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

Open Play

10:30am - 12:00pm
Preschool (Birth to 5)
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
Adults
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
Preschool (Birth to 5)
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
Preschool (Birth to 5)
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
Preschool (Birth to 5)
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
Preschool (Birth to 5)
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.

Toddler Dance Party

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool (Birth to 5)
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community 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. Designed for children ages 2 to 3 years old and their caregivers. 

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

Music and Movement

11:30am - 12:00pm
Preschool (Birth to 5)
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 "Adults" group.

Link into Linked in: Social Media and Getting Hired

11:30am - 12:30pm
Adults
Open
Required
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Meeting Rooms AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Class, Presentation
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
About This Program:

How does your social media impact your ability to get hired? What sites are useful for getting yourself out there? Learn about job searching and applicant searching through social media with us at this Job and Career Program.   

12 pm
1 pm
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Club

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
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 A Scanner Darkly by Phillip K. Dick.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Great Decisions

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Open
Required
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Meeting Rooms AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Conversation Groups
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
About This Program:

Read the Great Decisions Briefing Book, watch the DVD and meet in a Discussion Group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today.

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

Leaf Lab: Exploring Fall's Color Change

1:00pm - 1:45pm
School-Age (ages 6-11)
Open
Required
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Children's Activity Room
Age Group: School-Age (ages 6-11)
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
About This Program:

One of nature's greatest magic tricks is the changing color of leaves in the fall. It's beautiful, and it's also full of some cool science!

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

Yoga

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
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
Adults
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
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Resin Coasters

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens
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.

Customize a coaster made out of resin!

This event is in the "Teens" group.
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.

Transform an old book into a cozy woodland paradise!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Art Club: Graphite Pencils

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens
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.

Experiment with different kinds of artistic mediums every Thursday this month!

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

KidzStix Cardio Drumming

4:30pm - 5:00pm
School-Age (ages 6-11)
Open
Required
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Meeting Rooms AB
Age Group: School-Age (ages 6-11)
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
About This Program:

Children ages 6-11, join this upbeat drumming program that combines exercise, dancing, and fun with drums led by certified instructor Coleen Bortz! 

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

STEAM Lab: Weather Wonders

5:00pm - 5:45pm
School-Age (ages 6-11)
Open
Required
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Children's Activity Room
Age Group: School-Age (ages 6-11)
Required
Seats Remaining: 27
About This Program:

What's with the weather? Take a dive into weather phenomena and climate science with hands-on activities. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Scrabble

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
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. 

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

Fandom Art

5:00pm - 5:45pm
School-Age (ages 6-11)
Open
Required
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Children's Activity Room
Age Group: School-Age (ages 6-11)
Required
Seats Remaining: 27
About This Program:

Do you love Bluey, Diary of Wimpy Kid, Five Nights at Freddy’s, Dogman, Pokémon or other favorite characters? Stop at the library to design art including your favorites with us!

6 pm
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
About This Program:

Author Benjamin Herold will be speaking about his new book Disillusioned, which explores “how hope, history, and racial denial collide in the suburbs and their schools.” Come and hear about Herold’s writing process and research, with a sp

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.

Fall-oween Preview: The Witch of the Monongahela

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Open
Required
Library Branch: Penn Hills Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
About This Program:

Named Moll Derry and nicknamed the Witch of the Monongahela, her legend has been documented by writers and folklorists for more than two hundred years.

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:

Join us as we sample a different cookbook each month.  Share a dish with everyone from the group or just come and talk shop about cooking and baking.