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Teen Dungeons & Dragons

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Teen Space
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games
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 for a monthly D&D campaign and try out other tabletop RPGs! No experience required.

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

Toddler Dance Party

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

Join us as we have fun using props to groove to the beat with our whole body! Toddlers will develop body and spatial awareness that supports early literacy.

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

Baby Rhyme Time

3:30pm - 4:00pm
Preschool (Birth to 5)
Community Room
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: 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. Best for pre-walkers and crawlers but all are welcome!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

STEM: Lego Zipline Racing

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens
Teen Space
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games, STEM
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 for fun STEM experiments! Today, build a contraption out of Legos that can win in a zipline race.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
About This Program:

Learn about Nesbit's fascinating journey from celebrated model and actress to the subject of the nations first "Trial of the Century." Discover how her tumultuous life intertwined with the glamorous and gritty sides of the Gilded Age.

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 "Preschool (Birth to 5)" group.

Baby Rhyme Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool (Birth to 5)
Community Room
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: 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. Best for pre-walkers and crawlers but all are welcome!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Make Your Own Magnets

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Teen Space
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
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.

Create your own custom magnets with air dry clay!

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

DIY Crafting: No-Sew Blankets

5:00pm - 5:30pm
School-Age (ages 6-11)
Children's Activity Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Children's Activity Room
Age Group: School-Age (ages 6-11)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 23
About This Program:

Let’s get crafty together! We will be designing no-sew blankets in this session!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Scrabble

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Adult Library
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Adult Library
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 "Adults" group.

TRUE CRIME WEEK: Pittsburgh Mafia

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Community Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
About This Program:

Learn from author Richard Gazarik about the exciting history of the Pittsburgh Mafia, their connection to political struggles in Cuba, and gun running from Ohio to New Kensington.

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

Music and Movement

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool (Birth to 5)
Community Room
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: 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. 

Most importantly, we will have fun!

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

Music and Movement

11:30am - 12:00pm
Preschool (Birth to 5)
Community Room
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: 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. 

Most importantly, we will have fun!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Mystery 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:

Join us to discuss a new mystery book every month. 

This month we will be reading First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Chess

2:30pm - 4:30pm
Adults
Adult Library
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Adult Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
About This Program:

Play chess with us at the library. Bring your own set or use one of ours. There will not be an instructional component.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Paint Book Edges

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Teen Space
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
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.

Practice painting the sides of books with one-of-a-kind art!

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 "Preschool (Birth to 5)" group.

Music and Movement

5:30pm - 6:00pm
Preschool (Birth to 5)
Community Room
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: 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. 

Most importantly, we will have fun!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

TRUE CRIME WEEK: Gangs and Outlaws of Western PA

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Community Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
About This Program:

Join author and historian Thomas White as he explores western Pennsylvania’s criminal history.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

VIRTUAL SESSION! Graphic Novel Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Adult Library
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Adult Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
About This Program:

Join us for our new VIRTUAL session of Graphic Novel Book Club! This session is in ADDITION to our in-person session on Saturday.

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

Let's Move!: Preschool Pals

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool (Birth to 5)
Community Room
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: 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. Designed for ages 4-5 years old. 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Future Engineers

5:00pm - 5:45pm
Children
Children's Activity Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 29
About This Program:

Children ages 6 to 11, come brainstorm and have fun building with different materials as we come up with solutions to unique real-world problems. The engineering design process will be our focus as we investigate and create models. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

TRUE CRIME WEEK: Pittsburgh’s Vice Queens

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Community Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
About This Program:

In this program, we will dig into the history of Pittsburgh’s women of vice: roadhouse and brothel proprietors, bootleggers, and numbers runners.

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

Wiggles and Giggles: Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool (Birth to 5)
Community Room
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: 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.