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Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR)

All Day
Adults
Adult Library
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Adult Library
Age Group: Adults
About This Program:

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation is here to help persons with disabilities obtain and maintain employment.

Drop in appointments available on a first-come, first-served basis. 

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Preschool (Birth to 5)" group

Wiggles and Giggles: Toddler Time

10:30am–11:00am
Children, Preschool (Birth to 5)
Community Room
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool (Birth to 5)
About This Program:

We will wiggle and giggle together as we share age- and developmentally-appropriate interactive stories, songs, movement activities, and fingerplays.

Designed for ages 2-3 and their caregivers.

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Community Fridge Restock

11:00am–12:00pm
Everyone
Upper Level
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Upper Level
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Health and Wellness
About This Program:

Join us for our weekly Friday restock!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Yoga

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Community Room
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health and Wellness
About This Program:

Bring your own yoga mat and towel to this free class.

There will be a limited number of mats to borrow.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Preschool (Birth to 5)" group

Let's Move!: Preschool Pals

10:30am–11:00am
Children, Preschool (Birth to 5)
Children's Activity Room
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool (Birth to 5)
About This Program:

Preschoolers, get moving with action songs and rhymes, movement, and interactive stories that expand the imagination, inspire self-discovery, and develop early literacy skills.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Pittsburgh Fatties Social Club Clothing Swap

12:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Community Room
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Party/Social Event
About This Program:

This swap is a mutual aid event to assist the fat communities of Western PA in finding fashionable clothing that fits! Free to enter for all; masks required & provided.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "School-Age (ages 6-11)" group

Future Engineers

1:30pm–2:15pm
Children, School-Age (ages 6-11)
Children's Activity Room
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Children, School-Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
About This Program:

Brainstorm and build models to solve real-world problems in this hands-on engineering program!

Designed for K through 5th.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Preschool (Birth to 5)" group

Let's Move!: Preschool Pals

10:30am–11:00am
Children, Preschool (Birth to 5)
Children's Activity Room
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool (Birth to 5)
About This Program:

Preschoolers, get moving with action songs and rhymes, movement, and interactive stories that expand the imagination, inspire self-discovery, and develop early literacy skills.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Penn Hills Painters' Meetup

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Meeting Rooms AB
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Meeting Rooms AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
About This Program:

Work on paintings in the company of others.

Collaborate, discuss, and share your work at this painters' meetup.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Preschool (Birth to 5)" group

Baby Rhyme Time

10:30am–11:00am
Children, Preschool (Birth to 5)
Community Room
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool (Birth to 5)
About This Program:

Bond with your little one and meet other parents and caregivers while doing so! We will explore the fun of rhythm and rhymes, bounces, and books to support early learning.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "School-Age (ages 6-11)" group

Lego Challenges

4:30pm–5:15pm
Children, School-Age (ages 6-11)
Children's Activity Room
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Children, School-Age (ages 6-11)
Registration Required
About This Program:

Join us for a fun Lego lab and engineer new concepts and builds!

Designed for children in grades K through 5th.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Scrabble

5:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Meeting Rooms AB
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Meeting Rooms AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
About This Program:

Like Scrabble? Join us for a few games every Tuesday at the Penn Hills Library.  

This event is in the "Teens" group

Gender and Sexualities Alliance: MarioKart

5:30pm–7:00pm
Teens
Teen Space
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Conversation Groups
About This Program:

For anyone in grades 6 - 12. To sign up for text reminders for all Teen Programs, please text TEENSPH to 412-240-6540.

Join us once a month in this safe, inclusive environment where everyone is welcome to be themselves. This month, play MarioKart on our Nintendo Switch!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Zine Workshop

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults
Community Room
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Class
Registration Required
About This Program:

Learn about the history of zines and make your very own to take home or to donate to our zine library!

Registration required.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Preschool (Birth to 5)" group

Music and Movement

10:30am–11:00am
Children, Preschool (Birth to 5)
Community Room
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool (Birth to 5)
About This Program:

Come to the library to sing, move, dance, and make music together. Music and Movement is designed for children ages 1 to 4 years old and focused on developing gross motor skills.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Preschool (Birth to 5)" group

Music and Movement

11:30am–12:00pm
Children, Preschool (Birth to 5)
Community Room
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool (Birth to 5)
About This Program:

Come to the library to sing, move, dance, and make music together. Music and Movement is designed for children ages 1 to 4 years old and focused on developing gross motor skills.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Turn of the Page Book Club

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Meeting Rooms AB
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Meeting Rooms AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
About This Program:

Read buzz-worthy books with us across fiction and nonfiction alike!

This month, we will be reading The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Cuisine

3:30pm–5:00pm
Teens
Teen Space
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Class
About This Program:

For anyone in grades 6 - 12. To sign up for text reminders for all Teen Programs, please text TEENSPH to 412-240-6540.

Learn basic kitchen skills and create a seasonal treat!

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Community Fridge Restock

5:00pm–6:00pm
Everyone
Upper Level
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Upper Level
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Health and Wellness
About This Program:

Join us for our weekly Wednesday restock!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Game Night

6:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Meeting Rooms AB
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Meeting Rooms AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
About This Program:

Play one of our board games or bring one of your own!

Registration is required.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "School-Age (ages 6-11)" group

Maker Lab: Bird Houses

4:30pm–5:15pm
Children, School-Age (ages 6-11)
Children's Activity Room
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Children, School-Age (ages 6-11)
Registration Required
About This Program:

Calling all Junior Makers! Learn how to use different machines and supplies to create something completely new! This week, we'll create with Bird Houses.

Designed for children in grades K through 5th.

This event is in the "Adults" group

(OFFSITE) Jane Austen Book Club

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
Offsite
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
About This Program:

Join us for a special six-session book club where we read and discuss the novels of Jane Austen! 

Our meetings will be offsite at Acclamation Brewing in Verona, 314 Arch St, Verona, PA 15147.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Preschool (Birth to 5)" group

Wiggles and Giggles: Toddler Time

10:30am–11:00am
Children, Preschool (Birth to 5)
Community Room
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool (Birth to 5)
About This Program:

We will wiggle and giggle together as we share age- and developmentally-appropriate interactive stories, songs, movement activities, and fingerplays.

Designed for ages 2-3 and their caregivers.

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Community Fridge Restock

11:00am–12:00pm
Everyone
Upper Level
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Upper Level
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Health and Wellness
About This Program:

Join us for our weekly Friday restock!