film recounts the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle's enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast's hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true Prince within. 

Run time: 129 minutes

Join us for a very special after-hours storytime!
 Build your very own reading fort in the library and settle in to enjoy a story and a snack as a family. We will have building supplies available, or you can bring comfy items such as blankets, sheets, pillows, or tablecloth. The library has chairs and tables for families to use to build your structure. Bring a flashlight if you have one.

Kids will explore screen printing with local artist Michael Budai. Every child in attendance will receive a t-shirt with our newly designed Whitehall Children's logo.

Help us kick-off Summer Reading with this fun family activity. Registration is required.
 

The Whitehall Public Library, in partnership with the Senator John Heinz History Center and its affiliates, is hosting a very special program entitled: “Be a Tourist in Your Own City: A Pittsburgh Party” on June 10th at 1:00 p.m. This family event marks the launch of the library’s customized “Tourist in Your Own City” Experience Kits, containing educational as well as recreational resources and admission passes to destinations in and around Pittsburgh, thanks to the generosity of the History Center and its affiliated partners.

The ‘premiere party’ celebrates all things Pittsburgh, featuring Pittsburgh-themed games, trivia, puzzles and raffles. The festivities will also involve enjoying iconic Pittsburgh treats, namely Isaly’s ice cream, Schneider’s Diary lemonade and Eat ‘n Park smiley cookies.

The program will conclude with a raffle opportunity for someone to be the first to circulate each of the experience kits, representing five different locations in Pittsburgh and the greater surrounding area: The Senator John Heinz History Center, The McKeesport Regional History and Heritage Center, The Cockayne Farmstead in West Virginia, the Francis J. Lemoyne House in Washington County, and the Vicary Mansion overlooking the Ohio River in Beaver County.

Kits offer free admissions to the sites as well as educational background information and information on other things to do in the area. There are even games and music for the car trip, all in one handy tote bag.

You won’t need your credit card, just a library card.  So what are you waiting for? Attend our special event, a be a tourist in your own city!

Join local author Tracy Thorpe Scott for a special storytime featuring her new picture book, The Power of Me. This storytime will focus on the power that children have when they believe in themselves. It encourages them to celebrate differences and to love themselves unconditionally. Tracy Thorpe Scott is a mother, wife, daughter, sister, and friend who believes in encouraging and inspiring others to believe in their personal power. Registration is required.

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts, and other activities (preschool ages 4-6).

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts and other activities. (preschool ages 4-6)

Get engrossed in entomology with Miss Verna! Find out which bugs creep, crawl and fly and their place in our ecosystem. Separate insects from other arthropods and inspect specimens up close. Learn how various bugs protect themselves from predators.  Registration is required. Grades 1-5.

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts and other activities. Toddlers (ages 2 1/2 -4)

Join our conversation salon for a lively discussion of current topics and events of the day.  This group meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month.

Stay local and get vocal!

Let your creativity run wild during our Art in the Park series! 

In this three-part workshop, teens and tweens will discover there are more ways to work with ink on paper than simply with a paintbrush or pen. Each workshop will cover different aspects of printmaking, and participants will get to have fun experimenting with the materials and techniques. Supplies are provided, and you get to keep your creations!

Week One (6/14): Relief and Block Printing 

Week Two (6/21): Marbling and Monoprinting  

Week Three (6/28): Silk Screening and Pizza Party 

No experience necessary. Register for one, two, or all three programs! Grades 6 and up. 

 BOOK BABIES is a program especially designed for your little ones birth to 24 months old and their caretakers. Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, puppets and finger plays.

Join fellow game lovers for an afternoon of fun. Play Scrabble, Mahjong, Rummikub, Pictionary, Uno, Scattegories, Dominoes and more!

Stop by and get in the game!

Drop in for an afternoon of building fun. Build with Legos, Lincoln Logs, wooden blocks, soft blogs, Magna tiled and more. Building materials for all ages.

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!

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

You don’t have to run a marathon to be healthy. Sometimes all you want is a short stroll “on the side” – a side walk!

Join the library for a two-mile jaunt along the streets of Whitehall.

We’ll stay stress-free while thinking about all of the calories we’re burning and the heads we’re turning!

And if you don’t like the idea, you can take a hike!

Water and snacks will be provided.

Bio: Brandon has been a walker almost his entire life. He walks to and from his car every day.

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 Table 19.  Ex-maid of honor Eloise --having been relieved of her duties after being unceremoniously dumped by the best man via text-- decides to hold her head up high and attend her oldest friend's wedding anyway. She finds herself seated at the 'random' table in the back of the ballroom with a disparate group of strangers, most of whom should have known to just send regrets. As everyone's secrets are revealed, Eloise learns a thing or two from the denizens of Table 19. Friendships - and even a little romance - can happen under the most unlikely circumstances.

Run time: 87 minutes

Make a fun and colorful DIY Tie-Dye shirt using Sharpies. Shirt and materials will be provided. Registration is required (grades 3-5)

Please use the number indicated next to t-shirt size on registration form.

• Small (1)
• Medium (2)
• Large (3)
• X-large (4)

Relax in the great outdoors of Brennan Plaza with Lori Martucci of The Hott Spot!  Her class is an all-level yoga experience, infusing a mix of Hatha and vinyasa styles, while focusing on exploring strength, flexibility, and balance through postures and breath work.

Lori has a deep passion for yoga and wants to touch everyone’s lives with the practice!

This series begins on June 17th and continues until August 19th.  

Cost: $5.00 per session.  Have a yoga mat or towel and bottled water handy!

That Guy with the Birds!  Join us for an exciting tropical bird show. Hear stories of the rescue, love and rehabilitation of Ken Sprouse’s birds. This entertaining and educational “feathered-friend” program is sure to amaze and delight the entire family.  Registration is required.

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts, and other activities (preschool ages 4-6).

Want to start writing your memoirs, but not sure where to begin? Or have you begun and become stuck? Join our memoir writers' group for gentle feedback that will help you improve your writing skills in a warm and supportive community. During each meeting, members take turns reading their recent work in exchange for feedback about parts that are especially enjoyable or meaningful. Participants also help identify missing information, and make editorial suggestions. New members are welcome!

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts and other activities. (preschool ages 4-6)

The Allegheny Countyt Park Rangers will lead students in exploring the native animal species of our county by looking at an extensive collection of animal skins and skulls. Students will have the opportunity to touch all of the specimens and discover animal traits on their own through question, answer and observation. Children will participate in active play activities acting out the different special adaptations and try to guess each other animals. Registration is required. Grades 1-5

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts and other activities. Toddlers (ages 2 1/2 -4)

This club celebrates cookbooks and cooking!   Club members will discuss and sample foods using recipes from selected cookbooks. Interested? Call the library to find out how to be a part of the next meeting.

We're always cooking up something good!

Let your creativity run wild during our Art in the Park series! 

In this three-part workshop, teens and tweens will discover there are more ways to work with ink on paper than simply with a paintbrush or pen. Each workshop will cover different aspects of printmaking, and participants will get to have fun experimenting with the materials and techniques. Supplies are provided, and you get to keep your creations!

Week One (6/14): Relief and Block Printing 

Week Two (6/21): Marbling and Monoprinting  

Week Three (6/28): Silk Screening and Pizza Party 

No experience necessary. Register for one, two, or all three programs! Grades 6 and up. 

 BOOK BABIES is a program especially designed for your little ones birth to 24 months old and their caretakers. Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, puppets and finger plays.

Join fellow game lovers for an afternoon of fun. Play Scrabble, Mahjong, Rummikub, Pictionary, Uno, Scattegories, Dominoes and more!

Stop by and get in the game!

Drop in for an afternoon of building fun. Build with Legos, Lincoln Logs, wooden blocks, soft blogs, Magna tiled and more. Building materials for all ages.

Learn how to code with PBS Kids Scratch Jr! This class is open to children 6-10. Registration is required once for all 4 sessions. Space is limited.

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!

You don’t have to run a marathon to be healthy. Sometimes all you want is a short stroll “on the side” – a side walk!

Join the library for a two-mile jaunt along the streets of Whitehall.

We’ll stay stress-free while thinking about all of the calories we’re burning and the heads we’re turning!

And if you don’t like the idea, you can take a hike!

Water and snacks will be provided.

Bio: Brandon has been a walker almost his entire life. He walks to and from his car every day.

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.

Run time: 107 minutes

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).

Relax in the great outdoors of Brennan Plaza with Lori Martucci of The Hott Spot!  Her class is an all-level yoga experience, infusing a mix of Hatha and vinyasa styles, while focusing on exploring strength, flexibility, and balance through postures and breath work.

Lori has a deep passion for yoga and wants to touch everyone’s lives with the practice!

This series begins on June 17th and continues until August 19th.  

Cost: $5.00 per session.  Have a yoga mat or towel and bottled water handy!

With international tournaments and thousands of local clubs nationwide, bridge is one of the world’s most popular trick-taking games, as well as one of the most intimidating to learn!

Join the library for a five-week course that will help you to “bridge” that gap and become a star player yourself. Kathy DePuy, councilmember and advanced player, will teach you the ins and outs of contract bridge –a game of dealings, auctions, declarers and ranks!

What better place to learn this game in than the City of Bridges!

How much fun will you have? It’s all in the cards!

**Space is limited**

Refreshments will be provided.

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts, and other activities (preschool ages 4-6).

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts and other activities. (preschool ages 4-6)

Explore the Wonders of Wildlife with the Pittsburgh Zoo! Discover fur, feathers, and scales in this introduction to some of the world’s most fascinating animals.  Using live animals from the Zoo, we will explore the physical characteristics of each animal while learning how they are uniquely adapted to their environments. Registration is required. Grades 1-5.

Used for thousands of years in various cultures for medicinal and health purposes, essential oils are now found in everything ranging from aromatherapy and household cleaning products to personal beauty care and natural medicine treatments.

The particles in essential oils come from distilling the different parts of plants, including the flowers, leaves, bark, roots, resin and peels.

Jen Wittkopp is trained in French Aromatherapy and will teach you how to incorporate therapeutic grade essential oils into your and your family’s routine. Topics will include: essential oil history, safety, uses for children and pets, aromatic use, internal use, and even cooking! You needn’t be an aromatherapist to use essential oils in your home.

Discover the root causes of newfound health!

Refreshments will be served.

This program is open to all who are interested in military history and World War II.  Veterans and non-veterans alike are welcome to join this lively group that meets on the last Wednesday of every month to discuss military conflicts and history.

We watch films and war-era shorts, read literature, and talk about all things WW II.  

See you Over There!

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts and other activities. Toddlers (ages 2 1/2 -4)

Join our conversation salon for a lively discussion of current topics and events of the day.  This group meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month.

Stay local and get vocal!

Let your creativity run wild during our Art in the Park series! 

In this three-part workshop, teens and tweens will discover there are more ways to work with ink on paper than simply with a paintbrush or pen. Each workshop will cover different aspects of printmaking, and participants will get to have fun experimenting with the materials and techniques. Supplies are provided, and you get to keep your creations!

Week One (6/14): Relief and Block Printing 

Week Two (6/21): Marbling and Monoprinting  

Week Three (6/28): Silk Screening and Pizza Party 

No experience necessary. Register for one, two, or all three programs! Grades 6 and up. 

Do you enjoy a good mystery? If so, join the Mystery Lovers Book Group! We meet once per month to discuss the hottest whodunnits. 

This month, we will be discussing In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware. 

 BOOK BABIES is a program especially designed for your little ones birth to 24 months old and their caretakers. Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, puppets and finger plays.

Join fellow game lovers for an afternoon of fun. Play Scrabble, Mahjong, Rummikub, Pictionary, Uno, Scattegories, Dominoes and more!

Stop by and get in the game!

Drop in for an afternoon of building fun. Build with Legos, Lincoln Logs, wooden blocks, soft blogs, Magna tiled and more. Building materials for all ages.

Learn how to code with PBS Kids Scratch Jr! This class is open to children 6-10. Registration is required once for all 4 sessions. Space is limited.

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!

You don’t have to run a marathon to be healthy. Sometimes all you want is a short stroll “on the side” – a side walk!

Join the library for a two-mile jaunt along the streets of Whitehall.

We’ll stay stress-free while thinking about all of the calories we’re burning and the heads we’re turning!

And if you don’t like the idea, you can take a hike!

Water and snacks will be provided.

Bio: Brandon has been a walker almost his entire life. He walks to and from his car every day.

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 Sense of an Ending.  Tony Webster (played by British actor Jim Broadbent) leads a reclusive and quiet existence until long buried secrets from his past force him to face the flawed recollections of his younger self, the truth about his first love (Charlotte Rampling) and the devastating consequences of decisions made a lifetime ago.

Run time: 108 minutes

Giant Game Day and Minute to Win It! Spend an afternoon playing games and completing silly challenges. Then cool down by creating your own sundae! Registration is required (grades 3-5).

Relax in the great outdoors of Brennan Plaza with Lori Martucci of The Hott Spot!  Her class is an all-level yoga experience, infusing a mix of Hatha and vinyasa styles, while focusing on exploring strength, flexibility, and balance through postures and breath work.

Lori has a deep passion for yoga and wants to touch everyone’s lives with the practice!

This series begins on June 17th and continues until August 19th.  

Cost: $5.00 per session.  Have a yoga mat or towel and bottled water handy!

With international tournaments and thousands of local clubs nationwide, bridge is one of the world’s most popular trick-taking games, as well as one of the most intimidating to learn!

Join the library for a five-week course that will help you to “bridge” that gap and become a star player yourself. Kathy DePuy, councilmember and advanced player, will teach you the ins and outs of contract bridge –a game of dealings, auctions, declarers and ranks!

What better place to learn this game in than the City of Bridges!

How much fun will you have? It’s all in the cards!

**Space is limited**

Refreshments will be provided.

Drop in for an afternoon of building fun. Build with Legos, Lincoln Logs, wooden blocks, soft blogs, Magna tiled and more. Building materials for all ages.

Learn how to code with PBS Kids Scratch Jr! This class is open to children 6-10. Registration is required once for all 4 sessions. Space is limited.

Create with Strawbees! Join us for a fun and creative building program. Strawbee design projects can be free form, functional or artistic. The small plastic connectors allow hinge like movement, extensions, locking and addition of alternate materials. Kids will create 3-D shapes and structures using straws, connectors and cardboard. Build individually and take part in a team building challenge. Registration is required (grades 3-5).

Relax in the great outdoors of Brennan Plaza with Lori Martucci of The Hott Spot!  Her class is an all-level yoga experience, infusing a mix of Hatha and vinyasa styles, while focusing on exploring strength, flexibility, and balance through postures and breath work.

Lori has a deep passion for yoga and wants to touch everyone’s lives with the practice!

This series begins on June 17th and continues until August 19th.  

Cost: $5.00 per session.  Have a yoga mat or towel and bottled water handy!

With international tournaments and thousands of local clubs nationwide, bridge is one of the world’s most popular trick-taking games, as well as one of the most intimidating to learn!

Join the library for a five-week course that will help you to “bridge” that gap and become a star player yourself. Kathy DePuy, councilmember and advanced player, will teach you the ins and outs of contract bridge –a game of dealings, auctions, declarers and ranks!

What better place to learn this game in than the City of Bridges!

How much fun will you have? It’s all in the cards!

**Space is limited**

Refreshments will be provided.

Weird Eric Magic Show
Come and see Magician Weird Eric for a show that will amaze and astonish your friends and family. This show will be outdoors at Brennan Plaza (next to Whitehall swimming pool). Bring your blankets, chairs and snacks for a night of family fun.

Registration is required.

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts and other activities. (preschool ages 4-6)

Building Bridges with Mad Science! Bridges connect people and places. Learn about the different types of bridges that can be found around the area. Construct a self-supporting arch bridge using ideas developed by Leonardo da Vinci! Registration is required. Grades 1-5

Drop in for an afternoon of building fun. Build with Legos, Lincoln Logs, wooden blocks, soft blogs, Magna tiled and more. Building materials for all ages.

Learn how to code with PBS Kids Scratch Jr! This class is open to children 6-10. Registration is required once for all 4 sessions. Space is limited.

DIY Duct Tape Canvas Wall Art!  Join us for a fun maker project using duct tape and paint. Do your very best and Duct Tape the rest! Registration is required (grades 3-5)

Relax in the great outdoors of Brennan Plaza with Lori Martucci of The Hott Spot!  Her class is an all-level yoga experience, infusing a mix of Hatha and vinyasa styles, while focusing on exploring strength, flexibility, and balance through postures and breath work.

Lori has a deep passion for yoga and wants to touch everyone’s lives with the practice!

This series begins on June 17th and continues until August 19th.  

Cost: $5.00 per session.  Have a yoga mat or towel and bottled water handy!

Join us as we watch Splash and Bubbles and become a Reeftown Ranger! Join us for fun evening filled with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) activities. Kids will test objects to see if they sink or float, create an ocean gyre, discover ocean zones, draw a new ocean species and make a deep sea Anglerfish. Registration is required.

Want to start writing your memoirs, but not sure where to begin? Or have you begun and become stuck? Join our memoir writers' group for gentle feedback that will help you improve your writing skills in a warm and supportive community. During each meeting, members take turns reading their recent work in exchange for feedback about parts that are especially enjoyable or meaningful. Participants also help identify missing information, and make editorial suggestions. New members are welcome!

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts and other activities. (preschool ages 4-6)

Building with Simple Machines and Mad Science. Simple machines help us do our work as we build a better world. Use of levers, screws, inclined planes, wedges, pulleys, and wheels can lighten your load. Join us for an afternoon of hands-on fun. Registration is required. Grades 1-5.

Drop in for an afternoon of building fun. Build with Legos, Lincoln Logs, wooden blocks, soft blogs, Magna tiled and more. Building materials for all ages.

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

Join us for Kids Iron Chef. The theme for the competition is desserts.  Kids will work in teams to create an original recipe. Supplies will be provided. Spend an afternoon creating and sampling fun desserts. Registration is required (grades 3-5).

Relax in the great outdoors of Brennan Plaza with Lori Martucci of The Hott Spot!  Her class is an all-level yoga experience, infusing a mix of Hatha and vinyasa styles, while focusing on exploring strength, flexibility, and balance through postures and breath work.

Lori has a deep passion for yoga and wants to touch everyone’s lives with the practice!

This series begins on June 17th and continues until August 19th.  

Cost: $5.00 per session.  Have a yoga mat or towel and bottled water handy!

With international tournaments and thousands of local clubs nationwide, bridge is one of the world’s most popular trick-taking games, as well as one of the most intimidating to learn!

Join the library for a five-week course that will help you to “bridge” that gap and become a star player yourself. Kathy DePuy, councilmember and advanced player, will teach you the ins and outs of contract bridge –a game of dealings, auctions, declarers and ranks!

What better place to learn this game in than the City of Bridges!

How much fun will you have? It’s all in the cards!

**Space is limited**

Refreshments will be provided.

Join us for a fun Fiesta and make a walking Taco! We will read Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin then make a paper plate Sombrero, personal Piñata and taco craft! Registration is required.

Join us for stories, rhymes, games, crafts and other activities. (preschool ages 4-6)

Discover life in the sea with Mad Science. We will plunge into the depths of ocean life. Children will explore different ocean ecosystems and learn about the plants and animals that live there. They will compare shark and whale teeth, and measure the size of these incredible predators. Hands-on activities teach the interconnectedness of an ocean food web. Registration is required. Grades 1-5.

Do you enjoy a good mystery? If so, join the Mystery Lovers Book Group! We meet once per month to discuss the hottest whodunnits. 

This month, we will be discussing Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight. 

Drop in for an afternoon of building fun. Build with Legos, Lincoln Logs, wooden blocks, soft blogs, Magna tiled and more. Building materials for all ages.

Ready, Set, Go! It’s the Amazing Race Library Edition. Teams will compete in a series of geographical challenges. The team that completes the challenges in the least amount of time, wins the race. Registration is required (grades 3-5).

Relax in the great outdoors of Brennan Plaza with Lori Martucci of The Hott Spot!  Her class is an all-level yoga experience, infusing a mix of Hatha and vinyasa styles, while focusing on exploring strength, flexibility, and balance through postures and breath work.

Lori has a deep passion for yoga and wants to touch everyone’s lives with the practice!

This series begins on June 17th and continues until August 19th.  

Cost: $5.00 per session.  Have a yoga mat or towel and bottled water handy!

Families will work together to complete a series of building challenges. Registration required.

Want to start writing your memoirs, but not sure where to begin? Or have you begun and become stuck? Join our memoir writers' group for gentle feedback that will help you improve your writing skills in a warm and supportive community. During each meeting, members take turns reading their recent work in exchange for feedback about parts that are especially enjoyable or meaningful. Participants also help identify missing information, and make editorial suggestions. New members are welcome!

Join us for a Star Party presented by the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh (AAAP)! The party will begin at 9:00 in the library, followed by Star Gazing at Brennan Plaza. Bring binoculars if you have them. Many night sky objects can be seen through 10x50 binoculars. You just need to know where to look!

Some of the evening viewing objects that we will be observing:
• The Moon, phase waxing gibbous.
• Planets, Jupiter and Saturn
• The Summer Triangle, stars Vega, Deneb, and Altair
• Messier Identified Objects and Others
• Double Stars and Multiple Stars
• Meteor Showers
• Artificial Satellite fly overs

Come and learn about the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh and astronomy in general. Everyone is welcome to attend. Registration is required.

Relax in the great outdoors of Brennan Plaza with Lori Martucci of The Hott Spot!  Her class is an all-level yoga experience, infusing a mix of Hatha and vinyasa styles, while focusing on exploring strength, flexibility, and balance through postures and breath work.

Lori has a deep passion for yoga and wants to touch everyone’s lives with the practice!

This series begins on June 17th and continues until August 19th.  

Cost: $5.00 per session.  Have a yoga mat or towel and bottled water handy!

Celebrate the end of the summer reading program with silly challenges and games. Enjoy an ice-cream treat and cash in your book bucks. Registration is requird.

Relax in the great outdoors of Brennan Plaza with Lori Martucci of The Hott Spot!  Her class is an all-level yoga experience, infusing a mix of Hatha and vinyasa styles, while focusing on exploring strength, flexibility, and balance through postures and breath work.

Lori has a deep passion for yoga and wants to touch everyone’s lives with the practice!

This series begins on June 17th and continues until August 19th.  

Cost: $5.00 per session.  Have a yoga mat or towel and bottled water handy!

Want to start writing your memoirs, but not sure where to begin? Or have you begun and become stuck? Join our memoir writers' group for gentle feedback that will help you improve your writing skills in a warm and supportive community. During each meeting, members take turns reading their recent work in exchange for feedback about parts that are especially enjoyable or meaningful. Participants also help identify missing information, and make editorial suggestions. New members are welcome!

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

Relax in the great outdoors of Brennan Plaza with Lori Martucci of The Hott Spot!  Her class is an all-level yoga experience, infusing a mix of Hatha and vinyasa styles, while focusing on exploring strength, flexibility, and balance through postures and breath work.

Lori has a deep passion for yoga and wants to touch everyone’s lives with the practice!

This series begins on June 17th and continues until August 19th.  

Cost: $5.00 per session.  Have a yoga mat or towel and bottled water handy!

Do you enjoy a good mystery? If so, join the Mystery Lovers Book Group! We meet once per month to discuss the hottest whodunnits. 

This month, we will be doing something a little different - Pick Your Own True Crime! Choose any  true crime book that strikes your fancy, and come prepared to share your thoughts with others. 

Do you enjoy a good mystery? If so, join the Mystery Lovers Book Group! We meet once per month to discuss the hottest whodunnits. 

This month, we will be reading The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olson. 

Do you enjoy a good mystery? If so, join the Mystery Lovers Book Group! We meet once per month to discuss the hottest whodunnits. 

This month, we will be reading We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson. In celebration of upcoming Halloween, we will be solving a murder mystery! 

Do you enjoy a good mystery? If so, join the Mystery Lovers Book Group! We meet once per month to discuss the hottest whodunnits. 

This month, we will be reading A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny.