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

Open Play

10:30am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Preschool (Birth to 5)
About This Program:

Children ages Birth to 5 and their caregivers, enjoy playtime at the library with fun children’s toys and music! 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Painting Meetup

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

Work on your own paintings with your own supplies in the company and encouragement of others. 

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

Mother Goose on the Loose

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

Mother Goose is an early literacy program that supports your child's development through stories, songs, rhymes, movement, and more. Designed for children ages birth through 2 years old and their caregivers.

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

Music and Movement

10:30am - 11:00am
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 & 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.

Preschool Storytime

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

Preschool Storytime is a 25-30 minute program filled with age - and developmentally - appropriate stories, songs, movement activities, and fingerplays that build your child's early literacy skills.

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

Toddler Storytime

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

In this 25-30 minute storytime, we focus on a theme while enjoying age- and developmentally-appropriate stories, songs, movement activities, and fingerplays. This program is designed for children ages 2 to 3.5 years old and their caregivers.&nbsp

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

Music and Movement

10:30am - 11:00am
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 & Movement is designed for children ages 1 to 4 years old and focused on developing gross motor skills. 

Most importantly, we will have fun!

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

Music and Movement

11:30am - 12:00pm
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 & 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 "Children" group.
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Children
About This Program:

Children of all ages, meet Prada the Therapy Dog! Prada is an AKC-licensed therapy dog and American Staffordshire Terrier, who loves snuggles and listening to stories. 

12 pm
1 pm
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Meeting Rooms AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
About This Program:

Explore new worlds, realms, and timelines in our Sci-fi and Fantasy book club.  

This month we are reading Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation, Performance
Required
Seats Remaining: 40
About This Program:

Flautist Gemma Stemley will play music from the Caribbean region which includes Calypso, Reggae and Soca.

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

Junior Book Lovers

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Open
Required
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Children's Library
Age Group: School-Age (ages 6-11)
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
About This Program:

Children in Grades 3-5, join us to read and discuss short books and do fun book crafts together! 

Please note, this group will focus on shorter reads than Junior Readers Book Club. 

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

Art Explorers

2:00pm - 2:45pm
Open
Required
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Children's Activity Room
Age Group: School-Age (ages 6-11)
Required
Seats Remaining: 35
About This Program:

Unleash your artistic creativity! We will explore clay design in August. 

 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Yoga

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

Join us on Friday afternoons, refresh your mind and renew your body with Yoga.  No registration Required. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

D&D

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Meeting Rooms AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
About This Program:

Adult Dungeons and Dragons meetup. Please call Tisa at 412-775-4700 to inquire.  

3 pm
4 pm
5 pm
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Scrabble

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Meeting Rooms AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Conversation Groups
About This Program:

Like Scrabble?  Join us for a few games every Tuesday at the Penn Hills Library.  No registration required. 

6 pm
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Guided Meditation

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health and Wellness
About This Program:

Join the Monks from the Pittsburgh Buddhist Center as they lead participants in a meditation session. No registration required. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Meeting Rooms AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Conversation Groups
About This Program:

If you are interested in the history of Penn Hills, or would like to learn more about the area, join us to discuss and learn. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Cornplanter's Grant

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Required
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Required
Seats Remaining: 40
About This Program:

Presented by Miguel Sague.  Cornplanter made an agreement with General Washington for land in Pennsylvania. Centuries later the promise was broken, and a Seneca people moved.  Learn about this devastating event in history. 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Junior Readers' Book Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Open
Required
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Children's Library
Age Group: Children
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
About This Program:

Children in Grades 3rd to 5th, join us once a month to share our love for reading! 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Future Engineers

6:00pm - 6:45pm
Open
Required
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Children
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
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.

Board Game Night

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Required
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Meeting Rooms AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
About This Program:

Play one of our board games or bring one of your own for our very first board game night!  Please Register.