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Origami-Beginner Class: Beginner Class
Saturday, November 21, 2009
12:00 PM
Summary: Come and fold magical creatures, all out
of paper.
Origami-Advanced Class: Advanced Class
Saturday, November 21, 2009
1:30 PM
Summary: Come and fold magical creatures simply out
of paper.
Excel Class
Open Work Time
Mystery Lover's Book Discussion
Book Sale: Coffee Table Books, Antique Books, Children's Books.
Yoga with Phyllis
Thanksgiving Fun
Saturday, November 21, 2009
10:30 AM
- 11:30 AM
Summary: Please join us in the library for a Thanksgiving celebration. We will share stories and make a fund turkey craft for your Thanksgiving table. This event is appropriate for children of all ages!
Black White & Read All Over: Sara Pennypacker
Saturday, November 21, 2009
10:30 AM
Summary: Black, White & Read All Over brings you six fun-filled Saturday mornings. Join award-winning children’s authors and illustrators for programs with lots of questions and answers with the audience.
Family Storytime
Saturday, November 21, 2009
| Other Dates
11:00 AM
Summary: Come hear stories, try rhymes, maybe
even sing a song or two.
Stitches @ Sheraden: Knit and Crochet Group
Children's Celebration of the Library's 100th Birthday
Saturday, November 21, 2009
11:30 AM
- 12:30 PM
Jazz for Tots
Family Fun Event: Puppet Show and Puppet Making
Saturday, November 21, 2009
12:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
YMWAHA-Nia Blossoms
Saturday, November 21, 2009
12:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
Summary: Nia Blossoms: A Time to Flower Program offers self empowering workshops that allow girls the opportunity to make informed decisions around nutrition, health & fitness, career exploration and self empowerment.
Book Discussion
Teen Program
Family Storytime: Give Thanks
Saturday, November 21, 2009
2:00 PM
- 2:45 PM
Fun Fish Crafts
Saturday, November 21, 2009
2:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
Summary: Do you have a child who loves fish? Join us for a variety of fishy crafts. Ages 5 to 12
Teen Meeting
Saturday, November 21, 2009
3:00 PM
- 4:00 PM
Summary: Teens can discuss how they can advocate for the library and plan teen programs for fall and winter. For misddle and high schoolers.
Origami with Miss Silk
Saturday, November 21, 2009
3:30 PM
- 4:30 PM
Open Work Time
Book Sale: Coffee Table Books, Antique Books, Children's Books.
The Writers' Studio. Spark the imagination for your own writing.
World Kaleidoscope: Ortner-Roberts Duo
Sunday, November 22, 2009
| Other Dates
2:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
Summary: A marriage between Klezmer music and Harlem stride and an artistic dialogue between the German clarinetist Susanne Ortner-Roberts and the American pianist Tom Roberts.
Ballet FUNdamentals!: Secrets from Behind the Curtain
Sunday, November 22, 2009
2:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
Library Services Meeting
Beginner Spanish Play Group
Baby Lapsit
Advanced Word: Computer Class
Monday, November 23, 2009
10:30 AM
- 12:30 PM
Summary: Are you ready for tables and mail merges? Learn how to use these features and more in this highest skill level class.
Take a Wise Walk: Healthy Aging and Walking Program
Open Work Time
Homework Club
Monday, November 23, 2009
| Other Dates
4:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
Summary: Please join us in the library after school for homework help. Tutors will be available free of charge to help students grades first through fifth.
Teen Book Club
Monday, November 23, 2009
4:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
Summary: Join us as we discuss Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson. New members always welcome. Grade 6-12.
Free Cancer Screening: Learn How to Lower Your Risk for Cancer
Monday, November 23, 2009
5:00 PM
- 6:30 PM
Summary: PSA blood tests for detection of Prostate Cancer will be offered to interested men who are over 40 years of age, free of charge.
Makin' Butter
Celebrate: Kids Fall for Thanksgiving
Monday, November 23, 2009
5:30 PM
- 6:30 PM
Summary: Hear Thanksgiving tales and jokes, make felt leaves and craft a fall tree. Taste a variety of apples and vote for your fave, eat pumpkin pie and be grateful for the season.
Family Storytime
Monday, November 23, 2009
| Other Dates
6:00 PM
Summary: Come hear stories, try rhymes, maybe
even sing a song or two.
Slipper and Pajama Storytime
German Conversation Club
Monday, November 23, 2009
| Other Dates
6:30 PM
- 7:30 PM
Summary: Would you like an opportunity to converse in German? Whether your German language skills are intermediate or fluent, you are invited to this informal conversation club.
Japanese for Beginners
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
| Other Dates
6:00 PM
- 7:00 PM
Summary: Japanese for Beginners is an introduction for those who are new to Japanese or consider themselves a little bit rusty.
Thanksgiving Story Time for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
10:00 AM
- 10:45 AM
Summary: Join us for a special Thanksgiving Story Time. Listen to stories and sing songs, all relating to Thanksgiving. Ages 2 to 6 accompanied by an adult.
Coffee and Computers
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
| Other Dates
10:00 AM
- 11:00 AM
Summary: Join us for basic computer instruction. Registration required.
Toddler Storytime
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
10:30 AM
Summary: Toddlers and parents, come and listen to stories, plus try rhymes and songs together. Recommended for age 18 months-3 years.
Thanksgiving Story Time for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
11:00 AM
- 11:45 AM
Summary: Join us for a special Thanksgiving Story Time. Listen to stories and sing songs, all relating to Thanksgiving. Ages 2 to 6 accompanied by an adult.
Toddler Storytime
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
11:30 AM
Summary: Toddlers and parents, come and listen to stories, plus try rhymes and songs together. Recommended for age 18 months-3 years.
Albert Einstein
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
12:15 PM
Summary: 45 Minutes Videodisc
Advanced Excel: Computer Class
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
2:00 PM
- 4:00 PM
Summary: This highest level class for Excel includes information on protecting your worksheets, advanced function use and templates.
Free Play Wii Time
Family Wii Game Night
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
4:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
Summary: Please join us in the library for Wii gaming for the entire family. We will play a variety of Wii games that are suitable for all ages. Children under eight must be accompanies by an adult.
Cookiepalooza!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
4:00 PM
- 6:00 PM
Get your Game On! Featuring the Wii/PS2 and Board Games for Tweens and Teens
Yoga with Phyllis
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
5:30 PM
- 7:00 PM
Social Networking on the WWW: Computer Class
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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5:30 PM
- 7:30 PM
Summary: Learn about social networking in general and how to connect with others via one of the Web’s most popular networking sites, Facebook.
Learn to Knit or Crochet: Learn to knit or crochet a scarf
Open Work Time
Teen Art Club: Make Cool Stuff!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
3:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
Summary: Every week we have a new project to try. Painting, button-making, t-shirt deconstruction, duct tape crafts, beading, and a whole lot of other neat things. Drop by and have fun.
The first Wednesday of every month is ALWAYS button-making!
For middle and high school aged folks only!
Open Work Time
Play Day @ the Library
Handmade Books
All Out Gaming: Video Gaming at the Library
Friday, November 27, 2009
| Other Dates
3:00 PM
- 5:30 PM
Summary: Need your gaming fix? Join us in Teen as we unleash a Wii, PS2, X-box and a whole host of board games.
Duct Tape Crafts for the Holidays
Saturday, November 28, 2009
12:00 AM
Open Work Time
Yoga with Phyllis
Family Storytime
Saturday, November 28, 2009
| Other Dates
11:00 AM
Summary: Come hear stories, try rhymes, maybe
even sing a song or two.
Stitches @ Sheraden: Knit and Crochet Group
Crochet Lessons
Toddler Storytime
Saturday, November 28, 2009
11:00 AM
- 11:30 AM
Resume and Cover Letter Assistance
Saturday, November 28, 2009
11:00 AM
- 1:00 PM
Summary: A volunteer with Human Resource experience will assist customers with resume and cover letters.
Jazz for Tots
Puppets for Pages Puppet Show
Nature Detectives: A "No Child Left Inside" program
Family Friendly Claymation Movie with Chickens
Saturday, November 28, 2009
3:00 PM
- 4:30 PM
Summary: Tired of turkeys escaping? See how chickens do it better in this family friendly treat. Refereshments will be served. (Not chicken sandwishes or soup.)
Open Work Time
The Writers' Studio. Spark the imagination for your own writing.
Sunday Poetry and Reading Series: Renée Alberts
Sunday, November 29, 2009
| Other Dates
2:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
Summary: Renée Alberts talks to rivers and shortwave radios to make poetry, collage, sound and photography. Her poetry collection, No Water, came out in 2009. She collaborates across mediums with some of Pittsburgh's finest writers, musicians and dancers.
Beginner Spanish Play Group
Advanced WWW Searching : Computer Class
Monday, November 30, 2009
10:30 AM
- 12:30 PM
Summary: Learn how to search, not just surf, the Internet. This class assists in developing a critical approach to searching, making effective and efficient use of specific information tools and sources.
Baby Lapsit
Take a Wise Walk: Healthy Aging and Walking Program
Open Work Time
Homework Club
Monday, November 30, 2009
| Other Dates
4:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
Summary: Please join us in the library after school for homework help. Tutors will be available free of charge to help students grades first through fifth.
Family Storytime
Monday, November 30, 2009
| Other Dates
6:00 PM
Summary: Come hear stories, try rhymes, maybe
even sing a song or two.
Adult Craft Club: Explore your creative side!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
1:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
Summary: The Adult Craft Club meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.
Coffee and Computers
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
| Other Dates
10:00 AM
- 11:00 AM
Summary: Join us for basic computer instruction. Registration required.
Story Time Fun for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Story Time Fun for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Baby and Toddler Storytime
Christmas Memories
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
12:15 PM
Summary: Videodisc 98 Minutes
Get Your Game On video games @ your library
Learn to Knit or Crochet: Learn to knit or crochet a scarf
Dish! A Foodie Book Club: The Man Who Ate Everything
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
6:00 PM
- 7:00 PM
Summary: This quarterly book group focuses on the world of food. This month's selection is Jeffrey Steingarten's The Man Who Ate Everything: And Other Gastronomic Feats, Disputes, and Pleasurable Pursuits.
Branch Meeting
Foundation Center Orientation
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
9:30 AM
- 11:30 AM
Summary: This session introduces the wealth of resources available through the Foundation Center, with emphasis on print resources for researching funders, other fundraising efforts and nonprofit operations.
Storytime: What's the Weather Like Today?
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
10:30 AM
- 11:00 AM
Preschool Bingo
Homework Club
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
| Other Dates
4:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
Summary: Please join us in the library after school for homework help. Tutors will be available free of charge to help students grades first through fifth.
Carnegie Knits & Reads
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
| Other Dates
4:30 PM
- 5:30 PM
Summary: Whether you love to knit or want to learn, join us for informal knitting sessions. We’ll learn from each other and learn why the Library is a great place to knit!
Let's Speak English
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
| Other Dates
5:00 PM
- 6:00 PM
Summary: If English is not your native tongue, join our group for lively English conversation.
Baby Lapsit
Community Meeting: Hazelwood
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
6:30 PM
Hazelwood Library Final Town Hall Meeting
Computer Basics
Main Managers' Meeting
Mother Goose Storytime
Story Time Fun for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Terrific Tales for Twos and Threes!
Preschool Storytime: For ages 3-5
Story Time Fun for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Preschool Storytime
Thursday, December 3, 2009
| Other Dates
11:00 AM
- 12:00 PM
Summary: Join us for stories, songs and crafts every Thursday.
Baby and Toddler Storytime
Thursday, December 3, 2009
| Other Dates
11:00 AM
- 11:25 AM
Summary: Stories, songs, rhymes and fingerplays. For children birth through age 3 with a caregiver.
Storytime!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
| Other Dates
11:15 AM
Summary: Enjoy books, songs and fingerplays with your child.
Family Storytime
Thursday, December 3, 2009
| Other Dates
11:30 AM
- 12:30 AM
Summary: Join us for songs, movement, stories and a craft.
Doing Investment Research? Find Out How Our Library Can Help!
Preschool Storytime
Thursday, December 3, 2009
| Other Dates
12:30 PM
- 1:00 PM
Summary: Stories, songs, games and the occasional craft. For children age 3-5 with parent or caregiver.
Kids Knit
Poetry Readings
The Point of Pittsburgh Book Talk and Signing: Charles McCollester
Thursday, December 3, 2009
6:00 PM
- 7:00 PM
Summary: Charles McCollester will talk about his book The Point of Pittsburgh: Production and Struggle at the Forks of the Ohio. Copies of the book will be available for sale.
Community Event: Beechview
Thursday, December 3, 2009
7:00 PM
Basics of Volunteer Administration
Friday, December 4, 2009
9:30 AM
- 12:30 PM
Summary: In this course, you will will learn how to set up a volunteer program, including creating volunteer position descriptions; recruiting, recognizing, motivating and retaining volunteers; and screening and interviewing potential volunteers.
Family Storytime
Friday, December 4, 2009
| Other Dates
10:30 AM
- 11:15 AM
Summary: Please join us in the library for stories, songs and rhymes!
Play Day @ the Library
All Out Gaming: Video Gaming at the Library
Friday, December 4, 2009
| Other Dates
3:00 PM
- 5:30 PM
Summary: Need your gaming fix? Join us in Teen as we unleash a Wii, PS2, X-box and a whole host of board games.
Teen Underground Cafe: After-Hours Music & Art for Teens
Friday, December 4, 2009
| Other Dates
7:30 PM
- 10:00 PM
Summary: Did you ever think you'd have the chance to mosh in the library? Or that local bands would be setting up in the corner of the teen space next to a giant graffiti mural? Join us after the library closes for all this and more!
Teen Advisory Council
Saturday, December 5, 2009
3:30 PM
- 4:30 PM
Family Storytime
Saturday, December 5, 2009
| Other Dates
10:30 AM
- 11:15 AM
Summary: Please join us in the library for stories, songs and rhymes!
Family Fun Storytime
Super Science Saturday
Saturday, December 5, 2009
11:00 AM
- 12:00 PM
Super Science Saturday
Saturday, December 5, 2009
11:00 AM
- 12:00 PM
Summary: Build with Legos and participate in experiments. Pa. Resources Council will demonstrate watersheds and worm composting. Don't miss these exciting hands-on opportunities for kids grades 3-5.
KNOXVILLE COMMUNITY DAY!!!: Puppets, Brian O'Neill, Food and More
Saturday, December 5, 2009
12:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
Summary: Community event featuring a show by Puppets for Pages and an author signing by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist, Brian O'Neill.
Family Craft Time
Passport to the World: Russia: in partnership with the Center for Russian and East European Studies
Saturday, December 5, 2009
2:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
Summary: Special guests from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Russian and East European Studies will present an interactive play, The Little Snow Girl. Ages 5 and up.
Get Your Game On: Guitar Hero and more
Saturday, December 5, 2009
2:00 PM
- 4:00 PM
Summary: Middle schoolers and high schoolers, get your game face on. Play Guitar Hero or other wii or PS2 games with your friends.
Super Science @ Your Library
Armchair Travels: Carnival in Uruguay
Saturday, December 5, 2009
3:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
Summary: Join us each month for an opportunity to explore locations worldwide. In December, learn about Carnival in Uruguay through video and a live presentation.
Preschool Bingo
International Cinema Sunday: (Mongolia)
Sunday, December 6, 2009
2:00 PM
- 4:00 PM
Summary: Genghis Khan is known worldwide as a conqueror and ruler, but few people know that he was once a slave. This film follows his early life. Directed by Sergej Bodrov, 120 minutes, 2007.
TypewriterGirls: Fundraiser for the Library
Sunday, December 6, 2009
6:00 PM
- 8:00 PM
Summary: Join the avant-garde cabaret troupe TypewriterGirls and friends for a poetry reading and performance to benefit Carnegie Libraries of Pittsburgh
Partnering: From Collaboration to Merger
Monday, December 7, 2009
10:00 AM
- 4:00 PM
Summary: This workshop will discuss partnering from collaboration to back office consolidations to outright mergers and various models that fall in-between, and offer suggestions and steps on how to do it.
Free business startup counseling from SCORE
Beginner Spanish Play Group
Baby Lapsit
Take a Wise Walk: Healthy Aging and Walking Program
Monday, December 7, 2009
11:00 AM
- 12:00 PM
Homework Club
Monday, December 7, 2009
| Other Dates
4:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
Summary: Please join us in the library after school for homework help. Tutors will be available free of charge to help students grades first through fifth.
Spanish for Beginners
Monday, December 7, 2009
| Other Dates
6:30 PM
- 7:30 PM
Summary: Bienvenidos! Spanish for Beginners is an introduction for those who are new to Spanish or consider themselves a little rusty. Meets weekly on Mondays. No registration required.
Community Meeting: Lawrenceville
Family Game Night
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
7:00 PM
- 7:30 PM
Book Discussion
Coffee and Computers
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
| Other Dates
10:00 AM
- 11:00 AM
Summary: Join us for basic computer instruction. Registration required.
Baby and Toddler Storytime
Get your Game On! Featuring the Wii/PS2 and Board Games for Tweens and Teens
Teen Football Party and Crafts
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
5:00 PM
- 6:00 PM
Summary: Come to the library and support your favorite team! We will be making football crafts, eating football-shaped cookies, and playing Madden on the PS2. Ages 12 to 18
Japanese for Beginners
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
| Other Dates
6:00 PM
- 7:00 PM
Summary: Japanese for Beginners is an introduction for those who are new to Japanese or consider themselves a little bit rusty.
Learn to Knit or Crochet: Learn to knit or crochet a scarf
Japanese Conversation Club
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
| Other Dates
6:00 PM
- 7:00 PM
Summary: Japanese Conversation Club is an opportunity for intermediate to advanced speakers of Japanese to come together and converse as well as to learn about and enjoy Japanese culture.
Community Meeting: West End
Conversation Salon
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
10:15 AM
- 12:00 PM
The Balancing Act & Dealing with Difficult People
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
9:30 AM
- 12:00 PM
Summary: The Volunteer Adminstrators of Southwestern Pennsylvania (VASP)is sponsoring these two professional development seminars on burnout and dealing with anger and related behaviors.
Resume and Cover Letter Assistance, Connie Rapp, Career Counselor
Practice the creative steps to staying fit in the workplace. Mark Haffner, Personal Trainer & Life Coach.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
10:15 AM
- 11:00 AM
Get Your Game On!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
3:30 PM
- 6:00 PM
Summary: Come try your skills at the PS2. Grade 6-12. Registration is not required. Bring your friends!
Homework Club
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
| Other Dates
4:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
Summary: Please join us in the library after school for homework help. Tutors will be available free of charge to help students grades first through fifth.
Let's Speak English
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
| Other Dates
5:00 PM
- 6:00 PM
Summary: If English is not your native tongue, join our group for lively English conversation.
Baby Lapsit
Introduction to the Internet
Mother Goose Storytime
Terrific Tales for Twos and Threes!
Preschool Storytime: For ages 3-5
Preschool Storytime
Thursday, December 10, 2009
| Other Dates
11:00 AM
- 12:00 PM
Summary: Join us for stories, songs and crafts every Thursday.
Baby and Toddler Storytime
Thursday, December 10, 2009
| Other Dates
11:00 AM
- 11:25 AM
Summary: Stories, songs, rhymes and fingerplays. For children birth through age 3 with a caregiver.
Storytime!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
| Other Dates
11:15 AM
Summary: Enjoy books, songs and fingerplays with your child.
Family Storytime
Thursday, December 10, 2009
| Other Dates
11:30 AM
- 12:30 AM
Summary: Join us for songs, movement, stories and a craft.
Census 2010: Stand Up and Be Counted!
Preschool Storytime
Thursday, December 10, 2009
| Other Dates
12:30 PM
- 1:00 PM
Summary: Stories, songs, games and the occasional craft. For children age 3-5 with parent or caregiver.
Wii Game Day for Adults
After School Movie Fun
Thursday, December 10, 2009
| Other Dates
3:30 PM
- 6:00 PM
Summary: Nothing to do after school? Come to the Library and watch a movie. We will provide the popcorn, you bring a drink. Grade K-8.
Kids Knit
Get Your Game On!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
5:00 PM
- 7:00 PM
Summary: Join us for an evening of PS2 gaming. Play Dragonball Z or Madden with us, or bring your own game rated E or T. Ages 12 to 18
Spanish Conversation Club: El Club de Conversacion en Español
Thursday, December 10, 2009
6:00 PM
- 7:00 PM
Summary: Whether your Spanish skills are intermediate or fluent, join us for lively and engaging conversation in Spanish. Si eres intermedio o avanzado, practica con nosotros, tus habilidades del idioma, en conversaciones vivas y comprometidas.
Family Storytime
Friday, December 11, 2009
| Other Dates
10:30 AM
- 11:15 AM
Summary: Please join us in the library for stories, songs and rhymes!
Play Day @ the Library
All Out Gaming: Video Gaming at the Library
Friday, December 11, 2009
| Other Dates
3:00 PM
- 5:30 PM
Summary: Need your gaming fix? Join us in Teen as we unleash a Wii, PS2, X-box and a whole host of board games.
Chess Club
Saturday, December 12, 2009
10:00 AM
- 12:00 PM
Spanish Fun with Connie Mathews: Cuentos y canciones en Espanol
Saturday, December 12, 2009
10:30 AM
- 11:15 AM
Family Storytime
Saturday, December 12, 2009
| Other Dates
10:30 AM
- 11:15 AM
Summary: Please join us in the library for stories, songs and rhymes!
Decorate a Gingerbread House: Hands-on Family Fun
Family Fun Storytime
Resume and Cover Letter Assistance
Saturday, December 12, 2009
11:00 AM
- 1:00 PM
Summary: A volunteer with Human Resource experience will assist customers with resume and cover letters.
Get Your Game On!: Video Games @ your library: CLP--Mt. Washington
Saturday, December 12, 2009
11:00 AM
- 1:00 PM
Summary: Join other teens and have fun with our PS2 or Wii.
Gingerbread Houses
Saturday, December 12, 2009
1:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
Saturday Matinee
Saturday, December 12, 2009
1:00 PM
Summary: Sidney Young is a gate-crashing journalist who exposes the shallowness of the celebrity world that he desperately wants to join. After accepting an offer to write for a renowned magazine, he finally gets his chance to rub elbows with A-list celebrities.
Winter Holiday Origami
Holiday Origami
Sunday Afternoon Music Series: Mr. Banjo’s Old Time Christmas Sing-Along
Sunday, December 13, 2009
2:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
Summary: Walt and Susie Olsen will lead an old-fashioned sing-along of Christmas favorites. They play 4-string banjo, guitar, and bass guitar.
Black Holes, Beakers, and Books: A Popular Science Book Club - The Emotion Machine
Sunday, December 13, 2009
3:30 PM
- 4:30 PM
Summary: Join us for a discussion of The Emotion Machine: Commonsense Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of the Human Mind by Marvin Minsky.
Adult Book Discussion Group
Beginner Spanish Play Group
Baby Lapsit
Take a Wise Walk: Healthy Aging and Walking Program
Teen Advisory Council: Give us ideas, we'll give you snacks!
Craft Club!
Monday, December 14, 2009
4:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
Summary: 'Tis the Season for fun at your library. Get ready for gift giving by designing your own recycled paper cards and tags. Grade K-8. Younger children should be accompanied by their grown-ups.
Slipper and Pajama Storytime
German Conversation Club
Monday, December 14, 2009
| Other Dates
6:30 PM
- 7:30 PM
Summary: Would you like an opportunity to converse in German? Whether your German language skills are intermediate or fluent, you are invited to this informal conversation club.
Spanish for Beginners
Monday, December 14, 2009
| Other Dates
6:30 PM
- 7:30 PM
Summary: Bienvenidos! Spanish for Beginners is an introduction for those who are new to Spanish or consider themselves a little rusty. Meets weekly on Mondays. No registration required.
Adult Craft Club: Explore your creative side!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
1:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
Summary: The adult craft club meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.
Coffee and Computers
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
| Other Dates
10:00 AM
- 11:00 AM
Summary: Join us for basic computer instruction. Registration required.
KinderPrep
Baby and Toddler Storytime
KinderPrep
Show Don't Tell: A Writing Workshop for Homeschoolers age 9-12
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
1:00 PM
- 2:30 PM
Summary: Students (age 9-12) will learn how to help their readers feel involved in the story and how to bring their writing to life. Students may share their work with the group if they wish. Limited to 12 participants. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Get Your Game On video games @ your library
Make Your Own Wild Thing
Japanese Conversation Club
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
| Other Dates
6:00 PM
- 7:00 PM
Summary: Japanese Conversation Club is an opportunity for intermediate to advanced speakers of Japanese to come together and converse as well as to learn about and enjoy Japanese culture.
Preschool Bingo
Wednesday Afternoon Book Discussion
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
1:00 PM
Summary: Join us for lively discussions about your favorite fiction and nonfiction books.
Storytime: Rhyme Time
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
12:00 AM
Branch Meeting
Computer Resources for Nonprofits
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
9:30 AM
- 11:30 AM
Summary: This session familiarizes attendees with the Foundation Center’s specialized electronic databases that can be used by nonprofits for researching funders and related information.
Resume and Cover Letter Assistance, Connie Rapp, Career Counselor
Promote your business in a fluctuating economy. Crystal Bynum, Bynums Marketing & Communication.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
10:15 AM
- 11:00 AM
Smithfield Critics Book Discussion Group : Go Down Together by Jeff Guinn
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
12:00 PM
- 1:00 PM
Preschool Bingo
Storytelling Alive presents . . . the art of storytelling for educators
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
4:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
Carnegie Knits & Reads
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
| Other Dates
4:30 PM
- 5:30 PM
Summary: Whether you love to knit or want to learn, join us for informal knitting sessions. We’ll learn from each other and learn why the Library is a great place to knit!
Let's Speak English
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
| Other Dates
5:00 PM
- 6:00 PM
Summary: If English is not your native tongue, join our group for lively English conversation.
Mt. Washington Book Group
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
6:00 PM
- 7:00 PM
Summary: Join us for lively book discussions every month.
Baby Lapsit
Main Managers' Meeting
Mother Goose Storytime
KinderPrep
Preschool Storytime: For ages 3-5
Terrific Tales for Twos and Threes!
Preschool Storytime
Thursday, December 17, 2009
| Other Dates
11:00 AM
- 12:00 PM
Summary: Join us for stories, songs and crafts every Thursday.
KinderPrep
Baby and Toddler Storytime
Thursday, December 17, 2009
| Other Dates
11:00 AM
- 11:25 AM
Summary: Stories, songs, rhymes and fingerplays. For children birth through age 3 with a caregiver.
Storytime!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
| Other Dates
11:15 AM
Summary: Enjoy books, songs and fingerplays with your child.
Family Storytime
Thursday, December 17, 2009
| Other Dates
11:30 AM
- 12:30 AM
Summary: Join us for songs, movement, stories and a craft.
Addicted to Cheap Shopping? Why the Real Cost of Goods Keeps Going Down
Preschool Storytime
Thursday, December 17, 2009
| Other Dates
12:30 PM
- 1:00 PM
Summary: Stories, songs, games and the occasional craft. For children age 3-5 with parent or caregiver.
Books in the Afternoon: The Time Traveler’s Wife
Thursday, December 17, 2009
1:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
Summary: Join us for lively discussions of contemporary fiction. This month's selection is The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.
After School Movie Fun
Thursday, December 17, 2009
| Other Dates
3:30 PM
- 6:00 PM
Summary: Nothing to do after school? Come to the Library and watch a movie. We will provide the popcorn, you bring a drink. Grade K-8.
Kids Knit
Teen Knitting
Celebration: Annual Gingerbread House Craft
Thursday, December 17, 2009
5:30 PM
- 6:30 PM
Summary: We'll provide Gragham crackers, icing and candy; you provide the imagination. Children 7 and up or with an adult for kids 6 and under.
Books in the Afternoon: The Time Traveler’s Wife
Thursday, December 17, 2009
6:00 PM
- 7:00 PM
Summary: Join us for lively discussions of contemporary fiction. This month's selection is The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.
Real to Reel Documentary Film Series: I Like Killing Flies
Thursday, December 17, 2009
7:00 PM
Summary: A tribute to Shopsin’s, a quirky gem of New York food culture with more than 900 items on its menu, all made from scratch in a tiny kitchen with Rube-Goldberg-like contraptions. 79 minutes, 2005
Family Storytime
Friday, December 18, 2009
| Other Dates
10:30 AM
- 11:15 AM
Summary: Please join us in the library for stories, songs and rhymes!
Mystery Book Discussion Group: Ten Second Staircase
Friday, December 18, 2009
| Other Dates
1:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
Summary: Join us for lively discussions of your favorite mystery novels. This month's selection is Ten Second Staircase by Christopher Fowler.
Kwanzaa Holiday Bazaar
Saturday, December 19, 2009
11:00 AM
- 4:00 PM
Family Fun Storytime
Book Discussion
Brian O'Neill: author book signing
Saturday, December 19, 2009
1:00 PM
- 2:15 PM
Nature Detectives: A "No Child Left Inside" program
Origami with Miss Silk
Saturday, December 19, 2009
3:30 PM
- 4:30 PM
Sunday Poetry and Reading Series: Che Elias
Sunday, December 20, 2009
| Other Dates
2:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
Summary: Born in Glendale, West Virginia, Che Elias relocated in 1997 to Pittsburgh. His novels include Juliet…, Remember, The Terror of Loch Ness and West Virginia, and the poetry collections Death Poems and Wheeling.
Beginner Spanish Play Group
Take a Wise Walk: Healthy Aging and Walking Program
Family Fun: Paint Clay Ornaments
Monday, December 21, 2009
11:00 AM
- 12:30 PM
The Ear, the Eye and Arm: Teen/Tween Book Discussion
Monday, December 21, 2009
5:30 PM
- 6:30 PM
Summary: Teens and Tweens: eat snacks and talk to friends about The Ear, the Eye and the Arm by Nancy Farmer.
Monday Evening Book Discussion
Monday, December 21, 2009
6:00 PM
- 6:50 PM
Summary: If you enjoy good books, good conversation and good company, we've got the program for you. New members are always welcome!
