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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 North Woods by Daniel Mason.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Tattoo Pens

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.

Play with tattoo pens to give yourself and your friends personalized (temporary) works of art!

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Diapers and Books Giveaway!

4:00pm–6:00pm
Children, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Café
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Café
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Health and Wellness
About This Program:

Diapers and Books will be giving away free diapers and menstrual products during our Community Fridge restock. Visit them in the cafe to learn more and get some products to take home!

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 "Adults" group

How to Draw a Cow

1:00pm–2:00pm
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 to draw a cow in this step-by-step drawing class.

Registration is required.

This event is in the "Adults" group

How to Draw a Cow

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

Learn to draw a cow in this step-by-step drawing class.

Registration is required.

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 "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

Parachute Play

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:

Join us for creative movement, songs, and games with our colorful parachute! We will focus on developing gross motor skills, rhythm, and social interactions.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Space Takeover

1:00pm–5:00pm
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.

Drop by and spend your afternoon at the library! Join us for a craft and chat about what's going on in your life.

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

Food Scientists

1:30pm–2:00pm
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 engaging, visual experiments around the foods we love as we learn about the important research of food scientists.

Designed for children in grades K through 5th.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Accessible Crafts: No-Water Snow Globes

11:30am–12:30pm
Adults
Meeting Rooms AB
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Meeting Rooms AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
About This Program:

A craft program for patrons of all abilities. Try out a new artistic activity twice a month!

This session, we will be making no-water snow globes.

No registration required.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Knit and Crochet Meetup

5:00pm–6:00pm
Adults
Lower Level Tables
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Lower Level Tables
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
About This Program:

Bring your fiber arts project or questions to this casual gathering of fellow artists.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Penn Hills Historical Interest Group

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Meeting Rooms AB
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Meeting Rooms AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Conversation Groups
About This Program:

If you are interested in being part of a new historical interest group for Penn Hills, join us as for an informational session.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Soul (Urban) Line Dancing

6:15pm–7:15pm
Adults
Community Room
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Class, Health and Wellness
Registration Required
About This Program:

Soul (Urban) Line Dancing is a fun way to be active to your favorite songs. Come learn a variety of line dances to popular R&B and hip-hop songs. Join Pittsburgh’s growing Soul Line Dance community! 

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 "Teens" group

Teen Art Club

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.

Join our teen-led group in exploring art styles, techniques, challenges, and more!

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

Maker Lab: Laminator

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 explore Laminator.

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 "Adults" group

Building Community Book Club

6:00pm–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 a nonfiction book club where we will focus on titles that explore social justice, environmental justice, mutual aid, and so on. Our goal is to learn how to build community together!

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 "Teens" group

Make a Sublimation Mug

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.

Use special heat-activated markers to design a custom mug!